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The real prize is a group of six unvarnished, previously unreleased demos, all written by Jackson and recorded during the Bad sessions. The most immediately attention-getting is “Song Groove (a.k.a. Abortion Papers),” a track that many fans have already begun debating the meaning of. Regardless of whether it carries a pro-life or pro-choice message, it presents a scintillating dance groove with a fiery vocal. While I can’t quite decipher all the lyrics, the liner notes include some quotes from Jackson’s own notes about the song that suggest it’s something more ambiguous than a straightforward “message” song.
“Al Capone” bears strong rhythmic and structural similarities to the track it evolved into, “Smooth Criminal,” but it stands as its own funky workout. I love the piano-driven “Don’t Be Messin’ ‘Round” and the smooth sounds of “I’m So Blue” and “Free.” Those three are fascinating glimpses at Jackson’s songwriting process as they each have clearly unfinished lyrics. Much more complete is “Price of Fame,” a song about obsessive fans that sounds more or less album-ready and would’ve made a great addition to the final product.
Two booklets are included, each with pictures and liner notes. There’s also a double-sided mini-poster folded up inside the matte-finish black box. We fans can only hope for similar treatment for Dangerous and beyond, but for now Bad 25 offers plenty.
Article comments
1 - Jeremy
Thank you for this great review!
I'm still waiting for my package to arrive soon! Can't wait to see BAD25!
Long live MJ, the unparalleled entertainer, THE KING!
2 - Tammy Bimrose
Thank you for a wonderful review and thank you to all who gave their support and lovely comments it means more to Michael than all the world can fathom. It is nice to see a good review. Thumbs up. Michael may not be here in person but believe me when I say he is here in spirit. If you wish to know how this is so, you can read this true ghost story. It will surprise you and he wishes that all his fans will read it and support him. He may not be here in his physical form, but he is still here trying to achieve what he was doing before his life was cut short and that is to heal the world. If you are a genuine fan of Michael's then you will know it is truly him after you read the full true story. He said God worked through him when he was alive and you just have to listen to most of his songs to see this. Look up Tammy Bimrose. Please do not shun me as I would rather stay in the shadows, but with all the physical validations and The fact that Michael won’t let me hide away any longer is daunting for me, but all who know me say all will understand, so I hope you do. I know this post is moderated and if the moderators wish to speak with me they can as it is time to come out of the closet so to speak. please accept this as truth. It is no coincidence that Michael is imbedded in the world people's minds, and hearts. Out of all the people in the world if it were even slightly possible to help the world and be able to in spirit don’t you think Michael would do this as he loved this world and all people more than anything so why not give him the same respect now and support him. I have had quite a few people tell me after they become involved in this mission, Michael's Mission that they to a feeling his presence and are witnessing signs. Listen to Michaels song another part of me and you will see that that song was no coincidence, nor was most of his songs.