CPest1 said:

ali23 said:

1.Is It Scary?

Morphine

Why You Wanna Trip On Me?

Tabloid Junkie

5.Heaven Can Wait

Threatened

Aint No Sunshine

Lady In My Life

Baby Be Mine

10.Let Me Show You The Way To Go

Everybody

12.Get On The Floor

Isnt funny how you cant really pick anything from "Bad"?

Like that list.

Thankies!

SherryJackson said:

dag said:

Mutha...

Michael...you have some 'splainin' to do!

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Haha, I just watched Fools Rush in last evening.

Timmy84 said:

I think some MJ fans of this generation forget (or don't wanna know in some regard) that Michael really made impact in the first thirteen professional years of his career (1966-1979). The chitlin' circuit, the Jackson 5, Motown, the solo work, all those vocal imitators from back in the '70s (Foster Sylvers being an obvious example), etc. There's a lot of great work he did prior to Off the Wall but somewhere between his birth and 1979 a lot of facts don't get printed in the mainstream. Same goes for folks who think everything went downhill after Thriller. Michael had a great run until his death even. For someone to have that much impact in a 43-year career is astounding and it's something few artists ever have if they're lucky.

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Oh hell yeah!

What are some songs you wished were videos?

I remember I had the whole plot to Human Nature. It was going to take place in NYC and my whole plot for it was just beautiful. I pictured it as being an early concept for TWYMMF but without the lipsynching.

ViintageJunkiie said:

What are some songs you wished were videos?

I remember I had the whole plot to Human Nature. It was going to take place in NYC and my whole plot for it was just beautiful. I pictured it as being an early concept for TWYMMF but without the lipsynching.

Smile done in Chaplin style.

dag said:

ViintageJunkiie said:

What are some songs you wished were videos?

I remember I had the whole plot to Human Nature. It was going to take place in NYC and my whole plot for it was just beautiful. I pictured it as being an early concept for TWYMMF but without the lipsynching.

Smile done in Chaplin style.

I thought he did a video for that? Or was that just a photoshoot?

ViintageJunkiie said:

dag said:

Smile done in Chaplin style.

I thought he did a video for that? Or was that just a photoshoot?

I don´t know. Well if it´s a video, they better release it.

ali23 said:

The pictures from this day get weirder and weirder!

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Who the hell is pouring the milk?

He's Michael Jackson...that's why He can make milk pour into his cereal by itself!

http://www.usmagazine.com...m-20101911

At 77 years young, Quincy Jones is less shy than ever about giving his unbridled opinion. Thank the music gods!

I was lucky enough to chat with the legendary, 27-time Grammy winning impresario -- who gets feted by everyone from Amy Winehouse to T-Pain to Jennifer Hudson on the new tribute disc, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (out now) -- about some of his more recent contemporaries. And he didn't hold back: praising Ludacris, taking Kanye West down a few pegs, giving props to Lady Gaga, and putting down an upcoming Michael Jackson album of unreleased material.

UsMagazine.com: Congrats on the album!

Quincy Jones: Thank you very much, man! I'm very, very excited because it's something I've never been involved in before. I've always been a hands-on producer. They told me six years ago they wanted to do a tribute to me, and I said, 'I'm not going to do that to myself, that's not my style.' Then they said they wanted to open it up to do it with all these great people, and one by one they came on board and blew me away. It's about heart and passion.

Us: Did you pick the songs?

QJ: The artists did it. They decided on what they liked and what they wanted to do.

Us: The Mary J. Blige version of "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me" is hot!

QJ: Oh yeah, I've known her since she was a little girl. She's the best. I opened up my mind and just let everybody play.

Us: What was it like to hear Amy Winehouse sing "It's My Party" on this disc? She still sounds amazing, and it's great to see her back.

QJ: Absolutely right. She kept her word and did the song. Everybody gave everything they had. I'm so proud of my all young brothers and sisters.

Us: "Thriller" was done by T-Pain and Robin Thicke -- in a different way, obviously.

QJ: Auto-tune! Well, we had to with T-Pain. I go back to 1963 when nobody knew what it was!

Us: Speaking of Michael Jackson, some of his old stuff is being released now as a new album. Thoughts?

QJ: I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Somebody called me up and asked me if it was Michael, and I said it sounds like Michael. But it's backed up by so many voices where I can't really dig down deep enough or I haven't really had time to dig deep enough to identify it. But no way it should be coming out. It should have all stayed in the vault.

Us: Why?

QJ: It seems like everybody is trying to put everything out that they can with him. I don't understand it. It's all to make money. He wouldn't have wanted it to come out this way. They must just be trying to make as much money as they can. I don't know know why else they are doing it.

Us: Why? Because he was such a perfectionist?

QJ: Right. He wouldn't have wanted anything out there he didn't put his final touches on. It's a crazy time right now. We're also looking at the descent of the record business. It's a very curious time right now. I've been in the business 60 years, and I've never seen anything like this.

Us: Does it make you sad?

QJ: Yeah, it does. I think in 10 months to a year, the record industry is going to be in trouble. Big trouble. It's all 95 or 99% piracy.

Us: Is there anyone now that you think has the spark that Michael did?

QJ: Akon, Ludacris or Usher. A lot of them do, but the opportunities aren't there anymore. I'm worried about the young singers and songwriters in the business now. It really is a rough time. It doesn't mean a damn thing because they still steal everything. We're going to have to figure it out, man. I don't know what the answer is.

Us: How do you stay happy and positive?

QJ: I have six daughters from 17 to 57, and I have one son. My foundation is one of my biggest passions now too. We're working all over the world -- Cambodia and Brazil, we helped out in Hurricane Katrina. Those are the secrets in life. Love, laugh, live, and give, and that's the way I live my life.

Us: Kanye West is similar to you in that he's the producer everybody wants to work with in the last decade....

QJ: How man? No way. Did he write for a symphony orchestra? Does he write for a jazz orchestra? Come on, man. He's just a rapper. There's no comparison. I'm not putting him down or making a judgement or anything, but we come from two different sides of the planet. I spent 28 years learning my first skill. I don't rap. It's not the same thing. A producer has to have some sort of skills that enable him to be a producer. It's totally different to know what to do with 16 woodwinds you know from piccolos down to bass clarinet. It's a whole different mindset. No comparison. None.

Us: What do you think of him?

QJ: I don't think about him much. He's a great rapper, but there are a lot of good rappers. I just did The View with Ludacris, who's one of my favorites. He's a beautiful human being and college educated. I joke with him and say, 'How did 'Move Bitch Get Out The Way' come out of you?' But I was raised around the Mafia when I was a kid in Chicago in the 30s. Chicago's rough. I'm from the streets, I know what's up!

Us: What do you think of Lady Gaga?

QJ: She's great. Some guy misquoted me in some article and said I don't listen to everybody -- meaning her. I'm not listening to everybody, man. Everybody has their own thing, but it's show business. Gaga is like Madonna Jr. A lot of people follow Madonna. I don't, but I don't blame those that do. She's had a long career and done a lot. There are different strokes for different folks, man, and there is nothing right or wrong. It's what you like, you know. I'm against categories. If she can do it, do it. If she knows how to do it, just do it.

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OMG, how can someone be so freaking beautiful? In my next life I wanna be that old lady sitting next to him.

Been staring at this for few minutes now, hypnotized. Tears guaranteed.

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sag10 said:

Timmy84 said:

I think some MJ fans of this generation forget (or don't wanna know in some regard) that Michael really made impact in the first thirteen professional years of his career (1966-1979). The chitlin' circuit, the Jackson 5, Motown, the solo work, all those vocal imitators from back in the '70s (Foster Sylvers being an obvious example), etc. There's a lot of great work he did prior to Off the Wall but somewhere between his birth and 1979 a lot of facts don't get printed in the mainstream. Same goes for folks who think everything went downhill after Thriller. Michael had a great run until his death even. For someone to have that much impact in a 43-year career is astounding and it's something few artists ever have if they're lucky.

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Oh hell yeah!

Let's not forget selling out 50 shows faster than anyone else in the music industry at the age of 50 even though he hadn't released an album in years!

dag said:

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OMG, how can someone be so freaking beautiful? In my next life I wanna be that old lady sitting next to him.

Been staring at this for few minutes now, hypnotized. Tears guaranteed.

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zhare said:

dag said:

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OMG, how can someone be so freaking beautiful? In my next life I wanna be that old lady sitting next to him.

Been staring at this for few minutes now, hypnotized. Tears guaranteed.

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i think my heart skipped a beat.....oh i love and miss you so much

awww dag and zhare, he is so gorgeous...and so mine! *runs off with him*

I love how you addressed him directly, he is with us always in our hearts

Superstition said:

http://www.usmagazine.com...m-20101911

...

Us: Is there anyone now that you think has the spark that Michael did?

QJ: Akon, Ludacris or Usher. A lot of them do, but the opportunities aren't there anymore.

Us: Kanye West is similar to you in that he's the producer everybody wants to work with in the last decade....

QJ: How man? No way. Did he write for a symphony orchestra? Does he write for a jazz orchestra? Come on, man. He's just a rapper. There's no comparison. I'm not putting him down or making a judgement or anything, but we come from two different sides of the planet. I spent 28 years learning my first skill. I don't rap. It's not the same thing. A producer has to have some sort of skills that enable him to be a producer. It's totally different to know what to do with 16 woodwinds you know from piccolos down to bass clarinet. It's a whole different mindset. No comparison. None.

Us: What do you think of him?

QJ: I don't think about him much. He's a great rapper, but there are a lot of good rappers.

Well, I'm glad he had the balls to say that about Kanye. It seems too many people confuse a "beatmaker" with a producer, especially when thinking in the sense of a producer from "yesteryear", who might have also been an orchestrator, an arranger and so on.

After watching the AMA's last night I got sad. Seemed everyone was stealing a piece of MJ, from his look (Justin Bieber's jacket) to his sound (Justin Bieber / Ne-Yo) to his moves (Ne-Yo, Usher).

It also reminded me that most of the "singers" these days can't cut it live - they are recording artists, not live artists.

So I am now seeing 2 x Immortal shows next year in Vancouver (2 nights of MJ/Cirque Magic). Anyone else got tickets or planning to go?

aiden said:

MyNameIsPiper said:

Off The Wall is the only MJ album I can listen to without skipping over any songs.

Really? What songs are you skipping on Thriller & Bad? I only started track skipping on History... Those first 3 are just perfect records

This is funny...Off The Wall is actually the one that I find myself "skipping songs" on the most...it just seems...too "disco" in a way.

I love DSTYGE, the Temperton gems OtW, RWY, the Wonder cover, SoML...but don't really care for the others. Thriller and Bad are unskippable, lol. Actually, on both Thriller and Bad, the "filler cuts" are the tracks I prefer the most - like "Baby Be Mine" and "Just Good Friends".

Did you know Quincy Jones actually prefers Off The Wall as his favorite MJ LP, from the ones he worked on?

Swa said:

So I am now seeing 2 x Immortal shows next year in Vancouver (2 nights of MJ/Cirque Magic). Anyone else got tickets or planning to go?

I'd love to see the Cirque show. Just looking at the concept art, it seems like it'd be a great time. And I think they did a decent job with the music of The Beatles with 'Love'.

SamSamba said:

aiden said:

MyNameIsPiper said: Really? What songs are you skipping on Thriller & Bad? I only started track skipping on History... Those first 3 are just perfect records

This is funny...Off The Wall is actually the one that I find myself "skipping songs" on the most...

But... it's like his funkiest album (not counting The Jacksons albums)

SamSamba said:

Swa said:

So I am now seeing 2 x Immortal shows next year in Vancouver (2 nights of MJ/Cirque Magic). Anyone else got tickets or planning to go?

I'd love to see the Cirque show. Just looking at the concept art, it seems like it'd be a great time. And I think they did a decent job with the music of The Beatles with 'Love'.

The reworking of the Beatles stuff on Love made it all sound fresh and vital - the 'Love' show is one of the best live events I have ever seen.

I know people have their likes and dislikes but I find it funny some folks skip tracks from Off the Wall. Weird shit lol

Timmy84 said:

I know people have their likes and dislikes but I find it funny some folks skip tracks from Off the Wall. Weird shit lol

that'll always be my fave mike album but like most albums there are tracks not as strong as others. Burn this disco down, get on the floor are songs I can do without. Other than that, show me another 20 year old kid with an album like that. Arguably, only Elvis was that good at that age in my mind. Prince was still a couple years from his peak, Springsteen was mid to late twenties, marvin was in his 30's when what's going on came out.

and you know, just getting ready to watch the Black or white vid, I wasn't high on the song, but the complete video is one that I think (with the panther stuff) will be reviewed in years to come as evidence of his dance genius. I guess we tend to think of his flash as a dancer and not of the whole package, (at least I always did) but when it comes down to it, when you look at a nijinsky who had an aura, I think Mike's in that league.

dag said:

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OMG, how can someone be so freaking beautiful? In my next life I wanna be that old lady sitting next to him.

Been staring at this for few minutes now, hypnotized. Tears guaranteed.

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Oh my....

Hooooo...this gorgeous man is soooo mine! *grabs his hand and runs off*

Picked up Vision today and I love it.

I don't know what the fans beef is. Sure, the original film prints for

Thriller might have been better, but the quality on all the videos is AMAZING.

The picture and sound is INCREDIBLE. I would highly suggest this for any long

-time MJ fan or a newbie looking to explore Michael's amazing short-films.

P.S.

The titles for each of the music videos are priceless. Great job with the release.

And the cover is truly eye-catchy. MJ would be proud. Hope for a blu-ray release

eventually! Thanks for giving us a good product Sony. Now get busy with the

tour releases and the sham Michael album will be partially forgiven.

speaking of great t-shirts (were we?)

I am surprised they haven't released the MJ t-shirt that was the wireframe image of the crystal design that was going to be part of the TII tour.

The design was featured in the Billie Jean outfit.

As soon as I saw it I wanted it.

Only beef with Vision, so far, (I'm on Remember The Time right now - watching the discs in order) aside from not using the film prints (as discussed already) is they ditched the ending message

on the "Black or White" short-film, after Homer turns off the music video Bart is watching, it fades to black instead of showing the message that came up on the screen in the Dangerous short films collection. Why cut that out? Seriously?

Sony.....UGH!!!!!!