Agreed. Even when he’s taking a bare bones demo and building a new track around it, like with “This Is It” and “Love Never Felt So Good,” it still holds true to the MJ style and tonality. I was so excited when it came out that he was leading the charge on new music before LN dropped.
Yeah I thought that was interesting, and John being in charge is very appealing, if it's gonna be remixed them him overseeing it is probably best case scenario. Seemed like they had a plan for releasing music. Wonder if they'll go back to it or if they are not really focused on music releases nowadays. Seems they didn't even want to release T40.
Whenever he releases it.
Best of Joy never was forgettable. The magic was there from the start.
True. I am enjoying The Toy more with each listen.
It depends, 100% finished in the way that it has full vocals and fleshed out production? Yes. Finished in a way that MJ himself would consider it finished? No. The answers are extremely relative.
Well like I even doubted that anything else has full vocals, like full, FULL vocals, lol. The stuff that was on let's say Thriller were mostly much more vocally and musically layered than a 'Hot Street'; which is generally considered 'finished'. But if it's true what you say about GYWOOM than that would be a finished product yes
Who will release it
Santa Claus
It’s subjective I suppose. “The Toy” is pretty mediocre in my opinion, whereas “Best of Joy” is phenomenal. Of course the production is different and the magic had to be on the original track, but Neff-U did wonders with it and turned it into something memorable.
Yeah I think that's what it is. It is acquired taste but I'm a big fan of that sound
Not Blue Gangsta. Nah, just not there. It was fine as it was.
Funnily enough, he said that because he heard Blue Gangsta, hence why his work there is so half-and-half.
My ears look like Mr Spocks I doubt you'd want them
The later revisions of Blue Gangsta are better than the basic original, yes that is true. There was a 2008/2010 rework as well also?
I'm 21 and I already have tinnitus due to loud music. I'd take your ears anytime lol
Is there? I never heard of it, would be interesting if there was.
Im pretty sure the version you're fond of is.
The version I'm talking about was leaked in 2010 but it was done in 2001.
The leaked version is actually from 1999.
Isn't the 1998/1999 version the one that's on Xscape?
The released version appears to be the earliest demo recorded, circa 1998. According to Damien Shields, the leaked one was done in spring/summer 1999.
My favourite is the leaked version from 1999.
I’m pretty sure there isn’t a 2001 version. Damien implied that it was dropped pretty shortly after the 1999 cut that we’ve heard was finished.
What about later posthumous revisions tho?
I wouldn't say he dropped the ball. I love the lushness of it and the ending. And overall prefer it.
I always found that so strange. MJ clearly saying what drums he wanted then it just not happening in the actual track lol. I do enjoy that remix for what it is as well though.