Not perfect, but finally new songs

Unfortunately, Michael Jackson could not finish his long-awaited studio album with new music. Man attacked therefore back to unreleased songs and unfinished demo recordings that the King of Pop had left. The songs were then "finished" re-mixed or partly of former producers like Teddy Riley. A procedure which criticized artists like will.i.am. They had worked with Michael Jackson and gave no "unfinished" shooting out, because he would not have wanted.

The album is called simply "Michael" (Michael Jackson would probably rather the title of a song contained used). When cover is a painted collage of milestones in his international career and lots of small details (the original in the booklet is even greater, still handwritten notes and lyrics are printed).

Unfortunately, the CD contains only ten songs, probably to make money to even with other publications (or an Expanded Version). "Thriller" though then had only nine pieces, but the eighties are long gone and at last he had always carved out the 15 new tracks.

The content of "Michael":

1. Hold My Hand
The successful first single is dominated by Akon duet partner.

2. Hollywood Tonight
"She's going Hollywood Tonight" ... a cool dance number with beatbox deposit.

3. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
Something "shaky" sung motivation, at the end you can hear the squeak of the "Earth Song".

4. (I LIKE) THE WAY YOU LOVE ME
Revised version of the song from the box set "The Ultimate Collection" (now with intro and additional instruments).

5. MONSTER
A new "Scary Song" about the hounding of the media with a rap of 50 Cent, the rips.

6. BEST OF JOY
One of his last ballad of of 2009.

7. BREAKING NEWS
Another song on the media, we hear MJ but not out so well.

8. (I CAN NOT MAKE IT) ANOTHER DAY
Geiler rock track with Lenny Kravitz, but acts somewhat stretched by the chorus repeats.

9. Behind the Mask
Originally from the 1980s, the title may sound like a overweight Remix.

10. Much Too Soon
Beautiful, but rather short ballad from the "Thriller" era to (too early) completion.

Conclusion: The new images were very well-produced / rigged, but you should not expect such a perfect album as before.