Comments on: Michael Jackson: Why the King of Pop Matters http://kdhx.org/blog/2009/06/29/michael-jackson-why-the-king-of-pop-matters/ Independent music plays here. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pensivechica http://kdhx.org/blog/2009/06/29/michael-jackson-why-the-king-of-pop-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 pensivechica Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:40:07 +0000 http://kdhx.org/blog/?p=1485#comment-1332 videos and choreography matter. and I'm not aware that Elvis, Lee or Dylan had more or better. IN fact, I'm not really aware of as much of their music as I am of MJ's. Dominating a competitive field matters, also. videos and choreography matter.

and I’m not aware that Elvis, Lee or Dylan had more or better. IN fact, I’m not really aware of as much of their music as I am of MJ’s.

Dominating a competitive field matters, also.

]]> By: Roy Kasten http://kdhx.org/blog/2009/06/29/michael-jackson-why-the-king-of-pop-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Roy Kasten Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:49:29 +0000 http://kdhx.org/blog/?p=1485#comment-1331 What's rarely been said is that, of all the major pop figures, MJ's recordings are the slimmest: Two essential albums as an adult, and a dozen or so essential singles as a child. Those are truly great, as good as pop music gets, but compared to the work of Elvis, Jerry Lee, Dylan, Charles or Wonder, it becomes clear that it's not the records that made Jackson the King of Pop. It was the videos, the image, the choreography, and the concept. What’s rarely been said is that, of all the major pop figures, MJ’s recordings are the slimmest: Two essential albums as an adult, and a dozen or so essential singles as a child. Those are truly great, as good as pop music gets, but compared to the work of Elvis, Jerry Lee, Dylan, Charles or Wonder, it becomes clear that it’s not the records that made Jackson the King of Pop. It was the videos, the image, the choreography, and the concept.

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