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Wouldn’t diehard fans overrate all his albums, then? You see what I’m getting at with my passionate hatred towards the term ‘overrate’? It’s in the same division as ‘filler’, for Pete’s sake!

The öther day, I read that the Great Lakes region have the most extreme differences between white and Black speech in the whole of the United States. I think that’s an interesting thing to contemplate.

I mean: Who is overrating it?

None of Michael’s albums are overrated. And I hate that term, by the way, in that it suggests that there is a correct, “normal” way. So, if you don’t mind me asking: When you say that Bad is overrated, what entity do you accuse of said rating? Is it you yourself?

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I agree, except the Motown albums are the most sonically cohesive. Among them, I will nominate Got To Be There.

Yes! Of course.

I get what you’re saying. I just see it as odd to disregard the sound of your biggest artist when talking about the sound of the label. Of course, I do realize this is mostly my autism speaking. But having said that, I also feel it’s strange to talk about a Motown sound, while at the same time...

Well, that, and because it’s the title track of his third album. And it’s a pretty song, let’s not forget about that. A good thing when it comes to releasing “Greatest Hits” is that a song can be included on its artistic (aestethic) merits (as long as you don’t name the compilation “Number...

I can not subscribe to this train of thought. Stevie, as its biggest and most influential artist, defined Motown of the 1970’s. Therefore, I’d argue, his sound must be Motown’s. And there are many strings on that label’s lyre; it ain’t no one-trick pony, as Dr. Phil would’ve put it. By the way...

This calls for a thorough dissection.

The lyrics makes it a good fit for a greatest hits package. I believe that’s a major part of it.

Penny Lane is a song that will just keep on giving.

The best Beatles release, in my humble opinion, is not an album, but a single. Penny Lane. Double A‑sider, in terrific company with Strawberry Fields Forever. Although if we would allow ourselves to extend it to become a question of best Beatles song, Penny Lane might very well be tied with...

I probably will backtrack in regards to Little Susie… well, to be fair, I said “maybe”! I guess I could see it on Forever, Michael or one of the later Jackson 5 albums. And just to make it clear: I am talking about compositions here, not sound (as in instrumentation, arrangement, mixing...

It comes down to what you regard as “The Motown Sound”. I’m not talking about the early (classic) Motown, but rather the diverse outing it would evolve towards. There’s a plethora of different sounds coming from Motown and its subsidiaries from the 70’s and onwards. Just think about Stevie...

Can’t have enough of them basses! 🤣

Very interesting thought. Besides The Girl is Mine, I would also like to nominate Blues Away, You Were There, Keep the Faith, and (maybe) Little Susie.

Stumbled upon an interesting article about Bob Dylan! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03007766.2022.2113009

Full article (highly recommended reading!): https://www.scribd.com/document/427859254/Michael-Jackson-and-the-Expressive-Power-of-Voice-Produced-Sounds Edit: Hope it comes up alright for you. I got yellow markings on every page, masking major parts of the text. I guess that’s Scribd’s way of...