Thriller vs. Purple Rain

Post by **stip** » Tue June 17, 2014 1:47 pm

I listened to both of these albums this morning. I can't decide which is better.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue June 17, 2014 1:52 pm

Team Thriller.

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Tue June 17, 2014 1:54 pm

Ive really been on a purple rain kick lately.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue June 17, 2014 1:58 pm

Definitely Thriller. By a wide margin, in fact.

nyquillyn · Post by **nyquillyn** » Tue June 17, 2014 1:59 pm

Purple Rain and it's not that close. MJ's best album is Off The Wall.

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Tue June 17, 2014 2:02 pm

I hate that we will never get a definitive hierarchy for these pre-Metacritic albums.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Tue June 17, 2014 2:22 pm

Purple Rain

William Bloke · Post by **William Bloke** » Tue June 17, 2014 2:34 pm

Interesting and a real tough call for mine. Let's go songo a songo

Wanna Be Startin' Something vs Let's Go Crazy (very close though)
Baby Be Mine vs Take Me With You
The Girl is Mine vs The Beautiful Ones
Thriller vs Computer Blue
Beat It vs Darlin Nikki (this one really hurts)
Billie Jean vs When Doves Cry (again, very close)
Human Nature vs I Would Die 4 U
PYT vs Baby I'm a Star (again, very close)
The Lady in My Life vs Purple Rain

So there you have it - I have categorically and definitively answered the query. Prince's Purple Rain is better than Michael Jackson's Thriller by a score of 5 to 4.

You are welcome.

nyquillyn · Post by **nyquillyn** » Tue June 17, 2014 2:46 pm

Can we do Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In vs. Cinderella's Night Songs next?

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Tue June 17, 2014 2:58 pm

turned2black wrote:Can we do Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In vs. Cinderella's Night Songs next?

Don't make me choose!

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Tue June 17, 2014 3:04 pm

Varis wrote:Interesting and a real tough call for mine. Let's go songo a songo

Wanna Be Startin' Something vs Let's Go Crazy (very close though)
Baby Be Mine vs Take Me With You
The Girl is Mine vs The Beautiful Ones
Thriller vs Computer Blue
Beat It vs Darlin Nikki (this one really hurts)
Billie Jean vs When Doves Cry (again, very close)
Human Nature vs I Would Die 4 U
PYT vs Baby I'm a Star (again, very close)
The Lady in My Life vs Purple Rain

So there you have it - I have categorically and definitively answered the query. Prince's Purple Rain is better than Michael Jackson's Thriller by a score of 5 to 4.

You are welcome.

No way "When Doves Cry" is better than "Billie Jean." No way.

Post by **epilogue** » Tue June 17, 2014 3:08 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Varis wrote:Interesting and a real tough call for mine. Let's go songo a songo

Wanna Be Startin' Something vs Let's Go Crazy (very close though)
Baby Be Mine vs Take Me With You
The Girl is Mine vs The Beautiful Ones
Thriller vs Computer Blue
Beat It vs Darlin Nikki (this one really hurts)
Billie Jean vs When Doves Cry (again, very close)
Human Nature vs I Would Die 4 U
PYT vs Baby I'm a Star (again, very close)
The Lady in My Life vs Purple Rain

So there you have it - I have categorically and definitively answered the query. Prince's Purple Rain is better than Michael Jackson's Thriller by a score of 5 to 4.

You are welcome.
No way "When Doves Cry" is better than "Billie Jean." No way.

I disagree. I think WDC is better. I also think Purple Rain is better than The Lady in my Life. But those are the only two matches that Prince Wins in this war.

Michael Jackson takes this thing without breaking a sweat.

Post by **Jorge** » Tue June 17, 2014 3:37 pm

stip wrote:I listened to both of these albums this morning. I can't decide which is better.

why do you need one to be better

Heathen · Post by **Heathen** » Tue June 17, 2014 3:43 pm

he's just trying to see what's more likely to get him votes in the 80s tournament

Post by **epilogue** » Tue June 17, 2014 3:45 pm

RussellManiac12 · Post by **RussellManiac12** » Tue June 17, 2014 4:01 pm

turned2black wrote:Purple Rain and it's not that close. MJ's best album is Off The Wall.

THIS

RussellManiac12 · Post by **RussellManiac12** » Tue June 17, 2014 4:24 pm

turned2black wrote:Can we do Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In vs. Cinderella's Night Songs next?

Night Songs and it's not that close. Poison's best album is Flesh & Blood.

Post by **stip** » Tue June 17, 2014 4:35 pm

Heathen wrote:I hate that we will never get a definitive hierarchy for these pre-Metacritic albums.

I've gotten more than a few gray hairs stressing about this.

Post by **stip** » Tue June 17, 2014 4:36 pm

turned2black wrote:Can we do Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In vs. Cinderella's Night Songs next?

Look What the Cat Dragged In. Both bands had better follow ups

Post by **stip** » Tue June 17, 2014 4:37 pm

The thing is I think Lets go Crazy and When Doves Cry are the two best songs on either album. But Thriller might be consistently better.

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