bboy87 said:

Been looklin' for this pic forever, Marlon on the keytar.

Scrapluv said:

Aw, I missed that. If there's a second season as they said, I hope he makes an appearance.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Victory album copy and paste...i mean photoshoot?

ViintageJunkiie said:

I don't want to sound like one of those crazy MJ fans, and say that the brothers were obsessed and intimidated with Michael's success, but I sort of do believe that they wanted that audience as well, or they were spoiled by the success the brothers had at such an early age, they probably feel that performing in a concert hall is beneath them, like in the episode "Come Together".

That's why I have much respect for Tito and his band, to me that's more realistic, and more of a step forward. Like I said, it's about the music. I can clearly see Jermaine, Tito and Randy along with a band with background vocalists performing and touring throughout the US and abroad. The other brothers, I don't know. Marlon and Jackie don't have strong vocals, and they have to take out the choreography for obvious reasons..Michael, Jackie and Marlon were the dancers, when one dominant element is missing, it's very noticeable as an observer watching their show, you get depressed. The two brothers wanting that old magic from Triumph and Victory Tours is a step backwards.

thatruth said:

You were thinking the same thing I was thinking

Although I love the brothers and will support them, when I saw that scene of them in the ballroom, I thought "They do know that without Michael, a stadium show ain't happening"

if they got their shit together, they can still do numbers but if they think this is gonna happen again




I don't know.....

I think the pink elephant in the room is that Marlon's vocals are not up to the same par as Jackie and Jermaine in the studio.

Both times we see them in the studio, it's Marlon messing up on pitch and tone and lyrics, not Jackie or Jermaine. But for some reason, they never directly address Marlon and say, step back and listen.

That one week lockdown should've been morning live rehearsals downstairs and evening studio rehearsals. 4 hour blocks each.

It's strange that they are musicians, but they refuse to do the work of musicians, writing, arranging, playing and singing music.

vizionheiry said:

hasn't that been the case since they were kids. he makes up for it with is dancing.

vizionheiry said:

Marlon was never a great vocalist to begin with, but his dance abilities were always excellent.

Proof of that is this:


And definitely this...:

silverchild said:

He may be a good dancer, but they can't see him dance on a record.

Uh...is it just me or is Jermaine the ugly child and perhaps that's the reason he's such a complainer??

JackieBlue said:

Marlon briefly mentioned Randy on Sunday's episode when him and Jackie were doing a move from the Shake Your Body routine and he said, "Randy always got a little bit extra with that one" he said it real quick but I was surprised they brought him up

LiquidGold said:

Jermaine wasn't always the "ugly duckling" growing up...that was Marlon (lol). He complains because he's trying to reach a goal that's impossible in this case.

bboy87 said:

That was another thing that bothered me. They were talking about how small the ball room was. Did they forget that they have to start off small? gotta crawl before you can walk in this case.

ViintageJunkiie said:

Remember Jermaine trying to halt the 30th Anniversary show because he wanted to know where the money was going?

oh! and that denim suit from 1992 and those scarves he's been rockin....
I was like "Yo! I didn't know Tommy Hilfiger was hot again!"

Looking like he auditioned for a Tyler Perry film

bboy87 said:

LMAO! right! J-Fab is slowly getting on my last nerve. It's that damn SCARF that he wears around his neck is what really GRINDS MY GEARS *Peter Griffin voice*

ViintageJunkiie said:

I've been on at least 4 different sites (this one, 2 MJ sites, and Okayplayer)

and they love the other brothers, but stay clownin LaJuane

bboy87 said:

WTF?!

ViintageJunkiie said:

that's his middle name

bboy87 said:

LOL. I never knew that! I thought it was a name some of the fans came up with. LOL

bboy87 said:

I bet its Jermaine that's mainly thinking that. Can he get any more deluded? I mean I'm not even sure Michael could have pulled off a stadium show in America. Can anyone?

Arnotts said:

If This Is It was successful and he had released an album, I believe so

Some people do stadium shows, but alot of acts choose to do arenas an theatres instead

bboy87 said:

Sometimes, I think MJ wouldn't have been able to sell out here in the states. Seems like America disowned him after 1993

I believe if This Is It concert series was a success, it would have made MJ known once again in America for his music. Unfortunately it took his death to make it about his music again. Up until that time, 90% of the mindshare regarding MJ in USA was related to his crazy media (court case, Martin Bashir story, getting around in a wheelchair and face mask in Vegas). Thats why I was so excited about This Is It concerts. They would have put him back on the stage again in people's minds. I think in a lot of Europe he never left the stage in alot of people's hearts and minds. In America though, he became a victim of the media and people talked more about him and his life and all the strange stories more than the music. Its such a tragedy that he never got to reclaim his place on the stage, that he is the badest stage performer/entertainer on the planet. His passing made people want to remember him for the right reasons and people flocked to itunes, You Tube and record stores and video stores to try to remember him for those good things once again. I think many people assumed he would come back one day and have the big 'come back' but when he died they realized its all over.

I think if the concert series in London would have triggered a world tour and I had already hear rumors about a world tour for this year. That show needed to be seen. As MJ said, it was the final curtain call. He knew this was the last tour. I think if he didn't end up doing a stadium tour of USA, it would have been a residency in Vegas to finish it. But we will never know and this is all just my pov.

ViintageJunkiie said:

If they can make Janet and Rebbie sound good, then Marlon can sound good, too.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Love this picture ^^^^

i like this picture

Saleswises, Michael's stint weith his brothers is very, very insignificant.

If it wasn't for Michael's solo success, nobody would even remember the rest of the Jacksons. Michael would have sold the same amount of concert tickets with or without his brothers. Why would he have brought them along? So they could get a piece of his pie? Here's how it goes:

Worldwide sales/shipments in 2009:
Michael Jackson (sony/epic)- 29 million
Michael Jackson (motown)- 2 million
Jackson 5 (motown)- 2 million
The Jacksons (sony/epic)- 500k

2009 US sales:
Michael Jackson- 8.2 million scanned
Jakcosn 5 / The Jacksons- 600,000 scanned

Overall album sales (as of January 2009- before death)
Michael Jackson (epic)- 200 million
Michael Jackson (motown) 5 million
Jackson 5/The Jacksons- 45 million

Do the math, folks. Michael's solo career is where the money is at. The Jacksons don't get shit in royalties! Neither does Janet, even! She makes her shit from touring. Nobody wants to see the Jacksons, that's why they wanted to tag along with MJ for his London stint. Beause they know where the money is made! Only people like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin could live off of royalties! And they sell over a million a year in the US- every year! On average, The Jacksons sold about 50k a year if they were lucky. Now split that 5 ways. How much do you think it amounts to? However, i must say- I support the show 100%. They've finally gone out on their own to try to make some bread! Maybe Jermaine can finally afford to visit a professional hair salon.

[Edited 1/12/10 16:58pm]

aww look at michael and latoya