Ellie said:

Can you orgnote me with the address to it also? Please?

Done!

Do any of you think that the songs from the Jacksons era are ending up more respected and revered than MJ solo stuff.? Take "Can You feel it" for instance that song seems to be more well known than anything of Vince and History.

amit1234 said:

Thank you so much amit1234!!!!!

I love it!!!!

amit1234 said:

the 12" version puts the album version to shame.

So did you buy "The Essential Jacksons"?

If so, what do you think?

I remember buying this album and "The One" DVD on a late night shopping spree at a Roanoke Walmart a few years ago. You can get some good shit once everyone goes home and leaves the aisles clear.

amit1234 said:

I bought "The Essential Jacksons" and they are also album cuts more or less. If you want a CD with the Jacksons "hits" then it is alright. However, some of the tracks I digged like "Be Not Always" and "Blues Away" were absent. Still a good disc and the cover was pretty slick lookin' also. Anyone know what it is from? Kind of looks like the Destiny era.

DavidEye said:

I have the original demo version, with Freddie Mercury.
Yes, it was supposed to be a duet with him and not Mick Jagger.
Appearently, Michael and Freddie had a falling out, of sorts.
It sounds basically the same, but with Freddie singing Micks part.

JasonStar said:

It's the pic in the gatefold sleeve from 'The Jacksons' (1976) my personal fave Jacksons album.

shorttrini said:

It's funny...Mike went all out for this song,making sure he had a "high profile" duet partner and the song is still crap A much better song from this era is "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin",Jermaine's duet with Michael.This song proves that Mike didn't need to venture outside of his family to make a killer duet,lol.

amit1234 said:

Yes,I got it and I like it.Many of these songs I haven't heard in awhile,so it was fun going back and hearing it all again.Some of these songs,like "Show You The Way To Go" and "Find Me A Girl",still sound as cool and smooth as when they first came out.My only complaint with this set is....they should have included "Torture" and the 12" extended disco remix of "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)".Other than that,it's a superb compilation.


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DavidEye said:

I haven't got the album but to hear songs like "Show you the Way to go" which was a nr 1 in the UK and "Find me a girl" on the same album must be bliss. They should have included "Even Though She Gone" and "Time Waits for No one" to the collection. I think if anyone want's to hear the "true" MJ you need to listen to these songs...

amit1234 said:

Yeah, i got that on 12" too. It sooooo beats the hell outta the flat original.

whatsgoingon said:

I DO respect this stuff way more than later MJ solo stuff. Jackson 5, Destiny, Triumph, Off The Wall, and even Thriller, had so much heart and soul to them. They also had bite. They were really fun dance records that just oozed funk. I truly think Thriller just got too big and MJ lost perspective on many things, including his music. A lot of stuff after Thriller just seemed so forced compared to those early records.

BTW, I own this one too...its so great. I have all their 70s album on vinyl and since they were played to death back in the day, they are scratched up to shit. Its so nice to have these killer tunes crystal clear.

Finally, State of Shock is clearly the weakest track.

Jackeblu said:

I agree,"State Of Shock" is weak...sounds like a demo by an amateur

I like the CD. ITs missing a song or two i think