It would have been nice if he did a surprise one off performances of songs like Liberian Girl, Who Is it, Lady In My Life. It's not like these songs needed choreography that he needed to rehearse and perfect before he could perform them live.
I suspect MJ didn't want to deviate from a proven formula because he was risk averse to the possibility of receiving negative feedback from such changes.
I agree and can relate to your frustration, but I think there must have been some changes accounted for even with such rigid formulas. I say this because I love the 1995 MTV performance of Dangerous so much that I struggle to watch other renditions of this performance, even though they all look very similar to the untrained eye.
Dangerous Live was amazing as Michael changed it constantly. The version of Dangerous live on the Dangerous Tour was different from the one on the History Tour, and he was going to change it again for This Is It.
That's a good point about TII, we never got to see any of those performances live, so we are missing a chunk of performances which may have included some of the variety we feel is lacking.
A *whimsical* ego trip. It’s clearly for kids and isn’t meant to be taken too seriously. I rewatched it the other day and it’s definitely the fever dream of a 12 yr old boy
. I mean, he turns into a car and a spaceship. So ridiculous!! But it still makes me smile.
I don't see a connection between using a gun in short films or videogames or whatever and your opinion about people using weapons in real life.
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It's crazy revisiting this.
I find this response baffling. My point is that MJ clearly did not see anything wrong with the legitimate use of a gun for protection based on the image he projected. And I didn’t even mention the History Teaser where he presents as the general of an army.I don't see a connection between using a gun in short films or videogames or whatever and your opinion about people using weapons in real life.
For example: I would never hurt someone and never did so far in my life. I even feel bad when I kill a fly (always try to avoid it). But I have been to a shooting range and I love to play video games where you have to use guns
On topic: Thriller might be my least favourite Michael song...well, let's say it's amongst the 10 least favourite
Incidentally I see no contradiction in being a peaceful person who will condone the use force if necessary. I think MJ fans have a tendency to look only at the parts of his work that fit their narrative. MJ clearly abhorred the *misuse* of violence, but he strikes me as a realist who understood that sometimes violence is necessary to protect the greater good.
Well, if it's only for protection - I mean really a life or death-question, then I think nobody is against using weapons.I find this response baffling. My point is that MJ clearly did not see anything wrong with the legitimate use of a gun for protection based on the image he projected. And I didn’t even mention the History Teaser where he presents as the general of an army.
Yes, and the very fact that he liked the aesthetics of the military and police tells us something about his values, and absolute pacifism is clearly not one of his values. He clearly thought men should be protectors and project strength, and I don’t think this contradicts the fact that he was also a gentle and kind person. He was three dimensional, not a caricature.
I don’t think he was cute during History, I think that’s the period where he went from cute to handsome and more mature and self-assured. I’m not a fan of early invincible era cause it’s so clear he’s not doing well mentally and physically. He rarely smiles and that’s a big red flag. But post-trial late 40s pre-TII Michael is just so so lovely… aged like fine wine. I think besides BOTDF, MJ at JB’s funeral is pure perfection.Really? I’m obsessed with the braid, makes me wanna melt
Idk what’s considered the ‘normal’ but I feel like it would be considered less common for my preference being during the 2000s. I consider J5, Off the Wall, Bad, Thriller, Dangerous, and HIStory to be more of his ‘oh my gosh he’s so cutesy.’ But once we get to Invincible he be like, ‘daaaaaaaang he’s fine.’ And ik he wasn’t in the best shape during This Is It, but boy be lookin good then too ngl, but more like cutesy again.
I also think it looks cool, although I am very pacifistic and I don't think men should be protectors etc. So I don't think one can make assumptions because of certain aesthetics he liked, that's all I am saying
. And of course he was not holy, I know he was a human being with flaws, like everyone of us...I think most of the fans are aware of that. But too much off topic 
I love BOTDF
. I think he was sexier because he was more self secure during that time.
Meeeeh, I would say performance-wise the Bad-Tour was the best...and he was very productive during that time. So not really overrated to me
I just mean that a lot of people mainly focus on that part of his career when it comes to looks, but Bad is a great album. I just feel like his other eras deserve more recognitionMeeeeh, I would say performance-wise the Bad-Tour was the best...and he was very productive during that time. So not really overrated to me
I think here in the forum Bad Era is kinda underrated in that matter
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That's a great pointI think here in the forum Bad Era is kinda underrated in that matter
