Mac
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Post by Mac on Jun 25, 2009 18:06:41 GMT -5
No, because for the most part Michael Jackson's legendary music was from 1970 - 1992. Its tough to consider the sporadic songs off of 2001/2002's "Invincible" as great music. It certainly didnt touch his earlier stuff. Sadly to many of the younger people his legacy is that of a complete weirdo/freak. And you cant really blame anyone who wasnt around for when everything he touched was gold to really relate. Michael Jackson's music has belonged to the ages for a long time now. I didn't think Invincible was that awful. "that" awful meaning as awful as what? I said it wasnt on the same level as his earlier stuff. When you put out a decent album it fails in comparison to legendary epic albums.
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Jun 25, 2009 18:07:02 GMT -5
Damn I forgot how much I love Billie Jean.
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Jazzman
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Post by Jazzman on Jun 25, 2009 18:07:16 GMT -5
February 3, 1959- the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. Yeah, I figured it was. No offense at all, but I would compare this to Elvis dying more than The Day the Music Died. I totally agree. I actually think 'The Day The Music Died' is built more out of the lore of Buddy Holly than anything else. MJ was like Elvis, a total mold-breaker who was able to cross-over and blend so many different ideas and styles to bring people together. Truly one of the saddest days for music in recent memory.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 25, 2009 18:07:23 GMT -5
This was a complete shocker to me. I knew he was hospitilized, but I figured that it was just a simple trip to the hospital. So this completely caught me by suprise.
No matter what bad things have happened around Michael Jackson's life, like Dave Chappelle said....The man made Thriller...Thriller.
RIP Michael Jackson, you will be missed.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jun 25, 2009 18:07:47 GMT -5
Blasting Smooth Criminal in my house.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 25, 2009 18:08:35 GMT -5
Being that I grew up in the 1980's I will totally agree that this is our generations "The day the music died".
Personally, I don't know if anyone will ever be as big as he was in the 80s
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 25, 2009 18:08:39 GMT -5
I'm gonna be honest. I never found myself to be interested in his music, but I could see that he was a very talented man. His impact on music today is unmeasurable, and hopefully, he will be remembered for the music, and not the bizarre personal life and criminal allegations.
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B.B.M
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 25, 2009 18:08:46 GMT -5
I know we make fun of him alot, but we all can admit, that he was a legendary musician. My mum is going to be disappointed to hear about this, since she was a big fan, heck...my sister was a big fan, she is going to be disappointed. I also liked some of his music, i'm also disappointed. R.I.P. Jacko
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Post by Insomniac on Jun 25, 2009 18:09:20 GMT -5
I didn't think Invincible was that awful. "that" awful meaning as awful as what? I said it wasnt on the same level as his earlier stuff. When you put out a decent album it fails in comparison to legendary epic albums. Yeah, he was never going to put out another album as good as Thriller, Bad or Off The Wall. Anything he made afterwards was always going to be compared to his previous work, fair or not. Me personally, I didn't like Invincible at all.
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Jun 25, 2009 18:09:22 GMT -5
I was just thinking...what pop music star active right now will not only have their music remembered as fondly as MJ's but have their death draw this much attention?
hell..who will be remembered twenty five years after their biggest album dropped at all?
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Post by lemonyellowson on Jun 25, 2009 18:09:24 GMT -5
this news really sucks. really really really sucks.
thanks for everything Michael Jackson.... the definition of the word legend.
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Post by Froggy The Frog on Jun 25, 2009 18:09:45 GMT -5
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Post by Shy Guy on Jun 25, 2009 18:10:01 GMT -5
when i was dancing, we always wanted to do a michael jackson song. my last dance recital we did thriller...
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Post by KingPopper on Jun 25, 2009 18:10:30 GMT -5
What video is on MTV now? Liberian Girl, heres a list of all the stars... Paula Abdul Rosanna Arquette Dan Aykroyd Mayim Bialik Bubbles Jackie Collins David Copperfield Emily Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Corey Feldman Lou Ferrigno Debbie Gibson Danny Glover Steve Guttenberg Jasmine Guy Whoopi Goldberg Sherman Hemsley Olivia Hussey Amy Irving Malcolm-Jamal Warner Beverly Johnson Quincy Jones Don King Virginia Madsen Olivia Newton-John Brigitte Nielsen Lou Diamond Phillips Ricky Schroder Steven Spielberg Suzanne Somers John Travolta Blair Underwood Carl Weathers Billy Dee Williams "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Mac
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Post by Mac on Jun 25, 2009 18:11:33 GMT -5
1:03 - 1:23 Should have just about anyone sold.
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Post by metylerca on Jun 25, 2009 18:11:39 GMT -5
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 25, 2009 18:12:08 GMT -5
See this boys and girls? Don't.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jun 25, 2009 18:12:57 GMT -5
What video is on MTV now? Liberian Girl, heres a list of all the stars... Paula Abdul Rosanna Arquette Dan Aykroyd Mayim Bialik Bubbles Jackie Collins David Copperfield Emily Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Corey Feldman Lou Ferrigno Debbie Gibson Danny Glover Steve Guttenberg Jasmine Guy Whoopi Goldberg Sherman Hemsley Olivia Hussey Amy Irving Malcolm-Jamal Warner Beverly Johnson Quincy Jones Don King Virginia Madsen Olivia Newton-John Brigitte Nielsen Lou Diamond Phillips Ricky Schroder Steven Spielberg Suzanne Somers John Travolta Blair Underwood Carl Weathers Billy Dee Williams "Weird Al" Yankovic I gotta be honest, that I never heard of that song. Caught me by surprise, since I thought it was gonna be something else entirely.
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Jun 25, 2009 18:13:01 GMT -5
Not the best time to do that, my friend.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jun 25, 2009 18:13:21 GMT -5
See this boys and girls? Don't. He's also banned. Not kidding here folks, you wanna act like a jackass, you can go elsewhere.
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