Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection
Published December 09, 2004
This box set is not for everyone. Many music fans have already written Michael Jackson off as irrelevant to current popular music, but for those who wish to remember his brilliant moments of triumph and view the showmanship that electrified the world, it is a well-constructed package. An essay by Nelson George, one of our foremost interpreters of R&B history, adds to the value of the package. An extensive timeline nicely places the successes in a chronological context. For now, this box is the most complete word on the career of Michael Jackson easily superseding Number Ones or History. Only time will tell if the tragic hero can return for a future triumph.
- Michael Jackson : The Ultimate Collection
- Published: December 09, 2004
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- Writer: Bill Lamb
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Bill,
This did make it up on Advance.net finally.
I also put up the other review by way of comparison - though I don't do it often. Usually I put up the first who does a review.
Congratulations and thank you for the review.
-- Temple
the reason Michael is having a hard time to come back is simple--when thriller was out there was:
a)45 singles for sale (for poorer people who didn't have money for the whole lp
b)33 album sales
c)remix 12"
d)cassette album (cheaper than lps)
e)cassette singles(cheaper than the cassette album)
now theres only cd albums which cost too much & hard for the regular person to plunk down a big wad of cash
rich people don't count as real people--
the poor people pay for everything
thats why michael's new stuff is harder to sell
(they rather pay for a $5.00 bootleg album on the corner)
again--rich people don't count as real people--
the poor people pay for everything--
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The thought of Jackson in jail is chilling. He'll never survive. Look for another payoff to silence his accusers and look for another company to sign him.