What is your favorite song(s?) off each of his first 4 albums? and how do you rank them?


1987 - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent d'Arby



1989 - Neither Fish Nor Flesh



1993 - Terence Trent d'Arby's Symphony or Damn


1995 - TTD's Vibrator

You're missing out his best album - "Wildcard". Absolutely fantastic!

jjam said:

I realized this, but consider that I only casually know his debut hits and I HAVE JUST ACQUIRED THE FOLLOWING THREE CDs. I want some guidance!

I probably won't get Wildcard unless I enjoy these ones.. I'm chornological like that.

I'm a big fan of SANANDA MAITREYA!!!!

My favorite song off of:

"Introducing The Hardline...":

*"Sign Your Name"

"Neither Fish Nor Flesh":

It's a tie between:

* "It Feels So Good To Love Someone Like You" and
* "To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly"

"Symphony or Damn":

It'a tie between:

* "She Kissed Me" and
* "Let Her Down Easy"

"Vibrator"

* "Holding On To You" (that one is many people's all-time fave Sananda song)

also awesome and worthy of mention is:
* "It's Been Said" (very beautiful/haunting love song...one of my favorites)
* "Vibrator" (killer bass line, killer lyrics, killer song)
* "We Don't Have That Much Time Together"
* "Undeniably"
* "If You Go Before Me"....

....as you can see this album is the fucking bomb (as is all of his work), it's hard to choose!

"WildCard":

a tie between:
* "What Shall I Do" and
* "O Divina"

...and "Driving Me Crazy" is also worth mentioning...that song should have been a single along with "O Divina." This album should have won album of the year but unfortunately a lot of people never heard it and even if they did...all those awards always go to some crap artist. This album is the bomb!!!!!

"Angels and Vampires Volume 1":

* "Dolphin" followed closely by...
* "Share Your Pain"

"Angels and Vampires Volume 2""

I'm still digesting this one but my current favorites are:
* "Pretty Baby"
* "It's Just My Pain"
* "Screamer"
* "South Side Run"
* "If I Were"
* "Spoil You Rotten"
* "Madame Swan"

Like I said I'm still digesting that album so can't really pick a fave at the moment.
[Edited 3/16/07 21:20pm]

CinisterCee said:

When you get it, make sure to get "The Joker's Edition"...it has the best songs IMO...but the other version (with the white cover) has the most incredible cd insert I've ever seen. Very nice and creative.

emilio319! This not a "best of TTD" thread without you!

Thanks for the input. Earmarking those tracks and looking forward to Vibrator.

TTD or Sananda is my second favourite artist after Prince. He's incredibly awesome.

Get Angels and Vampires!

CinisterCee said:

Thanks! Hey just wanted to point out....everything from "Symphony or Damn" forward is AWESOME in my opinion...

"Symphony or Damn" is a masterpiece too! Just wanted to say that since from my first post it looks like I barely mention it but that album is a masterpiece...."Symphony or Damn" has a lot of different styles in it, it's great...."Vibrator" seems (to me) to have a common vibe throughout it and the whole album and musicianship is top notch...."WildCard" is again taking his previous work to another level, imo "WildCard" is his most mainstream accessible album, it just SOUNDS like something that should have sold a billion cd's but that's just me....and don't sleep on "Angels and Vampires" although I guess if you are new to Sananda I would leave A and V for last since it's more of a raw, less commercial sound, but in particular "Angels and Vampires Vol. 1" is pure magic. I think it may be my favorite work of his, but since it's a more raw sound I think some casual fans get turned off....but it's an awesome cd and he's supposed to come out with more new music in a few months. Get added to his myspace or to his website newsletter to be notified.

www.myspace.com/sanandamaitreya
www.sanandamaitreya.com

I'm gonna not play by the rules and just list my faves... (sorry)


Rain
Wishing Well
Dance Little Sister (12")
Sign Your Name

To Know Someone...
This Side of Love
Everything I Got...
And I Need to Be...

A Change is Gonna Come

I Keep Doing the Wrong Thing (? Beverly Hills Cop 3)

Holding on to You

O Divina
Shalom
Sweetness

CinisterCee said:

I meant how would you order the albums?

what's with the Prince comparisons? Does he play all his instruments too?

Debut - I'll Never Turn My Back On You, maybe
Flesh Nor Fish - Attracted To You
Symphony or Damn - She Kissed Me or Baby Let Me Share My Love
Vibrator - love this one Holding On To You or It's Been Said

I'd rank Vibrator top, then Introducing, then Flesh or Fish, then Symphony. He's sorely underrated
[Edited 3/16/07 21:57pm]

CinisterCee said:

He can...

I think his voice and lyrics are superior, though.

Let's Go Forward
It Feels So Good To Love Someone Like You
Castilian Blue
Resurrection

Ranking the albums: Introducing The Hardline (it's horribly dated and doesn't in all honesty contain a great amount of very interesting songs) - The rest three will receive

Wildcard gets , A&V (part I, the secodn one I haven't heard) gets for being so shoddy and amateurish.

novabrkr said:

The album ranking is nice to note, as I only had the debut CD until today.

Introducing
1. Sign Your Name
2. If You Let Me Stay

Neither Fish
1. To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly

Symphony
1. Do You Love Me Like You Say?
2. She Kissed Me
3. Delicate
4. Let Her Down Easy

Vibrator
1. Vibrator
2. Holding On to You
3. Supermodel Sandwich

I'd rank them like this:

1. Symphony
2. Vibrator
3. Introducing
4. Neither Fish

The second album is patchy, but I really love the other three -- particularly the '90s albums.
[Edited 3/16/07 22:15pm]

AlexdeParis said:

Funny because I think AllMusic gave the second album the most stars compared to any other of his albums. We have similar tastes though, AlexdeParis.

ThreadBare said:

Are these chronological?

CinisterCee said:

Mostly, I believe.

mynameisnotsusan said:

kool

Milty said:

I'm not ready!

CinisterCee said:

I think you'll like them. You have to pick up the hits album as well. It has some nice remixes, but, most importantly, it has the b-side "Elevators & Hearts."

Hardline--Father's Words

Neither Fish--To Know Someone Deeply

T.I.T.S.--Turn the Page

Vibrator--Can You Feel My Love

Wild Card--My Dark Places

Angels--Losing Becomes Too Easy

emilio319 is Sananda I think lol. How u doin mate.

Ok here are my favs:

Wishing Well

Billy Don't Fall

She Kissed Me

Vibrator

...and they will never know

Dolphin

When night was calling

The song 'Survivor' off his 1993 EP is my all time fave TTD/SM tune.

novabrkr said:

My spelling skills also get just one .

Introducing
1. Sign Your Name
2. If You Let Me Stay
3. Dance Little Sister
4. Let's Go Forward
5. Wishing Well

Neither Fish
1. To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly
2. This Side of Love

Symphony
1. Delicate
2. Let Her Down Easy
3. TITS/F&J
4. Are You Happy?
3. Neon Messiah

Vibrator
1. Vibrator
2. Holding On To You
3. We Don't Have That Much Time Together

"Introducing The Hardline...":

*"Sign Your Name"/"Dance Little Sister" (whole album is pretty killer)



"Neither Fish Nor Flesh":

* "To Know Someone Deeply Is To Know Someone Softly" (I didn't like this album)



"Symphony or Damn":

* "Seasons", THIS is his best song EVER



"Vibrator"

* "We Don't Have That Much Time Together"/"Supermodel Sandwich w/ Cheese"
but "It's Been Said" & "If You Go Before Me" are insanely gorgeous & fucking amazing



Aside from the Fish Nor Flesh album, it's hard to go wrong w/ this dude

I haven't got time right now as I am going shopping in a minute , but I will post my list later !

CalhounSq said: