Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary Of Thriller Out This Week

[EDDIE'S REVENGE]

Hi Everybody: I have a question about THIS WEEKS RELEASE OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THRILLER. I've heard THAT SOME PEOPLE THAT APPEARED ON THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE ALBUM WILL NOT BE ON THIS VERSION. ONE EXAMPLE IS SIR PAUL MACCARTNEY - THE GIRL IS MINE,IVE SEEN ALOT OOF REPORTS THAT THE SONG HAS BEEN TOTALLTY STRIPEPD OF HIS VOCALS AND WERE REPLACED WITH SOMEBODY ELSES VOCALS INSTEAD OF PAUL'S Now i know that doesnt have anything to do with VAN HALEN BUT THIS DOES,DOES ANYBODY HERE KNOW IF THIS ALBUM RELEASE WILL STILL HAVE EDDIE ON BEAT IT SOLO BECAUSE IF THEY CAN EDIT OUT STUFF LIKE PAUL MACCARTNEY THEY PROBABLY COULD POSSIBLY REMOVE EDDIE'S SOLO AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PLAY IT ON THE ALBUM. According to CDUNIVERSE.COM or else it was AMAZON.COM they list every person on each track for the most part and on one of them they said paul maccartney was totallty off the track but wasnt clear on eddie though. So if anybody knows anything let me know because if PEOPLE LIKE PAUL MACARTNEY ANDD EDDIE AREN'T ON IT I'M NOT GONNA TOUCH THIS VERSION BECAUSE IVE GOT THE ORIGINAL AND THE ONE THAT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO REMASTERED WITH BONUS TRACKS SO NOTWORTH GETTING IT FOR THE EXTRA SONGS IF ITS BUTCHERED LIKE IT IS

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Moving to HOM....

[Dan]

Michael Who?

[Warham]

Huh?

Sounds like BS to me.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Moving to HOM....

You forgot a letter.

[Panamark]

I would have thought any self respecting musician that
appeared on that album, would insist on being removed
from a now known child molesters attempted cashgrab.

[LoungeMachine]

spED has self respect?

Thanks for the update, Marky.

[Terry]

Meh.

Off The Wall and Thriller, to me, are still a couple of really good records; good enough to the point where all of Wacko Jackos diddling doesn't lessen their impact for me.

Far as whatever extras are on the new 25th anniversary edition of it, well, frankly my interest in these "new and improved" versions of ANYTHING, be it records, movies or whatever...is fairly slim. More times than not, it smacks of little more than cheap tactics to induce people to pay (and usually overpay) multiple times for what is essentially the same thing.

Even when my interest level is high, like in the case of the recent Blade Runner and Led Zep TSRTS releases, I'm not that thrilled with having to buy the stuff all over again just to get to the slim extras.

With Thriller, my interest is less than high; the cd version I currently have more than satisfies my occasional playing of the music. Subsequently, far as my wallet is concerned, MJ can find some other way to save Never Never Land from foreclosure.

[Panamark]

I thought Neverland's "Child Care" Facility had already closed ??

[LoungeMachine]

Joe Thunder is applying for the caretaker position as we speak....

[Panamark]

That would require more bananas than Bubbles !!

Not good for the bottom line...

[Prothro]

Didn't Ozzy and Sharon re-release "Blizzard" and cut out the original drummer and bassist ? Seems like I remember some threads about that a while back.

[Panamark]

yes

Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake..

The other 2 founding members of Blizzard of Ozz
(Aside from Ozzy and Randy)

The best Ozzy albums invovled this band,

apart from bootlegs

Blizzard of Oz
and
Diary of a Madman

The remixed versions are fuckin shitter than
a double dose of montezumas revenge..

Seek the originals at all cost...


Seriously the remix is so bad it makes me angry..

[tajmahal]

Didn't Paul McCartney rerelease Let it Be with out the "wall of sound" from The Lond and Winding Road and one other song. I know Phil Spector is another wack job, but he was inventive.

[Terry]

Why fuck around with the original recordings?

On ANYTHING?

Putting out updated recordings as extras is one thing...

I dunno...STILL smacks of a cheap sales gimmick to me.