are any of her albums as good as the first? I love the first one but I've never given the rest enough time
― akm, Friday, 10 November 2017 18:34 (six years ago) link
Well then I know what you damn well need to do with your weekend, friend.
And the answer is a resounding yes. As good and even better. She's amazing.
― Fresh Toast (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 November 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link
Yup, there's not a bum album in the whole lineup. (I might not be the control group on this question tho.)
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 10 November 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
Mama's Gun is fantastic. It's probably on my shortlist of all time favorites, honestly.
The only one I'd say is an outright misfire would be Worldwide Underground. But I haven't listened to it in a decade, so my mind could be changed on the matter.
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
It's not a misfire, but it's her most ephemeral (i.e. I look at song titles and don't remember how they go).
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
I still love WU and looking at the titles brings back instant hooks (esp. Back in the Day, The Grind, Danger, and especially the jam that is Love of My Life Worldwide).
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
This is legit one of the most baffling ILM questions I've ever read. I don't mean to yell but YES THEY ARE, LISTEN TO THEM
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
Her debut is still only her third or fourth best.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
Weather Underground meanders, but it's worth it for "Back in the Day" and "I Want You" alone.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
oops
lol
Yeah, I'd wager the general consensus is that Worlwide Underground is the least essential but it's still pretty damn good.
― Fresh Toast (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
When I heard Wings' "Arrow Through Me" a decade ago, a friend and I wondered who the first R&B or hip-hop act would sample its magical hook.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
uh, it came out garbled, but you know what I mean
I still haven't warmed to the mixtape tbh, but I know someday it'll click like the rest.
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Friday, 10 November 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
Mama's Gun is fantastic ... The only one I'd say is an outright misfire would be Worldwide Underground.
^^this
― new noise, Friday, 10 November 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
Worldwide underground is a lot of fun.
Top 3 imo
NA PT 2 - mamas gun - NA 1
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 10 November 2017 21:00 (six years ago) link
i LOOOOVE the Caint Use My Phone mixtape!
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 10 November 2017 21:18 (six years ago) link
All her albums are brilliant. Even WU has I Want You, which is sublime
― "Taste's very strange!" (stevie), Saturday, 11 November 2017 16:27 (six years ago) link
i've been listening to NA 1 and 2 nonstop recently. "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" hasn't been mentioned in 6 years ott, somehow. it is one of the best songs OF ALL TIME
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 11 November 2017 18:49 (six years ago) link
i really liked But You Can't Use My Phone a lot, i should listen to it more. great rainy night album.
― brimstead, Sunday, 12 November 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
there've been surprisingly few Erykah polls it seems.
― piscesx, Sunday, 12 November 2017 01:33 (six years ago) link
My top 3: amerykah pt. 2, amerykah pt. 1, worldwide undergroundProbably the #1 artist in the world who needs to make more music
― een, Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:17 (six years ago) link
Amerykah Part 1 is probably the best album of the 2000s that isn't Voodoo imo.
― monotony, Sunday, 12 November 2017 03:43 (six years ago) link
Worldwide Underground is her party album, which means that from some angles and in certain contexts itβs actually her best album.
― Tim F, Sunday, 12 November 2017 04:15 (six years ago) link
love of my life IS a party jam
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Sunday, 12 November 2017 04:22 (six years ago) link
erykah hasn't released a bad album or even one that's less than great iirc
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 13 November 2017 03:53 (six years ago) link
but you can't use my phone is great
― k3vin k., Monday, 13 November 2017 04:14 (six years ago) link
It probably shouldn't (because its sentiments have never not applied really) but 'Twinkle' does feel tangibly more prescient nine years later.
― nashwan, Monday, 13 November 2017 12:46 (six years ago) link
Worldwide Underground is a bit of a step down from the rest of her discog, but everything else is straight-up classic, particularly the New Amerykahs.
Cain't Use My Phone was awesome, if a little slight, with more obvious filler than any of her proper albums. But the great stuff was totally amazing.
― bodak horseman (voodoo chili), Monday, 13 November 2017 14:23 (six years ago) link
I've always thought D'Angelo was a bit overrated (still great!) and Badu consistently underrated. Particularly, yes, the two New Amerykahs. People lose their shit over Voodoo, but these albums are just as ambitious and successful. And Mama's Gun, for that matter.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 13 November 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
oh I'll say it:
Badu >>>>>>>>>>>> D'Angelo
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 November 2017 14:36 (six years ago) link
That said, I saw a Badu show once where she spent an eternity rolling around on a pilates ball.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 13 November 2017 14:42 (six years ago) link
I don't see that as a mitigating factor
― Anne of the Thousand Gays (Eric H.), Monday, 13 November 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
Badu = Bjork >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone else, basically
Say what u must. Dialogue is cool . I invite it. But please do me a favor if you can , Black & Jewish Twitter, just don't use the word "problematic " any more. πY'all using that too much . π.. oh and read the article.— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) January 24, 2018
erykah otm
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
the article is awful tho
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
call out culture is bullshit and yes people should stop calling things problematic on twitter but if you can read that interview and not come away from it never wanting to hear anything erykah badou says ever again then youre nuts
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
the interviewer was dumb i thought
erykah was erykah
the little annotations they did were really stupid
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
idk what was different about her in that interview compared to any other interview she's done in the past 20 years?
btw i think about when she said "u on twitter tho, oppressin me" all the time
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
following up a bit about her support for farrakhan and accusations of anti-semitism with "hitler was a wonderful painter" while speaking to a jew is a bit gauche
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
STFU erykah and make some good new music
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
hitler had real issues with perspective, unsurprisingly
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
i thought it was funny tbh, esp when she immediately follows up w/ "okay, he was a terrible painter"
― marcos, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
In general, Erykah Badu has given more to me in my lifetime than the entirety of social media comment threads.
― Tarr Yang Preminger Argento Carpenter (Eric H.), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
I thought the article was great and the interviewer came off much worse than she did.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:31 (six years ago) link
If you claim to see some good in every human, Hitler is logical person to mention as an extreme you go to. She wasn't thinking of the larger scope or people cherry-picking this bit. Just backing up her claim.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
NDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDFDF5683M5M, 9W AERMS
― brimstead, Wednesday, 24 January 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
I found the interview to be a reasonable conversation between two people with different, but defensible, worldviews. I think this is causing a mini-uproar because most Good Internet People expect their heroes to think exactly like they do, and badu just doesn't. good for her imo
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
uproar around it is nonsense obv
― khat person (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
tbh I thought your comment was similarly silly!
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 21:08 (six years ago) link