A second best bill opus

After the flop of the first posthumous album "Michael" in 2010, Sony Music saw its first argument (release an album of unreleased year) downward. So do not disappoint the fans, this second album had to be over worked and did not seem to once again be a kind of tinkering taken voice captured right to left.
So what does this new album?
Big production signed by the big names of the moment (Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins ...), all was done (this time) more respectfully. Musically, the sounds are enough quality and respect the spirit Jackson, even though we sometimes feel listening to Justin Timberlake (his best). Michael's voice is there, even if it seems not always give us what he can do best on each piece (Selected taken on this CD being only unfinished demos of the artist).

Note two very catchy songs that stand out:
- "Love Never Felt so good" which opens the album, could be on the B-side of "Off the Wall" as the arrangement (albeit modernized) is close to what Michael was doing at the time.
- "A Place with No Name" (which sample the famous "Horse with no name" of America) with a loop of electro bass that is reminiscent of the "Leave Me Alone" to "Bad".
The other 6 songs are quite pleasant to listen to, even if certain passages would have benefited from being more refined (Michael's voice is at times smothered under overdubs).
Finally, even if the album proves very qualitative + as its predecessor, all inevitably lack some soul. Uneven pieces but (too) worked, "Xscape" the album that will, like of "Invincible" in his time, will be more enjoyable after a few listens.

The CD single includes the songs:

1. Love Never Felt So Good (3:54)
2. Chicago (4:05)
3. Loving You (3:15)
4. A Place with No Name (5:35)
5. Slave to the Rhythm (4:15)
6. Do You Know Where Your Children Are (4:36)
7. Blue Gangsta (4:14)
8. Xscape (4:04)

Only 8 titles, a good half hour in short music.

The deluxe version (available in a cardboard box OR crystal) contains both pieces of simple editing and the original "raw" Jackson (better on some titles), 16 tracks in total + version " Love Never Felt so good "in a duet with Justin Timberlake + 1 DVD Making of the album (which I still have not watched).