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"Breaking News" All General Discussion Here [Merged]

What do You Think Now???

  • Now im Sure Its Michael!!!

    Votes: 89 21.4%

  • I Still Think its Not him!!!

    Votes: 223 53.7%

  • I now think that its Michael, but still have my doubts!!

    Votes: 24 5.8%

  • Im Confused!!!!

    Votes: 79 19.0%
  • Total voters
    415
  • Poll closed .
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Hess said:
The new version on MJ.com sounds more like MJ to me.

Does anyone have the new version as mp3 download ? - Please PM me.

I would like to compare the old version to the new one.

I really think it is MJ afterall. Maybe we were wrong.
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The more you listen to it, the more convinced you will be because you are simply getting used to it, that's all
 
Steve001 said:
Would just like to point out that there is no "new" version on michaeljackson.com. It's the same as it always was...Ever since the stream began, each time you play the track, the quality switches from HQ to something such as MP3 throughout various parts of the track at random.

Just to deter people from ripping the track from the site. You'll notice this when the 'Breaking News' logo colour fades, indicating that the lower quality audio is streaming for the next 20 seconds or so until the logo's colour returns, indicating the HQ stream. I can't believe how many lines that took to explain! lol...:) Each time you play the track, the quality fades will appear in different parts of the track.
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That's the case IMO
 
Id like to see a re-vote of if people think its MJ or not since all this..
 
Steve001 said:
Just to deter people from ripping the track from the site. You'll notice this when the 'Breaking News' logo colour fades, indicating that the lower quality audio is streaming for the next 20 seconds or so until the logo's colour returns, indicating the HQ stream. I can't believe how many lines that took to explain! lol...:) Each time you play the track, the quality fades will appear in different parts of the track.
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Dunno. It's not like that on my part.

I don't hear any quality's switching nor logo's fading in/out.
The logo just fades in the very first 3 seconds when video starts. Then no fade in/fade outs.
It's the same for the .flv video copied (and downloaded) directly from brightcove.

And the audio is clearly better today than 8 nov.
Have you cleaned you browser's cache?
 
Hess said:
The new version on MJ.com sounds more like MJ to me.

Does anyone have the new version as mp3 download ? - Please PM me.

I would like to compare the old version to the new one.

I really think it is MJ afterall. Maybe we were wrong.
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Can somebody please PM me with the new version of Breaking News mp3 file ? I would be so glad ! Its a GREAT song by Michael Jackson.
 
Nova said:
The new version is slightly different. I think it's just the quality. It sounds better.
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*I'll just reffer to my old post*

Volume doesn't change the fact that my results turns into a straight line of silence...
 
Steve001 said:
After returning to this thread and reading the last few pages, it's interesting to observe just how many members either have or are beginning to alter their initial opinions regarding 'Breaking News'.
This doesn't really surprise me when one sits back and considers what I believe is the bare reality of this entire fiasco.

It's all quite simple really...I believe the initial claims made by disgruntled members of the Jackson camp (namely 3T) about the authenticity of certain tracks on the forthcoming album came about and were spawned out of jealousy. Straight and simple.

Tito's son's appear to have been counting on their tracks with Mike to make an appearance on the album and in process raise their public profiles, which have been non-existent and dormant for way over a decade now. Which is a PR calamity for all but forgotten stars trying to jumpstart flagging careers in the business.
Also of note, since Taj has been proven to have been present when Cascio's people delivered Mike's raw vocal tracks to the Estate and selected producers, he was able to hear the Cascio's tracks at their private unveiling/s.

The point is, there must be no doubt that he would have noticed the absence of Mike's backing vocals over the chorus of Breaking News and to a lesser extent the whole track. The inevitable result in MJ's case is a rough vocal demo without the benifit of Michael's polishing with his layered vocals etc, will sound quite different when compared to Mike's official releases. It's safe to assume 3T's tracks probably have more vocals by Mike too. With all this, Taj and co. clearly felt they had ammuntion against the Cascio's and the Estate months later (now) when he's received confirmation that 3T's tracks didn't make the final cut.

What other reason could there possibly be for him to wait until the very last minute to make it public knowledge that one of the most historically important musical releases ever may in fact be fraudulent!? Even when he made mention that he had these "doubts" right from the get-go!? Any rational person who claims to be as outraged and concerned as MJ's nephews and the comical LaToya Jackson (anyone recall 1993!?), surely would have become whistleblowers much earlier in the piece?

Furthermore, from a strictly business perspective, does anyone really believe, that a colossal worldwide conglomerate such as Sony/Epic would shell out hundreds of millions of dollars on supposed demo and unreleased tracks left behind by Michael Jackson, if there was any doubts about the authenticity!? If so, I highly doubt the higher ups were breaking out the bubbly after that deal was struck!

The procedures and exhaustive testing that Sony and the Estate have dually undertaken on the soon to be released songs has been more than adequate...Not to mention all the guarantors, such as Swedien, Phillanganes and Holly...etc.

Taking a closer look at what the Estate has achieved since Mike's death is astonishing when you consider how the general public perceived Michael in the years preceding June 25th 2009. I'm not going to list them all here in the interest of keeping this post from becoming an essay lol...But projects such as the Cirque Du Doleil deal, MJ Experience, TII etc...Have all filled the Estate coffers with loads of cash and enhanced Michael's reputation and public perception. Quite impressive really.

It's clear that the two men MJ entrusted his professional dealings to have been right on the money for the most part thus far and certainly appear to have Mike's best interests as the core for their longterm business plan. In other word, they have much less of a reason to be dishonest about anything MJ musically or otherwise, say than, I dunno, three disgruntled nephews?

Before I finish giving my opinions I have to mention that by vocalising their doubts about the Cascio tracks, the Jacksons knew the impact their claims would be fuelled within the painfully paranoid online fanbase, who they knew would overly analyze 'Breaking News', hear the lack of the all important MJ backing vocals etc and many would possibly conclude that the claims were legit. Combined with Mike singing in a lower register which I found refreshing, as I'm sure Mike did too, remember, Taj knew this as he was present at the Cascio/Estate drop off!

In conclusion, In my opinion, 'Breaking News' is a killer track and certainly has the potential to crack the mainstream in a way that MJ hasn't since the release of You Are Not Alone! :)
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Well Said!!!! :clapping:
 
Ok - on monday i was 100% convinced that it wasnt MJ - now thursday -With the statement, Teddy Rileys admission that a new version mix is now on the website, and after listening to the Official Acappella version - I am 100% convinced that it is MJ on lead vocal with this James Porte guy on backing vocals. I now believe that the mix they put on stream initially was awful and as a result sounded nothing like MJ - But now do me a favour - Listen to the Official Acapella on youtube first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVDANc0fyX0 - then listen to the new uploaded version of Breaking News - It is MJ
 
Steve001 said:
Would just like to point out that there is no "new" version on michaeljackson.com. It's the same as it always was...Ever since the stream began, each time you play the track, the quality switches from HQ to something such as MP3 throughout various parts of the track at random.

Just to deter people from ripping the track from the site. You'll notice this when the 'Breaking News' logo colour fades, indicating that the lower quality audio is streaming for the next 20 seconds or so until the logo's colour returns, indicating the HQ stream. I can't believe how many lines that took to explain! lol...:) Each time you play the track, the quality fades will appear in different parts of the track.
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Steve if the post you made that you are referring too is the one which people have quoted above, it wasnt avoided as I replied to it and you even replied back to me.
 
KOPV said:
I don't understand however why people would boycott the new MJ album because of this?? even if there are 2-3 TOTALLY fake tracks i'd still buy it for the 10 or so tracks that are Mikes.. OR buy each song off itunes that I do support.. BUT u know I am buying the damn thing.. lol..
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so how do we make Sony and the estate stop selling us fake music then? we have to unite here. If they see they can get away with it now, how do we know they're not going to attempt a similar scam in the future?
 
who does Sony say wrote the song?? im just wondering
 
I have 354 pages here.

The two versions I have of BN is not identical - that's 4 sure.
 
L.T.D said:
Steve if the post you made that you are referring too is the one which people have quoted above, it wasnt avoided as I replied to it and you even replied back to me.
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Really? ...you'll have to enlighten me Luke as from what I can see, you have not replied to the post I was referring to. Not that it's essential, just think you would benefit from giving it a glance mate. :)
 
Ive just been listening to "no friend of mine" (the pras version) and some of Michaels vocal inflections etc are similar to that of BN, especially his varbrata. how he ends some of the "gangstaaa-a-a-aaa" is very slow for how he normally sings. Im still not 100% convinced on Breaking news but i just cant see why they would release something that isnt Mike.
 
Nova said:
They are not the same. The quality is better on the new version.
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Ok.. I give up, don't get me wrong.. but if there even was a slightest quality difference, it wouldn't turn silent - something, ANYTHING would have stayed there, even if it would only have been an artifact of a sound..
 
Hess said:
I have 354 pages here.

The two versions I have of BN is not identical - that's 4 sure.
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That's what I posted yesterday too. I haven't listened to the song a lot (because I was dissapointed), so it wasn't overlistening. But when I listened again yesterday (maybe 4/5th time I heard it) it sounded different, more MJ. The things of which I before thought is that Michael? where less or gone.
 
SunsetDriver said:
Dunno.
But files I have on my hard disk speak for themeselves: different size, different quality...same ripping method (directly from brightcove and not 'rec what you listen' method).
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Ok, you might have gotten different quality for some reason, don't ask me how. But to prove my point (and I really mean this) feel free to PM me both files and I'll do the whole mixing thing again (I'll even do a video of me doing it, step by step) and we'll see how it turns out.. Don't take this as a hostile thing, I really mean I can prove my point if you allow me too..
 
Quality is much better and I think it sounds more like MJ.
 
Nighty said:
Ok.. I give up, don't get me wrong.. but if there even was a slightest quality difference, it wouldn't turn silent - something, ANYTHING would have stayed there, even if it would only have been an artifact of a sound..
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I respect your opinion, but I trust my ears. :p
I could immediately tell the quality difference when I heard the new version.
 
Sassie said:
That's what I posted yesterday too. I haven't listened to the song a lot (because I was dissapointed), so it wasn't overlistening. But when I listened again yesterday (maybe 4/5th time I heard it) it sounded different, more MJ. The things of which I before thought is that Michael? where less or gone.
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Agreed. Much more MJ now. :punk:


I have been convinced - this IS MJ afterall.

Poor SONY. So much controversy always surrounding their MJ projects. Maybe they are trying to do it as good as they can afterall.
 
Nova said:
I respect your opinion, but I trust my ears. :p
I could immediately tell the quality difference when I heard the new version.
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It's not just an opinion, it's visual and auditorial proof. Technicaly speaking.. But hey, music softwares tend to be crap, right...


Where's my coffee Agent Cooper?...
 
It would be absurd for SONY to release a statement via MJJC.
 
djlf said:
Ok - on monday i was 100% convinced that it wasnt MJ - now thursday -With the statement, Teddy Rileys admission that a new version mix is now on the website, and after listening to the Official Acappella version - I am 100% convinced that it is MJ on lead vocal with this James Porte guy on backing vocals. I now believe that the mix they put on stream initially was awful and as a result sounded nothing like MJ - But now do me a favour - Listen to the Official Acapella on youtube first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVDANc0fyX0 - then listen to the new uploaded version of Breaking News - It is MJ
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I have really exercised my abs with this post, you are a funny guy :hysterical:
 
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