Michael Jackson - Page 3

Kratos · 06-25-09, 06:45 PM

but things dont stay on...

SS107.9MHz · 06-25-09, 06:45 PM

Now seriously, he was a great performer, a great showman, although to me the real genious behind his hits is Quincy Jones... Unfortunately all the credit seems to go entirely to Jackson... I only hope everything turns out well for his kids, maybe now they have a chence for a normal life...

Platapus · 06-25-09, 06:48 PM

de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est

Kapitan_Phillips · 06-25-09, 06:53 PM

Yeah, this is all reeeal tasteful.

I'm disappointed in you all.

GoldenRivet · 06-25-09, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

I'm disappointed in you all.

somewhat harsh considering the mix of serious and jovial posts.

perhaps... "im disappointed in some of you"

SS107.9MHz · 06-25-09, 06:56 PM

Now, not so seriously:

Kapitan_Phillips · 06-25-09, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

somewhat harsh considering the mix of serious and jovial posts.

perhaps... "im disappointed in some of you"

Point taken.

AVGWarhawk · 06-25-09, 07:40 PM

I'm like GR, I grew up listening to the guy. Thriller was cool. I did not buy his albums or anything but he was part of the music world in my teenage years. Got to remember, his singing and dancing really influenced the pop stars of today.

GoldenRivet · 06-25-09, 07:50 PM

yeah take it from me and warhawk...

if you went back in time to 1984 and told everyone that in 15 years the king of pop would be a nearly white, child molesting crazy person, made more of plastic than flesh...

... you would have had your butt laughed right out of town!

EDIT:

it would be the equivalent of someone walking up to you today and saying "hi, im from the future, and in 15 years Will Smith will be a post op transsexual who has a thing for clown costumes."

boy.... if that comes true.

Skybird · 06-25-09, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'm like GR, I grew up listening to the guy. Thriller was cool. I did not buy his albums or anything but he was part of the music world in my teenage years. Got to remember, his singing and dancing really influenced the pop stars of today.

Absolutely, his influence on pop culture is undisputed. But the "problem" I have with him - to put i into words - has nothing to do with his music back then (although I was not really a fan). I think he spend his life in a way andthat is not suited well for being seen as an idol by many younger people. And I do not mean just the scandals. Everybody has to admit that he was behaving strange, wasn't he, and that he had strange priorities and preferences. The psychologist in me collects symptoms when thinking of him. He often does when seeing "celebreties" behaving in their strange ways.

AVGWarhawk · 06-25-09, 08:07 PM

He certainly was a case study. I liken it to a genius who borders on insanity. His genius though was music and his choreography was as just as genius as his music. He did border on insanity back in the day and if I recall correctly took nothing less than perfection in his work. In the end, it showed. Thriller as platnium x20. That in itself shows his work was much admired.

Onkel Neal · 06-25-09, 08:11 PM

I know it's popular to rag on MJ. At least we can say he loved children.

GoldenRivet · 06-25-09, 08:12 PM

i think there is something else to be said for the number of responses to this thread vs that of the late charlies angel...

this thread already up to 3 pages

the other thread?

perhaps its the fact that Jackson is so controversial and Farrah Fawcett was not?

Monica Lewinsky · 06-25-09, 08:20 PM

bye, bye ... won't miss ya at all.

Torplexed · 06-25-09, 08:22 PM

I wasn't the biggest MJ fan. I did like Off the Wall, but I eventually burnt out on all the video and media hype surrounding Thriller and every album after. I think as time passed he became nothing less than mentally ill with the self-indulgent skin treatments and surgeries, oxygen tent bed, etc. I wonder if it isn't a small mercy that he died before taking the stage in London next month. We'll never know for sure as he was a consummate showman, but watching a frail and pale 50-year old trying to pull the same moves he did at 23 could have painful and sad.

06-25-09, 06:45 PM	#31
Kratos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,267 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	but things dont stay on... __________________ Last edited by XabbaRus; 06-26-09 at 05:25 AM.

06-25-09, 06:45 PM	#32
SS107.9MHz Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lat.40º12'82"N, Long.8º85'48"W, Portugal Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now seriously, he was a great performer, a great showman, although to me the real genious behind his hits is Quincy Jones... Unfortunately all the credit seems to go entirely to Jackson... I only hope everything turns out well for his kids, maybe now they have a chence for a normal life... __________________ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra 107.9 FM, 26 Years Of Free Radio, http://www.ruc.pt/

06-25-09, 06:48 PM	#33
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,378 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-25-09, 06:53 PM	#34
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Yeah, this is all reeeal tasteful. I'm disappointed in you all. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

06-25-09, 06:56 PM	#36
SS107.9MHz Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lat.40º12'82"N, Long.8º85'48"W, Portugal Posts: 256 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now, not so seriously: __________________ Rádio Universidade de Coimbra 107.9 FM, 26 Years Of Free Radio, http://www.ruc.pt/ Last edited by XabbaRus; 06-26-09 at 05:23 AM. Reason: Again distasteful, allegations of this were never proven.

06-25-09, 07:40 PM	#38
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm like GR, I grew up listening to the guy. Thriller was cool. I did not buy his albums or anything but he was part of the music world in my teenage years. Got to remember, his singing and dancing really influenced the pop stars of today. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-25-09, 07:50 PM	#39
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	yeah take it from me and warhawk... if you went back in time to 1984 and told everyone that in 15 years the king of pop would be a nearly white, child molesting crazy person, made more of plastic than flesh... ... you would have had your butt laughed right out of town! EDIT: it would be the equivalent of someone walking up to you today and saying "hi, im from the future, and in 15 years Will Smith will be a post op transsexual who has a thing for clown costumes." boy.... if that comes true. __________________

06-25-09, 08:07 PM	#41
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,275 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	He certainly was a case study. I liken it to a genius who borders on insanity. His genius though was music and his choreography was as just as genius as his music. He did border on insanity back in the day and if I recall correctly took nothing less than perfection in his work. In the end, it showed. Thriller as platnium x20. That in itself shows his work was much admired. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

06-25-09, 08:11 PM	#42
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I know it's popular to rag on MJ. At least we can say he loved children. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

06-25-09, 08:12 PM	#43
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i think there is something else to be said for the number of responses to this thread vs that of the late charlies angel... this thread already up to 3 pages the other thread? perhaps its the fact that Jackson is so controversial and Farrah Fawcett was not? __________________

06-25-09, 08:20 PM	#44
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	bye, bye ... won't miss ya at all. __________________ Sink them all! Last edited by XabbaRus; 06-26-09 at 03:26 AM.

06-25-09, 08:22 PM	#45
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I wasn't the biggest MJ fan. I did like Off the Wall, but I eventually burnt out on all the video and media hype surrounding Thriller and every album after. I think as time passed he became nothing less than mentally ill with the self-indulgent skin treatments and surgeries, oxygen tent bed, etc. I wonder if it isn't a small mercy that he died before taking the stage in London next month. We'll never know for sure as he was a consummate showman, but watching a frail and pale 50-year old trying to pull the same moves he did at 23 could have painful and sad.