Common ranks his top 3 albums… 1.) Like Water For Chocolate 2.) Be 3.) Resurrection

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

Just the fact that 4 of his albums can challenge for number 1 is proof as to why com is one of the GOATS. and in my personal top 3(Nas, ghost, com). If this new Pete rock Collab is as great as he says. And he drops another 4.5. I might just have to put him above ghost. Commons catalog is insane.

 

[bigdaddy88]

Like water for chocolate is this best sounding Lp to me.....Be may be more consistent from top to bottom but those highs are great on the former

 

[Woodrow]

I might have One Day It'll All Make Sense in my top 3.

i definitely have One Day... in my top 3.

 

[UnQuantized]

The production being a step up doesn't make him carried by it, even slightly.

For me he took a step back lyrically, I listen to those albums more for the production. The first two I remember the bars off top. I have the same issue with Blueprint, I feel Jay was coasting lyrically and the beats took center stage. Still all great albums but that's how I see it.

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

one day is my favorite. Common is my favorite artist... The liner notes of one day and story behind it connected with me and made it personal.

From him having his daughter to her having almost the same birthday as my daughter... is became personal to me...

 

[CrushedGroove]

LWFC
Be
One Day....
Resurrection
Finding Forever
Black America Again
The Dreamer, The Believer
Electric Circus

 

[Po pimp]

Be, One Day and Finding Forever/Ressurection for me

 

[Shadow King]

For me he took a step back lyrically, I listen to those albums more for the production. The first two I remember the bars off top. I have the same issue with Blueprint, I feel Jay was coasting lyrically and the beats took center stage. Still all great albums but that's how I see it.

Jay was coasting on Blueprint. I don't feel that's the case for Common on LFWC or Be. His content changed.

 

[I love Latina women]

Electric circus is that shyt

I could give a damn what anybody has to say about that

I listen to songs from that one the most nowadays

 

[Rembrandt]

Black America Again up there too

Underrated

 

[Rivoli]

I forgot how dope “one day” was.. might have to run that back and I use to play Lwfc which is classic without a doubt but I have to give “be” the edge because I played it more..

In hindsight might have to put common in my top 10

 

[Mindfield333]

I’ve grown to like the Macy Grey one more. I’m surprised both versions of the album aren’t up on streaming.

I can’t get into it… At least give me an option to play both. I have to find D’Angelo‘s version on YouTube because I can’t find my CD.

 

[Formerly known as...]

Nice that we have a debate over his best 3 and it seems to differ for many of us. He has blessed us with good music.

 

[get these nets]

A Common greatest hits album, with songs and features would be a 10 out of 10. And it would have more of his guest features than songs. Super talented rapper,

I'm not sure that he released a classic album, though

 

[987654321]

A Common greatest hits album, with songs and features would be a 10 out of 10. And it would have more of his guest features than songs. Super talented rapper,

I'm not sure that he released a classic album, though

I thought “BE”, “Like Water…”, and “Resurrection” were pretty much universally accepted as classics. I know “BE” was celebrated, heavily, immediately.

I always argue on behalf of “One day it will all make sense” and “Finding Forever” too. “Electric Circus” is a personal classic even though I know it isn’t appreciated much.