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The Essential - Michael Jackson |
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24/08/05 (264 review reads) |
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Advantages: lost of well known ballads and upbeat numbers, some trus classics
Disadvantages: Some less well known tracks, most of us have most of the well known tracks already
It’s hard to know where to start with a review of a Michael Jackson album, especially another ‘best of’, as most of us probably have the majority of these tracks on other albums. That said, they do have a certain appeal and a way of sounding fresh and exciting, even when some are around 30 years old. It’s also hard to say what the future holds for Jackson in light of recent events. I am sure his fan base will stay true to their hero, but those of us who are less sure of him may well move on. I’m sure this album was released to remind us just what a musical talent Michael Jackson really is, and it certainly does that!
There are 38 tracks altogether over the 2 cds and range from the Jackson hits such as ‘ABC’ right up to his more recent solo offerings of ‘Heal the world’ and ‘Black or white’.
I have to say that some of these tracks really please me personally (ballads such as ‘Got to be there’ and ‘She’s out of my life’ and upbeat numbers such as ‘Thriller’ and ‘Wanna be startin’ Somethin’) and one of the main reasons for buying it was for the gorgeous song ‘Ben’ (even if it was written about a rat!). It’s the kind of album that you can sing along to and leave on as background music when friends call round because everyone knows and loves these hits.
Okay, so there are a few lesser known ones amongst the top sellers such as ‘In the closet’ and ‘They don’t care about us’ and possibly a free classics missed off too but for a man who has been singing since he was 10, this is a very good taste of his expertise. I will include a track listing as I feel it’s important in making a potential buying decision, and I’d be very surprised if anyone out there knows less than 10 of these tracks.
Cd1
I want you back
ABC
The love you save
Got to be there
Rockin’Robin
Ben
Blame it on the Boogie
Shake your body (down to the ground)
Don’t stop ‘til you get enough
Off the wall
Rock with you
She’s out of my life
Can you feel it
The girl is mine
Billie Jean
Bewat it
Wanna be startin’ somethin’
Human Nature
P.Y.T (pretty young thing)
I just can’t stop loving you
Thriller
Cd2
Bad
The way you make me feel
Man in the mirror
Dirty Diana
Another part of me
Smooth criminal
Leave me alone
Black or white
Remember the Time
In the closet
Who is this
Heal the world
Will you be there
You are not alone
Earth song
They don’t care about us
You rock my world
Summary: Michael Jackson is a very talented artist, a great addition to any cd collection
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- 30/08/05 He's written some great music but I'm afraid that I don't really enjoy most of his early work. There are few Jacksons songs to which I would normally listen so I guess this album won't be entering my collection. |
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- 25/08/05 I think with the slight popularity of this album and its respectful chart entry at number 2 a few weeks does show that he could still sell records. The reason this may not have sold as well is we just had the number 1's 2 years ago and most of those songs are here! JamesD22:o) |
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- 24/08/05 good review, will he ever be able to make a come back only time will tell...thanks |
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