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MJ's Invincible - is it any good? Yes, it's another MJ topic! I'm starting to think we should all go and post about Prince on http://www.mjjforum.com just to even things out.
But back to my question - Invincible, is it any good? I just bought the special editions of Off the Wall and Thriller the other day, which I love, and I'm considering buying the rest of his albums on CD. I have heard all his others except Invincible, because I have them on tape. So, give me a rough idea. How does it rate with his others? | |
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The first seven tracks are good, as is "Whatever Happens". That's half the album, the other eight vary between poor and average IMO. | |
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If you like the laid back songs on off the wall like i cant help it and human nature on thriller, and u like the uptempo stuff on dangerous, u will love it. Heres a quick review
Invincible isnt mjs best album!!! Unbreakable Heartbreaker These opening tracks r killer! Invincible Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait You Rock My World Amazing 5 Great Tracks in a Row Butterflies Speechless 2000 Watts You are my life Things Take a bad turn, privacy is ok Privacy Dont Walk Away Cry The Lost Children Thank God we r saved Whatever Happens w Santana Threatened The new Thriller | |
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I would buy it! its one of the best most up2date albums out there | |
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I agree with Essence. Half of it is good.
It seems like that for every good song, there's a subpar twin song that might be decent itself, but doesn't measure up to the other one that sounds exactly like it. | |
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Essence said: The first seven tracks are good, as is "Whatever Happens". That's half the album, the other eight vary between poor and average IMO. I Agree.His Vocals truly are tight on the Album but the Instrumentation seems to thin to vibe with His Voice for my tastes.also the Up-Tempo Tracks aside from "Unbreakable" were kinda flat for Me.but His Slow Jams are Cooking IMHO.better than most of the stuff out now easily but coming from MJ some of it He could have done in His Sleep IMHO.mistermaxxx | |
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Essence said: The first seven tracks are good, as is "Whatever Happens". That's half the album, the other eight vary between poor and average IMO.
Essence hit it right on the head. I feel that makes it a very good album however. 8 good tracks make it a worth while buy. Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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intha916 said: Essence said: The first seven tracks are good, as is "Whatever Happens". That's half the album, the other eight vary between poor and average IMO.
Essence hit it right on the head. I feel that makes it a very good album however. 8 good tracks make it a worth while buy. mistermaxxx | |
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mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: Essence said: The first seven tracks are good, as is "Whatever Happens". That's half the album, the other eight vary between poor and average IMO.
Essence hit it right on the head. I feel that makes it a very good album however. 8 good tracks make it a worth while buy. I agree. I rank among MJs best (as explained on another thread) I still play Butterflies and Break of Dawn Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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My opinion:
Unbreakable - great stuff Heartbreaker - so-so Invincible - funky Break of Dawn - perfection Heaven Can Wait - perfection You Rock Mah Wooorrrld - I thought I'd get tired of it, but it's still hot. Butterflies - 'nuff said Speechless - cheesy, but pretty melody 2000 Watts - interesting Privacy - blah You Are My Life - cheese Don't Walk Away -this is my song. She's Out Of My Life Pt. 2 Cry - trite crap. The Lost Children - an MJ song. Is it my thing? No. But I can appreciate it for what it's worth. Whatever Happens - perfection Threatened - I think it's cheese, but many people dig. [This message was edited Mon Feb 10 23:26:13 PST 2003 by Pepina] | |
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It's nice to see people giving props for "Don't Walk Away". That's a really underrated track, and a strong emotional ballad. The slow songs on this whole CD are really strong, minus the Lost Children... | |
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Cry and The Lost Children are the only two I'm not fond of.
I burned my own version and replaced them with Shout and Xscape. | |
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jtgillia said: It's nice to see people giving props for "Don't Walk Away". That's a really underrated track, and a strong emotional ballad. The slow songs on this whole CD are really strong, minus the Lost Children... that song only works for me on Cloudy Cold Days or when I think of a Soundtrack.I Like the Vocals but that's about it when the Weather is Warm.mistermaxxx | |
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Pepina said: My opinion:
Unbreakable - great stuff Heartbreaker - so-so Invincible - funky Break of Dawn - perfection Heaven Can Wait - perfection You Rock Mah Wooorrrld - I thought I'd get tired of it, but it's still hot. Butterflies - 'nuff said Speechless - cheesy, but pretty melody 2000 Watts - interesting Privacy - blah You Are My Life - cheese Don't Walk Away -this is my song. She's Out Of My Life Pt. 2 Cry - trite crap. The Lost Children - an MJ song. Is it my thing, no? But I can appreciate it for what it's worth. Whatever Happens - perfection Threatened - I think it's cheese, but many people dig. Pepina,that's an interesting review.I like what you wrote about "The Lost Children".It's not one of the best songs on the album,but I appreciate the sincerity of it all. | |
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Pepina said: My opinion:
Unbreakable - great stuff Heartbreaker - so-so Invincible - funky Break of Dawn - perfection Heaven Can Wait - perfection You Rock Mah Wooorrrld - I thought I'd get tired of it, but it's still hot. Butterflies - 'nuff said Speechless - cheesy, but pretty melody 2000 Watts - interesting Privacy - blah You Are My Life - cheese Don't Walk Away -this is my song. She's Out Of My Life Pt. 2 Cry - trite crap. The Lost Children - an MJ song. Is it my thing, no? But I can appreciate it for what it's worth. Whatever Happens - perfection Threatened - I think it's cheese, but many people dig. That's a cool review, Pepina and I agree with it pretty much completely. Since starting this thread I have bought all of MJ's back catalogue and I'm loving rediscovering ALL of it (except for Invincible which I hadn't heard before and am digging, too). | |
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As others on this thread have pointed out,the best thing about 'Invincible' are the slower tracks.
I consider "Butterflies","Heaven Can Wait","Break Of Dawn","Cry","Speechless"and "Whatever Happens" to be MJ's best work since the 'OTW' album. | |
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DavidEye said: I consider "Butterflies","Heaven Can Wait","Break Of Dawn","Cry","Speechless"and "Whatever Happens" to be MJ's best work since the 'OTW' album.
Woah, that's a tough call! I can't agree with you on that one, sir! What about the whole of the Dangerous album? He has done a LOT of great stuff since OTW... that's just to high a claim for me to agree with. | |
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mrdespues said: DavidEye said: I consider "Butterflies","Heaven Can Wait","Break Of Dawn","Cry","Speechless"and "Whatever Happens" to be MJ's best work since the 'OTW' album.
Woah, that's a tough call! I can't agree with you on that one, sir! What about the whole of the Dangerous album? He has done a LOT of great stuff since OTW... that's just to high a claim for me to agree with. Oh,I like 'Dangerous' and the other albums.But the ballads on 'Invincible' are just so soulful and powerful.When I first played this CD,I nearly fainted when I heard "Heaven Can Wait".It was as if the 'Off The Wall' Michael was back! I went nuts! ... [This message was edited Mon Feb 10 4:52:23 PST 2003 by DavidEye] | |
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IMO Invincible is a bad record. I have trouble listening it in one session. There's only a handful of good songs on it. This is his worst album ever... "Time is a train, makes the future the past" | |
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**positive comment**
I may actually pick this up - Butterflies is nice... 
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CalhounSq said: **positive comment**
I may actually pick this up - Butterflies is nice...
**see, I'm not ALL nose jokes** You can get the original version of "Butterflies" by the writers of the song, on Floetry's Floetic album too. | |
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I can't believe Heartbreaker has been described as so-so.
It's a real grower. TURN IT UP!!! | |
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Cloudbuster said: I can't believe Heartbreaker has been described as so-so.
It's a real grower. TURN IT UP!!! "Heartbreaker" sounds like N'Sync produced by Timbaland.It's a very generic song. | |
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DavidEye said: Cloudbuster said: I can't believe Heartbreaker has been described as so-so.
It's a real grower. TURN IT UP!!! "Heartbreaker" sounds like N'Sync produced by Timbaland.It's a very generic song. Well, I've never listened to N'Sync so I don't have those comparisons. Lucky me, eh? | |
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Cloudbuster said: DavidEye said: Cloudbuster said: I can't believe Heartbreaker has been described as so-so.
It's a real grower. TURN IT UP!!! "Heartbreaker" sounds like N'Sync produced by Timbaland.It's a very generic song. Well, I've never listened to N'Sync so I don't have those comparisons. Lucky me, eh? | |
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DavidEye said: Cloudbuster said: I can't believe Heartbreaker has been described as so-so.
It's a real grower. TURN IT UP!!! "Heartbreaker" sounds like N'Sync produced by Timbaland.It's a very generic song. mistermaxxx | |
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I classic tale of an album being too long. Should have been...
Unbreakable Invincible Break of Dawn You Rock May World Butterflies Speechless 2000 Watts Don't Walk Away Cry Whatever Happens . | |
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SquirrelMeat said: I classic tale of an album being too long. Should have been...
Unbreakable Invincible Break of Dawn You Rock My World Butterflies Speechless 2000 Watts Don't Walk Away Cry Whatever Happens How DARE you remove "Heaven Can Wait" from the CD!!  | |
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I don't like that 2000 watts song too much. It doesn't even sound much like Michael - the voice is too low.
My favourite songs are "You Rock My World", "Unbreakable" and "Whatever Happens" - love this song! | |
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That cd is about as good as N'syncs Celebrity...
and that cd was tighhht.. hahahahahahahahhahahah honestly... eye would be embar. to buy a cd by him after all this sleepover crap.. | |
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