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It is as if too much experimentation with sound, layering, and the overall mix, created a shallow sound that sounds more like a demo than a fully realised recording. Heartbreaker continues the upbeat styling and again, I feel, as good as the song is, that it isn’t exceptional. It isn’t necessarily bad, but it isn’t worthy of opening the album. The vocal processing, and tinniness of sound, is a real deterrent. Unbreakable is an interesting opener for this album and one that simply doesn’t have the same oomph as the lead songs on Jackson’s prior albums. Basically, the CD just sounds right and the Apple Music stream is an adequate facsimile. The Apple Music edition, an Apple Digital Master, is very close to the mastering heard on the CD, but it isn’t as detailed as it pertains to the soundstage and elemental and instrumental separation. Admittedly, there is natural sibilance in the original recording, as can be heard on the digital counterparts, but it is amplified on the vinyl pressing. Longtime readers will note that this isn’t generally the case and that more often than not I prefer the analogue release, but if it were flatness of sound alone perhaps I could learn to appreciate this pressing but on Break Of Dawn, the sibilance on the vinyl record is simply too much to tolerate. This flatter response may appeal to some music lovers, especially those with bass-heavy stereo systems, but I simply find that I become distracted when listening to the vinyl release, yet I find myself captivated when listening to the CD. For instance, songs like 2000 Watts and Threatened sound flat via vinyl whereas the CD punches you in the chest with a full-bodied audio experience. However, that is where one of the problems with the vinyl release exists for the dynamics are impressive, but you lose some of the emotive energy in Jackson’s vocal and the musical accompaniment. It remains dynamic even if it isn’t as dynamic as the vinyl release. The CD, while most certainly brickwalled, sounds like a Michael Jackson album should. In perhaps a shock revelation, the vinyl record doesn’t sound superior to the digital counterpart and is proof that all vinyl is not created equal and that music-lovers must be format neutral if they are to get the very best musical experience. Sonically, I prefer the CD reproduction followed by the Apple Music stream. While I may not agree with the tracking, I do enjoy the album when listening to Jackson’s greater catalogue of music, but other than the questionable posthumous releases, Invincible is most certainly his weakest body of work.
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Jackson, however, was one artist that embraced the full CD length post- Dangerous and while that album was a double done well, Invincible is akin to listening to Jackson on shuffle some may like that but I’d prefer a more focused and fluid presentation. One with the more upbeat tempo tracks, the other with the smoother soul-based ones. In reality, you’ve got an album that could have been split across two independent releases. It isn’t that the songs are bad, per se, but the album is simply too long and the styles shift too much throughout. I’d even go as far as saying that his pre- Off The Wall solo albums are superior to Invincible. Certainly, the controversies surrounding Jackson didn’t help with sales but that’s an easy assumption for I feel the conciseness of his greatest albums is what was missing in all his post-90s releases. They Don't Care About Us (4:44) 2-17.Released in 2001, Invincible wouldn’t set the world on fire as his prior solo releases had. I Just Can't Stop Loving You (4:11) 1-21. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (3:56) 1-10. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (3:45) 1-9. You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?) (3:51) B4. It's Too Late To Change The Time (4:00) B3. Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No) (7:14) B2. Walk On/ The Love You Save (Medley) (4:59) B5. The Day Basketball Was Saved (Rosey Grier Intro) (7:59) B1. Maybe Tomorrow (Bill Cosby Intro) (4:15) A3. I Want You Back (Bill Cosby-Tommy Smothers Intro) (4:14) A2. It All Begins And Ends With Love (3:07) B5. Body Language (Do The Love Dance) (4:05) B2.
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(You Were Made) Especially For Me (3:30) A4.
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You're My Best Friend, My Love (3:24) A4. Happy (Love Theme From 'Lady Sings The Blues') () A7.