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Legends voices lives on forever and ever ,magnificent
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
1st class would recommend it to anyone
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Why there had to be another Michael Jackson Best of-album with a similar tracklist as "History", "Greatest Hits", "Number Ones" and "The Ultimate Collection" remains an open question. But in contrast to the Box Set this album is a lot less expensive. So if you like "The Jackson 5", "The Jacksons" and Michael as a solo artist this is the ideal collection of songs. The first CD starts off peppy with "I want you back", "ABC" and "The love you save" which are without a doubt the three best songs of the "Jackson 5" and will surely put you in a good mood. "Got to be there" and "Ben" are two timeless ballads which show young Michael's enormous volume. After that the album is taken to another level by a row of sensational dancefloor tracks like "Shake Your Body" and Michael's first ultimate worldwide hit "Don't stop 'til you get enough", which will truly get every party going. Nevertheless the album even manages to beat this with the never-to-be-beaten baseline of "Billie Jean" and the immensely powerful "Beat It". The second CD presents seven hits from "Bad" including the fantastic "Man in the Mirror" and the catchy "Smooth Criminal". This is followed by Michael's biggest hit of the 90s "Black or White" and further great songs from the "Dangerous"-album. Among them classics like the tremendously groovy "Who is it" and the bombast-ballade "Will you be there". Fortunately the album also includes the two undoubtedly best songs from the "History"-album. The irresistible, furious finale of "Earth Song" is probably the most emotional and most rousing piece of music ever put on CD. Not without reason did the song remain on top of the charts for 7 weeks. The original percussive and guitar-driven "They don't care about us" is no less fabulous. To sum it up, on this album every great song is followed by another smash and it thereby shows an immense variety of music. The two CDs undenieably demonstrate that most of Jackson's songs are surely timeless. Therefore "The Essential Michael Jackson" is the ultimate album for everyone who likes good music. There is no better.Read full review
After the sad passing of Michael Jackson I decided that I would like to have a CD that incorporated most of his hits, and this double CD certainly fits the bill. It has everything from his early hits with the Jackson 5 up to 2005. Every track is a gem, bringing back many memories, with my favourite track, Earth Song, also included. Whether or not you liked him as a person, or understood his private life, you cannot deny he was extremely talented, and the music industry lost a giant the day he died. If you want to listen to great music, shed a few silent tears, and reflect on genius, then this double album is the one for you!
The cover, is a picture of Michael from the Thriller Era (a time which was a beggining of a huge peak for Michael). The songs from the Album are all his classic ones such as Billie Jean, Man in the Mirror and dating back from when Michael first started his Solo career to much of his later material. The album inner sleeve is excellent, with all relevant info about the King of pop and the pictures are also great! Highly reccommend to any Michael Jackson Fan.
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