Well, it’s certainly been a tough week for us Michael Jackson fans, hasn’t it been? This past weekend saw the release of Leaving Neverland, a four-hour documentary in which two men accuse the Late King of Pop of molesting them when they were young boys. Coming on the heels of the Surviving R. Kelly documentary…
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Remembering “REMEMBER THE TIME” by Michael Jackson
Consider this a Friday Flashback, to January 1992. A few months earlier Michael Jackson had released hos 4th solo album as an adult, DANGEROUS, which I loved. Remember The Time was the second single released from the album, and it is pretty much Michael at his best. He wrote and produced the song along with…
Michael Jackson Vs. Prince
Having gone over the pros and cons of usage of the N-Word last week, I am now prepared to delve into an even more controversial topic. One which has divided millions for over 30 years now. Before I even start writing this I know that no matter what I say, someone who reads this is…
HISTORY by Michael Jackson
This album was released in July 1995, on Epic Records. This was a double album, with one disc containing a bunch of Michael’s previous hits, and then one disc containing 15 newly recorded songs. Of the new songs, Michael wrote or co-wrote all but two, which were covers, and once again he produced most of…
BAD by Michael Jackson
If every singer wanted to be in Michael Jackson’s place when he recorded the biggest-selling album of all time, 1982’s Thriller, none of them wanted to be in his place when he was faced with the task of trying to follow-up on that album. In 1987 Michael did just that, with BAD, released on Epic…
THRILLER by Michael Jackson
Released in November 1982 on Epic Records, Michael once again enlisted Quincy Jones to produce this follow up to 1979’s Off The Wall. This time they moved away from the Disco influence, and started moving closer to pop music, while still keeping Michael’s R&B roots. Word has it that despite it’s multi-platinum success, Michael felt…
OFF THE WALL by Michael Jackson
Released in August 1979 on Epic Records, this was Michael Jackson’s first solo album as an adult (after having released 4 solo albums on Motown Records as a teenager). Michael enlisted producer Quincy Jones to co-produce this album with, which turned out to be a very wise choice, as Jones had a knack for finding…
ELVIS PRESLEY WAS NOT A RACIST
Elvis Presley with Claudia Ivy and BB King “Elvis, was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me, you see, straight out racist that sucker was, simple and plain, motherf**k him and John Wayne…” -Chuck D of Public Enemy, “Fight The Power” I’ve written before about my near-lifelong admiration of Elvis Presley.…
WHAT’S WRONG WITH SINGERS WHO DON’T WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS?
While writing last night’s post about Elvis, and discussing the prospect of him recording new music, I mentioned the need for capable producers to find the right songs for him, since Elvis himself was not a songwriter. That brings up an interesting topic which I’ve thought about many times over the years. Despite Elvis’ worldwide…
WHAT ARE YOU (YES, YOU) TALKING ABOUT?
I did this once before, I’ll go through some of the other blogs that I follow, mostly the ones on WordPress, so they’ll all get a ping-back, and I write about whatever their latest post was. RPG Project Dang, that post was over a year ago. I thought I was lazy when it came to…
THAT TIME I WENT INTO A CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY BUILDING
It was a Saturday, sometime in 1994. Back in those days I spent many Saturdays out in Hollywood, walking around, sight-seeing, and shopping. There was a Church of Scientology building on Hollywood Blvd. that I would usually just walk past, without even thinking about it. A man in suit and tie would sometimes be standing…
MICHAEL JACKSON AND ME
I’ve heard a little about the upcoming trial of Dr. Conrad Murray regarding the death of Michael Jackson. I haven’t followed it deeply, so I can’t yet make a definitive judgment on the case, I’m not even sure exactly what he is charged with. All I can do is look at the superficial facts. If…
