Like dancing. And Quincy Jones. Jackson/Jones will never be beaten in pop music

Johnny Cash? - one of the most widely admired musical artists ever
Joe Strummer? - part of the greatest punk band ever (suspect thats open to discussion)

oh and Rob Collins of the Charlatans? well I was upset anyway'"

Suspect there are plenty that will agree and disagree

Yeh exactly, as in most things in life, Music is a very subjective thing.

Kurt Cobain.

Defined a generation.

Oh come on, it happens. I was waiting for the first Jacko joke. I'm suprised its taken so long.

Of course there would. There was shed loads about Diana, Madonna would be no different.

I heard the first one 10 minutes after getting into work this morning.

Can't say it bothers me to be honest, but I suspect that's more to do with my hatred for Political Correctness.

There's no doubt Jackson was a greta pop singer & put out some great pop stuff with great musicians, if that's what turns you on. I prefer some of the Jackson 5 stuff, probably because the well known stuff has been played to death. But IMO he has done nothing in 20 years that has vaguely interested me. He had all the production & technology available to him & utilised it, but I doubt his later stuff will sound fresh in 40 years time, whcih is the difference between him & someone like Hendrix. Or Cash who was still producing classic stuff up to his death.
Keep the sick jokes coming, there is little in life I find beyond a sick joke.

One decent tune hardly "defines a generation".

And if a generation has been defined as a junk riddled suicide case then I am sad I was a part of this generation.

Apparantly some eye witness reports suggest he suffered the heart attack after tripping over a childs pram. However, it's too early to blame it on the buggy.

The only reason Nirvana are seen as the band of the generation is because Alice In Chains were completely overlooked over here

Mind you Layne Stayley was no better for Junkie Riddled death.

This is uncanny CB - we ARE in full agreement!

Nirvana were better marketed. Dave Grohl is now in a much better band following Cobains' death and I was always of the opinion that Nirvana were not as good as other Seattle acts such as Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and for the first two albums certainly, Pearl Jam.

AIC were a top band.

Yes, just the one decent tune, of course.



Suicide by heroin or suicide by plastic surgery? What's the difference?

STP =

one of my faves...all on for the CB/ME alliance

IMO.



For the sake of a balanced argument, Cobain did not kill himself by heroin (such an icon you do not know how he took his life?) and, although unconfirmed at present, I doubt Jackson died of a heart attack brought on from having plastic surgery.

You need a Court conviction to be a pedophile?



IIRC, OJ Simpson was never convicted of his ex wife's murder either......

..... and Pol Pot never set foot in a Court of Law....which must tee off the relatives of the 2 million his regime slaughtered......unless of course they subscribe to your point of view.

Perhaps sleeping with young boys and describing it as a "special love" is a Norfolk pastime as well?

He was simply another loopier version of Garry Glitter.....with a better lawyer,..... and the financial resources to pay out an estimated 18 million dollars in hush money.

His music from the eighties is another matter entirely, and was outstanding for that era., and worthy of comparison with previous pop greats.

He, however, was well past his sell by date as an artist, but that won't stop the music industry, who wouldn't touch him with a barge pole, from making millions out of his fairly predictable early demise.

Not to be outdone by BSC...

Berry Gordy on Michael Jackson's death

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Personally I've not had much time for him since the Jesus act at the Brit awards. But I think he was sadly a man troubled by a number of issues which you have to take into account for some of his bizarre behaviour.

I prefer to remember the music. Especially the early stuff.

Another cherry brandy and macaroons addict then

Possibly?

Plus you have to admire the way he proper did one over that self absorbed, patronising get Paul McCartney by taking him up on his advise and outbidding him for the Beatles song rights when they came up for auction in the eighties. Macca had to sit back and watch him coin it in by selling the rights to a Coca Cola advert.

Class.

He was shot/shot himself (depending on pov!) of course, but tried to ruin/end/f-up his life with heroin and came v.close several times.
There is a lot of similarity between the two maybe. Both so unhappy in themselves that they want to ruin their bodies and lives whether its by drugs or by surgery.

I have no doubt that Jackson's death will have been connected to the abuse he put his body through. Whether the surgery or the daily doses of mercury/god know what else.

What about Farrah Fawcett Majors? Nothing said about her..Maybe the Greatest Charlies Angel ever? ...oh..and I apologize about the Michael Jackson Joke..........Just heard some others though now but will not put them on here, don't want to offend anyone

Foo Fighters will never match anything as good as 'Nevermind'.

A great album indeed, considering Nirvana was never my kind of music. Same for the other bands mentioned. I dare say a little before my time.

How can you know that if you clearly dont know who AIC, STP or Pearl Jam are?

Nevermind was a decent album. But thats it