"I don't think they're ready for this one..."
When I saw Jam was SOTW, this quote from YRMW came to mind. There are some songs where you can't really quantify why they're great, they just are. Jam is one of those songs.
I remember it! I got the album for Christmas on tape cassette. The artwork cover folded out about a hundered times. I vividly remember putting the tape into the player, we had a really great sound system at the time. That glass shattering was hair on the back of the neck stuff! Again, the sound! It was holy crap! This guy just gets better and better! I was 11 at the time. I loved Bad for the way it sounded -still do- but yeah, he took the sound to a whole new level once again. What a way to open an album!Does anyinr else recall their reaction when they heard Jam in 1991?
I thought the difference and jump from Bad was enormous and I was so shocked and pleasantly stunned. Not that some tracks on Bad weren't funky (APOM especially) but Jam seemed to massively jump that funk and dance train, from the synthesised Bad songs to the production on Jam was a giant leap.
I remember thinking I'm never gonna learn the words to this one. But I did.
Incredible lyricism. One of MJ's greatest songs. Amazing.I told my brother don't you ask me for no favors
I'm conditioned by the system, don't you preach to me, don't scream and shout
She pray to God, to Buddha, then she sings a Talmud song
Confusions contradict the self, do we know right from wrong?
I just want you to recognize me in the temple
You can't hurt me, I've found peace within myself
Does anyinr else recall their reaction when they heard Jam in 1991?
Also, am I the only one who thought it was Michael Jordan rapping?
Does anyinr else recall their reaction when they heard Jam in 1991?
I thought the difference and jump from Bad was enormous and I was so shocked and pleasantly stunned. Not that some tracks on Bad weren't funky (APOM especially) but Jam seemed to massively jump that funk and dance train, from the synthesised Bad songs to the production on Jam was a giant leap.
Tony R;4200635 said:How have we not done Jam yet?
Definitely in my Top 5 MJ songs ever, and Top 3 Short Films.
Jam is a relentless piece of funk that doesn't stop.
Press play and prepare to be blasted out your chair. Jam literally breaks its way through the speakers. Jam is a dance-funk-pop hybrid that is impossible to sit still to. A six minute workout that leaves you shattered by the end of it. The message of the song is simple – there may be a lot of craziness going on in the world, but you know what? Once that music starts nothings gonna stop me. Jam is classic Michael, a 'Startin Somethin' for the next generation. It was to be the 5th Top 10 single in the UK from Dangerous and was accompanied by a stunning short film with a cameo from Michael Jordan – 2 MJ's at the top of their game.
Sleigh bells in Jam? So, Michael collaborated with Santa?
There are sleigh bells in Jam? I will have to take another listen.
I heard them when I listened with headphones. Between 0.10 to about 0.18 you'll hear a shh shh shh rhythm in the background, that's them. (album version), that ryhtm runs in the background of the song throughout. They're also noticeable in the lead up and start of the first verse