琐碎新闻: Remembering the time: How did the Dangerous Album perform back in the day:
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Jackson's |Dangerous' Is Quadruple Threat In Certs
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" is the second album in less than three months to be certified for out-of-the-box sales of 4 million copies.
"Dangerous" follows Garth Brooks' "Ropin' The Wind," which in November became the first album ever to be simultaneously certified gold, platinum, double-platinum, triple-platinum, and quadruple-platinum.
"Dangerous" is Jackson's fourth consecutive album to top the 4-million mark in U.S. sales, following "Off The Wall," "Thriller," and "Bad." Jackson is the first artist to reach this sales level with four consecutive albums since Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band achieved the feat in the mid '70s and early '80s. In addition, "Black Or White," the first single from Jackson's album, was certified platinum in January by the Recording Industry Assn. of America. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=glance&s=music
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Michael Jackson was still going for pop hits with 1991's Dangerous, but he also front-loaded the album with six straight Teddy Riley-assisted cuts. This half-hour swoop of tense, aggressive, often angular funk was Jackson's most interesting music since Thriller, and still sounds, well, invincible on this remastered edition. After that, the record's uneven, but there's nothing embarrassing about it, either. "Gone Too Soon," a non-Jackson composition about teen AIDS casualty Ryan White, is a quiet statement (particularly played next to the choir-laden "Heal the World," "Keep the Faith," and "Will You Be There") showing that the star doesn't always have to get showy. The sprightly "Black or White" is explicitly pro-interracial romance, an angle its video didn't go near, and the urgent "Give In to Me" is almost scary. Scary good, that is. --Rickey Wright
Dangerous Remastered, October 17, 2001
Reviewer: Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
Michael Jackson is a rare artist who can easily slip in and out of all kinds of musical styles and genres. From r&b to rock to dance to fast songs to ballads, the self proclaimed King of Pop is chameleon-like in his approach. Dangerous is another example of his variety. "Jam" is a furious, beat heavy song and "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" is an intense number. "In The Closet" has a slinky groove and "Remember The Time" has a silky smooth sound. "Heal The World" attempts to be another "We Are The World", but one can forgive him as you know his intentions are pure. "Black Or White" has a jangly guitar riff that is the backbone of the song. "Give In To Me" is a hard rocker and "Will You Be There" has a gospel like chorus. Dangerous is an eclectic mixed bag that Mr. Jackson shows he is willing to mix it up and try different things. The remastered version unfortunately doesn't offer any bonus material like the re-releases of Off The Wall, Thriller & Bad, but the sound is fresh and clean and the repackaging superb. http://thecelebritycafe.com/sightings/10622.html
Written by: Debbie Davis
Michael Jackson At Disneyland
This is kind of an old story. I was at Disneyland when I was about 14 or 15 years old. I was in line for the Star Tours ride when all of a sudden everyone started shouting and taking pictures. They had stopped the ride across from us (that People Mover ride) to let Michael Jackson and his group on. He was wearing a red, kind of silky, long sleeved button up shirt, black pants, a black hat, dark glasses, and that white armband thing around his upper arm. Not until a few years later did I realize who the child was that was with him. It was that boy that first accused Michael of child molestation (the one that was settled out of court). http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../407190317/1010
July 19, 2004
Jackson Music Awards to honor Tito Jackson
By Cori Bolger
cbolger@clarionledger.com
Tito Jackson leads a double life these days — one that clings to his legendary family, the other as a seasoned bluesman.
But unlike his highly-publicized siblings, Jackson is content to move forward at a slower pace. The oldest member of The Jackson 5, Jackson, 51, is also the last of nine brothers and sisters to release a solo album.
"I've seen it all," Jackson said during a recent phone interview. "I've seen all kinds of things and all kinds of people. It helps you become a wiser type of person, from traveling and being in this business. It opens your eyes up to many things."
Jackson (whose given name is Toriano Adaryll Jackson) is currently working on a solo blues album and returns to Mississippi tonight for the 30th annual Jackson Music Awards. He will be honored for his lifelong contribution to rhythm and blues as part of The Jackson 5.
This is Jackson's first Mississippi visit since The Jackson 5 performed at the Mississippi Coliseum in the early '70s.
At that time, Jesse Thompson, president and founder of Jackson Music Awards, Inc., was a student at Jackson State University.
"I remember (the show) like it was yesterday," he said. "It was a Sunday afternoon and they did all the hits ... Everyone in the '70s identified with one of the Jacksons."
Even today, fans remember Tito Jackson as the quiet, guitar-playing brother whose curiosity sparked the group's start in Gary, Ind.
"I was the first kid who had the guts to touch my father Joe's guitar," Jackson said. "He'd put it in the closet when he went to work and I'd sneak it out after he left."
During one session, Tito broke a string. Joe Jackson punished his son, then the blues guitarist challenged Tito to show off his skills.
"I played better than him," Jackson said.
Joe Jackson bought Tito an electric guitar the following day.
The brothers began rehearsing together, packed up and moved to Los Angeles to work with Motown Records. They eventually toured worldwide, selling thousands of albums and appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show.
The newfound fame overshadowed Jackson's teenage years and made growing up far from normal.
"We didn't get a chance to play a lot," he said. "My father kept us rehearsing and performing. That's all I remember. I don't remember a day in my life when I didn't have an instrument in my hand."
Each Jackson sibling eventually took his or her own career path, with Tito Jackson reverting back to his original love — the blues.
He recently began a new tour performing Chicago-style blues with The Brothers Band. Now, he's coming south toward the birthplace of the genre.
"I've always wanted to make it down South, to make my blues and get accepted down there," Jackson said.
Although it's been awhile since The Jackson Five performed as a group (the last was at 9/11 benefit concert in October of 2001), Tito Jackson insists there are reunions in their future.
"We'd love to do one more for the road," he said.
He added that he's "pretty sure" Michael Jackson will be involved, despite recent criminal charges that keep the most famous Jackson brother in court.
"We support him very much and wish him well," Jackson said of Michael. "We're 100 percent behind him and we're doing the best we can with it. We pray, and he's going to be fine."
The Jacksons, who live in and around Los Angeles, gather monthly to celebrate birthdays and graduations and catch up.
The family has consistently remained under media scrutiny — from Janet's breast exposure at the 2004 Super Bowl to rumors of child abuse by Joe Jackson.
Tito Jackson shrugs off the gossip mill.
"Whatever people read in the media, they get wild ideas, but my family is pretty damn close," he said.
Although Jackson has traveled internationally and lived with fame for decades, there's still one dream that remains unfulfilled — playing a gig with his idol, B.B. King.
"I've been a B.B. King fan since I've been a little boy," he said. "I got an autograph he sent me hanging in my tour bus right now ... It would make it all worth it for me." 20/07/04 MichaelJackson.hu
3 New Jackson Releases
As the spotlight is on Michael Jackson because of the outrageous allegations, different companies tries to make money out of him. Another three new Jackson releases:
MICHAEL JACKSON, THE KING OF POP: THE BIG PICTURE: THE MUSIC! THE MAN! THE LEGEND! THE INTERVIEWS: AN ANTHOLOGY (HARDCOVER BOOK)
July 30th, 2004 - Worldwide
http://www.book-info.com/author/Colossus+Books.htm?ID=sPfGYDpXKU86kzbR
AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILY OF MUSIC (DVD)
August 10th, 2004 - Worldwide
http://www.videopricefind.com/dvdinfo/47712
(Note that this is an MBC Network release)
MICHAEL JACKSON: OR THE MELANCHOLY OF ANATOMY (HARCOVER BOOK)
December 31st, 2004 - UK
http://www.limebooks.co.uk/1904095755/michael-jackson/gilbert-adair Hanks' balcony scene Reports that Michael Jackson has fathered quadruplets must give actor Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg a nostalgic chuckle. When the two were promoting the European release of "Catch Me If You Can" last year, they spent time in the same Berlin hotel room where Jackson once dangled his 9-month-old baby off a balcony four floors above the ground. As a prank, Spielberg and Hanks made a home movie re-creating the incident. Having seen the tape, we can report that they took turns dangling a doll over the balcony. Hanks ended up laughing so hard he dropped the doll - happily, not over the edge. http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/214609p-184667c.html |