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PrintableByron said: Looks like he was saying that his life and all his eccentricities had turned into an amusement park for the media and fans...
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what MJ was getting at with this album cover. It's funny that someone said MJ went through fazes of satanism and scientology because I've heard that too. | |
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dirtyman2005 said: daPrettyman said: The part I really didn't get was the dog (bottom left) in the pop-up edition. That thing was spooky.
 he made this cover during his "satanist" and "scientology" experimentation period. its around this time that he studied the scientology stuff, since he knew lisa marie. there is also reference to the satanist material by way of the Pyramid with the one eye, used by the Freemasons. He obviously grew out of this phase. but during his early 90s, Mj obviously had a fascination with satanist and scientology stuff. I don't know about that other stuff, but back in 1990/91, Michael didn't have any communication with Lisa Marie "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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The only thing that ever bothered me about this album cover is the fact that you're sort of bound to think that we're missing a few inches from the bottom half of his face were he really to stare at us through that hole in the middle.
But yeah, this was the time when pop stars still used to have album covers. | |
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bboy87 said: dirtyman2005 said: he made this cover during his "satanist" and "scientology" experimentation period. its around this time that he studied the scientology stuff, since he knew lisa marie. there is also reference to the satanist material by way of the Pyramid with the one eye, used by the Freemasons. He obviously grew out of this phase. but during his early 90s, Mj obviously had a fascination with satanist and scientology stuff. I don't know about that other stuff, but back in 1990/91, Michael didn't have any communication with Lisa Marie BS! MJ was communicating with LMP long before that. They met it the 70s and had been sort of on again off again from then up until they got married. Even after they were divorced they were on again and off again. And Michael went in again and out again. | |
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DarlingDiana said: Byron said: Looks like he was saying that his life and all his eccentricities had turned into an amusement park for the media and fans...
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what MJ was getting at with this album cover. | |
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DarlingDiana said: bboy87 said: I don't know about that other stuff, but back in 1990/91, Michael didn't have any communication with Lisa Marie BS! MJ was communicating with LMP long before that. They met it the 70s and had been sort of on again off again from then up until they got married. Even after they were divorced they were on again and off again. And Michael went in again and out again. calms DarlingDiana down They only met again back in 1992 or 1993, remember. Lisa even said. And Lisa was YOUNG when she first met Michael....she's 10 years younger so how could they have been on and off again? "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: DarlingDiana said: BS! MJ was communicating with LMP long before that. They met it the 70s and had been sort of on again off again from then up until they got married. Even after they were divorced they were on again and off again. And Michael went in again and out again. calms DarlingDiana down They only met again back in 1992 or 1993, remember. Lisa even said. And Lisa was YOUNG when she first met Michael....she's 10 years younger so how could they have been on and off again? On and off again in terms of friendship. They got romantically involved with each other in 1992. But up until then they still talked to each other occasionally and had each other's phone numbers and stuff. | |
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shorttrini said: I think it his interpretation of how people view him, what's inside his mind... The picture on the cover represents his mind and fact that we only see his eyes, is his way of looking at us while we are looking at him...I can't help but think that he is saying,"These Mother Funkers", think they know me, well let me let the music speak for itself". This is my second favorite album by him.
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Bishop31 said: 
All these years I have always wondered what this album cover symbolizes. Can anybody list what each of these pictures represent? I'm kinda puzzled....  Chaotic life. | |
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Looks like he was saying that his life and all his eccentricities had turned into an amusement park for the media and fans...
shorttrini said:
I think it his interpretation of how people view him, what's inside his mind... The picture on the cover represents his mind and fact that we only see his eyes, is his way of looking at us while we are looking at him...I can't help but think that he is saying,"These Mother Funkers", think they know me, well let me let the music speak for itself". This is my second favorite album by him. Great points! "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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motownlover said: shorttrini said: I think it his interpretation of how people view him, what's inside his mind... The picture on the cover represents his mind and fact that we only see his eyes, is his way of looking at us while we are looking at him...I can't help but think that he is saying,"These Mother Funkers", think they know me, well let me let the music speak for itself". This is my second favorite album by him.
whats your favorite album ? My favorite album of his is, "Off The Wall". It still sounds as good as when I first heard it almost 30 years ago. To me it was the album that he had the most fun in making and it showed. All of tracks were bangin and still have staying power. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" |
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dag said: Looks like he was saying that his life and all his eccentricities had turned into an amusement park for the media and fans...
shorttrini said:
I think it his interpretation of how people view him, what's inside his mind... The picture on the cover represents his mind and fact that we only see his eyes, is his way of looking at us while we are looking at him...I can't help but think that he is saying,"These Mother Funkers", think they know me, well let me let the music speak for itself". This is my second favorite album by him. Great points! Thanks.....I just think that he is having fun with us as some of us are making fun at him... "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" |
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paisleypark4 said: dirtyman2005 said: he made this cover during his "satanist" and "scientology" experimentation period. its around this time that he studied the scientology stuff, since he knew lisa marie. there is also reference to the satanist material by way of the Pyramid with the one eye, used by the Freemasons. He obviously grew out of this phase. but during his early 90s, Mj obviously had a fascination with satanist and scientology stuff. come on now! When i saw this album cover.. it made me think that michael was too embarrassed to show his face... because thats when he started wearing those masks to cover his nose and mouth.. so this album cover is just like a mask to hide his plastic surgery face... then i know that michael likes to draw and doodle.. so he probably wanted an album cover that just reflected images that came to his mind at the time.... or things that meant someting to him.. he has the lil black boy with an afro representing him as a child.. and in the "leave me alone video" he had a roller coast ride and elephant mans bones in the video..so maybe thats where he go the idea to draw the skull.. and that lil nakey girl w/the bones probably represent the poor and unfortunate kids that he cares about... Over all when you look at his house (the neverland ranch before invasion) or the furniture, decorations and art on the wall... this album cover reflects his style and tastes. |
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by the way... I LOVE THIS ALBUM.. this is my first memories of michael as a child and these are the first songs that i got to hear from him...
and i was listening to this whole album a few days ago.. its more amazing each time i listen |
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why did michael use that freemason symbol in his album... NOW im starting to not trust him... |
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I think this album pretty much says things might look all flashy and glamourous on the outside, but things are not really what they seem.
''Not all that glitters is gold'' My favourite album cover | |
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shorttrini said: motownlover said: whats your favorite album ? My favorite album of his is, "Off The Wall". It still sounds as good as when I first heard it almost 30 years ago. To me it was the album that he had the most fun in making and it showed. All of tracks were bangin and still have staying power. dangerous and off the wall are my top 2 picks as well. and i agree with you that off the wall is his most joyous effort 2 date. and although dangerous is not perfect i stil like it very much | |
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motownlover said: shorttrini said: My favorite album of his is, "Off The Wall". It still sounds as good as when I first heard it almost 30 years ago. To me it was the album that he had the most fun in making and it showed. All of tracks were bangin and still have staying power. dangerous and off the wall are my top 2 picks as well. and i agree with you that off the wall is his most joyous effort 2 date. and although dangerous is not perfect i stil like it very much Yeah, I cannot stand, "Thriller", mainly due to it's commercial appeal and "Bad", just cannot make up it's mind on which direction it want to go. My top three are 1. Off The Wall 2. Dangerous 3. Invincible These are the albums that sounded like he was having fun. Like he was not even thinking about making another "Thriller". When MJ thinks too much, that's when he gets in over his head. All of his other antics, I believe are just his way of getting attention. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" |
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its definitely true that MJ had a satanist and occult fascination during this period.
the cover has the all seeing eye, and lots of other dark images, and even the freemason links to egyptian pyramids etc MJ was in his occult experimentation period. And even the bald white guy on the front cover is supposed to be the well known satanist "Alistair Crowley". You can't deny the facts. MJ was and is truly fucked up. He has some weird fascinations with the occult. And it didn't help when Lisa marie, who is a well known Scientologist nutcase introduced him to this material. I think he is out of the phase now though. | |
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It's a fantasy. And Michael always liked things that are fantasy type. Just like his Neverland Ranch. So to us it means nothing. But to him it's magical. Peace and be wild! | |
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dirtyman2005 said: its definitely true that MJ had a satanist and occult fascination during this period.
the cover has the all seeing eye, and lots of other dark images, and even the freemason links to egyptian pyramids etc MJ was in his occult experimentation period. And even the bald white guy on the front cover is supposed to be the well known satanist "Alistair Crowley". You can't deny the facts. MJ was and is truly fucked up. He has some weird fascinations with the occult. And it didn't help when Lisa marie, who is a well known Scientologist nutcase introduced him to this material. I think he is out of the phase now though. It's also been said that the old man is Barnum Bailey. And one of the reasons why Michael and Lisa Marie divorced was because he wouldn't convert "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 about the David Lynch directed album ad, odd. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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