Kaius wrote: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).
My favorite is usually whichever one I just listened to, to be honest.
Kaius wrote:My favorite is usually whichever one I just listened to, to be honest.
I think 50% of the time Innervisions is probably my favorite. 25% of the time it's Talking Book, 20% of the time it's Songs in the Key of Life, and 4% of the time it's Music of My Mind, and 1% of the time it's Fulfillingness' First Finale.
Kaius wrote:My favorite is usually whichever one I just listened to, to be honest.
I think 50% of the time Innervisions is probably my favorite. 25% of the time it's Talking Book, 20% of the time it's Songs in the Key of Life, and 4% of the time it's Music of My Mind, and 1% of the time it's Fulfillingness' First Finale.
bada wrote:Stevie prefers Thriller to Purple Rain.
I almost made a Stevie a Wonder vs. Prince thread but then I realized I can't afford to lose lament as an occasional supporter
There's actually a much more reasonable to be made there. They were both prodigies who stormed through their twenties releasing classic albums nearly every single year. They're both guys who exercise almost total control over their music, often to the extent of playing nearly every instrument on some of them (or in Prince's case, literally every instrument). They were both at the forefront of integrating new technology into pop music, and their "trademark" sounds were tied to these technologies (in Stevie's case the Clavinet, in Prince's the Linn Drum). They were both praised for being at the forefront of fusing "black" and "white" sounds in their music in their respective eras. They both followed up runs that are frequently held up as among the greatest in history with periods of questionable output before settling in as elder statesmen...
When I used to lurk daily over at Prince.org, Stevie Wonder was to Prince on that board what R.E.M. or Tom Waits are to Pearl Jam here.
