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Not much loathe but I still prefer the other albums before it. I always thought in terms of subject matter, he was as his all time best in Secret Life, Trouble Man, Music of My Mind, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Innervisions. | |
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Timmy84 said:
Not much loathe but I still prefer the other albums before it. I always thought in terms of subject matter, he was as his all time best in Secret Life, Trouble Man, Music of My Mind, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Innervisions. '70-'74 is just that period where Stevie explored. By the time Songs came around, Stevie was just wallowing deeper in what he explored previously. I just love the flow of Songs. No there is no real theme about it, but I guess that's what makes it extraordinary. Check me out and add me on:
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Well he DID name it Songs in the Key of Life lol | |
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For me it goes 1. Songs In The Key Of Life 2. Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants 3. Talking Book 4. Innervisions 5. Fulfillingness's First Finale 6. Music Of My Mind 7. Hotter Than July 8. Where I'm Coming From 9. Signed, Sealed, & Delivered 10. In Square Circle/ Jungle Fever (Tie) | |
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Definetly
That's a Marvin gaye album | |
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Timmy84 said:
Well he DID name it Songs in the Key of Life lol True.  Stevie was showing all his cards on that one, in one impressive sweep. I can honestly say, as of 2012, that there is no song on this album that can be classifed as filler. There are some quirks here and there, but Songs, along the albums that preceeded it, are flawless. Can't go wrong with '70-'79 Stevie.  Check me out and add me on:
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Word. Not a bad song on none of those albums. Not a bad one at all! | |
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But it's funny that this is the 40th anniversary of Talking Book. Next to In Square Circle, Talking Book is one of the Stevie records I have in heavy rotation at the moment. [Edited 5/22/12 17:13pm] Check me out and add me on:
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I mentioned it in my reply
It one of the best produced albums ever. Doesn't even sound like a "side" project to me. | |
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People don't talk about the Syreeta album in conjunction with Talking Book because far fewer people have heard it. I don't even think that Syreeta is currently in print. It is a fairly obscure album.
Isn't that kind of like expecting people to reference Apollonia 6 when discussing Purple Rain or Jill Jones when referencing Sign 'O' the Times? It just doesn't seem realistic. | |
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rialb said: People don't talk about the Syreeta album in conjunction with Talking Book because far fewer people have heard it. I don't even think that Syreeta is currently in print. It is a fairly obscure album.
Isn't that kind of like expecting people to reference Apollonia 6 when discussing Purple Rain or Jill Jones when referencing Sign 'O' the Times? It just doesn't seem realistic.  [Edited 5/23/12 4:13am] Check me out and add me on:
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Harlepolis said:
I mentioned it in my reply
It one of the best produced albums ever. Doesn't even sound like a "side" project to me. It doesn't seem like a "side" project. Honestly, I consider those Stevie-produced Syreeta albums to be part of those run of albums Stevie released in the 70s. They go well seamlessly together. [Edited 5/23/12 4:24am] Check me out and add me on:
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Underrated as hell, but equally brilliant. As a matter of fact, Syreeta's first two Stevie-produced records go hand in hand with the quality of Stevie's legendary album run at that time. Syreeta's debut album shares the same warmth and introspection that Talking Book does. It's basically from a strained woman's perspective and Stevie's is from a strained man's perspective. Given that their relationship was at the seams by '72, it's not surprising that they took out all of their frustration and pain with these albums. [Edited 5/22/12 15:39pm]
Would you have been more receptive had I used Carmen Electra/ | |
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or Child of the Sun/The Gold Experience as examples? 
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Would you have been more receptive had I used Carmen Electra/ Nah. You missed my entire point.  Do those albums have any "thematic" connection to them?[Edited 5/23/12 4:46am] Check me out and add me on:
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@ the comparison to Apollonia 6 and Carmen. 
I love Stevie but I agree with this | |
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