I have several ideas for posthumous albums. While knowing the policy of the Estate to "update" the songs to make them commercially viable, I remain on a principle like the Xscape album (Remix + Demo). And I think the best is to do it by period. That is to say Thriller/Bad or Bad/Dangerous or Dangerous/History songs for example. I have compiled songs that are complete vocally and songs that are meant to exist. As a producer, I will take Pharell Williams for example with interventions by Mark Ronson and Max Martin. With the help (of course) of Michael Prince Durham, Brad Buxer, Matt Forger...
Here is my first idea:
Mystery
The goal is to present it as the album with the best Thriller demos or the famous album between Thriller and Bad. I put alternative titles if ever the titles do not exist (like probably Mystery)
List:
Hot Street
Spice of Life / Rolling The Dice
Nymphette Lover/ Night Time Lover
Mystery / Fantasy
States Of Shock ( duo Freddie Mercury)
Chicago 1945
Dreams Away
Nite Line
Hot Fun In the Summertime
We don't have confirmation for the song "Mystery" but I think it's a great album name for MJ. As an album cover, maybe pick up the style of the "Scream" album which was the best thing on the album. I propose as an alternative title "Fantasy" which would be nice too. And if not, yes Hot Fun would be an intruder, but I can see it there.
Here is my second album idea:
Victory
For once, we know that the title exists. But I have doubts if the song is good. I put names of current artists (and fan of MJ) which will only be used to complete songs not finalized vocally. If we do that for one or two songs, it might allow us to have a little more than a 10-song album. For the Estate, having names like Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and Freddie Mercury would be great commercially.
List:
Eaten Alive
Turning Me Off
Crack Kills ( feat Kendrick Lamar)
Alright Now
Tomboy
Centipede
What's your Life
Make or Break (chanson complétée par un artiste comme Bruno Mars ou The Weeknd)
Innocent Man (interlude)
Victory (Freedie Mercury)
I am for putting intros or interludes if it remains coherent in the album.
As 3rd album idea:
Jungle
As an alternative album title I will also put "Dreams" if it exists. For the cover, I will ask the artist who took care of the cover of Dangerous.
List :
1 Buffalo Bill
2 If You Don't Love Me
3 Serious Effect
4 Jungle
5 Delilah
6 Work That Body
7 Michael Mckellar
8 Men in Black
9 Saturday Woman
10 Get Around
11 She got it
12 Joy
13 Basszouille
14 Throwing your Life Away
Here I have listed about thirty songs on 3 albums. I am aware that not all of them exist. But you can have fun swapping some songs around.
I tried to divide the "best" demos between albums, such as: Hot Street, Chicago 1945, Eaten Alive, Buffalo Bill, Joy and Throwing your Life Away.
I remind you that this is only a fantasy / proposal on my part, I am aware that it may not please everyone. My opinion may also change in the future
I assume that we obviously have the unmodified demos.
The best would also be to have a documentary on the origin of all these songs by highlighting the work of MJ, a bit like the book Xscape Origins did.
I would love to have your opinions.