Piek
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Re: Could have the Dangerous album been better?
The question 'Could it be better?' is a bit weird when talking about art. Let's compare it to a painting. Could Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer have been better? Well, yes, technically. If Vermeer had used paint that didn't discolor and crack over time, that would have been better. Likewise, an 4K recording of the BAD Tour would have been better than the VHS quality we got. Those are technical, measurable characteristics. But the art itself... that's a matter of personal interpretation, taste, emotion. Yes, I have my favourite tracks on Dangerous, and I have some tracks that don't appeal to me. So if I was asked by Michael Jackson to make a selection, it probably would have been different. Like any person on this forum would probably have made a (slightly) different selection. I love the song Blood on the Dance Floor, for example, and if the version Michael worked on during the Dangerous sessions was a lot like it, I would have put it on Dangerous. Because there is a limit to the amount of tracks that fit on a cd, another track would have to go. Does that make the album better? Probably not, it would only suit my personal taste better. For someone else, it might be less interesting.
The question 'Could it be better?' is a bit weird when talking about art. Let's compare it to a painting. Could Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer have been better? Well, yes, technically. If Vermeer had used paint that didn't discolor and crack over time, that would have been better. Likewise, an 4K recording of the BAD Tour would have been better than the VHS quality we got. Those are technical, measurable characteristics. But the art itself... that's a matter of personal interpretation, taste, emotion. Yes, I have my favourite tracks on Dangerous, and I have some tracks that don't appeal to me. So if I was asked by Michael Jackson to make a selection, it probably would have been different. Like any person on this forum would probably have made a (slightly) different selection. I love the song Blood on the Dance Floor, for example, and if the version Michael worked on during the Dangerous sessions was a lot like it, I would have put it on Dangerous. Because there is a limit to the amount of tracks that fit on a cd, another track would have to go. Does that make the album better? Probably not, it would only suit my personal taste better. For someone else, it might be less interesting.