The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

[SmoothGangsta]

I’m surprised by the lack of leaks we have from the HIStory era; is there any reason for this?

There isn't all that much from that era in regards to unreleased material.

 

[MJbr2]

Abortion Papers on the other hand has to be the worst song from Bad lol.

Bro, no. Regarding the lyrics, eh, defo not MJs best take ever, but the instrumental for it is groovy as hell.

 

[ChanceToDance]

Bro, no. Regarding the lyrics, eh, defo not MJs best take ever, but the instrumental for it is groovy as hell.

My opinion is the exact opposite of that, good vocals, bad instrumental. Given the theme I'm surprised the Estate had the guts to release the song, I doubt they'd do that nowadays lol.

 

[threepea11]

Guys, How good would DBMR have been if it was finished, in the Bad era, cause MJ said it was gonna be BIG

 

[MJbr2]

Guys, How good would DBMR have been if it was finished, in the Bad era, cause MJ said it was gonna be BIG

I find it to be the weakest bonus of Bad 25. Never really appealed to me.

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

Guys, How good would DBMR have been if it was finished, in the Bad era, cause MJ said it was gonna be BIG

Source please. I thought it was Bruce Swedien who advocated for the track.

 

[ChanceToDance]

Guys, How good would DBMR have been if it was finished, in the Bad era, cause MJ said it was gonna be BIG

The song was finished and Bruce Swedien said it's great. It makes me bitter that the Estate decided to release an unfinished version instead of the best there is.

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

I find it to be the weakest bonus of Bad 25. Never really appealed to me.

I always found it weird why the estate chose to release the first demo Michael did for the song, when there were more complete vocals recorded later on. Just doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[BlackAnon]

Source please. I thought it was Bruce Swedien who advocated for the track.

Bruce said it was a ballad that Michael played piano on

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

The song was finished and Bruce Swedien said it's great. It makes me bitter that the Estate decided to release an unfinished version instead of the best there is.

I don’t think it was ever finished, to my knowledge only a more polished vocal and some additional instrumentation was added.

 

[threepea11]

Source please. I thought it was Bruce Swedien who advocated for the track.

I think he said that Michael told him that it was gonna be BIG, although I may be wrong

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

Bruce said it was a ballad that Michael played piano on

I wouldn’t necessarily consider Don’t Be Messin’ to be a ballad…

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

Song Groove and Do You Know wouldn't have made the album for sure

DYKWYCA was recorded after Bad was released, so this is true.

 

[threepea11]

DYKWYCA was recorded after Bad was released, so this is true.

Do we know what the 1991 version sounds like if it even exists?

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

Do we know what the 1991 version sounds like if it even exists?

I wasn’t aware a 1991 version was recorded. I thought the song was primarily worked on circa 1987-1988.

 

[threepea11]

I wasn’t aware a 1991 version was recorded. I thought the song was primarily worked on circa 1987-1988.

MANY people say that there was one, either one of two things:
The original version released IS the 1991 one
There is a 1991 version in the vaults still

 

[BlackAnon]

I don’t think it was ever finished, to my knowledge only a more polished vocal and some additional instrumentation was added.

There’s 3 versions

Thriller - Unreleased
Bad - from B25
Dangerous - leaked

 

[BlackAnon]

DYKWYCA was recorded after Bad was released, so this is true.

DYK was first recorded in 86 which is the version we have

 

[Hollywood_Tonight]

There’s 3 versions

Thriller - Unreleased
Bad - from B25
Dangerous - leaked

Bruce Swedien said the mix on Bad 25 was the first demo MJ did for that song. Also, Korg’s mix is not the Dangerous version of the song, it just featured some of the vocals from that session.

 

[threepea11]

There’s 3 versions

Thriller - Unreleased
Bad - from B25
Dangerous - leaked

Wait the Dangerous Ver leaked? What?

 

[MJbr2]

DYKWYCA was recorded after Bad was released, so this is true.

Nope. It's from 1986.

 

[Fuzball]

DYKWYCA was recorded after Bad was released, so this is true.

The initial demo (released on Xscape) was recorded in May 1986.

 

[ChanceToDance]

I don’t think it was ever finished, to my knowledge only a more polished vocal and some additional instrumentation was added.

Yeah my bad, all Bruce said was that the version from 2007 is a killer track.

Do we know what the 1991 version sounds like if it even exists?

The 1986 version is the only vocal take there is. I don't know about the Dangerous version but the HIStory version only has a different drum sound.

 

[ChanceToDance]

There’s 3 versions

Thriller - Unreleased
Bad - from B25
Dangerous - leaked

There's also a version made for T25 and MJ was still working on it up until he died.

Michael Jackson Re-Releasing “Thriller,” Avoiding Bahrain

Hoping to resuscitate his sputtering career, Michael Jackson is reportedly returning to a reliable source: his own 1982 album Thriller. According to reports, Jackson plans to spruce up the 25th anniversary addition of the album by adding four remixes of Thriller tracks. Those lending a helping...

www.rollingstone.com

"HOPING TO RESUSCITATE his sputtering career, Michael Jackson is reportedly returning to a reliable source: his own 1982 album. According to reports, Jackson plans to spruce up the 25th anniversary of the album by adding four remixes of Thriller tracks. Those lending a helping sequined gloved hand on the remixes for “Wanna Be Startin’ Something,” “The Girl Is Mine,” “Billie Jean,” and “P.Y.T.” are Kanye West, Akon, and Will.i.am. Additionally, Jackson’s music attorney Peter Lopez says four leftover tracks from the Thriller sessions will be featured. One of the songs, “Don’t Be Messin’ Around,” is hyped as “killer” by Jacko’s ex-producer Bruce Swedien."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616392097149652993

"None of these appear. But “Deep In The Night” does appears - once - in the same list as Saturday Woman, Don’t Be Messin, Hollywood Tonight and others."

Btw could this be the Thriller era version? It sounds different than the Dangerous era version that Korgnex leaked so it can't be the same.

 

[SmoothGangsta]

There's also a version made for T25 and MJ was still working on it up until he died.

Michael Jackson Re-Releasing “Thriller,” Avoiding Bahrain

Hoping to resuscitate his sputtering career, Michael Jackson is reportedly returning to a reliable source: his own 1982 album Thriller. According to reports, Jackson plans to spruce up the 25th anniversary addition of the album by adding four remixes of Thriller tracks. Those lending a helping...

www.rollingstone.com

Btw could this be the Thriller era version? It sounds different than the Dangerous era version that Korgnex leaked so it can't be the same.

It definitely sounds like a different version, yeah. Wasn't that leaked before B25 was released or am I wrong?

 

[SmoothGangsta]

Super interested to hear later versions of the track. Not expecting it to be finished like For All Time but it'll have some changes at least.

 

[Derek1984]

There’s 3 versions

Thriller - Unreleased
Bad - from B25
Dangerous - leaked

The version from Bad25 has ad-libs very similar to State of Shock.

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

If Quincy let MJ turn Bad into a 3-disc album the fans would've been fed for a whole decade lol. The only downside is that the vault would be even more empty nowadays.

And Prince fans would still have a superiority complex lol. "Only 1 triple disc?" Lol

Why didn't MJ ever try that again?

 

[Fuzball]

Btw could this be the Thriller era version? It sounds different than the Dangerous era version that Korgnex leaked so it can't be the same.

the snippet is allegedly from 1990

 

[AlwaysThere]

Btw could this be the Thriller era version? It sounds different than the Dangerous era version that Korgnex leaked so it can't be the same.

I remember this snippet popped up shortly before the Michael album released, and none of us could determine whether or not it was authentic given the lack of clear vocals. Crazy to listen to it now and know that it’s the real deal.

I’d love to hear later versions. If I’m not mistaken, Neff-U took a crack at it in 2008-09.