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HEY!!! --— Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 23:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Eeeeeeee--Manboobies (talk) 23:44, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Please note for anyone visiting this page it is part of a cooperative editing partnership to improve articles. Do not revert edits made by Realist. --Manboobies (talk) 23:46, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah or you'll be in trouble.... kind of. --— Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 23:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Sources already in MJ article

All Music Guide - Career overview CHECKED <ref name=allmusic/>

  • Jackson is musically versatile
  • Off the Wall. An immaculately crafted set of funky disco-pop, smooth soul, and lush, sentimental pop ballads
  • Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall; the dance and rock tracks were more driving, the pop tunes and ballads softer and more soulful,
  • "Billie Jean" set the song's tale of a paternity suit in a nightmarish dream world where Jackson was a solitary, sometimes invisible presence;
  • the anti-gang-violence "Beat It" became an homage to West Side Story;
  • and the ten-minute-plus clip for "Thriller" featured a dance troupe of rotting zombies, with horror-film aspects.
  • the airy ballad "Human Nature,"
  • the anthemic "We Are the World"
  • Invincible, was released late in the year, marking the first time he'd issued a collection of entirely new material since Dangerous; it found him working heavily with urban soul production wizard Rodney Jerkins.

All Music Guide Invincible review CHECKED <ref name="ALG Invincible"/>

  • Invincible - urban soul, dance, ballads.
  • "Break of Dawn" and "Butterflies" - Ballads

NME Invincible review CHECKED <ref name="NME Invincible"/>

  • "Speechless" - Gospel Ballad.
  • "2000 watts", "Heartbreaker" & "Invincible" - Mix Hiphop, pop and Rap
  • Soul Ballads - "Cry" & "The Lost Children".

Rolling Stone - Career overview CHECKED <ref name="rollingstone"/>

  • "As a musician, he has ranged from Motown’s snappy dance fare and lush ballads to techno-edged New Jack Swing to work that incorporates both funk rhythms and hard-rock guitar."
  • Off The Wall - Funk rhythms and pop melodies
  • "Beat It" - Rock cross over.

Time - Bad review CHECKED <ref name="TIME2"/>

  • "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - love ballad.
  • "Man in the Mirror" - A ballad of confession and resolution.
  • "Smooth Criminal" - An evocation of bloody assault, possible rape and likely murder

Extra sources needed

OK, we are going to have to find some new sources, the above were the only useful ones on the MJ article. We need reviews for Off The Wall, Thriller, and HIStory.

All Music Guide Off The Wall review CHECKED <ref name="AMG OTW"/>

  • Off The Wall - Ballads, soul, pop, soft rock, and funk.
  • "She's Out of My Life" - Ballad
  • "Working Day and Night" and "Get on the Floor" - Disco

All Music Guide Thriller review CHECKED <ref name="AMG Thriller"/>

  • "The Lady in My Life" - Ballad
  • Thriller - Funk, hard rock, ballads, and soul.
  • "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" & "Wanna Be Startin' Something" - funk.
  • "Billie Jean", "Wanna Be Startin' Something" - Paranoia

All Music Guide Dangerous review CHECKED

  • riskier album than Bad, with it's eyes on street trends
  • "Heal the World." appeals to middle class

All Music Guide HIStory review CHECKED

  • HIStory - atmosphere of paranoia.
  • "Scream" - New Jack Swing
  • "Stranger in Moscow" - Ballad

New York Times Bad review CHECKED

  • "Dirty Diana" - Predatory lover

New York Times Dangerous review CHECKED

  • Source for idea of Jackson as a writer of songs with "Predatory Lovers" as a theme.
  • deals with Will You Be There - citing it as Pop-Gospel.
  • "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" - Mentions world hunger, AIDS, homelessness & drugs.
  • "Jam", "Can't Let Her Get Away", "She Drives Me Wild" & "In the Closet" identified as New Jack Swing.
  • "Give in to Me," - A Power Ballad
  • "Man in the Mirror", "Heal the World", & "Keep the Faith" -Anthemic Ballads.
  • "In the Closet" - Love song about "desire and denial, risk and repression, solitude and connection, privacy and revelation".

Rolling Stone Off The Wall review CHECKED <ref name="RS OTW"/>

  • Off The Wall - R&B-pop-disco-funk-jazz.

Rolling Stone Thriller review CHECKED <ref name="RS Thriller"/>

  • "The Girl is Mine" - Ballad.
  • Thriller - Harrowing, dark messages.
  • "Billie Jean" - funk
  • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - The press & gossiping.

Rolling Stone HIStory review CHECKED

  • R&B ballad - "You Are Not Alone"
  • "Scream" & "You Are Not Alone" - concepts of injustice and isolation
  • "Scream" and "Tabloid Junkie" - funk-rock.
  • "Earthsong" - Blues-operatic.
  • "Childhood", "Little Susie" "Smile" - Operatic pop.

Slant Thriller review CHECKED <ref name="Slant Thriller"/>

  • "Baby Be Mine" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" - Disco
  • "Human Nature" - Ballad

Themes and genres

Throughout his solo career, Jackson's versitility has allowed him to experiment with a number of themes and genres.[1] As a musician, he has ranged from Motown’s dance fare and ballads to techno-edged New Jack Swing to work that incorporates both funk rhythms and hard-rock guitar.[2] Off the Wall, was crafted from funk, disco-pop, soul, soft rock, Jazz and pop ballads.[1][3][4] Prominant examples include the ballad, "She's Out of My Life" and the two disco tunes "Working Day and Night" and "Get on the Floor".[3]

Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall; the dance and rock tracks were more aggressive, while the pop tunes and ballads were softer and more soulful.[1] Notable tracks include the ballads "The Lady in My Life", "Human Nature" and "The Girl is Mine", the funk pieces "Billie Jean" and "Wanna Be Startin' Something" and the disco set "Baby Me Mine and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)".[5][6][7][1] With Thriller, Jackson would being his long association with the subliminal theme of paranoia and darker imagery.[7] This is evident on the songs "Billie Jean" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".[6] In "Billie Jean", Jackson sings about an obsessive fan who alledges he has fathered a child of hers.[1] While in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" he argues against gossips and the media.[7] The anti-gang-violence "Beat It" became an homage to West Side Story and was Jackson's first successful rock cross over piece.[1][2] The title track "Thriller" would begin Jacksons interest with the theme of the supernatural, a topic he would revisit in the future.[1] In 1985, Jackson wrote the charity anthem "We Are the World", he continued this in future studio albums as humanitarian themes became a central componant of his music and life.

Notes - The RED errors will run smoothly when we transfer it to the MJ article

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rollingstone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen. "Off the Wall Overview". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (1979-11-01). "Off the Wall : Michael Jackson". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Henderson, Eric. "Michael Jackson:Thriller". Slant. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen (2007-02-19). "Thriller Overview". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b c Connelly, Christoper (1983-01-28). "Michael Jackson : Thriller". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-06-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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