Billie Jean is an absolute classic. I know a lot of his songs are of course, but that's my favourite.
And to think..it almost wasn't included on Thriller. Btw, this isn't the last we'll hear from MJ. Rumor has it he has over 100 secret songs he wrote, recorded and never released. There could be another thriller quality album in there for all we know.
I don't understand how so many musicians manage to release nothing for years and then when they die suddenly it's like "oh yeah, forgot to mention, here's another 100+ songs he recorded before dying." It's so strange. Can't say that I'm not interested in hearing them though, as you said, we could get to hear some incredible songs, juding by the songs he's already released. Let's hope it's not just a rumour.
For those who just wanna hear the voice, and don't care about the instruments...here's some acapellas . Got To Be There [youtube]EdmWHB6yF2g[/youtube] Rockin Robin [youtube]v8c_Gm1ZvGU[/youtube] Ben (Music in intro only) [youtube]46rGlj8--Xk[/youtube] The Way You Make Me Feel [youtube]7cNol31tOkU[/youtube] Scream [youtube]x3yYO8FDt90[/youtube] Remember The Time [youtube]lFy8PL1aJik[/youtube] You Rock My World [youtube]Hrf8OMP7gT4[/youtube] ==== Awesome.
Invincible had amazing tracks like "You Rock My World", "Cry" and "Invincible". Also it made Platinum twice in The US, France and Australia. And as Derek has mentioned already HIStory was BRILLIANT. @Derek- Thanks
I forgot how much Scream ruled. I remember staying up late against my bed time with my sister to watch the video premere(sp?) on MTV when I was like 7 or 8.
After listening to HIStory, even though half the lyrics are about his personal pain...I believe its his best work next to Thriller. Its brutally honest, angry, aggressive and just plain real. Wonderful record.
I was at work the day that he died and I spent the whole day in disbelief until I saw the news about him. It was shocking because I was listening to "Will You Be There?" and Thriller the week before and watching the Bucharest concert on youtube, just reminiscing how great he was and thinking that I couldn't wait to see videos of his concerts in London. To know that such an amazing person is dead before his time is saddening, it's kinda like Ledger all over again. Despite the false accusations MJ will always be an icon of pop music and one of the greatest artists there ever lived. It just sickens me that the press won't give his family some space and much needed privacy (i.e. the picture of MJ dead in the ambulance was too much for me to look at and I can only imagine how his family must've felt.)
I was wondering if someone on LPA had bought the concert tickets to his O2 Concert? My friend had actually gotten them and was pretty excited to see him live. I think she's keeping the tickets.