Red Mosquito

bada wrote:For the record Lament had no issue with the Eddie Vedder/Michael Jackson vocal comparison. Though to be fair Pearl Jam was the Monkees of the 90s.

of all the outrages I've been a party to in my RM history, this one strikes me as the most absurd. But it may also be localized to Lament.

Yeah, I absolutely think you can hear MJ's influence on Ed's Ten-era vocals. MJ had a really uniquely percussive delivery, and you can hear it in a lot of what Ed does on that record. Whether or not it was intentional, accidental, or somewhere in between, there's definitely strong hints of MJ in there.

stip wrote:rolling stone put Purple Rain at number 2 for the best albums of the 80s. Thriller was at 7

So there you go.

London Calling was #1 and The Joshua Tree was #3, right?

Weren't Sign "O" the Times and 1999 also in the top 10-15?

EDIT: Nevermind. 1999 was #16. Dirty Mind was #18. Sign "O" the Times was #76. Prince and Springsteen were the only artists with four albums in the top 100.

But Bille Jean and When Doves Cry cannot be compared!

bada wrote:

stip wrote:rolling stone put Purple Rain at number 2 for the best albums of the 80s. Thriller was at 7

So there you go.

Touching kids will cost you a few spots.

they didn't list their criteria.

Although...

He was also reluctant to do what Jones calls a "beg" on "The Lady in My Life." "That's asking a girl to give you some," says the producer, laughing. "That's against Michael's nature."

Lament wrote:Yeah, I absolutely think you can hear MJ's influence on Ed's Ten-era vocals. MJ had a really uniquely percussive delivery, and you can hear it in a lot of what Ed does on that record. Whether or not it was intentional, accidental, or somewhere in between, there's definitely strong hints of MJ in there.

I'm sure at least part of it was intentional. Ed's gone on record saying he first started singing to Jackson 5 albums

Shamone is Swahili for beg.

stip wrote:

Heathen wrote:This thread is starting to become as hilarious as the Beatles one. You have a gift, stip.

there's a sort of desperate relentlessness to your posting that is vaguely flattering

Well since I don't want you to get too excited I'll refrain from saying that you're not the one saying the funniest things here.

Wait till Lament finds out Nothing Compares To You is about MJ.

stip wrote:

Lament wrote:Yeah, I absolutely think you can hear MJ's influence on Ed's Ten-era vocals. MJ had a really uniquely percussive delivery, and you can hear it in a lot of what Ed does on that record. Whether or not it was intentional, accidental, or somewhere in between, there's definitely strong hints of MJ in there.

I'm sure at least part of it was intentional. Ed's gone on record saying he first started singing to Jackson 5 albums

Is this for serious?

Lament wrote:

stip wrote:rolling stone put Purple Rain at number 2 for the best albums of the 80s. Thriller was at 7

So there you go.

London Calling was #1 and The Joshua Tree was #3, right?

Weren't Sign "O" the Times and 1999 also in the top 10-15?

20-The Pretenders
19. Lou Reed- New York
18. Prince - Dirty Mind
17. Police - Synchronicity
16. Prince - 1999
15. the Replacements - Let it Be
14. Peter Gabriel - So
13. Midnight Oil -Diesel and Dust
12. Public Enemy - It takes a nation...
11. Elvis Costello - Get Happy
10. Tracey Chapman - Tracey Chapman
9. Richard and Linda Thompson -Shoot OUt the Lights (I have no idea what this is)
8. REM - Murmur
7. MJ - Thriller
6. Springsteen - Born in the USA
5. Paul Simon - Graceland
4. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
3. U2 - The Joshua Tree
2. Prince - Purple Rain
1. The Clash - London Calling

bada wrote:Wait till Lament finds out Nothing Compares To You is about MJ.

dimejinky99 wrote:

stip wrote:

Lament wrote:Yeah, I absolutely think you can hear MJ's influence on Ed's Ten-era vocals. MJ had a really uniquely percussive delivery, and you can hear it in a lot of what Ed does on that record. Whether or not it was intentional, accidental, or somewhere in between, there's definitely strong hints of MJ in there.

I'm sure at least part of it was intentional. Ed's gone on record saying he first started singing to Jackson 5 albums

Is this for serious?

yeah, though I couldn't site a source

Heathen wrote:

stip wrote:

Heathen wrote:This thread is starting to become as hilarious as the Beatles one. You have a gift, stip.

there's a sort of desperate relentlessness to your posting that is vaguely flattering

Well since I don't want you to get too excited I'll refrain from saying that you're not the one saying the funniest things here.

well now I just feel foolish

Tunnel of Love is ranked 25. That seems a bit high, even though I probably prefer it to Born in the USA

Also, London Calling came out in 1979.

Prince easily has the best album covers of any serious artist ever

Lament wrote:Also, London Calling came out in 1979.

I know. That's so punk of them to include it in the 80s list.