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发表于 2008-9-4 11:20:24
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TITLE: The Jacksons’ “Destiny” (1978) and “Triumph” (1980) Expanded Editions (Legacy)
ARTISTS: The Jacksons
STARS: 3 1/2 out of 5 Stars
SOUNDS LIKE: Disco era Motown soul pop.
Pop star Michael Jackson just turned 50 years old. I know that sounds hard to believe especially since Peter Pan is never supposed to get old.
But I was amazed while listening to “Destiny,” which was first released 30 years ago and “Triumph,” released a couple of years later in 1980, how both still sound fresh today. Despite the disco leanings of both recordings it shows how timeless is both Michael Jackson and the music of the Jacksons.
Both releases were self-produced and largely self-written which marked a new beginning for the Motown bred pre-teen hearthrobs. It also shows their maturity as artists, moving away from soul bubble gum to more adult material.
“Three decades after its initial release,” wrote Ernest Hardy in the liner notes for the Destiny expanded edition due in music stores this month, “It’s still fresher - more potent, more substantive within its sturdy R&B/pop structure - than most of what you hear playing on the radio or streaming on the net today.”
Both extended editions of Destiny and Triumph come with multiple bonus tracks. Rare 12 inch disco mixes of “Blame it on the Boogie” and “Shake your Body Down” extend the original versions beyond their usual 3 minute configurations. There’s also a seven minute instrumental version of the bass heavy disco stomp “Walk Right Now.”
Hearing “This Place Hotel” now reminds me again of how jazzy and well-produce the song was in its initial release. It serves as a precursor to Michael’s solo career. So does “Time Wait for No One” which is a weepy Michael ballad in the “Human Nature” vein.
Now we have the luxury of hindsight in knowing what tragedies and scandals became of Michael Jackson and his talented siblings. But you realize, once you hear them anew again, that even with what we know now, it does little to negate the true talent of a remarkable family.
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发表于 2008-9-4 11:12:52
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发表于 2008-9-4 11:15:52
