I'll keep this as short as possible
First, it is not a natural process to put all the threads in a hidden forum. According to your logic the entire news section would be hidden now because it's old news.
they are regularly being archived. would you prefer us to archive this thread as well like the rest of the "michael" album section? so what are we now at fault to choosing to keep this thread ?
and to quote you
The release of the new album is old news. The controversy when BN was streamed is old news. The report written by the Estate is old news. But the debate triggered by the controversy is not over.
you clearly state this is not "news" anymore and it's a "controversy". so where should have put this thread?
plus do you realize that majority of the forum sections are not public? why aren't you complaining about for example 2300 jackson street not being public? who do you think "pressuring" us to make that portion "hidden"?
Second, if I follow your logic regarding subjectivity-objectivity, then you should put Dr. Murray's trial in the controversy thread too, since there is a lawsuit and a debate within the lawsuit.
murray case section had been private for a long time as well but I guess no one would remember that. and after a certain time after the trial it would be archived as well. I don't expect anyone complaining about that either.
Third, this isn't about you and me, nor any fans, nor this web site, nor this thread, it is all about Michael Jackson. We are facing the biggest problem ever in MJ's musical history and career because of SONY/Estate, and some fans still can ignoringly enjoy those tracks without wanting to know what really happened.
the problem is that not everyone feels this way. I mentioned this before. over 800 people responded to our survey, yes we received the same complaint as you are writing but we in an equal amount received requests to close this thread / discussion for good as well.
the reality is the community is divided.
How does SONY or Estate expect to convince us without any recorded evidence or proof?
You don't have to be convinced and I personally do not think that they are trying to convince anyone. like any product you have the option to not like it and not buy it. I wrote this before multiple times - almost all posthumous albums had some sort of controversy attached to them. This is no different from the perspective of Sony.
I am sorry, but all they did was "LEADING" without a slightest proof to back it up. Yet you are telling me that asking forensics if Malachi's singing would be leading?
again that's what the expert said on max-jax , take your issues with him.
and as a phd and doing research I can tell you that each research has to stand on it's own feet by it's own merit.
If I pointed my finger at the moon and asked you if this was planet Mars, how would you react? You would say that my question was "leading" when you can clearly see the difference between the moon and Mars?
you'll hate my answer but in court of law yes.. have you heard testimony saying "counsel is leading / counsel is testifying"? You can lead anyone anyway you want in normal life but if you want it to be a "proof" or "evidence" you shouldn't lead. So I guess the question is are you trying to satisfy your own curiosity or looking for proof? leading would depend on your choice. so go and find an expert and ask if it's Malachi. but it won't stand.
I am going to continue to send e-mails. As long as I don't get the answer, those songs are non-Michael Jackson songs to me and I certainly will spread that around me be it on the forums or in my classrooms, schools and institutions to all those who are interested in the subject. SONY/Estate attitude of "no" will certainly fire back as a bad-publicity boomerang. The day they give me the proof, I'll correct my statement and inform people around me. Other doubters probably do the same around them.
fine. continue to do it. my personal opinion is that the "bad publicity" part for Sony is over and I personally do not see a reason for them to be motivated to overcome it.
How do you know from your own experience how Michael recorded? There is no correlation between the two.
come on bumper, read better. I don't know from my experience how Michael recorded. I know
from previous examples that Michael mumbled, sang harmonies, made up lines, kept recording while boards collapsed on him and shouted command when recording. all of those recordings are publicly available.
you assume that Michael should have recorded perfect demos in Cascio's. I simply say perhaps he recorded not so perfect demos and they required copy-pasting to be completed.
Copy-paste is not the issue in itself. The issue IS the leading vocal that does not sound identical within the same song. Be it copy-pasted or directly recorded for the song, it has been addressed by the musicians by saying that something is wrong with the vocals. And it is. But not to you apparently.
if copy paste is not the issue then why are you all bringing it up every day?
Because you can clearly hear the cuts. My ear is trained enough to know when a person says a sentence vs. when a person breaks the sentences into separated words. I teach students not to do that and I hear it on Breaking News, but not becaus ethe person decided to break his sentence into words, but because the words have been cut and pasted to majke a sentence. It is as obvious as "Take me away" fabrication. It has nothing to do with the subjectivity.
read the complete sentences please. and I didn't deny the cuts or pastes. I said you don't know the reason for the cuts and pastes. you assume they copy - pasted parts to "michaelize" it and fool people but I'm saying perhaps there's another reason. For example michael sang "breaking lala news" and that's why they needed to cut "the" from someplace and paste it. To me it shows that they don't have access to the singer to re-record the "breaking the news" line and they need to copy - paste to finish that line. Again copy-pastes doesn't seem plausible to me if you have an imposter singing them. you can simply do another take.
No Ivy. Subjectivity is when you out of blue say something you believe it's true. Objectivity is when you observe things and draw conclusions. I have observed MJ for decades. And after those decades I can say with confidence when I hear Michael. I have observed also another singer that sounds like Michael -- Malachi.
you can believe it to be objective but it's not going to change the fact that there are people that don't think or believe the way that you do. so that would make all of our beliefs subjective personal opinions.
Oh I certainly have considered that Porte is entirely integrated into those songs and I am not denying it, but I wonder if you have considered that the lead vocals are not Michael's, which is the issue here actually.
I wrote that some parts don't sound like Michael and that they don't sound like Malachi to me either. I wrote I am more likely to believe it's another imposter than Malachi. As I never said "100% michael" I obviously considered the lead vocals.
I didn't claim SONY pressured MJJC to hide this thread. Stop repeating that as if I said that.I said SONY is pressuring fans especially when removing comparisons on youtube. I said that this thread should be public so that the people know what's going on among MJ's fans.
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Other organized actions exist such as:
-in the case of this web site not bow under SONY's pressure and make this thread visible to the general public
let's not insult my intelligence please. You clearly challenge this website to "not Bow" to Sony and make this thread public. and I'm saying that even the notion that we might be bowing to Sony or have to not bow to Sony is problematic. You should have only argued about this thread being visible or not.
I don't care if you or other people feel pressured or not. We aren't and our placement of this thread has nothing to do with Sony. similarly not moving it to another section is not "bowing". I don't like the sentence of "not bow" as a staff. No one - not Sony not Estate - is telling us what to do or not to do. So I don't appreciate even the slightest innuendo that they might have some sort of say over what we do or don't do.