i havent read this post because we seem to be going down a road of arguing with eachother & i like you too much to argue with you.
i was around in the 80's for the real mania & it was fun.i was a kid and it was magic.other then that im not into hype.i like his 6 solo albums (i dont count botdf)I loved his j5 era & a few jacksons songs.he's the best ive seen live & (in my opinion only) your only as good as your work & you should continue making new work if you want to stay relavent.
as for the double standard issue,it might be irrelevant but i feel sony (with mj more so than anyother artist) have ripped fans off big time.
im just happy ive got artists like springsteen that have a huge body of work & continue to make superb records.
with michael (not entirely his fault) the 00's have been his wilderness years music wise.
can someone explain the double standard thing to me because i cant seem to get it.
Aw thanks! :lol:
I see what ur saying. I'm not so focused on the BIG mania of Thriller. I guess I meant the fact that when MJ puts out an album, EVERYONE KNOWS that it's coming out. It's not about if ur "into" the hype, it's the fact that it's ALWAYS THERE. it's consistent. It's something that comes with every album. It's an event. That's something absent from when Prince or Springsteen does an album. That used to be case for them back in the 80s, but what's different about MJ...that mania followed him into the 90s. I'm not saying people DESIRE that mania...I'm saying that desired or not, it's always been there...because MJ's simply THAT GOOD. THe mania is a reflection/representation of how much people CARE about MJ's artistic endeavors...and just how GOOD MJ is. How big of a deal he is. That's not the case for me or many fans of course, but generally that's how it is to non-fans. If there's no hype, if people aren't talking about it...it's irrelevant.
And the double standard thing i think classic is getting at is the fact that all the classic 80s artists aren't expected to put out big eventful, 'big selling' albums all the time like MJ is. If MJ has a 'less' successful album than the rest of his other ones, he's slammed. But people like Prince put out album after album that never get on the charts, that sell no where near what...i dunno 'Purple Rain" has sold...and don't get bashed lol (I'm not knocking prince, I love prince lol). That's the double standard.