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Jam Of The Day: "Walk Right Now" by The Jacksons This is a jam from my favorite album of any of The Jackson family. Michael was much better with the group because this jam is absolutely funky, none of that pop bullshit. Anybody into this jam? Andy is a four letter word. | |
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one of my favs.....
was this written by Randy? | |
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Love it! One of the best on that album. I also love Heartbreak Hotel (This Place Hotel). | |
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Wonder if they ever performed that during the Triumph-Tour ... 
"Okay fellas , you can walk right offstage now" . . . [Edited 9/25/06 14:00pm] | |
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One of the few disco songs I'll probably ever love. One of the best tracks off "triumph" | |
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Rhondab said: one of my favs.....
was this written by Randy? Ride on , together with Jackie and Michael . | |
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Scary, I just had this on yesterday....a jam nevertheless.  I am MrVictor.... | |
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Extended mix is the best. | |
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TommyRoss said:
Love it! One of the best on that album. I also love Heartbreak Hotel (This Place Hotel). "Time Waits for no one" was the best song on that album. Just beautiful. I too believe MJ is better with his brothers. Apart from OTw and Thriller, most of his best songs are with J5. He tends to be less cheesy and more soulful/funky when he is with his brothers. | |
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TommyRoss said:
Love it! One of the best on that album. I also love Heartbreak Hotel (This Place Hotel). YES THIS SHIT IS THE BOMB !!!!! | |
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prettymansson said: TommyRoss said:
Love it! One of the best on that album. I also love Heartbreak Hotel (This Place Hotel). YES THIS SHIT IS THE BOMB !!!!! co- 
I've long believed that MJ's peak run was Destiny, Off the Wall and Triumph, with Triumph being my favorite of the three. Thriller is good but far too poppy for my tastes. As vainandy said, MJ was funky and soulful during that time period, something his music lost during post-Triumph. I was listening to Triumph a few days ago and as always the album blows me away. Walk Right Now, Heartbreak Hotel, Give It Up, Your Ways, Everybody and Lovely One are top shelf tracks. Great, great record! | |
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DorothyParkerWasCool said: prettymansson said: YES THIS SHIT IS THE BOMB !!!!! co-
I've long believed that MJ's peak run was Destiny, Off the Wall and Triumph, with Triumph being my favorite of the three. Thriller is good but far too poppy for my tastes. As vainandy said, MJ was funky and soulful during that time period, something his music lost during post-Triumph. I was listening to Triumph a few days ago and as always the album blows me away. Walk Right Now, Heartbreak Hotel, Give It Up, Your Ways, Everybody and Lovely One are top shelf tracks. Great, great record! True. From 78 to 82, he was on a flow of classic album after classic album, with or without the Jacksons. You can hear it in the music; spontaneous, funky and soulful. From Bad onwards when he started to release albums every 4 to 5 yrs his music started to sound so sterile and contrieved, you can tell that flow just wasn't there anymore. Which is not really surprising when you are releasing albums every 4 yrs or so. | |
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Good song!
"Give It Up" and "Time Waits For No One" are great also. "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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 great song | |
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whatsgoingon said: DorothyParkerWasCool said: co-
I've long believed that MJ's peak run was Destiny, Off the Wall and Triumph, with Triumph being my favorite of the three. Thriller is good but far too poppy for my tastes. As vainandy said, MJ was funky and soulful during that time period, something his music lost during post-Triumph. I was listening to Triumph a few days ago and as always the album blows me away. Walk Right Now, Heartbreak Hotel, Give It Up, Your Ways, Everybody and Lovely One are top shelf tracks. Great, great record! True. From 78 to 82, he was on a flow of classic album after classic album, with or without the Jacksons. You can hear it in the music; spontaneous, funky and soulful. From Bad onwards when he started to release albums every 4 to 5 yrs his music started to sound so sterile and contrieved, you can tell that flow just wasn't there anymore. Which is not really surprising when you are releasing albums every 4 yrs or so. Although his live-work still had that drive ( imo ) . http://youtube.com/watch?v=s1cfT_dP0-g http://youtube.com/watch?v=kknzQj0en2M | |
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Who doesn't love that song?  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Gosh...it think I'mma break out my album when I get home today | |
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Rhondab said: Gosh...it think I'mma break out my album when I get home today
me too!  | |
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Love that whole album to death! Even the weakest cut Wondering Who is pretty funky. Definitely MJ's peak. I place it over both Off The Wall and Thriller. | |
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Oh Hell yeah!! Time Waits for No One, Heartbreak Hotel, Lovely One etc. Yes Mike was kickin' on all cylinders. With the exception of Billie Jean I thought this album was much better than Thriller. However, Off The Wall is his greatest feat IMO. | |
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whoknows said: Love that whole album to death! Even the weakest cut Wondering Who is pretty funky. Definitely MJ's peak. I place it over both Off The Wall and Thriller.
Mjs peak or his brothers.... This really was a JACKSON album. It wasn't all Michael. I've always liked him better with his brothers. | |
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Rhondab said: whoknows said: Love that whole album to death! Even the weakest cut Wondering Who is pretty funky. Definitely MJ's peak. I place it over both Off The Wall and Thriller.
Mjs peak or his brothers.... This really was a JACKSON album. It wasn't all Michael. I've always liked him better with his brothers. Whatever, I prefer it to any of Michael's solo albums. I think he probably made just as much a contribution to Triumph as he did to Off The Wall which was largely Quincy Jones's work. | |
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I never really cared for this song. About half the songs on this album are just...OK. Now Destiny ?  That's my favorite. Not a bad moment on it.I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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DorothyParkerWasCool said: prettymansson said: YES THIS SHIT IS THE BOMB !!!!! co-
I've long believed that MJ's peak run was Destiny, Off the Wall and Triumph, with Triumph being my favorite of the three. Thriller is good but far too poppy for my tastes. As vainandy said, MJ was funky and soulful during that time period, something his music lost during post-Triumph. I was listening to Triumph a few days ago and as always the album blows me away. Walk Right Now, Heartbreak Hotel, Give It Up, Your Ways, Everybody and Lovely One are top shelf tracks. Great, great record! Most definately. I love the Jackson 5 but the stretch you mentioned from "Destiny" through "Triumph" is my favorite also. I never saw what all the fuss was about "Thriller" and the albums following it. I thought they were good albums but nothing compared to these other albums. They just lacked.....well.....funk. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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thesexofit said: One of the few disco songs I'll probably ever love. One of the best tracks off "triumph" That was either the fall or winter of 1980. Disco officially supposedly "died" in 1979.  I can see why you would mistake it for disco though. It has that great energy and fun that the disco era had.Andy is a four letter word. | |
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whatsgoingon said: DorothyParkerWasCool said: co-
I've long believed that MJ's peak run was Destiny, Off the Wall and Triumph, with Triumph being my favorite of the three. Thriller is good but far too poppy for my tastes. As vainandy said, MJ was funky and soulful during that time period, something his music lost during post-Triumph. I was listening to Triumph a few days ago and as always the album blows me away. Walk Right Now, Heartbreak Hotel, Give It Up, Your Ways, Everybody and Lovely One are top shelf tracks. Great, great record! True. From 78 to 82, he was on a flow of classic album after classic album, with or without the Jacksons. You can hear it in the music; spontaneous, funky and soulful. From Bad onwards when he started to release albums every 4 to 5 yrs his music started to sound so sterile and contrieved, you can tell that flow just wasn't there anymore. Which is not really surprising when you are releasing albums every 4 yrs or so. After having such a huge success with "Thriller", it's obvious that he's trying to achieve success with the same formula....getting two or three guest artists on the album and hoping for a MEGA smash. Every song starts sounding like it was done for the sole purpose of becoming a smash hit single instead of being a piece of one project that connects and flows well. He started trying too hard for a huge hit. It's like he became more of a business man than an artist. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Was this album really that good. This Place Hotel is one of my
jackson favorites along with can you feel it and show you the way to go. I remember seeing the Jacksons essentials online a few months ago but it had not yet been released. I will check on it. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Love the song and i´ts dramatic mood. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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whoknows said: Rhondab said: Mjs peak or his brothers.... This really was a JACKSON album. It wasn't all Michael. I've always liked him better with his brothers. Whatever, I prefer it to any of Michael's solo albums. I think he probably made just as much a contribution to Triumph as he did to Off The Wall which was largely Quincy Jones's work. ok with whatever... 
My point is that this isn't just a MJ album. I wouldn't lump it with MJs solo projects. | |
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Rhondab said: whoknows said: Whatever, I prefer it to any of Michael's solo albums. I think he probably made just as much a contribution to Triumph as he did to Off The Wall which was largely Quincy Jones's work. ok with whatever...
My point is that this isn't just a MJ album. I wouldn't lump it with MJs solo projects. It came out of nowhere, didn't it? Listening to this album now at work. | |
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