Timmy84
Proud Member
Ok, for those that want an escape from Neverland leasing/comeback needing topics, I have to wonder about what you guys are thinking:
Over the years, I keep hearing some fans say that the first solo albums to be associated with Michael Jackson's name were "not" really "his solo albums" but much less "Jackson 5 albums with Michael's name in front of it".
It can be very easy to denounce it but in all honesty, Michael's debut as a soloist in late 1971 is the main reason why Mike got inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
And he's always influential from his teenage years work as he is from his adult work. But for those that don't think otherwise, why do you NOT think these albums represent Michael?
For those that don't know, this was the total of records Mike released while on the Motown label:
1972: Got to Be There
1972: Ben
1973: Music & Me
1975: Forever, Michael
1976: The Best of Michael Jackson
1981: One Day in Your Life (mixture of compilations and "newer" tracks)
1984: Farewell My Summer Love (look up before)
I still feel in some ways that Michael's solo Motown years have been overlooked because he didn't "put input" into it.
His work from 1971-75 can easily make him one of the greatest singers of all time (and this has nothing to do with "pop" and "R&B").
Anyway, talk amongst yourselves.
Over the years, I keep hearing some fans say that the first solo albums to be associated with Michael Jackson's name were "not" really "his solo albums" but much less "Jackson 5 albums with Michael's name in front of it".
It can be very easy to denounce it but in all honesty, Michael's debut as a soloist in late 1971 is the main reason why Mike got inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
And he's always influential from his teenage years work as he is from his adult work. But for those that don't think otherwise, why do you NOT think these albums represent Michael?
For those that don't know, this was the total of records Mike released while on the Motown label:
1972: Got to Be There
1972: Ben
1973: Music & Me
1975: Forever, Michael
1976: The Best of Michael Jackson
1981: One Day in Your Life (mixture of compilations and "newer" tracks)
1984: Farewell My Summer Love (look up before)
I still feel in some ways that Michael's solo Motown years have been overlooked because he didn't "put input" into it.
His work from 1971-75 can easily make him one of the greatest singers of all time (and this has nothing to do with "pop" and "R&B").
Anyway, talk amongst yourselves.