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The Jacksons reunion show

iboz75

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I don't understand why they would need Michael to pull off a reunion show. Why can't they just do the show anyway and have another person sing Michael's parts? During the J5 concert in Mexico, Michael was hoarse and Randy and Marlon had to sing many of his parts anyway and they did a great job.

The Jacksons have been waiting for a comback since the late 80's and they have been snubbed by Michael. Shouldn't it be obvious that Michael dosen't want to join them by now? Why would they put their careers on hold in hopes of a reunion?

They all have musical talent. All of them. why couldn't they go off on their own and do something with their careers?

Why couldn't Jermaine and Tito form their own bands (like slash did when he left GNR), and Marlon and Randy have solo careers? Jermaine complained that he could've been as big as Michael if not bigger if it wasn't for him joining the group.
Well, what's stopping you now Jerm? he had a decent career in the 80's.
Even 3T hit it big for a while, and they still have a huge fanbase around the world.

I know you guys don't have the answers, but I'm just throwing it out there, that;s all.:timer:

Who know's if their reunion tour is a big hit, Michael may change his mind and want to join them. I'm positive he's want to be apart of a hot ticket.
 
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risky said:
because blood ties them.
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I'm sure there's some financial motivation involved.They know it won't sell as well is Michael wasn't in the show, but I think they should give it a try anyway. Even if they had to play in small venues.

I'd attend the show.:timer:
 
well either ways if it would only be the other jacksons and its near my home and affordeble i d go too i m a fan since the beginning so it would be great to see this
 
They could use 3T to sing Michael's lead vocals. A Jackson 5/ The Jacksons reunion tour with out Michael would be moderately successful, but not having Michael as lead vocalist would be like the Rolling Stones touring with out Mick Jagger and most recently Queen's tour without Freddie Mercury.

I don't think groups should ever tour without their lead vocalists, especially when their lead vocalist be it Michael Jackson or Freddie Mercury were more than just a lead vocalist, but had a huge stage presence and really put on show.
 
It wouldn't work. Michael is the driving force behind that group and that's a fact. He isn't just the lead singer, Michael is one of the greatest vocalists to ever live, on top of being one of the greatest dancers and greatest performers ever. None of the guys from 3T could carry Michael's songs. Marlon would hold some of the longer notes which Michael couldn't when he was ill during "Triumph", but to sing an entire song (which is what it would come down to since most of the J5/Jacksons songs feature a lead from Michael) wouldn't work. Nobody wants to hear anyone elses voice on those tracks.

The only people who would come, I suspect, are die hard J5/Jacksons fans, and at this juncture, that isn't enough to fill up arena's over a period of time. Michael IS the J5/Jacksons. You can argue against that all you want, but without him, they're a decidedly average group with average singers (and that's being kind save for Jermaine) and average musicianship. There's a reason that by "Triumph" they were calling it "The Michael Jackson Show". He dominates and he's the showman. Marlon doesn't know how to work a stage and just comes across as almost clownish. Jermaine has zero charisma, Tito is just Tito and Jackie is about the same. Randy is a pretty good musician and song writer, but that's it. They need Michael and they know it.
 
I agree with wannabestartin'. I think that they confuse two things, being biological brothers and being musical brothers. Biologically yes, they are but musically it is a totaly different thing. They are not as worthy without Michael. He is the star, they weren't even herd about until, like some time ago. They do not have succesful musical carriers on their own. And they are different now, to what they were as kids.
 
benscarr said:
They could use 3T to sing Michael's lead vocals. A Jackson 5/ The Jacksons reunion tour with out Michael would be moderately successful, but not having Michael as lead vocalist would be like the Rolling Stones touring with out Mick Jagger and most recently Queen's tour without Freddie Mercury.

I don't think groups should ever tour without their lead vocalists, especially when their lead vocalist be it Michael Jackson or Freddie Mercury were more than just a lead vocalist, but had a huge stage presence and really put on show.
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I think it could work.

The problem is, they want MJ involved. In order for it to work, they'd have to do it because they want to make it work without MJ. LOTS of people a lot less popular than The Jacksons tour and have great careers. They would have to understand that without MJ, there would be no huge arenas, and they'd have to feel ok performing in amphitheatres, at the House Of Blues, etc. They could do an album and release it, promote it and tour. It's not that hard if you are a musically gifted family.

John Legend had a career long before anyone knew who John Legend was. Artists like Michael McDonald don't sell out arenas, but they make new material, they tour, they do shows...

People are acting like it's 15,000 seat arenas or nothing. Not true. If The Temptations can still tour, I don't see why The Jacksons can't. If the music is good and it's live, people will come. It's more about them WANTING to do it than it is anything else.

The notion that only diehards would attend is also out there, I think. People who enjoy good music would come. People who like R&B and pop would come. It just has to be at the right venues, promoted properly and their hearts would have to be in it.
 
They could do clubs, yeah. Or small theatres. That's what Tito does with his blues band. Nothing big though. People forget that they did try to put out an album on their own without Michael and it bombed. And Michael even pushed for Sony to promot that album. Though I don't think they really did. In order to be commercially successful, they need Michael. Michael's what made them mainstream and famous.
 
becasue mj is the cash cow who will bring in the real money.
 
wannabestartinsomthin21 said:
They could do clubs, yeah. Or small theatres. That's what Tito does with his blues band. Nothing big though. People forget that they did try to put out an album on their own without Michael and it bombed. And Michael even pushed for Sony to promot that album. Though I don't think they really did. In order to be commercially successful, they need Michael. Michael's what made them mainstream and famous.
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True, they could do clubs and more realistically small theatres. I remember when 2300 Jackson St was released and it got major promotion in the UK. But the fact Michael was no longer in the group that then consisted of just Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Randy (Marlon left The Jacksons in 1987) ment the album and lead single Nothing Compares to You were destined to flop.

The fact is if a Jackson 5 reunion happand it would be Michael Jackson fans of all ages wanting to hear a) an album with some brilliant songs Michael wouldn't put on his own solo albums ie because he may not feel thet appeal to his main fan base ie Heartbreak Hotel was not a typical MJ song in 1980. b) It would be Michael Jackson fans like me and fans who've never saw the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons in concert wanting to hear Michael sing and perform Jackson 5/ The Jacksons songs for the first time. Only a small minority of fans from the Jackson 5 fans before MJ's Thriller era fans would attended such a reunion tour.

Only reunion tours like The Osmonds would work as they've toured with out Donny before. Because even Donny Osmond never acheived real solo success as an adult and Jermaine has a far more successful solo career them Donny despite not being as famous. Donny wasn't soley the lead singer of the group, and didn't sing and dance on stage in a captivating way as Michael. Which why such a reunion works for some groups, but would never work for the Jackson 5 without Michael. The only way it could work, is if a reformed Jackson 5 toured with video projection of Michael and them performing life to it, like the Elvis tours with his band do. But the problem is the Jackson 5 weren't a vocal group like Boyz II Men, they were a high voltage vocal and dance group with Michael person to gave the Jackson 5 the electricity had over other groups in the 1970's, so such a show with or without video projection would never work. No Michael, and a Jackson 5 reunuon is in name and nothing else.

The only Jackson 5 reuniion that would work, is if Jermaine produced a documentary film on the groups with interviews from all the brothers including Michael about their experiences from 1963-1976 when they formed until they left Motown. Such a documentary would be very credibile and of great interest to the public, both fans and people with an interest in music.
 
The fact is if a Jackson 5 reunion happand it would be Michael Jackson fans of all ages wanting to hear a) an album with some brilliant songs Michael wouldn't put on his own solo albums ie because he may not feel thet appeal to his main fan base ie Heartbreak Hotel was not a typical MJ song in 1980. b) It would be Michael Jackson fans like me and fans who've never saw the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons in concert wanting to hear Michael sing and perform Jackson 5/ The Jacksons songs for the first time. Only a small minority of fans from the Jackson 5 fans before MJ's Thriller era fans would attended such a reunion tour.
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I think a huge majority of the Jackson 5 fans would attend a reunion tour. I think they would make it a family event within their own families. I think it would be a generation of Jackson fans attending the concerts together... If they pulled it off right, it would be successful.
 
pamarella said:
I think a huge majority of the Jackson 5 fans would attend a reunion tour. I think they would make it a family event within their own families. I think it would be a generation of Jackson fans attending the concerts together... If they pulled it off right, it would be successful.
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:clapping::clapping::clapping:I agree
 
When I say I'm a Michael Jackson fan that includes the Jackson 5/ The Jacksons, and I think that would include most Jackson 5 fans.

I doubt there will ever be a Jackson 5 reunion tour. But if there ever is I hope it would just be Michael and his brothers ie Jackson 5 performing as that would be cool. Not a family event, as I don't wish to see Janet as the opening act and various members of the family performing. To me such a family event seems corny and the Jackson family are famous because Michael's solo music and the Jackson 5.

A Jackson 5 tour with just Michael and his brothers with another non related artist or nad performing would seem far more logical. I don't actually see the point of artists having opening acts, Prince didn't last year and I thought that was cool.

But we are both moving off the subject of what this thread is about. The bottom line is a reformed Jackson 5 tour without Michael is a waste of time because it's the Jackson 5 in name and nothing else. No Michael and no Jackson 5 period. Some bands have 1 or 2 members that they cannot tour and record without. Queen would also not the same group now if Brian May had left and Freddie Mercury was still alive as his gutair playing is a major part of the group and he did write We Will Rock You and Flash without collaboration. The Rolling Stones also wouldn't be the same without Keith Richard, even with Mick Jagger still as the front man. Diana Ross did a Supremes reunion tour with replacement singers a few years ago and it wasn't a success.

When Michael does his Motown Medley on tour, it's not the same as when he sings it with his brothers. But the most important part of the J5 act is the dancing ie Michael, Jackie and Marlon. Just those 3 could tour as the Jackson 5 despite just being 3 with backing musicans. And any variation adding to that without Jermaine or Tito could work as Randy can replace eaither of them as he did in 1976, and Marlon sang some of Jermaine's vocals when the Jermaine left even though it's not fully the J5 without Tito and Jermaine. But the point I'm making is that without certain members a reunion is pointless.
 
They would have to tour as the Jacksons, since Berry Gordy owns the name "Jackson 5".
 
All of you make really good points, but I still believe that they could pull it off decently.
 
Remeber "Victory"? No Jackie, and no one cared. No one even noticed that Randy had replaced Jermaine when they left Motown. But everyone would have noticed if Michael left, and they did, because success was no longer forthcoming after 1984 with the Jacksons. I listen to the J5/Jacksons music purely for Michael. I'm a Michael Jackson fan, not a J5/Jacksons fan. And I think the majority of Michael's fans feel the same way. Just look at that poll asking what it would take to get the members here to a J5 reunion tour. Most voted "Michael at the mic".
 
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Well I believe, if there is going to be a Jackson 5 tour, Michael have to be a part of it. And I believe if he does the tour, Berry Gordy would allow them to use the name "The Jackson 5". I too am a Michael Jackson, The Jacksons and The Entire Jackson Family fan. I will support them no matter what.
 
I just wish if they do reunite that they go out with a bang, if not, settle into a peaceful, quiet existence and remember the memories.
 
I also think Berry Gordy would let them use the name Jackson 5, plus he is family to the Jackson's through Jermaine's children.
 
People are acting like it's 15,000 seat arenas or nothing. Not true. If The Temptations can still tour, I don't see why The Jacksons can't. If the music is good and it's live, people will come. It's more about them WANTING to do it than it is anything else.

The notion that only diehards would attend is also out there, I think. People who enjoy good music would come. People who like R&B and pop would come. It just has to be at the right venues, promoted properly and their hearts would have to be in it.
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Great comments. I agree with what you stated.

I would not mind if the Jacksons would tour without Michael. I have often wondered why they cannot tour without Mike. They have realtives that want to sing and rap and get their music out there. They can take them on tour. I do not see why they would need MJ to do that.

The Jackson also do not need to do staduim tours. They can do, like what some of you guys stated, theraters, clubs, arenas, etc.

It is kind of upsetting to see that the brothers want to wait for Michael for them to tour. These men are talented. Their talent alone would bring people to come. I really believe that. I do not see what is the hold up, really.
 
Bee said:
Great comments. I agree with what you stated.

I would not mind if the Jacksons would tour without Michael. I have often wondered why they cannot tour without Mike. They have realtives that want to sing and rap and get their music out there. They can take them on tour. I do not see why they would need MJ to do that.

The Jackson also do not need to do staduim tours. They can do, like what some of you guys stated, theraters, clubs, arenas, etc.

It is kind of upsetting to see that the brothers want to wait for Michael for them to tour. These men are talented. Their talent alone would bring people to come. I really believe that. I do not see what is the hold up, really.
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Agreed. Michael obviously doesn't have any plans to tour with them anytime soon, so they should just go without him. They are all talented, Jermaine especially, and have enough of a solid fan base that they could do well without Michael. I don't know why they keep holding out for Michael. It's obvious he wants to do his own thing. It aint like they're getting any younger tho lol, so they need to make a move already.
 
I really hope this reun is still on.

Tickets will probably be a bomb though and they'll probs get sold out really quick :/
 
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