Bruce > Prince > Cyndi > Lionel > Tina
I like all five, though.
― xhuxk, Monday, 10 August 2009 01:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Weird thing, though, is that it's not outlandish at all to think both Bruce and Prince have several better albums (for me, a bunch for each proceeding their '84 ones), but most everybody agrees that Cyndi's, Lionel's, and Tina's '84 albums represent career peaks (in Tina's case, it's certainly her most acclaimed album, even by people who think she peaked as an artist years earlier. She never came close to Pazz & Jop otherwise, did she?)
― xhuxk, Monday, 10 August 2009 01:39 (fourteen years ago) link
just to bring a note of orneriness into this festive thread, the only one of these albums I would rep for at all is Purple Rain, and I still don't think it's as good a record as Dirty Mind
― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Monday, 10 August 2009 01:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Sadly, the only one of the artists whose next album was a total dud is Lauper. I dislike Around the World in a Day, but it's not the farrago that True Colors is.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 10 August 2009 01:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Dancing on the Ceiling and Break Every Rule are okay holding-pattern albums that I never feel the urge to listen to.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 10 August 2009 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Actually, I guess somebody could convincingly argue that Lionel had peaked in the Commodores -- I might even believe that myself; I'd have to think about it more. But I don't think even then he ever made an album as good as All Night Long, unless All The Great Hits counts. (Plus, "Stuck On You" crossed over to the country chart; "Sail On" didn't.)
― xhuxk, Monday, 10 August 2009 01:53 (fourteen years ago) link
As good as Can't Slow Down, I meant!
― xhuxk, Monday, 10 August 2009 01:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Prince, Bruce, Lionel, Cyndi, Tina and the last 3 are pretty much tied.Jeez, this is one year the Grammy's actually got something right. Interesting, all these were each artists biggest selling albums.
― jetfan, Monday, 10 August 2009 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
"Stuck On You" crossed over to the country chart; "Sail On" didn't.)
My Joel Whitburn tells me that someone by the name of Tom Grant had a #16 hit with "Sail On" in 1979 on the Country charts.
― jetfan, Monday, 10 August 2009 04:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Purple Rain is probably my least favorite of Prince's 80s albums (except for the Batman sdtrk, at least). So it's out.
The Bruce album has great singles, and "I'm on Fire" is one of my favorite songs of all time, but no.
Private Dancer is a really good record.
I've never heard Can't Slow Down outside of its singles (which is probably most of it, right?).
She's So Unusual is an album I still pull out and play all the time, or several times a year at least. It's so good the whole way through.
But yeah, this pool of nominees is REALLY strong.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 August 2009 05:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't really get the point of calling Purple Rain worse than Lovesexy or Around the World in a Day, et al.
― sir-mounter (Eric H.), Monday, 10 August 2009 05:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm not saying it's not good. Maybe I've just heard it 1000 times too many.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 10 August 2009 05:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Lovesexy and Around the World in a Day are solid albums tho.
I second that Dirty Mind might be as good or better though...
― Cyberdune Butt (Elvin Wayburn Phillips), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 01:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 13 August 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Lionel Richie, [i]Can't Slow Down (Motown) 0[/i]
oh come ON.
― Anatomy of a Morbius (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 August 2009 23:23 (fourteen years ago) link
nice turnout! thanks all. 1971 is next.
― Matos W.K., Friday, 14 August 2009 01:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Prince > Bruce > Cyndi > Tina > Lionel
lol nice work matos.
― pastor prayer zoo (Clay), Friday, 14 August 2009 02:11 (fourteen years ago) link
hahaha I hadn't even realized
― Matos W.K., Friday, 14 August 2009 04:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Lol Lionel was the Ross Perot of this competition
― Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Janitor (Elvin Wayburn Phillips), Saturday, 15 August 2009 01:17 (fourteen years ago) link