I only have his Best of, I love most of the songs...but no LPs (except "Faith.") Which is the best one?

badujunkie said:

For sentimental and artistic reasons, I'd say Listen Without Prejudice, but I was thinking on my way to work this morning that Older might have become my favorite over time.

I know Faith pretty well as it is my favorite. I own Listen Without Prejudice, which is probably his "best" of the two.

CinisterCee said:

so "faith" is your fave but you own LWP and it's the best? huh?

Patience is the quintesential GM album.

Listen without Prejudice is a masterpiece. I give it a 10/10. It's one of my top 10 favourite albums ever!

Listen Without Prejudice. Probably my all time favourite album.

Faith has not aged well..my vote:

Listen Without Prejudice...

They're all worth having, but I find that Listen Without Prejudice is the one I return to the most.

Older, for me, has it all. It was his coming out album, as well as his coming of age one. A beautiful, sad, dark, understated album. With Fastlove on it, which is my favourite George Michael song.

GangstaFam said:

co-sign

badujunkie said:

exactly!

CinisterCee said:

It's alright...I understand you.

GangstaFam said:

Shapeshifter said:

do you have Older and Upper with the song Safe... amazing song

ehuffnsd said:

Safe is one of my favorite GM tracks - originally on the Spinning The Wheel EP.

WOW not one mention of Patience...did it date that quick...or was it too long (my issue but hey...it's a price worth paying for a long awaited album)

listen w/out prejudice is my favorite of george's.

ehuffnsd said:

It is indeed. I like You Know That You Want To too.

superspaceboy said:

its only an ok record in my opinion. some very good songs but some very bland songs as well.

superspaceboy said:

Maybe it's because it's just not his best - overlong, way too much filler (why two versions of the title song? - it's not that good), some utterly dreadful lyrics (American Angel in particular is embarassing, no matter how heartfelt), and this sadly obscures the half a dozen great songs there. Shoot the Dog is my second favourite George song after Fastlove. Really hope he plays it at Earls Court.

sallysassalot said:

I didn't like Patience at all.

Faith and Listen without Prejudice are both really strong. Faith is more of a pop album(it sounds like a combo of Madonna and Prince to me) and Listen is kind of an adult contemporary album.

I'm still bitter that my copy of the best of doesn't have "As" with Mary J. Blige.

u2prnce said:

me too!!!

superspaceboy said:

Some whitehaired guy with big eyes mentioned Patien.....oh, sorry.

As was only released in Europe because Mary's record company was afaird of a homophobic backlash in her core audience.

ehuffnsd said:

Is her core audience really hardlined Christians?

CinisterCee said:

R&B

ehuffnsd said:

Probably because of the line:

"As I'm jerkin in the crapper for a copper"

ehuffnsd said:

it's R&B in Europe too though. I don't get it.

CinisterCee said:

I think homosexuality is still more taboo in the African American community--certainly the hip hop community that Mary J. is also associated with.