Re: Michael - The Great Album Debate (Only Go Here if You Want To Continue The Controversy)
I'm all with you Kapital.
People compare Jason's song to the Cascio ones because, in terms of voice, they are easily comparable. I know some will disagree but they do sound very, very similar, even identical in places. It's something you can't say about the real Michael Jackson recordings. It's funny how "the believers" expect them to sound identical all the way through to at least consider them to by sung by Malachi but at the same time they don't mind the distintc voice difference between the Cascio tracks and old MJ songs and readily accept all the excuses.
I know some fans come across as being obsessed with Malachi but again, they don't make these comparisons just for the sake of it but because for them the resemblance is striking and their videos pretty much prove it.
If the Cascios used a sound-alike to record their songs, which I belive thats what they did, why it couldn't have been Jason? Why? Because he's a young, chubby, white fellow seeking for fame? How do you actually expect such impostor to look like? Like E'casanova? He will get his five minutes of fame once the truth is out, thats for sure. Or because he's already known among the MJ fans and it would be plain stupid to use someone like that? Well, yeah but at the same time thats the very reason why he was used. They needed someone "field-proven" and Jason had been successful in fooling people into beliving he is/sound like Michael Jackson. C'mon, he's the right guy to do something like that, he's the definiton of MJ wannabe. He tries to sing like Michel, he tries to dance like Michael, being on the real MJ album must be like a dream come true for him.
I wonder how do you search for a Michael Jackson voice impersonator when you want to fake a MJ song. I mean it's not like there are hundreds of them to choose from wainting on every corner. National audition for the best MJ sound-alike would look quite suspicious, wouldn't it. No, you'd rather reach out to someone known yet tested.
Now, having all the time in the world, putting in extra efforts plus some studio tweaking could make you end up with songs good enough to fool the majority of people including some of the Estate's and Sony's executives but not good enough to deceive fans who are really familiar with MJ's voice and being aware of JM.
And even if they tried to find someone else, what are the chances that they would have found someone sounding so close to Malachi? Slim to none I guess.
Besides, its not only the fans, Tony Kurtis - Jason's former producer has recognized him in BN, that alone says alot. Why he disappeared from the net 2 days later remains a mystery.
Imagine a perfect sound-alike, a one-to-one copy, a voice clone. I know such a person doesn't exsist but theoretically, had they used someone like that or at least someone really, really good, no one probably would have questioned those songs, yet they still would be fake. This guy right here is far from perfect but he still managed to be on the record.
What I mean is that we can discuss the legal aspect of it all, the motives, the consequences but at the end of the day it's up to the very small group of people whether a song will make an album or not. Michael is not with us anymore, he doesn't have a say over all of this.
They can put anything they want on a CD, intentionally or as a result of fraud and carelessness and claim its Michael Jackson singing, no matter how weird it would sound. In such a case, anyone, be it an anonymous fan, an internationally known producer, a family member or even a forensic musicologist has nothing but opinion to offer regarding the authenticity of it. This much and nothing more. The importance of these opinions might be different to different people but just because something is official doesn't mean its correct.
I really hope that the Jacksons will do something about it when the Murray's trial is over.
I would like to thank everyone on "the doubters side", especially people like: Samhabib, Bumper, Pentum, Kapital, Barok, mjjesamor, love is magical, Arklove, azsummergirl, kopwatcher for keeping this thread going. If it weren't for you they would have closed it long time ego and swept "the controversy" under the carpet, pretending everything is fine.
THIS IS SAD, VERY SAD
I'm all with you Kapital.
People compare Jason's song to the Cascio ones because, in terms of voice, they are easily comparable. I know some will disagree but they do sound very, very similar, even identical in places. It's something you can't say about the real Michael Jackson recordings. It's funny how "the believers" expect them to sound identical all the way through to at least consider them to by sung by Malachi but at the same time they don't mind the distintc voice difference between the Cascio tracks and old MJ songs and readily accept all the excuses.
I know some fans come across as being obsessed with Malachi but again, they don't make these comparisons just for the sake of it but because for them the resemblance is striking and their videos pretty much prove it.
If the Cascios used a sound-alike to record their songs, which I belive thats what they did, why it couldn't have been Jason? Why? Because he's a young, chubby, white fellow seeking for fame? How do you actually expect such impostor to look like? Like E'casanova? He will get his five minutes of fame once the truth is out, thats for sure. Or because he's already known among the MJ fans and it would be plain stupid to use someone like that? Well, yeah but at the same time thats the very reason why he was used. They needed someone "field-proven" and Jason had been successful in fooling people into beliving he is/sound like Michael Jackson. C'mon, he's the right guy to do something like that, he's the definiton of MJ wannabe. He tries to sing like Michel, he tries to dance like Michael, being on the real MJ album must be like a dream come true for him.
I wonder how do you search for a Michael Jackson voice impersonator when you want to fake a MJ song. I mean it's not like there are hundreds of them to choose from wainting on every corner. National audition for the best MJ sound-alike would look quite suspicious, wouldn't it. No, you'd rather reach out to someone known yet tested.
Now, having all the time in the world, putting in extra efforts plus some studio tweaking could make you end up with songs good enough to fool the majority of people including some of the Estate's and Sony's executives but not good enough to deceive fans who are really familiar with MJ's voice and being aware of JM.
And even if they tried to find someone else, what are the chances that they would have found someone sounding so close to Malachi? Slim to none I guess.
Besides, its not only the fans, Tony Kurtis - Jason's former producer has recognized him in BN, that alone says alot. Why he disappeared from the net 2 days later remains a mystery.
Imagine a perfect sound-alike, a one-to-one copy, a voice clone. I know such a person doesn't exsist but theoretically, had they used someone like that or at least someone really, really good, no one probably would have questioned those songs, yet they still would be fake. This guy right here is far from perfect but he still managed to be on the record.
What I mean is that we can discuss the legal aspect of it all, the motives, the consequences but at the end of the day it's up to the very small group of people whether a song will make an album or not. Michael is not with us anymore, he doesn't have a say over all of this.
They can put anything they want on a CD, intentionally or as a result of fraud and carelessness and claim its Michael Jackson singing, no matter how weird it would sound. In such a case, anyone, be it an anonymous fan, an internationally known producer, a family member or even a forensic musicologist has nothing but opinion to offer regarding the authenticity of it. This much and nothing more. The importance of these opinions might be different to different people but just because something is official doesn't mean its correct.
I really hope that the Jacksons will do something about it when the Murray's trial is over.
I would like to thank everyone on "the doubters side", especially people like: Samhabib, Bumper, Pentum, Kapital, Barok, mjjesamor, love is magical, Arklove, azsummergirl, kopwatcher for keeping this thread going. If it weren't for you they would have closed it long time ego and swept "the controversy" under the carpet, pretending everything is fine.
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