stpaisios said:

Btw, Prince's late tune Dear Mr. Man is reminiscent of Can't Strain My Brain

How come?

nextedition said:

214 said:

stpaisios said:

Btw, Prince's late tune Dear Mr. Man is reminiscent of Can't Strain My Brain

How come?

Maybe its just me. Of course its not similar, but it has something around the main melody that reminds me of that SlyStone's classic. Try to listen more closely.

stpaisios said:

214 said:

How come?

Maybe its just me. Of course its not similar, but it has something around the main melody that reminds me of that SlyStone's classic. Try to listen more closely.

On a second thought you might be right. I hear some similarities.

2freaky4church1 said:

Never Mind the Bollacks is the perfect fuck u album.

not by a long shot. pretentious incosistent wannabe garbage. I've tried to listen to this utter shite once, maybe twice, those 60 minutes of my life I wasted I will never get back

give me the Clash all the way

214 said:

namepeace said:

SOTT and Talking Book wouldn't because there are other works from the respective artists that are even more well-thought-of. Like Purple Rain and Songs In The Key Of Life.

In my opinion neither of them are better than the former albums. Perhaps you could make the case about PR being better than SOTT, however SITKOL is not as cohesive sound and lyrical wise as Talkin Book.

Well, SOTT and TB are in my 5, so clearly I agree they're the better albums than PR and SITKOL respectively.

I said PR and SITKOL are more well-thought of, meaning, more people think those albums are the definitive albums from Prince and Stevie, which overshadows the albums you and I think are better.

Cinny said:

namepeace said:

a top 5 is a personal choice.

Here's my top five:

Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Janet Jackson - Control

MC Lyte - Eyes On This

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life

Hole - Live Through This

[Edited 2/26/18 12:16pm]

Solid list. Eyes On This doesn't get enough love. Lyte was one of the great MC's of her era.

namepeace said:

214 said:

In my opinion neither of them are better than the former albums. Perhaps you could make the case about PR being better than SOTT, however SITKOL is not as cohesive sound and lyrical wise as Talkin Book.

Well, SOTT and TB are in my 5, so clearly I agree they're the better albums than PR and SITKOL respectively.

I said PR and SITKOL are more well-thought of, meaning, more people think those albums are the definitive albums from Prince and Stevie, which overshadows the albums you and I think are better.

Sorry I misunderstood you.

RJOrion said:

stpaisios said:

J.C. Bach - Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum BW 244

R. Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen WWV 86

Sly Stone - Small Talk

Prince - The Rainbow Children

Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk

Great list.

The reason why I don't include classical music in my lists is because there are usually too many
recordings for one piece. So which individual album do you prefer for Wagner and Bach? I mean,
otherwise, my list would be:

Parade - Prince
Brilliant Corners - Monk
Late String Quartets - Beethoven
Die Zauberflote - Mozart
Tristan und Isolde - Wagner

Prince - Lovesexy

The Creatures - Anima Animus

Lydia Lunch - 13.13

Fangoria - Policromía

Björk - Post

BombSquad said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Never Mind the Bollacks is the perfect fuck u album.

not by a long shot. pretentious incosistent wannabe garbage. I've tried to listen to this utter shite once, maybe twice, those 60 minutes of my life I wasted I will never get back

give me the Clash all the way

Pretty much . NMTB has a couple cool songs but IMHO, the Sex Pistols are highly overrated.

And as far as my top 5, I'm still thinking about it. The only group/Album that i can for sure say that is in my top 5 (besides some Prince albums), is Black Sabbath. And the album is Heaven and Hell.

[Edited 2/28/18 19:41pm]

214 said:

namepeace said:

Well, SOTT and TB are in my 5, so clearly I agree they're the better albums than PR and SITKOL respectively.

I said PR and SITKOL are more well-thought of, meaning, more people think those albums are the definitive albums from Prince and Stevie, which overshadows the albums you and I think are better.

Sorry I misunderstood you.

No problem, the distinction did need to be made!

I always said if I were stranded on a deserted island and all I got are five albums, I want these:

1. Adriana Evans, self-titled
2. Groove Theory, self-titled
3. Living Colour, Vivid
4. Prince - Sign O the Times
5. Sade - The Best of Sade

1. Heart Don't Lie

2. Imagination

3. He's My Brother

4. Startin' Over

5. The Motown Anthology

6. Bad Girl

7. LaToya's next album

Dasein said:

stpaisios said:

J.C. Bach - Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum BW 244

R. Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen WWV 86

Sly Stone - Small Talk

Prince - The Rainbow Children

Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk

Great list.

The reason why I don't include classical music in my lists is because there are usually too many
recordings for one piece. So which individual album do you prefer for Wagner and Bach? I mean,
otherwise, my list would be:

Parade - Prince
Brilliant Corners - Monk
Late String Quartets - Beethoven
Die Zauberflote - Mozart
Tristan und Isolde - Wagner

Mentioned album by Wagner 'The Ring' is seen as one big piece/cycle, so i listen it as individual album. When it comes to recordings of both composers that can vary from Otto Klemperer to Karl Richter etc. But I found myself listening most of Wagner's Ring Cycle by famous Joseph Keilberth in 1955.

I've been thinking about this list for days. I tried doing just 5 but i couldn't. It just didn't feel right within my soul. Also, i didn't list any Prince. He probably would have taken up the whole thing.



In no particular order...

And i guess if it was a life and death thing and i absolutely could only pick 5, my choices would be Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Black Sabbath, and King Crimson.

[Edited 3/1/18 23:28pm]

At least 3 would be prince albums

Purple Rain

Parade

Controversy

Prince (eponymous)

Sign

Lovesexy

Batman

also honorable mentions to

The Beatles - Revolver

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper

Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!

Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All

REM - Reckoning

REM - Fables of the Reconstruction

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

The Stone Roses

The Boo Radleys - C'mon Kids

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

214 said:

2freaky4church1 said:

You should all have Stevie in your top 5. The great song writer ever.

That's Dylan not Stevie, as great as He is, He hasn't got the depth of Dylan's writing.

His best 5 albums are inferior to Dylan's, Zappa's, Bowie's imo.

RJOrion said:

214 said:

That's Dylan not Stevie, as great as He is, He hasn't got the depth of Dylan's writing.

as great as some of Stevie Wonder's songs are written, and with all due respect to his amazing voice, the music on his albums didnt always move me... too soft at times...no edginess...rarely funky... too sweet...

Sometimes Stevie forgets harmony and the result is

In no special order:

• The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
• Axis - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs - Eddie Hazel
• 1999 - Prince
• Swingin' Easy - Sarah Vaughan

fortuneandserendipity said:

214 said:

That's Dylan not Stevie, as great as He is, He hasn't got the depth of Dylan's writing.

His best 5 albums are inferior to Dylan's, Zappa's, Bowie's imo.

Care to elaborate? I'd like to hear more on this take.

fortuneandserendipity said:

214 said:

That's Dylan not Stevie, as great as He is, He hasn't got the depth of Dylan's writing.

His best 5 albums are inferior to Dylan's, Zappa's, Bowie's imo.

I don't agree.

fortuneandserendipity said:

RJOrion said:

214 said: as great as some of Stevie Wonder's songs are written, and with all due respect to his amazing voice, the music on his albums didnt always move me... too soft at times...no edginess...rarely funky... too sweet...

Sometimes Stevie forgets harmony and the result is

Would you mind to give some examples?

2045RadicalMattZ said:

Wow...pretty narrow choices expected more deep cuts and or misunderstood masterpieces I'll try initial 5 maybe i would save in a fire then add another five like the rest of u cheaters Alice Cooper - Love It To Death Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe - Barcelona Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight Stevie - Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (just something magical about this one) Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny Further cheating list James Taylor - Greatest Hits Killing Joke - Pandemonium Gil Scott Heron -Winter In America (it was hard to narrow down one GSH album) Faith no More - King For A Day Fool For a Lifetime Beatles - Revolver (barely edges Rubber Soul) And if i had an eleven it'd be Black Sabbath - Sabotage or Never Say Die tied with (Self Titled?) So difficult

All you homies posting 172 albums are definitely cheating. The fun part of this thread is
taking all of your favorite 172 albums and condensing it down to five. So, anybody can list
13 of their favorite albums - it takes work and thought and effort to whittle it down to 5!

Dasein said:

All you homies posting 172 albums are definitely cheating. The fun part of this thread is
taking all of your favorite 172 albums and condensing it down to five. So, anybody can list
13 of their favorite albums - it takes work and thought and effort to whittle it down to 5!

prince albums shouldnt be included...this is non prince music forum

Dasein said: