Best Decade Tournament - 70s: Delima Wins!

[stip]

you should make me a stevie wonder mix after the prince one. He's another artist I need to be more familiar with.

[Lament]

Perhaps I'll rope Kaius and harmless into assisting with the Stevie mix. After the three of us do our simultaneous LAL to Songs in the Key of Life, which will probably end with one of us dead from overstimulation. We should actually take bets on which one of us it is.

[stip]

is that his most important record? His Thriller or Purple Rain, if you will?

I'd LAL to it with you, but this seems like it should be an aficionado's event.

[Lament]

Well, that damn Prince polices YouTube like a maniac, so can't post a video. But I'm going to go with the single that launched it all, "Soft and Wet." You can listen to the song here:

https://myspace.com/prince/music/song/s ... 5-31176482

All sounds you hear were created by a 20-year-old genius.



Surprised Lament didn't snag this one first!

Awesome picks. You're assembling quite a group of songs.

There is a 70s Prince song that I kinda want, but I don't think it will fit with my group. I don't think anyone will take it though.

[epilogue]

is that his most important record? His Thriller or Purple Rain, if you will?

I'd LAL to it with you, but this seems like it should be an aficionado's event.

Songs in the Key of Life is a cornerstone record of his, for sure. But for my money it's all about Innervisions. That's his most important record, I think.

[PryTo]

There is a 70s Prince song that I kinda want, but I don't think it will fit with my group. I don't think anyone will take it though.

I was definitely wrestling with two other tracks. Lot of good stuff on those first two albums.

stip -- nice pick with Rocks Off. One of my favorite Stones songs. What a way to open an album!

[Lament]

is that his most important record? His Thriller or Purple Rain, if you will?

I'd LAL to it with you, but this seems like it should be an aficionado's event.

Yeah, it's his magnum opus. A double album (plus a bonus EP) that capped his run of nearly five perfect albums released between the ages of 20 and 26 (the last three all winning Grammys for Album of the Year in a four year span).

[doug rr]

Better than the original IMO, but props to Seals & Crofts as well.



The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

great pick..I had that one in my pocket

[stip]

is that his most important record? His Thriller or Purple Rain, if you will?

I'd LAL to it with you, but this seems like it should be an aficionado's event.

Yeah, it's his magnum opus. A double album (plus a bonus EP) that capped his run of nearly five perfect albums released between the ages of 20 and 26 (the last three all winning Grammys for Album of the Year in a four year span).

Wow

[stip]

Has anyone else won two that close together ?

[Kaius]

I think I agree with dct, but they're both unbelievably good records.

"Songs..." is a double album, and still manages to remain potent and lush without dragging its feet or feeling diluted.

[Lament]

Sinatra also won two in a row, but no one has won three in four years.

[Lament]

I think I agree with dct, but they're both unbelievably good records.

"Songs..." is a double album, and still manages to remain potent and lush without dragging its feet or feeling diluted.

I prefer Innervisions as well, but Songs in the Key of Life is no doubt his most landmark record (and his personal favorite as well, for what it's worth).

[numbers]

I think I agree with dct, but they're both unbelievably good records.

"Songs..." is a double album, and still manages to remain potent and lush without dragging its feet or feeling diluted.

I prefer Innervisions as well, but Songs in the Key of Life is no doubt his most landmark record (and his personal favorite as well, for what it's worth).

With a gun to my head, I'd go with Songs in the Key of Life.

[Lament]

With a gun to my head I'd start regretting the amount of time I've spent on RM.

[numbers]

not before you post about it in the talk about your day thread.

[Rangi Guy]

I regret NOTHING!!!!!

[Lament]

Well yeah, obviously.

Unless it happened while I was with a lady. Then I'd post about it in the Strat & Lament thread.

[Kaius]

With a gun to my head I'd start regretting the amount of time I've spent on RM.

[epilogue]

Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground

Damn it - I was going to grab this on the next pass

This was almost my #4 pick.