“SHOUT IT OUT”
By Corrine Montorfani
Invincible is a R&Blues album divided between
classicism and technology, a journey that aim to
explore Michael Jackson world from its origins
(brilliant performer of rhythmic and melodic
ballads who changed forever the history of pop)
and what was the current status (artist able to
adjust himself to the times using modern
technologies to please the new generation, with
electronic and futuristic sounds). Unfortunately
due to all the troubles and tribulations mentioned
above, this experiment resulted 50% successful .
voice is wonderful but the songs too long are one
of the major flaws of the album.
Any MJ expert listening to this album get the
feeling to be in luxury car that fails to start: there
is technology, there are millions of dollars (surely
much less that media & Sony said) there are
plenty of special guests including Carlos Santana
co-starring the beautiful "Whatever Happens" and
the late Notorious Big in "Unbreakable" (not an
MJ idea but imposed by someone else!), but he is
missing .... Michael Jackson is missing!
In my opinion the other flaws of this album are
largely due to Michael collaborators.. Quincy
Jones genius times are a distant memory. This
record was by Rodney Jerkins who worked with
Britney Spears and Destiny's child, and the songs
were composed by six hands! An absurd for an
album of the Greatest Pop Artist of the Century!
Michael the composer is missing if not for a
couple of pearls written entirely by him,
"Speechless" (one of the high points of his
career, the final “a cappella” introduction has
been compared to John Lennon"Image") and the
sad but beautiful "The Lost Children". However 2
songs are not enough to revive an album too
mechanical and soulless, Michael really had
wrong team on this!
In Invincible
we have a very
good performer but his charisma, style, the
emotions he always transmitted in his other
albums, his genius...are no there! What you can
feel while listening is "method, and
professionalism" as if Jackson had been forced to
make this album ( and we know is true). The first
goal of this work was to please the new
generation, and despite the electronic
components of Jerkins it ‘s not convincing. MJ
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