ehuffnsd said:

She couldn't pull it off now, either.

To me, with Jermaine delivering a great performance at his brother's memorial, it gives him the perfect opportunity to record again. People haven't heard him sing since 91 or 95 (his last solo album was in about 91 or 92 and the Jackson Family Honors was in about 95 or 96). The man's voice hasn't changed and he could definitely jumpstart his own career again.

SPYZFAN1 said:

did you just make up the names of those songs as i've never heard of them. maybe they were hits in yugoslavia, but not in the uk

likewise howard hewitt, i'm probably the only person in the uk that knows who he is and has more than one of his cds (ie. not just the one that prince wrote the song for), but that's cuz one of my friends sings with jeffrey daniels

i can't even think of any freddie jackson songs either, even though i've got one or two of his cds, but he was the most famous, solo wise

as for lionel, he was a big star after leaving the commodores, but you can't say the same for jermaine. most people in the uk only know him cuz he was on celebrity big brother. most people couldn't even name all the brothers in the jackson five, it doesn't really help that there was six of them in a band called the jackson five, no wonder that family are all confused

jermaine seemed a nice guy on big brother though, very shy guy, you couldn't say a bad word about him if that's all you knew about him. tito or marlon was one some other show, a show that no-one watched, and no-one cared which jackson was on it. some other celebrity type crap. latoya was on big brother too. god knows what happened to rebbie. i think i'm the only person on the planet who can name all 11 of the jacksons. no-one could name all of the kids though, as there are so many, and the competition to name kids the weirdest names didn't help matters. obviously drug abuse runs in the family, which explains calling a human being jermagesty (or something like that). and isn't one called president or something, and a couple named after prince? there's probably one called nike

daPrettyman said:

Janet staying lowkey will help her more than Jermaine being everywhere.

daPrettyman said:

balls? i don't know the full story, but i bet his wife had more balls than she did. he was probably too scared to leave motown after marrying the bosses daughter, and party thought that he could have had a hit solo career. if only he had paid more attention to soultrain

didn't jermain also divorce and then remarry one of his brothers ex wives and have more kids with her, and she had kids with the other brother from the same mother?

No I did not make them up....All the song titles that I mentioned were real hits (here in the USA on R&B and pop radio) and were played heavily. There's even pro shot videos of most of the songs that I mentioned.

And (probably thanks to MJ), the videos were played heavily on MTV in the mid 80's and other video shows back then too.

daPrettyman said:

I've been thinking about Jermaine since the memorial. It made me remember how beautiful his voice is. He could easily still record. I have a feeling he and maybe even some of the brothers might be inspired to make music again.

unique said:

I'm pretty sure thats where you work, and where you eat those burgers that people spit on.

mmm, delicious!

on the subject of Jermaine, the reason he stopped recording was because he found other things in life more important, such as religion (he is a muslim) and devoting more time to charities and various other events.

He only sang at the funeral because it was his own brother, and he felt that was the best way to do a tribute.

But other than that, Jermaine doesn't really have any ambition to go and tour etc.

He would probably do something with the brothers now though as a tribute, buts thats about it.

While its not forbidden for him to sing, he probably doesn't feel the need to do so.

He does have a heck of a voice though, very natural and very pleasant.

Unlike most shit "singers" these days.

ehuffnsd said:

Yeah, no one wants to record Jermaine solely and I reckon the Jackson brothers will basically just do reunion concerts rather than record an album again. Janet will be the only member to still have a career.

But Jermaine did have a career of solo hits though and he CAN still sing. So maybe there is a chance, we shall see.
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honestly, no one really cares about the rest of the Jackson siblings (except for Janet, which is a mystery cause she can't sing, either), so Jermaine may as well start doing infomercials instead of trying to ride his brother's coat tails.

unique said:

You need to go to allmusic.com and find out about the hits Jermaine had. Just because you are not familiar with them, doesn't mean it didn't happen.

daPrettyman said:

Yes, exactly.
And Jermaine's hits were big in UNITED STATES, FOOL! Where it matters...

daPrettyman said:

well you know how it iz..all people know is what they're told. They dont dare to bother themselves to look deeper..that may take to much energy for most
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I don't expect him to ever stop saying there's going to be a Jackson reunion tour of some sort periodically...

beautiful voice and all but I just don't see him doing a full solo album again.
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kenlacam said:

..Janet and Jermaine were always my favorite Jackson siblings...I

matthewgrant said:

unique said:

Well the sentiment was there which was nice, but well let's just say it was urgh I don't know how to best describe it without retching.

Unique said:
most people couldn't even name all the brothers in the jackson five, it doesn't really help that there was six of them in a band called the jackson five, no wonder that family are all confused

Seriously, dude. Quit typing. You have no idea what you're talking about. When Jermaine Jackson left the group, brother Randy joined so it was STILL the Jackson 5, fool. When the Jackson 5 left Motown they became the Jacksons. Really, dude, you're embarrassing yourself. Stop, please.

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dannyd5050 said:

Excellent advice!!!!

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Exactly.

Jermaine should go back in the UK and tour the same club circuit as Alexander O'Neal did and get that soul cred back. He can do it!

angel345 said:

I didn't cry. But I was cheering (@ Jermaine) "You still got it! You still got it!".
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TonyVanDam said:

I said the same thing. I was so proud of him.

We get so used to talking about his hair and how he is always talking about a reunion, but we tend to forget he is a damn good singer.

He should do something with that hair first off! Get a whole new look.
Then he should go overseas and start a tour, they'd love him over there!

His voice is still pretty good, I am not sure about the looks anymore. Jermaine used to be so handsome but here lately?

Jermaine has potential...

Jermaine imo is the 2nd most talented Jackson after Michael and he does have potential I agree, but the Jackson everyone will be looking at now is Janet I believe. It's a mistake to write her off. Janet is now the most successful and famous Jackson sibling and definitely a star in her own right.

If anything, MJ being gone will make more people pay attention to her. I think Jermaine could have a decent hit and could do well on tour (playing in small venues) but the majority in the public seem only interested in Michael and Janet as far as music goes. That's how it's been for the past 15+ years anyway. Janet is the only one I can see who has the chance to make a real comeback and I hope she does.

It's funny because tho i've always liked Janet, i've never been that fanatical about her, at least not like I was about MJ. I loved and adored MJ for as long as I can remember, but Janet though I liked many of her songs, I could take or leave for the most part but now with MJ being gone, I find myself latching onto Janet and her music more. I find myself more interested in her now because Michael has passed. For me, her being MJ's sister and them having so much in common, it's like she's the next best thing and I don't think i'm the only MJ fan that feels like that but who know's? Either way, she is the only one I can see having a big comeback.
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Cinnamon234 said:

That;s only cause Jermaine hasn't released an album since 1991, 18 years ago. Had he continued to release material, he would still be relevant today.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Plus he seems to be more of a mouthpiece than a singer. People are actually surprised when you mention that Jermaine is a singer because he hasn't made a record, like you said, in about 18 years.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I am familiar with some of Jermaine's solo material, but aside from a few songs, i've never been a huge fan of his despite the fact that I think he's very talented. But did Jermaine have major success after "Lets Get Serious"? 'cause I know he was big for a while, but his last two or three albums were not big hits if i'm not mistaken. I just don't think Jermaine would have been able to keep changing with the times. I just don't think he'd be relevant today whether he had continued to release new material or not. He did sound very good at the memorial though. He and the rest of the brothers should get out there and do something.

Cinnamon234 said:

YEs, he was more successful post-Let's Get Serious than pre-Let's Get Serious (though I like pre better.) Tickle Your Fancy, Do What You Do, Dynamite, Don't Take It Personal, Two Ships, ect were all top hits.

unique said:

It was wonderful actually.

vainandy said:

U ain't right.