Michael Jackson "Dangerous" is every bit as good as 'Thriller', 'Off the Wall', & 'Bad'

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As a kid I thought it was just a cool video but listen to the lyrics
People spent damn near 20 years fukking with him calling him a pedophile

 

[ApolloStark]

In November 1991, days before the debut of the music video "Black or White," David Browne of Entertainment Weekly commented on the high expectations of Dangerous, due to the extended time spent on developing the album and Jackson's lucrative $65 million contract with Sony Music. The writer stated, "[T]here is more riding on the success of Dangerous than on any other album in pop history."[29] Jackson personally hoped that the album would sell 100 million copies, a number that would twice surpass the sales of Thriller.[9] Five days before the album's release, three men armed with guns robbed 30,000 copies from a Los Angeles warehouse.



nikkas weren't playing

 

[Luke Cage]

In November 1991, days before the debut of the music video "Black or White," David Browne of Entertainment Weekly commented on the high expectations of Dangerous, due to the extended time spent on developing the album and Jackson's lucrative $65 million contract with Sony Music. The writer stated, "[T]here is more riding on the success of Dangerous than on any other album in pop history."[29] Jackson personally hoped that the album would sell 100 million copies, a number that would twice surpass the sales of Thriller.[9] Five days before the album's release, three men armed with guns robbed 30,000 copies from a Los Angeles warehouse.



nikkas weren't playing

If they only knew, waiting just over 10 years later they could use napster and pirate shyt from the safety of their own home.

 

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This thread got me listening to his material again. HIStory moving up to his top 3 right now

 

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Okay just did finished listening to Dangerous because of this thread lol.
I got to agree with the OP.
Forgot how nasty Jam was as an intro

Mike don't get enough credit for his lyrics at all. That nikka be really talking some shyt and I felt this was the first album where he started to speak on his frustrations.
Didn't have the urge to skip any track even on Black or White which was a track I didn't care for as a kid but it hit different on the playthrough

 

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I'm gonna be the only guy saying this, but I feel that "Bad" was a bad album.

I won't say it's a bad album but it is my least favorite. Leave Me Alone is my favorite track by a very wide margin. I still skip around a lot on that album.

 

[Booker T Garvey]

I'm gonna be the only guy saying this, but I feel that "Bad" was a bad album.

This was the common consensus when it was released by critics and the industry. They hated it.

But Another part of me, The way you make me feel, IJCSLY, Man in the Mirror? these songs have definitely held up through the decades

 

[JA_Carter]

Thought I was in the minority but this is easily his GOAT album for with the GOAT music video (remember the time)

 

[Yinny]

Loved this album

she prayed to God to Buddha then she sings a Talmud song

I remember being obsessed with MJ, too bad he never got to retire gracefully/in peace.

 

[OmegaK2099]

What I find fascinating about the DANGEROUS project is that Michael and Bill Bottrell first recorded a number of tracks that had MJ heading in a new and more funky progressive direction. Then it seems MJ got cold feet about it all and ran back to rehash the sound he was more comfortable with. I was chatting with a dude who reissued the albums in the late '90s, he said they dug up nearly an album's worth of unreleased tracks from the DANGEROUS sessions that still have never seen the light of day.

 

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[Apollo Creed]

 

[Champagne Kudo]

6 years later op is still 100% on point

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I'm gonna be the only guy saying this, but I feel that "Bad" was a bad album.

To me, there's only one bad song on the album ("Just Good Friends"). It should have been replaced by "Come Together" or "Streetwalker" since MJ really wanted that song on the album.

Also, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was fine. Everything else is fire, nothing less than a 4/5.

 

[Erratic415]

Interesting documentary.

I still need to get around to finishing the Bad 25 doc by Spike Lee.