4 minutes ago, conatus said:

He Is and Top of the World are wayyy too low

Beggin' & Pleadin' Top 10... the rihcency bias (at the time)  

Mary's huge ass discography is prime fodder for a Classics rate but also do we need Real Love winning another one? I swear it's already won 2 or 3

8 minutes ago, Graves said:

Toni's discog... ever-so-slightly less so, but we should still do a Classics style just so we can rate this bawp:

 

 

Well it might also give me a platform to preach the gospel of Libra (the European edition, at least) being her best album so I'm down

 

11 minutes ago, Graves said:

Good winner, but I feel like Brandy is enough of an album artist to have a Classics rate of her own... I mean, her most acclaimed album (Afro) is acclaimed because of the album cuts!

"I Tried" was robbed

 

 

12 minutes ago, Graves said:

Toni's discog... ever-so-slightly less so, but we should still do a Classics style just so we can rate this bawp:

 

 

@Ace Reject and I listened to The Heat recently. We were disappointed, but it had a few minor bops.

8 minutes ago, conatus said:

Mary's huge ass discography is prime fodder for a Classics rate but also do we need Real Love winning another one? I swear it's already won 2 or 3

Me bopping to Dance For Me while the rest of the girls go to war over Real Love vs Goin Down.

 

2 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

@Ace Reject and I listened to The Heat recently. We were disappointed, but it had a few minor bops.

It's HARD carried by the 4 or 5 great tunes, but whew... when it hits it hits!!

 

Except in the charts.

The Heat is great, kind of a perfect summer album

 

Still no Libra though

 

 

'90s R&B is so funny dddd;

 

Just singing out the calendar.

3 minutes ago, Graves said:

 

 

'90s R&B is so funny dddd;

 

Just singing out the calendar.

Cherrelle's impact  

1 hour ago, conatus said:

The Heat is great, kind of a perfect summer album

Too many drippy Diane Warren ballads. Too much B-tier production.

12 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

Too many drippy Diane Warren ballads. Too much B-tier production.

Fairy Tale (obviously not Warren, but definitely Warren-adjacent) kind of a discography highlight to me

 

Thinking out loud, because TALK of @madonnas (who started the [Year] MAKES THE WOMAN rates),

 

1994? Under The Pink v. My Life v. Amor Prohibido v. Bedtime Stories v. CrazySexyCool? (Or Brandy... or Kylie Minogue [1994] ... or Whipsmart!]

No Funkdafied?

 

 

Also not to mention Björk/PJ/Tori again but how many times have we rated Homogenic? I don't remember it being in a rate but I'm probably wrong, and since we're not doing the 95/96 ones, there's also Homogenic vs. Is This Desire? vs. Choirgirl or Vespertine vs. Stories vs. Scarlet's Walk. Unless these have also been in Makes the Woman rates. 

4 minutes ago, conatus said:

No Funkdafied?

 

 

Also not to mention Björk/PJ/Tori again but how many times have we rated Homogenic? I don't remember it being in a rate but I'm probably wrong, and since we're not doing the 95/96 ones, there's also Homogenic vs. Is This Desire? vs. Choirgirl or Vespertine vs. Stories vs. Scarlet's Walk. Unless these have also been in Makes the Woman rates. 

I was thinking:

 

1997MTW: Homogenic v. The Velvet Rope v. Impossible Princess v. Come on Over v. Baduizm v. Butterfly

 

1998MTW: Believe v. Ray of Light v. My Love is Your Love v. Never Say Never v. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road v. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill!

 

That's right - both years get six! Too gay to function! 

Just now, Ace Reject said:

I was thinking:

 

1997MTW: Homogenic v. The Velvet Rope v. Impossible Princess v. Come on Over v. Baduizm v. Butterfly

 

1998MTW: Believe v. Ray of Light v. My Love is Your Love v. Never Say Never v. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road v. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill!

 

That's right - both years get six! Too gay to function! 

1997 really was kind of one of the best years for music... ever, huh?

We’ve had so many great ideas in this thread in the last few weeks. Someone needs to compile them so we can figure out what to prioritize.

16 minutes ago, conatus said:

1997 really was kind of one of the best years for music... ever, huh?

Yes! And the 99 lineup comparatively - you gotta loop in two girl groups just to fill it out! Don't think aTRL will have much interest in Chante Moore or Beth Orton! 

Just now, Ace Reject said:

Yes! And the 99 lineup comparatively - you gotta loop in two girl groups just to fill it out! Don't think aTRL will have much interest in Chante Moore or Beth Orton! 

Not too much on Chanté now...

Just now, supaspaz said:

We've had so many great ideas in this thread in the last few weeks. Someone needs to compile them so we can figure out what to prioritize.

As long as I can claim hosting rights on Neo-Soul 2000, Neo-Soul 2001, and Faye Wong Classics/Essentials 

Gotta do a Popjustice on it: only allow a certain number of each category to run at a time.

 

2 big discography rates. 3 versus rates. 3 niche rates. 

23 minutes ago, Ace Reject said:

I was thinking:

 

1997MTW: Homogenic v. The Velvet Rope v. Impossible Princess v. Come on Over v. Baduizm v. Butterfly

 

1998MTW: Believe v. Ray of Light v. My Love is Your Love v. Never Say Never v. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road v. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill! vs Moon Pix 

 

That's right - both years get six! Too gay to function! 

13 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

We’ve had so many great ideas in this thread in the last few weeks. Someone needs to compile them so we can figure out what to prioritize.

 

8 minutes ago, Eeveelution said:

@Eeveelution I would like you to host 1997 Makes The Woman. It's something so true and dear to me, and it's what my hearts has to say. You'll do swell!

Lemme just start a running tally of ideas. Quote me and clock any ones I left out.

 

 

Versus Rates:

 

Men of Soul

60s/70s Singer Songwriter Ladies

Trip Hop Divas

UOGs Japan Edition

VH1 The List

Neo-Soul 2000 / 2001

'94 Women

'96 Women

'97 Women

...'98 Women  

 

Artist Rates:

 

PJ Harvey

Cher

Tori Amos

Stevie Wonder

Faye Wong

Marvin Gaye

Springsteen

Dolly Parton

Toni Braxton

 

Edited July 13, 20251 yr by Graves

Meme Rates:

 

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