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The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

Beano Wild said:
I want to rephrase what i meant, songs with MJ only on elements like gloucester/satisfy you/call it off featuring Jafaar instead of Bryan/some random celebrity.
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Yeah, I'm still not gonna put that thought out into the world.
 
Which do you guys prefer? Unreleased demos being put out or having someone finish the song?

I prefer the demo because even if it isn't exactly how MJ would have completed it, it's the closest thing we have to his vision for the song. I don't like other people interpreting his work.

I thought Xscape was a good idea giving people both options, though.
 
LiveItOffTheWall said:
Which do you guys prefer? Unreleased demos being put out or having someone finish the song?

I prefer the demo because even if it isn't exactly how MJ would have completed it, it's the closest thing we have to his vision for the song. I don't like other people interpreting his work.

I thought Xscape was a good idea giving people both options, though.
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Definitely releasing the last version MJ worked on. I don't mind remix projects if they are marketed as such, but releasing other people's work and presenting it as MJ songs is something I'm not that interested in. The demos on Xscape were also horrid when it comes to sound quality and some of them were the most primitive versions with later and better versions existing but not included for whatever reason.

If we need to have people finish the songs, then it should at the very least be the people who originally worked on them with him. I am not a big fan of the Xscape remix for example, but that was Rodney's song and he did what he wanted to do with it when he remixed it for the album.

Of course this is unfortunately becoming less and less likely of a possibility of being a reality. Just release the demos then, I'd prefer that, anyway.
 
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SmoothGangsta said:
Definitely releasing the last version MJ worked on. I don't mind remix projects if they are marketed as such, but releasing other people's work and presenting it as MJ songs is something I'm not that interested in. The demos on Xscape were also horrid when it comes to sound quality and some of them were the most primitive versions with later and better versions existing but not included for whatever reason.

If we need to have people finish the songs, then it should at the very least be the people who originally worked on them with him. I am not a big fan of the Xscape remix for example, but that was Rodney's song and he did what he wanted to do with it when he remixed it for the album.

Of course this is unfortunately becoming less and less likely of a possibility of being a reality. Just release the demos then, I'd prefer that, anyway.
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I agree. Let us hear the demos. The estate is so stingey with new music 🙄

The only 2 songs from the Michael album that I'll listen to are Hold My Hand and I Can't Make It Another Day because the collaborators finished the songs. The rest I skip. I don't need to hear Neff-U's take on an MJ demo.
 
LiveItOffTheWall said:
I agree. Let us hear the demos. The estate is so stingey with new music 🙄

The only 2 songs from the Michael album that I'll listen to are Hold My Hand and I Can't Make It Another Day because the collaborators finished the songs. The rest I skip. I don't need to hear Neff-U's take on an MJ demo.
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Is Neff-U not a collaborator who was helping produce MJ's last songs?
 
AdhesiveAaron said:
Is Neff-U not a collaborator who was helping produce MJ's last songs?
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Sorry, I should have been more clear when I was talking about Akon and Lenny Kravitz.

Yes, Neff-U did work with MJ in the later years so he did finish up some songs they had been working on together. However, I believe they let Neff-U work on songs he was never a part of i.e. Best of Joy. Didn't he completely rewrite the music for that changing what MJ had on the demo?
 
Can anyone tell me if "Monkey Business" was finished or was it still being worked on? I was blasting it in my car today & had to wonder😏
 
wonderouzmj said:
Can anyone tell me if "Monkey Business" was finished or was it still being worked on? I was blasting it in my car today & had to wonder😏
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I believe there was footage of a wrap-up party related for "Monkey Business" in the leaks, so I believe that it was completed.
 
This one's up for auction again


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As a fan of MJ and Loren's work, that cassette is very appealing and I want it, but it is too expensive and has too few mj vocals
I would buy it if they reduced the price by two digits more XD
 
Interesting listening to Brad Sundberg's MJCast Q and A episode.

He mentions being the guy who had to write out the lyrics for the booklet (Dangerous album) and he talks about sitting with Michael and checking the lyrics were right for Monkey Business.

I wonder if Monkey Business was that close to making the album that the lyrics for it were being typed up, or that Brad was doing this with all the songs that were completed and considered
 
SmoothCriminal1995 said:
I wonder if Monkey Business was that close to making the album that the lyrics for it were being typed up, or that Brad was doing this with all the songs that were completed and considered
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Bill Bottrell should know. Has he been asked about this?
 
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