yeah sure just let an off putting cheap design on the biggest selling album of all time slide this counts as another dumb decision and its in the present, the whole point of marketing IS to judge the book by its cover and they obviously didnt do a good job or they were counting on fans being blind but im glad you love it hopefully you'd buy that album enough times to make a dent
EU also has shipping.
They don’t have the footage for that…or if they do, it’s in really bad quality because they gave us The Way You Make Me Feel from July 14th with audio from the 15th.
www.legacyrecordings.com
Wasn't the footage from the 15th?
You can't seriously compare the Wembley dvd with a fraudulent remix album.
I’ve been vocal in the past that fan expectations and criticisms are often out of proportion and at times outright selfish, but this is one that I think is fully justified. The Thriller logo is one of the most recognizable and iconic designs in music history, and not only did they do away with it entirely, their elected replacement is embarrassing. I think the uproar would’ve been a little dulled if the new design didn’t look like it was thrown together in Microsoft Word in 30 seconds.
The 2001 reissues included 1-2 outtakes and demos each; Thriller specifically featured a “Billie Jean” demo and an edit of “Carousel” that cut its runtime in half. Thriller 25 included five remixes, a Dangerous outtake, and a DVD of VHS-quality music videos (which was all Michael would sign off on, despite Sony originally wanting multiple new songs and video features).
Please source for this. New songs like unreleased songs from original sessions or? Sony didn't want will.i.am/Akon/Kanye remixes? What video features?
Somebody posted it earlier; I’m not able to find it myself because I’m on mobile, so if somebody could repost it I would greatly appreciate it!
That was to be expected
cause why not
Same goes for me, really looking forward to the Mofi releases. They've done a great job in the past. The SACD of Marvin Gaye's What's going on is great for example. I have a pretty decent audio system and really appreciate a good master. Thriller is a tricky one though. It's not easy to do it better than Bruce Swedien. The album already sounds amazing and there are quite a few versions that sounds really good. Better than at least 95 % of my music collection. I always believed Michael and Bruce where the perfect fit sonically. The albums already sound excellent and in my humble opinion really don't need a remaster. Still, getting Mofi evolved seems to be the best decision regarding this project at this point. Hopefully the estate surprises us with some great news in the best future.
one of those proposed box sets has an image of Michael from roughly ten years after ‘thriller’. it’s inaccurate.
There's literally no way to know that as of yet lol
This is exactly what should be released
I like this.
As far as I can tell the Estate does seem to think that a single product, or maybe a couple of different products, is enough to satisfy Michael's existing fan base as well as bringing in new fans. Which makes no sense to me. I don't have a marketing brain or a business brain but I would have thought that producing a number of different products (as suggested here by Cprep20) plus using a range of marketing strategies targeting different demographics or whatever would make sense. And maybe they will do exactly that. I'm just not confident. I don't wanna go on and on about the chalk, I'm just saying it doesn't fill me with confidence. I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, trying to maintain an attitude of cautious optimism.
Couldn't agree more! Michael's albums pre BOTDF are some of the best sounding albums of all time, especially Thriller. Thriller is just a marvel of audio production.
