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wilmer said: I love this album and the rest of the Jacksons albums including 2300 Jackson Street. It's an enjoyable album all the way through. I wonder if there are enough outtakes to re-release some of these albums as deluxe editions. I wonder in what state of completion are some of the outtakes listed on Wikipedia. One of my dreams is to see Victory re-released with the Mike and Freddy collabos including the song Victory plus the Dallas stop of the Victory tour. I have the sinking feeling that none of this is gonna happen. I suspect there's not much worthy of being released. Same thing with Michael's stuff. Sony said no more full-fledged albums I tried to like 2300 Jackson street but couldn’t get into it. I feel like they really declined and lacked the magic they had collaborating with gamble and huff | |
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alphastreet said: wilmer said: I love this album and the rest of the Jacksons albums including 2300 Jackson Street. It's an enjoyable album all the way through. I wonder if there are enough outtakes to re-release some of these albums as deluxe editions. I wonder in what state of completion are some of the outtakes listed on Wikipedia. One of my dreams is to see Victory re-released with the Mike and Freddy collabos including the song Victory plus the Dallas stop of the Victory tour. I have the sinking feeling that none of this is gonna happen. I suspect there's not much worthy of being released. Same thing with Michael's stuff. Sony said no more full-fledged albums I tried to like 2300 Jackson street but couldn’t get into it. I feel like they really declined and lacked the magic they had collaborating with gamble and huff I happen to like late 80's new jack swing and there's a couple cuts there that have that vibe, some of the other just grew on. However, it is definitely their worst album. I don't even consider it a Jacksons album. I heard Susan Rogers say she engineered some of the sessions. | |
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wilmer said: alphastreet said: I tried to like 2300 Jackson street but couldn’t get into it. I feel like they really declined and lacked the magic they had collaborating with gamble and huff I happen to like late 80's new jack swing and there's a couple cuts there that have that vibe, some of the other just grew on. However, it is definitely their worst album. I don't even consider it a Jacksons album. I heard Susan Rogers say she engineered some of the sessions. I’m also a new jack swing fan but didn’t like the album. Even though word to the badd was a Michael diss, I actually really like the production on it and the melody, as long as it’s the edited one about a relationship. Now that is underrated | |
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alphastreet said: wilmer said: I happen to like late 80's new jack swing and there's a couple cuts there that have that vibe, some of the other just grew on. However, it is definitely their worst album. I don't even consider it a Jacksons album. I heard Susan Rogers say she engineered some of the sessions. I’m also a new jack swing fan but didn’t like the album. Even though word to the badd was a Michael diss, I actually really like the production on it and the melody, as long as it’s the edited one about a relationship. Now that is underrated I really like the MJ diss version. I surprised myself to listen to it lately on the way to my job. This is really cool stuff |
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alphastreet said: wilmer said: I love this album and the rest of the Jacksons albums including 2300 Jackson Street. It's an enjoyable album all the way through. I wonder if there are enough outtakes to re-release some of these albums as deluxe editions. I wonder in what state of completion are some of the outtakes listed on Wikipedia. One of my dreams is to see Victory re-released with the Mike and Freddy collabos including the song Victory plus the Dallas stop of the Victory tour. I have the sinking feeling that none of this is gonna happen. I suspect there's not much worthy of being released. Same thing with Michael's stuff. Sony said no more full-fledged albums I tried to like 2300 Jackson street but couldn’t get into it. I feel like they really declined and lacked the magic they had collaborating with gamble and huff The Gamble and Huff albums were meh, especially Going Places. They shouldn't have released 2300 JS without at least, one true MJ song. |
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This demo/multitracks with unreleased or isolated vocals is a must-heard . https://youtu.be/FC_w0vKTSWg |
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Derek1984 said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cABo5A4mSA&list=RDbJZ9qF6TTKU&index=3 This song, we love you is in fact the demo of All Nite Dancing on Destiny, so it can't be from the Triumph session. . |
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There were 5 Jackson related albums released in 1989: You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Between BOTDF and Invincible, there was a constant rumour about a new The Jacksons album with MJ. It would have been a good timing if they released it in 1999 ( for the 30th anniversary of IWYB). Something in the like of The Rainbow Children, it would have made a great Jackson album. Maybe Prince would have collaborated with them. After he used to cover their songs in concert. "Prince and the Jacksons", that sounds great. |
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Fantastic album. I loved Can You Feel It from the getgo. Love the tympanic drums on it. Lovely One lit me up when it would come on the radio and This Place Hotel floors me everytime. |
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Good song, yes. | |
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RODSERLING said: alphastreet said: I’m also a new jack swing fan but didn’t like the album. Even though word to the badd was a Michael diss, I actually really like the production on it and the melody, as long as it’s the edited one about a relationship. Now that is underrated I really like the MJ diss version. I surprised myself to listen to it lately on the way to my job. This is really cool stuff I have to admit Jermaine sounds passionate about his anger towards mj and I love his voice  | |
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Their first album is very good. | |
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2300 Jackson Street is not a bad album. Lots of the tracks have grown on me. I have an affinity for 80's adult contemporary, and If You'd Only Believe and Private Affair really grew on me. The title track isn't amazing, but it is nice to hear the family together. Nothin That Compares 2 U is a great new jack track, as is Midnight Rendezvous.
Not an amazing album, but certainly several decent tracks on it.
With Victory, it wasn't the only album that suffered from that 80's sound. EVERYONE did it. That was the style of the time, it just hasn't aged well for some reason. You listen to Stevie Wonder concerts from that time and it sounds like they were done with children's toy keyboards. Some of the songs have aged well with that sound, but many sound outdated.
The bigger problem with Victory was that it sounded more like a compilation than a group effort. It's strange they went on tour together for the album, but didn't get together as a cohesive unit to record it like they did previous albums.
Triumph really is the best of thier work, imo. They hit their stride with Destiny, but they really tore it up with this one. The Thriller of The Jacksons. | |
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I agree.The album sounds disjointed to me.Also,I don't think that Michael was really enthusiastic about doing that album.One of his songs,in fact,is a duet with Mick Jagger instead of one of his own brothers.After Thriller,he was clearly more interested in his solo career.
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Very solid album, with great songwriting and composition, not surprising it was their last great album as Mike was checking out. I like the blended genré elements. It's interesting that they were among a few high-profile groups in 1980 that released a post-Disco album which was close to the best works of their careers and really closed out that era.  I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid of the world. | |
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spacedolphin said: Very solid album, with great songwriting and composition, not surprising it was their last great album as Mike was checking out. I like the blended genré elements. It's interesting that they were among a few high-profile groups in 1980 that released a post-Disco album which was close to the best works of their careers and really closed out that era. Yes I believe they also peaked with destiny and triumph | |
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Was 2300 Jackson Street the start of the MJ/Teddy Riley connection? I see Teddy produced a couple tracks on the album. Wasn't sure if this was out it initially started. | |
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Derek1984 said: Was 2300 Jackson Street the start of the MJ/Teddy Riley connection? I see Teddy produced a couple tracks on the album. Wasn't sure if this was out it initially started. Yes he produced the title track though I don’t think he met mj until it was time to work on Dangerous. I remember him talking about their first meeting | |
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They peak lyrically wise with Destiny and musically with Triumph. | |
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slyjackson said:
They peak lyrically wise with Destiny and musically with Triumph. Omg I love the lyrics on Destiny, I found them so relatable | |
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alphastreet said: slyjackson said:
They peak lyrically wise with Destiny and musically with Triumph. Omg I love the lyrics on Destiny, I found them so relatable Indeed specially the great ballad trio Destiny, Bless His Soul and That’s What you Get | |
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slyjackson said: alphastreet said: Omg I love the lyrics on Destiny, I found them so relatable Indeed specially the great ballad trio Destiny, Bless His Soul and That’s What you Get I adore That's What You Get For Being Polite. Did y'all hear how Will.I.am sampled it on Masters of the Sun. I don't think Mike ever performed it live. This one and Show you the way to go are faves. | |
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slyjackson said: alphastreet said: Omg I love the lyrics on Destiny, I found them so relatable Indeed specially the great ballad trio Destiny, Bless His Soul and That’s What you Get Yes exactly what I was thinking! | |
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Love it. He never performed that song live, he never performed so many great songs live. | |
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I wish who is it was performed live other than on Oprah | |
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It's a crime, the same with RTT | |
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On a Jackson fansite & Twitter it's being said that Bruce Swedien is in the hospital with Covid You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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MickyDolenz said: On a Jackson fansite & Twitter it's being said that Bruce Swedien is in the hospital with Covid Also read that, hope he pulls through | |
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