Author Topic: Michael Jackson Dead? (Read 5171 times)

Reier · « **Reply #20 on:** June 26, 2009, 06:27:53 PM »

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p.s. is "Eat It" one of those Wierd Al songs?

Yup. =P

frezal · « **Reply #21 on:** June 26, 2009, 06:30:09 PM »

"Eat It" is actually a Weird Al song.

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #22 on:** June 27, 2009, 12:39:34 AM »

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Would you also agree that anyone who thinks of OJ as a murderer instead of that football player who was in all of those Naked Gun movies is a retard?

It depends. He was a tremendous athlete. And I for one would know.

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Now that one is pure bullsh**! There is still a huge racial divide between blacks and whites. Besides, that song was crap..

The racial divide in this country is all blown up by the media. The only racial divide still occurs in many southern states.

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What, are the Beatles chop liver now?

I don't really equate the British Invasion with pop. I equate them with what started Rock N Roll.

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Michael Jackson hasn't put out a good tune since the '80s. Actually, looking back, he really only had the two great albums (Thriller and Bad). Perhaps if he had stuck with Quincy Jones his career would have taken a different course.

Remember, he was also a child star. And those two albums, combined, have sold more collectively than 99% of other artists have sold with any two albums.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #23 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:58:51 AM »

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I don't really equate the British Invasion with pop. I equate them with what started Rock N Roll.

that is true the beetles started the movement of rock into the music world before AC/DC made it more what it is today

but none the less Micheal Jackson did change the music world in a very positive way, as you may have seen on the news he is missed by millions

frezal · « **Reply #24 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:23:20 PM »

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that is true the e[a]tles started the movement of rock into the music world before AC/DC made it more what it is today[.]

That's the first time I've ever seen anyone give that much credit to AC/DC. I like AC/DC, but I don't think they were THAT innovative.

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It depends. He was a tremendous athlete. And I for one would know.

Why should you know? You weren't old enough to see him play. And why would it depend? Both men allegedly did awful things.

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The racial divide in this country is all blown up by the media. The only racial divide still occurs in many southern states.

That is not true at all. When I was in high school, I thought the same thing. Once I entered the real world, I began to see how wrong I was.

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I don't really equate the British Invasion with pop. I equate them with what started Rock N Roll.

I assumed you were talking about song structure. If you're talking more about generalized sound, Michael did pioneer that bubble gum sound used today by Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and various others. Though to be fair, Quincy Jones deserves some of that credit. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have had the funky sound of New Jack (Thriller and on).

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Remember, he was also a child star. And those two albums, combined, have sold more collectively than 99% of other artists have sold with any two albums.

When talking about Michael Jackson's solo career, people are generally referring to New Jack. In the New Jack era, his first two albums were amazing. The remaining three were fairly mediocre.

I still think Michael Jackson was a great musician. In fact, I was really hoping he would bounce back with the tour he had planned. That said, he was a human with lots of flaws. To pretend otherwise is just foolish.

infiniteinertia · « **Reply #25 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:29:40 PM »

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That's the first time I've ever seen anyone give that much credit to AC/DC. I like AC/DC, but I don't think they were THAT innovative.

Agreed.

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Why should you know? You weren't old enough to see him play. And why would it depend? Both men allegedly did awful things.

My father idolized OJ as an athlete. Yeah he's a f'n moron and whatever other names you want to call him, and yeah he killed his wife, I just dont like to think about that sh**, so I'd rather remember him as an athlete.

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That is not true at all. When I was in high school, I thought the same thing. Once I entered the real world, I began to see how wrong I was.

I've seen the south, that I know is 100% true. The other part, just my opinion.

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I assumed you were talking about song structure. If you're talking more about generalized sound, Michael did pioneer that bubble gum sound used today by Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and various others. Though to be fair, Quincy Jones deserves some of that credit. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have had the funky sound of New Jack (Thriller and on).

When talking about Michael Jackson's solo career, people are generally referring to New Jack. In the New Jack era, his first two albums were amazing. The remaining three were fairly mediocre.

I still think Michael Jackson was a great musician. In fact, I was really hoping he would bounce back with the tour he had planned. That said, he was a human with lots of flaws. To pretend otherwise is just foolish.

Fair enough.

russian roulette · « **Reply #26 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:40:48 PM »

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Yup. =P

dont forget "fat" by weird al

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #27 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:00:18 AM »

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That's the first time I've ever seen anyone give that much credit to AC/DC. I like AC/DC, but I don't think they were THAT innovative.

AC/DC FTW, but yeah, not really innovative.

JoeBlo · « **Reply #28 on:** June 28, 2009, 03:17:02 AM »

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That's the first time I've ever seen anyone give that much credit to AC/DC. I like AC/DC, but I don't think they were THAT innovative.

AC/DC made the first ever performance video clip which is now a common thing for Rock Bands, before then video clips were narratives or contained a storyline/ meaning. also they did pretty much create the Hard Rock genre

I did a full report on them in a media course this year and there originally from my home state so im a pretty big fan

tankcat · « **Reply #29 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:09:35 PM »

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AC/DC made the first ever performance video clip which is now a common thing for Rock Bands, before then video clips were narratives or contained a storyline/ meaning. also they did pretty much create the Hard Rock genre

I did a full report on them in a media course this year and there originally from my home state so im a pretty big fan

Actually the hard rock genre started with such bands as Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Deep Purple... AC/DC probably marked the difference between Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, because they hated being called a "Heavy Metal" band...

russian roulette · « **Reply #30 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:28:48 PM »

lets just say AC-DC was one awesome band!

Sage · « **Reply #31 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:47:08 PM »

You all forget how good of a performer MJ was. He could dance amazingly AND sing amazingly on stage, as well as have great music videos for some of his songs.

russian roulette · « **Reply #32 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:49:23 PM »

Dont forget the Jackson 5 they were outstanding!

kill343gs · « **Reply #33 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:12:22 PM »

Good music can never excuse what he did.

GameKing3 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:29:31 PM »

i agree with kill343gs. Besides he really only had 2 good albums.

frezal · « **Reply #35 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:13:31 AM »

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Good music can never excuse what he did.

He was never convicted of doing anything.

System32 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 29, 2009, 10:11:46 AM »

http://trashselector.com/evan-chandler-i-lied-for-my-father-im-sorry-michael/

I think Kill has an apology to make.

ACAMS · « **Reply #37 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:36:49 PM »

Farrah Fawcett dies and stands before God. God says to her, "I will grant you one wish." Farrah says, "I just want all the children to be safe." God's reply: "Give me a couple hours."

The rest is history.

BUT, let me put it this way.....
Michael Jackson hasn't been this stiff since Macaulay Culkin stayed for the weekend.

kill343gs · « **Reply #38 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:53:38 PM »

The man had a theme park in his back yard built to attract children... He would have kids sleep over at his house... give me a break.

ACAMS · « **Reply #39 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:09:34 PM »

50 year old men don't have theme parks in their back yard built to attract children.......UNLESS they "like" little boys.