Actually... the Jackson 5 didn't write their own songs, but The Jacksons did. It may sound pedantic, but there are two very distinct eras to their music (the good and the bad, in my opinion).
As the Jackson 5, they made their name as a covers band, playing songs by Sly & The Family Stone, Smoky Robinson & The Miracles, etc. After they moved to the Motown label, their songs were written and produced by Gordy, Richards, Mizell, and Perren (aka The Corporation). This was the 'ABC' era Jackson 5. Later on Hal Davis took over as writer. During this time -- which was their peak in my opinion -- they didn't even play their own instruments. After Motown dropped them, they did begin to write their own songs. However, they were now more famous as television stars; I think the quality of the songs had really dropped off. This was not the Jackson 5; they were now The Jacksons. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
