... With all the bad press I thought we should focus on something positive and With his huge upcoming stand at London's 02 Arena coming up I thought it was time to review the album that is freshest in the memory of Michael Jackson fans and that album is of course his 2001 album Invincible.
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A review by jcneil on Invincible - Michael Jackson June 21st, 2009
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
Flawless
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
The King,, Slash, Great album
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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**Introduction**
Michael Jackson has become a lot like Marmite with many people around the world over the last few years. Some either Hate him or Like me Love him. (Or rather his Musical legacy). With all the bad press I thought we should focus on something positive and With his huge upcoming stand at London's 02 Arena coming up I thought it was time to review the album that is freshest in the memory of Michael Jackson fans and that album is of course his 2001 album Invincible.
**Invincible**
It's been eight years since Michael Jackson released this album and that makes his previous gaps between albums seem like an artist who releases an album every year or year and a half where it has always been around four years apart from 1997's Blood on The Dancefloor after 1995's History. Invincible was released by Epic Records and features production from Babyface, R Kelly, Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley and the unknown "Dr Freeze". It was released on 30th October 2001 to mixed reviews from critics and fans alike.
**The Album**
1.) Unbreakable
This starts off the album in a superb way with a full on stomper of a track which features a stupendous beat which is accompanied by the many hooks. It also features background vocals from Brandy and a rap sample from Notorious BIG. This is a great start to the album and is a preview of the way the first three tracks go.
2.) Heartbreaker
This is another uptempo stomper but though not quite as heavy as the opening track it still features a beat that thumps along and some funky hooks. Jackson's vocals start understated then he gradually gets louder as the song progresses. This track is about a relationship that has gone wrong that you knew was going to end this way.
3.) Invincible
This is a great title track which starts off with some warm sounding hooks and a funky beat. This has a slower pace than the previous tracks but still has a heavier feel than the majority of the album. This is a very impressive track which moves along well and Jackson's vocals are strong and add a great touch to the overall feel of the track.
4.) Break of Dawn
This kicks off the ballads on the album with a very impressive track. The instruments come in slowly and are joined by the beat of the drum which pounds throughout. This track is about a romantic night where you spend time with each other and "make love to the break of dawn" Although this is a ballad it does have a quicker tempo than the other ballads on the album.
5.) Heaven Can Wait
This brings the album back to the more uptempo tracks with a very impressive track, It opens softly with a dark melody which leads into the other instruments kicking in. The drum beat is slightly different than Break of Dawn and Jackson's vocals are on fine form. He shows he still has the vocal prowess later in the track when he erupts into some sensational vocals.
6.) You Rock My World
This was the first single from the album and features an introductory skit with Chris Tucker about seeing a beautiful woman and arguing about being able to get with her. This is a very funky track which has a great beat to dance to. This is one of the most flowing tracks on the album and is a great one to dance to with your mates.
7.) Butterflies
This is an interesting track because although it has a ballad like feel, it has a heavier beat than usual. This works very well against the laid back vocals from Jackson. I love the gentle strings in the background as Jackson sings, they add a subtle yet beautiful touch that really adds to the overall feel. A very good track indeed. It was originally recorded by Floetry.
8.) Speechless
This is one of the best ballads on the album and really nothing like anything else on the album. At 3 minutes 18 seconds this is quite comfortably the shortest song on the album but also one of the sweetest. Jackson proves he can still sing the pants off anyone with his laid back beautiful vocals. This is a really beautiful track and one of the greatest moments of the album.
9.) 2000 Watts
This brings the album back to full on uptempo stompers as this is a full on thumper of a track. This track features input from Tyrese Gibson and Teddy Riley and this results in a very impressive uptempo track that has a great beat and a great flow. One of the best tracks on the album to dance to as it's just so catchy.
10.) You Are My Life
Back to the Ballads we go for the moment with this tender heartfelt ballad about telling someone what they mean to you. The simple drum machine sequence works well with the other instrumentation and the backing vocals are amongst the best on the album. This is another very impressive ballad indeed. Great stuff.
11.) Privacy
This is an amazing track about how Michael Jackson feels about the media intrusion he experiences. This features long-time collaborator Slash on Guitar and he provides some incredible guitar work which culminates in a really spectacular guitar solo which needs to be heard. A very impressive track particularly musically.
12.) Don't Walk Away
Back to the Ballads we go after the previous up-tempo track. This starts with gentle guitar and strings and then the percussion comes in softly. Jackson's vocals are tender and emotive and as the song develops his vocals become more centre stage. This features some beautiful backing music which adds a great deal to the emotion of the song.
13.) Cry
This is an R Kelly penned track which talks about the problems in the world like the issues and subjects of war, loneliness, lying, changing the world, depression, suicide, miracles, and faith. This is another great Michael Jackson ballad penned by R Kelly. I love the way the song develops until it really erupts towards the end.
14.) The Lost Children
This is maybe the weakest track on the album but is still a very good track indeed. It opens with a gentle piano piece which leads into the vocals from Jackson, The simple beat moves along well. The choir is a feature throught the track and Jackson's vocals really shine towards the end when the track gets to it's climax. It closes with children playing then going home as it's dark.
15.) Whatever Happens
This is an incredible track which features Carlos Santana on guitar. The Beat is another heavy beat and the song flows as well as any track I can think of. Guitar Legend Carlos Santana provides his amazing guitar playing to great effect on this track with several great moments. This is a clear indication why Michael Jackson is the total package.
16.) Threatened
This is the Thriller for 2001, It's a dark track which features snippets from Rod Serling. This is a very funky uptempo track which features lots of hooks and loops. This closes out the album very well as it shows the mix of ballads and uptempo tracks which feature on the album. Not as good as Thriller but very good all the same.
**Overall**
There we are, 16 tracks feature on this album and there's not one bad track at all. There are certainly some tracks which are up there with anything he has done in his career. Whilst this has certainly not recorded the insane number of sales albums like Thriller, Dangerous and Bad have it is still a great album with great collaborations and one that should live in the same memory as all of Michael Jackson's other albums as it is a great album itself.
Advantages: A good range, still holds the crown, pssh 10x platinum! Disadvantages: A bit to much of a good range, broken away with mainstream more.
...sides album just from the Invincible recordings! Similar to this all the other recordings from other albums, as well as in between albums he has done some other recordings never to pass our ears (or did they?!?!)
anywho, onto the album - which opens up like most MJ albums being very powerful (dont be put off with the grunting at the beginning though!) Unbreakable is one hell of a song although they did overdo the sound effects towards the end. A ... ...at the launch of the album, there were a limited amount of Invincible albums released with a coloured sleeve and are regarded as collectables - the grey/silver one is the standard. Happy listening, and let me know if this was helpful to you and what you thought of the album! ...
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The King and I Review ofInvincible - Michael Jacksonby
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Advantages: It is Michael Jackson! Disadvantages: Please see op!
...second I found out that Invincible was being released, I rushed to my nearest HMV and pre-booked a copy so that the day it came out I would have my copy ready and waiting (I did warn you!). I have a lot of experience as someone who loves the King, as I have albums starting from Music & Me 1973, up to HIStory and Blood on the dancefloor, plus all his videos and a live performance at Wembley Stadium in July 1997 on his HIStory tour (once again, I did ... ...I liked. 8/10
3) Invincible – The track the album is named after. Quite unusual to have this track as number 3 as usually the title track is the track that is number 1 and leads you into the album. This one lasts for 4.45 minutes so they get shorter! Once again there is a rap performed by Fats and it is rather catchy. It is about a girl who is ‘Invincible’. Unfortunately and it pains me to say this but this is similar to the first ...
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Advantages: Lots of big tunes Disadvantages: A few hold it back
In 2001 came the final album of brand new material from the late great ‘King Of Pop’ Michael Jackson as he released “Invincible”. It gets the artist continuing once more to progress with the time (after a couple of albums filled with Hip Hop-inspired tunes) this one has him trying out the popular R&B style of this time. It was a big return for the artist (and were turn out to be his last). 1. “Unbreakable” Getting the album going here, you have a ... ...the album prior to this in 1995). You find that in this cut you find that immeditaly you are drawn in by a clearly modernised approach from the artist who goes at it hard and shows that he knows what to do with this ‘00s R&B. **Five Stars** 2. “Heartbreaker” It is highly evident through the production here that he knows exactly what is on-trend at this point for R&B as he jumps on the type of beats which Kandi Burress, Dark Child and Timbaland were ...
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Invincible? Review ofInvincible - Michael Jacksonby
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Advantages: More up to date than his previous work. Disadvantages: Inconsistent
Ok so this album was panned by critics worldwide, why? because it's MJ of course, unless he's releasing songs the quality of "Billie Jean" or "Beat It" people don't want to know. I want to write a review based on THIS album, not previous ones as other critics do. Track 1- Unbreakable
Not the best song on the album by far. MJ tries to attract the younger crowd by adding a rap interlude wtih The Notorious BIG but fails due to the repetative beat on ... ...is ok but the constant repetative beat in the background means this song is anything but unbreakable. 6/10
Track 2 - Heartbreaker
Better. This is a more mordern sounding beat which anyone who know's there music will instantly link with Rodney "Darkchild" jerkins. Fantastic ending to the song and MJ's vocal's sound fresher than ever. Again not the best on this album but better than unbreakable. 7/10
Track 3 - Invincible
Another up tempo track ...
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MJ Goes.. Street Review ofInvincible - Michael Jacksonby
darkchild_ie
Advantages: Lyrics, melodies and production Disadvantages: "The Lost Children" . blurg.
...about that one. Invincible contains some really innovative, totally modern tracks with superb production. “Unbreakable” has an incredibly catchy beat, great melody and a rap by the late Notorious B.I.G. “Heartbreaker” is very fast, futuristic, has a great chorus and will definitely surprise you when you hear it. “2000 Watts” is probably the least “Michael Jackson” song you will ever hear. Yes, dear reader, his voice has finally broken. You know, ... ...head bopping and your toes tapping without you knowing?? You will find that happening for all of the last three tracks. Another modern RnB track is the first single “You Rock My World” which has production like Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough For Me” and a great catchy chorus. The downside to the Michael’s latest affair with RnB is the title track “Invincible”. If the song were under three minutes long instead of almost five, it would be so ...
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Advantages: Bangers throughout Disadvantages: Nothing specific
...?Man In The Mirror? came out in 2008 as a mixtape which has the UK producer Mark Ronson hosting as the Chicago MC Rhymefest forms a project which is based solely around the works of MichaelJackson from his time in The Jackson 5 up to as far as his final album, (whilst alive)? Invincible?, in 2001 in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ?Thriller?. It gets Ronson taking both snippets of musical performances from MJ in addition to some interviews used to make it sound as if ?Fest is in conversation with the artist in all the interludes.
1. ?The Cipher?
2. ?Can?t Make It?
After using a snippet of Michael laying down some beatboxing (from an Oprah interview) you have Rhymefest getting down to one where he talks of what this album is about as he does a dedication to all of the artists? great works as he jumps on some of some...
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Advantages: Some more catchy tracks to add to his Greatest Hits... Disadvantages: Same old same old
...I think this review is slightly more cynical than previous ones on Ciao, all giving the album rave reviews... Please note that this review contains some bad language and controversial issues.
1. Curtains Up
This 30 second skit is a fairly intriguing introduction to the album.
2. White America
Anger in Eminem's voice when yelling "White America" is similar to that of "I Am What I Am". Fairly controversial with lyrics such as "If I was black I would have sold half" [an argument MichaelJackson put forward for poor sales of his Invincible album lol], with Eminem fighting back against apparent criticism he's had from the government. But other content is similar to that of previous albums, of how parents are shocked at what he says etc... At the end he goes on to give a big "f*** u" to Miss Cheney and Tipper Gore. I see another...
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...Yesterday: Never Before Released Masters (1986)
Bad (1987)
The MichaelJackson 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...
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Label / Distributor: MJJ Music / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5099749517424
Catalogue Number: 4951742
Additional notes
Album Notes: Personnel includes: Michael Jackson (vocals, various instruments, programming); Notorious B.I.G., Fats (rap vocals); Baby Rubba, Prince Johnson, Chris Tucker (spoken vocals): Teddy Riley (various instruments, background vocals); Rodney Jerkins, Andre Harris, Dr. Freeze (various instruments); Carlos Santana, Rick Williams, Michael Thompson, Michael Landau (guitar); Norman Jeff Bradshaw, Matt Cappy (horns); Brad Buxer (keyboards, programming); John "JR" Robinson, Gerald Hayword, Emanuel "Bucket" Baker (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Brandy, Richard Stites, LaShawn Daniels, Mario Vasquez, Mary Brown, Scotty Haskell, Andrew Snyder, Melissa Mackay, Monique Donally, Rose Beatty, James Lively, Aley Martinez (background vocals). Producers include: Michael Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Teddy Riley, R. Kelly, Dr. Freeze. Engineers include: Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley, Rodney Jerkins. "You Rock My World" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The question for a 42-year-old Michael Jackson heading towards the end of 2001 was whether or not the self-proclaimed King Of Pop could make his presence known on the charts after having spent much of the '90s laying low. If the chart-topping position achieved by INVINCIBLE is any indication, then the answer is a resounding yes. The album is primarily produced by Jersey wunderkind Rodney Jerkins, and Jacko wasted no time tapping other top-flight artists and knob-twirlers to help out, including Teddy Riley, Babyface and R.Kelly. Michael pulls out all the stops here, whether peppering the opener "Unbreakable" with his trademark falsetto and a posthumous rap from the Notorious B.I.G, or recruiting guitar great Carlos Santana to contribute some tasty playing to the Latin slow-burn of "Whatever Happens." Elsewhere, comedian Chris Tucker contributes some high speed patter to the groove-heavy, piano-driven hit single "You Rock My World," while gospel superstar Andrae Crouch and his choir provide harmonic firepower to the magically lush "Speech". Although MJ stops long enough to take a swipe at yellow journalists everywhere with "Privacy," he truly shines on "The Lost Children," a sweeping ode to his young fans everywhere.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (12/13/01, p.149) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Fleet, durable R&B minimalism....and ballads ranging from Los Angeles smooth to the odd. Best of the bunch succeed with the kind of life-affirming number Jackson will never desert..." Q (12/01, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sonically exhilarating..." NME (11/3/01, p.33) - 6 out of 10 - "...A relevant and rejuvenated comeback..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Unbreakable
2.: Heartbreaker
3.: Invincible
4.: Break Of Dawn
5.: Heaven Can Wait
6.: You Rock My World
7.: Butterflies
8.: Speechless
9.: 2000 Watts
10.: You Are My Life
11.: Privacy
12.: Don't Walk Away
13.: Cry
14.: Lost Children
15.: Whatever Happens
16.: Threatened
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