@wingheart The Invincible cover (the head shot) was retouched into something that was no where near the original photo shot by Albert Watson. I had painted Michael gold and he was wearing a hairpiece that was completely gold. I was very disappointed at what Sony did to the photo. The original photo was quite amazing.
And Besides imagine how much better Invincible would be with "Blue Gangsta" and "Xscape" on it, both are Rodney Jerkins produced songs recorded in 1999 for possible inclusion on Invincible.
I have never heard Xscape
It's a huge loss for you.
to me, it's not. I can't get myself to listen to the posthumous albums with Michael. not only because he has no say in what they are doing to his songs, and how, but because he's not here to release them himself, and to enjoy the success that automatically followed whenever he released an album. my biggest joy in life was taken away when he died. the special kind of joy and excitement I was feeling whenever he released something new, or something was coming on TV with him, or when I was going to a concert with him, etc.
a kind of joy I've never had with anything or anyone else ever, and I never will again. that's gone now and will never come back. when Xscape was released, I tried to listen to it, but I listen to 1 minute of one song, and I just couldn't anymore. I was sitting there with this empty feeling. I just can not enjoy it. it's just not the same without him, and it never will be. I can't do it. to me, the only loss is when Michael was taken away from us. I already have his music, I know what he was capable of. I don't need to be reminded that after he is dead
to me, it's not. I can't get myself to listen to the posthumous albums with Michael. not only because he has no say in what they are doing to his songs, and how, but because he's not here to release them himself, and to enjoy the success that automatically followed whenever he released an album. my biggest joy in life was taken away when he died. the special kind of joy and excitement I was feeling whenever he released something new, or something was coming on TV with him, or when I was going to a concert with him, etc.
a kind of joy I've never had with anything or anyone else ever, and I never will again. that's gone now and will never come back. when Xscape was released, I tried to listen to it, but I listen to 1 minute of one song, and I just couldn't anymore. I was sitting there with this empty feeling. I just can not enjoy it. it's just not the same without him, and it never will be. I can't do it. to me, the only loss is when Michael was taken away from us. I already have his music, I know what he was capable of. I don't need to be reminded that after he is dead
I know it does, and what difference does that make?Deluxe Edition has the demo versions of all the songs. Those area great.
For me music is something spiritual and not just physical and even though Michael is not here physically, he is spiritually present in every song. It's something beautiful and almost divine. I hope you'll get there at some point. You need to learn how to celebrate his music without thinking about his physical presence.