Michael Jackson Bad CD

Produktinformation
Audio CD (25. August 1987)
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 1
Label: Epc

Tonträger CD
Besonderheiten Erstauflage
Jahr 1987
Zeit 48:37
Plattenfirma Epic / CBS Records
Herstellungsland  
Musikrichtung Pop
EAN-Nr. 5099745029020
Katalog-Nr. EPC 450290 2 (DIDP 10645)
 

      Tracks  

1. Bad 4:07    
2. The Way You Make Me Feel 4:59    
3. Speed Demon 4:01    
4. Liberian Girl 3:53    
5. Just Good Friends 4:08    
6. Another Part Of Me 3:54    
7. Man In The Mirror 5:19    
8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You 4:25    
9. Dirty Diana 4:52    
10. Smooth Criminal 4:19    
11. Leave Me Alone 4:40


Produktbeschreibungen
Die prekäre Ausgangssituation in der Entstehungsgeschichte dieses Albums kann auf einen Punkt gebracht werden: Jackson mußte, nachdem sich für Thriller 45 Millionen Käufer gefunden hatten, etwas nachlegen. Und es ist ihm gelungen. Auch wenn die Verkaufszahlen nicht an die des Vorgängers heranreichen.
In Zusammenarbeit mit bewährten Mitstreitern wie Quincy Jones oder Bruce Swedien hat Jacko auf Bad Hits wie "Dirty Diana" oder "Man In The Mirror" produziert. Die vom Album verursachte Stimmung gibt treffend den Zeitgeist der zweiten Hälfte der 80er Jahre wieder: politisch korrekte Gesellschaftskritik und Pathos aus den USA der Bush-Ära. Auffallend ist hierbei der fast zeitlose Charakter der Produktion. Stücke wie der Titeltrack können einerseits zeitlich richtig eingeordnet werden, wirken gleichzeitig frisch. Herausragend sind die Slowtempo-Stücke wie "Liberian Girl" oder " I Just Can't Stop Loving You", das Duett mit der bezaubernden Siedah Garrett. Das Organ des King Of Pop, inbrünstig, zerbrechlich, gleichsam stark, läuft nahezu auf dem gesamten Album zu Hochform auf. So kann er sich den Luxus leisten Stevie Wonder -- auf dem uninspirierten "Just Good Friends" -- etwas zu vergeuden. Trotzdem gibt es ein Stück Pophistorie, das so schnell niemand vergessen wird. --Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba


Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The downside to a success like Thriller is that it's nearly impossible to follow, but Michael Jackson approached Bad much the same way he approached Thriller — take the basic formula of the predecessor, expand it slightly, and move it outward. This meant that he moved deeper into hard rock, deeper into schmaltzy adult contemporary, deeper into hard dance — essentially taking each portion of Thriller to an extreme, while increasing the quotient of immaculate studiocraft. He wound up with a sleeker, slicker Thriller, which isn't a bad thing, but it's not a rousing success, either. For one thing, the material just isn't as good. Look at the singles: only three can stand alongside album tracks from its predecessor ("Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"), another is simply OK ("Smooth Criminal"), with the other two showcasing Jackson at his worst (the saccharine "Man in the Mirror," the misogynistic "Dirty Diana"). Then, there are the album tracks themselves, something that virtually didn't exist on Thriller but bog down Bad not just because they're bad, but because they reveal that Jackson's state of the art is not hip. And they constitute a near-fatal dead spot on the record — songs three through six, from "Speed Demon" to "Another Part of Me," a sequence that's utterly faceless, lacking memorable hooks and melodies, even when Stevie Wonder steps in for "Just Good Friends," relying on nothing but studiocraft. Part of the joy of Off the Wall and Thriller was that craft was enhanced with tremendous songs, performances, and fresh, vivacious beats. For this dreadful stretch, everything is mechanical, and while the album rebounds with songs that prove mechanical can be tolerable if delivered with hooks and panache, it still makes Bad feel like an artifact of its time instead a piece of music that transcends it. And if that wasn't evident proof that Jackson was losing touch, consider this — the best song on the album is "Leave Me Alone" (why are all of his best songs paranoid anthems?), a tune tacked on to the end of the CD and never released as a single, apart from a weirdly claustrophobic video that, not coincidentally, was the best video from the album.
 

Condition: VG: VERY GOOD   

"Item Condition" notes:

SS / OVP:       CD & LP is factory sealed in shrink-wrap or cellophane.

NEU / NEW:      CD & LP is open and not yet played.(Achtung: = Nicht alle neuen CDs

werden vom Hersteller eingeschweißt!)

NM: NEAR MINT   CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.

E:  EXCELLENT   CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one

very light scratch.

VG: VERY GOOD   CD & LP  CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or

marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,

G:  GOOD        CD & LP  Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches

throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds,

ripples, tears or multiple case. If  case has cracked or is broken.

Demo-Copy:      CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!