Apart from being a strict pop singer (like many people still tend to believe), MJ adopted many different music styles during his entire career. This, of course, could have been attributed to a number of different reasons (music trends of each period, ways of musical expression triggered by personal issues, artistic intents, & so on).
There is no question that the more diversified the sound of the music each time he released, the more diversified (& probably bigger) each time his audience became. To put it another way, this sound diversification probably led also to bigger commercial success, which for an artist makes a lot of sense.
But generally speaking, not all the music styles that a singer adopts during his career suit him equally (or do him justice equally), & I think that MJ was not an exception to this rule.
So, which music style suit MJ most?
For example:
- The abrupt, angular music style that is mostly apparent in the ‘new jack swing’ tracks (for example, ‘Jam’, ‘Blood On The Dance Floor’ but also on other type of songs (such as ‘In The Back’, ‘Heartbreaker’?
- The mid-tempo, R’n’B music style which is apparent in ballads that MJ never stopped to record throughout his career (such as, ‘Break Of Dawn’, ‘I Can’t Help It’, ‘Human Nature’?
- The disco music style that is mostly apparent in the majority of the songs of his first, adult solo album (‘Off The Wall’ but also in subsequent songs (like ‘Baby Be Mine’?
- The hard-rock oriented music style that showed a more aggressive aspect of his musical personality (like ‘Give In To Me’, ‘Dirty Diana’?
- The funk music style that his hard-core fans seem to be particularly fond of (such as ‘Superfly Sister’, ‘Bad’?
- The hip-hop/rap music style that MJ tried to familiarize himself with it (‘Money’, for example)?
I am aware, of course, that this question probably cannot get a unanimous answer since it has to do also with different personal tastes concerning the different music styles. As a result, the main question may sound more as a rhetorical one.
There is no question that the more diversified the sound of the music each time he released, the more diversified (& probably bigger) each time his audience became. To put it another way, this sound diversification probably led also to bigger commercial success, which for an artist makes a lot of sense.
But generally speaking, not all the music styles that a singer adopts during his career suit him equally (or do him justice equally), & I think that MJ was not an exception to this rule.
So, which music style suit MJ most?
For example:
- The abrupt, angular music style that is mostly apparent in the ‘new jack swing’ tracks (for example, ‘Jam’, ‘Blood On The Dance Floor’ but also on other type of songs (such as ‘In The Back’, ‘Heartbreaker’?
- The mid-tempo, R’n’B music style which is apparent in ballads that MJ never stopped to record throughout his career (such as, ‘Break Of Dawn’, ‘I Can’t Help It’, ‘Human Nature’?
- The disco music style that is mostly apparent in the majority of the songs of his first, adult solo album (‘Off The Wall’ but also in subsequent songs (like ‘Baby Be Mine’?
- The hard-rock oriented music style that showed a more aggressive aspect of his musical personality (like ‘Give In To Me’, ‘Dirty Diana’?
- The funk music style that his hard-core fans seem to be particularly fond of (such as ‘Superfly Sister’, ‘Bad’?
- The hip-hop/rap music style that MJ tried to familiarize himself with it (‘Money’, for example)?
I am aware, of course, that this question probably cannot get a unanimous answer since it has to do also with different personal tastes concerning the different music styles. As a result, the main question may sound more as a rhetorical one.