History: Past, Present and Future Book 1 by Michael Jackson

Pros: Disc One contains MJ's classics-some of the best music of the 80s and 90s.
Cons: Disc Two contains misdirected rage, ego and paranoia.

What makes a legend? Is it raw talent? The ability to be groundbreaking? A knack for controversy? The right collaborators and influences? Or some crazy stew comprising all of these elements? Whatever the combination, even the least sympathetic music fan ...

Pros: A few of his best work.
Cons: A few of his worst work ever.

MJ's mid 90's release was not without a ton of advertising. The most memorable was a commercial where people were crying and clamoring for MJ, only to show a humongous statue of the man. It gave the release a special feel, but as you know, it's the music...

Pros: The greatest hits portion is crammed full of enduring pop classics.
Cons: The new studio disc is stuffed with witless ranting and tuneless beats.

In keeping with Michael Jackson’s established work pattern, four years passed between the issue of his 1991 multi-platinum effort “Dangerous” and the follow-up “HIStory” – a time in which his career endured some major ...

Pros: A few glowing ones
Cons: Some pretty major ones

I must admit, for the purposes of this W/O I have bent the rules a bit. I loved to buy tapes as a child, none of which I still own, and I honestly have no idea what my first tape was. It was probably Michael Bolton, Rick Astley, or even worse, Jive Bunny...

Pros: Disc2 is excellent, disc1 has good tracks, vocals, production and lyrics.
Cons: A good mixture of songs between the two discs.

This is collection of work comes from the most successful albums in music history. Michael is the single most awarded entertainer the world has ever known. As you listen to and enjoy his music, I'm sure you'll agree that we, his fans, are the ones who ...

Pros: All of Disc 1, Half of Disc 2
Cons: Half of Disc 2

The time period leading up to the release of HIStory still resonates in my mind to this day. Michael Jackson's Dangerous was an awesome album, some would argue his best, back in 1991. In the four years following the ...

Pros: Greatest hits, Scream and the newer songs
Cons: Some indecent language (parents be advised), not much variety

"To be great is to be misunderstood."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson's words of truth really ring true here. Michael Jackson is without question the undisputed "King Of Pop." On the flip side, however, his greatness has made him...

Pros: Jackson has made a comeback with this one.
Cons: The last two songs on the second CD.

Michael Jackson is such an inventure of sound, such a great accomplished musician all in his own right, and without doubt the greatest song writer and singer the world has ever seen.
The album HIStory is a 30 track two CD set. On CD is Michaels...

Pros: Excellent collection of classic Michael Jackson tunes.
Cons: New songs are weak, weak, weak.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller was the first album I ever bought. Yes, they were albums (that is, records) then, and I was five and was tickled pink by the picture of Michael with his tiger inside the record cover. After Thriller, I didn’t...

Pros: Disc 1 is awesome, with tons of great songs
Cons: Disc 2 is nowhere near as good as Disc 1

Michael Jackson. Although he hasn't been too popular in recent years, his music has always been awesome-- from the days of the Jackson 5 to being the 'King of Pop'.

This two CD album is a collection of his hit songs with a few others added at...

Pros: Disc 1 fantastic collection of all his greatest moments. Disc 2 not without good songs.
Cons: Ego, ego, ego. Some bad songs on Disc 2.

HIStory opens with the thudding beat and "hoo-hoo..hoo-hoo" of "Billie Jean", perhaps the 20th century's most recognisable 30 seconds of music. Even after all these years, Billie Jean still hasn't lost it's appeal, and remains Michael's signature song....

Pros: Bravo for having the courage to say, "F*ck Off!"
Cons: (Ahhp!) Still way too many strange noises to hear (HEEEEE!)

First, I never believed and still don't believe that he was guilty of anything, and I don't believe he was treated that way by the police. That said, I think it's about high time Mr. Jackson actually came out fighting. HIStory is a great album that get...

Pros: Vocals, Composition!
Cons: Some songs lacks the real touch of MJ!

Micheal Jackson has been one of the best Singers in the history of the music in the world! There have been 100 of musicians who were just lucky enough to make a nice song and got major breakthrough in there life but Micheal Jackson is not just some...

Pros: A complete history of mj's songs and number one hits
Cons: There is not much new stuff by Michael Jackson

The "HIStory" album is a compilation of Michael Jackson's songs throughout his career. From "Off the wall to Dangerous," it has the best songs off his albums. Some songs included are:
-Thriller
-Bad
-The way you...

Pros: A profound, autobiographical statement; most of the popular Jackson classics; comprehensive liner notes.
Cons: Some profanity; New songs vary in style and are somewhat unbalanced.

Many people don't fully realize what an important album this was for Michael Jackson when he released it in the summer of 1995. By this point, he was surrounded by controversy: charges of child abuse, his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, his alleged...