Post by Rabbit on May 14, 2014 18:23:28 GMT
Poor man is dead and albums are coming out!!
I gave this one a listen and frankly, it's not great. I don't mind his stuff at all (when he was alive) and I enjoyed the fazes that he went through from his roots in Motown (Which was a brilliant time), through to his big stadium stuff at the end of his life. I saw and met him in Wembley and I have to say, it was weird, seeing this gaunt man dancing the way he did and then seeing him in person outside. He was extremly 'long' in the legs and a strange person to be sure. I also saw him when he stayed with the guy who owns Harrods - Mohammed al Fayad who was also a neighbour of mine on the outskirts of Oxted. Mohammed used to fly his helicopter every day to work and home again. He used to land on the roof of Harrods and in his garden. He took Michael up for a tour which was quite funny given that Michael must have seen much better sites than The Surrey countryside and London.... and Harrods. However, USA people seem to enjoy the British countryside and Jackson was the same.
Just as a funny aside.... I first saw Mohammed in a posh car outside the bank at Oxted. I was walking along the road and I went up to him in the drivers seat (he was parked) and asked him who he was driving because it was a posh car. I thought he was a chauffeur. He laughed and said, 'himself' so we had a bit of a chat. he hated my music though!!! :-(
This album from Jackson seems to consist of 'b' side type tracks but worse is that it contains two elements that for me, kind of clash. The combination of Motown type styles on occasions with awful, budget type sounds on machines that make the backing sound like a Peter Andre album. I have nothing against Peter and indeed, have met him too since he used to live up the road from me with that awful woman but actually, I prefer his albums to this one!!
The backings are electronic and very much synthesised. No guitars are happening and the effect is that the album sounds like a seres of demos, which could actually be what they are. Very sad. Extensive use of electronics, boomy bass and strings. His singing is as always, great and his enthusiasm just never stops, but it doesn't pull this album out of the doledrums.
It's a great shame that the company are marketing his stuff after his death in the way that they are. Whether it's his own family releasing this stuff or whether Jackson had made a promise of a certain amount of material under contract - who knows, but this stuff does him no justice to be frank and they really could have left it out and leave what's left of any decent memories of him as they are. This album really isn't in the best of taste; especially after his nasty death and the awful production values.
A quick buck for the company and (hopefully) perhaps his kids. If the kids are to benefit, then fine, but I bet Jackson made a commintment to the company who might try to claw back losses from his estate if their demands weren't met. This could be the rather sad result.
I think that the intention is to release four albums in all. Two have already been sent out and there may be another two. My feeling is that they should leave him in peace now since some may not want to be remembering him for the obvious reasons and the way that he was portrayed in the trials and the die hard fans might not really like this stuff either.
Worse is the price of this shite on a CD. Top price CD for 'b' sides and demos. A real cheek.
I gave this one a listen and frankly, it's not great. I don't mind his stuff at all (when he was alive) and I enjoyed the fazes that he went through from his roots in Motown (Which was a brilliant time), through to his big stadium stuff at the end of his life. I saw and met him in Wembley and I have to say, it was weird, seeing this gaunt man dancing the way he did and then seeing him in person outside. He was extremly 'long' in the legs and a strange person to be sure. I also saw him when he stayed with the guy who owns Harrods - Mohammed al Fayad who was also a neighbour of mine on the outskirts of Oxted. Mohammed used to fly his helicopter every day to work and home again. He used to land on the roof of Harrods and in his garden. He took Michael up for a tour which was quite funny given that Michael must have seen much better sites than The Surrey countryside and London.... and Harrods. However, USA people seem to enjoy the British countryside and Jackson was the same.
Just as a funny aside.... I first saw Mohammed in a posh car outside the bank at Oxted. I was walking along the road and I went up to him in the drivers seat (he was parked) and asked him who he was driving because it was a posh car. I thought he was a chauffeur. He laughed and said, 'himself' so we had a bit of a chat. he hated my music though!!! :-(
This album from Jackson seems to consist of 'b' side type tracks but worse is that it contains two elements that for me, kind of clash. The combination of Motown type styles on occasions with awful, budget type sounds on machines that make the backing sound like a Peter Andre album. I have nothing against Peter and indeed, have met him too since he used to live up the road from me with that awful woman but actually, I prefer his albums to this one!!
The backings are electronic and very much synthesised. No guitars are happening and the effect is that the album sounds like a seres of demos, which could actually be what they are. Very sad. Extensive use of electronics, boomy bass and strings. His singing is as always, great and his enthusiasm just never stops, but it doesn't pull this album out of the doledrums.
It's a great shame that the company are marketing his stuff after his death in the way that they are. Whether it's his own family releasing this stuff or whether Jackson had made a promise of a certain amount of material under contract - who knows, but this stuff does him no justice to be frank and they really could have left it out and leave what's left of any decent memories of him as they are. This album really isn't in the best of taste; especially after his nasty death and the awful production values.
A quick buck for the company and (hopefully) perhaps his kids. If the kids are to benefit, then fine, but I bet Jackson made a commintment to the company who might try to claw back losses from his estate if their demands weren't met. This could be the rather sad result.
I think that the intention is to release four albums in all. Two have already been sent out and there may be another two. My feeling is that they should leave him in peace now since some may not want to be remembering him for the obvious reasons and the way that he was portrayed in the trials and the die hard fans might not really like this stuff either.
Worse is the price of this shite on a CD. Top price CD for 'b' sides and demos. A real cheek.