L4OATheOriginal said:

hey everyone i just wanted 2 share some cool images that were taking off of second life. today i was fortunate 2 witness somes friends online put on a DAZZLING interperation of the "this is it" concert as it would have taken place. 4 those that don't know what secondlife is, it's a virtual 3D world and there are avatars that can act and do cool things. there are "concerts" on SL and some are just stiff but this perfomance is the BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THERE. the dancers moved 2 the music just like how MJ would have done.

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this is during the performance of smooth criminal

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the way u make me feel

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jackson 5 medley

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during billie jean..notice the clothing it was like how MJ would have worn his clothes during billie jean with the laser lights in the pants, socks and glove!

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Thriller

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dirty diana

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during earth song 1st pic is with the cherry picker, 2nd when the bulldozer and 3rd when the earth heals

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during black or white

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okay i had 2 save some of these pics 4 last..this is during man in the mirror and the replica of MJ Air closing the show. the way the plane turned visually let the whole audience actually feel like we were on the plane itself!

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the stage after the concert was over

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what would happen if prince was at this show? *that's me as prince btw with the crew of the show*

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hope u all enjoyed!

Wow those are some really cool images/graphics

babybugz said:

If I had to direct someone to Michael's "deep" albums would you all agree that Destiny and History are the top two?

HIStory for sure! but can we really count Destiny as MJ album?

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Me three! Especially Liberian Girl which is a classic imo.

ME FOURTH!!!!

I have mixed feelings towards BAD album. I feel as if some people think MJ was so unmistakable during the 80's and because BAD is such a great album overall, they ignore how bad (in a bad way!) those two songs actually are!? He should've replaced them with Fly Away with Street Walker

But I think that's the bad part about getting to know all the unreleased songs for me. I used to think the album was perfect and that's really as good as it gets, and then I listened to some unreleased songs and...I'm not so sure anymore. The same thing happens with Prince's bootleg materials lol.

NaughtyKitty said:

Cool footage!

History is Michaels deepest album.... he was coming for alot of people and cussing up a storm

bboy87 said:

That looks cool! I've been thinking of playing Second Life, is it free?

yes it is:)

mjscarousal said:

Wow those are some really cool images/graphics

i have been playing secondlife for now over 2 years and what i witnessed yesterday was the best concert on there i have ever seen.

bboy87 said:

That looks cool! I've been thinking of playing Second Life, is it free?

Yup! Hope to see you on there Jay!

conspire away!

bboy87 said:

conspire away!

This some shit J-Fab would do

dag said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Cool footage!

Love it too, he sounds so good recording, and that smile

Bad isn't my favorite album of his but I think it was perfect as it was released. I don't think Streetwalker and Fly Away would've made it any better. Fly Away is nice but not nearly as dramatic or original as Liberian Girl, love it or hate it. And I personally like Streetwalker more than Speed Demon, but it's way too similar to The Way You Make Me Feel to be on the same album.

Emancipation89 said:

babybugz said:

If I had to direct someone to Michael's "deep" albums would you all agree that Destiny and History are the top two?

HIStory for sure! but can we really count Destiny as MJ album?

ME FOURTH!!!!

I have mixed feelings towards BAD album. I feel as if some people think MJ was so unmistakable during the 80's and because BAD is such a great album overall, they ignore how bad (in a bad way!) those two songs actually are!? He should've replaced them with Fly Away with Street Walker

But I think that's the bad part about getting to know all the unreleased songs for me. I used to think the album was perfect and that's really as good as it gets, and then I listened to some unreleased songs and...I'm not so sure anymore. The same thing happens with Prince's bootleg materials lol.

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samhabib said:

Liberian Girl is pure genius. The biggest black artist in the world at the peak of his fame writing a song dedicated to African beauty... Big statement. Who had even heard of Liberia before that song? I hadn't. Speed Demon is a fantastic comment on racism and intolerance. Fantastic political record.

harbars said:

samhabib said:

Liberian Girl is pure genius. The biggest black artist in the world at the peak of his fame writing a song dedicated to African beauty... Big statement. Who had even heard of Liberia before that song? I hadn't. Speed Demon is a fantastic comment on racism and intolerance. Fantastic political record.

plus liberian girl features some utterly astonishing vocals. this is a first rate record... and speed demon, well that's just some funky shit. those layered rythm

what i meant to say was...

plus liberian girl features some utterly astonishing vocals. this is a first rate record... and speed demon, well that's just some funky shit. those layered rhythm tracks and synth bass. never mind the larry williams synth. it's just fonk. no way streetwalker and fly away beat these two

Bad actually had a near perfect track listing. I love almost every song on it.

Timmy84 said:

Bad actually had a near perfect track listing. I love almost every song on it.

Agreed. It's quite probably my favorite album of all time.

Did you guys know about Grace being fired?? I had no idea about this. Who was going to take care of the kids?

BAD is my favorite MJ album and Liberian Girl is pure butter... I love the chorus! Definitly one of my favs from the album

This is actually how it should've been. Mick Jagger, God bless him, got nothin' on our man Michael.

samhabib said:

Video analysis taking in everyone from Martin Luther King to Spike Lee to Ralph Ellison. A true genius at work. [Edited 12/25/11 1:21am]

Thanks.

samhabib said:

Video analysis taking in everyone from Martin Luther King to Spike Lee to Ralph Ellison. A true genius at work. [Edited 12/25/11 1:21am]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

How to get the most out of your mj albums?

alright well lately i have been wanting to get the most out of my mj albums by adding outtakes,demos,extended versions of songs, official remixes..etc..

the problem is idk where to start. of coarse i have things that are already released like for all time carosel, fly away,and streetwalker...

but what else is there for each album?

dm3857 said:

How to get the most out of your mj albums?

alright well lately i have been wanting to get the most out of my mj albums by adding outtakes,demos,extended versions of songs, official remixes..etc..

the problem is idk where to start. of coarse i have things that are already released like for all time carosel, fly away,and streetwalker...

but what else is there for each album?

Best way to start is looking for official remixes and extended mixes. They're the easiest to find, although after Bad, it's gonna be A LOT to sort through

then outtakes and demos

I'm actually doing a list to keep my list up to date

bboy87 said:

dm3857 said:

How to get the most out of your mj albums?

alright well lately i have been wanting to get the most out of my mj albums by adding outtakes,demos,extended versions of songs, official remixes..etc..

the problem is idk where to start. of coarse i have things that are already released like for all time carosel, fly away,and streetwalker...

but what else is there for each album?

Best way to start is looking for official remixes and extended mixes. They're the easiest to find, although after Bad, it's gonna be A LOT to sort through

then outtakes and demos

I'm actually doing a list to keep my list up to date

I found a great fan-made compilation on the internet that has outtakes, demos and remixes of MJ. I'll orgnote you both about the compilation shortly.

Best way to start is looking for official remixes and extended mixes. They're the easiest to find, although after Bad, it's gonna be A LOT to sort through

then outtakes and demos

I'm actually doing a list to keep my list up to date

thanks! do all of the singles have extended versions because so far the only song i have been able to find is bad extended.

thanks!

dm3857 said:

Best way to start is looking for official remixes and extended mixes. They're the easiest to find, although after Bad, it's gonna be A LOT to sort through

then outtakes and demos

I'm actually doing a list to keep my list up to date

thanks! do all of the singles have extended versions because so far the only song i have been able to find is bad extended.

thanks!

Not all of MJ's stuff had extended versions as far as I know. You might have to shop around for extended versions of certain singles. There is a Bad remix compilation that was released in 1987-88, which is highly recommended. The Visionary box set from 2006 is a nice Epic-era singles compilation that collects most of MJ's important singles, complete with artwork and Dualdisc videos. It's OOP now, but if you ever find it, it's a nice one to have.