Inspired by the Prince vs Michael thread.
Two other blockbusters, and like every other blockbuster released that year, they were milked for about 134 singles each.
I see each album as different arguments for the merits of auterism. In the case of Private Dancer, it's Tina-the-Survivor, whose will to power subsumes L.A. studio-pop, the Fixx, David Bowie, Lennon-McCartney, and the British Electric Foundation. It's not a cohesive set of songs, but the singles are all plenty striking, positing different versions of feminity ("What's Love Got To Do With It" = realist; "Private Dancer" = whore; "Better Be Good to Me" = bitch; "Let's Stay Together = ice queen).
Meanwhile Lionel Huxtable shows his mastery of perky mildly danceable pop and balladry. Nothing on Can't Slow Down approaches the power of "Better Be Good to Me," but Tina would demolish slow ones like "Penny Lover" and "Stuck on You."
Lionel does wear better shoes on the gatefold sleeve.
Re the videos: I doubt Tina would sit still long enough to model for a blind woman.
My vote: I prefer the Tina singles but Can't Slow Down is the better album.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 11 May 2006 21:26 (nineteen years ago)
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 11 May 2006 21:34 (nineteen years ago)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 12 May 2006 11:57 (nineteen years ago)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 19:29 (nineteen years ago)
And if this is what you spend your days coming up with, they really need to give you more to do at work...
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 20:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Dan (Giggletits) Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)
I can't often tell the difference between pop-rock and well-made schlock, dear. Often there isn't one.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 20:44 (nineteen years ago)
― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 7 June 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)
"Private Dancer" is not at all a bad album. I particularly like the title track and her synth-filled version of "I Can't Stand The Rain" (thanks to Rubert Hine obv.)
But "Can't Slow Down" is just great, and right up there with Michael Jackson, Prince and Stevie Wonder at their very, very, very best. Lots of really great songs, with melodic qualities that none of today's R&B acts are even close to approaching.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 8 June 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)
ahem
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 16 August 2007 00:34 (eighteen years ago)
did mark knopfler *really* write 'private dancer' as a song for his own band and then think 'hang on a minute...' can anyone say for sure?
― pisces, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:19 (eighteen years ago)
I think so.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 16 August 2007 02:04 (eighteen years ago)
"Can't Slow Down," by a long stretch.
Best track: "Stuck On You" (which went #24 on the country chart, how cool is that?)
― xhuxk, Thursday, 16 August 2007 02:45 (eighteen years ago)