CandaceS said:

Cinnamon234 said: Actually this section of the site is much slower than it used to be. I remember when this place was really active. It doesn't seem as active as it once was so it's not surprising that this MJ sticky isn't too active.

It appears to me this entire SITE is a lot less active than it used to be! Not just this section.

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Edit: Maybe people stopped posting on the org because it's so hard to write or edit a post these days!? I don't think I'm the only one having problems with that.

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that's why i stopped posting. i just recently started lurking again, but not really posting.

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Scorp said:

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Simply the best performance i have ever seen.

Anyone know what the deal is with the single-disc "Special Edition" of HIStory?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Cm3mm2j4w8

There's a very recent review on Amazon in which a customer says they were surprised to receive the single-disc of HIStory continues shown in the unboxing video above.

I can't find any information on this version of the album, so I figured some of the experts in this thread may be able to point me in the right direction.

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Michael Jackson, Inc: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire will be released on June 3rd, 2014.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business, due out 6/3/14. PRE-ORDER HERE.

Michael Jackson, Inc. reveals the incredible rise, fall, and rise again of Michael Jackson’s fortune — driven by the unmatched perfectionism of the King of Pop. Forbes senior editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg uncovers never-before-told stories from interviews with more than 100 people, including music industry veterans Berry Gordy, John Branca, and Walter Yetnikoff; artists 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, and Jon Bon Jovi; and members of the Jackson family.

Other insights come from court documents and Jackson’s private notes, some of them previously unpublished. Through Greenburg’s novelistic telling, a clear picture emerges of Jackson’s early years, his rise to international superstardom, his decline—fueled by demons internal and external, as well as the dissolution of the team that helped him execute his best business moves—and, finally, his financial life after death.

Underlying Jackson’s unique history is the complex but universal tale of the effects of wealth and fame on the human psyche. A valuable case study for generations of entertainers to come and for anyone interested in show business, Michael Jackson, Inc. tells the story of a man whose financial feats, once obscured by his late-life travails, have become an enduring legacy.

For updates — including news about the book and links to Zack’s Forbes stories on the King of Pop — add your email address below. And be sure to check out his Forbes.com post on wh... the book. Thanks for reading.

http://michaeljacksoninc.com/

looking back on it all

I believe this moment marks the very apex of the recording industry

the absolute shining moment

before the industry would begin to decline

and I realize now there is a huge difference between

the RECORDING INDUSTRY and THE MUSIC INDUSTRY and it just hit me just now

the spirit always talks

I'll never forget the day every single major radio station in the country

played WE ARE THE WORLD at the same time

It was awesome being able to witness that

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Lady Gaga To Open Michael Jackson Museum?

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Lady Gaga is creating her own tourist hotspot by opening a base to showcase the £1.25million worth of Jackson’s stuff she owns.

Gaga, 27, is currently seeking the backing off the estate of MJ and his kids, but is already looking for a location for the treasury.

In 2012 the singer bought 55 items from an auction of the late Bad megastar’s possessions.

Gaga now owns his famous Thriller jacket as well as a white Swarovski crystal encrusted glove (that set her back £117,800) which you’ll all soon be able to go and see.

I’m told: “Gaga is a huge Michael fan, and she feels that there needs to be a real museum to celebrate his life
and work.

“She has been stocking up on items from all over the world. Some of her purchases have been under different names so that she is not overpaying for artifacts. But now she has a few pieces she is planning out the next stage of where the location for the museum should be.

“She’s considering Gary, Indiana where Jackson started his career, her hometown NYC or Los Angeles, close to his Neverland home.”

Lawyers for the estate of Michael Jackson own the rights to his music and image, so Gaga needs to get them on board if she is to make a go of things.

But she’s going the right way about it and is keeping his clobber “pristine” in a temperature controlled environment.

Gaga says: “I will put together a museum and put the money to a foundation he cares about.

“The reason I bought Michael’s clothes was because my tour clothes mean more to me than anything, my awards, records. I believe they carry the energy and memories of the night.

“With Michael’s clothes being sold when he was not here made me feel really uncomfortable, upset and I don’t why. I take care of them – they are in the right temperature
and are preserved. I have spent millions.”

She has also said of her decision to buy the collection: “I believe that the fans’ energy gets stuck in the clothes. I wanted to preserve that for him.”

http://vallieegirl67.com/...on-museum/

Let's be honest: Off the Wall, in my opinion, is better than Thriller...

My favorite MJ Albums, in order from favorite to least favorite (they all, for the most part are good though)

1. Dangerous- No track is weak, except maybe Heal the World, but hey, its for a good cause

2. Off the Wall- MJs funkiest, jazziest, most soulfull album- a couple aged songs, but other than that, criminally underrated by some

3. HIStory- Many great songs, and my childhood album, other than Dangerous

4. Thriller- Billie Jean, Beat it, The Lady in My life, Baby be mine are good... the rest are overrated. Thriller never stood out as a good song to me, and MANY of the outtakes are awesome

5. Invincible- Great tracks, and some good tracks.... a couple of tracks

6. Bad- let's face it, this one has aged horribly. Man in the Mirror, SMooth Criminal and TWYMMF are the good ones, the outtakes are awesome! Streetwalker SHOULD have been included

7. Blood on the Dance Floor- songs are good, but i never counted this one as a full fledged album, so thats why it is at the bottom

[not counting anything posthumous]

SPeaking of which, has anybody else heard the rumor of the Spring 2014 2nd posthumous MJ album that Timbaland and some producers that formerly worked with MJ are working on. All the tracks apparently will have their original mix, and then a new mix to go with it... not sure how true this is, but I've heard this from a couple sources.... Place With No Name in its full, original mix leaking might prove this idea

Scorp said:

YES, YES AND YES! One of my fav Jacksons songs! This is also one of my fav performance of this era, I stan for this mans voice, so beautiful and perfect!

FnkyManifesto7 said:

1. Dangerous- No track is weak, except maybe Heal the World, but hey, its for a good cause

.

That's my fave MJ album as well!

Who Is It, Give Into Me, Can't Let Her Get Away, Black or White... what a diverse album! Maybe because Dangerous was a childhood favorite of mine is the reason I love it so much, but musically, it's awesome too! This is where MJ put a little more of his creative imput as well. The New JAck style on this album doesn't bother me to this day, and its just a great album! Even though Michael spent the rest of his career post-Thriller to top Thriller, this is the closest he got comercially, and critically... but in my opinion, it is better than Thriller!

(Oops, wrong thread!)

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FnkyManifesto7 said:

Let's be honest: Off the Wall, in my opinion, is better than Thriller...

My favorite MJ Albums, in order from favorite to least favorite (they all, for the most part are good though)

1. Dangerous- No track is weak, except maybe Heal the World, but hey, its for a good cause

2. Off the Wall- MJs funkiest, jazziest, most soulfull album- a couple aged songs, but other than that, criminally underrated by some

3. HIStory- Many great songs, and my childhood album, other than Dangerous

4. Thriller- Billie Jean, Beat it, The Lady in My life, Baby be mine are good... the rest are overrated. Thriller never stood out as a good song to me, and MANY of the outtakes are awesome

5. Invincible- Great tracks, and some good tracks.... a couple of tracks

6. Bad- let's face it, this one has aged horribly. Man in the Mirror, SMooth Criminal and TWYMMF are the good ones, the outtakes are awesome! Streetwalker SHOULD have been included

7. Blood on the Dance Floor- songs are good, but i never counted this one as a full fledged album, so thats why it is at the bottom

[not counting anything posthumous]

SPeaking of which, has anybody else heard the rumor of the Spring 2014 2nd posthumous MJ album that Timbaland and some producers that formerly worked with MJ are working on. All the tracks apparently will have their original mix, and then a new mix to go with it... not sure how true this is, but I've heard this from a couple sources.... Place With No Name in its full, original mix leaking might prove this idea

Agree with most of the things you've said but you need you're head examined if you think Startin' Somethin' and especially Human Nature are over rated!

dublinproud said:

FnkyManifesto7 said:

Let's be honest: Off the Wall, in my opinion, is better than Thriller...

My favorite MJ Albums, in order from favorite to least favorite (they all, for the most part are good though)

1. Dangerous- No track is weak, except maybe Heal the World, but hey, its for a good cause

2. Off the Wall- MJs funkiest, jazziest, most soulfull album- a couple aged songs, but other than that, criminally underrated by some

3. HIStory- Many great songs, and my childhood album, other than Dangerous

4. Thriller- Billie Jean, Beat it, The Lady in My life, Baby be mine are good... the rest are overrated. Thriller never stood out as a good song to me, and MANY of the outtakes are awesome

5. Invincible- Great tracks, and some good tracks.... a couple of tracks

6. Bad- let's face it, this one has aged horribly. Man in the Mirror, SMooth Criminal and TWYMMF are the good ones, the outtakes are awesome! Streetwalker SHOULD have been included

7. Blood on the Dance Floor- songs are good, but i never counted this one as a full fledged album, so thats why it is at the bottom

[not counting anything posthumous]

SPeaking of which, has anybody else heard the rumor of the Spring 2014 2nd posthumous MJ album that Timbaland and some producers that formerly worked with MJ are working on. All the tracks apparently will have their original mix, and then a new mix to go with it... not sure how true this is, but I've heard this from a couple sources.... Place With No Name in its full, original mix leaking might prove this idea

Agree with most of the things you've said but you need you're head examined if you think Startin' Somethin' and especially Human Nature are over rated!

I can't believe I forgot about Human Nature! That is one I forgot to mention as one of my favorites Wanna Be Startin' SOmething is a nice little funky track, but I tend to only dig the "to high to get over, too low to get under......" and "mama say mamasa mamakusa" parts. I honestly dont see how Thriller is a good song (Vincent Price and the music video are my only pros), The Girl Is Mine is a little..... cheesy. PYT is actually good, but its never one that i want to listen to solely.

Ok, my view on Michael Jackson 7 cd's:

1. the Bad album is my fave, masterpiece (only Speed Demon is weak)

2. Thriller, masterpiece (only, I skip: the Lady In My Life -- sorry, too soft a song for my taste! -- and The Girl Is Mine, the rest is pure dope though).

3. Off The Wall, masterpiece #3 (the title track and the 2 first singles are my fave tracks - I skip She's Out Of My Life, the rest is great, amazing album).

4. HIStory (From the new material -cd 2- I only like the big singles: Scream, They Don't Care About Us, Stranger In Moscow, Earth Song & You Are Not Alone, yes, I skip the rest, to me they sounds like fillers).

5. Dangerous (Most songs are great, BUT these I skip/ fillers: She Drives Me Wild, Can't Let Her Get Away, Keep The Faith, Gone Too Soon)
6. Blood On The Dance Floor (I only like the title track, plus: Ghosts, Is It Scary, the remix of the song HIStory is great, but I prefer the single edit, 4 minutes - 8 minutes is far too long. The rest of this cd is a waste of time, fillers)
7.My least fave MJ cd is: Invincible (I like Break Of Dawn, You Rock My World, Whatever Happens, dislikes the rest of the album, it's too staccato production in parts).


Conclusion: 3 masterpiece albums (Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall), plus a hell of a lot of great songs, but a lot of filler songs too.

Ps) before the personel attacks sets in, I am a Prince-fan more than fan of Michael Jackson.

thedance said:

Ok, my view on Michael Jackson 7 cd's:

1. the Bad album is my fave, masterpiece (only Speed Demon is weak)

2. Thriller, masterpiece (only, I skip: the Lady In My Life -- sorry, too soft a song for my taste! -- and The Girl Is Mine, the rest is pure dope though).

3. Off The Wall, masterpiece #3 (the title track and the 2 first singles are my fave tracks - I skip She's Out Of My Life, the rest is great, amazing album).

4. HIStory (From the new material -cd 2- I only like the big singles: Scream, They Don't Care About Us, Stranger In Moscow, Earth Song & You Are Not Alone, yes, I skip the rest, to me they sounds like fillers).

5. Dangerous (Most songs are great, BUT these I skip/ fillers: She Drives Me Wild, Can't Let Her Get Away, Keep The Faith, Gone Too Soon)
6. Blood On The Dance Floor (I only like the title track, plus: Ghosts, Is It Scary, the remix of the song HIStory is great, but I prefer the single edit, 4 minutes - 8 minutes is far too long. The rest of this cd is a waste of time, fillers)
7.My least fave MJ cd is: Invincible (I like Break Of Dawn, You Rock My World, Whatever Happens, dislikes the rest of the album, it's too staccato production in parts).


Conclusion: 3 masterpiece albums (Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall), plus a hell of a lot of great songs, but a lot of filler songs too.

Ps) before the personel attacks sets in, I am a Prince-fan more than fan of Michael Jackson.

What I never understood is how Speed Demon made the cut, but Streetwalker didn't. Streetwalker is one of MJs best tracks!

FnkyManifesto7 said:

thedance said:

Ok, my view on Michael Jackson 7 cd's:

1. the Bad album is my fave, masterpiece

What I never understood is how Speed Demon made the cut, but Streetwalker didn't. Streetwalker is one of MJs best tracks!

I had a friend who felt that the only good song on Bad was "Speed Demon".

Taste is such a personal thing !

FnkyManifesto7 said:

thedance said:

Ok, my view on Michael Jackson 7 cd's:

1. the Bad album is my fave, masterpiece (only Speed Demon is weak)

2. Thriller, masterpiece (only, I skip: the Lady In My Life -- sorry, too soft a song for my taste! -- and The Girl Is Mine, the rest is pure dope though).

3. Off The Wall, masterpiece #3 (the title track and the 2 first singles are my fave tracks - I skip She's Out Of My Life, the rest is great, amazing album).

4. HIStory (From the new material -cd 2- I only like the big singles: Scream, They Don't Care About Us, Stranger In Moscow, Earth Song & You Are Not Alone, yes, I skip the rest, to me they sounds like fillers).

5. Dangerous (Most songs are great, BUT these I skip/ fillers: She Drives Me Wild, Can't Let Her Get Away, Keep The Faith, Gone Too Soon)
6. Blood On The Dance Floor (I only like the title track, plus: Ghosts, Is It Scary, the remix of the song HIStory is great, but I prefer the single edit, 4 minutes - 8 minutes is far too long. The rest of this cd is a waste of time, fillers)
7.My least fave MJ cd is: Invincible (I like Break Of Dawn, You Rock My World, Whatever Happens, dislikes the rest of the album, it's too staccato production in parts).


Conclusion: 3 masterpiece albums (Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall), plus a hell of a lot of great songs, but a lot of filler songs too.

Ps) before the personel attacks sets in, I am a Prince-fan more than fan of Michael Jackson.

What I never understood is how Speed Demon made the cut, but Streetwalker didn't. Streetwalker is one of MJs best tracks!

Yeah, it's pretty stunning. Streetwalker is far and away one of MJ's best songs, and would've been the best song on Bad had it made the cut, IMO.

NaughtyKitty said:

Lupita Nyong'o: Michael Jackson's "Childlike Quality" Inspired 12 Years a Slave Character

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Lupita Nyong'o has been racking up award nominations—and will surely add a notice from Oscar to that tally later this week—for her heartbreaking performance as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave.

Thanks, in part, to Michael Jackson?

"There's something very Michael Jackson-like about Patsey—the childlike quality he always had," Nyong'o says in the February issue of Dazed and Confused, which also features her on the cover, talking about how she went about playing that very difficult role. "She had her childhood stripped away from her suddenly as soon as she became of sexual age."

(Meanwhile, search and you'll find a number of online discussions about film characters, from Willy Wonka to Edward Scissorhands, who seem reminiscent of the late King of Pop.)

http://www.eonline.com/ne...ebritynews

FnkyManifesto7 said:

Who Is It, Give Into Me, Can't Let Her Get Away, Black or White... what a diverse album! Maybe because Dangerous was a childhood favorite of mine is the reason I love it so much, but musically, it's awesome too! This is where MJ put a little more of his creative imput as well. The New JAck style on this album doesn't bother me to this day, and its just a great album! Even though Michael spent the rest of his career post-Thriller to top Thriller, this is the closest he got comercially, and critically... but in my opinion, it is better than Thriller! :-D

It is.... Most of the Post Thriller albums are better than Thriller and even BAD but I adore all his albums though. I never understood why people always say OTW, Thriller and BAD are his ONLY best albums when they are not. Nice commentary on the albums by the way

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1. HIStory (MJ's most mature album, an absolute masterpiece, TDCAU, Earth Song, Little Susie, History, Scream, Smile - all incredible songs... the only dud is Come Together)

2. Dangerous (Who Is It is MJ's all time greatest song IMO. The rest of the album is pretty dope also)

3. Bad (a great pop album start to finish, not as much depth as his 90s work though)

4. Invincible (thoroughly underrated, not his strongest by a long stretch, but YRMW, Unbreakable, Heaven Can Wait, Speechless and The Lost Children are all vintage MJ. Let down by an uneven second half)

5. Thriller (Killer singles, so-so album tracks)

6. Off The Wall (A great album start to finish, minus Girlfriend, but probably my least listened to MJ album, you kinda have to be in the mood for it)

7. Blood On The Dancefloor (title track, Morphine, Ghosts and Is It Scary are all killer tracks, the remixes - meh)

Michael Jackson's Number Ones is currently the 4th best selling album ww on Itunes

Originally Posted by MJProphecies

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http://kworb.net/aww/

http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/cha...p10albums.html

For like, no reason at all. No promo, nothing.

It's an 11 year old album... (released on a certain day in 2003 that Sneddon threw a victory party over) It's even currently number 1 in some countries like Japan (Japanese people are epic in their MJ stanning):

Number Ones
#1 Japan
#1 Cambodia
#1 Uzbekistan
#2 Azerbaijan
#2 United Arab Emirates
#3 Kenya
#3 Spain
#4 British Virgin Islands
#4 Kazakhstan
#4 Lebanon
#5 Qatar
#6 Nicaragua
#6 Finland

#7 Cyprus
#7 New Zealand
#8 Costa Rica
#8 Indonesia
#9 El Salvador
#9 Ukraine
#9 Australia

#1 1 Chile
#1 1 Russia
#1 2 Hong Kong
#1 4 Hungary
#1 5 Nigeria
#1 6 Sri Lanka
#1 8 Slovakia
#2 0 France
#2 1 Bermuda
#2 1 South Africa
#2 1 Switzerland
#2 3 Mongolia
#2 4 Mexico
#2 5 Malaysia
#2 5 Romania
#2 6 Brunei Darussalam
#2 6 Czech Republic
#2 6 Denmark
#2 8 Namibia
#2 8 Netherlands
#3 1 Slovenia
#3 3 Thailand
#3 4 Cape Verde
#3 4 Niger
#3 4 Peru
#3 5 Saudi Arabia
#3 6 Armenia
#3 6 Brazil
#3 6 Ecuador
#3 7 Guatemala
#3 7 Philippines
#3 9 Argentina
#3 9 Barbados
#3 9 Bulgaria
#4 0 United Kingdom
#4 1 Estonia
#4 3 Israel
#4 4 Moldova
#4 4 Turkey
#4 5 Portugal
#4 6 Belgium
#4 8 Singapore
#4 9 Belarus
#5 3 Germany
#5 3 Latvia
#5 4 Trinidad and Tobago
#6 3 Honduras
#6 6 Burkina Faso
#7 5 Venezuela
#7 6 Jordan
#7 8 Greece
#7 8 Italy
#7 9 Mauritius
#8 2 The Bahamas
#8 6 Egypt
#9 7 Lithuania

Post by OTW

Can I add that MJ has three albums on Billboard 200 right now (Number Ones, Essential and Thriller)? Also Thriller was among the Top 200 best selling albums of 2013. 31 years after its release, with no anniversary, no re-release or re-issue, no promotion, nothing.

post by MJProphecies

Billie Jean, They Don't Care About Us and Will You Be There are also all currently charting in different countries worldwide:

http://kworb.net/itunes/artist/michaeljackson.html

FOR NO REASON.

Especially in Uganda... they're all downloading Little Susie and Morphine over there in the top 100 songs... they know what's up.

(I love how around the world they don't just focus on OTW/Thriller like the US, and are downloading songs from Dangerous/HIStory)

From The Vault: Michael Jackson – ‘Stranger In Moscow’

This week’s From The Vault spotlights yet another magnificent track, courtesy of the King Of Pop himself: it’s Michael Jackson‘s ‘Stranger In Moscow’.
‘Moscow’ was the last of five singles to be released from Mike’s 1995 ‘HIStory’ album. A qualitative classic, the Jackson produced cut remains a fan favorite thanks largely to its honesty and vulnerability. Written at the height of MJ’s 93 legal drama – first as a poem then developed into a full fledged-song – ‘Moscow’ deals with isolation and solitude. The slow pace and minor-key arrangements convey that very sentiment of sadness and loneliness.
While remaining rather composed throughout the bulk of the track, the bridge sees the vocalist burst out in anger, releasing his frustration about being mistreated and misunderstood.
In the US – where Jackson’s profile wasn’t at its best following much publicized controversy – the gem only peaked in the lower tier of the Hot 100, precisely at #91, but fared much better in Europe where it ascended to #4 in the UK, #1 in Spain, and #18 in France. In Australia the song reached the 14th position of the charts and peaked at #6 in New Zealand.
The black and white Nick Brandt-directed video mirrors the track’s theme and depicts sombre-looking characters including Jackson wandering the streets while the other passersby run counter in slow-motion – which is symbolism for the song’s lyrical narrative, as is the rain at the end of the video. Impressive CGI was used as often was the case with the visual artist’s biggest videos.
When it comes to fusing music and video together, it – quite literally – doesn’t get any better than Michael Jackson. Hopefully today’s talent follow in his footsteps and internalize the importance of delivering sounds and visuals that so envelope pushing that once opened they inspire generations to come. The likes of Beyonce and Lady GaGa are – at least – trying, but the industry would benefit from more.
There’s only one King Of Pop, that much is a given. Yet, the new generation would benefit from seeing his achievements and innovations as a challenge, rather than resting on their laurels. Momentary popularity is fleeting, greatness is ever-lasting

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