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[DanGerouS-]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Just please no Pitbull, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Afrojack.. and other B stars. If they want some guest appearance or duet, do it right. I'm OK with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, even Kanye West.

i was sarcastic

nobody else but MJ should be on the songs.
one rap verse for a "fill-in" would be ok (missing bridge by mj like on HT), but it shouldnt be too long. i'd prefer mj adlibs and some funky guitar solo over any feature.

 

[Zakk]

Just please no Pitbull, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Afrojack.. and other B stars. If they want some guest appearance or duet, do it right. I'm OK with Beyonce, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, even Kanye West.

i think if they are to include any duets, it should be bonus tracks.. and not included in the mainstream of the tracklist.. perhaps a ballad featuring beyoncé could work..

 

[SmoothGangsta]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I'm really excited, hope they announce something soon.

 

[AlwaysThere]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

What More Can I Give (Solo Version) did not leak. So that is 8 unleaked and 4 leaked - not gonna happen.

We've had What More Can I Give for years, just not Michael's solo version. It's not a new song by any stretch, and it shouldn't be counted as such. Would you count I Was the Loser as a new song just because two words in the entire song are changed?

there are around 18 outtakes from the dangerous sessions, including truth about youth, bottle of smoke among other's.. the estate could very easily release 2nd editions for all of Michael's albums when these outtakes are eventually released, i think that would be fitting.. but yes, the new albums, should feature at least 2-3 song's that were recorded before invincible..

There are more than 18 outtakes from the Dangerous sessions. There are the various songs Michael did with Brad Buxer (King Tutankhamen, 11pm), songs done with L.A. Reid and Babyface (Slave to the Rhythm), Bryan Loren collaborations (Men in Black, Stay), Teddy Riley collaborations (Joy) and songs done with John Barnes (Alright Now). Pair that with the dozens of songs Michael did himself (Michael McKellar, Who is the Girl With Her Hair Down, You Were There) and songs we don't even know exist.

Dangerous was the first time Michael got to spearhead the direction of his album, and he touched on almost everything you can think of. I don't know the actual amount of songs he did, but it's much over 18. (The songs listed above aren't the only songs from the listed collaborations. They're the first titles that came to mind when I thought of the producers/collaborators in question.)

 

[KOPV]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I really think they should hold off on duets for songs that have missing/unfinished verses.. That way someone come in to do that verse and finish up the song that way!! otherwise if an MJ vocal is complete there is no need to add others on a song

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

i wouldn't bet on there being mostly new song's though, that's why in my wishlist tracklisting i have written 5 never before heard & 7 leaked tracks. it's not the estate's fault that any of these recording's leaked, it's traders who have received them from several sources and they have fell through the cracks.. Silent Spring is an interesting song.. whether it's complete enough to be released is unknown at this time but it would be suitable to hear of course, and in those hard drive that Michael prince posted.. i'm sure there are around 10 complete enough song's.. mostly from 1998-2004 i imagine.. but i believe the final track on the album should be the last complete enough recording that Michael did in his lifetime.

 

[AlwaysThere]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

i wouldn't bet on there being mostly new song's though, that's why in my wishlist tracklisting i have written 5 never before heard & 7 leaked tracks. it's not the estate's fault that any of these recording's leaked, it's traders who have received them from several sources and they have fell through the cracks.. Silent Spring is an interesting song.. whether it's complete enough to be released is unknown at this time but it would be suitable to hear of course, and in those hard drive that Michael prince posted.. i'm sure there are around 10 complete enough song's.. mostly from 1998-2004 i imagine.. but i believe the final track on the album should be the last complete enough recording that Michael did in his lifetime.

The Estate will definitely be releasing one of Michael's last songs on this album. But trust me when I say that it won't be an easy process.

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

The Estate will definitely be releasing one of Michael's last songs on this album. But trust me when I say that it won't be an easy process.

how do you mean it won't be an easy process, surely it was recorded with either Red One, Theron Feemster or Bradley Buxer? we all know Michael prince is working on this project, and i presume he gave those hard drives to the estate.. we'll see though

 

[LuvMoment]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

No Duets and No Cascio - 100% Michael = 1000% Satisfaction!

 

[Quench]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

The Estate will definitely be releasing one of Michael's last songs on this album. But trust me when I say that it won't be an easy process.

Why do you think it won't be easy?? I feel that way because from some of those producers I've heard stuff wasn't completed. I don't remember how much they said was completed. What's your thoughts on it??

 

[Hess]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Do you guys think the official website www.michaeljackson.com will be updated or redesign or something like that for the new album?

A brand new design for the new album would be great. - The current design is not so good IMO.

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Do you guys think the official website www.michaeljackson.com will be updated or redesign or something like that for the new album?

A brand new design for the new album would be great. - The current design is not so good IMO.

i agree with you, it looks slightly amateurish if that's the right word to use... i think something bold is needed, a futuristic feel, an integrated radio player.. something subtle to make it stand out. also, they normally change there profile photo to match the coming project, can't wait for that

 

[Hess]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

They need to use all social medies. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc. etc. - and of course the official website is very very important!!

I can't wait for this new album to be released!! - I am getting more and more exited by the minute.

Hope we get the official statement regarding the album tomorrow. - When Michael was released the statement came Friday and the first single to be streamed BN came monday. :wild:

Imagine if the statement comes tomorrow!! :wild: and the first song to be streamed on MJ.com Monday!! :wild: :wild:

Can't wait!!

 

[KOPV]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Well Michaeljackson.com is going to be the first website that gets a new Mobile version coming soon.. Sony is rendering new mobile versions of all there artists and MJ being the first.

 

[Hess]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Well Michaeljackson.com is going to be the first website that gets a new Mobile version coming soon.. Sony is rendering new mobile versions of all there artists and MJ being the first.

Is this you guessing or do you know something??

Is there a source?

 

[KOPV]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I read it this morning while I was shuffling through articles about the Xperia Z2.. I'll see if I can find the article again, I just did not really care about that so I didn't bother mentioning it.. I was looking for Xperia Z2 release dates

 

[Hess]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I read it this morning while I was shuffling through articles about the Xperia Z2.. I'll see if I can find the article again, I just did not really care about that so I didn't bother mentioning it.. I was looking for Xperia Z2 release dates

A source would be great! - And I really hope it is true!!

If SONY chooses MJ to the first to get a mobil webpage - it must be part of promotion - so it's another clue/hint the album is coming very soon.

 

[KOPV]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I tried finding, I gotta get back to work.. I'm supposed to be working lol! I just read it in one of the articles this morning, so whatever that is worth... We will see if it's right.

 

[HIStoric]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I hope they do update MJ's website, it's horrible and ugly. I wish they'd also use high quality images when posting to Facebook, Instagram etc. Every other artist does but the MJ social pages always resort to small photos (which even I will have in far better quality).

Fingers crossed they will

 

[Xscape2041]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I hope they do update MJ's website, it's horrible and ugly. I wish they'd also use high quality images when posting to Facebook, Instagram etc. Every other artist does but the MJ social pages always resort to small photos (which even I will have in far better quality).

Fingers crossed they will

It's not as "easy" as it seems posting pictures on social media. Facebook for example basically says in their terms: "Everything you post belongs to us and we can do whatever we want with it (meaning store it, sell it, sub-licence it, use it for advertising, using it basically in every way they see fit)". This is of course in conflict with the photographer who made the picture/whoever is featured on a picture.

So better post small images including BIG watermarks to minimize what they could do with it.

 

[HIStoric]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

It's not as "easy" as it seems posting pictures on social media. Facebook for example basically says in their terms: "Everything you post belongs to us and we can do whatever we want with it (meaning store it, sell it, sub-licence it, use it for advertising, using it basically in every way they see fit)". This is of course in conflict with the photographer who made the picture/whoever is featured on a picture.

So better post small images including BIG watermarks to minimize what they could do with it.

Yeah I realise that and I'm not asking for the absolute high-res photos (where you can click Download and get the full sized image), I'm just asking for decent sized photo that are of reasonable quality... you know, like pretty much every other Facebook page does. There have been many times that they have posted decent quality images (like the recent photo for the STTR announcement) but a great number are pathetically small. Like the one below:

This one is not only small, but horrific quality. What were they even thinking? It'd have been better to have not uploaded such a poor quality image.

The Michael Jackson Facebook page is one of the very few pages I see actually uploading such small and occasionally really bad quality photos. Hell, I'd be happy with medium sized images (500-600pixels width, nothing too big), I just don't want these super tiny photos anymore. A watermark would be fine too.

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I don't see why the subject has changed to photo's? there are many places you can join that will give you watermark free/high res photo's for a small donation (KOTDF) etc. but here's not the place to discuss that, after listening to the new mix of STTR several times, i love the opening.. the string's are just beautiful.. and i can't wait to hear the song in full.. i for one am very excited for the tracklisting to be revealed, i am sure we will be surprised by some of the song's they have chosen.. perhaps a title we never knew existed.. it's all anxiety and tension right now.. and when the announcement come's, i can't wait to see people's reactions *on the MJ rollercoaster* hehe

 

[HIStoric]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I don't see why the subject has changed to photo's? there are many places you can join that will give you watermark free/high res photo's for a small donation (KOTDF) etc. but here's not the place to discuss that, after listening to the new mix of STTR several times, i love the opening.. the string's are just beautiful.. and i can't wait to hear the song in full.

Yeah, whoopsie (Still doesn't mean that general Facebook users shouldn't be exposed to decent quality MJ photos tho )

Anyways back to the topic of STTR, I've always loved the strings since I first heard them. The song has grown on me now and I've played the commercial many times just to play such the song! Hoping it gets released on iTunes soon!! Speaking of iTunes, I hope they give MJ the full iTunes treatment - aka iTunes LP, advertisements on the homepage for both the single/album, making the album/single page look nice with graphics. These days its quite a significant market so they really should tap into it (In fact I read last year that 8/10 legal music downloads are done through the iTunes Store).

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Yeah, whoopsie (Still doesn't mean that general Facebook users shouldn't be exposed to decent quality MJ photos tho )

Anyways back to the topic of STTR, I've always loved the strings since I first heard them. The song has grown on me now and I've played the commercial many times just to play such the song! Hoping it gets released on iTunes soon!! Speaking of iTunes, I hope they give MJ the full iTunes treatment - aka iTunes LP, advertisements on the homepage for both the single/album, making the album/single page look nice with graphics. These days its quite a significant market so they really should tap into it (In fact I read last year that 8/10 legal music downloads are done through the iTunes Store).

given the introduction of pure audio discs, it would be nice if sony are releasing this new album on High Fidelity Blu-Ray CD's using the original multitracks, i feel it's something Michael deserves.. but of course this is very doubtful although would be nice for sure.. best quality we can hope for is a Vinyl release..

 

[wendijane]

Estate could you bring back OTW Anime/cartoon Michael Please~?

well going back and forth about doing studio footage or animation... Why not do both? 1. there could be more than one video, and why not have both in the same video..

A concept of a video could easily be Mike getting on the pic starting to sing and it takes him to another realm (animated) and as he stops singing, it's back in the studio and shows him taking the headphones off or walking away from the stand..

We can have both of both worlds!

..

I agree with this ^

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Anime style and behind the scene/lost/old/Before 25 June 2009 footage

I am among the masses ..Not only do I miss Michael, His heart , and everything good that he stood for.
I miss his image being around me . Why don't the estate bring out an anime style Michael on projects? Like an Official Michael signature design [just like the signature feet but give us his whole image PLEASE? Can't you do that? -_-:mello::scratch:then add him in certain videos ? and..like other posters said ...Could you combine special 3D anime with footage ?

Close to human Anime style though so not too cartoonish [no big heads ] and [..behind the scene/lost/old/Before 25 June 2009 footage] in SOME videos ?

I would be down with this because Michael was all about art...

Or call Adrian Grant in ? Bring back the Michael style anime/ representation in projects, Like used in the OTW?
We cant bring Michael back so Bring his image back in art ? or add a Brand New anime MJ image/sim/Representation/ to the Estate? Please?

Example of Adrian's art >http://www.the-michael-jackson-archives.com/otw18.html
http://www.the-michael-jackson-archives.com/otw20.html

 

[OnirMJ]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

i was sarcastic

nobody else but MJ should be on the songs.
one rap verse for a "fill-in" would be ok (missing bridge by mj like on HT), but it shouldnt be too long. i'd prefer mj adlibs and some funky guitar solo over any feature.

If they include original version on CD2, I'm OK with duets. Of course with great artists and only if MJ didn't record that part of the song.

 

[OnirMJ]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

We've had What More Can I Give for years, just not Michael's solo version. It's not a new song by any stretch, and it shouldn't be counted as such. Would you count I Was the Loser as a new song just because two words in the entire song are changed?

What More Can I Give where MJ sings chorus, bridge and few lines was released, not MJ solo version. In my opinion that's completely new song. The way you're saying it then we already have Joy, People Of The World, Children's Holliday and we already had Lenny Kravitz version of Another Day called Storm.

I Am or I Was The Loser is unreleased song. I Am A Loser leaked so I would count both of them as unreleased leaked songs. Totally different than WMCIG.

 

[mjjmsc]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

Sony is a litlle late, mobile pages are already in big demand! but it's good that they choose Michael to be the first for a modern approach...

 

[KOPV]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I would love to do this but I honestly to have the equipment to do it but...

I think someone should extract the audio from the phone commercial use the second part of the audio to make a promo videos for the album.. we can put on our facebooks and various places.. IF this announcement that was mentioned IS about the album by Monday we should know a little more.. (I hope it's not just a mobile webpage they are going to mention lol)... I want album news badly

 

[Zakk]

Re: News and discussion about upcoming MJ album [Update Pg15]

I would love to do this but I honestly to have the equipment to do it but...

I think someone should extract the audio from the phone commercial use the second part of the audio to make a promo videos for the album.. we can put on our facebooks and various places.. IF this announcement that was mentioned IS about the album by Monday we should know a little more.. (I hope it's not just a mobile webpage they are going to mention lol)... I want album news badly

what do you mean ''the announcement that was mentioned'' where did you read that? if it's possible to recall, do you remember any definitive details you saw, and if this source can be trusted with the information they have written on there website?