MattyJam said:

I'd agree generally, though if every ten years you create a masterpiece, I'd accept that.

still waiting on a follow up from this guy!!!

CHIC0 said:

NEW CINISTER CEE 2010

Cinnie said:

serious?

CHIC0 said:

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sosgemini said:

It's outsold Metallica new Album this year and they were released a month apart at the end of last year. Best Buy payed alot of money for an exclusive deal only to not promote it at all. They still haven't released a video either. I don't think the album will do blockbuster numbers but I do think it's gonna be a slow-burner. Plus there is apparently a lot more material ready to go so as long they stay active and on the road I think we'll hear that music in the next few years.
GNR have been touring alot over the last few years.

Cinnie said:

.....and I'll be the one bootlegging it

theAudience said:

My sentiments exactly!!!

I don't mind an artist taking long between albums if it trues out brilliantly, however when you wait 5 years for an average album then I rather see 2 albums a year.

As for Michael Jackson he only started to take years between albums when he went solo, whilst he with the Jacksons he was making at least one album a year. Infact when he did OTW and Thriller he was still with his brothers and as well as his solo stuff he was releasing albums with brothers either side of his solo stuff. Quite frankly I think that period between 78 and 82 was his most creative, when he released Destiny, OTW, Triumph and Thriller within the space of 4 years

SoulAlive said:

I love Madonna and in general I agree for relatively NEWER artists, this is the best strategy to establish a body of work, get as most hits in while they are 'hot', sell as many records during their 'time' - in madonna's case her 'time' is again and again - but, honestly, there is something to be said for anticipation. I'm surprised she's NEVER gone away from the pop scene for a LONG break. She could have taken a page out of MJ (and JJ's) hand book in the 90s. So could Mariah, now. Much as I love STR and Bedtime Stories, had Madonna not released ANY pop music between Erotica and ROL, Ray of Light would have been EVEN BIGGER!

whatsgoingon said:

MJ was the MASTER at creating suspense and anticipation. He was the James Cameron of the Music industry. Anyone who goes away 4 or more years between records - many of my favorite Artists, in fact (TLC, Erykah, Annie Lennox, Geo Michael, Tina, Sade, Q Tip) is just copying him. Janet included.

badujunkie said:

And this is yet ANOTHER way Justin owes his success to Michael and his strategies. ssssiiiiigggghhhh

pennylover said:

I totally agree with you. Some Prince "fans" are so extreme on both ends of the spectrum. However, I am grateful that he takes his art and his job seriously rather than resting on his fame or allowing bad habits to rob him of his gift. He hasn't released more "turds" than I care to remember. Some of his output is great, some of it is good and some of it I don't care for. However, at his most uninspired, he sounds a lot better than what's topping the charts today.

I will always respect artists like Prince, Tori and others who release a steady stream of music and give their listeners windowns into different sides of themselves and different stages of their lives much like artists like Marvin Gaye did in the past. I prefer that to taking years to put together the "perfect" album. I love Sade, George Michael and Maxwell, but nothing the've ever released is worth years and years of waiting. They have every right to take time off and do whatever they want in between, but I just prefer artists who work at their craft and release music more frequently.

RnBAmbassador said:

I completely understand what you are saying about the business, but what about the art? Many artists of the past weren't making anywhere near what people makes today with their slow sales, but they had a love for the art of making music. I think that is why myself and others miss from some of these "artists."

badujunkie said:

Michael had his formula down to a science He wanted every album to have it's own era
He'd release an album, release a series of singles and do a long tour, then for a moment, disappear then do it again

Thriller- December 1982
7 singles from October 1982 to January 1984
tour in 1984
1985-1986: barely in spotlight

Bad- August 1987
9 singles from July 1987 to January 1989
tour from 1987 to 1989
1989-1990: barely in spotlight

Dangerous- November 1991
9 singles from November 1991 to December 1993
tour from 1992 to 1993

HIStory- June 1995
7 singles from May 1995 to July 1997
tour from 1996 to 1997

bboy87 said:

bboy87 said:

Cinnie said:

bboy87 said:

then again, if anyone were as GOOD as Michael, they could probably get away with this. Janet did for a long time. TLC did btwn CSC and Fanmail. Maxwell did it to a degree. Sade too. Erykah is just laziness and it's just her natural process. Then again, it backfired on Alanis. Time will tell with D'Angelo.

Cinnie said:

you ass, I had to look back at my post and re-read it thinking "I wrote that?!"

I'm soooo bootlegging your album

bboy87 said:

So it's okay for Michael to do it, but no one else?

heartbeatocean said:

I don't see how Michael Jackson doing nothing but releasing single after single after single from the same album for several years is any better than an artist just leaving a large gap between albums.

rocknrolldave said:

How about releasing special remixes off the same album originals, and maybe a new song, then repackaging the album