people don't realize how great bobby was in 88/89/90.
he WAS it.
energy energy energy.
but he waited too long for the follow-up imo and it was no where near as strong as "don't be cruel".
then he waited what? 5 years for album #3... and that's basically where his music career ends right there.
but if you weren't around in 88/89/90 - you don't even have a clue.
he had trumped MJ in popularity imo.
"don't be cruel" was infinitely times a better album than "bad!"
he just didn't stay the course and burnt out too quickly.
but he WAS it.