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PrintableSounds like a fair deal to me.
We're talking hindsight here. What if Thriller wasn't this global smash? What if it was a moderately successful R&B album? What if it sold about 10 million copies worldwide to date? Maybe a few more or a few less? | |
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Graycap23 said: purplewisdom said: According to Landis, Vincent Price was only paid 7000 bucks for Thriller, if thats true, kinda sad. Landis claimed he begged Mike to help/get more money for Vincent. $7k from 3 or 4 sentences.....what's sad about that? not to mention that 7k was a lot back then .. | |
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Layzie said: Actually Vincent Price was given a choice. He was told that he could have cash for his vocals or be given a small percentage of the album sales. He choose the cash. Interesting. | |
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Superstition said: Sounds like a fair deal to me.
We're talking hindsight here. What if Thriller wasn't this global smash? What if it was a moderately successful R&B album? What if it sold about 10 million copies worldwide to date? Maybe a few more or a few less? I'm thinking about that too I mean, it debuted at #11, I bet some people saw that and said "Well, told ya so..."  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Arnotts said: bboy87 said: All of Michael's tours
First US TOUR October 9, 1970- January 31, 1971 (16 dates) Second National Tour March 3, 1971- September 12, 1971 (37 dates) U.S. Tour October 15, 1971- October 5, 1972 (47 dates) The Jackson 5 World Tour 1972 November 2, 1972- November 12, 1972 (8 dates) U.S. Tour 1973 (first leg) March 2, 1973-March 4, 1973 (3 dates) The Jackson 5 Japanese Tour April 27, 1973-May 2, 1973 (5 dates) US Tour 1973 (second leg) May 5, 1973-May 20, 1973 (5 dates) Australian Tour June 20, 1973- July 5, 1973 (7 dates) US Leg 1973 (third leg) (included dates in Puerto Rico and Canada) July 13, 1973- September 2, 1973 (31 dates) 1974 Africa Tour February 1, 1974- February 3, 1974 (3 dates) February 22, 1974- Houston Texas Las Vegas Residency April 9, 1974-April 23, 1974 (15 performances) 1974 Tours April 26, 1974-August 17, 1974 (37 dates) Las Vegas Residency (2) August 21, 1974- September 3, 1974 (14 dates) South American Tour September 5, 1974- October 5, 1974 Lake Tahoe Hotel Residency October 4, 1974- October 6, 1974 Far East Tour October 7, 1974- November 11, 1974 November 3, 1974- concert in Oakland California Las Vegas Residency (3) November 20, 1974- December 3, 1974 (15 dates) 1975 tours January- West Indies February- concert in Radio City Music Hall UK Tour 1976 mini tour 1977 Tour 1978 Tour (USA, Europe) Destiny Tour/Off The Wall Tour 1979- 1980 Triumph Tour 1981 (39 dates) Victory Tour July 6, 1984 - December 9, 1984 (55 dates) Bad World Tour 1987-1989 September 12, 1987 - January 24, 1989(123 dates) Dangerous World Tour 1992-1993 June 27, 1992 - November 11, 1993 (67 dates) HIStory World Tour September 7, 1996 - October 15, 1997 (82 dates) Do you now if any of the pre Destiny tours were professionally recorded? I think some footage was We know there is definitely some Jackson 5 concert footage out there, probably in the Motown vaults.... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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I have been hooked on this song all day. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: I have been hooked on this song all day. this was from the HD broadcast this summer. RTL rebroadcasted it but in HD quality 
a TV channel in Japan reaired the 30th Anniversary show in HD yet, no one aired The Making of Thriller or any of the oldschool TV specials from the 80s and 90s in HD  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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daPrettyman said: I have been hooked on this song all day. Finally some footage I don't think I've seen before. I am not on my best computer so the video stutters or stop/starts. Normally this gets on my nerves but I found myself watching the entire performance this way because no matter what Michael was doing or what position he was in, his form is so strong, his body so fluid that each still moment looked like it could be a photograph. Time and time again I saw just how perfected the moves and poses were. It also underscored how much I would look forward to him reminding me of his greatness. His absence was an opportunity to rediscover and to be in wonder all over again. Since seeing the movie I can't stop singing several songs and thinking of specific moments of the rehearsals. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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JackieBlue said: daPrettyman said: I have been hooked on this song all day. Finally some footage I don't think I've seen before. I am not on my best computer so the video stutters or stop/starts. Normally this gets on my nerves but I found myself watching the entire performance this way because no matter what Michael was doing or what position he was in, his form is so strong, his body so fluid that each still moment looked like it could be a photograph. Time and time again I saw just how perfected the moves and poses were. It also underscored how much I would look forward to him reminding me of his greatness. His absence was an opportunity to rediscover and to be in wonder all over again. Since seeing the movie I can't stop singing several songs and thinking of specific moments of the rehearsals. What I love about MJ fans is that we can be really nitpicky If something is in poor quality, we'll work on getting it in better quality or we'll try to improve on it (ala the Yokohama show, the Tokyo '87 show, and the Dallas '84 show)
I've had this concert for years on VHS but it was a terrible rip and after watching it so much, I decided I would never watch the Munich '97 show ever again When it was reaired in Germany in HD, DJ Oxygene took the transfer (that was already phenomenal) and improved on it more, which you see on the clip. It's like a new experience watching it and I love the concert again
When I get a DVD burner, I'm gonna put this and his version of the Yokohama '87 concert on DVD to watch on my flat screen [Edited 11/2/09 15:50pm] "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: JackieBlue said: Finally some footage I don't think I've seen before. I am not on my best computer so the video stutters or stop/starts. Normally this gets on my nerves but I found myself watching the entire performance this way because no matter what Michael was doing or what position he was in, his form is so strong, his body so fluid that each still moment looked like it could be a photograph. Time and time again I saw just how perfected the moves and poses were. It also underscored how much I would look forward to him reminding me of his greatness. His absence was an opportunity to rediscover and to be in wonder all over again. Since seeing the movie I can't stop singing several songs and thinking of specific moments of the rehearsals. What I love about MJ fans is that we can be really nitpicky If something is in poor quality, we'll work on getting it in better quality or we'll try to improve on it (ala the Yokohama show, the Tokyo '87 show, and the Dallas '84 show)
I've had this concert for years on VHS but it was a terrible rip and after watching it so much, I decided I would never watch the Munich '97 show ever again When it was reaired in Germany in HD, DJ Oxygene took the transfer (that was already phenomenal) and improved on it more, which you see on the clip. It's like a new experience watching it and I love the concert again
When I get a DVD burner, I'm gonna put this and his version of the Yokohama '87 concert on DVD to watch on my flat screen
[Edited 11/2/09 15:50pm] He did a great job. It felt like I was watching something much more recent. If more of his stuff was in HD I'd probably watch a lot more than I have. It's really a shame that there isn't official concert footage or even a collection of live performances in HD. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Anyone have a site with some of the MJ costumes from this years Halloween? | |
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JackieBlue said: bboy87 said: What I love about MJ fans is that we can be really nitpicky If something is in poor quality, we'll work on getting it in better quality or we'll try to improve on it (ala the Yokohama show, the Tokyo '87 show, and the Dallas '84 show)
I've had this concert for years on VHS but it was a terrible rip and after watching it so much, I decided I would never watch the Munich '97 show ever again When it was reaired in Germany in HD, DJ Oxygene took the transfer (that was already phenomenal) and improved on it more, which you see on the clip. It's like a new experience watching it and I love the concert again
When I get a DVD burner, I'm gonna put this and his version of the Yokohama '87 concert on DVD to watch on my flat screen
[Edited 11/2/09 15:50pm] He did a great job. It felt like I was watching something much more recent. If more of his stuff was in HD I'd probably watch a lot more than I have. It's really a shame that there isn't official concert footage or even a collection of live performances in HD. He's done alot of stuff in HD "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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^^^BOTDF! Thanks! This is great. I'm cheesing and brokenhearted at the same time. It's so good to see him. [Edited 11/2/09 16:56pm] Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: ^^^BOTDF! Thanks! This is great. I'm cheesing and brokenhearted at the same time. It's so good to see him.
[Edited 11/2/09 16:56pm] Does anyone notice that one lady with the short blond hair and glasses? I swear I've seen her in so many MJ videos .. I've seen her in BOTDF clips, 1984 Billie Jean Victory tour clips, and even at the MSG 30th Anniversary special | |
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ViintageJunkiie said: JackieBlue said: ^^^BOTDF! Thanks! This is great. I'm cheesing and brokenhearted at the same time. It's so good to see him.
[Edited 11/2/09 16:56pm] Does anyone notice that one lady with the short blond hair and glasses? I swear I've seen her in so many MJ videos .. I've seen her in BOTDF clips, 1984 Billie Jean Victory tour clips, and even at the MSG 30th Anniversary special I think I've seen her before. I don't know her face like some of the others but after awhile you realize they're in the front of so many shows.Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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mimi07 said: Thank you for posting this mimi07, somewhere hanging with Walt Disney and James Brown, Michael is watching this and smiling ear to ear. Thank you so much once again for sharing this! Chris Tucker is funny and was one of the few people to not turn his back on Michael during his lifetime. Thank you Chris for the millions of laughs, and for being good to your friend. MJ Fan 1992-Forever
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bboy87 said: LittleBLUECorvette said: I just googled the deluxe and came up with nothin? I just asked the dude. Hopefully he'll reply So did he say anything? Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach | |
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JackieBlue said: ViintageJunkiie said: Does anyone notice that one lady with the short blond hair and glasses? I swear I've seen her in so many MJ videos .. I've seen her in BOTDF clips, 1984 Billie Jean Victory tour clips, and even at the MSG 30th Anniversary special I think I've seen her before. I don't know her face like some of the others but after awhile you realize they're in the front of so many shows.I have a feeling your friend knows her. I've seen her during alot of Michael's shows There's a shot of her during a Victory Tour clip. She hasn't aged AT ALL! 
There's a couple who I spot watching certain concerts. Very familiar faces, matter of fact, I kinda know one of them.... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: JackieBlue said: I think I've seen her before. I don't know her face like some of the others but after awhile you realize they're in the front of so many shows.I have a feeling your friend knows her. I've seen her during alot of Michael's shows There's a shot of her during a Victory Tour clip. She hasn't aged AT ALL!
There's a couple who I spot watching certain concerts. Very familiar faces, matter of fact, I kinda know one of them.... Now that I've watched it on a better comp, that whole row where doing the cabbage patch--all the same faces. My friend's very good friend is in the front as well. I won't point him out though but I met him and it was weird. They always seemed suprised that an American has traveled to see MJ and how dare you want to be in front row!  All the more why I wish he could have started the shows in the U.S.  Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: bboy87 said: I have a feeling your friend knows her. I've seen her during alot of Michael's shows There's a shot of her during a Victory Tour clip. She hasn't aged AT ALL!
There's a couple who I spot watching certain concerts. Very familiar faces, matter of fact, I kinda know one of them.... Now that I've watched it on a better comp, that whole row where doing the cabbage patch--all the same faces. My friend's very good friend is in the front as well. I won't point him out though but I met him and it was weird. They always seemed suprised that an American has traveled to see MJ and how dare you want to be in front row! All the more why I wish he could have started the shows in the U.S. Yeah that cabbage patch part was cringworthy....and they were off rhythm
The guy I know is blond, and he's always at the shows to the point Michael called him "Waldo" because he could always spot him in the crowd "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: JackieBlue said: Now that I've watched it on a better comp, that whole row where doing the cabbage patch--all the same faces. My friend's very good friend is in the front as well. I won't point him out though but I met him and it was weird. They always seemed suprised that an American has traveled to see MJ and how dare you want to be in front row! All the more why I wish he could have started the shows in the U.S. Yeah that cabbage patch part was cringworthy....and they were off rhythm
The guy I know is blond, and he's always at the shows to the point Michael called him "Waldo" because he could always spot him in the crowd Yeah, I know Waldo too.  I miss Michael but I don't miss those kids. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: bboy87 said: Yeah that cabbage patch part was cringworthy....and they were off rhythm
The guy I know is blond, and he's always at the shows to the point Michael called him "Waldo" because he could always spot him in the crowd Yeah, I know Waldo too. I miss Michael but I don't miss those kids. He and I had a bit of a problem a while ago....
somebody was goin' around telling people he wrote at least half of a certain book and called me a liar at least twice..... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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How is there high def HIStory tour footage on YouTube yet all the bootleg copies for sale on DVD are such shitty quality? Where am I not shopping for my unofficial bootleg DVDs that I should be? LOL Someone orgnote me about this ASAP lol
Another thing, has anyone seen the introduction to the HIStory tour lately? It reminded me a lot of something that would have fit right in on THIS IS IT with the 3d-like effects and the whole space theme. Michael was totally ahead of his time on so many levels. Damn, I miss him more, the more I think about his genius as a performer and BEYOND. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/wa...L&index=23 Skip to about 24 seconds in. [Edited 11/3/09 7:56am] [Edited 11/3/09 7:57am] MJ Fan 1992-Forever
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bboy87 said: JackieBlue said: Yeah, I know Waldo too. I miss Michael but I don't miss those kids. He and I had a bit of a problem a while ago....
somebody was goin' around telling people he wrote at least half of a certain book and called me a liar at least twice.....  Not surprised. You know for all the time MJ spent in outside of the U.S. I'm glad he didn't develop a 'fake' accent. That just popped into my head out of nowhere.[Edited 11/3/09 8:03am] Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Vanilli said: How is there high def HIStory tour footage on YouTube yet all the bootleg copies for sale on DVD are such shitty quality? Where am I not shopping for my unofficial bootleg DVDs that I should be? LOL Someone orgnote me about this ASAP lol
Another thing, has anyone seen the introduction to the HIStory tour lately? It reminded me a lot of something that would have fit right in on THIS IS IT with the 3d-like effects and the whole space theme. Michael was totally ahead of his time on so many levels. Damn, I miss him more, the more I think about his genius as a performer and BEYOND. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/wa...L&index=23 Skip to about 24 seconds in. [Edited 11/3/09 7:56am] [Edited 11/3/09 7:57am] Apparently, the concerts were shot in High Def 
The 30th Anniversary Celebration was also shot in HD and was shown in Japan a couple of months ago Go to MJJC, they have everything you're looking for  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Vanilli said: How is there high def HIStory tour footage on YouTube yet all the bootleg copies for sale on DVD are such shitty quality? Where am I not shopping for my unofficial bootleg DVDs that I should be? LOL Someone orgnote me about this ASAP lol
Another thing, has anyone seen the introduction to the HIStory tour lately? It reminded me a lot of something that would have fit right in on THIS IS IT with the 3d-like effects and the whole space theme. Michael was totally ahead of his time on so many levels. Damn, I miss him more, the more I think about his genius as a performer and BEYOND. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/wa...L&index=23 Skip to about 24 seconds in. [Edited 11/3/09 7:56am] [Edited 11/3/09 7:57am] That intro was brilliant.. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
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Vanilli said: How is there high def HIStory tour footage on YouTube yet all the bootleg copies for sale on DVD are such shitty quality? Where am I not shopping for my unofficial bootleg DVDs that I should be? LOL Someone orgnote me about this ASAP lol
Another thing, has anyone seen the introduction to the HIStory tour lately? It reminded me a lot of something that would have fit right in on THIS IS IT with the 3d-like effects and the whole space theme. Michael was totally ahead of his time on so many levels. Damn, I miss him more, the more I think about his genius as a performer and BEYOND. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/wa...L&index=23 Skip to about 24 seconds in. [Edited 11/3/09 7:56am] [Edited 11/3/09 7:57am] Most things that are professionally filmed is high-def. Movies, TV Shows, etc... the masters are usually brilliant quality. The problem is unless someone has access to the masters or it's aired in HD somewhere, there is no HD version. Most of the DVD's I would guess are TV airings or screeners of some sort. I wish VH1 would air the 30th Anniversary show again. They used to show the full show all the time, but I haven't seen it on TV in a few years now. | |
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