Sylvester. Sylvester peaked in the late '70s, was still making interesting music in the early '80s, and then began the slow and painful decline that ended in his death. This one wasn't ruined by his singing, which was still impressive, but by erratic production and compositions. Sylvester tried to be comic, soul man, tease, dance star, and pop artist and was so torn between guises that he never established one on the album.
