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Post by Tim on Jun 26, 2009 0:17:57 GMT -5
Forever Bad Rest in Peace Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Being born in 1991, I missed out on the best musical years of Michael Jackson. However, when I was around ten or eleven years old, I developed an infatuation with the '80s that continues to this day. No name is perhaps as synonymous with the '80s as Michael Jackson. I instantly had an affinity for Michael's music, with Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal, and Black or White becoming not just some of my favorite '80s songs, but some of my favorite songs period. He had the amazing ability to transcend barriers. No matter your age, race, or background, you have a favorite Michael Jackson song. His dynamic dance moves have influenced today's pop stars so tremendously. Without Michael, there would be no Justin Timberlake or Chris Brown.
Without question, his non-musical life has generated much attention. Crippling accusations and an admittedly eccentric persona damaged his image still today. Often times though, people forget that he never was actually found guilty of anything. His personality gave people the opportunity to make those assumptions about him. However, I see through all of that. I see a soft-spoken man who never really had a childhood due to being thrust into the spotlight at such an early age. I see a musical and creative genius who gave us such memorable songs and videos. I see a true icon who left his mark on the entertainment industry in a way that can never be refuted. Now, his untimely and tragic passing will perhaps give Michael the one thing he maybe needed the most: a chance to be out of the public eye and media circus. Rest in Peace Michael, you will always be loved, and you will never be forgotten.P.S.
MTV is currently playing his music videos in an all-night tribute. It is sad that it takes the death of the one man who made them relevant to realize that music videos were what put them on the map and captured the hearts of a generation, not scripted reality shows or mindnumbing dating shows.
Edit- Fun Fact: The video for Black or White premiered two days after I was born.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jun 26, 2009 0:21:07 GMT -5
Well, I hope we all enjoyed our brief vacation from reality. We now return you to your regularly scheduled economic woes, health care issues, and threats from other nations. Michael Jackson helped mold our reality for two decades.
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Post by cactussam on Jun 26, 2009 0:24:31 GMT -5
Rest in Peace King of Pop.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Jun 26, 2009 0:28:44 GMT -5
I heard the news on the radio at work... had to do a double-take.
His later life may be controversial, but he was the biggest talent in music in the 80's. If it wasn't for him, the music video wouldn't have become the promotional material that it did. He was the guy who set the bar, in music, videos, concerts...
Damn.
Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2009 0:31:25 GMT -5
Forever Bad Rest in Piece Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Being born in 1991, I missed out on the best musical years of Michael Jackson. However, when I was around ten or eleven years old, I developed an infatuation with the '80s that continues to this day. No name is perhaps as synonymous with the '80s as Michael Jackson. I instantly had an affinity for Michael's music, with Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal, and Black or White becoming not just some of my favorite '80s songs, but some of my favorite songs period. He had the amazing ability to transcend barriers. No matter your age, race, or background, you have a favorite Michael Jackson song. His dynamic dance moves have influenced today's pop stars so tremendously. Without Michael, there would be no Justin Timberlake or Chris Brown.
Without question, his non-musical life has generated much attention. Crippling accusations and an admittedly eccentric persona damaged his image still today. Often times though, people forget that he never was actually found guilty of anything. His personality gave people the opportunity to make those assumptions about him. However, I see through all of that. I see a soft-spoken man who never really had a childhood due to being thrust into the spotlight at such an early age. I see a musical and creative genius who gave us such memorable songs and videos. I see a true icon who left his mark on the entertainment industry in a way that can never be refuted. Now, his untimely and tragic passing will perhaps give Michael the one thing he maybe needed the most: a chance to be out of the public eye and media circus. Rest in Piece Michael, you will always be loved, and you will never be forgotten.P.S.
MTV is currently playing his music videos in an all-night tribute. It is sad that it takes the death of the one man who made them relevant to realize that music videos were what put them on the map and captured the hearts of a generation, not scripted reality shows or mindnumbing dating shows.This This, This, This, This, This!!!!!!!!! These are my exact words, heck I was born in 91 to!
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jun 26, 2009 0:37:17 GMT -5
Forever Bad Rest in Piece Michael Jackson 1958-2009 Being born in 1991, I missed out on the best musical years of Michael Jackson. However, when I was around ten or eleven years old, I developed an infatuation with the '80s that continues to this day. No name is perhaps as synonymous with the '80s as Michael Jackson. I instantly had an affinity for Michael's music, with Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal, and Black or White becoming not just some of my favorite '80s songs, but some of my favorite songs period. He had the amazing ability to transcend barriers. No matter your age, race, or background, you have a favorite Michael Jackson song. His dynamic dance moves have influenced today's pop stars so tremendously. Without Michael, there would be no Justin Timberlake or Chris Brown.
Without question, his non-musical life has generated much attention. Crippling accusations and an admittedly eccentric persona damaged his image still today. Often times though, people forget that he never was actually found guilty of anything. His personality gave people the opportunity to make those assumptions about him. However, I see through all of that. I see a soft-spoken man who never really had a childhood due to being thrust into the spotlight at such an early age. I see a musical and creative genius who gave us such memorable songs and videos. I see a true icon who left his mark on the entertainment industry in a way that can never be refuted. Now, his untimely and tragic passing will perhaps give Michael the one thing he maybe needed the most: a chance to be out of the public eye and media circus. Rest in Piece Michael, you will always be loved, and you will never be forgotten.P.S.
MTV is currently playing his music videos in an all-night tribute. It is sad that it takes the death of the one man who made them relevant to realize that music videos were what put them on the map and captured the hearts of a generation, not scripted reality shows or mindnumbing dating shows.This This, This, This, This, This!!!!!!!!! These are my exact words, heck I was born in 91 to! Not the exact same situation for me, but I feel the same. Born in '89, I was around when MTV was still showing his music videos on TV. I loved him during that time and couldn't follow my love for him until the 2000s when video hosting sites became popular because I was too poor to buy his CDs in the 90s.
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Post by salsashark on Jun 26, 2009 0:38:15 GMT -5
Well, I hope we all enjoyed our brief vacation from reality. We now return you to your regularly scheduled economic woes, health care issues, and threats from other nations. Michael Jackson helped mold our reality for two decades. OK, OK, I've read a lot of compliments on here that border on hyperbole but this is just silly. How exactly did he mold our reality? There are very, very few people I'd put into the category of "molding" anyone's reality.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 0:40:59 GMT -5
I was just entering the world of grasping popular culture when Thriller came out. It was the first cassette tape I bought and owned as a kid. I can remember the roller rink we used to go to played videos on a huge screen on the side, and it was guaranteed that Thriller, Billie Jean and Beat It would all be on there at some point during the night. I bought the trading card set he had in the early 80s.
This is all coming from a kid who, at the time and even at the age of 7 or 8, listened to Def Leppard, Van Halen, Twisted Sister and Ratt. There was just something about Jackson that made him worth following even though he wasn't part of the genre I had attached myself to.
I will keep my thoughts on his later years to myself, as they have no place here at this time, and I'll leave that part at that.
But once upon a time, Michael was genius, he was talent and he was COOL. I will miss that Michael Jackson.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jun 26, 2009 0:41:04 GMT -5
I might go see if Moonwalker is available at Civic Video tonight.
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Post by Tim on Jun 26, 2009 0:42:02 GMT -5
Edited my post earlier on this page for this:
Fun Fact: The video for Black or White premiered two days after I was born.
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Jun 26, 2009 0:42:39 GMT -5
Michael Jackson helped mold our reality for two decades. OK, OK, I've read a lot of compliments on here that border on hyperbole but this is just silly. How exactly did he mold our reality? There are very, very few people I'd put into the category of "molding" anyone's reality. Look at pop music today. There ya go. Unless music isn't part of our "reality". No seriously, the number of artists, producers, musicians and dancers who were inspired by Michael are astounding. In turn, they produced and created their own art which surrounds us today. Just as Elvis and the Beatles made their own marks that changed music forever, so did MJ.
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Post by Convoy on Jun 26, 2009 0:49:24 GMT -5
This has been a horrible year in terms of death:
Ricardo Montalbán Bea Arthur Dom DeLuise David Carradine Ed McMahon Farrah Fawcett
Then there's the man in my signature.
And now the King of Pop.
Good God, this life gets too crazy sometimes.
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Post by salsashark on Jun 26, 2009 0:49:52 GMT -5
OK, OK, I've read a lot of compliments on here that border on hyperbole but this is just silly. How exactly did he mold our reality? There are very, very few people I'd put into the category of "molding" anyone's reality. Look at pop music today. There ya go. Unless music isn't part of our "reality". No seriously, the number of artists, producers, musicians and dancers who were inspired by Michael are astounding. In turn, they produced and created their own art which surrounds us today. Just as Elvis and the Beatles made their own marks that changed music forever, so did MJ. Pop music, yes, absolutely! No denying that. However, I don't think that pop music is equal to reality in and of itself. I don't know; that just seems like a very grand way to put it.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 0:55:52 GMT -5
Perhaps, but his music and music videos kickstarted MTV's uprise after a period of cheesy and cheap videos, which really reworked how movies and television shows were shot, giving way to the quick-edit way that has become popular and an institution in a lot of it.
His stuff with We Are the World became one of the first really huge dealings of celebrities taking on world crisis situations, something previously relegated to lone folk singers with a single voice.
Hell, even the negative aspect - the earlier scandals helped rev up the papparazzi/tabloid frenzy that has only increased since. Before them, it was mostly which celebs were seen at the beach with fat thighs and only an occasional "juicy" story breaking. After that coverage, it became a near-institution.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 0:57:09 GMT -5
Oh, and without going through 41 pages of this, I have to add that without him, Weird Al would probably have stayed relegated to the Dr. Demento show. That alone makes him worthy of such statements.
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Post by salsashark on Jun 26, 2009 1:04:33 GMT -5
Hmm... even though I don't entirely agree with the phrasing, that's a really good way to put the idea out there, especially with the tabloids part. My opinion is swayed.
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Post by Alucard on Jun 26, 2009 1:10:27 GMT -5
My favorite song of his.
I'm sure Forgotten Sin probably already posted this one but...
That's basically the exact same song with most of the major parts of the music removed in favor of Knuckles' theme from Sonic 3, obviously with the vocals left intact...you can't tell me that's not the same song. He HAD to have had something to do with the music in that game.
I actually regularly listen to that mashup via my phone's MP3.
Anywho yeah, that's my favorite MJ song. Love it to pieces. I bet you couldn't tell that at present or anything >_>
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2009 1:11:38 GMT -5
Just to ask mods, we're not gonna beat it since the shock is almost gone
But what is the record for the most pages in a thread?
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Post by Tim on Jun 26, 2009 1:16:30 GMT -5
Just to ask mods, we're not gonna beat it since the shock is almost gone But what is the record for the most pages in a thread? I remember Raw threads going 150+ pages, maybe even exceeding 200.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 1:17:12 GMT -5
not sure - some of the major PPVs and Benoit made it into the hundreds I think maybe, but I dont really pay much attention to the numbers.
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