Zack44
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Hi everyone, I've wanted to help take people's minds off of this ugly Sundance movie and pose a hypothetical situation to everyone.
As we all know, when MJ passed away, in addition to working on the London shows, he was working on-and-off on a new album He was possibly going to finish it by 2010 and give out copies of that album on the last date of the This Is It shows. Then he died and everything- the tour, the new music, and in my opinion, the entire world- just stopped.
Anyway, after his death, there was an obvious instant demand for his unfinished material. The 2010 "Michael" album ended up compiling 6 previously unheard (yet posthumously-remixed) tracks, 1 remixed version of a 2004 deep cut, and 3 that were eventually proven in court to be fake. That project was a mess, to say the least.
2014's "Xscape" was a MUCH better project in comparison, but not perfect. Of the 8 "new" songs, 6 of them leaked prior to its 2014 release in one form or another (e.g. the 2010 versions of Slave to the Rhythm and others).
So, here's my question for everyone: Let's flash back to 2009 after he died. I want you guys to pitch me your ideal posthumous album concept and/or tracklist. Here's my example:
I would bill it as Michael's NEXT album, as opposed to a POSTHUMOUS release or his LAST album, so to speak. I would exclusively choose tracks that were recorded during or after the Invincible sessions.
Songs such as (but not limited to):
-Xscape
-She Was Lovin' Me
-Hold My Hand (w/ Akon)
-Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
-From the Bottom Of My Heart (aka the Hurricane Katrina relief song)
-Days in Glouchestershire
-Hollywood Tonight
-Best Of Joy
-A Place with No Name
-ANY of the will.i.am-produced songs
Have any of you guys ever thought about something similar? If so, what were/are some of your ideas?
As we all know, when MJ passed away, in addition to working on the London shows, he was working on-and-off on a new album He was possibly going to finish it by 2010 and give out copies of that album on the last date of the This Is It shows. Then he died and everything- the tour, the new music, and in my opinion, the entire world- just stopped.
Anyway, after his death, there was an obvious instant demand for his unfinished material. The 2010 "Michael" album ended up compiling 6 previously unheard (yet posthumously-remixed) tracks, 1 remixed version of a 2004 deep cut, and 3 that were eventually proven in court to be fake. That project was a mess, to say the least.
2014's "Xscape" was a MUCH better project in comparison, but not perfect. Of the 8 "new" songs, 6 of them leaked prior to its 2014 release in one form or another (e.g. the 2010 versions of Slave to the Rhythm and others).
So, here's my question for everyone: Let's flash back to 2009 after he died. I want you guys to pitch me your ideal posthumous album concept and/or tracklist. Here's my example:
I would bill it as Michael's NEXT album, as opposed to a POSTHUMOUS release or his LAST album, so to speak. I would exclusively choose tracks that were recorded during or after the Invincible sessions.
Songs such as (but not limited to):
-Xscape
-She Was Lovin' Me
-Hold My Hand (w/ Akon)
-Can't Get Your Weight Off Of Me
-From the Bottom Of My Heart (aka the Hurricane Katrina relief song)
-Days in Glouchestershire
-Hollywood Tonight
-Best Of Joy
-A Place with No Name
-ANY of the will.i.am-produced songs
Have any of you guys ever thought about something similar? If so, what were/are some of your ideas?