Reviews (page 5 of 9)
Un buen ejemplo de lo que eran los hitazos en los early 80s. La voz de Turner es única y su energía se siente en cada canción. No es un disco que ame pero nunca voy a rechazar escuchar algo de Tina.
Some killer tracks but not the whole album
Hmmm. Tina's voice is incredible, some of these tracks really showcase her. But I'm really not into the 80s production, sounds like someone trying to make a cut-price Quincy Jones album... Oh it was part produced by heaven 17, that would do it. Let's stay together was pretty great. I preferred the backing on better be good to me, but the song isn't as good as some of the covers. Steel claw sounds like a meatloaf track, not that this is necessarily a bad thing. Oh, help is an interesting interpretation... Oh god the saxophone and the squeaky synth backing. I'm not sure a pop sax solo is really giving the same feel as the self deprecating desperate begging Lennon lyrics. Feels a bit of a miss hit. I dunno. Tina's vocals are out of this world, but beyond a few tracks I can't say I've enjoyed this. Probably has to be a 3.
It's a fine 80s pop record. 2.75/5.
Not what I'd normally listen to, but there are some proper bangers on this It would be criminal to rate it less than a 3
I'll always give Tina Turner a kudos for having an incredible singing voice, but this album reminds me of a 1980s VHS at-home workout video. Favorite Track: "Private Dancer".
This record has a lot of powerful vocal performances, and I appreciate the significance it plays in Turner’s life and career. That being said, it exemplifies a mid-80’s production style that I really don’t enjoy. Saccharine synths and excessive use of novelty sound effects. Flat sounding drum machines mixed with tom-toms tuned like they’re about to record for Hawaii Five-O. There were definitely some bright spots, like the dreamy “Let’s Stay Together” or the playful key change in “Help!” but I might not seek out the rest of the album in the future.
Pretty good release for Tina Turner to get the credit that her talent deserves. "What's Love Got to Do With It" is a great song. Represents the era really well. "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "Help!" are two covers I really enjoyed. Everything else was "so-so" and the title track was a sleeper.
She's an icon but I didn't love this album. Feels a bit 80s-by-the-numbers
Nice and varied, not all of the songs were there. The production was sometimes conspicuous
not really my jam but i enjoyed it all the same
Good
I can't stand the raiiiiin
Damn she be laying on the 80s cheese thick
Highlights: What's Love Got to Do, I Can't Stand the Rain
норм, кілька пісень піде в плейлист ✨️танцюльки✨️
It’s hard to judge this album because it has such a legendary history from her fall from grace as an R&B Queen to surviving a hostile marriage to being a single mother trying to feed her kids by whatever means to being rediscovered by Bowie and rocketing into the deserved status of R&B Queen for the next generation. What’s Love Got to Do With It was my involuntary soundtrack in elementary school because you could not escape it. Luckily, it was also a great song. Steel Claw is a throwback to her funky days with a modern(well, ‘80s modern) swing. What makes the album great is her lyrical journey and strength of her story telling. This is a more mature, more confident Tina. The bad part is this album feels dated in the production, though the sultry tenor saxophone calling reminds me of the days hitting on the ladies at recess for sure. Because it has always been part of my life I have a hard time objectively critiquing it.
Random thoughts: * While I would say Tina Turner is an R&B artist, this album was more standard 80s rock. It wasn't bad but I was just surprised it was more rock than R&B. * "What's Love Got To Do With It" is an all-time song. I enjoyed the flashback to this one. * Some interesting cover choices on this album: "Cant' Stand the Rain", "Let's Stay Together", and "Help". I liked the first 2 and thought "Help" was particularly bad. But I'm also lean towards you can improve on perfection when it comes to the Beatles. * There were a few interesting songs on here: "Private Dancer" and Rock n Roll Widow" * This was nice to listen to but I'll just stick to "What's Love Got To Do With It".
Me encantó la voz de Tina Turner, lamentablemente no es un álbum que me enganchará, en ningún momento sentí mucho interés por seguir escuchandolo. Solo por su voz le doy un 3
A pop - rock album by Tina Turner. As expected, not bad, nothi spectacular either.
Pure 80s
It’s okay
'80's soft rock at it's best, which in of itself isn't say much, but there are a few good songs on this one. It's definitely targeted to the divorcee boomer crowd though. I always felt that her voice was really rough in this recording. Like she had been screaming before she recorded it.
What's Love Got to Do with It Private Dancer Let's Stay Together Better Be Good to Me
I really like the way she sings, very energetic and adds so much character. I Wrote A Letter and Hot For You Baby were the ones that stood out to me, but mostly because of the guitar parts which I liked. Definitely an 80s sounding album, but not the kind of music I'd seek out really. 5.9/10
VERY dated somewhat repetitive Turners voice is great the most 80s album we've listened to for sure
This was a nice listen recognized a few songs and was vocally amazing. Not my style but enjoyed it
What a voice, just wish I liked the music more.
J'ai aimé! C'est le son 80s avec lequel j'ai plus de misère (le son mainstream avec les sons cheaps de brass ou même d'harmonica faits avec un clavier casio genre, c'en est drôle) et qui vieillit mal, mais hey quand les tounes sont bonnes, c'est bon! Et la voix de Tina Turner c'est un powerhouse, cette femme a du chien J'ai eu du plaisir à écouter ça
Queen
It was fine. Didn't massively do it for me. Didn't hate or love it
it was good! but didn't really trigger anything in me to be higher than a 3, just one of them
Album 93. Private Dancer — Tina Turner (1984) All background sounds in this album are a distraction from Tina's powerful voice. Her voice is a powertrain and other elements are a carriage. That's why despite many covers and repetitive sounds in the album, it works all too well. Good music, good covers (Bowie, Beatles, Al Green and more). But don’t wanna add it to my playlist. 3/5 —————————————— No liked songs
Get it Tina. Made me want to do the 80s workout videos.
It’s obviously an album from the 80s and it just gets a bit obnoxious after the 5th song, I feel like I’m staring in to fluroescent lights and can smell the tiles of a shopping mall right after leaving the movie theater after having watched terminator
Some surprise covers and a few notable singles. Enjoyable.
3/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tina-turner/private-dancer/ All completely fine songs, but nothing more than that. None of the covers are even remotely better than the originals (as far as I know them). Private Dancer and What's Love Got to Do with It, however, are obviously great. Also, the album cover has a black cat on it to truly it's 5/5.
Top tier voice although lowkirkenuinley sounds like they’re all primary school singing assembly songs. Maybe just me
Solid album, some real bops
Incredible voice, some songs are very powerful (I.e. I Wrote A Letter). I didn’t vibe with every song but I did enjoy the listen all the way through.
Great at what sh3 does awesome greavelly voice , some top tunes on this album and a nice easy listen
The first half of this thing flies out of the gate. By the midway point it starts to lose me. Bar one or two exceptions, the songs become less memorable, the instrumentation too dated. Tina's voice is an absolute force throughout
не мой форматик
Very 80’s but was a lot better than I anticipated
Private Dancer is a singles heavy album with a fair share of filler, including some cover songs of dubious quality. However, context is important, and the aforementioned singles are absolute smash hits that revitalized Turner's career and cemented her legacy as one of the all time greats. That being said, I've got zero tolerance for filler and it's reflected in my rating.
my car is covered in road salt
Definitely a 3.5, some absolute classics on here but I don’t care much for the other songs on the first listen.
It's more like a 3.5. I don't even know what to say. There is a reason Tina Turner is considered a legend and icon. Admittedly there's a couple skips that I personally didn't like as much, but it doesn't erase the fact that this is a fantastic album.
didn’t finish bc it’s 3 hours??? but took me back to my days in dance class where our recital one year was to proud mary
It's fun but I'm not about repeat any of these.
Some good songs here. But this definitely dated.
First half was stronger and got definetly carried by nostalgia of the songs What's Love Got to Do with It and Private Dancer. Second half the energy seemed to die a bit and I started spacing out of focus.
Pretty sure that cat on the album cover is the one from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Tina has a really powerful voice, super soulful and incredible range but the tone isn't my favourite, little bit too shouty maybe. I do like the slightly growly undertone, I think this gives her voice a nice edge that carries real emotional weight. The tracks themselves don't do a huge amount for me. None of them struck me as actively bad, but none of them massively stood out to me either. Tina's voice is the main feature, the instrumentation is largely extremely generic drum tracks with unexciting bass/guitar riffs. Solid 3. Wouldn't skip if it came on a playlist, wouldn't add it.
Obviously heard 'What's Love Got To Do With It' before. I prefer when I hear it through a public radio, when you really listen to it on headphones Tina feels like she's straining her voice to compensate for the stripped back instrumental and it's just unpleasant to listen to. Her intensity blends much better in the anthemic tracks like the title track and "Let's Stay Together" which are the 2 clear highlights for me.
Ok so first off the voice. I love her singing and passion. But! I really can’t get over the 80’s production schmaltz. Sure “whats love got to do with it” and “private dancer” are the hits here but my favorite was “show some respect” and her cover of Al Green’s “let’s stay together”. I prefer earlier Tina because this instrumentation does zero for me.
luv
“You don’t think of them as human You don’t think of them at all You keep your mind on the money Keeping your eyes on the wall” Fun, groovy, and a voice that lives up to the legendary status her name carries. “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” is the track that caught the imagination of the public and has stood the test of time, but there is plenty more to enjoy than just that. The title track is a powerful ballad that gives us the inner monologue of an exotic dancer rationalising her motivation for her work. Tina Turner’s voice is tremendously powerful and the song is captivating. Her reimagining of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” is entertaining and entirely unique from the original. The cover of “Help” is a little strange but intriguing enough to be worth listening to. A great listen front to back and happy to have finally heard a full length album from one of the best (no pun intended).
i already heard this once before using this site to track my 1001 albums progress. i can't remember what i thought of it, so it probably didn't leave much of an impact on me I Might Have Been Queen (Soul Survivor) - 3/5 What's Love Got to Do With It - 5/5 Show Some Respect - 4/5 I Can't Stand the Rain - 4/5 Better Be Good to Me - 3/5 Let's Stay Together - 3/5 1984 - 2/5 Steel Claw - 4/5 Private Dancer - 2/5 Average score: 3.3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
It feels strange listening to more than one Tina Turner song at a time, this can’t go on
Mark Knopfler wrote Private Dancer? Talented guy
I've never really heard any of the tracks on this album outside of the impossible-to-miss single "What's love got to do with it", so I was a bit surprised (but probably shouldn't have been) at how...generic-sounding...the songs were, despite Tina Turner's distinctive and powerful voice. I suspect a lot of this is due to the now-very-cringey 80s production style, full of synths, drum machines and absolutely zero bass or human touch. (Curious that she ended up having four different production crews for the 9 or 10 tracks on the album, as it's hard to hear a big difference between the different teams' tracks.) The videos for her various singles were pretty fun to watch, especially comparing 80s video styles with much more recent ones. I do wish that Turner had been more involved in the songwriting or arranging, but I suspect that's largely a product of where and when Tina Turner rose to fame; I also wish that her various covers were more original or distinctive sounding (although I guess you could argue that "Help" *is* distinctive, but not in a very complimentary way).
A WOMAN!!!!! ITS BEEN SO FUCKING LONG SINCE WE’VE HAD A WOMAN IM SO HAPPY I like Show Some Respect, Better Be Good To Me and Whats Love Got To Do With It (obv). I also think the instruments all sound really really good! Probably 3 stars An extremely 80s album but i love that sound. Very good vocals and no bad songs, only one got a bit repetitive. Fav song: whats love got to do with it
Lower 3, overproduced
I like
Her voice, all grit and gumption in all the best ways, overcomes the dated production and reliance on so-so covers.
Досить добре. Мені сподобалися I Wrote a Letter, 1984, Rock 'n' Roll Widow та I Can't Stand the Rain. Проте деякі пісні швидко набридають.
The album starts strong but then hits Private Dancer and derails. Tina’s voice is terrible in this song and it is painful to listen to. Help! is another painful one. Her voice really doesn’t lend to slow songs, it is more suited to fast pop and rock. 1984 is absolute 80s cringe. It’s so bad. I grew up in the 80s, and love the music, but this is just terrible. Overall, mix of bangers, terrible tracks, and some just ok. Sorry Tina, love you, but it’s a 3. Favorites: Better Be Good to Me; I Can’t Stand the Rain
muy buen álbum, tiene energía chimba especialmente en los temas del principio, ya unos tirando a la mitad no me han gustado tanto pero igual no están malucos y bueno la real está demasiado largo, no muy especial, y muy no mi estilo, no me aguanto ya las últimas canciones, es too much
I was tempted to rate this higher on my first listen through but it's really just a couple standout songs. The cheesy 80s production starts to get grating very quickly. Tina Turner's singing is fantastic, she's just let down by the instrumental portion and the songwriting.
What's Love Got To Do With It is flawless, Private Dancer is godawful, and everything else is fine to good. Steel Claw grabbed my attention in particular for some reason.
This album is soooo 80s almost painfully so! But Tina can sing that’s for sure. The problem is my parents loved her a sang and danced like only parents can to this back in the day so I can’t take it all that seriously. But it’s still good.
A mad wee gift from Scotland for you: search Limmy Tina Turner on YouTube. It's sort of weird that the most 80s thing here was recorded by a 60s star but perhaps not that surprising. A lot of the old guard thoroughly embraced the new production techniques and technology. They just did it in such an artless way that it feels extra 80s. As a teen at the time, towards the end of the decade Tina Turner was a byword for pure cheese. I'm certain I cringed more than once hearing sweaty middle aged men in too tight suits at weddings lustily proclaiming to one another that she "was still an attractive woman". But with distance I quite like some of this. Let's Stay Together is the best thing here and it's a shame Heaven 17 didn't do the whole album. The title track is pretty awful though. Lyrically a massive overreach from Knopfler. They had it dead right keeping the version of Help! off the US edition.
I was not sure what to expect when I got this. Obviously Tina Turner was massive for us who grew up in the 80s, but I only ever knew the hits so It was interesting listening to this. When the opening bars came on I groaned because I thought it was going to be cheesingly 80s, but then the first song really grew into itself and it gave us a great combination of guitars and drums driven by her powerful voice. Still very clearly 80s, but a good start....and then it delved into cheesy 80s. Private Dancer is still a great hit and a good song and probably the standout song. Better be good to me and steel claw were ok'ish. On the whole, first impressions started off well and then the album kind of deteriorated with the odd glimmer of hope. I am not going to be listening to this again. 3 stars..barely
I could only find a remastered version so here are my thoughts on the remastered version. Some very good songs and some songs that felt phoned in. It sounded like some were re-recorded which didn't really fit the tone of the other songs.
I liked it I will probably come back to this album it is fun and it’s a good pop album track 3 “show some respect” is probably my favorite track. The songs can be catchy! Overall good album in my opinion.
I didn't like it when it was originally released, and it hasn't gotten better with age. Tina is great, but the music makes my ears bleed. Rounding up out of respect for the Queen.
Good but not my style. I can see the 80s teen action/romcom movie playing in my head when I listen to this.
There are various reasons why I gave it 3 out of 5 1 this isn't my genre 2 I Ve listened today for the first time ever and music has changed a lot since it came out and surly when it came out was more interesting than now. 3 there are really good vibes and the instrumental arrange is very good 4 I think this album is more concentrated in singles that the entirety of the album. Songs are separated between them and surly 1h 50m of listen isn't very easy.
7.6
Silky. Some of it doesn’t hold up as well (the title track), but most of it is as great as I remember.
I knew that I was going to be familiar with a few songs on this album, but I was surprised to learn that I knew quite a few of them despite not knowing they were by Tina Turner. And the songs I didn't know were all impressive. I am still not the biggest fan of the 1980s rock sound, but this album is well done. 7/10
Some fun songs, some boring. I would have enjoyed it more if it were half as long
American 80s soft rock pop, very much of the 80s
Tina's got some pipes...but I didn't really care for the backing music. Enough goodness to get to a 3, but I was glad to see that the original release was only 10 songs so I could justify stopping there. 2.6
A blast from the past. ★★★
Hätte eine 4.6 werden können, die Platte war zu lang.
Not bad? i see why it’s a popular album.
I have never heard a bad Tina Turner doing a cover, but I have never gelled with Tina Turner doing an original.
Fantastic voice, but not a huge fan of the songs other than the hits.
Observation 1 - Up until I got this album, somewhere in the back of my mind I had conflated Sonny/Cher and Ike/Tina as a single pair. Observation 2 - This album was released when Tina Turner was 45. That is awesome. Observation 3 - After hearing Mark Knopfler wrote Private Dancer I recognized his playing on a bunch of songs. I don't think he played on any of them. Conclusion - She sings powerfully but I don't really like any of the songs except for the Ann Peebles one.
Bra, men for noen andre enn meg
Gewoon een prima leuk album. Paar ironische nummers
It feels like the 80s production holds this album back a bit. Tina Turner is obviously a powerhouse and there are some very good songs on here, but it feels like the production and instrumentation can betray the songs. The first three tracks do pretty much nothing for me, but the 4th track, I Can’t Stand the Rain, is probably my favorite song off the album. The Beatles cover isn’t half bad. 3/5
Heard the big hits from it before. Oh I do love Tina, she has such a distinct voice. And this is such a fantastic 80s pop album 3/5
Turner’s passionate vocals are great, but the cover songs are not as good as the originals, and the arrangement decisions on many of the songs are questionable (the sax solo in “Help” for instance). Title track lyrics aren’t clever enough to sustain such a voice; the 80’s sound is distracting in other songs.
I do like me some Tina Turner, though I can see not all listeners placing value in this album. 3/5 could go either way.
Pretty good! "I Might Have Been Queen" is a great opener, "Whats Love Got to Do with it" banger, and the "Lets Stay Together" (cover or original?) was very good. Outside of that some very passable songs and a little bit forgettable imo.
This drips of shoulder pads and member’s only jackets. This is the 80’s incarnate. Miss Turner is the consummate performer even having a residency at Las Vegas. And a crazy talent, her early days were bluesier and every move mandated by her ex spouse/manager/former abuser. This album was her rising from the tumultuous domestic life she’d previously lived and coming into her own. The glaring achievement and eternal earworm of “What’s Love Got to do with it” earns this album a 3 regardless. There are other good tunes here like “I can’t stand the rain” and “private dance” but it’s so inundated with Casio keyboards, synthesizers and beat machines that this album will remain a “you had to be there” kind of thing.
Loving the grooviness
I liked it but unsure if I will re-visit it.
Ok - preferred some of the lesser known tracks to the hits
trotos
Like a couple . Not really a fan.
Strong album, great comeback! Out of the blue, she became an 80’s household icon with some of the best legs in the business. I was never a big fan, but do respect the story. She’s kissed the USA goodbye, and I don’t blame her. Live in Peace Queen.
3.0
extremely 80s
Did not like 1984, and let’s stay together felt like a random throw in. It will always be an Al green song for me. Also Spotify complaint, but the actual album is like 39 minutes but all the versions I found were like over an hour which is absurd! I don’t care how much you like an 1 and half of her is too MUCH! I just queued up the actual album to match. Positives because I have only been negative on this app so far it feels like, what’s love got to do is an amazing work of art and show some respect and I can’t stand the rain were pleasant album surprises.
I agree with Osama : great hit song, good memories from the video dance era of the 80s, substantial talent and undeniable energy, just not firing on cylinders for me.
As a kid I thought this album was why she was so famous. And as I got older I heard and saw the impact she had in the 60s and realized this was a comeback album. What’s love gotta do is such an awesome song, although I’m not as glowing about private dancer. Actually liked her version of help though.
3 good songs, then a lot of filler.
Powerful and raspy, Tina Turner belts tunes over distinctively 80s synth pop. Private Dancer and Be Good to Me are familiar from my youth.
This album was pretty good! Not all of them were bangers, but what can you do an album being all bangers is like finding a unicorn. I enjoyed a couple of the tracks and the rest were a little less enjoyed, but still fine. Really a middle of the road album, does what it supposed to. Favorite track was I Might've Been Queen.
Definite 80s vibe.
Very upbeat. Very long though. The anniversary album had most of the songs twice
Zedd's Deadin Sweet Memories biisin vokaalisample on tämän levyn I Can't Stand The Rain biisistä. Steel Claw on yllättävän rock biisi. Kasari poppia, osa kappaleista tunnelmallisempia, toiset vähän menevämpiä. Ei mikään paras kasarilevy. Parhaat: What's Love Got To Do With It, Steel Claw
fun!
Some absolutely brilliant tracks but quite a lot of aged filler. Fantastic voice though.
Tina Turners vocal are legendary but this album isn't something I'd ever go out of my way to listen to.
Hard to say if this album has aged well, it's about as 80s as an album can be and that could certainly be seen as a bad thing now but I happen to love that sort of sound. Tina's voice is excellent, and plays wonderfully to this day. I just can't rate this higher because I know better music came out not just in the 80s but within the same year. Just in terms of comparison it's capped but I do think it's a fun listen even after 40 years.
The great Tina Turner and her incredible voice. Hell yeah.
One of the most prominent voices in pop with some of her greatest hits. ("What's Love Got to Do with it", "I Can't Stand the Rain", "Private Dancer") The rest of the album (including the Al Green and Beatles- cover) don't convinces me completely. 3,5
Knew the big hits, enjoyed the album cuts too
i might have been queen- 5 whats love got to do with it- 7 or 8 show some respect- 5 i cant stand the rain- 5 private dancer- 5 lets stay together- 5 better be good to me- 5 steel claw- 5 help- 5 1984- 6
Tina is obviously the main attraction here and she’s great, but this album is held back by the terrible 80’s production. Favorite songs were What’s Love Got To Do With It, Let’s Stay Together, and Steel Claw.
She's great but I'm not here for an album of covers.
It's okay, like 3 good songs on here just not my style of music
Crazy good voice surrounded by the most 80s instrumental known to man. Couple of hits made this more fun. Solid.
Ahh Tina. This album would hold up better if it was redone and had the 80's removed. Like her version of Let's Stay Together. You can feel her soul in it, but the synth and guitar work just kills it. Tina Turner elevates it though. She could sing the phone book and I swear you could feel it in your heart. So I can't trash the album based on the time period and mistakes of the producer. This album got me to listen to more Tina Turner though. Thanks album.
Fun for stretches, but didn't really stick with me like I was hoping it would. 3/5
I love her energy, storytelling, and performance you can feel throughout the album. I enjoyed "Private Dancer" of course along with the cover of "Let's Stay Together" and "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby."
Tina is a Swiss national treasure (lived 20 km outside of Zurich and had a really big impact on the community) so I might be a little biased, but I really liked listening to the album (good production value!). Overall the songs are not 100% on par with MJs Bad, but some tunes are really nice to listen to (What‘s love.., I can‘t stand the rain).
Enjoyable. Nice enough album and added a couple to the playlist. She definately was a talented singer but of course not the most manly album to be rocking out too.
powerful voice, some great songs in there.
Recognised a lot of these, makes me think my mother might have owned this. A pleasant trip down memory lane.
Klassikkoja täynnä. Kokonainen sukupolvi eli tämän levyn kanssa. Ei voi kuin arvostaa.
Pretty good but I don’t think I can listen to that much Tina Turner. She sounds great and, not sure if it was on the original album but that cover of Help! was fantastic!
I’m a little torn if Tina’s style works with this 80’s production. As someone with a guilty pleasure for 80’s production (sue me), it kinda comes off as weird. I feel like this is carried hard by What’s Love Got To Do With It, which probably single-handingly revived Tina’s career. The other stuff is hit or miss, mostly thanks to the production. Really didn’t like 1984, that song was very hokey. Other than that, it’s good, but I wouldn’t call it Tina’s best. Favorite track: What’s Love Got to Do With It Other hits: Help, Private Dancer, Show Some Respect, Let’s Stay Together
This album was inescapable when I was a kid. Despite having heard "What's Love.." a million times and being familiar with the other singles I had never listened to the entire album until today. (I realize that if you take out the big singles there are only a handful of songs left on the album). I liked this., The production is very 80s and the majority of the songs don't let Turner really use her voice, but the great songs are worthy of their reputation and make me rate this a 3.
Powerful voice and nice vocal melodies. Mediocre music and songwriting. The 80's in a nutshell for ya. I'm no fool though. I know Tina was a hell of a performer and she added soul to pop music. Production feels dated, and everything is composed with that silly 1980's synth shit.
While the 80s aesthetic here is pretty dated, Tina Turner is still pretty incredible as a vocalist. Even though I'm not in love with the full picture here, I think it was objectively a successful way for Tina Turner to revitalize her career. It's simple, her soulful vocals are put on slick 80s pop songs, and you don't really need more than that. Like there were literally 7 singles off this thing, that's over half the album. In retrospect, there are some better and worse songs here. I can't stand the rain is particularly successful, the huge 80s drama is sold really well. I also really liked the title track, a seven minute long song from the perspective of a saddened, desperate sex worker; which was written by Mark Knopfler (he thought it was a song better sung by a woman, I think he should've went for it myself, but whatever). Tina Turner injects it with a power and resilience that makes the song a more rich, complex portrait than it would have been. There are also some interesting covers here. The cover of Help (by long forgotten underground legends, The Beatles), which is compelling, but a long ways from The Beatles' little musical cul-de-sac. Her cover of Bowie's 1984 is a little more faithful, and also compelling. This album is let down a little by being a product of its time. However, Tina Turner herself manages to hold it together with her incredible vocal talents.
It's alright
album with couple of big hits inside. I guess it’s a classic but to me it got boring after 40 mins. Whole thing lasts almost 2 hrs dayuummmm
Many comments on this album acknowledge that Tina Turner has an amazing voice, but the instrumentation of this album isn’t for them. If you are among them, I implore you to check out her earlier albums especially if you can apprciate R&B or soul. With Private Dancer, Turner set out to make a pop album, which turned out to be, well…very popular with >20M records sold. For those not around at the time, several of these songs were played everywhere you went. Given this, it is hard to argue that she was not successful in her intent. This is, after all, the objective of pop music. It is baked into the name of the genre. Unfortunately, this is also why this is a tough album for me to fairly rate. I generally have always struggled with pop music because the music tends to play it safe because its aim is appealing to as many as possible. In the case of Private Dancer, it is more of a challenge because I’ve heard its hits too damn many times. This is undoubtedly why I enjoyed the B side tracks more than the singles. As an album that helped define, for good and bad, music in the 80s Private Dancer deserves a place on this list. The importance of an album does not necessarily translate into personal preference. I did not love nor hate this record, yet I will always appreciate Turner’s vocals. An easy 3* pop album from my perspective.
Tina is a legend for a reason, very powerful and emotional voice. Not my style, and won’t get on my repeating playlists, but gotta respect what is here
*1984. *Fun album right from the start. Lots of great dancing tunes. RATING - 7/10
I've never listened to any of this except the few singles. It was pretty decent.
As a kid, I thought it's a man singing. The voice is good, some evergreens. I don't like the song collection.
The good parts are really really good but the rest is kind of mediocre. The 80s production is grating in its hollow slickness at times and it’s a mixed bag for the cover versions. Tina’s voice shines through though. The title track is the highlight for me.
Love Tina’s voice. But I think I enjoy the singles more than the album. 3.5/5
Private Dancer is my favourite track, perhaps because it was written by Mark Knopfler.
Thanks to a private dancer, a 3 star is granted … otherwise it’s not the very best album of Tina turner. It’s an old fashioned good listening album and we can hear in her voice that she faced a difficult life.
Gran voz y merecido reconocimiento tardío de Tina Turner. La producción ochentera resulta indigesta hoy en día. Mejor hubiese sido escoger un disco con Ike.
Not for me. So synth and 80's. Tina is an incredible singer but the music doesn't do her justice
I think this merits the 1001 entry. What it lacks in variety it makes up for in gusto and “Whats Love Got To Do With It” is a true pop classic. Tina is a true powerhouse but there’s only so far you can go with vocal performance alone. There’s some reasonable synth backing on (say) 1984 and I Wrote A Letter almost attempts to do something different, but in general the instrumental aspects are doing nothing other than giving Tina a chance to take a breath before she goes again. Not to my style on the whole but I respect the full send nature of the singing and Tina is excellent.
All the usual 80's attributes - Great production - Maximum energy and power - Synthtastic - Not aged spectacularly but relatively timeless appeal - Chucked in a few now niche instrument solos (E.g. Sax) Tick, tick, tick. Standout impressive vocals. For my taste overly pop orientated. Cant really see myself putting this in the rotation but a novelty and interest to listen again.
Classic
Decent voice, though not a fan of the 80s production style. Her originals were much better than her covers
Not my favorite, but it was not terrible.
It was decent. Very different and i like that.
Great singer. Good songs. Big 80s production.
Хороший инструментал но вокал тины никакой это просто какаято пародия на поп звезд того времени на минималках, понравилось несколько песен остальные просто слабые и средние или вообще никакие
Fun.
Tina Turner rocks. I really like her low raspy vocals and I like that this album is a mix of jazz and '80s arena rock and it just totally works. I like the first half more than the second half which is why it gets a 3, there's something about it that isn't doing full justice to how great her vocals are and how much emotion she puts in her songs. But definitely still worth listening to, I'm glad I finally heard a Tina Turner album in full and not just the big hits.
La tia canta bien y tiene canciones chulas pero no soy muy fan de la musica de los 80.
All the versions of this album I could find were like 25 songs long, but I could only handle listening to the 10 songs that wikipedia says are from the original album. I dig this album. Very 80s. Tina has a bit of raspiness to her singing voice that I like. My favourite was her cover of Help. 7/10.
This was a fun album. And there were lost of songs that I've heard covered. But, I think it'll be overall pretty forgettable for me
Tina is great. That is a given The production is dated but is a kind of time capsule to a sound that just doesn’t exist anymore. It’s a long way from being an essential collection but it’s still a decent enough listen
Powerful voice. Some of the music is a little too 80’s, but it was still good overall. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again
Pretty good, not in the mood for Tina today.
Gear: ZiiGaat x Hangout.Audio: Odyssey 2 Artwork: 🫦🐈⬛🪑 Production (2015 Remaster): 👂🫀💪 Music: 👑♀️🔊 Rating: 🫁🫁🫁(🫁)/5
Ok
не мой вокалист и почему столько ремейков? музыкально вроде норм
#1 - 2.5 #2. 5 #3. 5
solid album from one of the original “girl bosses” before that was ever a thing. her vocal delivery was soulful and seductive with a hint of rasp. one could argue that going solo after all of those years with then-husband ike turner made her an even bigger superstar, which she deserved because ike was an abusive piece of shit. highlights: “what’s love got to do with it” “better be good to me” “private dancer”
6/10
God s
Another "I know how influential this is so I don't want to rate it"... I loved a few of the songs, hated some others, and was very ready for the album to end when it did
Hits on here were a bit drowned out by some pretty below average songs or covers
The singles are great, the covers are terrible, and I won't be revisiting because it's dated in a way I don't enjoy.
Pretty good! Fairly one note, and it’s not like i was unfamiliar with her sound, but the album as a whole turned out to be way better and more cohesive than i thought. Still only 3 stars, but a pretty good album
don't have a lot to say about it, generally enjoyable, can get tedious after a bit. Turner's vocals are amazing though.
Has a lot of 80’s overproduction that at times interferes with the vocal delivery. Huge hall reverbs dominate everything. What’s Love Got To Do With It is the huge hit from the album. Album also has Private Dancer, Let’s Stay Together, and Better Be Good To Me which are well known songs. Other notables include Steel Claw and Rock N Roll Widow.
Tina Turner never ever mails it in. Be more like Tina Turner.
Going with the original International Edition track list, not the later releases with progressively more and more extra songs. Couple bangers (Steel Claw goes hard) but overall it's too 80s pop for me. Always liked her (and her and Ike's) R&B stuff a lot better.
I generally like Tina Turner, but some of these tracks were just weird
Not one of her Best, but when an icon such as her, both personally and professionally who cares.Her voice was dynamic, her intense erotic, and she just had the thing, I cannot say just what.
I liked a few songs off of this when it came out in 1984. Wow, 1984 was a great year for music. Tina went on and dead Beyond Thunderdome after this, and it was nice to hear how this album got her career relaunched. Solid album, couple of a bangers. Definitely should be heard before you die. 3 / 5 stars
objectively probably a 4 or 5 subjectively it's a 3
Got some classics on here, solid album. Tina Turners voice is the best part. Fave song: Private Dancer Honorable mention: What's Love Got to Do with It
i could see this maybe being a 4 but for now its a solid 3. hearing "whats love got to do with it" after not listening to that for a while hit good tho
Not great. The well known tracks are alright (but not more than that) but the whole is lots of things beginning with un (uninterresting, unremarkable, underwhelming etc)
Stark trea, men den stannar ändå där.
Decent album with a couple songs that stand out. I don't think I would revisit it though
Jeg må med en guilty pleasure følelse indrømme at jeg nød faktisk oplevelsen af mor rocken. Musikken er ret forudsigelig, og jeg havde hele tiden lysten til bare at bryde ind i alle sangene med ordene "WHAAAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT!!!???!? For dét er altså bare en ørehænger.
Pretty good, though it is a bit annoying that the song sequencing changes from version to version (makes it seem like it doesn't matter). Some good bangers on here though. 3/5
very different to the last albums love her, she's iconic but the background noises really can't be called music
Man Tina did it like no one else could during this era
Better than I expected. I mean, you can't deny What's Love Got to Do with It and Better Be Good to Me... but there were some other good songs, too. I dug her cover of I Can't Stand the Rain. Probably a 3.5, but I'm rounding down because I know I'll never listen to most of these again.
A huge comeback album. I like it but outside of the the big hits it's just ok.
Show Some Respect was a good track, but otherwise this album is not for me. I can maybe understand how it was somewhat revolutionary for it's time, but I can't ever see myself going out of my way to listen to this. The extended remixes in the remaster weren't really necessary: I couldn't really tell the difference from the original versions (but maybe a seasoned listener could!)
I don't really like her voice. Also, her cover of I can't stand the rain was atrocious. She really butchered the original, which is one of the best soul songs ever recorded. Looow 3
I Can’t Stand The Rain is a great song. Rest good too 3/5
This album so evokes the 80s for me, it's wild. Back in the day when radio was still a thing, if you can believe it. Not really nostalgia, more like these songs were part of the background of the world in 1986. Given her history, it's amazing that she put this record out and then added almost 40 years to her career. That said, the music doesn't really do anything else for me - I mean, it's fine, but I didn't find myself tempted to jump up and dance around or anything.
Good, but only a few songs standout imo
regular
A little bit on the pop side. Prefer her rocking and soul side. Still happy to listen to this though.
I like the character Tina Turner, and what I know of the human behind the character, and the fact that they overlapped so much (she really did live out loud to an extraordinary degree), better than her music. I’m so glad she existed and I think her life embodied so much of the messiness of what we can do to each other, but this album is not my favorite.
Some absolutely bangers on this! Didn't think I'd be a fan but made my train journey home very enjoyable!
Tina Turner's comeback album, at the age of 44, and a huge album in 1984. This is not an album I would choose to listen to, but overall Private Dancer (the album) is an enjoyable listen, save for "Steel Claw" and a cover version of Bowie's "1984". I wasn't too struck on the cover of "Help" either. The other cover versions on this album, there are 5 in total on a 10 track album, are much better than those two, with one ( "Lets Stay Together") being outstanding. The production is very 80's, that may grate with some. Overall a 3⭐ album. Would I listen to this album again? No. Would I buy this album? No. 1 "I Might Have Been Queen" - 3 2 "What's Love Got to Do with It" - 4 3 "Show Some Respect" - 3 4 "I Can't Stand the Rain" - 4 5 "Private Dancer" - 4 6 "Let's Stay Together" - This is a great song, and this version is performed excellently. - 5 7 "Better Be Good to Me" - 3 8 "Steel Claw" - This just doesn't work or fit with what has come before. - 2 9 "Help!" - 3 10 "1984" - What an odd choice of song to cover! It doesn't work. - 2 Total - 33 Average 3.3
Pretty good, enjoyable. Some very strong tracks on it.
This wasn't terrible, but it was so terribly 80s. The last song, especially, 1984, was a little bit awful. The good makes up for the bad, though, so it gets a middle-of-the-road grade. Three covers, though... really?
I really like Tina’s vocals but the musical production is very 80’s and has not aged well. Way over produced that comes off as sterile and computer generated. My favorite is “I can’t stand the rain”
bad eighties
So 80s, and also great hit songs
Pure ‘80s and pure Tina
This was a worthy listen with a couple recognizable songs. But her voice was superior to the craftsmanship of the songs. Not a great album here but a decent one.
A little goes a long way here
Not bad
It is a pretty decent album, but not something I would listen to often. 3 stars or C+.
I feel a bit like this was one of the Oscars where someone who had done great things years ago, but had never won an award, gets an Oscar for a more recent work... though it's pretty clear to everyone that the more recent work isn't as inspired as the earlier work. She had a huge hit with "We Don't Need Another Hero" and the title track from this record was pretty big as well... but mostly I think this is an example of how a recording industry and a big label could force something into massive airplay. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, but it's no "Proud Mary"!
I love Tina Turner's power ballads, but the pop stuff is a little too much. It definitely deserves a place on this list. Too many covers!
Tina Tuner has an incredible voice! I didn’t mind this album, not my usual thing but had to do lots of driving around to school holidays activities, so enjoyed this in the car for a change from my kids music tastes! I was going to give it an extra star for having a track called 1984 - which many people correctly say is the best year - but then I realised it was a Bowie cover, and then I realised a bunch of them were covers
What's love, I can't stand the rain (great song), Show Some Respect, Steel Claw (meatloaf-esque).
Some pretty good hits on here, but it’s so repetitive and 2 HOURS FOR WHAT
This album could have been 10 tracks of Steel Claw. That one goes hard!
This is very much an 80s album, through and through. The jangly Stratocaster throughout and gated drums are the calling card of that era. And while it’s not my favorite thing, the mellow synth lines underscoring everything bring it together like super glue. Tina Turner’s voice is the highlight of the album for me. Her performance is immensely powerful and yet reserved when it needs to be. Overall, nothing life changing but a very good pop record from the early 80s
Some songs are great, the rest meh. I enjoy listening to it more than the albums that have come before so far, but I don't want to give it a 4. I don't like her voice all that much.
Tina Turner :D edit: oppon listening to the album again, I've noticed that it's very repetitive. Even the songs that I already know and liked have the same repetion. So I'm changing my score from a 4 to a 3.
A textbook example of what people mean when they say 80s production hasn't aged well. The omnipresent background synths, the synth-drenched vocal mixing, every melodioc/harmonic instrument having its notes mirrored by synths... I think you see a common theme. If you manage to tune out the ridiculously synthesised parts, the rest of this LP is pretty solid. Tina Turner's voice is fun, memorable, soulful. The backing vocals, when they appear (which is more rarely than I'd like), are fairly good. The percussion, while sometimes bad, is also varied enough to maintain interest. In terms of specific tracks: What's Love Got To Do With It is the obvious lead single here, the chorus being as universally known as it is. I'm not a huge fan of the percussion and synths on the track, but the chorus (and other elements, such as the bass playing) more than make up for it. The feel is warm, fuzzy, groovy. I Can't Stand The Rain is one of the better showcases of synthesisers – that high staccato is actually pretty good – and the singing is top-notch here. I think Let's Stay Together wouldn't have appealed to me as much if its instrumental wasn't so ABBA-sounding. But it is, and I love it for that. On the flipside, the title track (Private Dancer) is not as good as its Spotify listens would suggest, propped up entirely by its piano part. The hook "I'm your private dancer, a dancer for money" is annoying and gets old well before the 7-minute mark. The cover of the Beatles' Help! is bizarre – not exactly bad, but definitely missing the furious, fast-paced charm of the original. And the melody is thrown away entirely. Good luck trying to sing along to Turner's version. The cover of 1984 is also fine (the muddled strings and backing vocals being key highlights) but again a significant step down from the original. 3/5 Key tracks: What's Love Got To Do With It, I Can't Stand The Rain, Let's Stay Together
Mostly just meh for me 3/5
mixed bag of classics and plastic 80s
To say this is a standard 80's pop album feels somewhat derogatory, however compared to the unique styles and genre clashes often heard in modern pop music this does sound intrinsically 80's. Maybe that is because this is one of the biggest 80's albums and it had such an impact, I don't know I wasn't there, but this is a good album. Fantastic vocal performances, catchy songs, nice production and instrumental choices. Yeah nothing bad about it to be honest, probably would have been more enthralled by it at the time but now I can listen to 100 Gecs and feel the same way right? Favourites - What's Love Got To Do With It, I Can't Stand The Rain, Private Dancer, Let's Stay Together
The album is a 2 for me, but her incredible voice and her being a tremendously inspirational individual makes it a 3.
A few bangers on this one, and I found it interesting that a lot of well known artists wrote a bunch of the tracks. Ultimately though I don't think the rest of the album holds up to the level of the hits Standouts What's Love Got To Do With It Private Dancer 3/5
Great voice, mostly forgettable songs.
Tina is undeniably a great singer and performer. This album however is most notable for showcasing the shortcomings of 80s arrangements and production. The covers of I Can't Stand the Rain and Let's Stay Together hurt me. The originals have that sweet sweet groove of the Hi Records band and Willie Mitchell production. The covers sound like they were recorded in a space capsule with a band made entirely of shoulder pads and triangular haircuts.
Further evidence that the 80s killed music. With one exception (Prince), everyone who started making music in the 70s (or, heck, the 60s) got measurably worse in the 80s. This album provides ample opportunity to dissect that 80s sound--is it the wimpy drums? The tinny guitars? The unnecessary synths? Somehow, Tina's voice survives. 2.5
Man, she could sing!
A few good songs, plus Tina Turner just brings pure energy.
Great voice but man the music is dated and bad
Some bangers in there
Tina has a voice that I didn't like when I was young, but now I appreciate much more. "What's Love Got To Do With It" is a classic but maybe a bit overplayed. The rest of the album is good but sounds a little dated to me. It was interesting to hear her take on "I Can't Stand The Rain".
A couple bonafide classics, a couple fun covers and a few tracks whose main positive is Turner's voice...all undermined by dated 80s production.
скучно. всего пара по-настоящему рок-хуков. Очень много соула в вокале. А саунд близнец первых сольных альбомов Планта.
Tina (and her story) are awesome. She has a few hits and a whole lotta 80's nostalgia in sound and style.
There's a couple all-time hits. Has more of a 80's Pop Rock sound with synths and such. Title track comes off as sort of a support for professions that more conservative type folks would side eye and disrespect. Not at all similar to the Motown sound from her early career. Fine album.
I expected something different, more R&B based, but really likes it anyways, loved the Jeff Beck solo :D
Decent album, but not really my style. I knew ‘What’s Love…’ for sure but I’ve probably heard some of the others at some point. Can’t fault it but didn’t love it, 3/5
No expectations going in, but was surprised at how good some of the songs were. Probably wouldn’t listen again though.
It’s okay. Never listened before but it was what I expected. Good legs, though.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, got a bit annoying near the end though
One of the biggest comeback albums of all time. Super solid. Love the horns in Private Dancer. Solid cover of Al Green. But definitely more partial to Ike and Tina and pre-comeback Tina
Incredible vocal performance. The songs themselves don't always do it for me, though. Sounds incredible, but I don't connect with the songs on this like I do on 4 or 5 star albums.
not really my kind of music, but not bad
80’s production sounds and stuck in its time. Not very modern. That said, Tina Turner has a phenomenal singing voice, elevating mediocre material. Highlights. The hit What’s love got to do with it. Private dancer, the Mark Knopfler written song, Better be good to me. When the material is good, it’s good. When it’s mediocre, it lands a bit flat. Highly overrated. 3 stars. Would give it 2.5 if I could.
aight 😐👍
Love the hits. Leave the rest.
A stone cold classic. The 80s were ridiculous.
High 3
Before I rate this, can we all just appreciate that moment in the 80s when Tina Turner and Rod Stewart had the same hair cut? I like Tina Turner's voice a lot, but I don't think she was helped by this era of arrangement and production. I feel like if she had recorded this same set of songs in the 70s or 90s I would like it a lot more.
Tina Turner has an amazing voice, but this album is so 80s, and not tue good kind of 80s.
This is so, so very 80’s!!! Beyond the hits there are some huge and I mean huge misses…..The first 30 seconds of the Al Green cover “let’s stay together”. I thought this might be my favorite song and cover on the album — then the 80’s took over and by the end of the song, I was resolved that I would never listen to that cover ever again. But overall -- I mean it is still Tina Turner
Man Let's Stay Together is so good. The Al Green album was one of my absolute favorites so far 600 albums deep and I am so happy that Tina Turner is able to do the song justice. This is a lot more upbeat with some great funk and a sweet synth solo that I liked way more than most of the rest of the synth of this album. Tina's voice on this album is so much fun. Most of the music is kind of standard fare 80s pop, but I still liked it. What's Love Got to Do with It is undeniably great, and I liked I Can't Stand the Rain, but songs like Show Some Respect and Better Be Good don't really age well at all. I'm definitely interested in some older Turner, and this one gets a pass mainly from the ridiculous Al Green cover.
A bit too 80s for me, but Tina Turner is great. Overall three stars bc it was good but not something I’d revisit.
Weegees bloody love Tina turner. Can’t say I agree though. Some good songs but the whole album was just quite long. Specific rating- 3.2 Fav song- I might have been queen Least fav- let’s stay together (so much worse than the original)
Nothing special. Not terrible
Pretty alright, very much 80s sound
Iconic. Love her cover of Help
Not my thing
Great covers of great songs. She's an icon.
Surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I hate 'What's Love Got to Do with It', but everything else was great!
Private Dancer I listened to the 10 track international edition, rather than the 9 track US edition. I do like the 80s-ness of this, but I’m not sure it actually makes for a great album. When it works well, when the songs written for her and the song choices are good it’s very enjoyable, there’s a nice contrast between her distinctively fantastic 70s soul voice and the slick 80s production. I Might Have Been Queen, the excellent What’s Love Got To Do With It, I Can’t Stand the Rain, Let’s Stay Together and the great Private Dancer all work really well. But the flipside is that when the song choices aren’t great or the songs aren’t as good, it doesn’t work that well, and not even her voice can cover over the deficiencies. While some of the changes in the chorus are nice, Show Some Respect’s deliberate referencing of Nutbush City Limits just makes you want to listen to Nutbush City Limits. Better Be Good to me is ok, if a bit forgettable. And Steel Claw just isn’t a good song. I don’t mind the sound of 1984, and although I would give credit to her and Heaven 17 as Bowie fans for picking it, but you can’t escape the feeling that it was chosen because they were making the record in the year 1984. And the cover of Help is woeful - tempo, sound, instrumentation, everything - it just feels utterly pointless and devoid of any meaning or sense of interpretation. Overall a bit of a mixed bag, it’s all enjoyable enough in an 80s way, but with a few stand outs. Think that’s a solid 3 then. 💃💃💃 Playlist submission: What’s Love Got to Do With It
Alexa. Play me the most 80's thing you can. I've spent time trying to decide if this is a cynical ploy to make lots of money by TT's record company, or whether it has great artistic merit. But not too much time. Some 80s moments of pop brilliance. A great vocal. A couple of utter classics. A load of covers of varying quality, and a couple of forgettable albums fillers. But plaudits for the iconic album cover with Tina in fishnets and her black pussy front and centre.
I feel like I should have liked this more but I just thought it was ok.
1984, j'avais 14 ans, les hormones en vrac et une vision de la musique qui se dessinait violemment à grands coups de Doc Martens dans les portes. The Cure me retournait les neurones, The Smiths m'apprenait la mélancolie poétique et j'attendais la prochaine livraison de The The comme le messie. Dans ce paysage sonore personnel, Tina Turner, c'était... la musique des darons. Le truc qui passait sur NRJ entre deux pubs pour une marque de lessive, le son parfait pour les soirées de la classe moyenne qui voulait s'encanailler un peu. Pour moi, à l'époque, c'était l'antithèse absolue de la crédibilité. Un produit calibré, une machine à tubes pour adultes. Et putain, quelle machine. Il faut remettre les choses dans leur contexte, car "Private Dancer" n'est pas juste un album, c'est une putain de résurrection en mondovision. C'est le retour de la lionne. La meuf avait 44 balais, un âge où, dans le business musical des années 80, on vous mettait gentiment au rebut avec une pension et une tape sur l'épaule. Elle sortait d'années de galère, d'un divorce d'une violence inouïe avec cet enfoiré d'Ike Turner, et elle était considérée comme une relique du R&B des sixties. Personne, absolument PERSONNE, n'aurait misé un kopeck sur son retour. Et puis "Private Dancer" est arrivé et ce fut la plus grande success-story de la décennie, un gigantesque "allez vous faire foutre" musical et commercial à toute une industrie qui l'avait enterrée. Cet album, c'est la preuve par le son qu'on peut se réinventer, exploser les codes et devenir une icône planétaire quand tout le monde vous croit finie. C'est l'histoire d'une femme qui reprend le contrôle de sa vie, de son art, de son image. Une histoire de résilience, de force, d'indépendance. Alors, pourquoi ce 3/5 un peu chiche, me direz-vous ? Pour une raison simple, cruelle, mais incontournable : la production. Bordel de merde, cet album est un catalogue de tout ce qui a mal vieilli dans les années 80. La production a vieilli comme un yaourt oublié au fond du frigo. C'est une orgie de synthés baveux, de boîtes à rythmes froides et claquantes (la fameuse LinnDrum), de guitares clean avec un chorus à vous filer la nausée, et surtout... surtout... ce saxophone. Ce putain de saxophone dégoulinant de réverb' qui vient ponctuer chaque fin de phrase comme un type lourd qui essaie de vous draguer dans un bar d'aéroport. C'est le son de l'époque, celui de Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler a d'ailleurs écrit et joue sur la chanson-titre), de la pop FM bodybuildée, du "smooth jazz" qui s'infiltrait partout. Aujourd'hui, ça sonne terriblement daté, c'est un artefact, une capsule temporelle qui pique un peu les oreilles. Mais au milieu de ce marécage de claviers en plastique, il y a LA voix. La voix de Tina et là, on ferme sa gueule car à 44 ans, elle n'a rien perdu de sa puissance. Au contraire, elle a gagné une profondeur, une fêlure, une texture que les années de galère ont sculptée. C'est une voix écorchée, viscérale, qui peut passer de la caresse la plus sensuelle au hurlement le plus primal en une fraction de seconde. Elle ne chante pas les chansons, elle les vit. Elle prend des tubes potentiels écrits par des mercenaires du songwriting et elle se les approprie avec une autorité bluffante. C'est elle, et uniquement elle, qui sauve l'album de la naphtaline car elle injecte une âme et une urgence folles dans des arrangements qui, sans elle, ne seraient que de la pop synthétique de luxe. On s'est fait matraquer le cerveau avec les singles, et il y en a eu une chiée. "What's Love Got to Do with It?", avec son petit gimmick reggae-pop, est devenu un hymne planétaire sur le cynisme amoureux. "Better Be Good to Me" est un rock FM efficace. La chanson-titre, "Private Dancer", est une ballade narrative étrange, un peu glauque, magnifiée par son interprétation. Elle reprend même "Help!" des Beatles en la ralentissant, en la transformant en une complainte soul déchirante. C'est un best-of avant l'heure, un album construit pour tout défoncer sur les ondes, et la mission est plus que réussie. Au final, "Private Dancer" est un cas d'école. C'est un album historiquement monumental mais musicalement prisonnier de son époque. C'est le témoignage d'un triomphe humain et artistique absolument incroyable, mais enveloppé dans un papier cadeau sonore qui a jauni et pris la poussière. C'est un album que je respecte infiniment plus que je ne l'écoute pour le plaisir. C'est un 5/5 pour l'histoire, pour la performance vocale, pour la revanche d'une tigresse. Mais c'est un 1/5 pour la production typique de ces années-là. La moyenne donne donc un 3/5, et c'est bien payé. Respect éternel pour la femme et l'artiste, mais un respect un peu plus... daté pour l'emballage sonore.
OK album, sounds just like I expected it would
this was fun!
Very dated. Couple good songs aside from the hits. Solid record. Probably wouldn’t go back and listen.
Enjoyable
It was a good album. The covers of Help and Let's Stay Together were kind of interesting. Not too bad of an album
It's ok. Nice arrangements, nice production and great vocals. I always thought this was from the 90s. I've never really been interested in her but listening to this is actually ok. Doesn't sound outdated at all to my ears. Despite being pop music from the 80s. At the end. Is not the kind of music I really like but I'm glad I got the chance to listen to this with attention for the first time.
80s hair metal as distilled I think than it ever could be. Bangers here.
I can't think of an album that typifies the '80's more than this one. Production, videos, the album sleeve screams 1984. That said, Tina was in fine form vocally. Good choice of songs that she covered too. I can't say that I go back to it often, but its one of Tina's best.
She's some voice, but by and large this isn't my sort of thing. The exception is Private Dancer itself, which evokes seedy dark rooms and desire for a world beyond them, for which Tina Turner is the perfect voice. Apparently, Dire Straits got as far as recording the instruments for "Private Dancer" before Mark Knopfler decided the lyrics weren't suitable for a male singer. My man, you wrote the song, what were you thinking about? Never has a set of words more required a female vocalist. I never knew the Knopfler connection until this listen through, and it's so clearly a Dire Straits song.
At one point in her career, Tina Turners’s legs were insured at over a million dollars. I’m not even sure what it means, but it is more interesting than most of this album. Like most 80’s era comebacks, great talent is muddled by 80’s production value. I feel like Tina has a lot to say that is valuable and good, but I wish that the comeback had allowed for more of her talent to be highlighted.
I sort of get it, but it's really not my cup of tea.
Wow, what a thing! And the collaboration with David Bowie was totally off my radar. Great job, Tina ❤️
I like Tina Turner but this album is only a 3 for me. Maybe it's the time in which it was made.
I could spend a half an hour dancing around the kitchen to this most of this album. But that said, they’re not all that interesting of tracks, most sound essentially the same and don’t have outstanding lyrics. The first two were probably the best. I’d low key categorize this with ABBA in my mind.
I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Not to say it was the best thing I’ve ever heard but it was significantly better than what I was expecting going into an 80s pop album. It was enjoyable and had some really good hits. Also it was nice to have another woman represented on this list so dominantly plagued by men.
6/10 Favorite Tracks: I Might Have Been Queen, What's Love Got To Do With It, Show Some Respect Least Favorite Tracks:
Tina herself is clearly very skilled, but something here just fell a little flat for me. It got too repetitive and I was tired of the album pretty quickly. Favorite: I Can't Stand the Rain
Tina Turner is an incredible performer. What a rockstar! A lot of this music sounds dated to my modern ears but she’s a powerhouse singer. She does some great covers too. Her version of “Let’s Stay Together” is excellent. And she transforms The Beatles’ “Help!” into a power ballad, and it sounds fantastic.
A confident, high flying album by an incredible performer. "What's Love Got To Do With It" is the big track here with play counts that dwarf the others on the album with more than the rest combined. The main melody has such a great conversational rhythm to it that makes it incredibly catchy, and the band is super strong behind her- with a simple yet tight bass and drum groove, and some interesting chord progressions that pop in and out. This is one of the better songs of the 1980's, but for me it's always seemed more like an early 90's (or atleast very late 80's) song. I don't really know why, but it could be because the production is so cohesive and refined, which is a shift that happened closer to the 90s. "Private Dancer" is a popular one too but I always just thought it was OK. I think the lyrics are a bit straightforward and kind of bland. It's a shame because it's a great topic but it just doesn't give enough. At least the guitar solo rips.
Tine Turner is an incredible singer and some of her best work is to be found on this album, it's just unfortunate that the surrounding material doesn't live up to those same heights.
Nice.
One of the best voices in the biz, buttttt... This album is an absolute relic. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO - GOT TO DO WITH It gets a whole point by itself however!
Slightly surprised by how EIGHTIES this sounds.. I thought Tina Turner was a timeless artist but I'm not sure about this. The drums are tinny and I'm not a fan of a lot the keyboard / synth sounds either. Just comes across as really sonically dated due to the production. I wrote that before the slightly cheesy saxophone of the title track as well Vocals are amazing of course and the lyrics are ok. I'll give 3* just about for the power of her voice and the triumph of being able to come back after the trauma of her relationship with Ike.
About the most fun you can have listening to an album you don't like and hope to never hear again.
6/10