Jackson's involvement in 'Thriller' is widely exaggerated. He did not do the choreography (Michael Peters did) or write the screenplay (he is credited with "co-writing" it with John Landis, who directed *American Werewolf In London*).
Jackson didn't write the song 'Thriller' either, it was written by Rod Temperton. Ian 2009/7/8 [email protected] <[email protected]> > > MJ, well he was good at the start, with the rest of the family behind > him. There is no doubt that the Jackson 5 wrote and performed sopme > fine music. And yes the vidoe for the single Thriller was the first > of it's kind so i gues the label inovative is deserved. Ummm that is > about it though, The Jackson 5 and the video for Thriller, not that > much to get worked up about I fear, at least if we are trying to cal > MJ a prolific, constant, great artist. > > On 8 July, 13:51, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rather than derailing Molly's thread on beauty, here's a new one > continuing > > my discussion with Slip on Michael Jackson and art. Of course, anyone > else > > is welcome to contribute. > > > > 2009/7/8 Slip Disc <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Ian really, the Caravaggio comparison is pertinent but only in the > > > context of that era and Jackson in this era. Equally they crossed the > > > line, creating a frenzy of mind boggling spectacle. > > > > Each to their own. If crotch-grabbing/thrusting is your bag, then more > power > > to you! If you think that the moonwalk was art -- rather than a > fun/cheesy > > gimmick -- then that's okay too. > > > > I found nothing Jackson produced to be "mind-bloggling". He was labelled > the > > "King of Pop", but pop -- by its very nature -- is asinine, disposable, > and > > commercial... with due exception given to the genres of indie pop and > C86. > > See: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_pop > > > > Of course > > > > > if you can produce evidence of another artist that issued such > > > extraordinary talent preceding that of Jackson, I, as well as others, > > > would concede to your view. > > > > I can only assume this is a joke -- often hard to tell if we're not > > face-to-face -- or you have had very limited exposure to music. I am > happy > > to talk about music and could offer up examples for longer than you'd > likely > > care to hear them. However, for the purposes of this discussion, I'll > give > > you a single, and I think comparable example, of a male solo writer and > > performer: David Bowie. > > > > > I personally have no interest, never had, > > > in the Jackson attraction. I am only motivated by your lack of > > > recognition of the innovation, > > > > Innovation is a serious word to throw around in music; I suggest you > proceed > > cautiously with the examples I am looking forward to you offering up. I'd > be > > particularly cautious when referring to Michael Jackson's contributions, > > however, because, as I am sure you know, he did very little himself... > thus > > any credit for innovation will be, at the very best, diluted. > > > > > Art is something of a misnomer > > > in that people will and are paying thousands of dollars for > > > contemporary "Graffiti" art, which for me as an artist styled in > > > Renaissance period art view as pure "garbage". So in that sense, your > > > view of Micheal Jackson as less than an art form is reflective of your > > > lack of understanding what "art" is all about. > > > > Mend your tone a little, Slip. > > > > Ian > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
