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Discussion: Michael Jackson's Dangerous (25th Anniversary)
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I read there was this big behind-the-scenes push to get him out there in front of the public, that his image was a question mark at the time and he needed to be more relatable. So they did Halftime, Oprah, the Grammy Awards, and so on.
Ugh, the Grammy Awards speech when he said he felt that a cleansing spirit had come over him in the previous few weeks. He was so optimistic, everything was going great. The Dangerous campaign was a huge success, he was out there, people loved him, and then....  |
Was waiting for you to post that 1993 child molestation video. 
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No, this is a HAPPY thread, aside from griping about how much dust this album is getting paid by the people who are assigned to protect Michael's artistic legacy. 
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I love this album so much.  It is so special for me.
Bad will always be my favourite MJ album, but Dangerous is very close.
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No, this is a HAPPY thread, aside from griping about how much dust this album is getting paid by the people who are assigned to protect Michael's artistic legacy. |
Well since the estate hates MJ's appearance during this era, and dont think it was a success nor do they think we even remember DANGEROUS, I wouldn't be surprised.
I am over it.
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Well since the estate hates MJ's appearance during this era, and dont think it was a success nor do they think we even remember DANGEROUS, I wouldn't be surprised.
I am over it.
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You're not.
But it's okay.
Neither am I.
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But like if I need to some more of thriller era, like gorl bye.
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My ideal Dangerous re-issue would include
1) The album, fully remastered
2) Expanded booklet with thoughtful liner notes by various people involved with the project
3) A second disc with unreleased material from the sessions (using the disc's entirety)
4) A DVD of all of the short films plus live performances from the era
5) A full-length Dangerous documentary
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This weekend marks the 25th anniversary! I'll blow up my Facebook and Instagrrrrm.
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His best album. Happy 25th Dangerous 
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His best album. Happy 25th Dangerous |
 What's your fave song?
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What's your fave song? |
It's gotta be Remember the Time (which is pretty much my favorite Micheal single  ) and In the Closet.
Such timeless BOPS 
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His best album. Happy 25th Dangerous |
YAS, stan his masterpiece
When did you discover the King's crown jewel?
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It's gotta be Remember the Time (which is pretty much my favorite Micheal single ) and In the Closet.
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Stan
Isn't In The Closet that bop tho. 
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A few articles coming up in honor of the album's 25th anniversary:
http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/1...eer-spectacle/
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Michael Jordan. Macauley Culkin. Slash. Teddy Riley. Tyra Banks. Eddie Murphy. Wreckx-n-Effect. Bill Bottrell. Magic Johnson. George Wendt. Heavy D. Iman. Free Willy. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. Who are we missing from this lineup? Oh right, Michael Jackson. From the very beginning, The King of Pop always worked with the best of the best, and his eighth studio album, Dangerous, was no exception to that rule. It took four producers, two studios, one new genre, and 16 months to bring Jackson’s sound into the ’90s, and you can hear that monumental excess in each one of the album’s 14 varied tracks.
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Truth be told, it was the world who was actually wacko for Jacko, and Epic capitalized on that notion when they rolled out Dangerous, starting with the worldwide debut of “Black and White”. Now, it’s impossible to explain how big of a deal it was to catch Jackson’s new video, but when it finally premiered on the night of November 14, 1991, it felt like the globe stopped spinning. In a way, it did: Thanks to a deal with Fox, John Landis’ iconic 11-minute video was screened simultaneously across multiple networks — MTV, BET, VH1, and Fox — and 27 countries to a record-shattering 500 million viewers.
Between the starry cameos, the visual effects, and the catchy song itself, the video was nothing short of a spectacle. Yet what made it a cultural moment were the controversial final four minutes. At the very end, a black panther prowls a dark street before morphing into the singer, who proceeds to dance atop an abandoned car that he destroys in an outrageous show of protest. While conservatives complained about the more sexual material — he grabs his crotch, zips up his pants — the video’s radical epilogue was actually the truest preview of the Michael Jackson they would find on Dangerous.
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Perhaps the greatest part about Jackson’s ferocity is what it did to him vocally. He does some remarkable things with his voice throughout Dangerous, leaning on the raspier side of his talents, which allows him to wrap around rappers like Heavy D (“Jam”) and Wreckx-n-Effect (“She Drives Me Wild”) with aplomb. It’s like Riley sat him down, had him re-listen to “Dirty Diana”, and said, “Look, do that, but do it even angrier.” It’s why he’s able to smear venom all over the viciously underrated “Why You Wanna Trip on Me” and later sell the tortured angst that fuels the timelessly sexy R&B of “Remember the Time”.
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What really bridged everything together, though, was how Dangerous was marketed. Unlike today, where pop albums tend to live and die by the year, Jackson’s works had the luxury of enjoying fruitful, elongated stretches with six to seven hit singles per release. Dangerous had nine — plans for a 10th with the title track were scrapped once the child abuse allegations surfaced in August 1993 — yet it was a far more difficult run than previous efforts. Despite becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, the biggest hits really boiled down to “Black or White” and “Remember the Time”.
Here’s the thing, though: Dangerous never left the public consciousness. Again, Jackson attracted the best of the best, and even if every single didn’t top the charts, they roped in enough talent to turn heads. “Jam”, for instance, only hit No. 26 on the Billboard 200 (and No. 3 for US R&B), but everyone knew about the video that starred NBA god Michael Jordan. “Heal the World” also performed low, but it was accompanied by the foundation of a global charity of the same name. “Will You Be There” admittedly fared much better on the charts, but mostly thanks to its inclusion in 1992 blockbuster Free Willy.
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There’s something poetic about Dangerous. It’s not a perfect album by any means — the sequencing alone leaves much to be desired — but it’s by far Jackson’s most daring. What’s more, the risks he took paid off and continue to pay off; think about all the crossover pop albums that have followed in its wake, the echoes in marketing, and the constant star****ing that has become all too commonplace. No, there’s a mysterious presence to Dangerous that just doesn’t exist on Off the Wall, Thriller, or Bad, and while it’ll never appeal in the same way those do, it’ll always engage.
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I actually don't agree with their critique of the album's sequencing, which I consider to be among the best I've ever encountered. And I certainly don't agree with their dismissal of Will You Be There as saccharine, sappy, and dated. There's also a comment about Dangerous being, essentially, Michael's "final album" in some respects and that does a disservice to his remarkable work on HIStory. But overall, they treated Dangerous like an album that matters, and that makes me happy.
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What a great album
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My favourite album by him.
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Originally posted by Humoresque
A few articles coming up in honor of the album's 25th anniversary:
http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/1...eer-spectacle/
I actually don't agree with their critique of the album's sequencing, which I consider to be among the best I've ever encountered. And I certainly don't agree with their dismissal of Will You Be There as saccharine, sappy, and dated. There's also a comment about Dangerous being, essentially, Michael's "final album" in some respects and that does a disservice to his remarkable work on HIStory. But overall, they treated Dangerous like an album that matters, and that makes me happy. |
These are comments are due to it being a new album, I think over time this album possibly like many albums became loved. Critics will easily try to tear down his material post Thriller just because it's the norm.
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Currently listening in full! Happy 25th-year anniversary to this masterpiece.
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