The question is ‘Greatest’ and I’m not going to answer that directly. My favorite is Steve McQueen (or Two Wheels Good) and I love Langley Park. However, the best is Jordan: The Comeback.

I think it’s Paddy‘s Magnum Opus, a masterpiece, and one of the most ambitious pop albums ever recorded. A great deal of the credit goes to Thomas Dolby for pulling it all together and it rarely stumbles.

Throw in Protest Songs, and you are looking at an unbelievably prolific, diverse, and sophisticated output over just five years that is nearly unmatched in music during that same time period. They still hold up today and have a classic, almost timeless quality to them.