I glanced over this thread and read it as 'WTF!!! NEW Jackie Wilson' originally.

Somehow my brain thought that was more likely than 'NEW Jackie Jackson'.

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

Tito is the only one who actually put up an effort to do that.

Marrk said:

I glanced over this thread and read it as 'WTF!!! NEW Jackie Wilson' originally.

Somehow my brain thought that was more likely than 'NEW Jackie Jackson'.

manthevan said:

Anthony Jones - AHN Entertainment Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Jackie Jackson, member of the Jackson 5 and brother of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, just released his first solo single in over 20 years. The track, “We Know What’s Going On,” is a soulful slice of dance pop that sounds like exactly what MJ might have strived towards on a new album, complete with chanting choruses, soaring melodies, and unity-inspiring lyrics.

Michael is even featured on the track, with segments of a recorded speech from 2002 playing over the song’s bridge. “Together we can make a change the world / Together we can help to stop racism. / Together we can help to stop prejudice. / We can help the world live without fear,” Michael says.

The single is Jackson's first solo release since his 1989 album, “Be the One.” Over 20 years later, Jackie, who just appeared on “Oprah” in an episode she devoted to her childhood crush, sounds more youthful and vibrant than ever. After appearing on Oprah’s show, Jackie spoke with AHN about O, his brother Michael, and his brand new sound.

AHN: It was great seeing you on “Oprah.” What was it like having probably the most famous woman on the planet telling you you’re her longtime crush?

Jackie Jackson: At first I never heard of that. My friends were telling me about that and I thought they were just kidding me. But then I get this call from her production staff and they just wanted to me to shoot this little video for her and I shot it this one morning. But they built a whole show around that, a whole “teen idols” around it. It was great.

AHN: So tell me, “We Know What’s Going On” is your new single. How did this song come about?

JJ: I had so much fun working on it. Steve DuBerry and I wrote it together, produced it together. He came up to visit me and he just had an idea about some things and he played me something. And I was like, “Hold up. What’s this right here?” I said, “I like this. This could be something.” So we took the song into the studio and I wrote lyrics and melody to the track and there it was.

AHN: What inspired the sound for the single? Are you a fan of dance music?

JJ: Are you kidding me? I love dance music. That’s what’s happening today, music like Lady Gaga. I just love it. People love to have fun and dance. Especially since the economy is down right now, you’ve got to uplift the people through music and dance.

AHN: Your brother Michael is also featured on the song. What was the inspiration to use the words from that speech?

JJ: I had Martin Luther King on there before and I thought, “Wait a minute. I could find my brother saying something similar.” Michael had made this speech at Oxford University and his speech happened to go with the lyrics that I wrote. It worked perfectly with the song. So I took Martin Luther King out and put my brother in there. So when we first heard the song from start to finish and Michael came on, me and Steve both just started crying, just boo-hooing.

AHN: Your brother Michael was reported to have been experimenting with dance music too before he passed.

JJ: His album is going to be incredible when it comes out. So brace yourself. It’s going to be great.

AHN: So you’ve heard some of the material on “Michael”?

JJ: Yeah. It’s amazing. It’s good stuff.

AHN: What is it about the timing now that seems right for a new record from you?

JJ: Well I was supposed to be recording with my brothers but they all have different projects they’re working on right now. Marlon’s working on something, Jermaine is in Europe doing different things, Tito has his blues band. It’s hard for me to get them together all the time because they have obligations to finish.

AHN: What do your brothers think of “We Know What’s Going On”?

JJ: They all love it. They all want to be a part of it now. (Laughing) They’re so busy with their projects but now they kinda regret it!

AHN: Do you think that touring is in the future for you or you and your brothers?

JJ: Of course. My brothers are going to get back in the studio soon and there’s going to be a major tour. They have these individual projects going on right now but they’ll be back. You’ll see.

“We Know What’s Going On” by Jackie Jackson is available now for purchase on iTunes

http://www.allheadlinenew...ew%20Music

...and the plot thickens like pea soup.

who's to say that Michael isn't using Jackie as a mouthpeice to drop anothe clue?.....put out a intentionally CRAPPY song to get people talking...get the buzz going....and then...BAM!

"Breaking News"....."We Know What's Going On?"

....this is NOT it.

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

To be fair, Jackie has been tryin to put out music for years. He's had his Futurist Entertainment or whatever his label is called since like 2000.

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

You said exactly what I wanted to say,but I didn't wanna be the first to say it

I find it strange how the brothers have been laying low all these years,but now all of a sudden,they're releasing new music and planning comebacks.It seems to me that they're trying to cash in on MJ's death.They know that the world is paying attention to the Jackson family right now and they're taking advantage of that.It's shameful and pathetic.

Well to be fair Tito has been doing his thing for years; first managing 3T and later doing his blues thing. Jackie has also tried a lot of projects, managing and producing his son, tried various music projects as well as he has tried to launch a J5 clothing brand. It is hardly his fault the interest from the public wasn't there before. As for the other brothers (especially Jermaine since he was the most talented after MJ) I tend to agree...

manthevan said:

Well to be fair Tito has been doing his thing for years; first managing 3T and later doing his blues thing. Jackie has also tried a lot of projects, managing and producing his son, tried various music projects as well as he has tried to launch a J5 clothing brand. It is hardly his fault the interest from the public wasn't there before. As for the other brothers (especially Jermaine since he was the most talented after MJ) I tend to agree...

I think they're in for a rude awakening.Their new music isn't gonna sell well and if they were to follow through with a tour (as has been rumored),they will be playing to half-empty venues.

SoulAlive said:

manthevan said:

Well to be fair Tito has been doing his thing for years; first managing 3T and later doing his blues thing. Jackie has also tried a lot of projects, managing and producing his son, tried various music projects as well as he has tried to launch a J5 clothing brand. It is hardly his fault the interest from the public wasn't there before. As for the other brothers (especially Jermaine since he was the most talented after MJ) I tend to agree...

I think they're in for a rude awakening.Their new music isn't gonna sell well and if they were to follow through with a tour (as has been rumored),they will be playing to half-empty venues.

It's sad that Jackie is even attempting to make a comeback now. He's a nearly 60-year-old man using autotune and disguising his comeback wit a message song and shit lol I wished Tito did more than what he's been doing. No one is interested in the Jackson brothers like that. It was all about Michael from day one. It'll remain that way.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

I think they're in for a rude awakening.Their new music isn't gonna sell well and if they were to follow through with a tour (as has been rumored),they will be playing to half-empty venues.

It's sad that Jackie is even attempting to make a comeback now. He's a nearly 60-year-old man using autotune and disguising his comeback wit a message song and shit lol I wished Tito did more than what he's been doing. No one is interested in the Jackson brothers like that. It was all about Michael from day one. It'll remain that way.

lawd help the chillren.

Timmy84 said:

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

Tito is the only one who actually put up an effort to do that.

Marlon also worked hard...just not on the music side of things.

I'm sure the new song will more than likely be a bunch of bullshit.

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daPrettyman said:

Timmy84 said:

Tito is the only one who actually put up an effort to do that.

Marlon also worked hard...just not on the music side of things.

I think Marlon long since retired from music.

Timmy84 said:

daPrettyman said:

Marlon also worked hard...just not on the music side of things.

I think Marlon long since retired from music.

On the recent Jacksons' TV show, Marlon was the one least interested in recording. He even said at one point, that he didn't really want to go into the studio.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

I think Marlon long since retired from music.

On the recent Jacksons' TV show, Marlon was the one least interested in recording. He even said at one point, that he didn't really want to go into the studio.

See? And I bet no Jacksons reunion will happen now. Randy is estranged from his family. Marlon is doing his own thing. Tito and Jackie are doing solo stuff. And who knows what Jermaine is up to.

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

On the recent Jacksons' TV show, Marlon was the one least interested in recording. He even said at one point, that he didn't really want to go into the studio.

See? And I bet no Jacksons reunion will happen now. Randy is estranged from his family. Marlon is doing his own thing. Tito and Jackie are doing solo stuff. And who knows what Jermaine is up to.

There was also another part where the brothers were learning some dance steps, and Marlon said he hadn't done any dancing since the 2001 MJ tribute New York concerts. He was more interested in his Nigeria resort and slavery museum project than performing. As far as making a record and touring with his brothers was concerned, Marlon had an attitude of "If it happens fine, if not still fine".

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

See? And I bet no Jacksons reunion will happen now. Randy is estranged from his family. Marlon is doing his own thing. Tito and Jackie are doing solo stuff. And who knows what Jermaine is up to.

There was also another part where the brothers were learning some dance steps, and Marlon said he hadn't done any dancing since the 2001 MJ tribute New York concerts. He was more interested in his Nigeria resort and slavery museum project than performing. As far as making a record and touring with his brothers was concerned, Marlon had an attitude of "If it happens fine, if not still fine".

So pretty much Marlon done made up his mind. And due to Jermaine's ego, I doubt we'll get anything new from the Jacksons. I think we can call it a wrap on them.

Timmy84 said:

SoulAlive said:

I think they're in for a rude awakening.Their new music isn't gonna sell well and if they were to follow through with a tour (as has been rumored),they will be playing to half-empty venues.

It's sad that Jackie is even attempting to make a comeback now. He's a nearly 60-year-old man using autotune and disguising his comeback wit a message song and shit lol I wished Tito did more than what he's been doing. No one is interested in the Jackson brothers like that. It was all about Michael from day one. It'll remain that way.

And I thought autotune was dead

angel345 said:

Timmy84 said:

It's sad that Jackie is even attempting to make a comeback now. He's a nearly 60-year-old man using autotune and disguising his comeback wit a message song and shit lol I wished Tito did more than what he's been doing. No one is interested in the Jackson brothers like that. It was all about Michael from day one. It'll remain that way.

And I thought autotune was dead

It's overused...by the wrong people.

SoulAlive said:

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

You said exactly what I wanted to say,but I didn't wanna be the first to say it

I find it strange how the brothers have been laying low all these years,but now all of a sudden,they're releasing new music and planning comebacks.It seems to me that they're trying to cash in on MJ's death.They know that the world is paying attention to the Jackson family right now and they're taking advantage of that.It's shameful and pathetic.

exactly. obviously, mj was always the focal point of the group, but come on!

i'm not sure i buy the line that they have always been trying to get their stuff out there, but no one was interested until now, you know? these guys had lots of contacts, lots, and access to money, lots. it's not as though they were starting at the very bottom. if being mj's brother is an asset now, why wasn't it an asset before, in so far as buying them goodwill from producers who would have wanted to work with them? certainly worked in janet's case, and she had more to prove than they did.

kibbles said:

SoulAlive said:

You said exactly what I wanted to say,but I didn't wanna be the first to say it

I find it strange how the brothers have been laying low all these years,but now all of a sudden,they're releasing new music and planning comebacks.It seems to me that they're trying to cash in on MJ's death.They know that the world is paying attention to the Jackson family right now and they're taking advantage of that.It's shameful and pathetic.

exactly. obviously, mj was always the focal point of the group, but come on!

i'm not sure i buy the line that they have always been trying to get their stuff out there, but no one was interested until now, you know? these guys had lots of contacts, lots, and access to money, lots. it's not as though they were starting at the very bottom. if being mj's brother is an asset now, why wasn't it an asset before, in so far as buying them goodwill from producers who would have wanted to work with them? certainly worked in janet's case, and she had more to prove than they did.

They're just a bunch of lazy fools still calling on Mommy and Daddy Dearest for help. I understand loyalty but this is ridiculous.

Timmy84 said:

angel345 said:

And I thought autotune was dead

It's overused...by the wrong people.

Perhaps

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

On the recent Jacksons' TV show, Marlon was the one least interested in recording. He even said at one point, that he didn't really want to go into the studio.

See? And I bet no Jacksons reunion will happen now. Randy is estranged from his family. Marlon is doing his own thing. Tito and Jackie are doing solo stuff. And who knows what Jermaine is up to.

Even when the brothers (minus Randy) trying to get something going, the first sign of trouble is when Jermaine opens his big mouth about this track or that track has got to be THE hit single, or else. And as a tragic result, one of Jackie's best composed tracks in years is rejected by the other brothers.

The last time I re-checked my music history, it was Jackie/Michael/Randy that were the co-founders of The Jacksons sound. For anything, the only way we could ever have a real Jacksons reunion album with all surviving members is if Jackie AND Randy were the band leaders full time.

TonyVanDam said:

Timmy84 said:

See? And I bet no Jacksons reunion will happen now. Randy is estranged from his family. Marlon is doing his own thing. Tito and Jackie are doing solo stuff. And who knows what Jermaine is up to.

Even when the brothers (minus Randy) trying to get something going, the first sign of trouble is when Jermaine opens his big mouth about this track or that track has got to be THE hit single, or else. And as a tragic result, one of Jackie's best composed tracks in years is rejected by the other brothers.

The last time I re-checked my music history, it was Jackie/Michael/Randy that were the co-founders of The Jacksons sound. For anything, the only way we could ever have a real Jacksons reunion album with all surviving members is if Jackie AND Randy were the band leaders full time.

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

manthevan said:

kibbles said:

this may be mean, but i hope he and all the rest fail and fail big time because they could have been working all these years.

now you have them all happy to climb all over mj to be back in the spotlight. i wouldn't have a problem with him or the other brothers having their day in the sun if they'd been working all along, honing their craft, working with other producers, working a little vegas act, or touring like so many other groups, but when i know this attention is solely on mj's back now, i have a real problem with it.

well at least Tito has been working

So has Marlon, just not at music.

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

Even when the brothers (minus Randy) trying to get something going, the first sign of trouble is when Jermaine opens his big mouth about this track or that track has got to be THE hit single, or else. And as a tragic result, one of Jackie's best composed tracks in years is rejected by the other brothers.

The last time I re-checked my music history, it was Jackie/Michael/Randy that were the co-founders of The Jacksons sound. For anything, the only way we could ever have a real Jacksons reunion album with all surviving members is if Jackie AND Randy were the band leaders full time.

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

Leave it to Jermaine to make LaToya look not-so-bad

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

Even when the brothers (minus Randy) trying to get something going, the first sign of trouble is when Jermaine opens his big mouth about this track or that track has got to be THE hit single, or else. And as a tragic result, one of Jackie's best composed tracks in years is rejected by the other brothers.

The last time I re-checked my music history, it was Jackie/Michael/Randy that were the co-founders of The Jacksons sound. For anything, the only way we could ever have a real Jacksons reunion album with all surviving members is if Jackie AND Randy were the band leaders full time.

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

I didn't get to see the series finale of their reality show, since the copyright monster prevents the show from being seen on YouTube. Whatever happen to the family relationship at the end?

TonyVanDam said:

Timmy84 said:

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

I didn't get to see the series finale of their reality show, since the copyright monster prevents the show from being seen on YouTube. Whatever happen to the family relationship at the end?

I think that's when they were trying to come to grips with Michael's death and their future was at a big question mark. I gotta read on what happened on that episode. I pretty much avoided the show.

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

Even when the brothers (minus Randy) trying to get something going, the first sign of trouble is when Jermaine opens his big mouth about this track or that track has got to be THE hit single, or else. And as a tragic result, one of Jackie's best composed tracks in years is rejected by the other brothers.

The last time I re-checked my music history, it was Jackie/Michael/Randy that were the co-founders of The Jacksons sound. For anything, the only way we could ever have a real Jacksons reunion album with all surviving members is if Jackie AND Randy were the band leaders full time.

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

A lot of the 2300 Jackson Street album seemed to be Jermaine. So I guess he took over the group. It's kinda like The Temptations late 70's and early 80's albums was mostly Dennis Edwards singing, even the Reunion album when Eddie & David returned.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

And that won't ever happen as long as Jermaine is around. The brothers probably don't talk to Jermaine that much.

A lot of the 2300 Jackson Street album seemed to be Jermaine. So I guess he took over the group. It's kinda like The Temptations late 70's and early 80's albums was mostly Dennis Edwards singing, even the Reunion album when Eddie & David returned.

I avoided that album mainly because of that. There were reported fights between Jackie and Jermaine over who got to sing lead on the tracks. Of course they didn't let it be known there was bickering to the press. Trying to keep that public image of togetherness is hard work when you know it's not actually accurate. They tried to do a tour and it bombed. I remember reading about it on Margaret's book.