Michael Jackson :: The "Bad 25" Era

[bobmoo79]

Quotes from "http://stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=287976"

"No, I don't have Michael Jackson's Bad25 box yet, but what I do have is the "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" CD single they rereleased this week to hype the box. So I'm assuming this master is what they're using for the Bad25 box.

The waveforms don't look terrible. I compared the original 1st CD pressing from 1987 (yes, with the spoken word intro in tact), with the new 2012 release on the bottom:

But the sound. The sound is terrible. Maybe I just got a defect CD, but take a listen to this A/B comparison I did. It's just a few seconds of first the original 1987 CD (adjusted +2.8db so levels would be similar), and then a few seconds of the SAME passage from the 2012 CD:

http://soundcloud.com/thecauldenroad...t-stop-ab-test

The 2012 CD has some weird warbling sound (listen with headphones). I don't know if the tape has deteriorated that badly. Or if the compressor and limiter are adding some weird artifacts. But I pray it's just a bad CD, and not a problem with the entire box/album."

hi there, can you please post the comparison again?

[Neymar]

@mjonlineteam (Estate)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

What a worthless debate and arguement. Who cares if it existed before in better quality???

Nobody, except for the sad people without a real life (or a girlfriend)

Ignore him. He's just a troll looking for some attention.

The world is full of people with bad intentions. Yes, it's pathetic. Forget these people.

[bobmoo79]

@mjonlineteam (Estate)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

While that sounds good it's worthless.
Nobody cares about the physical CD singles sales chart anymore. It's just the Estate trying to gain some Kudos for a single that won't be a success on the main charts.

[nibblet]

@mjonlineteam (Estate)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

While that sounds good it's worthless.
Nobody cares about the physical CD singles sales chart anymore. It's just the Estate trying to gain some Kudos for a single that won't be a success on the main charts.

It's as successful as it possibly could be!
The biggest chart it can impact on is the physical sales chart and on this chart, if it reaches number 1, you can't expect for any better.

[Nackar]

Japan Oricon CD Single Chart:

39 - Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson - 1,905 copies

[bobmoo79]

It's as successful as it possibly could be!
The biggest chart it can impact on is the physical sales chart and on this chart, if it reaches number 1, you can't expect for any better.

Well I can't argue with that but it still seems like an insignificant achievement to me.


On the Amazon uk CD singles chart the single is shown as out of stock and it was only released today. Sounds like there's a supply issue.

[Neymar]

On June 12, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Nobody's Martyr: A GQ&A with Spike Lee





Over the past few years, Spike Lee joints have been a rarity—a documentary here, an HBO special there. But the remaining half of 2012 promises to make this year one of Spike's best. Between work on this August's upcoming drama, Red Hook Summer, a documentary of Michael Jackson's Bad album, and directing Mike Tyson's one-man Broadway play (yes, you read that correctly), the Brooklyn native has been pretty damn busy. We interrupted his intense schedule to get the double-truth from one of the most intrepid filmmakers of all time.

(...)


GQ: Is Spike Lee a martyr?
Spike Lee: A martyr?

GQ: A martyr.
Spike Lee: For whom?

GQ: For the people you make films for. There seems to be a lot of self-sacrifice behind your films.
Spike Lee:. Here's the thing, though: I got my money back already from Red Hook Summer, and then some. All before the film has even opened. Now, there have been a lot of films I was going to do that never happened for whatever reason. The interim between Miracle at St. Anna and Red Hook Summer is like four or five years. I was going to do the biography of James Brown, and Brooklyn loves Michael Jackson...

GQ: You're working on a MJ doc now though, right?
Spike Lee: What I'm doing now is a documentary on the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Bad album. I'm also doing another documentary on Brazil called Go Brazil Go. I'm going to be directing Mike Tyson on Broadway later, it's a one man show. And then we got, God willing, Oldboy [an American remake of the popular 2003 South Korean manga film of the same name] coming up in the fall...

(...)

GQ: Details magazine just labeled Adam Levine from Maroon 5 the "new king of pop" on their cover.
Spike Lee: The king of pop?

GQ: The new king of pop.
Spike Lee: Look, I have nothing personal against my man [Adam Levine] and I don't think that he called Details up to tell him to do that, but a lot of the time magazines will get you in trouble with titles like that. I remember M. Night Shyamalan was on the cover of Newsweek and it said he was the next Spielberg. Now I'm not trying to be disrespectful to M. Night, he didn't tell Newsweek to do that. When people see that cover they're going to be like, alright, this movie better be good. Just look at Spielberg's filmography...Signs was no Close Encounter.

GQ: Who would you say is the closest to what Mike [Jackson] was?
Spike Lee: That's a very interesting question. I don't think it's anybody, I mean there are some people who could dance, look at Chris Brown—the way he dances. Usher...

GQ: Maybe a younger sensation, like Justin Bieber?
Spike Lee: Justin Bieber is the new Michael Jackson? Interesting thing is that we interviewed Justin Bieber for this documentary, and you know he idolizes Michael. And I love Kanye and Jay and everybody else, but there's only one Michael Jackson. So if there's only one Michael Jackson, how can anybody be the new king of pop?


http://www.gq.com/entertainment/tv/blog ... gqmagazine

@mjonlineteam (Estate)

We've just learned that Michael Jackson's new single, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"/"Don't Be Messin' 'Round", available exclusively at WalMart, is currently the top selling music title on Wal-mart.com and has a real shot at being #1 on the Billboard Single Sales Chart this week!! Sales will be counted 'til this coming Monday at midnight (local time in each market), so please urge everyone you know to grab a single at their local WalMart store or on the website, and let's get Michael's first single from BAD25 a #1 debut!! #BAD25

While that sounds good it's worthless.

I could say the same about you.

LOL

Just kidding.

[Play]

Awesome news

Lastly, we have one more chart tidbit about a tally we normally don't write about. On the Hot Singles Sales chart -- which ranks the best-selling physically-released singles of the week -- Michael Jackson's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" debuts at No. 1 with 5,000 copies. Its CD single was released last week exclusively at Walmart as part of the promotions leading up to the 25th anniversary reissue of Jackson's 1987 "Bad" album. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" is a duet with Siedah Garrett and was the first single from "Bad."

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" gives Jackson his first No. 1 on a Billboard singles sales chart since 2003, when "One More Chance" spent three weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.

[AndiIversen]

France (SNEP):

Singles Fusionnes (physique et numerique):

#64 new I Can't Stop Loving You Michael Jackson Epic/Legacy

[Neymar]

New official video (viral) from China for Pepsi Bad 25 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=otADCYGXdLY

[AndiIversen]

South Korea:

Gaon International albums chart:

#5 NEW I Just Can't Stop Loving you (single) Michael Jackson Sony Music

note- now why is this charting on the albums chart I don't know...

[bobmoo79]

I could say the same about you.

LOL

Just kidding.

Yeah, you could but that would say more about you than me.

[Nackar]

South Korea:

Gaon International albums chart:

#5 NEW I Just Can't Stop Loving you (single) Michael Jackson Sony Music

note- now why is this charting on the albums chart I don't know...

Korea has no physical singles market. Literally, NO artists release CD singles anymore. All physical singles by foreign artists (mostly Japanese) that are released there are treated as maxi-singles, which means charting on the albums chart.

[Neymar]

MICHAEL JACKSON'S BAD 25 ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ALREADY HAS ITS FIRST #1 SINGLE

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" / "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)" CD Single Debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart

New York, NY - On June 5, the original first single from Michael Jackson's landmark album BAD, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," was re-released as a CD Single with a never-before released bonus track called "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)." In its first week this Wal-Mart exclusive CD single was scooped up by fans, giving Michael a #1 debut on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart in a top five that includes Carly Rae Jepsen, Calvin Harris, Justin Bieber and Coldplay/Rihanna.



"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was written and composed by Michael Jackson and performed as a duet with Siedah Garrett. The song became the first of five consecutive number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits from Jackson's BAD album. It also reached number one on the Billboard R&B and adult contemporary charts. "Don't Be Messin' Around" is a previously unreleased demo from the singer's vaults which was recorded during the BAD sessions.

On September 18th, the Estate of Michael Jackson along with Epic/Legacy Recordings will release BAD 25, which includes three CDs, two collectible booklets, and features the first-ever authorized DVD release of a concert from the record breaking BAD tour, the concert at Wembley Stadium on July 16, 1988 attended by Princess Diana, Prince Charles and a sold-out crowd of 72,000 fans.

More details on this and other exciting projects relating to BAD's 25th anniversary will be announced soon. Get updated first by signing up for the official MJ Newsletter.

http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/news/m ... p%20-%20mj

I could say the same about you.

LOL

Just kidding.

Yeah, you could but that would say more about you than me.

Yep, that would say how much I know about people like you.

Here is a forum on CHARTS, not your home or mine.

[Neymar]

On The Set Of The Documentary On The 25th Anniversary On Michael Jackson's BAD:





West Lake Studio D,Los Angeles,Ca Where Quincy Jones And Michael Jackson Recorded The BAD Album:

[Henrik]

MICHAEL JACKSON'S BAD 25 ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ALREADY HAS ITS FIRST #1 SINGLE

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" / "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)" CD Single Debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart.

Of course my local Walmart didn't have a single copy when I tried to buy it. I'll try a few more Walmarts this weekend but makes you wonder what sales could be like if Walmart actually stocked its Walmart exclusive release. Also haven't seen the MJ Pepsi cans anywere at all - real effective promo for Bad 25.

[Neymar]

MC's twitter: "Here with the legendary filmmaker Spike Lee, sharing a special moment honoring Michael Jackson's BAD 25th anniversary"



OMG, Mariah is BEAUTIFUL here!

MICHAEL JACKSON'S BAD 25 ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION ALREADY HAS ITS FIRST #1 SINGLE

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You" / "Don't Be Messin' 'Round (demo)" CD Single Debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart.

Of course my local Walmart didn't have a single copy when I tried to buy it. I'll try a few more Walmarts this weekend but makes you wonder what sales could be like if Walmart actually stocked its Walmart exclusive release. Also haven't seen the MJ Pepsi cans anywere at all - real effective promo for Bad 25.

From MJ Estate Online Team:

We are aware that fans in the U.S. have been having some difficulty locating the special edition Bad 25 Pepsi Cans. Pepsi would like you to know that Wal-mart is the retailer that has the most widespread distribution in the U.S., but as retailers vary by market, distribution may be uneven.

Pepsi invites you to call their consumer hotline for more information as the staff is equipped with information about the Pepsi cans. The hotline number is: 1-800-433-2652

[LonelyDreamer]

Mariah!!!

The next one will be Beyoncé, I suppose.

[Neymar]

More unofficial information about the doc:

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Une des grandes surprises de cette campagne BAD 25 sera le documentaire réalisé par Spike Lee … Et voici pourquoi :
Un montage de 20 minutes tourne depuis quelques semaines déjà, une sorte de teaser pour appâter les chaînes de télé (qui voudront diffuser la version intégrale de 90 minutes).
Ces premières images permettent d’en savoir un peu plus sur le contenu de ce film. Si le produit final est du même niveau, nous aurons alors affaire à un projet sérieux et mené de main de maître. Spike Lee, appuyé par Sony Music et les ayants droit de Michael Jackson, a convoqué les principaux acteurs de l’époque BAD. Ainsi, Glen Ballard et Greg Phillinganes racontent la naissance de Man In The Mirror. Siedah Garrett livre bien entendu sa version des faits et revient aussi sur l’enregistrement de I Just Can’t Stop Loving You. Mais en plus de ces collaborateurs cultes, d’autres intervenants, parfois moins connus du grand public, partagent également leurs souvenirs : Walter Yetnikoff, ancien PDG de CBS Records, et Larry Stessel, responsable de la promo de BAD chez Epic à l’époque, reviennent sur les coulisses de l’album. Dans une séquence, Yetnikoff évoque la création de la pochette finalement retenue. Les amateurs de témoignages plus pointus apprécieront ceux des batteurs John Robinson et Ollie E. Brown.
A l’instar des documentaires « Classic Albums » réalisés dans les années 90, celui de Lee semble s’intéresser à la création de chaque chanson et s’attarde aussi sur la réalisation des shorts films correspondants. Ces histoires sont brillamment illustrées d’images rares tirées des archives personnelles de Michael Jackson. Ces dernières permettent de découvrir comment le chanteur tombe du plafond dans le mythique clip BAD. A un autre moment, il répète un de ses dialogues avec le jeune Wesley Snipes. Jim Blashfield lève le voile sur la création du court métrage Leave Me Alone (couronné par un Grammy Award). Là encore des rushes de l’époque montrent comment la scène finale où le Roi de la Pop s’anime et s’arrache de cette île imaginaire a été tournée. Jackson est également connu pour avoir filmé ses séances d’enregistrement en studio. Quelques uns de ces moments rares font partie du montage, y compris celui où Michael Jackson passe derrière la caméra alors que Sieddah Garrett est en train de répéter Man In The Mirror devant lui…
Pour nourrir cette histoire autour de l’histoire, Lee a aussi songé à convoquer quelques artistes de la nouvelle génération comme Kanye West, Justin Bieber ou encore Chris Brown. Chacun trouvera son compte (ou pas) dans la présence de ces « special guests », mais ce choix permet de mettre en valeur tout l’aspect trans-générationnel de l’oeuvre de Jackson.
Si des questions légitimes quant à la qualité finale du DVD du BAD Tour n’ont pas encore trouvé de réponse, le documentaire réalisé par Spike Lee a tout d’un îlot riche sur lequel il fera bon revivre et découvrir de nouvelles choses sur cette glorieuse époque BAD. Stay tuned…
 
Richard Lecocq


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One big surprise of this campaign will be Bad25 documentary directed by Spike Lee ... And here's why:

A montage of 20 minutes was recently sent to TV stations a few weeks ago as a teaser of the full length version (which will be 90 minutes in full).

These first images used to learn more about the content of this film. If the final product is the same level, then we will deal with a serious project and led by a master hand. Spike Lee, backed by Sony Music and Michael Jackson Estate, called the main actors of the time of Bad. Thus, Glen Ballard and Greg Phillinganes recount the birth of Man In The Mirror. Siedah Garrett tells of course his story and also the record of I Just Can not Stop Loving You. But in addition to these cults employees, other stakeholders, sometimes less known to the public, also share their memories: Walter Yetnikoff, former CEO of CBS Records, and Larry Stessel, head of promotion at Epic at the time. In one sequence, Yetnikoff refers to the creation of the artwork. Enthusiasts will appreciate those stories sharpest drummers John Robinson and Ollie E. Brown.

Like the documentary "Classic Albums" made in the 90s, Lee seems interested in the creation of each song and also focuses on the corresponding Short film. These stories are brilliantly illustrated with rare footage from personal archives of Michael Jackson. These allow you to discover how the singer falls from the ceiling in the legendary Bad clip. At another point, he repeats one of his dialogues with the young Wesley Snipes. Jim Blashfield unveils the creation of short film Leave Me Alone (culminating in a Grammy Award). Again the rushes of the time show how the final scene where the King of Pop comes alive and pulls of this imaginary island has been turned. Jackson is also known for filming his studio recording sessions. Some of these rare moments are part of the assembly, including one where Michael Jackson goes on behind the camera while Sieddah Garrett is rehearsing Man In The Mirror before him ...

To help tell the story within the story, Lee also thought of calling some of the new generation artists like Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Chris Brown. This choice can highlight any aspect of the trans-generational work of Jackson.

(...)

http://mjdatabank.com/mjjnews/wordpress ... spike-lee/

[Neymar]

[GUS argentino78]

When we'll be able to watch the documentary??? I can't wait!!!

[LonelyDreamer]

PEPSI MEXICO: Three different cans!

[LonelyDreamer]

It's quite curious how stable "Bad25" box is doing! Almost two months between the 200-500th ranks on Amazon.com (now #285), although the release date is about 90 days ahead.

[Neymar]

It's quite curious how stable "Bad25" box is doing! Almost two months between the 200-500th ranks on Amazon.com (now #285), although the release date is about 90 days ahead.

Bad 25th Anniversary Edition (Deluxe Edition 3 CD/ 1 DVD)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43 in Music

[Neymar]

It's quite curious how stable "Bad25" box is doing! Almost two months between the 200-500th ranks on Amazon.com (now #285), although the release date is about 90 days ahead.

Bad 25th Anniversary Edition (Deluxe Edition 3 CD/ 1 DVD)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43 in Music

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41 in Music