The 2CD The Essential Michael Jackson takes you on a journey from budding star, to iconic legend and allows you to immerse yourself in the musical and emotional development of each track defining the story of a global superstar. Michael Jackson needs no introduction, as part of the Jackson 5 he helped make up a remarkable musical family and one of the biggest pop phenomenons of the early 70s. The Jacksons’ infectious brand of funky soul and now iconic stage presence reached out (more…)
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Should several of the tracks on the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller find their way onto your MP3 player, you’re going to have to admit: the music holds up. “Beat It” is not about to go stale, at least not without a rumble, and neither are “Billie Jean” and “P.Y.T.” Even if you put the record-hurtling hits aside, you’re still left with the realization that without MJ, there might not have been a JT [Justin Timberlake], never mind a Ne-Yo (listen closely to “Human Natu (more…)
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Should several of the tracks on the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller find their way onto your MP3 player, you’re going to have to admit: the music holds up. “Beat It” is not about to go stale, at least not without a rumble, and neither are “Billie Jean” and “P.Y.T.” Even if you put the record-hurtling hits aside, you’re still left with the realization that without MJ, there might not have been a JT [Justin Timberlake], never mind a Ne-Yo (listen closely to “Human Natu (more…)
Editorial Comment: Here’s an article that gives tribute to an Iconic Entertainer, inventor of the moon walk and numerous other moves, that even today many owe a great debt of gratitude for his genius! If you really pay attention to today’s top pop performers, you can always see a shimmer of Michael’s influence ” and that tells’ you something!!” The man will never be truly gone…
I saw it on the Internet in minutes; “Iconic Entertainer, Michael Jackson, has Died at the Age of 50,” is what a lot of the headlines read. I really did not know if I wanted to be sad for the mega-superstar, that changed the music game forever, or if I was relieved for him, that he would now find peace. It is said that Michael Jackson died with massive debt, and we all know that a 50 state tour, would wreak havoc on even the youngest of performers, so we know that the thought of that for Michael, was probably too much to bear, or even think about. He never had a childhood, so I do get why he remained so childlike for most of his life, after all, he began performing professionally at the age of just four years old. Read the rest of this entry »