WildStyle said:

him rocking the highwaters like you know who.

Pee Wee Herman? Steve Urkle?

MickyDolenz said:

WildStyle said:

him rocking the highwaters like you know who.

Pee Wee Herman? Steve Urkle?

Interview on Lopez tonight

I really like him. He seems humble and down to earth.

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Is it me or can none of the Jackson spin offs really sing? Michael and Janet are exceptions and even then Janet isn't the greatest singer.

Japha11 said:

Is it me or can none of the Jackson spin offs really sing? Michael and Janet are exceptions and even then Janet isn't the greatest singer.

Nah it's not just you. Least Austin's trying hard though. And Jermaine wasn't a bad singer though he wasn't like his younger brother. None of them were, really.

Japha11 said:

Is it me or can none of the Jackson spin offs really sing? Michael and Janet are exceptions and even then Janet isn't the greatest singer.

Jermaine says hi.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Japha11 said:

Is it me or can none of the Jackson spin offs really sing? Michael and Janet are exceptions and even then Janet isn't the greatest singer.

Jermaine says hi.

I was originally gonna say that but I thought against it.

Timmy84 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Jermaine says hi.

I was originally gonna say that but I thought against it.

He's greasy, but he can sing.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

I was originally gonna say that but I thought against it.

He's greasy, but he can sing.

Right. Which makes me mad at him that he hasn't further used his talents.

Japha11 said:

Is it me or can none of the Jackson spin offs really sing? Michael and Janet are exceptions and even then Janet isn't the greatest singer.

Janet is OK as a singer but nowhere near Jermaine. Janet is a better performer than Jermaine though. When it comes to the second generation: I think Austin is a good enough singer. This performance shows he is good enough IMO. There's also Taryll who is pretty good as a singer but I think Austin has more potential overall.

12-13 year old Jermaine singing lead before his voice broke. In fact he was so good that many people listening to it now assume it is Michael singing

Show me a song where Janet displays this kind of soulful vocals

Still not convinced? Jermaine singing live when he still was doing his thing

I think this performance shows Austin is good enough as a vocalist. Listen especially from 3.06 when he puts some power to his voice.

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^ Was that Nathaniel Brown near Rebbie?

Thought he was really good. See how he grows as an artist.

Timmy84 said:

^ Was that Nathaniel Brown near Rebbie?

Yes it was!

Yaay! Austin!!!

Thats one handsome young man, huh?

manthevan said:

Timmy84 said:

^ Was that Nathaniel Brown near Rebbie?

Yes it was!

I figured it was. I thought so when he said "and daddy" at the end.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Timmy84 said:

I was originally gonna say that but I thought against it.

He's greasy, but he can sing.

Can sing yeah, but so can my mum lol she isn't what I would call a 'singer' though. I think that's the difference here. They can all sing but are they 'singers'?

For me singing is a musicality (obviously) and that performance of Jermaine with Michael performing 'Tell Me I'm not Dreamin' and he playing bass etc.. he starts in the complete WRONG key! I know that the greatest of singers crack and sing out of key at times but this guy playysss bass guitar. He should know everything about key and scales.

Just shows me that he isn't a 'proper singer', just someone who can sing - like the rest of them.

Japha11 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

He's greasy, but he can sing.

Can sing yeah, but so can my mum lol she isn't what I would call a 'singer' though. I think that's the difference here. They can all sing but are they 'singers'?

For me singing is a musicality (obviously) and that performance of Jermaine with Michael performing 'Tell Me I'm not Dreamin' and he playing bass etc.. he starts in the complete WRONG key! I know that the greatest of singers crack and sing out of key at times but this guy playysss bass guitar. He should know everything about key and scales.

Just shows me that he isn't a 'proper singer', just someone who can sing - like the rest of them.

This is perhaps the dumbest post I've ever seen. First of all, out of all performances clearly you'll find some where he messes up. Happens to everybody. The reason why he came in wrong is most probably because he had trouble hearing himself in the beginning. This is called stage monitoring problems. During concerts the performer can sometimes have trouble hearing himself because there's a risk you will sort of drown in the high dB. If you've performed live as a musician you'll know what I'm talking about. If he would have such a pitch problem because of lacking musicality he would not have been able to adjust himself and he'd come in wrong much more often. Jermaine's been performing live since the 60's so obviously you'll be able to find performances like this. What about all the criticizm W. Houston got on tour of recently. People leaving her shows early because she "couldn't sing"! We are talking about Whitney here. She wasn't performing well but she is still one of the greatest singers when she is on. I've heard Stevie mess up and Michael mess up. And if you want to compare Michael and Jermaine: although I agree that Michael was on another level he had nights where you could argue Jermaine was the better singer. Compare Michael and Jermaine singing I'll be there at MSG 2001. Michael sounded bad at times and Jermaine sounded as good as ever. So if I wanna use your logic (picking one performance to support a point) Jermaine must be a better singer than Michael?

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dreamfactory313 said:

Yaay! Austin!!!

Thats one handsome young man, huh?

Yes. It. Is. He has beautiful eyes.

And you can tell he wants to look, talk, sing, and act just like Michael. That's very cute.

WaterInYourBath said:

dreamfactory313 said:

Yaay! Austin!!!

Thats one handsome young man, huh?

Yes. It. Is. He has beautiful eyes.

And you can tell he wants to look, talk, sing, and act just like Michael. That's very cute.

....it?

smoothcriminal12 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Yes. It. Is. He has beautiful eyes.

And you can tell he wants to look, talk, sing, and act just like Michael. That's very cute.

....it?

The joy of having the last name "Jackson".

smoothcriminal12 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

Yes. It. Is. He has beautiful eyes.

And you can tell he wants to look, talk, sing, and act just like Michael. That's very cute.

....it?

She said "that's." So I said "it." Why is that funny?

WaterInYourBath said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

....it?

She said "that's." So I said "it." Why is that funny?

You said "It" rather than "he" the first time. With periods. Its the way you "said" it.

trueiopian said:

The joy of having the last name "Jackson".

Technically he's still going by his birth name Austin Brown. Unless he decided to go mononymous (sp?) lol

purplethunder3121 said:

WaterInYourBath said:

She said "that's." So I said "it." Why is that funny?

You said "It" rather than "he" the first time. With periods. Its the way you "said" it.

Exactly, 'cause, again, she originally said "that's one handsome young man," instead of "he's one handsome young man." I knew what I typed, lol.

Japha11 said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

He's greasy, but he can sing.

Can sing yeah, but so can my mum lol she isn't what I would call a 'singer' though. I think that's the difference here. They can all sing but are they 'singers'?

For me singing is a musicality (obviously) and that performance of Jermaine with Michael performing 'Tell Me I'm not Dreamin' and he playing bass etc.. he starts in the complete WRONG key! I know that the greatest of singers crack and sing out of key at times but this guy playysss bass guitar. He should know everything about key and scales.

Just shows me that he isn't a 'proper singer', just someone who can sing - like the rest of them.

What is this?

Timmy84 said:

trueiopian said:

The joy of having the last name "Jackson".

Technically he's still going by his birth name Austin Brown. Unless he decided to go mononymous (sp?) lol

I meant related to a Jackson.

Please, anyone even remotely related to the Jacksons gets a get in free card to the industry. Look at Omar Bhatti.

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trueiopian said:

Timmy84 said:

Technically he's still going by his birth name Austin Brown. Unless he decided to go mononymous (sp?) lol

I meant related to a Jackson.

Oh yeah... of course.