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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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