that's a copy and paste from my fb.

dreamfactory313 said:

MattyJam said:

Name em...

Nirvana - most of the second half of Nevermind, especially Territorial Pissings, On A Plain and Lounge Act

Guns N Roses - Anything Goes

Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine, Baby Be Mine and Just Good Friends

Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral

Prince - Automatic, It and Hot Thing

i love all of these songs

I Agree with Anything Goes, i rarely listen to this

'baby be mine' is the jam. esp that bridge "won't u stay with me until the morning sun..." holyyyyy

so is 'just good friends' makes me wanna whip out the hammer pants and break it down. its like a time transport to the 80s.

prince stuff i'd say definitely all those interludes on "gold" and the symbol album (wtf ever yall call it)

otherwise? hmm i'd say my vote for weak song on classic album goes to (drumroll please)...

"spanish eyes" on like a prayer

"love song #2" (the so happy you're here one) on comfort woman

"mars" on kaleidoscope (its fun but its really stupid)

i'm sure there are many more but they usually are skipped, forgotten, and deleted.

Timmy84 said:

Only minutes before this thread explodes into a world of arguments over "opinions".

I'll leave it at that. Carry on.

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MattyJam said:

Name em...

Nirvana - most of the second half of Nevermind, especially Territorial Pissings, On A Plain and Lounge Act

Guns N Roses - Anything Goes

Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine, Baby Be Mine and Just Good Friends

Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral

Prince - Automatic, It and Hot Thing

Baby be mine is not a weak song... i LOVE THAT SONG... it touches my heart...

just good friends is cute, its not a hit song, but its a fun song... its NOT weak....

UncleDooDoo said:

my feelings are hurt by naming the following song choices as "weak";

baby be mine - ok seriously, that's one of the STRONGEST on the album. Just michael's vocals ALONE are enough to make a gay woman or a straight man jump on his junk lol

Have a talk with God, Love's in need of love today, Village Ghetto Land, Past time paradise...that REALLY hurt my feelings! not 2 days ago on FB did i name these EXACT songs as reasons why I LOVE AND ADORE stevie wonder. (literally these exact same songs. i'll get my post if you don't believe me lol) those songs are not only genius, but thought and emotion provoking. he brings social and civil consciousness with these songs and to me, that's what makes them beautiful.

Eh, don't feel bad. My opinion means a lot to me but to you it is absolutely meaningless. If in your mind they are great songs that is all that matters. I am not really drawn to lyrics, I'm much more interested in the music which seems to be the opposite of what you like about these songs so it seems natural that we would have differing opinions about them.

119 said:

Of course it's just my opinion. The original poster cited "Baby Be Mine" as a weak track and it's probably my favourite song on Thriller.

Agreed, and I'd rank it way above Thriller as a single. As a standalone song I actually think Thriller is weak. Without the video I doubt it would have the legacy.

I'll agree with this to an extent. "Thriller" is probably my least favorite song on the album. Would i call it weak? No. not by any means. For Michael, the song "Thriller" is an average song. If that song would have been released under any other artist, it would be a MASTERPIECE for them. Michael's average is ANYONE ELSE'S perfection. That's just the way it is.

I'll add a song to this, and i know i'll get a LOT of flack from this...

You Are Not Alone from HIStory. by FAR my least favorite song he's ever released. if he didn't sing it, i wouldn't even somewhat like it. And when its surrounded by the GENIUS that is HIStory, it just falls in the cracks for me. but that's what you get when you put an R kelly track on a genius Michael Jackson album

rialb said:

UncleDooDoo said:

my feelings are hurt by naming the following song choices as "weak";

baby be mine - ok seriously, that's one of the STRONGEST on the album. Just michael's vocals ALONE are enough to make a gay woman or a straight man jump on his junk lol

Have a talk with God, Love's in need of love today, Village Ghetto Land, Past time paradise...that REALLY hurt my feelings! not 2 days ago on FB did i name these EXACT songs as reasons why I LOVE AND ADORE stevie wonder. (literally these exact same songs. i'll get my post if you don't believe me lol) those songs are not only genius, but thought and emotion provoking. he brings social and civil consciousness with these songs and to me, that's what makes them beautiful.

Eh, don't feel bad. My opinion means a lot to me but to you it is absolutely meaningless. If in your mind they are great songs that is all that matters. I am not really drawn to lyrics, I'm much more interested in the music which seems to be the opposite of what you like about these songs so it seems natural that we would have differing opinions about them.

You are more than entitled to your opinion. I'm not mad about it i don't agree at all lol, but that's ok. Musically and lyrically, i think all of those songs mentioned are genius. Stevie isn't affraid to step outside of the box and make music that is beautiful, but is a FAR CRY from "radio friendly" or a song that the general public would enjoy. He makes music that is beautiful and meaningful for him. and to me, he is a genius and those songs are the reason why i love him so much.

Genesia said:

728huey said:

Prince - 1999

Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

All the Critics Luv U In New York

Both great. No pass needed.

I chose those songs because to me, while I wouldn't mind listening to them, they don't register with me the same way that 1999, Little Red Corvette, DMSR, Automatic, and International Lover do. The same goes for my Thriller song choices and U2 as well. I'm not saying that these songs suck (they don't), but that thematically they are weak compared to the other songs on the album.

I very rarely listen to this song.

thatruth said:

I might catch some heat for this but as for as weak songs on the Thriller album, The Girl Is Mine is mediocre but I believe the weakest track on that album is Thriller.

With the exception of the Vincent Price rap, that song is weak. That song is more visual than audio, the video actually enhances the song. I can't really listen to that song without the video.

I agree.The title track was never one of my favorites from the album.The lyrics are silly and it's just not a very interesting song,musically.Of course,the video is amazing but the song is weak compared to the other tracks.

MattyJam said:

Name em...

Nirvana - most of the second half of Nevermind, especially Territorial Pissings, On A Plain and Lounge Act

I prefer the second half of Nevermind

Drain You - Lounge Act - Stay Away - On A Plain - Something In The Way =

Territorial Pissings is short but Lounge Act is ecstatic awesomeness, I seriously love that song.

MickyDolenz said:

I very rarely listen to this song.

Heartbeat AND Credit Card Baby both! although Credit Card Baby is slightly more corny

Look At Your Hands on Faith

Dance On on Lovesexy

bboy87 said:

Look At Your Hands on Faith

Dance On on Lovesexy

Look At Your Hands really sticks out on Faith as a bit rubbish

Dance On though but to be fair I haven't listened to it in a long time. I liked it back in the day.

bboy87 said:

Dance On on Lovesexy

this is the one song on that album that I sometimes skip over.

SoulAlive said:

bboy87 said:

Dance On on Lovesexy

this is the one song on that album that I sometimes skip over.

I love how he made it sinister & upbeat at the same time.

I would've enjoyed LoveSexy more if it was tracked though.

Harlepolis said:

SoulAlive said:

this is the one song on that album that I sometimes skip over.

I love how he made it sinister & upbeat at the same time.

I would've enjoyed LoveSexy more if it was tracked though.

Agreed. At least Dance On has character. It doesn't sound like anything else, unlike so much of his more recent stuff.

Janet Jackson - Someday Is Tonight

therevolutionwillnotbe said:

Janet Jackson - Someday Is Tonight

I for one, find this discourse fascinating. One of the things that makes The Org special is the diveersity of folks here....backgrounds, ages, tastes, opinions.

Even songs that many consider ubiqiquitous & sacrosanct...others are more than willing to chuck 'em under the bus.

How about "Revolution 9" on The Beatles? I guess one could argue that it's not really a song but it does kind of stop the momentum on that side of the album dead.

minneapolisFunq said:

Automatic is a classic.

Indeed!

bboy87 said:

Heartbeat AND Credit Card Baby both! although Credit Card Baby is slightly more corny

I like Credit Card Baby, but was never that drawn to Heartbeat. It sounds like it could be the theme song for Punky Brewster, Valerie/Hogan Family, or Webster.

Anything involving Noel Redding on a Jimi Hendrix Experience album!

Several of John Entwistle's songs on various Who albums, tho the songs were good many times they didn't fit the whole album IMHO.

*Cobwebs and Strange (A Quick One)

*My Wife (Who's Next)

Cream

EC's 1st effort *"Anyone for Tennis" (later Cream/EC comps)

*"Toad" arguably (Fresh Cream) but it's rather a unique track, so I don't know

Many fans HATE "Mother's Lament" (Disreali Gears) but I adore it.

EC (Eric Clapton)

*"Lay Down Sally"---Slowhand (I HATE this song passionately)

728huey said:

Genesia said:

Both great. No pass needed.

I chose those songs because to me, while I wouldn't mind listening to them, they don't register with me the same way that 1999, Little Red Corvette, DMSR, Automatic, and International Lover do. The same goes for my Thriller song choices and U2 as well. I'm not saying that these songs suck (they don't), but that thematically they are weak compared to the other songs on the album.

I think those are two of the most important songs on there thematically. "Something in the Water" is the height of his paranoia, and the stuttering, tense percussion sells it so well, while "All the Critics Love U in New York" displays his brash and bold badassness more than any other track on there, I think.

Prince said that you should not criticize anything. If you don't like sitting on a couch you don't criticize the couch, you just sit somewhere else. Prince is never wrong, right?

2freaky4church1 said:

Prince said that you should not criticize anything. If you don't like sitting on a couch you don't criticize the couch, you just sit somewhere else. Prince is never wrong, right?

1999 is beyond reproach.

When Doves Cry - Purple Rain

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Off The Wall

The Girl Is Mine - Thiller

debbiedean2 said:

When Doves Cry - Purple Rain

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Off The Wall

When Doves Cry? Don't Stop Til You Get Enough? Is this a joke?