DangerousGal91
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Hmm I agree with some of the things said here, but disagree with others.
For someone who's been dead for 13 years now, Michael is actually fairly popular among the younger crowd. I often hear about his songs trending on TikTok, and many of the Twitter fan accounts are run by teenagers and young adults. So honestly, to say he's "no longer relevant to young people" is, to me, a denial of his legacy and universal appeal. It's still "cool" to like Michael Jackson, and it will be a long time before that changes, if ever.
Also, for what it's worth, I think some (but by no means all) of the original versions on XScape sound a bit unfinished, and I think had Michael still been alive, he would not have released them in that state. So yes, in certain cases I prefer the updated version, I don't care if that makes me a "bad" fan.
That being said, I personally don't care about "hits" or anything like that, I care first and foremost about his legacy as an artist. (Also I don't think Whitney Houston was a good example; didn't she have a posthumous hit regardless?) At the same time, Thriller 40 seems to be mostly aimed at fans, but some are complaining about a lack of promotion. This isn't about "wrong" or "right"; all I mean is that there's no "one size fits all" solution. I feel like MJ fans all want different things, which isn't a bad thing at all mind you (and what I said wasn't meant as a complaint), but it does mean not everyone will be satisfied, as unfortunate as it is.
Honestly, all I want is no more Cascio tracks. And the estate needs to stop hiring questionable people, too. They also were supposed to release more posthumous albums, which didn't happen... I can live with that, but I do think it's sloppy on their part.
For someone who's been dead for 13 years now, Michael is actually fairly popular among the younger crowd. I often hear about his songs trending on TikTok, and many of the Twitter fan accounts are run by teenagers and young adults. So honestly, to say he's "no longer relevant to young people" is, to me, a denial of his legacy and universal appeal. It's still "cool" to like Michael Jackson, and it will be a long time before that changes, if ever.
Also, for what it's worth, I think some (but by no means all) of the original versions on XScape sound a bit unfinished, and I think had Michael still been alive, he would not have released them in that state. So yes, in certain cases I prefer the updated version, I don't care if that makes me a "bad" fan.
That being said, I personally don't care about "hits" or anything like that, I care first and foremost about his legacy as an artist. (Also I don't think Whitney Houston was a good example; didn't she have a posthumous hit regardless?) At the same time, Thriller 40 seems to be mostly aimed at fans, but some are complaining about a lack of promotion. This isn't about "wrong" or "right"; all I mean is that there's no "one size fits all" solution. I feel like MJ fans all want different things, which isn't a bad thing at all mind you (and what I said wasn't meant as a complaint), but it does mean not everyone will be satisfied, as unfortunate as it is.
Honestly, all I want is no more Cascio tracks. And the estate needs to stop hiring questionable people, too. They also were supposed to release more posthumous albums, which didn't happen... I can live with that, but I do think it's sloppy on their part.