Right. But there's lots of album tracks MJ was on that even the fans catch up to. This one just slips through the cracks even of the hardcore fandom.
A album track on a Michael Jackson album might get radio airplay. With
Thriller &
Bad, just about everything on them was a released as a single. Artists like Kenny Loggins, Paul McCartney, and even Jermaine Jackson, the general audience had some knowledge of them. That isn't the case with Bill Wolfer. People who bought Kenny Loggins albums might know
Who's Right, Who's Wrong. People who didn't are less likely to know of it, but the mainstream audience will probably know
This Is It, which was the hit single from Kenny's album. I don't think most people are aware
The Man (Paul McCartney) or that old TV special
Free To Be... You And Me exists. It's like Beatle fans are not necessarily fans of their solo stuff, it's the opposite with post
Thriller Mike fans.
A lot of people don't even listen to the Jackson 5/Jacksons or
The Wiz soundtrack, stuff that was pre-
Thriller. That is also the majority of Mike's records, he has few releases after Thriller.
This forum will explode with new members and his songs will be streamed at an even higher rate.
I doubt it. Most people will just post on Twitter or make Youtube videos or something. I don't think these kinds of fan sites are much of a thing anymore, it's like Myspace (which still exists). Especially for a older artist who's deceased and has little or no current news. Maybe a Taylor Swift site is busy and they're of the generation who spends a lot of time staring at their phones anyway, lol. Also a person is not as likely going to pay to watch a movie about a person that they had no previous interest in, if they do watch it they'll just wait for it to get to streaming. I think TikTok is a better way to get a younger audience than a biopic, if the video happens to go viral. It worked for Fleetwood Mac.