B.B.M
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 25, 2009 22:22:56 GMT -5
Since it got last page eaten, refer to page 38 for Yuzoboy's tribute to Michael Jackson. Awesome stuff. Forgotten Sin also posted some a few pages back
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Post by Error on Jun 25, 2009 22:23:20 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers are with his mother, siblings and, children.
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Post by Alucard on Jun 25, 2009 22:23:48 GMT -5
Since it got last page eaten, refer to page 38 for Yuzoboy's tribute to Michael Jackson. Awesome stuff. Forgotten Sin also posted some a few pages back Sweeet. Great minds. No idea when he got the 9 minute tribute cranked out, but I was pleased to find it when I logged into youtube under my subscriptions. Made me a bit happier in a rather dark time.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jun 25, 2009 22:24:00 GMT -5
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jun 25, 2009 22:24:53 GMT -5
I was shocked when I heard this sad news and still can't believe it. Even though I never was what you call a fan of his music. I do release how big of a legend he was to the music scene and the world. This is a sad day for everyone. This is the biggest death I think since Elvis.
My thoughts are with his kids and family.
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Post by Trip Fisk a.k.a. Foley is Good on Jun 25, 2009 22:26:41 GMT -5
Michael was too big for me to even imagine he could even die R.I.P. This is the exact same thing I thought. It's crazy.
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Post by kunswwfmark on Jun 25, 2009 22:27:47 GMT -5
Not to trivialize this, but does anyone else think Thriller will rank in the top 10 albums this week? I can just see a huge surge of records being sold over the next week. Already happening on iTunes. Thriller is #1, The Essential Michael Jackson is #2, and overall he has nine albums in the Top 40. LinkI just looked myself and he's got 6 albums in the Itunes top ten alone. Talk about redefining the music industry, this could be his final legacy. Incredible.
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Post by BK From WV on Jun 25, 2009 22:32:24 GMT -5
I'm not going to say I was a huge fan of the man's music because I never was. I did like Billie Jean and maybe one more but that was about it. However,I respect everything the man did for the music industry. It's a horrible loss. May he rest in peace. I'm not sure we're ever going to see someone as influential as he was again.
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Post by Corporate H on Jun 25, 2009 22:34:27 GMT -5
This blows...I don't think it's really hit me yet that this isn't a joke. Maybe it's because for me Michael Jackson has been long gone for a while now. When I heard he died, I laughed, surprising myself. I just can't fathom the idea. He was a true inspiration for me and consider him without a doubt one of the few great entertainers of my generation.
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 25, 2009 22:36:24 GMT -5
The BBC are talking about Michael's history, talking about his father, and how his brothers picked on him.
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Post by discoron77 on Jun 25, 2009 22:40:55 GMT -5
There's so much I have to say about this, I can not believe that this has happened. Forever like the King of Pop.
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 25, 2009 22:43:33 GMT -5
It's nearly 4:45AM here, and i'm starting to get tired, but I don't want to sleep, just incase something big happens. Like an Announcement.
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 25, 2009 22:52:22 GMT -5
Oh geez. I just had a thought of what will happen if Warrior speaks on this.
(gets crash helmet ready)
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Jun 25, 2009 22:52:49 GMT -5
I've harped on this subject before, but the biggest single issue I have with music today is that it seems everyone goes for the everyman approach, and there are no true larger-than-life characters anymore that MAKE you notice them. In the '80s, there were, and Michael was one of the most unforgettable figures in all of entertainment. One of the top five musical artists of all time, somebody that I grew up listening to, and a true legend in every sense of the word. R.I.P., MJ.
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Post by The OP on Jun 25, 2009 22:54:31 GMT -5
I've harped on this subject before, but the biggest single issue I have with music today is that it seems everyone goes for the everyman approach, and there are no true larger-than-life characters anymore that MAKE you notice them. In the '80s, there were, and Michael was one of the most unforgettable figures in all of entertainment. One of the top five musical artists of all time, somebody that I grew up listening to, and a true legend in every sense of the word. R.I.P., MJ. Totally agree. There's no way somebody like him would've won American Idol, for example.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Jun 25, 2009 22:55:51 GMT -5
I've harped on this subject before, but the biggest single issue I have with music today is that it seems everyone goes for the everyman approach, and there are no true larger-than-life characters anymore that MAKE you notice them. In the '80s, there were, and Michael was one of the most unforgettable figures in all of entertainment. One of the top five musical artists of all time, somebody that I grew up listening to, and a true legend in every sense of the word. R.I.P., MJ. Totally agree. There's no way somebody like him would've won American Idol, for example. Tell me about it. Simon would probably call hm too "theatrical."
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jun 25, 2009 22:56:10 GMT -5
Not to trivialize this, but does anyone else think Thriller will rank in the top 10 albums this week? I can just see a huge surge of records being sold over the next week. Oh yeah, definitely. And even if it doesn't, I'm almost positive we'll see a "greatest hits" album out of this. One that isn't packaged with "HIStory". You know what I just thought of? What's going to happen to all the rights of the Beatles' tunes? Will we see another McCartney/Ono war? I hope they release his videos remastered and on Blu-Ray.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jun 25, 2009 22:56:42 GMT -5
Just as I predicted, the Micheal Jackson CD's at my store were pretty much sold out (with exception to "Invincible" even in death that thing will get no love).
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Jun 25, 2009 22:58:48 GMT -5
Just as I predicted, the Micheal Jackson CD's at my store were pretty much sold out (with exception to "Invincible" even in death that thing will get no love). A shame, too, since that album is very underrated. And virtually EVERY critical review I read of it when it came out didn't even mention the music, and spoke only of his tabloid exploits. *sigh*
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jun 25, 2009 22:58:50 GMT -5
Not to trivialize this, but does anyone else think Thriller will rank in the top 10 albums this week? I can just see a huge surge of records being sold over the next week. Oh yeah, definitely. And even if it doesn't, I'm almost positive we'll see a "greatest hits" album out of this. One that isn't packaged with "HIStory". You know what I just thought of? What's going to happen to all the rights of the Beatles' tunes? Will we see another McCartney/Ono war? I think he sold the rights to pay off some debts.
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