...Disc 2.

"Stranger in Moscow" has got to be one of (if not THE) best MJ ballads ever.

"Earth Song" is sooooo much better than fuckin Heal the World (my sixth grade graduation song, lol).

"They Don't Care About Us"--you can hear the pain and grit in his voice, the strife, the humiliation...priceless. Great beat.

"This Time Around"--I love the line "I'm taking no SHIT" Rock on Mike.

"2 Bad"--one of his best tracks ever. I also love the Wyclef remix from BOTD.

"Scream"--two of my favorite singers/icons/dancers on the SAME track, both named Jackson. Shit don't git better than that.

"Come Togther"--way better than any other version including the original (that's right. I SAID IT!)

"D.S."--That's right, Fuck that bald ass twig coat wearin' muthafucka.

Overall I can't believe this album was so overlooked. I think it hurt it to package it with the greatest hits...how could those songs possible stand up next to stuff from "Thriller" in the same package? Not that Thriller is so much better...I dunno I think it'd be much more highly regarded and have been bigger on its own.

badujunkie said:

This is one of my favourites. And Slash rocks on it too!

You should give "Money" some time. It's subtle but a slow-burner. There's so many layers to that track and hidden bits buried in the mix... I hear something different everytime I listen to it.

I've always regarded HIStory as a great album. I never got why so many didn't like it.

I agree with MattyJam, one song you missed is "Money".

I love it when he's really diggin it at the end and you can hear him whisper in the background "Rockafella, getti, getti... GETTI, GETTI"... sooo cool!

MattyJam said:

I have to thank you for your old write-up on MJNI about that one. It helped it become one of my all time favourites!

MattyJam said:

An overlooked gem for sure. Always thought that shoulda been a single.

I absoultely love History, the song. One of my favorite MJ tracks, hands down.

Little Susie is an underrated gem as well.

Best songs on HIStory:
- Stranger In Moscow
- They Don't Care About Us
- Little Susie

My only complaint is that they've included an edited version of an already released song on it: Come Together.

I love Smile! What a beautiful song!

all over this thread

sosgemini said:

why? you no like?

Tabloid Junkie..outrageous

Scream

and 2Bad are some hot hot reasons to own the album alone.
"Tellin what CHA duwin wrong-ah!!!"


aww shit..I gotta grab that CD out the booklet now...

TotalAlisa said:

Those 5 "B-Sides (as i am calling them)" are slammin, especially "Is It Scary"

badujunkie said:

oh my fuckin God - me too! ~~~ parallel lives!

CinisterCee said:

there are people dying
if you care enough for the living
make a better place
for you and for me

(key change0
heal the whirrrrrl
make it a better place
for you and for me and the entire human race...[i]

god...mike's worst song EVER lol

did you also:
1) have your ass beat by a kid wearing a Metallica shirt when you were 10?
2) try pot in the tenth grade?
3) watch Roseanne as a kid?

badujunkie said:

1) never really got beat up, thankfully. hated on, but not beat up.
2) nah i tried cigarettes in elementary school and thought it was gross... didn't try pot until college.
3) for sure, Roseanne, Cosbys, Simpsons

y'all are silly. I would've died if Heal the World was my Graduation song.

badujunkie said:

"Grab my crotch, twist my knee, then I'm through Mike's bad, I'm bad Who are you"
It's still beyond me why MJ would pick Shaq to rap out of allll the rappers in the world.

badujunkie said:

mine too....this song made me not wanna listen to the CD. I guess I should go take a listen.

That's one kick ass album. MJ's best work imo. The album starts with a scream and ends with a smile. brillaint! i love how he's so angry through the whole album... and then he just like you know what...life will be okay if you just smile...



okay i hyped myself up, *putting on HIStory*


i also loove the title HIStory or acutally His Story. just love it.

badujunkie said:

no, thats not it...

dag said:

His vocal on that is stunning.

sosgemini said:

The fact that not a single hater has posted yet?

I HATED History. Worst class I ever took in school.

Oh, we're talking about the MJ album? Awesome! As others have said previously, I don't understand why people dismissed it. You can sense some real anger from MJ on some of the tunes. I love Money. Even the ballads aren't all that bad. Little Susie sounds almost experimental and is just a neat departure from everything else. And SHAQ! Cracks me up every time.

Invincible? I think not. Give me a HiStory lesson any day.

HIStory would be almost perfect for me if that turgid piss from R Kelly was given the chop.

Another missed song is, "They Don't Care About Us." The anger is his voice is so present. Same with "HIStory" (Yeah the chorus gets kind of lame-o, but the verses are TIGHT.)

And "Tabloid Junkie" is the best MJ song EVER.

HIStory (Disc 2) is my favorite Michael album to date. I'm glad to see you are getting into it!