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Michael Jackson - The Duet Album 2013?

Pentum said:
Looks like it was just a false rumor, http://home.mjnewsalerts.com/2010/11/26/confirmed-no-duets-album-planned/

"These rumors are false, The Estate of Michael Jackson have confirmed this to us."

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It is possible that they are talking about a different duet concept in this article not related to the topic of this thread which is about a duets release in 2013? It seems clear that the attached idea is not credible given that Bristol Palin's name is associated with it along with the Jackson family. As AnnieRUOKay89 mentioned, the idea of a duets album has been discussed a while ago.
 
No, MJNEWSALERTS referred to this topic. He reposted it (posted two months ago) on his twitter yesterday. Obviously saw people starting to discuss this again.
 
Why not release these one verse/one chorus songs as interludes on a concept album inbetween 10 finished tracks? If they're any good (and I'm sure they are) that is the PERFECT way to use them. Same thing for instrumentals that Michael almost finished but never recorded vocals for (though I can see these reworked for a classical music album if the Estate does not have enough compositions - btw, there are three classical pieces that WE know of: one from 79 and two from 09).
They could spice it up by adding fragments of Michael's speeches/interviews/phone calls etc. But they'd never do this. It's easier to work on a song for a day and put it out on an album - all ready in a week and guess what? It makes money too... So why would they put any thought into an album of music - art that Michael worked so hard on for 40 years?

Like Teddy Riley says: "have a track done in no time" and put it out. It works as well. After all, who cares about Michael Jackson and his art...
 
I would rather get a album full of hidden treasures with outakes from the Invincible seesions including the new Cheater version he was working on during that session. The Will.I.Am tracks should be legit, some tracks he worked on with Stevie Wonder should also be but I don't want to hear what's "popular", I want to here what's "good and untouched"...

And don't worry about Lady Gaga, she's obviously lying about opening the O2 concerts and I'm sure 5 years from now people will remember her as just "that crazy blonde bitch".

PS: However, as we all know $ony is all about the money so by putting all these "popular" artist on a Michael Jackson album will be a huge market hit... Not only about the sales but for the younger generation also who might learn a thing or two about the real Michael after hearing: "Oh, Lady Gaga's on Michael's new album... Michael Jackson? Oh, he's that coll guy who did that... *googles Michael Jackson for more info*..."

So yeah, in terms of the musical quality of the album I'd rather have a legit Michael Jackson album with finished outtakes and demos as bonuses. But on the termsof Michael gaining more fans by having the album very advertised by these artist I'd go with that.

My possition is unclear here. I do however wish that Sony doesn't put artists that Michael never met or actually worked on a at least a song. Having a demo like Hollywood Tonight and just putting Lady Gaga sing two more verses sounds like complete and utter bullshit.

PPS: I changed my mind. I just want Michael Jackson... like MICHAEL JACKSON. Songs he really him, that he really recoreded them, finished and the unfinished demos to be either bonuses or just do something clever with them like Alec said. My brain hurts if I use the names "Lady Gaga/Justin Bieber/Kesha/etc" and "Michael Jackson" in the same context!
 
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AndreyZidane™;3211157 said:
I would rather get a album full of hidden treasures with outakes from the Invincible seesions including the new Cheater version he was working on during that session. The Will.I.Am tracks should be legit, some tracks he worked on with Stevie Wonder should also be but I don't want to hear what's "popular", I want to here what's "good and untouched"...

And don't worry about Lady Gaga, she's obviously lying about opening the O2 concerts and I'm sure 5 years from now people will remember her as just "that crazy blonde bitch".

PS: However, as we all know $ony is all about the money so by putting all these "popular" artist on a Michael Jackson album will be a huge market hit... Not only about the sales but for the younger generation also who might learn a thing or two about the real Michael after hearing: "Oh, Lady Gaga's on Michael's new album... Michael Jackson? Oh, he's that coll guy who did that... *googles Michael Jackson for more info*..."

So yeah, in terms of the musical quality of the album I'd rather have a legit Michael Jackson album with finished outtakes and demos as bonuses. But on the termsof Michael gaining more fans by having the album very advertised by these artist I'd go with that.

My possition is unclear here. I do however wish that Sony doesn't put artists that Michael never met or actually worked on a at least a song. Having a demo like Hollywood Tonight and just putting Lady Gaga sing two more verses sounds like complete and utter bullshit.

PPS: I changed my mind. I just want Michael Jackson... like MICHAEL JACKSON. Songs he really him, that he really recoreded them, finished and the unfinished demos to be either bonuses or just do something clever with them like Alec said. My brain hurts if I use the names "Lady Gaga/Justin Bieber/Kesha/etc" and "Michael Jackson" in the same context!
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Take 2 aspirin and listen to Michael for an hour :D

10 or 20 years from now, where will all these 'singers' be? Best guess, relegated to obscurity. Michael, however, will still be played, studied, analyzed and loved. Not just for his music but for the totality of his contributions to our planet.
So if they want a duet album, unearth some already recorded duets such as Carole Bayer Sager. Songs where he actually sang a duet. But no cobbled together, get rich quick efforts, please.
 
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if most of what michael left are just some pieces,I doubt the vocal quality
was good enough to produce an album at michael level.
I 'd rather they put them out in demos than a big mosaic with other voices to boost its market share.
if it has to be a duet album, lable it as a tribute.
 
I would love to hear LADY GAGA with Michae... I love her so much...
 
I really really don't want this to happen... I'd rather have no more new music than have something such as this, I really don't want this to happen, it's not even Michael's work then with all this tampering going on with his stuff. What about those completed tracks that he finished for Invincible that never saw the light of and what about Place with No Name?! If you ask me, Sony's just pondering more about the money rather than Michael's legacy, they're trying to reach out more to the mainstream and in this they're throwing away the Michael essence which any way no longer exists since he's now dead and gone and we're being given fake tracks and overworked demos. I mean, this sounds good but it's not gonna be good and they;re making of Mockery of the real Michael jackson. I'm going back to the Invincible and era's preceding then and finding my comfort there... There are too many songs to not keep one occupied including yet to be released material such as Blue Gangsta and dykwyca, even though these might even be tampered with as well. Yeah... We've already had enough... specially with this Cascio hoopla.
 
I will judge the album AFTER I've heard it, not before it's even done.

I like MJ's duets.

Maybe More to life than this will be on.
 
It was not JUST 'Red One' that stated Michael liked Lady Gaga.. Travis Payne stated that he himself did not like Lady Gaga until Michael earged him to check her out.. Now Payne choeographed her 2009-2011 tour.. Not to mention Lady Gaga herself stated she was contacted to be an act for THIS IS IT..


Lady Gaga is damn talented! she may not float EVERYONES boat, but that does not take away from her talent...

Some people like Mosaic art - some hate it.. It doesn't take away from the talent to make it.


Plus I bet you the duet album will sell more than the 'Michael' album..
 
KOPV said:
It was not JUST 'Red One' that stated Michael liked Lady Gaga.. Travis Payne stated that he himself did not like Lady Gaga until Michael earged him to check her out.. Now Payne choeographed her 2009-2011 tour.. Not to mention Lady Gaga herself stated she was contacted to be an act for THIS IS IT..
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In other words Travis Payne gave an interview tying Michael's name to Lady Gaga's while he was under her employment?

KOPV said:
Plus I bet you the duet album will sell more than the 'Michael' album..
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Seriously speaking, how much do you want to bet me?
 
nickzark said:
I will wait untill oficial news.
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A good idea. :clapping:


No reason to start another thread full of controversy and arguing and attacks when we don't even know if it is true.
 
see, know one here will agree with who i wanna hear on this album. In the first post list, 90% of those talentless wangs have no right to even be in a studio michael worked in, let alone record with him! BUT, i do agree that the Queen, Ray Charles and Hurricane Katrina songs should be included. He also worked on duets with Sisqo and Diddy for Invincible, wouldn't mind hearing them.

I love to hear something a bit different, like some rock artists. I'd love them to have Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) or Matthew Belemy (Muse) guest on some tracks, and raps by Eminem, Dr Dre and Yelawolf!! That would be sickening!!

**edit** I have a lot of respect for lady gaga and what she does, its just not my thing.
 
BudzMJJ said:
guest on some tracks, and raps by Eminem, Dr Dre and Yelawolf!! That would be sickening!!
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Eminem on a Michael Jackson album? You gotta be freaking kidding me. That is just outrageous! Remeber what he did? I used to respect Eminem as an artist and I really liked him until that moment. I'll never respect him for that! Screw the Kanye West incident, give the guy a break... you all hate Taylor Swift and you know it, LOL! Eminem on the other hand made a whole song (with a video) just to make fun and disrespect Michael.

Here's Michael himself talking about Eminem's total disrespect towards him and quoting Stevie Wonder by saying Eminem is (in his words) "bullshit"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYryw1c7NGA

And someone mentioned something about how well this would sell. Well, do you actually think that most Michael Jackson fans actually give a rat's ass about the sales when it comes to choosing between legit Michael Jackson songs/albums and sales for a stupid album with popular non-talented artists on it? I think not. :D

PS: The only duets they should release are legit duets Michael was working on with different artists like Ray Charlses, Barry Gibb, etc.
 
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Eminem was the guy who made that idiotic song while Michael was trying to fix all the mess around him. Are you serious when you are asking a duet with that dude? Seriously? Never - ever!!
 
Eminem should never be allowed to work with MJ - or MJ's legacy.

I lost soo much respect for Eminem when the just lose it video came out.

But MJ duets sounds fine to me.
 
Love Michael's response to Eminem dissing him. Any other artist would release a follow-up 'diss' record. But not Michael Jackson. What does Michael Jackson do? Michael Jackson buys Eminem's publishing! Ha! Now that's Black Power!
 
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Love Michael's response to Eminem dissing him. Any other artist would release a follow-up 'diss' record. Michael Jackson bought Eminem's publishing! Ha! Now that's Black Power!
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Don't **** with Michael; he will BUY you ;)
 
No. No. No.

Terrible idea. I don't want to hear any other artist on a Michael Jackson track unless HE decided that he wanted them on there. No Gaga's, No Bieber's, No Usher's, No Rihanna, No nothing.


If they are going to continue to release unheard tracks then they such only release those that were completed by Michael. I don't think anyone else should be allowed to mess with his work.
 
Personally, I think that only artists like Stevie Wonder, artists that Michael would've, had worked with, or looked up to should be featured on a hypothetical duet album. Plus, it would be a golden opportunity to release the Freddie Mercury songs, like the fan-duet that's online.
 
Back in the 80s I read that Michael recorded some duets also with George Michael and a few other artists.

In the late 90s I read that he recorded a duet with Sisqo, that would be interesting to hear :)

But one song that I would really like to hear is Ekyam Setyam with A.R. Rahman. This latter is another genius in music industry!
 
Exactly, before they "complete" unfinished songs with other artists, they should release the duets that he already recorded, most notoriously the Freddie Mercury songs.
 
The only collaborations which should be released are ones Mike approved and recorded - HMH and AD for example.

Don't add parts to his unfinished material - leave it be and release more finished tracks first.
 
donalb said:
I will gladly support the colloborations which were recorded by Michael Jackson and his duet partners before his death. However, I'm totally against the idea of "finishing" incomplete songs with lyrics and partnerships that were not approved by Michael. Although I like Teddy and appreciate his talents, I am very concerned about his apparent desire to complete Michael's vision on incomplete products. I am also highly doubtful that most of the leading artist of today would want to get involved in a project like this based on public perception.
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Agree.
 
Release the songs as is in a well put together Box-Set. Point Blank PERIOD!
 
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