New Michael Jackson Album: XSCAPE (#1 UK)

[Smithy]

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XSCAPE is executive produced by Epic Records Chairman and CEO L.A. Reid. After mining by the Estate of Jackson’s archives, Reid was granted unlimited access to the treasures spanning four decades of material on which Jackson had completed his vocals. Reid then teamed up top producers to “contemporize” the songs while retaining Jackson’s essence and integrity, creating the best music you’ve never heard.

A Deluxe Edition of XSCAPE will include a selection of the recordings in their original form. Both the standard and Deluxe Edition’s are available April 1st for pre-order on iTunes and elsewhere.

The title of this album honors Michael’s album naming process. He always chose a song from the album to name his projects and, beginning with THRILLER, used only one word titles, each with an edgy quality to them. This is true of the new project.

[Z]

I dunno how I feel about stuff like this. The guy died. None of this stuff was ever considered album worthy in his lifetime, perhaps he never wanted any of it to see the light of day or maybe he thought that after he died people would maybe hear some of it eventually but I doubt many people plan ahead and think "I want this to be released on a new album after I die" - I just sort of think he and his legacy should be left alone as it was while he was alive. I could understand the posthumous release of stuff he had been working on before his untimely death but this just comes across as a combination of a vanity project from people who think they have a right to his name and immoral profiteering out of a guy who was taken advantage of throughout his life and now in death too...

But on the other side yay new Michael Jackson music whatever

[Smithy]

I think we all know who to thank for this

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[Tom4784]

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XSCAPE is executive produced by Epic Records Chairman and CEO L.A. Reid. After mining by the Estate of Jackson’s archives, Reid was granted unlimited access to the treasures spanning four decades of material on which Jackson had completed his vocals. Reid then teamed up top producers to “contemporize” the songs while retaining Jackson’s essence and integrity, creating the best music you’ve never heard.

A Deluxe Edition of XSCAPE will include a selection of the recordings in their original form. Both the standard and Deluxe Edition’s are available April 1st for pre-order on iTunes and elsewhere.

The title of this album honors Michael’s album naming process. He always chose a song from the album to name his projects and, beginning with THRILLER, used only one word titles, each with an edgy quality to them. This is true of the new project.

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[Ryan57]

The blood sucking just never ends. And it probably never will.

[Marsh.]

That picture is creepy.

[Ryan57]

Good to see that the deluxe version will include original recordings.

[Shaun]

Hmm. Not terribly interested after 'Michael' was so poor.

[arista]

I dunno how I feel about stuff like this. The guy died. None of this stuff was ever considered album worthy in his lifetime, perhaps he never wanted any of it to see the light of day or maybe he thought that after he died people would maybe hear some of it eventually but I doubt many people plan ahead and think "I want this to be released on a new album after I die" - I just sort of think he and his legacy should be left alone as it was while he was alive. I could understand the posthumous release of stuff he had been working on before his untimely death but this just comes across as a combination of a vanity project from people who think they have a right to his name and immoral profiteering out of a guy who was taken advantage of throughout his life and now in death too...

But on the other side yay new Michael Jackson music whatever


Yes but his Outtakes
are better than what you have on.

[Smithy]

y'all thinking this is an april fools joke, it goes for pre-order april first then it's released in May

[Saph]

Micheal releasing albums from beyond the grave and Azealia still cant pick a release date

[Smithy]

:joker: :joker:

[arista]

y'all thinking this is an april fools joke, it goes for pre-order april first then it's released in May



http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/new-music-from-michael-jackson-out-in-may-2014/058076

[Samm]

Micheal releasing albums from beyond the grave and Azealia still cant pick a release date

:laugh2:

[Shaun]

LOL

[Vanessa]

I'm going to buy this. :amazed:

[Kazanne]

I dunno how I feel about stuff like this. The guy died. None of this stuff was ever considered album worthy in his lifetime, perhaps he never wanted any of it to see the light of day or maybe he thought that after he died people would maybe hear some of it eventually but I doubt many people plan ahead and think "I want this to be released on a new album after I die" - I just sort of think he and his legacy should be left alone as it was while he was alive. I could understand the posthumous release of stuff he had been working on before his untimely death but this just comes across as a combination of a vanity project from people who think they have a right to his name and immoral profiteering out of a guy who was taken advantage of throughout his life and now in death too...

But on the other side yay new Michael Jackson music whatever

This tbh,but if there is more MJ music available I'de buy it,loved him as an artiste

[Me. I Am Salman]

Micheal releasing albums from beyond the grave and Azealia still cant pick a release date

Mariah too :( she's had like three lead singles for this album since 2012 :umm2:

[Vanessa]

That's because Michael is still the King of Pop. :lovedup:

[Marc]

His family are money hungry

[Z]

Yes but his Outtakes
are better than what you have on.

They aren't even his outtakes in their original form though, only a couple of them are being left as they are, most of them have been 'updated' according to the OP, i.e. aren't how he intended them to sound either because he left them unfinished or he finished them but never planned to release them.

[Marsh.]

Bringing Azealia into a Michael Jackson thread. :bored:

[arista]

They aren't even his outtakes in their original form though, only a couple of them are being left as they are, most of them have been 'updated' according to the OP, i.e. aren't how he intended them to sound either because he left them unfinished or he finished them but never planned to release them.


Thats good Enough For me

[Samm]

That's because Michael is still the King of Pop. :lovedup:

no.

[Kazanne]

That's because Michael is still the King of Pop. :lovedup:

Definitely still up there:hugesmile:

[Shaun]

It's not a question, really. The King of Pop was a title made up for MJ, it's not something that can just be passed on or inherited. Who would it even be passed onto? No one compares. Or ever will.

[Saph]

um Pitbull?

[Shaun]

oh crap of course

[Saph]

silly http://i.imgur.com/fPYGEtB.png

[Shaun]

i'm just a -xƁƠƝƝЄӇfied Ɓ!tchx-

[Vanessa]

N7_iLMq8REo I love this! :amazed:

[Vanessa]

Definitely still up there:hugesmile:

He's the most successful solo artist of all time and i love his music. :worship:

[Smithy]

1. Love Never Felt So Good originates from collaborative sessions Jackson held with legendary songwriter, Paul Anka, in the early-80s.Touted by Mirror reporter Kevin Hughes as “an amazing 1983 disco groove” with a “soulful vocal, infectious baseline and orchestral strings,” this track would apparently not sound out of place on a Pharrell album. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy says that the track comes complete with 1980s “disco beats and crisp finger clicks,” adding that “the groove of the track is soaked in nostalgia.” The finger snaps are all present on the original demo of the track, but a 1980s disco beat is not. In fact, the demo, which will appear in the Deluxe Edition of ‘XSCAPE’, has only one instrument; a piano.


2. .[“She Was Lovin’ Me” What I find interesting about the brief reviews of this track in particular, are the comparisons to “The Way You Make Me Feel”. I can tell you right now, the original version of “She Was Lovin Me” sounds nothing like “The Way You Make Me Feel”. If anything, it reminded me of elements present in “Morphine”, “D.S.” and “Another Day”. Jackson delivers an emotionally powerful vocal on the track, packed with pain and frustration. The verses gently tell the intimate story of Jackson’s encounter with a woman whom he believes was attracted to him, before unleashing a rage of guitar-infused fury in the choruses..

3. “Chicago” that Timbaland said should be the lead single actually a fresh new remix of “Chicago 1945″ from the 80s? Kevin Hughes reported that “Chicago” (and “Blue Gangster): “Will remind you of previous Jackson offerings but benefits from newly enhanced production and remind us of the fact that Michael was keen to remain relevant to the emerging hip-hop generation."

4. A Place With No Name “I challenge anyone not to experience goosebumps after hearing ‘A Place With No Name’,” reported Kevin Hughes, adding that the song deserves to played by radio stations worldwide.
One thing that can’t be denied about this track is Jackson’s vocal. “When he came into the studio to record, he stood before the microphone and set fire to the song,” recalls Dr. Freeze of the recording session. “As he left, the studio was in ashes and our jaws on the floor. It was really impressive to see.”

5. 12 O’Clock (aka Do You Know Where Your Children Are) “The fifth song we were played opens with computerized synths as the star’s iconic ad libs of ‘hee-hee’ and ‘aaaow’ smack you with excitement,” writes Lewis Corner, adding: “Echoed snare beats and a storming rawk guitar solo make it one of the stand-out tracks. It’s: ”One of the outstanding cuts on the ‘Xscape’ album,” agrees Kevin Hughes. “An emphatic Jackson discusses family values and child abuse over a pulsating bass line and guitar riff.” Michael Cragg called the track “a proper, undeniably amazing hit” before going into a little more detail. “Opening with a delicate flurry of cascading 80s synths, it feels like the perfect embodiment of the old and the new, with some vintage “hee hee” ad-libs peppering the sophisticated mesh of electronics. It also features a typical Jackson pre-chorus section that then opens out into the album’s best chorus, before a great false stop moment heralds an even more bonkers final third, with Jackson hee-heeing and ow-ing his head off.”

6. Slave To The Rhythm begins with a massive string-led swoosh of scenic proportions, before it completely drops into glitchy electronics and rattling beats. Its shuffling groove marks it as classic MJ, making it yet another highlight,” wrote Lewis Corner. Michael Cragg reported that the Timbaland remix features: “Lashings of beatboxing in the intro, loads of vocal tics throughout, big spidery bassline,” adding that, “as with some of his other songs on Xscape, barely any space for the song to breathe. Thankfully Slave to the Rhythm is strong enough to fight its way through the clutter.” Kevin Hughes labeled the track as a potential single and “floor-filler for a new generation.”

7. Blue Gangster opens with Bond Theme-styled strings and tinned beats, before hearing Michael complain: ‘Look what you’ve done to me/ I can no longer smile’” writes Lewis Corner, adding that the album’s “overarching narrative is what we’ve always loved about Jackson; the superstar who is unlucky in love, but never doubts its power.”
Freeze stated that the version that leaked online is not the newest version he has. “I’ve updated it a bit, the song is completed, ready to go. It will be completely different from the version leaked on the net. It is perfectly calibrated to enter a nightclub. It sounds very European in style productions Kraftwerk.”The version that will appear on ‘XSCAPE’ will be different yet again. Freeze was not involved in the production of the new remix.

8. Xscape “It’s the only track which has been re-worked by its original producer, and hears turn-of-the-millennium Jackson snarl over a mix of ’70s disco and ’90s R&B. Its potential for some other-worldly choreography is palpable, which provokes a sad tinge of what could’ve been,” reports Lewis Corner, while Michael Cragg states that: “The only song that sounds like a bit of a struggle vocally, with Jackson’s various vocal tics becoming a bit of a hindrance rather than something more carefree.” Kevin Hughes deduces: ”As the album concludes with title track ‘Xscape’ a sonic slice of noughties electro-pop, I’m left satisfied that Michael’s legacy will endure…”

[Jessica.]

:shocked: It sounds very interesting indeed.

[Vanessa]

I'm getting this! Love Michael Jackson. :love:

[smeagol]

its a form of raping the dead for cash to feed the living. always happens. he has made more dead than alive.
interesting if your a big fan. music should be heard i guess but depends on what level the songs were at in the first place.

The main problem with jacsons music is it sounds so dated most of it. where as a lo of artists music from the 90's 80's sounds good still

[Ryan57]

its a form of raping the dead for cash to feed the living. always happens. he has made more dead than alive.
interesting if your a big fan. music should be heard i guess but depends on what level the songs were at in the first place.

The main problem with jacsons music is it sounds so dated most of it. where as a lo of artists music from the 90's 80's sounds good still

How is it dated? His music will live on forever more.

[Kazanne]

This is a must for me,love his music and he will go on forever
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[Vanessa]

This is a must for me,love his music and he will go on forever
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I can't wait to get this album. His music will always be immortal. :worship:

[Kazanne]

I can't wait to get this album. His music will always be immortal. :worship:

Me too,great entertainer:hugesmile:

[reece(:]

Slave To the Rhythm leaked a few years back, it's great :love:

this is the only version I could find on Youtube without Justin Bieber remix
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[Kazanne]

Slave To the Rhythm leaked a few years back, it's great :love:

this is the only version I could find on Youtube without Justin Bieber remix
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Oh,I really like that.

[Smithy]

Quite a few of them have, blue gangster and do you know where your children are leaked after he died

[smeagol]

How is it dated? His music will live on forever more.

sound wise a lot of it even the later stuff sounds dated, too much fake drum beats and production ,

[Ryan57]

What songs?

[Me. I Am Salman]

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i, too, am just a xƁƠƝƝЄӇfied Ɓ!tchx-

[Smithy]

Demo to Xscape; http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/michael-jackson-xscape-xscape-premiere/

[armand.kay]

Micheal releasing albums from beyond the grave and Azealia still cant pick a release date

Tea spilled http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ed2305b7.png

[Samm]

I can't wait to get this album. His music will always be immortal. :worship:

His music is not immortal at all lmao :laugh:

[james130]

From what i've heard of the 'Xscape' Slave, I prefer the production on the Bieber version.
Excited for this album though.

[Marsh.]

His music is not immortal at all lmao :laugh:

It'll outlive Lily Allen. :idc:

[Samm]

It'll outlive Lily Allen. :idc:

Well yes because he's very popular in the US & UK

But he's very overrated

[Brother Leon]

His music is not immortal at all lmao :laugh:

If his isn't then there is no such thing as immortal music tbh.

[Marsh.]

Well yes because he's very popular in the US & UK

But he's very overrated

Overrated or not has nothing to do with it.

[Gstar]

imagine if the album flops http://i.imgur.com/fPYGEtB.png

[Smithy]

It's really good :dazzler:

[Smithy]

Slave to the Rhythm and A Place With No Name have slayed me tbqh

[Ryan57]

Listening to it now. Slave To the Rhythm is so good. Far better without 'effin Bieber. :idc:

[Ryan57]

My favourite track so far is Do You Know Where Your Children Are. :worship:

[Joelle.]

A Place With No Name is easily up there with some of his classic stuff. I love it :dazzler:

[Ryan57]

Love Never Felt So Good has become my favourite track.

[SoBig]

Do You Know Where Your Children Are :love:

[Ryan57]

Number 1. :love:

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[Kazanne]

Number 1. :love:

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Fantastic Ryan :xyxwave::thumbs:

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[Ryan57]

Tenth number 1 UK album and top in over 50 countries digitally.

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:worship:

[Kazanne]

Brilliant
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[Samm]

Still think he's overrated

[james130]

Unpopular opinion...
I hated that there were Bieber vocals, but much prefer the production on that version to the Xscape version. :idc:

[james130]

...The Bieber version of STTR.
I much prefer the production on it.
The Xscape version is dull as f. :idc:

[Ryan57]

Overrated in what way?

[reece(:]

Unpopular opinion...
I hated that there were Bieber vocals, but much prefer the production on that version to the Xscape version. :idc:
I have the version without Bieber vocals and without Xscape production :pipe:

[james130]

I have the version without Bieber vocals and without Xscape production :pipe:

What.
With the Max Methods production?!?!
How!?! :shocked:

[reece(:]

What.
With the Max Methods production?!?!
How!?! :shocked:
It leaked years ago

[james130]

It leaked years ago

Oh no, not the demo/original version.
I really want the Justin Bieber/Max Methods remix but with just MJ vocals. :(

[Vanessa]

I can't wait to get this album. I LOVE the songs. Michael was such a gifted song writer. :worship:

[Ryan57]

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Love this video. :flutter:

[Vanessa]

OMFG! This is incredible! :amazed:

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[Ryan57]

Didn't like it myself. Very poor impersonation, imo.

[Jake.]

oG08ukJPtR8

Love this video. :flutter:

Very good, the original is much better but yeah, this is nice

[Ryan57]

Yeah, wish they'd made a similar video with just MJ's vocals.

[Jake.]

Yeah, the original backing track is so much better too

[Ryan57]

Also, hope we'll see the MJ and Freddie Mercury recordings sooner rather than later. Its been in the pipeline for ages.

Hurry up, Brian May. http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/063/Picture_2_c.jpg