>>113735
>>115120
I agree with most of what you said, and because writing a wall of text about MJ would mean I'd be repeating almost everything you said, I'll just say this:
MJ was a noticer. He knew things, he had experience in the industry and that's why they wanted him gone.
Also that comment on Invincible, while agreeable to a point, it's not something I would say.
it was definitely overshadowed by other things (like 9/11) because at the end of his career- Michael was basically getting cucked by Sony, so Invincible's failure is 90% the fault of it's basically nonexistent marketing.
It's not a top tier album considering his discography of course, but it's not as weak as you described it.
The first three songs, Unbreakable (https://youtu.be/WNQiROr5_AY), Heartbreaker (https://youtu.be/CVd2A3F3UQw) and Invincible (https://youtu.be/kXzM0zmDEek) are generally the highlights of this album, with a few tracks being basically being hidden gems you'd only hear if you listened to the whole thing (obviously not including the main single "You Rock My World")- Like "2000 Watts", "You Are My Life" and "Privacy", which you can't say are bad songs.
Getting into my full thoughts on the production of Invincible would only triple the character count, so I'll keep it short:
Michael Jackson has always had amazing production quality with his albums. Not a single one has had "Bad" (lol) sound quality or arrangements. And that's all thanks to Michael's perfectionism and Quincy Jones. Now, Michael hasn't worked with Quincy since Bad, and yet he still remained high and mighty with his amazing production- and that absolutely shows with his albums after Thriller- Especially with History and Invincible.
MJ's sound evolved over time, like most artists, but in retrospect he never had a drop off or a decline in terms of quality, only in public image.
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