And MSG 30. Billie Jean is also mixed between the two concerts.
In one of the concerts he has the mic in his hands and in the other he hasn't. So the mix we have is weird because sometimes he has the mic and all of a sudden he doesn't! :lol:
Yes... I posted about that earlier but it was lost in maintenence.
Some purists do not want to be ripped off by different crowd shots and faked crowd noises, i.e. Bucharest 1992. Some fans were especially upset at the edited Billie Jean performance, because it's even shorter than the first leg of Bad Tour and Victory Tour.
Billie Jean in Munich is entirely from the first concert on July 4. July 6 was also filmed in the same manner, as Michael had anticipated both concerts to be combined together. By the second concert he got really tired and therefore considered just using the video from July 4. I'm happy they didn't cheat by editing everything though, but the lack of a hop or a four-corner moonwalk is disappointing. Billie Jean was ALL from July 4 and only camera angles were edited to the crazy angles that were for the supposed DVD release. Not only did MJ lack a few moves. He moved around like he was very heavy on weight during the moonwalk, didn't jump on his toes after the moonwalk and spin, and when he did the heel twirl, his left heel actually came off the ground a lot and jumped. He just obscured it in the final edited version. They should have filmed HIStory Tour in Wembley (July 12 or 15 or 17, all are fine) or Amsterdam (June 8 is awesome, June 10 not as good) instead, and that was a daytime concert with better view of the crowds even without the camera angles used in Munich. Perhaps MJ was concerned about media consent of the audience that appeared on the screens and released concerts that took place later at night. All concerts other than Munich, only have crowd shots at the beginning.
I'll repeat it one more time. The amateur videos out there are from July 6 not July 4. The close-up one was filmed by a non-fan at both concerts, as after the first chorus of Billie Jean the camera suddenly stops and shifts.
Another note: Some fans out there are so greedy! Just look at those Italian fans selling Royal on their website.
Even those people who aren't fans of MJ are nicer, because they're kind enough to donate (or at least sell at a good price) their MJ stuff to us. Like Brisbane 1987 or the Munich Amateur tape (close-up version from both concerts).
Maybe Sony is doing the same thing it did back in 2001. They've always restricted video material from MJ. I mean... Only 2 full concerts ever released. Both aren't even the best; Bucharest had bad editing, in Seoul he was sick.
The press never really bashed MJ for lip-synching. I remember watching a news article that bashed the HIStory Album for being double disc and speculated that would decrease sales!
Some fans do not like MJ not lip-synching. One said it was because "MJ was lazy. He wanted the whole concert to be lip-synched except he had to sing live for WBSS and Jackson 5 Medley." As with dancing in certain concerts that's not as good, they come up with stupid reasons, but I don't like getting too detailed with MJ's health; I'll just say they believe MJ had more surgery than he claimed. And they called us delusioned for not dealing with their so-called truth! I hate the way some fans behave towards others.
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