I'm glad it was released mostly unedited. Also I don't think they could have edited it much. That could be the only video they have of that concert.
I largely prefer Michael to Xscape, truthfully.
Xscape has the upper hand in terms of musical cohesion and production quality, but Michael (in my opinion) has better songs and more faithful, respectful production. It's not perfect, but you can tell that the producers actively tried to stick relatively close to the road map of the original recordings.
Plus, it sorta disappoints me that half the remixes on Xscape trounce the original demos. There's no reason Timbaland, a man who never worked with Michael, should've been able to construct the only listenable version of "Chicago."
But by default Xscape will always trounce Michael because it doesn't contain 30% fraudulent material with a singer who in my opinion actually can't sing, posing as one of the greatest singers who ever walked the green earth.
And I agree with you about the more faithful reproductions on Michael.
I largely prefer Michael to Xscape, truthfully.
Xscape has the upper hand in terms of musical cohesion and production quality, but Michael (in my opinion) has better songs and more faithful, respectful production. It's not perfect, but you can tell that the producers actively tried to stick relatively close to the road map of the original recordings.
Plus, it sorta disappoints me that half the remixes on Xscape trounce the original demos. There's no reason Timbaland, a man who never worked with Michael, should've been able to construct the only listenable version of "Chicago."
does anyone know why the title of Chicago changed?
AlwaysThere;4296139 said:I largely prefer Michael to Xscape, truthfully.
Xscape has the upper hand in terms of musical cohesion and production quality, but Michael (in my opinion) has better songs and more faithful, respectful production. It's not perfect, but you can tell that the producers actively tried to stick relatively close to the road map of the original recordings.
The remixes on Michael are more respectful with the exception of Hollywood Tonight, which is a great example on how to totally ruin the meaning of a song. Big problem I have with Xscape in general is that now when younger people search up MJ they're gonna hear a remix that timbaland made in a week without actually caring about the original song at all. I think that applies less to the Michael remixes as they were actually finished by people who at least knew Michael.
Most of the Xscape remxies are garbage to me. DYKWYCA and APWN sounds like pure cacaphony in my ears. I know many members here likes those song and I really gave them a chance but I can't stand them.
The reasons they gave for the remixes was that they were suppose to "contemporize" the songs. Well, okay but whatever they tried to do with those songs was not contemporary back in 2014, and sure ain't contemporary today. Hell Remember The Time sounds more contemporary than those songs and that song was made in the 90's with New Jack Swing!
But, but, but... how can you say that about the album version of Another Day?! I still rather listen to the looped mix of the leaked snippet than the album version which just lacks, well, everything.
BTW do you have any idea why that earlier (?) version wasn't leaked yet, while we got quite a lot of leaks of the other songs intended to be on the album?
I still can not understand why The Estate and SONY does not re-release Michael and replace the 3 fake songs with other songs. - or just change it to a 7 song album. - the 7 remaining songs are all great IMO...
I still can not understand why The Estate and SONY does not re-release Michael and replace the 3 fake songs with other songs. - or just change it to a 7 song album. - the 7 remaining songs are all great IMO...
Sony is still fighting the fan lawsuit against the Cascio tracks. If they were to remove them from the album, that would be ammunition for the prosecution, who would argue that it's an admission of guilt. No chance they'll pull them right now.
Yeah I don't think SONY has any interests in repressing the Michael album without those 3 tracks.
Maybe they can do a repress with the original demo's like they did with Xscape. But I guess they will not do anything with it.
I don't think Sony/the estate will want to draw public attention to that album again tbh.
Something to do the word love being in the tracklist too many time, aka no reason at all.
wow, somewhat understandable but still pretty weird
Another Day is awful though. I think it has to be probably the most boring MJ song that I have ever heard. It's one of the very few MJ songs that I skip if it comes on. It's so boring and it feels like a chore listening to it.
Do you feel the same about the leaked snippet too though? It's one of my favorites, and I was so disappointed about the Michael version.