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New album 'Ocean to Ocean' drops 10/29.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUCaRl9j7Cj/?utm_medium=copy_link

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Who else is excited?

I already have concert tickets for february.

Honestly, my expectations aren't that high.

I expect to like it better than poking sticks in my eyes though. 😂 I mean, I know there's got to be 'Come Togheter' in there somewhere.

Well, tonight I'm going to watch Moonwalker for the first time. 😊

The beginning of 'Blood on the Dance Floor' sounds very similar to Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky", imho. 

Is there more to it or does it just sound quite similar to me? 

I am still buying records (cds), especially if I really appreciate something. 

But I love streaming. It's wonderful to have almost everything available at all times. I invested in decent boom boxes and headphones for my streaming devices.

3 minutes ago, Pskihq92 said:

It just shows the song as release on a self titled album. Been like that since it released 

Thank you! I can calm down now 

Guys, typed in 'absurd' into the Spotify search function and it showed:

1 Absurd . Song

2 Absurd . Album

Please someone who knows how this works will elaborate?

I'm EXCITED!

Okay, I typed in 'absurd" (Spotify) and it showed:  1 Absurd . Song and 2 Absurd . Album.

Waaaah! 

6 minutes ago, username said:

The "emotional rollercoaster" of Guns n' Roses is like waiting in line forever without ever actually getting on the ride itself. 

I don't know what are you talking about? After just a few years of waiting we got Absurd. 😜😂

38 minutes ago, adamsapple said:

Knowing how Spotify works, this means the song is already in their system and set for release on a specific date in the not too far future.

I don't know how Spotify works or if this means anything at all, but I sure approve of MAXIMUM HYPE! 

The emotional rollercoaster is what makes being a fan exciting. 😜

7 hours ago, RussTCB said:

I found this on YouTube a while back. It's pretty well done and gives you a cool idea of what it back have been like. 

 

Oh, that's nice! And proofs my point he was a GREAT songwriter and vocalist. No distractions. 😊  

I was at a wedding reception tonight. Wandering around, looking for my husband and kids I saw a group of people at the parking lot gathered around a boom box listening to Billie Jean. Having a good time dancing around, trying to moonwalk. Of course I joined in!

In the end I found out my husband had initiated it. 🥰

Would you guys care to share some of your favorite MJ related Youtube clips? Concert footage, rehearsals, etc. Thanks for 😊

Inspired by @RovimI just listened and immensely enjoyed:

12 hours ago, Rovim said:

 

This is also phenomenal. I want to be your music buddie. 😀 Looking forward to listening what you are listening. LOL.

Inspired by our discussion I compiled a list of my favorite MJ songs. Every single song on this list is a true gem in my treasure box of songs forever. ❤

Dirty Diana 10/10

Human Nature 9,5/10

Who Is It 9,5/10

Beat It 9,5/10

They Don't Care About Us 9,5/10

Man In The Mirror 9/10

Smooth Criminal 9/10

Morphine 9/10

Billie Jean 9/10

Liberian Girl 8,5/10

Another Part Of Me 8,5/10

Give In To Me 8,5/10

Wanna Be Startin' Something 8/10

Bad 8/10

Black or White 8/10

Earth Song 8/10

IJCSLY 7,5/10

Speed Demon 7,5/10

Leave Me Alone 7,5/10

And I want to mention We Are The World 8/10

Edited to add: I'm clearly drawn to the angsty/angry stuff. I love drama in my art. Not in my life though. 😃

1 hour ago, RussTCB said:

Speaking of Slash & Michael: I still maintain that the best solo Slash ever played is on Give In To Me. 

I don't know about the best solo by Slash ever, because there are so many anazing ones. It sure is special, very moving.

Here in Europe GITM was played a lot on MTV. I got a kick out of seeing Teddy and Gilby in the video as well.

I'm still loving it!

You guys should know better than to wait around by now. 😜

1 hour ago, jimisbatman said:

Alot of people like 2000 Watts, but have never liked it myself, but gravitated towards 'Shout' which was a b side on invincible single Cry. Definitely think invincible was underrated at the time. My favourite MJ less known songs are Cheater, Slave to the Rytheym (tricky remix), If you don't Love Me, and Abortion. 

I haven't heard most of the songs you mention. Will do. 😊

I realky didn't expect to find a bunch of hardcore superfans here. It is nice, though. I now almost feel unworthy having started this thread. 😅

6 hours ago, RussTCB said:

I don't know that I've ever shared this story here but I'll try to make it brief:

My mom got tickets for her and I. It was at The Palace of Auburn Hills, so it was an arena show instead of those huge stadium shows you always see footage of. 

On top of that, she got side stage tickets. So yeah, we were on the side of the stage but we were WAY closer than a lot of people in the arena. 

Anyway, here's the meat of the story: when he started Wanna Be Starting Something, he pointed in our general direction. I fainted instantly. Like one of those people you see on Michael Jackson concert film. BOOM, I went right down as soon as he pointed in our general direction. 

I woke up in the first aid unit of the arena near the start of Another Part of Me. I didn't know it at the time, but I only missed Heartbreak Hotel. They made sure I was fine, had my mom sign some waivers and let us go back to our seats. 

When we got back to our seats, I sat down for the remainder of the show, holding on the both handles on my chair lol. I could see in between the two people standing in front of me, so it was fine. I *almost* stood up when Billie Jean started but stayed sitting just in case LOL. 

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

The night before my first Gn'R concert (Vienna 1992) I was so excited I hardly slept all night. I was 13.  😃 

Edited to add:

@RussTCB Don't you overload! Haha.

19 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

This and "Smooth Criminal" are my favorite songs of the entire movie.

This "Human Nature" is pure magic. My favorite part, perhaps also of the entire movie is the one at 3:35 in this video. The way "Tell - them - that - it's - hu -man - na - ture" 100% harmonizes with the way the music goes. It's incredible.

It is my favorite part as well. Magical. 

Haven't paid enough attention to Smooth Criminal (This is It) it seems, because I can't recall right now.

Will watch immediately. 😀

51 minutes ago, TheGeneral said:

"Human Nature" itself is a very strange song. It's incredibly beautiful ... but kind of haunting. It has this weird, "out of this world" touch that makes it kind of sad to me. I always imagine a very lonely person walking through a city at night. It's the same way Roy Orbison's songs make me feel.

Your description of the song fits perfectly with what I see in this performance. A perfect translation/transformation into choreography.

Following the recent shows on Youtube some of the humor and lightheartedness seems to have returned.

13 minutes ago, -Jaro- said:

After that, soon I started listening GNR, Maiden and Metallica so wasn't really cool to be MJ fan anymore ...

You can always come back. I think you should. If you haven't listened to his music in a while, you're in for a real treat! 🤩😍