SoulAlive said:

Whoa! I'm not even attacking Madonna. Chill.
And to say Madonna's music isn't commercial is just...

Cloudbuster said:

Forget Madonna....don't you agree that Mike needs to do something different for a change? As a fan,wouldn't you be thrilled with a kickass acoustic performance by him? Stripped down versions of "Human Nature"...."I Can't Help It"...."Whatever Happens"??

SoulAlive said:

All I want is an album I enjoy as much as his last. That'll do for me.

SoulAlive said:

Cloudbuster said:

I guess I'm more demanding than you are...lol...I like for my favorite artists to grow and evolve,and occasionally try some new beats and sounds.But that's just me

SoulAlive said:

Well lucky for me that one of my favourite artists does evolve and modernize his sound, else everything would sound like Off The Wall.

purplesweat said:

Wouldn't that be amazing? And if he really must bring out some guest stars,how about Stevie Wonder during "I Can't Help It" and Carlos Santana on "Whatever Happens"? Isn't that more thrilling than Akon or NeYo?!

SoulAlive said:

I think that's kind of unfair. All of Michael's albums have shown both vocal and artistic growth (Invincible less on the creative side, perhaps).

SoulAlive said:

Or Timbaland and Timberlake?

Cloudbuster said:

Michael wishes he could get Timbaland and Timberlake on board I bet he dances to "4 Minutes" all the time.

SoulAlive said:

Poor Mike, out there in the cold with no one wanting to work with him...

Annika said:

I respectfully disagree.

SoulAlive said:

Weird isn't it how Maddy passes up an opportunity to work with MJ but years later works with an MJ wannabe.

Just saying.

SoulAlive said:

I respectfully respect your right to disagree respectfully.

Cloudbuster said:

What's even sadder is that Michael himself chooses to work with wannabees Ne-Yo's songs sound like second-rate MJ outtakes and I think that Michael recorded some stuff with Chris Brown...lol....

Michael will obliterate the charts, the airwaves, the tv, when he returns. He'll come back big. At least in europe he will anyway. I'm 100% positive of that.

The time is right.

So there!

SoulAlive said:

What's even sadder than that is people writing off his new work before they've even heard a note.

SoulAlive said:

What?? Neyo I can just about stomach, Akon I've gotten used to, but if MJ ever puts his vocals on the same record as Chris Brown, I'm turning in my fan badge. *sulk*

SoulAlive said:

I actually think Ne-Yo's vocals would suit Human Nature quite well...

Annika said:

Chris mentioned it in an interview last year or so Said he was asked to contribute background vocals.He seemed very excited about it.

Cloudbuster said:

I'm listening to the new album right now.I admit,the track with 50 Cent has a good beat.And will.i.am's rap on "Face The Truth" is kinda catchy.....I could get used to this song! So far,my favorite song is the one with Jay.Z....and although I hate R.Kelly,he really came through this time."Dreamworld" and "I Could Be That Man" are good songs!!

SoulAlive said:

Whatever drugs you got, I want.

It's gotten to the point where we can almost predict what the album will be like

SoulAlive said:

Well, not really. Look at all the guest stars that were supposed to be on Invincible, but it turned out to be a very different album than what we were led to believe.

SoulAlive said:

Yep, it'll have a great vocalist and uber-tight production. no doubt. That's all i'm bothered about, i don't mind a few guests, they usually bring it when it comes to working with MJ.

Cloudbuster said:

No,it turned out exactly the way many of us predicted: a big,glossy,over-produced album I don't think it's a total disaster (I like most of the slower tracks)but I know Michael can do better.

Cloudbuster said:

actually mj wanted out of it, I think 4 minutes is the mj and madonna duet that never happened, that's the closest we will get

alphastreet said:

The song "In The Closet" was intended as a Michael/Madonna duet,but when she told Michael about her concepts for the video,he chickened out I think it might have been really interesting.

SoulAlive said:

I heard that it was going to be an upbeat party/pop album with several guest vocalists. It was nothing of the sort.

And I don't get this over-produced shit when talking about Michael's music.
Over-production to me is simply using up so many tracks that there appears to be no space in the sound therefore making everything seem cluttered.
I don't hear that in Mike's music, he allows his songs to breathe.

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SoulAlive said:

I heard that Madonna described In The Closet by saying "I'm not singing that shit" and that's why it didn't happen.