An old high school friend and I turned out to both have had the same experience. We both got the album “Listen Without Prejudice” by George Michael. We both listened without prejudice. And both of us love it. The album is best known for Freedom, but They Won’t Go When I Go is wonderful, far better than the Stevie Wonder original (and Muttrox loves him some Stevie Wonder).
Other standout tracks are Praying for Time and Waiting For That Day. All of these have stayed within my regular rotation for well over thirty years now. I’m glad that I followed directions and listened without prejudice.
It got me thinking about other album titles that also direct the listener. (I left out singles, which would make this very long.) There are a lot of them. I filtered out impossible ones (“Ride the Lightning”). Here are some notable ones (thank you AI).
- Steal This Album! (System of a Down)
- Kill ’em All (Metallica) – Difficult, but possible.
- Please, Please Me and Help! (Beatles)
- Check Your Head (Beastie Boys)
- Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)
- Let’s Dance (David Bowie)
- Eat a Peach (Allman Brothers)
- Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson)
- Speak Now (Taylor Swift)
- Imagine (John Lennon)
- Smile (Katy Perry)
- Cut the Crap (Clash)
- Turn Back (Toto)
- Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi)
- Break Every Rule (Tina Turner)
- Believe (Cher)
- Listen Like Thieves (INXS)
- Stand! (Sly and the Family Stone)
- Buy This (Stone Temple Pilots, compilation)
- Get a Grip! (Aerosmith)
- Watch Out! (Pat Benatar)
- Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player (Elton John)
- Play it Loud (Slade)