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Old 03-22-2015, 06:41 PM   #625 (permalink)
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Default The Music Banter Members Journals Weekly Update Thread, week-ending March 22 2015

Ah, the sun is finally shining and no doubt soon enough those bothersome little flies and bluebottles will be buzzing around, annoying us all, to say nothing of wasps and bees! Yeah, summer is slowly heading our way, and down in Journaltown it's all hands to the pumps, with a decent body of work this week. Let's check it out.

Reclaiming his place at the head of the pack, Anteater returns to bring us more of http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ravaganza.html, with a feature on Bernard Oattes. No, he was not one half of Hall and Oates! Go check out Ant's journal and educate yourself.

There's more from Tritonal in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...continuum.html

while http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...lks-about.html and this week he's reviewing ten grindcore albums in less than a minute each. And then another ten. That's twenty too many for me!

George Harrison is on the menu (not literally, of course: Black Francis is not a cannibal --- at least, so far as I know!) in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...l-journey.html

while Frownland becomes the latest to take the plunge and open another journal, this time it's featuring his rather excellent photographic skills. Catch him http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-darkroom.html and see what you think.

Mew, Bloc Party, Boduf Songs, Ugly Duckling and more are all to be found in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...63-2013-a.html

but it's western classical music in China that concerns innerspaceboy, also writing about how to entice mp3-buyers to purchase physical albums in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...nnerspace.html --- not for me to be honest; it's a step backwards. Been there, done all that collecting, cleaning, drawing on the inner sleeves and writing the lyrics on those that had none...

Isbjorn (no I won't) has found himself disappointed with Al Jazeera, sorry Jahzzar down at http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...seur-cave.html --- Hell, all free music can't be great you know!

Ki is taking it easy this week (for once) with just the one entry in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...nal-music.html, on Godspeed You! Black Emperor, but that might be due to the fact that he too has opened another journal, this one concentrating on video games. In http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...is-arcade.html you'll find Zelda, Torchlight II and Pokemon, so indulge your inner gamer and take him on!

Kendrick Lamaar and some of Machine's poetry/lyrics in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-its-dumb.html (but do, its not)

Oriphiel has chapter nine of http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...rgy-story.html

on http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...crap-heap.html you'll find Steely Dan, The Doors and The Cars (cars have doors, dont they?)

and there's an update on Guiseppe Torrisi in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...listening.html

We have a new journal, from a new member, as http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-robbe264.html gets underway with Chance the Rapper (didn't DJ Chameleon mention him? Or was it someone else? Anyone seen DJ recently?)

and Soulflower is still praising the http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...dness-art.html, with Stone Temple Pilots and an article on The Jacksons.

And so to me. There are two more Tom Waits reviews in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...d-journal.html, leaving us with just two more to go before we finish his entire studio discography, while Star Trek Month continues unabated in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-emporium.html with Deep Space 9, the third Trek movie and a whole lot more. Quite a lot happening down athttp://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...i-reviews.html, with reviews of albums from Antalio, Sawmail, Emissary Echo and Care of Night.

Meanwhile we're preparing to move into 1968 in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ive-metal.html, with a list of the albums I'l be covering from that year, and there's something of a change of pace coming for http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...d-2000-ad.html as I prepare to take on Alan Moore's masterpiece, Watchmen.

Into the top ten for 1984 we go in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...y-history.html, and at ten it's Metal Church while Mercyful Fate take the number nine spot. In the other journal Unknown Soldier shares with Anteater, http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...78-2015-a.html there's a joint review of the second Toto album, “Hydra”.

Finally, poor old Wpnfire is struggling In the embrace of evil, but he doesn't seem to mind in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...s-journal.html.

It's not very often I award my

to a relatively new journal, but this one was pretty good so I think it deserves it. Certainly shows that she has a lot of passion for her subject, and is prepared to write rather than just throw down video after video, which is after all the hallmark of a decent journal.
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Originally Posted by Soulflower View Post
The Creation of "The Jacksons" 1976


By: Soul Flower
By 1976 the cute Jackson boys from Gary Indiana were now young men. After seven years under contract with Motown, the Jackson's decided to move to CBS. Joe Jackson thought this venture would be beneficial for his sons because he felt they would have more artistic control. He wanted his sons to grow as artists and musicians instead of being manipulated by a label. Michael (in particular) had a very difficult time with this at first because he loved Motown, Berry Gordy and the life changing experience it made for the family. However, like with most ventures within the family, he eventually gave in and agreed. The Jackson 5 soon became known as "The Jacksons" once they moved to CBS for their 13th studio album..."The Jacksons."



Fun Fact: Jermaine Jackson decided to stay with Motown despite the family's persistance that he come with them to CBS because during this period he had just married Berry Gordy's (Motown Records Founder) daughter Hazel Gordy. Randy Jackson, the youngest brother replaced Jermaine. In this photo he is in the far left sitting under Tito.

The album was released in 1976 for Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records as a joint venture.

Why does this album matter?

This album was a milestone for the Jacksons and in my opinion Joe Jackson made a clever genius move. While I don't think all his business decisions were savy ones, he hit it out the park with this one. Why? Once the Jacksons moved to CBS/Epic Records it allowed them to grow as artists. No more singing bubble gum pop tunes or singing songs the label would spit out. The Jacksons NOW were in control of their own sound, image and the songs they wanted to sing and perform. Overall, this was a good move and in my opinion really helped Michael grow not only as a performer but also as an artist. Here is another fun fact: Michael Jackson wrote his first ever published song on this album "Blues Away." He was 19.

Stay tuned....


while this week's

goes to Ki, for http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...is-arcade.html, which certainly seems to have everyone talking about their favourite games. And Pokemon.


Where were we, young polar bear? Oh yeah. June broke and he was back to “Essential emo albums I have never heard”, with the self-titled debut from Rites of Spring, but he couldn't stay away from metal for long, and so it was back to Mercyful Fate with Finntroll and Mayhem on the side, and that was more or less it for June, taking us into July as he tried to kick off Pierce the Veil Week, also talking about The Descendants and Kiss, decided to ditch PtV Week as he got bored, and so ended July.

And so ends our update. Back with more same time next week.
Till then,
Toodles!
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