Michael Jackson - Xscape (Deluxe)

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Remixes straight to the trash can... that Chicago joint though... (original)
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I could see this with hip-hop music because ultimately in most cases the artist is actually the producer setting the musical direction for projects, writing the song. In pop music it's the producers that are more linked to the track record of hits. The pop artists borrows their sound. Being that it's 2014 I'm just as confident if Michael Jackson were to be here to release these songs (if ever decided or he might just go on to future work leaving these in the bushes :birdman:) he would make a similar choice for production on his record . . hell he might not even make the choice for production, he might have an A&R like LA Reid make the decision. All we know is that he could be in the studio being as disruptive as possible in efforts to finish work and move on to the next song. In a way a posthumous Michael Jackson is worth more to a record label than him alive because the budgets for his albums can now be controlled. Michael Jackson couldn't be controlled, if he :mj: and said "Nooo . . .we need 100 mixes of these before we can get it right, that's ignorant" best believe he's getting 100 mixes . . this isn't sustainable to the current music industry no matter who you are. Unless of course they own the rights to your concerts and are getting at least 50%, then he could go on $100 million tours . . Which they can do anyway now making Cirue Du SOlaie (? idc) events, the Michael Jackson show did over $350 million. They'll make more off of him dead than alive, he was over a billion records sold . . I believe him when he said he was persecuted as soon as he surpassed The Beatles (as a solo act)
 

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this album put me in a mj mood....right now im digging into my folder of michael jackson unreleased and rare mj tracks and demos i got off the torrents shortly before his death in 2009...i have a version of blue gangsta up in there with pras on it lol..it was a good decision cutting him out
 

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Man, not gonna lie I was ready to say this album sucks.... Then the originals came on and that magic was there. I don't know what it is or why, but the originals have soul and feeling to them and they sound organic and natural.


Those remixes just sounds like everything else made today with too much music and not enough of the artist.


Great album, you mines well skip the remixes.
 

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Wasn't feeling the remixes at first but now they're starting to grow on me. Here's my breakdown:

New 'Love Never Felt So Good' >>> OG - tho the OG is a rough demo and I think the new one is what MJ would've wanted anyway. The JT joint is irrelevant to me.
OG 'Chicago'>>>New - just like the vibe of the OG more, tho the new one is pretty good.
New 'Loving You'>>>OG - this is probably the only track that's significantly better than the OG imo. I love the OG but the new one added something a little extra.
OG 'A Place Without No Name'>>>>>>>>>>New - tho the new one is growing on me like a muthfukka.
OG 'Slave to the Rhythm'>>>New - the OG sounds like some funky Prince shyt. Love it.
OG 'Do you know where your children are?'>>>New - both are pretty good but the OG just connects with me more.
Blue Gangsta - honestly this is a toss up for me. I love the horns for the new one but I like the ideas MJ had for the original...even tho it needed more polishing.
New 'Xscape'>>>OG - new joint is a little better but that's not a surprise considering its the same producer going back and perfecting shyt.

Obviously feeling the OG songs more but the new ones more than hold their own.
 
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this album put me in a mj mood....right now im digging into my folder of michael jackson unreleased and rare mj tracks and demos i got off the torrents shortly before his death in 2009...i have a version of blue gangsta up in there with pras on it lol..it was a good decision cutting him out

:russ: breh I remember that. Some no name ass nikka named Tempamental some how some way got his hands on that record. Got people to remix it just for Mike's hook and for him to spit some bars over it. Then some how some way Pras got it and THEN put it on HIS album :heh:

You know the estate was like :aicmon:........:ufdup:



I remember how that shyt just popped up online and I was just like "Why would Mike jump on track with THIS nikka? :mindblown:"
 
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