Posted on 06/26/2009 12:36:48 AM PDT by RobinMasters
Generally speaking, Im a believer in the rule that we should not speak ill of the dead. Or at least we should wait a decent interval before doing so (if we never spoke ill of the dead, history would be meaningless). But, I must say I find the medias instinctive rush to sanctify Michael Jackson disgusting.
Look, I understand that Michael Jackson was an "icon." I understand that some people loved his work and that many people who never met him believed they loved the man too.
But I didn't, and Im hardly alone. If Michael Jackson were just another famous person, Id probably stay silent and let the pro forma celebration of his memory roll by without comment. (For instance, I have no problem whatsoever with the media taking a moment to pay respects to Farah Fawcett).
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You should see my iTunes playlists - contains a bit of everything. Classical, jazz, a wide array of popular music of various subgenres from a wide variety of eras.
If you have listened to and do like serious music and you think Jackson ranks right up there, then you have a serious musical aptitude problem.
You have a problem with being a soulless snob who probably can't dance.
LOL!
I resent the soulless snob insinuation.
lol...where'd you get that "objective fact," from Al Sharpton?
Here are the facts, Jack. The Beatles and Elvis have sold the most records worldwide (over 1 billion each). Michael Jackson comes in 3rd at 750 million. And in the U.S. Whacko Jacko comes in 17th at 62 million sales, over 100 million records behind the 1st place Beatles.
Geez...somebody’s late to the party. You should read the whole thread BEFORE you hit reply.
And in fact, “Thriller” is the best selling album ever.
Thriller was a POS of an album, btw. Sales were driven completely by the extended MTV vid, not the quality of music.
Whacko Jacko was a good singer who, with the exception of his time with the Jackson 5, sang lousy material. But that boy sure could dance, I'll give him that.
Thriller was a POS of an album, btw. Sales were driven completely by the extended MTV vid, not the quality of music.
No need for revisionist history. I don't get why it's hard for some people to admit that others have different tastes than them and have to come up with cockamamie ideas for why something was popular that they didn't like.
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