Michael Jackson

djchameleon · 12-09-2007, 10:33 AM

Short interview with Will.I.Am about four new songs from his upcoming album.

~~mjscarousal~~ · 12-09-2007, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Short interview with Will.I.Am about four new songs from his upcoming album.

Nice dj, thanx for that lol even though I already knew what was up. I can't wait for MJ to come back but he should definitly be back some time next year. Its no guarente those songs will make the album because u know MJ he cuts down all the songs until he picks the top ones he wants but either way, it don't matter, I'm just waiting for my boy to come back

Music Resource · 01-03-2008, 05:29 AM

I'm into MJ. Burnt out on it, but it's good stuff.

Reddie1337 · 01-03-2008, 11:08 AM

Michael Jackson is one screwed up guy! But his tunes are good, so thats all i care about.

~~TheDonald~~ · 01-03-2008, 01:35 PM

He'll always be the King of Pop, regardless of anything else that happens *child-molessssss-whaa?*

His msuical abilities have nothing to do with him being a pedo. Enjoy his music, disregard his Jesus Juice. It's just like Chris Benoit, enjoy his wrestling, disregard his murderings (if that's even possible).

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-03-2008, 01:57 PM

OK i'll judge him by his music.

Oh look he's released nothing but sh*t for the past 20 years.

Rainard Jalen · 01-03-2008, 04:01 PM

he started out a stellar artist though.

although it is true that some of his bigger hits weren't written by him at all. which always interested me. I don't think for example he had anything to do with the writing of either Billie Jean or Beat It.

ProggyMan · 01-03-2008, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDonald

He'll always be the King of Pop, regardless of anything else that happens *child-molessssss-whaa?*

His msuical abilities have nothing to do with him being a pedo. Enjoy his music, disregard his Jesus Juice. It's just like Chris Benoit, enjoy his wrestling, disregard his murderings (if that's even possible).

I doubt Jackson ever actually wrote a song for himself. So you should say Quincy Jones musical talents.

~~mjscarousal~~ · 01-05-2008, 12:47 PM

ALL of MJ hits Mike has written himself. Billie Jean and Beat It MJ wrote his own damn self. If you people are not sure or have no clue about facts just say so but don't come out with "he didn't write his hits" when for a fact he did.

Sony BMG just sent MJNO the official information for Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition:

EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME

Newly Expanded Deluxe Edition of Multi-Platinum Grammy-Winning Album
With New & Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks
Including Remixes By Akon, will.i.am & Kanye West
+ Bonus DVD Featuring Digitally Restored Short Films
& Michael Jackson's Historic Breakout Performance
From "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" Television Broadcast

Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition
Available Worldwide Week Of February 11, 2008

* * * * *

Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's biggest-selling album of all time, with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone, available worldwide the week of February 11, 2008.

The Michael Jackson Thriller 25th anniversary celebration kicks off in December 2007 and continues throughout 2008 with the release of a new single and a multi-faceted global marketing campaign featuring high-profile television, radio and online events around the world.

The Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition will include the original album in its entirety as well as eight bonus tracks and a DVD featuring Michael Jackson's groundbreaking short films from Thriller ("Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean") and the artist's Emmy-nominated breakout performance of "Billie Jean" from the legendary "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" television special (first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983).

The newly expanded version of Thriller premieres five tracks previously unreleased in any form: a new Kanye West remix of "Billie Jean"; a new 2008 version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" with Akon and will.i.am; will.i.am remixes of "The Girl Is Mine" and "P.Y.T."; and "For All Time," a rare unreleased cut from the original Thriller recording sessions, newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson.

Additional bonus material on the Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition includes "Someone In The Dark," "Carousel," and Michael Jackson's original demo recording of "Billie Jean."

The deluxe Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition packaging contains a personal greeting from Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special release.

Originally released 25 years ago early December 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star lead singer for the Jackson 5 into the stratosphere of international superstardom. Introducing the "robot" and the "moonwalk" into the international lexicon of clubland dance moves via the pulsing sounds of Thriller, Michael Jackson revolutionized all aspects of mainstream pop culture -- from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of music videos -- becoming the world's most popular entertainer in the process.

The original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the American Top 10, 37 of those at #1. Seven of the album's original nine tracks became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while Individual singles from Thriller reached #1 chart positions in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada.

Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America's top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984).

Thriller has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond Award status in the US. In addition, the album has achieved Diamond or Multi-Platinum status in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Thriller was named the Best Selling Album of All Time by the Guinness Book of Records in 1985.

In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards to be won by anyone in a single year. Seven of Michael's Grammys that year were for Thriller: Album of the Year; Record of the Year ("Beat It"); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Thriller"); Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (Thriller); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Beat It"); Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Billie Jean"); Best R&B Song ("Billie Jean"). (Michael's eighth Grammy that year was in the Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken category for "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"). That same year, Michael Jackson took home eight American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. The following year, "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" took home the Best Video Album trophy at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.

Named the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by the Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is among the most highly acclaimed and influential artists in pop culture. He was named the World Music Award's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist in 2001.

* * * * *

THRILLER - 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Thriller - original track listing - US Billboard Chart Peaks
Thriller - original track listing - US Billboard Chart Peaks[/U][/B]
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - (#5 Hot 100, #5 R&B)
"Baby Be Mine"
"The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - (#2 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary)
Thriller" - (#4 Hot 10, #3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
"Beat It" - (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B)
"Billie Jean" - (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #9 A/C)
"Human Nature" - (#7 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary)
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - (#10 Hot 100)
"The Lady in My Life"

Bonus Material:
10. Someone In the Dark ^
11. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) ^
12. Carousel ^

Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition
13. The Girl Is Mine 2008 with will.i.am*
14. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 with Michael Jackson and will.i.am*
15. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Michael Jackson, Akon and will.i.am*
16. Billie Jean 2008 with Kanye West*
17. For All Time (unreleased track from original Thriller sessions)*

^From 2001 Thriller Special Edition
*-previously unreleased

Bonus DVD
The Videos
Thriller
Beat It
Billie Jean
Billie Jean performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever
25th Anniversary Executive Producer: Michael Jackson
Original Album Produced by Quincy Jones for [Quincy Jones Productions logo]

PACKAGING PHOTOS FROM AMAZON.COM

COVER PICS

scottythered · 01-16-2008, 10:42 PM

My first concert was Jacko on the Bad tour.

He's kind of a creep today, but that doesn't mean Thriller, Bad, and Off the Wall are completely useless nowadays. Those things still hold up...

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Music Resource Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 52	I'm into MJ. Burnt out on it, but it's good stuff. __________________ ( @ )( @ ) ~Music Resource~

01-03-2008, 11:08 AM	#124 (permalink)
Reddie1337 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Eh? Posts: 6	Michael Jackson is one screwed up guy! But his tunes are good, so thats all i care about. __________________

01-03-2008, 01:35 PM	#125 (permalink)
~~TheDonald~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The 3rd plateau of my mind Posts: 41	He'll always be the King of Pop, regardless of anything else that happens child-molessssss-whaa? His msuical abilities have nothing to do with him being a pedo. Enjoy his music, disregard his Jesus Juice. It's just like Chris Benoit, enjoy his wrestling, disregard his murderings (if that's even possible). Last edited by TheDonald; 01-03-2008 at 02:19 PM.

01-03-2008, 01:57 PM	#126 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	OK i'll judge him by his music. Oh look he's released nothing but sht for the past 20 years. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.*

01-05-2008, 12:47 PM	#129 (permalink)
~~mjscarousal~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 106	The Sony BMG Thriller 25 Press Release (formerly General T25 Discussion) ALL of MJ hits Mike has written himself. Billie Jean and Beat It MJ wrote his own damn self. If you people are not sure or have no clue about facts just say so but don't come out with "he didn't write his hits" when for a fact he did. Sony BMG just sent MJNO the official information for Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition: EPIC RECORDS/LEGACY RECORDINGS UNVEIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM OF ALL TIME Newly Expanded Deluxe Edition of Multi-Platinum Grammy-Winning Album With New & Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks Including Remixes By Akon, will.i.am & Kanye West + Bonus DVD Featuring Digitally Restored Short Films & Michael Jackson's Historic Breakout Performance From "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" Television Broadcast Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition Available Worldwide Week Of February 11, 2008 * * * * * Epic/Legacy Recordings proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's biggest-selling album of all time, with a newly expanded deluxe edition of the phenomenal record-breaking pop culture touchstone, available worldwide the week of February 11, 2008. The Michael Jackson Thriller 25th anniversary celebration kicks off in December 2007 and continues throughout 2008 with the release of a new single and a multi-faceted global marketing campaign featuring high-profile television, radio and online events around the world. The Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition will include the original album in its entirety as well as eight bonus tracks and a DVD featuring Michael Jackson's groundbreaking short films from Thriller ("Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean") and the artist's Emmy-nominated breakout performance of "Billie Jean" from the legendary "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever" television special (first broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983). The newly expanded version of Thriller premieres five tracks previously unreleased in any form: a new Kanye West remix of "Billie Jean"; a new 2008 version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" with Akon and will.i.am; will.i.am remixes of "The Girl Is Mine" and "P.Y.T."; and "For All Time," a rare unreleased cut from the original Thriller recording sessions, newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson. Additional bonus material on the Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition includes "Someone In The Dark," "Carousel," and Michael Jackson's original demo recording of "Billie Jean." The deluxe Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition packaging contains a personal greeting from Michael Jackson to his fans penned exclusively for this special release. Originally released 25 years ago early December 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star lead singer for the Jackson 5 into the stratosphere of international superstardom. Introducing the "robot" and the "moonwalk" into the international lexicon of clubland dance moves via the pulsing sounds of Thriller, Michael Jackson revolutionized all aspects of mainstream pop culture -- from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of music videos -- becoming the world's most popular entertainer in the process. The original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the American Top 10, 37 of those at #1. Seven of the album's original nine tracks became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while Individual singles from Thriller reached #1 chart positions in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand and Canada. Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America's top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984). Thriller has been certified 27x platinum by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond Award status in the US. In addition, the album has achieved Diamond or Multi-Platinum status in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Thriller was named the Best Selling Album of All Time by the Guinness Book of Records in 1985. In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards to be won by anyone in a single year. Seven of Michael's Grammys that year were for Thriller: Album of the Year; Record of the Year ("Beat It"); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Thriller"); Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (Thriller); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Beat It"); Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Billie Jean"); Best R&B Song ("Billie Jean"). (Michael's eighth Grammy that year was in the Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken category for "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"). That same year, Michael Jackson took home eight American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. The following year, "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" took home the Best Video Album trophy at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards. Named the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" by the Guinness World Records, Michael Jackson is among the most highly acclaimed and influential artists in pop culture. He was named the World Music Award's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist of the Millennium and received the American Music Award's Artist of the Century Award. He has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist in 2001. * * * * * THRILLER - 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION *Thriller - original track listing - US Billboard Chart Peaks* Thriller - original track listing - US Billboard Chart Peaks[/U][/B] "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - (#5 Hot 100, #5 R&B) "Baby Be Mine" "The Girl Is Mine" (with Paul McCartney) - (#2 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #1 Adult Contemporary) Thriller" - (#4 Hot 10, #3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks) "Beat It" - (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B) "Billie Jean" - (#1 Hot 100, #1 R&B, #9 A/C) "Human Nature" - (#7 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary) "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - (#10 Hot 100) "The Lady in My Life" Bonus Material: 10. Someone In the Dark ^ 11. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson's original demo recording) ^ 12. Carousel ^ Previously Unreleased Tracks For 25th Anniversary Edition 13. The Girl Is Mine 2008 with will.i.am* 14. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 with Michael Jackson and will.i.am* 15. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 with Michael Jackson, Akon and will.i.am* 16. Billie Jean 2008 with Kanye West* 17. For All Time (unreleased track from original Thriller sessions)* ^From 2001 Thriller Special Edition -previously unreleased Bonus DVD The Videos Thriller Beat It Billie Jean Billie Jean performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever 25th Anniversary Executive Producer: Michael Jackson Original Album Produced by Quincy Jones for [Quincy Jones Productions logo] PACKAGING PHOTOS FROM AMAZON.COM* COVER PICS

12-09-2007, 10:33 AM	#121 (permalink)
djchameleon A.B.N. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NY baby Posts: 11,455	Short interview with Will.I.Am about four new songs from his upcoming album.

01-03-2008, 04:01 PM	#127 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	he started out a stellar artist though. although it is true that some of his bigger hits weren't written by him at all. which always interested me. I don't think for example he had anything to do with the writing of either Billie Jean or Beat It.

01-16-2008, 10:42 PM	#130 (permalink)
scottythered Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago City, USA Posts: 15	My first concert was Jacko on the Bad tour. He's kind of a creep today, but that doesn't mean Thriller, Bad, and Off the Wall are completely useless nowadays. Those things still hold up...