Michael Jackson Early Life
Michael Jackson was born on 29th August 1958 in United States of America, Gary, Indiana. He was died on 25 June 2009 at Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. His Parents were Joe Jackson, Katherine Jackson.
He started his Music and Dance in 1964 when he was 8 year old with his older brothers in their troop. Later he begin his career in 1971 at Motown Records.Then he became a famous songwriter, singer philanthropist and a world famous pop dancer.
He was the most famous and successful pop singer. In 20th century he was the most influential cultural figures in the world. Millions of people inspired by his music and life stories. Some of the famous albums done by Michael Jackson are “Trail”, “Dangerous,” “Thriller”, and “Off The Wall” and many others albums.
Off the Wall
In 1979 Michael Jackson 5th solo studio album, Off the Wall, was released on Epic Records. It has acclaimed and desired track list. “Have You Ever Been in Love?” and “Thriller” are the best and well known songs of the album. This album includes many tracks and wide range of musical styles that have become staples of pop culture.
In Michael Jackson life this album is a sonic journey. He incredibly created a matured lyrics and instrumentals. Many artists influenced by this album. So many producers in the music business tried to tell the Jackson’s life as a story. This is the best albums of all time for the fans.
Off the Wall songs are sublime, the vocals are purely talented and the production is flawless, totally this is a masterpiece album. As a songwriter and a performer this album is a testament to Jackson’s talent.
Thriller
Michael Jackson album “Thriller” is one of the best music videos of all the time. This video was considered to be culturally significant to its commercial success. This video isn’t exactly a horror movie. There are some memorable scenes which involves Michael Jackson and his girlfriend, Ray.
Michael Jackson album “Thriller “succeeded through his vocal talent and also from the people he surrounded with himself. Quincy Jones produced the album, has also worked with Toto and countless top session musicians. He also worked with Grammy-winners the legendary Hollywood film stars. The Thriller’s song “The Girl Is Mine” by Paul McCartney as a duet.
Michael Jackson “Thriller” album was a huge commercial success by that time and this album became the sensational turning point in the history of music videos. It helped the channel MTV to establish itself as a cultural force and it broke down racial barriers in the treatment of music videos. This is the 1st album revolutionized the way of music videos that gave birth to the “making of” documentary genre. It also created a demand for VHS rentals and sales.
Dangerous
Michael Jackson 8th studio album is “Dangerous”. This album was released on November 26, 1991 and gave another great success to Michael Jackson. It featured a number of rock, and pop songs. This album includes an emotional and powerful listen and shows the talent and versatility of Michael Jackson.
This video is a microcosm of the other all albums. It shows Michael Jackson manhood what people used to face at that time is the issues of racial strife, gang violence, and the parasitic American media. This video, starring Macaulay Calking doing air lip sync and guitar windmills rapping about turf wars, is a classic video of Michael Jackson.
The lyrics of Dangerous are totally different than those of previous albums. For example, “Jam” is like heavy D’s rap and swirling Riley beats. Other songs include ”Heal the World,” “Keep the Faith,” “Will You Be There,” are all composed by Jackson. The album was also a tribute to Ryan White.
After releasing the album it continued to sell well. The popularity increased of personal appearances and a performance at the Clinton inauguration followed by a string. On January 8th 1993 a concert in Berlin was robbed by the resulting in an album sales were dropped by 30,000 copies but it was expected to sell 100 million copies double than thriller.
Michael Jackson was become famous worldwide as the “king of the pop” by 1984. In 1984 he gave a concert with his brothers to victory reunion tour and this concert became very popular.
After that the solo albums like “Bad” released in 1987 also gave the recognition to the world by making top 5 hits and became a well-known person. In 2001 he went into rock and roll of fame which were inducted in 1997.
Financial Pressures
In Michael Jackson career financial pressures played a prominent role. Michael Jackson pulled back from work on a regular basis after the release of the album “Dangerous”. Creditors started giving lawsuits to Michael Jackson. Later he was acquitted as the 2005 child harassment trial.
In 2005, Michael Jackson was started paying of about $4.5 million per month on his $270 million debt. This amounted to 20% interest, which is abrupt rate, even for a wealthy person with considerable assets. At that time, he was in meeting with Sony executives in Dubai.
Michael Jackson was undergoing a difficult time in his career at that time also he was making music very successfully. He totally changed the world’s perception of pop music.
Michael Jackson redefined the definition of spectacle. Michael Jackson video “bad” album was directed by Martin Scorsese. The budget estimated by the production for the single clip costs more than a million dollars as a source familiar. The movie director and the album producer had a stake in it.
Michael Jackson upcoming tour was promoted by Murray. Jackson owed more than $71,000 as student loans from the 1980s, and he was under the court orders to pay for the equipment at his heart clinic. He was also facing a lawsuit over $240,000 for unpaid equipment.
