Bad/Dangerous - Michael Jackson

Advantages: Two great albums for the price of one
Disadvantages: A couple of weaker tracks across the two albums

This double CD album pack was released by Sony in November last year. The "Bad" album is a special edition which adds even more value to a double pack which costs £17 in HMV, though Amazon have it cheaper. I will look at each album separately. BAD 1. Bad This was the second single to be released from the "Bad" album and it reached number one. It's a rougher style of pop, with its gangster theme. It's about a young man who moved away from a dodgy ...
...returned home to see his old mates. "We can change the world tomorrow, this can be a better place..." he tells them. 2. The Way You Make Me Feel A great funky pop track, with some odd lyrics ("you're just a product of loveliness" ) but it's very catchy and has a unique introduction. The chorus and the wails of "it ain't nobody's business" make it the best track on this album. It's the song which got my attention. 3. Speed Demon This song is a bit ... Read review

Advantages: Greatest Debut Ever, Every Song is Fantastic, His Afro!
Disadvantages: How can there be any, it's Michael Jackson!

...So far I have reviewed every other Michael Jackson album out there including, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous. Well today (29th August 2006) is a very special day, it is Michael Jackson's 48th Birthday! For this reason I would like to take the liberty to write my final review on one of the greatest albums of all time - Michael Jackson's first solo album away from Motown, "Off the Wall". A little history about the production of "Off the Wall": Released in August 1979 "Off The Wall" was Michaels first solo album as an adult artist. He wanted this album to be the best it could be. He needed someone with great experience and had met Quincey Jones on the set on the movie "The Wiz" and Quincey produced the album. Michael wanted the sound of the album to be different from that of the Jacksons who had just had there biggest album success... Read review

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Advantages: good music
Disadvantages: none

...To Yesterday: Never Before Released Masters (1986) Bad (1987) The Michael Jackson Mix (1987) Dangerous (1991) Dangerous Collector's Edition (1991) Dangerous Tour Souvenir Pack (1992) HIStory - Past, Present, Future Book 1 (1995) Blood On The Dance Floor (1997) Invincible (2001) His first major album Off The wall was a smash and this blotted out the memories of the fading success of the Jacksons the no1 singles Rock With You and Don't Stop Til You Get Enough and went multi-platinum. After recording and touring again with the Jacksons, Michael returned to solo work. His 1982 album Thriller featured the singles The Girl Is Mine, Beat It, Billie Jean and Wanna Be Startin' Somethin and is the all-time best-selling record in history - spending 37 weeks at no1 and notching up worldwide sales of more than 44 million copies. Must be nice... Read review

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Advantages: Funky, Cool, Good mix - Awesome!
Disadvantages: The remastered album doesnt have any extras

...Michael Jackson's Dangerous was released in 1991, following the worldwide bestseller album BAD. It had to do a lot to out do its predecessor, and at the same time progress Jackson from the eighties to the nineties, proving that he was a transdescant artist and became more of an icon. Dangerous is an awesome album, no doubts about it at all, but the so called "remastered" version lacks anything new. The other special edition remastered albums contained interviews and unreleased material. This only has a limited edition sleeve (which isnt really limited) and a new booklet inside with some different photos. This isnt that good. For the album itself though, nothing more could be asked for. The album opens up with Jam, one of my personal favourites and creates the right kind of mood and tempo for the rest of the album to come... Read review

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