Blood On The Dancefloor - Michael Jackson

Advantages: Excellent remixes plus new tracks. Flows well.
Disadvantages: Some new tracks are samey.

INTRODUCTION Michael's career has been a rollarcoaster one. It all started with a steep upwards slant and then seems to have gently come down over the more recent years. Indeed, I have come to expect that Michael's more modern albums would not be as good as those original classics, including "Off the wall" and "Thriller". To be fair, his more recent work has been of a very good standard but has failed to break that trend. However, there is one album ...
...a superb masterpiece. Criminally underrated and undersold, in my mind, this album represents the very best of Michael's latest style of music along with some truly inspiring remixes of previous releases. This album is of course "Blood on The Dance Floor". THE CASE We'll start with the first thing you'd see when buying this album; the case. In all honesty, it's nothing spectacular. The basic cover is black. On the front is a picture, showing a large ... Read review

Advantages: You Are Not Alone is bearable
Disadvantages: Money making exploitation

When this album was released in 1997, I was at a loss as to why it was made, as it is essentially an album full of past songs (mainly from the HIStory album) remixed by various people, althouh there are some brand new songs on there which had not been released prior to appearing on this album. Maybe Michael Jackson wanted to make his mark on the modern day dance music scene in the same way that he did with 70's and 80's disco. I will put my initial ...
...you in my honest opinion whether this change in image and direction worked. The opening track is also the title track, and to be frank it does not bode well. Here Jackson sings about a woman he meets then she betrays him. His experience of this kind of experience is surely limited and the conviction is just not there.If you can bring yourself to listen to the lyrics, it is obvious that he is trying to show his dark side, but try as I might I just ... Read review

Advantages: 76mins of pure indulgence
Disadvantages: wont be everyones cup ot tea

There are few things in life that I really, really enjoy. Stephen King novels, watching Sky movies 24/7, the company of my mates, writing for Ciao! AND THIS DANCE ALBUM!!!! As a very big fan of dance music, although not a die hard Michael Jackson fan, I was extremely surprised as to the content of this album. "Blood On The Dancefloor" is an absolute gem of an album to listen to, be your thoughts on Mr. Jackson good, bad, or indifferent. "Blood ...
...works. Simple as that. In total there are 13 tracks (8 re-mixes and 5 new releases), and a whopping 76mins long to boot. Re-mixes include : Stranger in Moscow (brilliant) You Are Not Alone (really brilliant) Earth Song (sheer bliss to listen to) History (tub thumpin kick ass mix) Other mixes include the title track of "Blood On The Dancefloor" itself and his very successful (and expensive video to boot) duet with sister Janet with "Scream". ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent Dance Music
Disadvantages: One or two not so good tracks

...as good as Dangerous. Blood on the Dance Floor is one of the best tracks, I also Like Superfly sister, Is It Scary, Scream, Money, Stranger in Moscow, Earth Song and You are not alone, although I prefer the first versions of the last two songs. My son is also a Michael Jackson Fan and when he saw that I had bought it he was so excited. He was sitting, listening to it with the headphones on, when much to my horror he announced that he didn’t ...
...asked me to tape it for him so he can listen to it upstairs. I think it has grown on him. I don’t think it’s boring but I know that the reason he said that is because he likes to hear the words and complained that he couldn’t hear them properly. This is Excellent Dance Music, Michael is the Master of Dance. I also use it for my exercises, as you don’t want to stop. ... Read review

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This album contains five new songs and the rest are new remixes of previous hits from Michael Jackson. I’m not a particularly big fan of remixes, but as far as they go, these remixes are good. However, the main attraction here has to be the new songs. The first time I listened to the new songs, I was totally stunned. These songs sound totally unlike anything Jackson has previously released and they are truly stunning. I was particularly impressed ... Read review

Advantages: Pacey, great tunes and sounds, great effects, lavish video...
Disadvantages: None I can think of.

...INTRODUCTION Can a single from Michael Jackson be bad? Well unless you're talking about the title track of his third album then surely not. But when we're dealing with such an acclaimed and truly remarkable artist as Michael Jackson, we have to consider the good, the excellent and the downright stunning. Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" single falls into the latter category mentioned above. Claiming the title of his second most expensive video, with work contributed from the famous author Stephen King, this track was obviously designed to be a landmark on his "Blood on the Dancefloor" album. After "Dangerous", Michael Jackson's career started to veer towards becoming just that. With continually falling sales for each new album released, things weren't looking too good. While sales for each album were remarkable by normal standards... Read review

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Advantages: Good amount of tracks, Good Spread of Tracks, Compliment to Music
Disadvantages: Only Bad publicity surrounds this masterpiece

...the music industry. But with what i believe to be false alligations began his fall which i hope will be redeemed. A really outlandish cover and design, with many different pictures and desgins covering it. Its strange yes, but its nice, very eye catching anyway, easy to find when you go and buy it after this review! I recommend people who are either not a fan of Michael Jackson or who want to be but are worried because of his bad press to pick up the albums from play.com as they do very good deals on double albums, i believe this once is paired with "Blood on the Dancefloor". In conclusion, i would like to say that Michael Jackson's album "Dangerous" should not be something that remains in the high street store under "Peadophile" or "Pervert". It should be flaunted as "Genious" and "Unforgettable". Forget his bad press, understand... Read review

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