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Shortly after hearing about Mike's scheduled concert tour, I told my cousin that it was never going to happen. I didn’t think he’d be dead. But I pointed out to her that, IMO, Michael Jackson was simply in no shape, physically or mentally to take on such a task.The Good:I remember, as a child, sitting in the backseat of my dad’s car being driven to school and hearing “I Want You Back” for the first time. I was a kid but I knew great music when I heard it! I grew up on a steady diet of the Jackson 5_and later_Michael Jackson’s solo music. A lot is made of “Thriller” and rightly so. But the truth is, “Off The Wall” is my favorite because it preceded “Thriller” and introduced me to a whole new style of R&B/PoP fusion:“Off the Wall” displayed his raw musical genius. Thriller displayed his musical AND… Read more »
Shortly after hearing about Mike's scheduled concert tour, I told my cousin that it was never going to happen. I didn’t think he’d be dead. But I pointed out to her that, IMO, Michael Jackson was simply in no shape, physically or mentally to take on such a task.The Good:I remember, as a child, sitting in the backseat of my dad’s car being driven to school and hearing “I Want You Back” for the first time. I was a kid but I knew great music when I heard it! I grew up on a steady diet of the Jackson 5_and later_Michael Jackson’s solo music. A lot is made of “Thriller” and rightly so. But the truth is, “Off The Wall” is my favorite because it preceded “Thriller” and introduced me to a whole new style of R&B/PoP fusion:“Off the Wall” displayed his raw musical genius. Thriller displayed his musical AND… Read more »