Let's not forget Branca was investigated for embezzlement.
MJ was investigated for child sexual abuse. Investigations don't mean anything!
Hold My Hand is solid. Nothing incredible, but good.
Best of Joy is simply wonderful though. I can't get enough of it. I'd love to hear the original version + third verse.
Hold My Hand was proof to me MJ still had it. Song makes me very sad because it would have been awesome. I still remember the blood rushing to my face when I first heard the leak. Such a shame it did leak, who knows what would've happened if it didn't.
If the Redone tracks were really good and with releasable vocals then I'm sure we would have heard them by now....unless the RedOne's fee was too large to justify it or his principles don't allow their release in the way the MJ Estate would like. For a while RedOne was golden but I haven't heard much about him lately. Perhaps his moment of glory has passed??
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SmoothGangsta;4220669 said:The impression I have gotten from the Estate over the years is that they aren't really going looking for songs they don't already have, and when they do they want the songs to themselves so that they can remix them without the involvement of the original creators. Michael Prince has stated a few times he has a computer filled with alternate tracks and early versions, maybe even unreleased songs. He has offered for the estate to look through it and archive it all but they don't seem interested. So it really doesn't surprise me that they don't have the Redone tracks or know that the Will.I.Am tracks exist, it's because they just aren't interested.
Slave To The Rhythm;4220671 said:I believe you‘re wrong. If it‘s about money estates are always interested
If the estate was just about the money they would not make passion piece projects.. there is very little financial reason to add demos to an album. There's very little financial gain for the estate to make some of the decisions they do.
Call it an unpopular view but I do believe the estate cares about Michael's legacy, I might not agree with every decision.. but I dont believe it's all about the $$$.. though in the end of the day it's a business and money drives it. They cant be faulted for trying to run a big estate and have it grow.