There was a period of time where people were talking about a comeback, whether it be MTV, VH1 or BET. Even ET was hyping MJ working with WillIAm. MJ should have struck while the iron was hot an released some kind of material that would have got the general public talking again. If and when his album nears release, media and people will start to talk again.
In terms of me........eh not so good. I feel like i've been listening to the same tracks too much, and on a daily basis for that matter. I like thousands of other fans have explored his early solo career, his Jackson 5 material, and also his unreleased material. But I feel as if right now i've exhausted my excitement over listening to all of his music unless I give him a few days or a weeks rest.
And my faith in him releasing a new album has waned. We never got anything from him being with 2 Seas Records. We never heard a Katrina song. WMCIG dissapeared. OMC would have had a great short film but that also was shelved. And I believe there's been countless occasions where MJ should have shown his face at Awards shows or performed but he didn't......(BET Awards for Diana Ross, countless VMA's where he could have performed, and most importantly he could have done a routine in Memory of James Brown at the Grammy's, AND I hope no one forgot the tribute we were supposed to see for the 25th Aniversary of Thriller.)
I could go on and on about my expectations and my hopes, but MJ's in a different world now. I really think music, and performing doesn't matter that much to him. The loss of James Brown and the trial have clearly demoralized him, in my opinion.