Michael Jackson was really good

[Element Zero]

This may sound weird but, to me Michael actually was a bass player. He just didn't play bass. He sang. Listen to various songs, and pay attention to the subtleties in his voice... attack, release, minor bends, gutteral subdivisions, ghost notes... it's all there.

 

[electracoyote]

This is when MJ was at his best. Check out Wilton Felder's isolated bass.

When Michael became an adult his singing style changed dramatically. He became a song stylist, still a very good singer, but it took a big adjustment for those of us who had listened and gotten accustomed to him in real time in the early 70's.

When Michael was a kid, he was a bonafide badass SOUL SINGER and had the technique and genre down pat. Control, intonation, range, deep vibrato, dynamics, phrasing, he had it all. Dare I say as a child he was one of the best soul singers ever, including his adult contemporaries? I'm still blown away when I listen to those early J5 recordings.

 

[edencab]

As a parent I find separating the artist from his art difficult. Some brilliant music, from a horrible monster.

as a die hard Zep/Beatles/P Floyd/Gensis/Rush/Max Webster fan....I just didn't & don't listen to him... but that is just MHO

 

[MVE]

Without a doubt. If you watch "This Is It", there's a part where Michael is working with his keyboardist during a tour rehearsal, and it gives the impression that MJ had perfect pitch. He was well-versed, regardless.

I love watching the dance rehearsals in "This is It", where a 50 year old MJ is moving around with ten or fifteen different professional dancers that are all in their 20's and, after watching for about 10 seconds, there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever who the best dancer on that stage is...even at 50.

 

[Spidey2112]

The HIStory period (up to 1997 when this video was made) was probably his last period of true greatness. It was downhill from there.

But from the looks of the This Is It footage, he was intent on recapturing that success and about to bounce back strong.

I believe the MYStery tour started from '98 on...

 

[DrummerwStrings]

As a parent I find separating the artist from his art difficult. Some brilliant music, from a horrible monster.

That list is long: Miles Davis, Picasso, Bill Cosby, Ty Cobb, Stan Getz,...I & others could come up with many more.

 

[Londo Molari]

I never liked MJ's version at all, then I heard this one:


This one I like.

 

[electracoyote]

I love watching the dance rehearsals in "This is It", where a 50 year old MJ is moving around with ten or fifteen different professional dancers that are all in their 20's and, after watching for about 10 seconds, there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever who the best dancer on that stage is...even at 50.

Yep, he still had it, and a comeback at that age, even for a demigod like Michael, would have been phenomenal.

 

[Fender_Bender]

Ehh, he got too weird for me,and the accusations about him too wild,some time in the late 80's. Shame to see musical genius thrown away with the body issues he certainly had as well as the pedophilia.

 

[12BitSlab]

I believe the MYStery tour started from '98 on...

The "Mystery Tour" happened in 1967.

 

[Spidey2112]

The HIStory period (up to 1997 when this video was made) was probably his last period of true greatness. It was downhill from there.

But from the looks of the This Is It footage, he was intent on recapturing that success and about to bounce back strong.

I believe the MYStery tour started from '98 on...

HIStory... MYStery...

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

as a die hard Zep/Beatles/P Floyd/Gensis/Rush/Max Webster fan....I just didn't & don't listen to him... but that is just MHO

Are they mutually exclusive? I'm a big fan of Floyd and Zep, grew up on Genesis and Marillion, and grew into Metallica and Sepultura.

Still enjoyed a bit of Wacko.

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

You definitely would not want to introduce an 11 y/o boy to MJ if he were still alive.

Eleven month. And introducing him is not the same as allowing him to sleep over at Neverland.

 

[Pacman]

Great Song Writers.

*Songwriter. Singular, MJ wrote it. As is the case for most of his stuff.

For the record, I used to give Quincy a lot of credit for MJ's success, until I heard an interview where Quincy basically said his job was to open the studio and get out of Michael's way.

 

[JimK]

Rod Temperton wrote some of MJ's best tunes/hits.

I lost interest after Bad…

 

[JimK]

When Michael became an adult his singing style changed dramatically. He became a song stylist, still a very good singer, but it took a big adjustment for those of us who had listened and gotten accustomed to him in real time in the early 70's.

When Michael was a kid, he was a bonafide badass SOUL SINGER and had the technique and genre down pat. Control, intonation, range, deep vibrato, dynamics, phrasing, he had it all. Dare I say as a child he was one of the best soul singers ever, including his adult contemporaries? I'm still blown away when I listen to those early J5 recordings.

In that time frame, Jermaine was a bad ass singer, too.

 

[Stevorebob]

Kid didn't get himself called king for nothin'.

--^@

Superb talent, but it was he who called himself The King of Pop.

Reportedly shy, although not exactly humble.

 

[Ghastly]

Not a fan of lip-sync. I used to enjoy listening to MJ music in the 70's and 80's though. In fact, now that I think of it, I believe my very first live show was the Jackson 5 in 1974.

 

[Mushroo]

In my opinion MJ was a Mozart-level genius in my lifetime.

 

[Norwegian Bass]

Fanstastic musician. Also; I don't think he was a pedophile, and so it goes; no monster in my book. The mistake on his part, was not going to court the first time around. He was inappropriate with his behaviour with children, that I would agree with.
But I don't think he was ever malicious, or molested anyone. He pretty much describe his point of view and intentions in the lyrics in the song "Childhood". He said himself that's the most honest song of his. And it is sensical. Now, I wasn't present in the court room, so I haven't seen every bit of evidence with my own eyes, so there's that. Anyway, it's not like he was some kind of Ian Watkins (Lostprophets)- type; there's a monster for you. The kind of monster that should be locked up, and used for criminal forensic psychiatry research for the rest of his life.
I'd let my kid hang with MJ, but I'd say "seperate beds, or no sleepover, m'kay?"