Comments on: Michael Jackson: No Groundbreaking Genius

By: JackBeNimble

JackBeNimble — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:40:38 +0000

Great thing about the internet- any idiot can start a blog or leave comments on a blog.

Michael Jackson = genius. Sorry, no other way around it. It just is what it is. This man was a genius talent at the age of 10 when he was cranking out #1 hit singles at Motown.

The 3 albums he made with Quincy Jones were absolute classics. Dangerous was a very good album. History kind of sucked- but Stranger In Moscow- my god that is a beautiful song- probably the best Jackson ever recorded. Invincible kind of sucked as well- but again- Butterflies and Break of Dawn- incredible tracks.

The hate is strong in here.

I always looked at Michael Jackson like this- you must separate the art from the artist.

People are going to say what they want and think what they want about Jackson- but if you really try and stay objective and try to strip away all of the “other stuff” you are left with a simple truth- the man was a talent of monumental proportions. His talent was genius. He was truly touched by the divine.

Everybody that has hit the popular music scene after him has just been a cheap imitation. Usher, Justin Timerblake, Bieber, Ginuwine, Sisqo, Bobby Brown, Chris Brown, and on and on and on.

By: uncle tom

uncle tom — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:52:35 +0000

I thiunk mikey mouse had talin tan dat boy hell when tha evl um tathum a elvus well anyanaway dat litt a richard now tat boy had da worl ba da tail an ah bet da boy got some tail tanks a lot. th dat pressly no tallnt mo**r litt richard!

By: Michael Dan

Michael Dan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:48:28 +0000

MJ always in my heart
…the legend live on..

By: doogster

doogster — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:56:07 +0000

i also never understood why he was still called the “King of Pop” in the 2000s when he only had two pop hits (You are not Alone and You Rock my World) during the last 14 years of his life. once again, today’s MJ-obsessed youth don’t know how irrelevant he was from about the mid-90s and onward, and how he hardly performed, toured, or put out albums from that point on. MJ’s only real reign as a King of Pop was from the early 80s up until the late 80s or early 90s.

By: doogster

doogster — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:27:16 +0000

wow True MJ Fan, i think you’re wrong on some points. you must be a teenager who was too young to experience MJ’s irrelevancy and downfall in the 1990s. HIStory (somewhat of a compilation album), Blood on the Dance Floor (only a remix album) and Invincible were all sales flops that failed to make MJ hugely popular again. they did not sell as many copies as you like to believe. his posthumous releases, This Is It and Michael, were also flops. none of the singles from Michael even made it to pop radio stations. ask anyone to name a single, or even a song, from it, and they can’t. people will even have trouble naming songs from HIStory, way back from ’95, and onward. think about it, Dangerous was his last great album and the last time people thought of him as “cool” in the music world, and it came out way back in 1991. he only released two crappy albums after Dangerous (not counting that remix album) while he was alive. he could be called one of the greatest entertainers of all time, but not one of the greatest artists or musical geniuses of all time. he only put out like 6 or 7 albums in 30 years. how is that genius? also, MJ WAS NOT the first black artist to get played on MTV. Prince, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, the Pointer Sisters, Eddy Grant, and Musical Youth were all played on MTV before him. MJ was just the first black artist to become HUGE from his MTV success and have several videos of his get played over and over again.

By: A True MJ FAN

A True MJ FAN — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:29:19 +0000

The Person who wrote this should really think…. show me ur singing and dancing abilities!! I understand that this is ur personal opinion on the GREATEST ENTERTAINER, and I do agree that there was many great idols before him, but Michael Joseph Jackson was an outstanding singer and dancer! I would love to see you sell a stunning 750 milion records worldwide!!! If you search up the greatest artists of ALL TIME, Michael Jackson will be there!!!! The record Thriller is the WORL’s BEST SELLING RECORD/ALBUM of all time! His great singing and dance talent was discovered at the young age of 5!!!!! The album “Off The Wall” was a success, “Thriller” was a success, “Bad” was a success, “Dangerous” was a success, HIStory was a success, ” Blood On The Dance Floor” was a success, ” Invincible” was a success!!! And even after death, ” This Is It” was a success, and ” Michael” was a success!!!! He was the first African- American to have his video on MTV, which was ” Billie Jean”. He one a stunning amount of GRAMMYS, AWARDS, and etc… He help many countries that were in poverty. He even created ” Neverland Ranch” for kids to play and have fun at, and he NEVER laid a hand on ANY child!! The Dumb kid even described Michael’s genitals and the police EMBRASSED poor Michael at his home and took pictures of michael’s genitals and guess what?!!!!?? It didn’t even match! Michael was a sweet man. He was loving, caring, talented, and loved by BILLIONS of people. His death was #1 on the show the Most Shocking Moments… You may not care about his death, but Billions of other people did. Like Michael said several times, ” Try HARD to LOVE me, before you judge me”. Try listening to his words ( lyrics) in his songs, learn about his harsh childhood- His father neglected him! Michael never said from his own mouth , ” I’m the Greatest Entertainer”, we the people who enjoy his talent stated that because we felt that it was the truth. And so what if he grabbed his crotch and said ” he he”, that was his style, just like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, and etc… I just really want to know WHY you spent your time writing this cruel article about Michael Jackson. My excuse for even replying to it is because I LOVE Michael Jackson and I feel like Justice should be served. Michael was and will ALWAYS be THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME and The KING OF POP!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:07:12 +0000

He did write and compose a lot of his own music check out the album inlays of Thriller Bad Dangerous History Invincible, even some of The Jacksons music.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:58:48 +0000

You’re right he was found not guilty. A jury never delivers a verdict of innocent – the words are NOT GUILTY. He was found not guilty despite the fact that the evidence from the 1993 case was admitted in court and the judge actually added 4 misdemeanors so the jury could find him guilty of a misdemeanor instead of a felony if they didn’t want to go that far – but they found him NOT GUILTY of anything at all. You need to read the actual trial transcripts and the FBI files not some web page of rumors and allegations.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:49:09 +0000

The point is Jackson sold more records than anyone except the Beatles with ONLY 6 adult studio albums. Five of those albums are on the all time best selling albums list. More is not the same as better.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:03:20 +0000

I came across this site looking for something else, but after reading some of these comments I just have to reply. Do some of you realize how stupid you sound? We are talking about an artist who has sold more records than anyone other than the Beatles, and he may overtake them if the unreleased music is good. And he did this with only 6 adult studio albums – 5 of them are on the all time top sixty best selling album list. How many records have you sold that makes you such an expert? How many concert tickets? The music of course is only part of Jackson’s talent it does not even consider the dance part of a concert by him. After a decade off the stage he sold 750,000 tickets in 4 hours and there were 600,000 on line still trying to buy – in one city. Ticketmaster themselves said they had never seen anything to match it. Point is – no matter your opinion about his musical talent it is just that, only your opinion. Professionals in the industry have called him the greatest entertainer of all time – not the media. The public has voted him that with their pocketbooks.

His influence is evident in the young performers, Usher, Timberlake, Beyonce, Rihanna, Bieber, Lady Gaga to name a few. He won’t be forgotten – you will.

He absolutely broke racial barriers. Before Jackson white people admired, respected and loved black performers, but Jackson they worshiped and idolized. They imitated him; they fainted when they saw him, and this was all over the world, including the USA. He was the world’s first, and maybe only, black superstar. He redefined superstar; he was a megastar (some white people are still in denial about this, but it’s true). And he was black when he became this big; it was before the vitiligo covered his whole body.

The only people who still believe he was a pedophile are people who simply want to believe it. In 17 years of relentless investigation, prosecution, persecution and harassment by the FBI, LAPD, Santa Barbara DA and the media not one shred of proof has been found that he committed any kind of crime, so bring us some proof or go pound sand. There is information all over the internet; anyone can find the truth. Then there is the fact that he has been dead over a year and not one other “victim” has come forward. The DA who had such a hard-on to convict Jackson always said there were dozens of boys but they were afraid to testify. Well, where are they now? They are adults now and he’s dead. Surely if there were any truth to the stories at least one would have come forward. The stories just don’t make any sense. Read the trial transcripts online; read the FBI files online.

Finally there is his philanthropy, which this article of course makes light of. You can check this out on Snopes.com. There was an article in a column in the LA Times called “Passing Fancy” that is analyzed on Snopes.com. They mention that he was a “formidable philanthropist” and a trend setter in the entertainment industry as long as he was able. I’m sure you can find information about his philanthropy on other sites too.