People think he fell off once the Quincy Jones/Michael Jackson partnership was finished but that seriously is not the case.
Since then, he made 3 major studio albums, Dangerous, HIStory and Invincible (not counting Blood on the Dance Floor because that was a remix album) and each one were classics in my opinion.
First look at Dangerous and the hits he had off just that one album.
Jam
In The Closet
Remember The Time
Heal The World
Who Is It
Give Into Me
Will You Be There
Black or White
All incredible songs and the album sold by the bucket load. The Dangerous Tour is still one of the highest grossing tours of all time.
So that was by no means a flop.
HIStory was a double album, the first disc being a greatest hits collection of sorts and the second being all new material. This was supported by a huge promotional campaign, i’m sure we can all remember that iconic 30ft statue.
The album again spawned incredible songs.
Scream ( classic duet with Janet )
They Don’t Care About Us
Stranger In Moscow
Childhood
You Are Not Alone
Thats just the singles he released, the other songs and the album were just as good, with some amazing production and even a guest vocal from Biggie Smalls
Lastly there is Invincible, and i’ve said it before on this site and i will say it again, that album is HUGELY underrated.
You Rock My World was seen as a return to the glory days of MJ and the rest of the album didn’t dissappoint. What pisses me off so much is that people assume it’s a crap album just because it didn’t sell as much as his other albums. I saw on the news before someone saying that it sold about 10 Million world wide, and well lets face it, how many artists today can move them sort of numbers. The album is a classic and suppose that now he has gone more people will go back and listen to that album for what it is, just great music, without thinking about all the controversy.
In think it’s a shame that only now after he has passed people are more willing to concentrate on the music and not the controversy. Lets face it, if things had stayed focused on the music then maybe he would still be with us.
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