funkpill said:

I've said ths before: the only essential,must-have Time albums are their self-titled debut and the second album 'What Time Is It?'.These albums are classics.

'Ice Cream Castles' is decent,but you could tell that the formula was wearing thin at that point.'Pandemonium' basically proved that the magic was gone.

exactly

SoulAlive said:

How was Pandemonium not the worse one though?

it was


too many hands on with the production

very over produce

Timmy84 said:

Since I have conversation peace you should automatically think that I have the others, Im a huge Stevie fan, why you compare this album to his 70's albums , appreciate the value of each album , don't compare albums, for me that album is good...

I’m new
Taboo to love
For your love
Tomorrow robins will sing

are truly great songs

seeingvoices12 said:

Right...
It's not as strong as his other albums, that's hard to think this album was as good. I'd say the same for Marvin's sixties albums, lol.

Plus there WAS some funk in the last one. "Please Don't Hurt My Baby" >>>>> "Cold Chill" from the other album, lol.

And I love "Taboo" and "For Your Love" and "Tomorrow Robins" but to call it a GREAT album compared to "Talking Book" or "Music of My Mind" or "Where I'm Coming From"? Not seeing it, sorry.
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vainandy said:

728huey said:

U think Dancing On The Ceiling is worse than Renaissance or Just For You? Those albums are horrible to me.

As for Mariah, I agree about Charmbracelet. I tried to listen to it recently and I got a headache afer about 30 seconds into each song.

Neil Young - Old Ways
Bob Dylan - Empire Burlesque, Down in the Groove
David Bowie - Never Let Me Down
Prince - New Power Soul
The Cure - The Cure
Paul McCartney - Back to the Egg
Madonna - Hard Candy
U2 - October
New Order - Republic
Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
Metallica - St. Anger
Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Rapture
Sting - Sacred Love

NoVideo said:

NPS is NOT a Prince album.

As for Madonna, you think Hard Candy is worse than American Life?

Well tough to say because most of my favorite artists dont have albums that are as bad as the one-off new jacks of today. But heres my least favorites of my favorites....


Elton John- Leather Jackets
Paul McCartney-McCartney II
a-Ha- Memorial Beach (although has 2 of their best songs ever, a-ha should NEVER be at paisley park, and David Z is the worst producer ever)

Mariah Carey- Emancipation of Mimi,Charmbracelet
Billy Joel- River of Dreams (HOLY SHIT!!)
Prince-For You(hated it then and now)
Lionel Richie - Just Go (exaclty my words)
Janet Jackson- the last 3
Bon Jovi- Keep the Faith (attempt at being hard on half of the record)
Heart- Private Audition (that title would fit for a Rihanna single, but not Heart)

REM- UP


more to come.....

daPrettyman said:

I do, I thought American Life was underrated.

And I consider NPS a Prince album. He plays the instruments, he wrote the songs, produced the songs, and even SINGS the songs, he's even the only one on the cover. How is it not a Prince album? I don't care what the label says.

Would the Black Album not be a Prince album if it was released as intended, with no artist listing?

NoVideo said:

NPS has not just Prince playing, but Larry, Chaka, Rhonda and the "rest of the group". Since there were previous NPG albums, it should be classified as an NPG album.

I classify The Black album as a Prince album because it is definitely credited to Prince (like Lovesexy).

funkpill said:

'Pandemonium' has too many things going on.The first two Time albums flow very well and there is no filler on those albums at all.

The most surprising thing about 'Pandemonium' is,Prince's contributions are mediocre."Data Bank" and "My Summertime Thang" are throwaways."Donald Trump (Black Version)" is a good idea that didn't translate into a good song."Chocolate" might have worked in 1982 when it was originally recorded but by 1990,it sounds silly and dated.

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please you all are fucking stupid how anyone didnt mention the horror of

Timmy84 said:

I agree.'Conversation Peace' is the one Stevie Wonder album that I rarely listen to.Most of the songs are over-long and simply boring.There are a few gems sprinkled throughout ("Cold Chill","I'm New") but it's not one of Stevie's better albums.

lazycrockett said:

We don't have that album but thanks for warning us.

SoulAlive said:

Right, lol. This is one of those albums Stevie could've done in his sleep.

Timmy84 said:

whatever happened to Moby anyway? I remember he was popular around 2000 but seems to have disappered.

NoVideo said:

lazycrockett said:

His entire catalogue sucked, talentless.

The ones in normal type are what I consider to be the worst in my collection by that artist, but are still relatively decent albums, the ones in italics are just ghastly and are not worth the effort it takes (no matter how little effort that is) to locate and listen to them.

Beck - Stereopathetic Soul Manure
Bria Valente - Elixer(sic).
Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad or The Rising
BT - emotional technology
Chemical Brothers - dig your own hole
Damien Rice - O (angst-ridden whiney drivel)
Deep Forest - Music Detected
Dreadzone - Biological Radio
Fatboy Slim - Better Living Through Chemistry
Frames - Fitzcarraldo
Genesis (Peter Gabriel era only) - Trespass
Go! Team - Proof of Youth (the 'sounds like it was recorded in a basement with the cheapest of equipment because it was recorded in a basement with the cheapest of equipment' trick only works for debut albums)
JJ Cale - Really
Loudon Wainwright III - T-Shirt
Madonna - Ray of Light (aside from the title track, you can keep it)
NIN - Year Zero
Peter Gabriel - 2 (still a great album though)
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Prince - The Rainbow Children (I'll never understand the enthusiasm for this one)
Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation
Rammstein - Herzeleid
REM - Out of Time
Roger Waters - Radio KAOS
Santana - Supernatural (proves that sometimes collaboration isn't such a good idea)
Sheila E. - Sex Cymbal
Time - Pandemonium
U2 - Pop
Wendy & Lisa - Fruit At The Bottom
White Stripes - DeStijl
Zapp - III

AsylumUtopia said:

You really can't classify Bria in this category since she only has one album.

As for Ray of Light, I didn't "love" it like a lot of people did, but I think it is creative and decent. Nothing like American Life. I know a lot of people around here will be very upset seeing that.

You think Zapp III is worse than Zapp IV or V? I think V is Zapp's worst album...hands down.
[Edited 4/21/09 9:29am]

daPrettyman said:

Fuck it! Janet hit us with a double dose of worst albums
Discipline and 20 Y.O. can't hold a candle to her previous work!

Damita Jo was her last masterpiece!

midiscover said:

I do agree with u on that. Though, I didn't like Damita Jo when it came out, I have grown to really like that album.

daPrettyman said:

I know, that was a bit unfair. On the other hand, it is quite true to say that it is her worst album to date.

Yeah, the creativity came from William Orbit (so much so that I regard Ray of Light as an Orbit song with guest vocals by Madge). As for American Life etc.? I wouldn't know, RoL was the last Madonna album I bought (or will ever buy). Not having heard anything after that, I can't really comment on them, so of the Madonna albums I do have, RoL is the worst.


Well, again it's based only on the albums I have, which are I, III and IV. I have no idea why I don't have II - I must rectify that, but if what you say is true, then I'll be in no hurry to get V.
Of the 3 that I have IV is my favourtite, but that may be more down to time/place/memories/nostalgia than the quality of the music.

AsylumUtopia said:

Zapp II is great just on the basis of "Dance Floor", "Doo Wah Ditty" and both versions of "Playin' Kinda Ruff".

Timmy84 said:

Amen! Zapp II is my favorite Zapp album. V is a piece so shite!!

midiscover said:

Damita Jo is a master-WHAT?

midiscover said:

Wow...I have to disagree with you on that one. Damita Jo wasn't a masterpiece. It was a clusterf**k. She was trying to adapt to what she thought was hip at the time, adding her horniness to the mix. The blatant oral sexual songs of "Moist" and "Warmth" made me ill. I actually enjoyed Discipline. I do believe it wasn't marketed well, and it would've done a lot better if different singles were selected. I will agree that 20 Y.O. was a huge disappointed. Wasn't a great way to celebrate 20 years in the music industry. Only one song was good from that album, "Do It 2 Me."