At the top of my list right now is Marvin Gaye's "In Our Lifetime". Man, this album is just great. Marvin's voice was just powerful and I love how he could do the soulful thing and then flip right on over to the funk. This album got the funk and I love every second of it.

What's a less popular album by an artist that you really like?

>At the top of my list right now is Marvin Gaye's "In Our
>Lifetime". Man, this album is just great. Marvin's voice was
>just powerful and I love how he could do the soulful thing and
>then flip right on over to the funk. This album got the funk
>and I love every second of it.

and IMO, his last really good album.
Midnight Love... I couldn't mess with some of that production. It didn't sound "Marvin" enough. and Dream of a Lifetime was bullshit. Even though there were good songs, outside of "Sanctified Lady" I don't fuck with the '80s style records on there, but I do the "older" style stuff that's on there. I wish he had lived to really hook up with Rick James and get that update like the Temptations did.... but there was no way that was happening when he left Motown.

as for me...

y'all already know: Prince's first 2, Herbie's '78-82 output, Stanley Clarke in the "R&B" era (I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU through FIND OUT!), Rick James GARDEN OF LOVE, Ray Parker Jr.'s last two albums before the one he dropped in '06 (that one was just irreconcilably BS)...

>>At the top of my list right now is Marvin Gaye's "In Our
>>Lifetime". Man, this album is just great. Marvin's voice
>was
>>just powerful and I love how he could do the soulful thing
>and
>>then flip right on over to the funk. This album got the funk
>>and I love every second of it.
>
>and IMO, his last really good album.
>Midnight Love... I couldn't mess with some of that production.
>It didn't sound "Marvin" enough. and Dream of a Lifetime was
>bullshit. Even though there were good songs, outside of
>"Sanctified Lady" I don't fuck with the '80s style records on
>there, but I do the "older" style stuff that's on there. I
>wish he had lived to really hook up with Rick James and get
>that update like the Temptations did.... but there was no way
>that was happening when he left Motown.
>
>as for me...
>
>y'all already know: Prince's first 2, Herbie's '78-82 output,
>Stanley Clarke in the "R&B" era (I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU through
>FIND OUT!), Rick James GARDEN OF LOVE, Ray Parker Jr.'s last
>two albums before the one he dropped in '06 (that one was just
>irreconcilably BS)...

Man, I co sign to the fullest! It's like, Midnight Love was cool vocally but some of that production just won't hitting. It was just... there. If he would've hooked up with Rick, Midnight Love would've been a hit album without a doubt.

>Man, I co sign to the fullest! It's like, Midnight Love was
>cool vocally but some of that production just won't hitting.
>It was just... there. If he would've hooked up with Rick,
>Midnight Love would've been a hit album without a doubt.

I think the whole mess with LOVE MAN (what eventually became IN OUR LIFETIME?) and other stuff soured Marvin on working with his long-time record label.

It's a shame, because everything about the songs that were intended to be there, and even the album cover...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Loveman.jpg

...felt like it would have just worked. Marvin transitioning into the "Funky Uncle" with "Ego Tripping Out" as the lead? Sheeeeeeeeit. Those songs sound more like "1979" than "1981" (year it was released) as it is.

>>Man, I co sign to the fullest! It's like, Midnight Love was
>>cool vocally but some of that production just won't hitting.
>>It was just... there. If he would've hooked up with Rick,
>>Midnight Love would've been a hit album without a doubt.
>
>I think the whole mess with LOVE MAN (what eventually became
>IN OUR LIFETIME?) and other stuff soured Marvin on working
>with his long-time record label.
>
>It's a shame, because everything about the songs that were
>intended to be there, and even the album cover...
>
>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Loveman.jpg
>
>...felt like it would have just worked. Marvin transitioning
>into the "Funky Uncle" with "Ego Tripping Out" as the lead?
>Sheeeeeeeeit. Those songs sound more like "1979" than "1981"
>(year it was released) as it is.
>

Oh yeah, I think so too. The album had it all; the songs and the look/image. That album cover is one of my favorites too. It's just so cool because it's a natural pose. They caught him in his element.

I think it was pretty much forgotten until that deluxe edition was released a few years back. Pretty decent album, if not kind of underwhelming. I go back to it pretty regularly because of the unfamiliarity of the material.

EDIT: Whoops, hit reply and then took a phone call so I missed post #3.

~Austin

>as for me...
>
>y'all already know: Prince's first 2, Herbie's '78-82 output,
>Stanley Clarke in the "R&B" era (I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU through FIND OUT!)






Man , deeply dig those areas!
I always get in this airy mood when spinning Stanley's "Let Me Know You" title track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70LV7tB_e0

And i just discovered a live version from 1998 at Kimball's East Oakland!
With the late Robert Brookins on keys, Nick Smith on keys as well and Ike Wiley from the Dazz band on drums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0Cqx2IUhM

>And i just discovered a live version from 1998 at Kimball's
>East Oakland!
>With the late Robert Brookins on keys, Nick Smith on keys as
>well and Ike Wiley from the Dazz band on drums.
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0Cqx2IUhM

that's cool that Stan still played that song in live set. I felt that he showed another side of himself during those years. Working with Dukey had him doing a lot of R&B production work. And that was also cool he got Brookins in that band, Brookins was his go-to keyboardist on a lot of those sessions; he was one of my favorite not-well-known artists out there.

Solid Doc, thanks!

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yes.

Like almost every rap double album, it's definitely bloated and could easily lose five or six joints.

But it also has some of Nas' best work in a LONG time on there.

Thief's Theme
Sekou Story (Nas had some people believing Scarlet was a real female MC)
Just a Moment
Virgo
Message to the Feds
Disciple
You Know My Style

All GREAT songs.

Even Getting Married, a song whose concept couldve been a mess, worked.

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or should i say "hated albums by artists you like."

never understood the negative reaction to this album.

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in terms of Smokefest, it wasn't even on the rateyourmusic website until I added it a couple weeks ago despite having a wikipedia entry, and in the case of the Scientist/King Tubby album I am literally the only person I've met anywhere who's heard or owned this album, and it took an entire year for another user to come across and rate it on RYM after I added it. After 4 years it's only been rated once, every other cataloging on that site is a wishlist add.

Bums me out because it's easily my favorite dub to listen to.

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I ordered that online from Snoop's website back in, what, 1998? or was it 1997? Either way, was mad young but always a huge Snoop fan...loved it ever since. In fact, that disc is currently one of the 6 CDs in my car CD changer right now. Been there for months. Granted, I mostly listen to my iPod in the car but when I forget the iPod or something, I tend to pop that one on the most.

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It's not my favorite but definitely a personal classic. I always thought it was great but I've seen a lot of hate on here and a few others places. Sure it's not samples galore like previous albums but they're still great beats and sounds better mixed than a lot of what was going on at the time.

>I've seen a lot of hate on
>here and a few others places.

I always just assumed it was the consensus that it was the last album of their classic run.

I'd like to propose Muse-Sick N Hour Mess-Age.

~Austin

it's mediocre at best. That their first 2 were classics (Personally I think their debut leaves a lot to be desired but still enjoy it) and Fear of a Black Planet was a victory lap. Anything after that isn't true PE (Whatever that means) b/c of the lack of samples.

As for another underrated PE album,
I did like "How Do You Sell Soul..." a lot.

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I know Chakaholics consider this album to be a collection of the kid's sloppy seconds, but I disagree. In retrospect to her previous catalogue, it really showed that seasonal Chaka is as much as a "wild chile" as young Chaka, and it displayed her sass and humor, not to mention her angry side.

Chaka was hungry when she made this record, it was her first independent and she gave it all she got.

Another reason why this album is so dear to me, is the fact that it marked my introduction to BOTH artists' worlds

Jordan!

Personally speaking I don't think this album is as anywhere close to as bad as critics ravaged it to be. Sure it was their answer to Sgt. Pepper's, but is that really that bad? I mean The Stones had already evolved past their R N'B roots by then and were into the baroque pop of the time, it's not like the album was a one off-thing that came out of the blue. They were going with the times, just this style didn't suit what their fans were looking for I guess.

I think it's the only album were Charlie Watts sounds awake the whole time. Plus Keith was developing his rougher style on his, songs like "Citadel" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHOL5M0dfiw "2000 Man" at the 1:20 mark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6Xh7x9i40 . So to me it's still a Stones album, just a different style they played with (Like Reggae, Disco, Punk, etc. that they tried later on)

I dug the entire Berlin Trilogy, but this album had a dark mood which Bowie never done before nor afterwards.

i dug quite a few tracks on there and it still sounds cool.

Rick James "glow" it had some bangers and i still groove to it.

R.Kelly " U Saved Me" very slept on his gospel project, after i heard his i had to go make my own.

mistermaxxx R.Kelly, Michael Jackson,Stevie wonder,Rick James,Marvin Gaye,El Debarge, Barry WHite Lionel RIchie,Isleys EWF,Lady T.,Kid creole and coconuts,the crusaders,kc sunshine band,bee gees,jW,sd,NE,JB

Miami Heat, New York Yankees,buffalo bills

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>Rick James "glow" it had some bangers and i still groove
>to it.

that album felt like it was "live" compared to Cold Blooded

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Embrya is my favorite Maxwell LP and Submerge is his best song to me

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Of course it's not as fantastic as the others, but there's a weariness about it that I can identify with.

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Yes! She's on the drugs. (c) BoHagon

It's not as great as its immediate predecessors,
but its got seemingly endless great material and thematically it works as a single player exceptionally well.

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I still think it's quality work from them cats.

Getaway
Clap
Handcuffs
The Learning (Burn)
Crawlin'
Nothin' Like Home
There I Go Again

All solid tracks. I bumped that album seriously when it came out.
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for the Larry Blackmon-produced cuts alone...
"Bad Bobby" was born here.

>for the Larry Blackmon-produced cuts alone...
>"Bad Bobby" was born here.


Robert Brookins' track on that album is tight as well imo.

First time in many many years. I'm not going to exaggerate my reaction or say that now I realize it's a great album or anything, but I will say I was surprised at how well it held my interest.

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Rising Down favorite Roots album

808s is defintely the most played kanye album. i end up playing it about once a month.

RD is my least fav roots album though

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Yep, another classic by Marvin Gaye. He was the best. My favorite.

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I love that album.
full of Y2K anxiety.
I also like how it came out yeeears after the fact of them "falling off".

After a solid run of gold awarded records, this project received none unfortunately.
It was a continuation of the new wave-ish funk direction which they started with their previous Alligator Woman-project. This time the sonic sound was even more electronic with the drums and synths all over the place, and without any horns. Besides one ballad-cover, there was the excellent swing groove of "You're A Winner" with great harmonized vocals, and a bunch of tight jams.

>After a solid run of gold awarded records, this project
>received none unfortunately.
>It was a continuation of the new wave-ish funk direction which
>they started with their previous Alligator Woman-project. This
>time the sonic sound was even more electronic with the drums
>and synths all over the place, and without any horns. Besides
>one ballad-cover, there was the excellent swing groove of
>"You're A Winner" with great harmonized vocals, and a bunch of
>tight jams.

ALLIGATOR WOMAN actually started my favorite Cameo run (ALLIGATOR WOMAN through WORD UP!)... i.e. "The New Sound" Cameo. I really love the "Lockett" Cameo for different reasons... Cameo kept a tight ballad, but in that era they were out of this world.

As for STYLE, that album had that song, "Aphrodisiac" which really kicked that sound out in full force, and one of my favorite joints of all time, "This Life Is Not For Me"... if only for that opening bit with the Simmons drums, and the guitar.

This is a damn solid sophmore album


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I think it was because it didn't sound enough like "In Effect Mode." But I went back to it several years later and found myself liking it a lot more than before.

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Not sure how much love it did/didnt get 'round these parts, but I don't (personally) know 5 people with this album. Took it on a round trip last summer and banged the shit out of it.




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love this album. i remember ranking all of my fav wu albums and people got on me for ranking this too high

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I will continue to yell from the mountain top that this is a classic LP if you subtract two or three songs. I still can't understand why people shit on this album.

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Weird, my previous post under reply number 67 was visible here on the Lesson for a few days and now it's totally gone + more replies are missing? Just posted a new reply on that spot (number 68). Some techy stuff going on with the site?

>Weird, my previous post under reply number 67 was visible
>here on the Lesson for a few days and now it's totally gone +
>more replies are missing? Just posted a new reply on that spot
>(number 68). Some techy stuff going on with the site?

this site got hacked and every click resulted in a virus exposure.

So everything from Sunday and Saturday got wiped.

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