poll CRJ: E•MO•TION vs. The Loveliest Time

[BlahBlahBlah]

A little over a year later since its release, does The Loveliest Time finally outdo the album widely considered to be Carly Rae Jepsen's magnum opus?

 

 

 

Personally, I am partial to TLT and believe it has surpassed her work on pop bible E•MO•TION with masterpieces like Kollage, Psychedelic Switch, and Kamikaze. 

[halcyonday]

emotion

 

the loneliest time > the loveliest time btw

[Illuminati]

I feel quite equally about both but I guess it's Emotion.

 

If you combined The Loneliest Time and The Loveliest Time vs Emotion and Emotion side B then it would be the TLT

 

I'm STILL obese with Kamikaze and Talking To Yourself

[Saint James]

both of TLT have too many fillers but she always gets a pass from pop fans

 

i think Dedicated is holding up as her best album

[Haze]

I think Emotion just captured a Moment, perhaps the beginning of a wave of poptimism, when even the most critical indie outlets had to admit how infectious it was. For that, it'll always hold a special place. As for the actual quality, I think Carly is perhaps one of the most consistent girlies out there. Always some seriously great highlights, always some songs I could do without.

[willmcclure9]

Emotion but both are great

[glitch]

Her most recent music is much better than Emotion imo. I didn't listen to that album when it came out so it doesn't hold the same fond memories for me that it does for other pop fans. It's good but I think both parts of the LTL sound much more mature 

[ChristerD]

Both are excellent, but Emotion stands unmatched. Those singles are truly unbeatable. 

[kharijthedog]

I'm in the minority that thinks her recent output is better than E•MO•TION, so I'm gonna go with The Loveliest Time.

 

I do think her next album is shaping up to be her next magnum opus since it feels/sounds like a step forward in artistic growth rather than a sidestep.

[Sazare]

Emotion but TLvT is prob her best post-Emotion project

[UnusualBoy]

Emotion easily.

[Melancholy]

TLT, her albums just kept getting better and better it had been a steady increase in quality 

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[OrbitNumber1]

Emotion by far.

I'd be torn if it was Dedicated, but I think both TLTs are her weakest albums 

[Gladiator]

I consider Dedicated to be her best.

[Musicology]

My last.fm says:

1. The Loveliest Time

2. Emotion

3. Dedicated side B 

 

[NoOneDiesFromLove]

E•MO•TION I'm so sorry…. 

[The7thStranger]

Dedicated > Emotion + TLT

[Melancholy]

1 hour ago, Gladiator said:

I consider Dedicated to be her best.

Thissss

[gatito]

3 hours ago, glitch said:

Her most recent music is much better than Emotion imo. I didn't listen to that album when it came out so it doesn't hold the same fond memories for me that it does for other pop fans. It's good but I think both parts of the LTL sound much more mature 

mte i fear nostalgia is at play here cause tlt is clearly the better and more mature album 

[Bitter Aging Twink]

Ugh, what a hard question!   Her discography is so hard to rank, since there's not a single bad album to her name.  I love Emotion, but I think, for me, The Loveliest Time is her best and most expansive work to date.  There is so much experimentation in terms of different sounds and genres, and the songwriting is top-tier.  Maybe it's recency bias, but Imma rank it in first place.

 

1. The Loveliest Time

2. Emotion: Side B

3. Emotion

4. The Loneliest Time

5. Dedicated

6. Dedicated: Side B

7. Curiosity (i know this is just an EP, but i love it )

8. Kiss

9. Tug Of War

[Ewan Chaos]

I'm not quite sure I'll ever rank any of her albums above Emotion, but I will say The Loveliest Time is right beneath it.

 

Emotion > The Loveliest Time > The Loneliest Time > Dedicated > Kiss > Dedicated Side B

 

If I were to slap Emotion Side B somewhere on here it's prob after Dedicated.

[perfectillusion204]

This is a joke… right? Only one of these albums is critically acclaimed & one of them is a B-sides album with half the tracks being filler. Be serious.