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Best album(s) by a female ever? (either solo or group) What would be your choice(s)? | |
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Very hard question, Dónde Están Los Ladrones? from Shakira is surely one of them. | |
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Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden"
The Emotions - " Sunbeam" Janet Jackson - "Rhythm Nation 1814" Madonna - " Madonna" [Edited 8/18/20 18:06pm] |
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Rhythm nation cams to mind, as well as Madonna’s first two | |
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Come On Over by Shania Twain. Any album that spawns 12 singles has to have something going for it. | |
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Amy Winehouse, Back to Black | |
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Arguably one of the best albums ever made, by either genders. Minnie+Charles Stepney = slice of heaven
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Lauryn Hill - Miseducation
Aretha - I Never Loved A Man... Whitney's debut Janet - Control Breeders - Last Splash Dusty in Memphis Abba - Gold Carpenters Singles Patsy Cline - 12 Greatest Hits Hole - Live Through This [Edited 8/19/20 22:10pm] [Edited 8/20/20 4:51am] | |
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Hejira - Joni Mitchell Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta - Syreeta Drag - kd lang Patsy Cline Showcase - Patsy Cline Niecy - Deniece Williams Precious Memories - Sister Rosetta Tharpe Grande Exitos De Celia Cruz - Celia Cruz The Zodian Suite - Mary Lou Williams Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
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i forgot to add "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns"-Joni Mitchell, to my list
also the "Diana Ross" lp produced by Chic |
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Charles Stepney is one of the most underrated, overlooked & almost forgotten, musical geniuses...the stuff he did with Earth Wind & Fire, The Emotions, Rotary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Deniece Williams, and Terry Callier, (etc.) is unmatched in its greatness... Stepney's music always had a strong spiritual presence, without being "church" or "gospel" music... when he died during the EWF "Spirit" album, i felt like i lost a family member...there is so much emotion and soul in that album...possibly my facvorite album EVER, and easily my favorite album cover ever..
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Good choices on this thread. For me:
Joni - Blue Fleetwood Mac- Rumors Kate - Hounds of Love Liz - Exile on Main Street Amy - Back to Black
Currently I really like Haim but not ready to put them up there.
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don't believe in "best", but here's some really good albums, afaic. (not including Meshell Ndgeocello, Ella Fitzgerald, Nellie Lutcher or Aretha Franklin, just listen to all their albums)
Really good albums I listened to recently, with females either singing or being in charge of the music: -Lisa Ekdahl sings salvadore poe -Tori Amos - Boys for Pele -CéU - CéU -Mariana Aydar - Kavita 1 -Adriana Evans - Adriana Evans -Brigette McWilliams - Too Much Woman -Jill Scott - Who Is Jill Scott -N'Dambi - Tunin' Up and Co-signin' -Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm -Tita Lima - 11:11 -Wendy & Lisa - Eroica
And if you like Lenny Kravitz, check out Vanessa Paradis's self-titled album.
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RJOrion said:
Charles Stepney is one of the most underrated, overlooked & almost forgotten, musical geniuses...the stuff he did with Earth Wind & Fire, The Emotions, Rotary Connection, Minnie Riperton, Deniece Williams, and Terry Callier, (etc.) is unmatched in its greatness... Stepney's music always had a strong spiritual presence, without being "church" or "gospel" music... when he died during the EWF "Spirit" album, i felt like i lost a family member...there is so much emotion and soul in that album...possibly my facvorite album EVER, and easily my favorite album cover ever..
You said it mister  it’s very worldly without it being contrived or cheesy, it’s anything but actually. It could range from bright & light to extremely haunting & dark, both are equally beautiful. And he gave so much in such a short period of his career. The amazing thing about “Come to My Garden” is that he overdubbed most of his arrangements (only the rhythm section was live) but everything everything else was overdubbed separately, however he arranged them all in such a way that made the final result sound organic and naturally intertwined. Thank you about the Terry Callier trivia, I didn’t know he produced him till you pointed it out. | |
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"Oh By the Way", "Rainy Day in Centerville", "Close Your Eyes And Remember", "Memory Band", and 'Whenever, Wherever" are my favorite joints on that lp |
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Tough to argue with Hounds of Love - Kate Bush, but I'd personally put Like A Prayer - Madonna in there as perhaps the greatest pop album ever made. www.filmsfilmsfilms.co.uk - The internet's best movie site! | |
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It's crazy how many albums has sold, like +40 million copies, that's pretty amazing, it's good catchy album, but far from the best. | |
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Indeed. | |
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^^Now that’s an org throwback  | |
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Too numerous to list. I'll just try to stick with my Top Ten.
1. Phyllis Hyman - Prime Of My Life 2. Chaka Khan - The Woman I Am 3. Chaka Khan - What Cha Gonna Do For Me 4. Mariah Carey - Emotions 5. Vesta Williams - Vesta 6. Private Dancer - Tina Turner 7. A Lady With A Song - Nancy Wilson 8. All By Myself - Regina Belle 9. Ask Rufus - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan 10. Living All Alone - Phyllis Hyman "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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slyjackson said:
It's crazy how many albums has sold, like +40 million copies, that's pretty amazing, it's good catchy album, but far from the best. Well, "best" is subjective. Nobody can really determine what the best of anything is. All you can do is choose your favourite. And thinking purely off the top of my head, Come On Over is my favourite album by a female artist. But The Electric Lady by Janelle Monae would be a close second. | |
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Anything by Badu 
N Sade edit [Edited 8/19/20 18:34pm] For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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Aretha Franklin - Nwver Loved a Man the Way I Love You Madonna - Like a Prayer, Ray of Light Kate Bush - Hounds of Love Björk - Post Group led by a female: Blondie - Parallel Lines All-female group: Spice Girls - Spice (yeap)  | |
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mynameisnotsusan said:
[i fucked up Edit 8/19/20 22:10pm] [Edited 8/20/20 4:53am] | |
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Great choices | |
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Say Yes - Iyeoka Time keeps on slipping into the future...
This moment is all there is... |
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emesem said: Good choices on this thread. For me:
Joni - Blue Fleetwood Mac- Rumors Kate - Hounds of Love Liz - Exile on Main Street Amy - Back to Black
Currently I really like Haim but not ready to put them up there.
[Edited 8/19/20 5:27am] Liz is Exile in Guyville but yeah those are all great | |
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Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope /thread | |
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I don't know about best, but Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes is definitely Up There - one of the best! | |
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