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rainbowchild

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Name your FAVORITE non-Prince album from each of the last 5 decades-- '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and 2000s

'60s
Abbey Road- The Beatles
'70s
Songs in the Key of Life- Stevie Wonder
'80s
Disintegration- The Cure
'90s
Achtung Baby- U2
2000s
808s & Heartbreak- Kanye West
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



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Reply #1 posted 02/11/17 1:37pm

sexton

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I'd think orgers would not be so biased to name Prince albums as their favorites in all of the last four decades that you have to specifically ask to exclude his releases from this survey. Anyway, your thread, your rules so...

1960s: The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico

1970s: Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box

1980s: Michael Jackson - Thriller (this otherwise would have been Parade)

1990s: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

2000s: The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes

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Reply #2 posted 02/11/17 1:59pm

rainbowchild

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sexton said:

I'd think orgers would not be so biased to name Prince albums as their favorites in all of the last four decades that you have to specifically ask to exclude his releases from this survey. Anyway, your thread, your rules so...

1960s: The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico


1970s: Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box


1980s: Michael Jackson - Thriller (this otherwise would have been Parade)


1990s: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes


2000s: The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes



To answer your question, as a Prince fanatic, I'll most likely list a Prince album as my favorite of each past decade, other than the '60s of course biggrin (Prince, Purple Rain, Love Symbol album, The Rainbow Children). wink
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



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Reply #3 posted 02/11/17 2:29pm

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1960s: Sly & The Family Stone -- Stand!

1970s: Stevie Wonder -- Songs In The Key Of Life

1980s: Michael Jackson -- Thriller

1990s: Janet Jackson -- janet.

2000s: Outkast -- Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

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Reply #4 posted 02/11/17 5:53pm

Shawy89

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1960s: Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland
1970s: David Bowie, Low
1980s: Michael Jackson, Thriller
1990s: Erykah Badu, Baduizm
2000s: Radiohead, In Rainbows
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Reply #5 posted 02/11/17 6:07pm

damosuzuki

60s: love - forever changes

70s: can - future days

80s: opal - happy nightmare baby

90s: scud mountain boys - massachusetts

00s: smog - a river ain't too much in love

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Reply #6 posted 02/11/17 6:45pm

duggalolly

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'60s: Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession

'70s: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk

'80s: Culture Club - Colour By Numbers

'90s: Jeff Buckley - Grace

'00s: Meshell Ndegeocello - Comfort Woman

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Reply #7 posted 02/11/17 7:38pm

mjscarousal

At the moment

60S- The Supremes- Greatest Hits

70S Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life

80S Michael Jackson's Thriller

90S Janet Jackson- Velvet Rope

00S- Aaliyah- Aaliyah

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Reply #8 posted 02/11/17 10:58pm

sexton

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rainbowchild said:


To answer your question, as a Prince fanatic, I'll most likely list a Prince album as my favorite of each past decade, other than the '60s of course biggrin (Prince, Purple Rain, Love Symbol album, The Rainbow Children). wink


Your profile only labels you an enthusiast so you can't like Prince that much. Do you also like For You more than any non-Prince album released in the 70s?

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Reply #9 posted 02/11/17 11:16pm

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60 - Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis

70 - Carole King - Tapestry

80 - Tina Turner - Private Dancer

90 - Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

00 - Amy Winehouse - Frank

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Reply #10 posted 02/11/17 11:31pm

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60s: Abbey Road (Beatles)

70s: Off the Wall (Michael Jackson)

80s: Shaday (Ofra Haza)

90s: Dare Is a Dark Side (Redman)

00s: Damita Jo (Janet Jackson)

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Reply #11 posted 02/12/17 1:40am

Adorecream

60s

Are you experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience

70s

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

80s

Bad - Michael Jackson (Well that was predictable wasn't it!)

90s

A tie, Dangerous by Michael Jackson and Erotica by Madonna

00s

Late Registration - Kanye West - despite all the hype and bull around the 'Ye' this is top notch stuff.

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Reply #12 posted 02/12/17 1:52am

FullLipsDotNos
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Adorecream said:

60s

Are you experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience

70s

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

80s

Bad - Michael Jackson (Well that was predictable wasn't it!)

90s

A tie, Dangerous by Michael Jackson and Erotica by Madonna

00s

Late Registration - Kanye West - despite all the hype and bull around the 'Ye' this is top notch stuff.

agree although I'm not Kanye's fan thumbs up!

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Reply #13 posted 02/12/17 2:09am

EmmaMcG

I know you say the last 5 decades because technically, this one isn't over yet but I'm going to include an album from the 2010's too because I have no doubt that within the next 3 years, it won't be beaten.


60's
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand
An easy one for me, I don't have much 60's music in my collection.

70's
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
One of my top 5 favourite albums of all time

80's
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Could easily have been Born in the USA but I didn't want to fill up the list with too much Springsteen. Besides, Thriller is a masterpiece.

90's
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
Very important album in the life of young EmmaMcG, I'll leave it at that.

2000's
Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Radio Nowhere, Living In The Future etc. Great songs make for a great album.

2010's
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
The perfect follow up to Voodoo, D'Angelo brings class to the modern RnB scene.
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Reply #14 posted 02/12/17 4:48am

Guitarhero

60's James Brown -Papa'a got a brand New Bag

70's Rufus -Rufusized

80's (Would be Prince) Cocteau Twins - Victorialand

90's (Would be Prince) Brand New Heavies -Shelter

00's M83 - Hurry Up, we're Dreaming


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Reply #15 posted 02/12/17 5:48am

Dasein

I'm only doing pop:


1960s:

The Beatles - The Beatles


1970s:

Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On


1980s: (would be Prince's Parade if allowed)

The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me


1990s:

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness


2000s:

Van Hunt - Popular

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Reply #16 posted 02/12/17 8:06am

Dasein

rainbowchild said:

'60s Abbey Road- The Beatles '70s Songs in the Key of Life- Stevie Wonder '80s Disintegration- The Cure '90s Achtung Baby- U2 2000s 808s & Heartbreak- Kanye West


This is a great list!

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Reply #17 posted 02/12/17 11:24am

NorthC

60s: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
70s: Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
80s: Introducing the Hardline According to Teremce Trent d'Arby
90s: Manu Chao: Clandestino
00s: Solomon Burke: Don't Give Up On Me
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Reply #18 posted 02/12/17 11:41am

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I cannot pick just one, so...

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1960's - Sly & The Family Stone "Stand!" and The Beatles "White Album"

1970's - Carole King "Tapestry" and Bob Marley & The Wailers "Exodus" and ELO "Out of the Blue"

1980's - Cyndi Lauper "She's So Unusual" (you said no Prince)

1990's - Jamiroquai "Return of the Space Cowboy" and D'Angelo "Voodoo"

2000's - The White Stripes "Elephant"

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Make it so, Number One...
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Reply #19 posted 02/12/17 2:28pm

MickyDolenz

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1950s: Frankie Lee Sims - Lucy Mae Blues (Technically, this is a compilation that came out in 1970, but Frankie never actually released any albums while alive, only singles. All of the songs came out in the 1950s though. It was common in that era for some acts to have singles only contracts and some small labels only released 45s and/or 78s.)

1960s: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Soundtrack (USA version, I had this one 1st and I like the George Martin instrumentals)

1970s: Johnnie Taylor - Super Taylor

1980s: The Gap Band - Gap Band III

1990s: Swing Out Sister - Get In Touch With Yourself

2000s: Basia - It's That Girl Again

2010s: The Monkees - Good Times

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #20 posted 02/12/17 4:47pm

Adorecream

Just realised there are no requests for a 2010's album, which is good as finding a 2000s album was hard, I generally stopped listening to new music around 1996 apart from Prince, MJ and a few other older artists still releasing.

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I would have chosen Rebel Heart by Madonna, but really its like most post 1995 Madonna albums, very hit and miss.

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A 50s album is easy - there is no other - Here's Little Richard (1957)

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Reply #21 posted 02/12/17 5:10pm

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1960s: Rubber Soul - The Beatles
1970s: Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
1980s: Temple of Low Men - Crowded House
1990s: Together Alone - Crowded House
2000s: Voodoo - D'Angelo
2010s: Black Messiah - D'Angelo
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Reply #22 posted 02/12/17 6:18pm

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What? Only one per decade...? Okay, I'll try my best...

60s:

Beatles -- Please Please Me (1963)

or:

Beatles -- The Beatles (White album) (1968)

or:

John Coltrane -- A Love Supreme (1965)

or:

Bob Dylan -- Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

70s:

Stevie Wonder -- Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

or:

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)

80s:
The Stone Roses (1989)

or:

U2 -- The Joshua Tree (1987)

90s:

U2 -- Achtung Baby (1991)

00s:

Speech -- Spiritual People (2000)

10s:

Michael Kiwanuka -- Home Again (2012)


I listen to very little music recorded after the late-90s.

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Reply #23 posted 02/12/17 7:52pm

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Reply #24 posted 02/13/17 2:00am

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60's Abbey Rd - Beatles
70's Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
80's Temple of Low Men - Crowded House
90's Urban Hymns - The Verve
00's Boxer - The National
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Reply #25 posted 02/13/17 2:11am

RJOrion

1968 - "Temptations Live!"
1977 - Earth, Wind & Fire - "All n All"
1982 - Slave - "Show Time"
1993 - Wu Tang Clan - "Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)"
2003 - Cam'ron Presents: The Diplomats "Diplomatic Immunity 1"
2017 - Childish Gambino - "Awaken, My Love"
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Reply #26 posted 02/13/17 4:58am

stpaisios

60's - Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady

70's - Tower Of Power - Back To Oakland / Joni Mitchell - Hejira

80's - Kate Bush - The Dreaming

90's - Tori Amos - Boys For Pele

00's - Kylie Minogue - Body Language

10's - Sheena Ringo - 逆輸入~港湾局~ / Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

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[Edited 2/13/17 5:04am]

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Reply #27 posted 02/13/17 5:46am

stpaisios

Part II.

60's - Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain / Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man...

70's - Led Zeppelin - III / Yes - Fragile / Betty Davis - Betty Davis

80's - Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time / ABBA - The Visitors / Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

90's - Bjork - Post / Saint Etienne - Tiger Bay / Low - Secret Name

00's - Christina Aquilera - Stripped / Fugazi - The Argument / Slipknot - Vol.3

10's - Olga Bell - Tempo / Jessy Lanza - Oh No / Kendrick Lamar -To Pimp A Butterfly

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Reply #28 posted 02/13/17 7:38am

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60's: Beatles Revolver

70's: Tough one...going with Pink Floyd Wish You Here for now...

80's: Thriller

90s: Oasis Morning Glory

00's: Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

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Reply #29 posted 02/13/17 9:16am

namepeace

Shouldn't it be six?

1960s:
A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

1970s: Aja, Steely Dan & Talking Book, Stevie Wonder (tie)

1980s: It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back, Public Enemy

1990s: Blowout Comb, Digable Planets

2000s: On The Jungle Floor, Van Hunt (close call over Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Me'Shell Ndegeocello and Madvillainy, Madvillain (which is actually for my twocents the best album of that decade).)

2010s: Choose Your Weapon, Hiatus Kaiyote

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