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Post by sostie on Mar 18, 2019 23:15:47 GMT
A lot acts have albums that stand out from the rest of their output or are generally considered by many as their their best. Which albums released immediately before those do you like more
Nirvana - Bleach (Nevermind)
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Thriller)
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (Violator)
Pulp - His'n'Hers (A Different Class)
Oasis - Definitely Maybe (What's The Story Morning Glory)
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (Parklife)
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 18, 2019 23:37:26 GMT
I prefer the first two Metallica albums before Master of Puppets
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 19, 2019 0:05:50 GMT
I own Lita Ford's Dancin' on the Edge. I never bothered to check out her more successful follow-up Lita. I could tell from the singles that album, as Wikipedia notes, had "a more radio-friendly pop-metal sound." |
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Post by gbone on Mar 19, 2019 1:07:50 GMT
And Justice For All over The Black album.
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Post by Zos on Mar 19, 2019 18:04:09 GMT
A lot acts have albums that stand out from the rest of their output or are generally considered by many as their their best. Which albums released immediately before those do you like more Nirvana - Bleach (Nevermind) Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (Thriller) Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses (Violator) Pulp - His'n'Hers (A Different Class) Oasis - Definitely Maybe (What's The Story Morning Glory) Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (Parklife) Can't think many real Oasis fans consider morning glory stronger than the first.
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Post by Zos on Mar 19, 2019 18:06:23 GMT
I agree that Jackson's "Off the Wall" was far superior to "Thriller". I'm not a big Jackson fan anyways. But "Thriller" is when he started his excessive camp stuff. "Off the Wall" is slick r&b, no gimmicks. All Depeche Mode's album's are great but I still say "Violater" is the best. Bowie's popular peak in the 80's with pop songs like "Let's Dance" and "China Girl" can't hold a candle to his rock albums in the 1970's. Popularity is usually the death of talent. For me Bowie reached his peak with Station To Station and had nowhere to go after that, although he did make intermittently interesting albums still.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Mar 20, 2019 16:18:39 GMT
While I still love Zeppelin IV and consider it their most classic album, III is the only one I’m not tired of.
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 20, 2019 16:29:37 GMT
I appreciate the creativity in Sgt Pepper and A Day in the Life is truly great. But I much prefer Revolver.
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 21, 2019 18:31:50 GMT
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Animals)
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Post by someguy on Mar 22, 2019 14:41:52 GMT
Talking Heads: Fear of Music > Remain in Light
A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm > The Low End Theory
OutKast: Aquemini > Stankonika
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Post by someguy on Mar 22, 2019 14:47:25 GMT
Popularity is usually the death of talent. For me Bowie reached his peak with Station To Station and had nowhere to go after that, although he did make intermittently interesting albums still. I say "Aladdin Sane" was Bowie's peak. It was the penultimate of his "glam" revolution. "Station to Station" is more his studied work as a master of the art. 6 minutes songs? That's studied art. I really do believe though this is a jam ass song which brought everything together and kicked ass: It's hard to say what is considered Bowie's most acclaimed work because he's had so many classics, but a few instances where I liked a Bowie album better than the more popular one that followed it are Lodger > Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) and Young Americans > Station to Station.
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 22, 2019 16:34:44 GMT
It's hard to say what is considered Bowie's most acclaimed work because he's had so many classics, but a few instances where I liked a Bowie album better than the more popular one that followed it are Lodger > Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) and Young Americans > Station to Station. All the albums you listed are great Bowie. The Bowie songs which I never liked, in fact I detest, are the ones that went top 40 in the U.S.: like Lets Dance, China Girl, and that awful duet with Mercury, Under Pressure. That's all atrocious stuff which was made to appeal to the lightweight American mass audience. The Brits are much more sophisticated when it comes to Rock than Americans.
That may be so, but this is a shit example. Let's Dance went to #1 in both the UK and the US and was a big hit all over the world. Modern Love, China Girl and Under Pressure were bigger hits in the UK than the US.
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Post by mrellaguru on Mar 22, 2019 17:02:48 GMT
That may be so, but this is a shit example. Let's Dance went to #1 in both the UK and the US and was a big hit all over the world. Modern Love, China Girl and Under Pressure were bigger hits in the UK than the US.
No, my point is that the only Bowie songs which went to the American top 40 were the pop junk. Sure, pop hits number one in Britain too. But real rock also hits the top 40 in Britain, rarely in America. What's #1 in the U.S.? Mariah Carey. What hits #1 in Britain? Ziggy Stardust! Most Americans have never heard of Ziggy Stardust.
Sure, but let's also not pretend that there's anything sophisticated about the likes of Gary Glitter, Slade and Oasis.
Ziggy Stardust is far from obscure in the US. Those other Bowie songs might not have been big top 40 hits but they've been played to death on classic rock stations.
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Post by Admin on Mar 22, 2019 20:42:21 GMT
Dressed to Kill > Destroyer
Permanent Waves > Moving Pictures
Animals > The Wall
Three Lock Box > VOA
Blackout > Love at First Sting
Harder...Faster > The Nature of the Beast
Departure > Escape
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 22, 2019 23:00:24 GMT
Blackout > Love at First Sting I totally agree with this. although I own and like both albums.
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Post by Admin on Mar 22, 2019 23:11:52 GMT
Blackout > Love at First Sting I totally agree with this. although I own and like both albums. Same here. I almost gave up on them when Klaus started whistling, but then I actually did when they released that acoustic piece of crap.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 22, 2019 23:48:37 GMT
I agree that Jackson's "Off the Wall" was far superior to "Thriller". I'm not a big Jackson fan anyways. But "Thriller" is when he started his excessive camp stuff. "Off the Wall" is slick r&b, no gimmicks. All Depeche Mode's album's are great but I still say "Violater" is the best. Bowie's popular peak in the 80's with pop songs like "Let's Dance" and "China Girl" can't hold a candle to his rock albums in the 1970's. Popularity is usually the death of talent. For me Bowie reached his peak with Station To Station and had nowhere to go after that, although he did make intermittently interesting albums still. I like Station to Station best also. I have read that Bowie said he was so stoned making the album, he doesn't remember making it.
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 23, 2019 0:17:34 GMT
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon (Meddle)
Journey-Infinity (Next)
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Mar 23, 2019 0:31:53 GMT
No, my point is that the only Bowie songs which went to the American top 40 were the pop junk. Sure, pop hits number one in Britain too. But real rock also hits the top 40 in Britain, rarely in America. What's #1 in the U.S.? Mariah Carey. What hits #1 in Britain? Ziggy Stardust! Most Americans have never heard of Ziggy Stardust.
Sure, but let's also not pretend that there's anything sophisticated about the likes of Gary Glitter, Slade and Oasis.
Ziggy Stardust is far from obscure in the US. Those other Bowie songs might not have been big top 40 hits but they've been played to death on classic rock stations.
Suffragette City got a lot of play in the States. There may be nothing sophisticated about Slade, but 'Slade Alive' kicks ass.
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Post by theshape25 on Mar 24, 2019 9:38:46 GMT
I appreciate the creativity in Sgt Pepper and A Day in the Life is truly great. But I much prefer Revolver. This was the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. I'll even take it one step further. Over the past decade or so it seems Revolver has gotten a little more love, even topping a few best album of all time lists that I've seen. I love the Revolver, but I prefer Rubber Soul. |
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