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Originally Posted by realtalk92
The type of commercial success they acheived especially Michael when it came to sells, chart positions, global success and just the overall innovations they contributed etc. The music industry is different today and that kind of success cant be repeated for one thing mostly everything has already been done and the popularity of the internet of today.. nobody is not selling 50 million copies an album today lol
Now in your last post you spoke of musical achievemnt and when I challenged that I was refering to accolades and awards since you said achievement which Michael has more of than the Beatles as well as more hits and longer chart positions. Now as far as his music itself.. I wouldnt say he surpassed the Beatles.But his music definitly had more of a global impact and it catered to different demographics, races, ages not just one. He has a different generation of fans and more to come. He made alot of pop classics the same as the Beatles. However, Michael explored different genres in his music. He has more innovations in his music video medium and dancing performances over the Beatles.
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The internet may not be around forever, so you don't know what the future will bring. We don't know what will happen with the music industry in the future.
Music videos and dancing aren't strictly music, it's more general entertainment. Obviously he catered to a different generation of fans as his music was done in a different period. More of a global impact? It's hard to say, The Beatles were known globally as well. And The Beatles explored very many genres in their music, with many different kinds of vocals. Michael Jackson was arguably more limited in his music and the people he appealed to was probably more limited as well. And it's hard to say he did as many pop classics as The Beatles. Look at how many people have covered The Beatles songs, including soul singers. And really what makes you think The Beatles only appealed to a small demographic? Their sales strongly suggests otherwise. The Beatles would have got any accolades and awards that were around at the time they were around. And look at the number of classic albums most people think The Beatles did compared to Michael Jackson.