midiscover said:

Trust a Janet fan to post that embarrassing clip.

midnightmover said:

Hows that clip embarrassing?

midiscover said:

Only a Janet, Madonna or Britney fan would need to ask.

midnightmover said:

Too bad I'm not a Madonna and Britney fan.
I'm assuming because he looked like he didn't want to be there and he's lip-syncing, am I right?

midiscover said:

I'm gonna put you out of your misery. Yes, he looked bored and he was lip synching, but what makes it embarrassing is probably the same thing that made him so passionless in the first place. That ridiculous fake-ass band of white bimbos pretending to play behind him. Whatever fool came up with that idea should be sacked. You could see Jermaine himself was embarrassed. And doing that on Soul Train nonetheless.

Fans of Britney, Janet or Madonna wouldn't notice it because they like fakeness and superficiality. Jermaine should play to his strengths and not use such crass gimmicks. He can leave that to his sister.

Its true jermaines first 2 Arista albums are very pop, even MOR at times, but occasionally he broke through with some rnb like...



"Words into action" is the sexiest of slowjams. Michael Omartian is not known for producing killer slowjams, but he does great here, getting a great vocal from Jermaine.

(He mentions Marvin Gaye at the end of the track bytheway, which is nice)

SPYZFAN1 said:

it's jermaine jackson, so most certainly not a topic to make a big thing about. i'm just typing on the keyboard and posting my thoughts, views and facts, and a make a point of getting my facts right, and having 2 hit singles in the uk almost 30 years ago is no reason to have a comeback tour in the uk

the problem is that certain jackson fanatics are making the jacksons out to be something far more than they are, and it's understandable to some degree, which is why i point out the truth and facts to try and bring people back down to planet earth and discuss the topics rationally

before MJ died there was a long continuous thread that was appended a few times, and in that i said he wouldn't play the o2, i said he had no inclination to do so, i said he wasn't fit enough to do so, and made many other comments that were put down by MJ fanatics that were too blinkered to see the truth, but strangely, coincidentally, or whatever way you want to put it, my words have been proven correct and backed up by multiple stories since. it's like i knew deep down inside myself the truth and spoke my mind, and i was right

i don't usually speak that way, i'll usually joke, and i'll usually speak very factually about things, particularly music, and at times people won't believe me, but i don't give two shits about that, and i use profanity not because i can't articulate myself well, but i opt not to omit words from the english language, and i opt to use all available words to myslelf, and at times certain words are appropriate to highlight feeling, emotion, or to shock, and that's not the end of the reasons for choice of words

but when i speak about music, i spreak passionately as music is the blood that runs between my bones, it's the thing that interests and drives me the most, and the subject that i know the most about, and belive me i've forgotten more about music that most people would ever know. i don't know anyone on the planet who has a larger collection of music than myself, and i like many styles of music, and i'm a big fan of many artists and have completist collections and knowledge of many artists, so when i speak about music, it's not just from the heart, but it's from knowledge and experience. at times i'll take the piss, but it's usually fairly obvious that's the case to anyone but a blinkered fanatic with no sense of humour. music is a for of entertainment, and so is comedy, so the two things fit together as far as i'm concerned, music isn't a solemn religion, even if you followed bowie, lou, iggy and the stones in the early 70s you surely knew the importance was all self importance and not to be taken seriously

here we are talking about someone who was in a pop band in the 70s, who is more well known for having a famous brother than any personal acheivements. his brother was merely a singer and dancer who was lucky to hit the big time, but the personal achievements weren't on par with those from the likes of mother teresa, ghandi, martin luther king, malcolm x, or albert einstein. he sang songs that people danced to, and had a paricularly shady personal life, he can't be compared to great men like nelson mandela, bill gates or malcolm x, he was simply an entertainer like elvis, sinatra or james brown. they were great entertainers, but in the perspective of the world, they may be remembered for a long time like beethoven, mozart or debussi, but the memories and importance will fade through time. jermaine's involvement can be likened to the lead violinist when mozart premiered his music, an important historic event, but can you name that person?

midiscover said:

I love this song. I pulled this cd out not too long ago and jammed this and "Two Ships".

"Don't Take It Personal" was his last number one.

Damn, did anyone compare Mr. Jermaine Jackson to Mozart or to anyone else? NO. Someone asked a simply question, What will Jermaine do now? Some liked his solo work and saw much more potenial and others don't. OK, we get it, you don't like Jermaine's music and see him as a minor musical footnote; simple, concise, and to the point. MOVE ON, NEXT, ..... whatever.




EXACTLY..people are so sad and pitiful





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DigitalGardin said:

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Damn, did anyone compare Mr. Jermaine Jackson to Mozart or to anyone else? NO. Someone asked a simply question, What will Jermaine do now? Some liked his solo work and saw much more potenial and others don't. OK, we get it, you don't like Jermaine's music and see him as a minor musical footnote; simple, concise, and to the point. MOVE ON, NEXT, ..... whatever.








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Do y'all think Jermaine converting to Islam had an effect with him not recording anymore? He converted in 89 and only released one album after that (as I'm assuming Don't Take It Personnel and 2300 Jackson Street were recorded before he converted.)

Do y'all think Jermaine converting to Islam had an effect with him not recording anymore? He converted in 89 and only released one album after that (as I'm assuming Don't Take It Personnel and 2300 Jackson Street were recorded before he converted.)