Messter, you’d be laughable if you weren’t so sad!
Are you suggesting just because he’s dead I shouldn’t express my negative opinion of him? You really are sad. The only thing I was annoyed about was the incessant news coverage, and the weepy opinions about how good he was. IMO, he wasn’t, and I said what I thought, isn’t that why we’re here?
I stand by every single comment, proudly.
Commercial success is no indicator of talent, only of marketing.
The only “place putting” you achieved was to demonstrate your own lack, sadly.
I’m sure the whacko is lying comfortably, knowing you’re out here protecting him, lol.
Antiseptic, I’m going to take your advice, and disengage with the sock-puppet, until or unless it learns some manners. Who would have thought we’d need to teach manners to the (claimed) elderly? Che’ sera.
Let’s hope it’s not too old to learn.

Maxie wrote, " Are you suggesting just because he's dead I shouldn't express a negative opinion of him?"

Master replies: You didn't read my post did you Maxie. I said, if you ABUSE someone in a public forum you need to expect that type of abuse to be THROWN BACK INTO YOUR 'OWN' FACE.

Maxie, you're quite welcome to abuse anyone you wish. But unfortunately, you don't seem able to 'take it' when it's pointed in YOUR direction.

THAT was my point. Duh!

So, think of my post as a lesson in 'life' for you Maxie. Your opinions ans assumptions on MJ's music and talents were mean spirited in the EXTREME, and possibly gives an insight into the type of person you are. The same things could have been better expressed using dignity and finesse - - - YOU CHOSE ANGST AND ABUSE! Why are you so full of angst regarding a total stranger's music - - - someone you've never met, spoken to or know? Sad, sad sad

Ar' the 'tall poppys' are out in force.

Below is a list of awards won by the man. Combine these with the 750 million records sold (TO DATE) and the millions of fans he has left behind and I would suggest you lot are barking up the wrong tree.

The man was truely gifted, a musical genius.

Why do you always mock succesfull people?

List of Michael Jackson awards
Michael Jackson at the White House in 1984

Major Awards Wins
American Music Awards 22
Billboard Awards 40
BRIT Awards 7
Golden Globe Awards 1
Grammy Awards 19
Guinness World Records 13
MTV Awards 13
NAACP Image Awards 14
RIAA Awards 56
World Music Awards 12
Totals
Major awards won 19

Foxy,I'm not ignoring you .Thanks for the complement.

Maximillion,I think that Jacko was probably a paedophile but you have to look at what creates them.Usually it starts in the family and often the father is the instigator.There is such a thing as sexual imprinting,ie the initial experiences tend to imprint upon some people their sexual destiny.They know that it is wrong but because of their experiences they cannot have normal human relationships,thus revert to the security if the perversions they knew from childhood.

Jacko probably had failed relationships right throughout his life and ultimately tried to revert to a lost childhood with devestating results.Paedophiles often beget paedophiles.Some people suffer from such perversions and escape to become very strong people with a keen sense of justice.

To some degree we as parents burden our children with our inadaquaces.Jacko was not equiped with the wisdom nor the sound family background to cope with the fantasy world of pop idolisation.Jacko became the fantasy and it was a tragic end.

Antiseptic, I’m going to take your advice, and disengage with the sock-puppet, until or unless it learns some manners.
M
You yourself chose to heap abuse, for what reason precisely?
Just because you could, as far as I can see.
Learn this.
I am entitled to offer an opinion in any way I see fit,(within the rules), as are you, and since you don’t know me, as you pointed out re’ the whacko and I, you have no way of knowing why or how I choose to do so. That’s an arrogant assumption, and saddens me in one supposedly so elderly.
My observations here, however expressed, were ontopic, about the subject. You turned on me, not ontopic, and that only betrays your lack of understanding of polite behaviour online.
Please read more, much more, and dictate to others less, you’ll be far more welcome, in my opinion.
Arjay, I really do not want to go into his personal life, it was subject to so much publicity I doubt we do now, or ever will, know the truth, and it’s not a pleasant area of life.
I’m not one to ignore it, I just don’t feel it’s productive to dwell on here.
Rehctub, as I said before, I believe his “success” had more to do with marketing than any other factor, he had a lot of money behind him, and became a “fad”, like many before and since. Mob psychology as a marketing tool, basically.
Thus endeth my contributions to this thread.
Amen

Jewels, I'd not have called that particular track of ICP's thrash metal. It's quite poppy, although some of their stuff is pretty thrashy. Have you ever heard Ramstein? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doTBT46wMvA

I'm not a big fan, but if you like thrash...

Max, this particular sock-puppet is a spectacularly dopey one, I agree. She was just the same in her previous incarnations. Some people are incapable of learning, the poor things.