Best Ever Albums

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Listmeister — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:05:09 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/11/2014 19:05

Unfulfillingness' Final Finale.

A Tabua de Esmerelda 8-3 (4-1)

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Norman Bates — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 03:11:33 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 08/10/2014 07:11

Liked both.

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Anonymous — Sat, 9 Aug 2014 17:27:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/09/2014 21:27

Both these albums each sound equally capable of winning the Grammy. That's NOT a compliment. 🤣

I'll keep listening. I've always liked Stevie (especially his Motown singles from the 60s), but FFF is sugary smooth even by Stevie's standards. Not 80s smooth by any means, but it's no shock that a few years later he'd be cranking out ersatz like this...

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or this ...

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After falling in love with Africa/Brasil, I'm really surprised that I don't like Tabua more considering they came out in the same year (i think). It's missing that raucous, kick-backed party vibes of its sibling that evoked a great night time party on the beach where everyone ends up getting laid. I do like Brother which is the type of track I only wish they played at church.

Don't get me wrong. I like both of these well enough. Just neither excites me like their other stuff does.

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

WindowAbove — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 13:32:18 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 08/08/2014 17:32

Tabua

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

NickVolos — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:36:37 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 08/08/2014 14:36

Both were a first listen. Exceptional choices, both! �'�

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Skinny — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:00:36 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 08/08/2014 14:00

Went with Liked Both.

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Anonymous — Fri, 8 Aug 2014 09:59:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/08/2014 13:59

Tabua is nice enough, but Fulfillingness was my nom for a reason. It's not my favorite from Wonder or my favorite for the tournament, but it's still a masterpiece.

Fulfillingness

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Anonymous — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 19:43:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/07/2014 23:43

Music of My Mind to Songs in the Key of Life is possibly one of the best string of albums there is. Stevie kills it every time as his voice is amazing and his songs can make me groove! Pretty much the one soul artist I've had interest in for a long ass time before I started listening to music piously. However, I voted for Jorge Ben.

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 16:13:05 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 08/07/2014 20:13

This is a toughie, probably bar Autobahn vs. the Meters the hardest of the round.

Gonna go for Jorge as for me FFF is the weakest of Stevie's 70s golden era. That and I'm going through a huge MPB phase at the moment.

Re: [Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

meccalecca — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 10:29:11 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/07/2014 14:29

I totally forgot what a gem Fulfillingness is.

That said. The first spin of Tabua is absolutely breathtaking. Those strings on "Errare Humanum Est", along with Ben's echo'd vocals are the stuff of legend.

This is the kind of album that makes these tournaments so pleasurable. And it's also the type of album that wins.

[Closed] B1974 1N Tabua de Esm.. vs. Fulfillingness' 1st Fin

Listmeister — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 10:01:10 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/07/2014 14:01

As we finish up the Best of +1500 tournament, it is worth noting that one of the albums that reached the final was Africa Brasil, by Jorge Ben. It rode a popularity wave of high energy jazz-samba fusion that was exciting to listen to.

Jorge Ben's 1974 offering gets my vote for the most interesting album cover of the tournament. I can't wait to hear it,

A Tábua De Esmeralda [A Tabua De Esmeralda] by Jorge Ben, nominated by brun027.

Quote:

I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album this year.
--Paul Simon, winning the 1976 Grammy for best album

One of those albums that caused every other artist besides Paul Simon not to win best album grammys between 1974 and 1977 (except for Simon) was today's offering "Fulfillingness' First Finale". Read that sentence again and you'll sort it out. Best album of 1974, according to the Grammy people, here is Fulfillingness' First Finale:

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Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder, nominated by sp4cetiger.