Michael Jackson: HIStory - Past, Present And Future: Book 1 Poll

plus didn't he get into a very public feud with his label/promoter? Wikipedia calls it "the most expensive album ever made" so yeah it's kinda lol that it's basically unknown.

Ah yeah, I remember now...

http://www.mtv.com/news/1455976/michael-jackson-shocks-al-sharpton-by-calling-tommy-mottola-a-racist/

I have absolutely no recollection of "cry" and "butterflies" as singles !
but if they were singles, how come there were no videos ?

Ah, no wonder I have no recollection of 'Butterflies', it was only a single in the US. 'Cry' was released in the UK, but was a flop - only making it to #25. Frogbs is correct, I'd forgotten about this but Jackson was feuding with Sony at the time, hence the album sinking like a stone. It was a huge difference to Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and even HIStory where virtually every track seemed like it was going to be a single - those records were really promoted into the ground.

No. of singles per LP:

Off The Wall: 5
Thriller: 7
Bad: 9
Dangerous: 9
HIStory: 8 - 9 if you count the remix of 'HIStory'
Invincible: 3

I mean the other thing is, Invincible is just kind of a sucky album, not in a "disappointing but somewhat redeemable" way like History, it just...sucks. Amazing that someone with so much talent and cash and access to any producer on the planet could put out something so dull and unmemorable. Though I do still dig "You Rock My World", maybe due to it being one of the few MJ singles that wasn't pounded into the ground

It's not any less dull than Bad.

Empirically untrue.

I don't really like Bad but that's a bit excessive !
I'm not even sure I managed to listen to Invicible all the way through once...

'Unbreakable' is a good groove but also kinda weird in that it's so clearly inspired by 'Unbelievable', he must have really been into that one.

aaaah will I REALLY have to listen to Invicible because of this thread...?

Bad is about as dull as an F-color diamond

Listening to Bad right now and it rules.

invincible is his worst album but it's still good, jeez

I just realized that I don't think I've ever heard HIStory in full. I remember biking to the mall the day it came out, being stunned by the price (cause it was packaged with the best of), buying Natalie Merchant's solo debut (out the same day?) instead, and never bothered thinking about it again after that.

i remember one summer MTV hyping this up w a fascistic video of a giant Michael statue floating down a river

There's still one of those MJ statues stood outside a McDonald's in The Netherlands, apparently.

It got temporarily taken down in 2012 (warning: disturbing video), but only for restoration.

A company from Eindhoven has taken great care of Jackson and polished it.

Dom Sheldon is a cold man