Secure A Copy Man In The Music: The Creative Life And Work Of Michael Jackson Crafted By Joseph Vogel Provided As Audio Book

a musician myself, I really find Michael Jackson's creative process interesting, People like to write about controversies and meddle into stories of his personal life, This book gave me an outlook on him not as the weird, public figure freak that the media portrays him to be, but the humble musical genius and on what kind of artist he is in the studio.
This is the book that serious Michael Jackson fans craveone that forgoes sensationalism in favor of an insightful look at Jackson's work and creative process.



Man in the Music meticulously tracks Jackson's solo careerfrom's groundbreaking Off the Wall to's Invincible to his yettobereleased material.
Vogel analyzes every song and album, placing the music in its social, historical, cultural, and even personal context, The result is an indepth assessment of one of the most compelling, influential artists in popular music history, Sweet!! I'm so excited to have won this! I've always thought Michael Jackson was an awesome performer and an entirely misunderstood person, I'm excited to be able to read all about him! Thanks Goodreads! One of the best book that describes the musical genius of the King of Pop! Vogel did a great job detailing the creativity of how Michael Jackson put the song together to change the face of Pop culture forever.
I am forever grateful to purchase this book and I recommend this book to all the Michael Jackson fans around the world, to honor his legacy and truth.
At last. I've just started reading this book, but I am amazed by the detail, the meticulous research, and the writing, I know I'm not going to be able to put this down, p.Mr. Vogel has written an indepth, moving book that is a credit to Mr, Jackson and his musical genius, This book focuses on what made Mr, Jackson such a legend, his extraordinary talent that shaped the world of music, Any fan of Michael Jackson should adopt this book as the foremost source of Michael Jackson music history, EXCELLENT. Fantastic, one of the best MJ books out there, This is an excellent reference work on the origins, recording, rerecording, production and release of Michael Jackson's songs, Joseph Vogel takes an in depth look at each of the artist's albums and the tracks featured, plus those on special editions and compilations which appeared no where else.


Illustrated with photographs reflective of each stage of MJ's incredibledecadeslong career we read of when he first conceived of a song and the work he and his collaborators put in to fine tuning it until he deemed it ready for the world to hear often years after it was first written or committed to tape.


This is a serious, scholarly book which is also thoroughly readable and a MUST for any Michael Jackson fan, The narrative that introduces each stage of his career provides biographical information that helps the reader appreciate the decisions Michael made with respect to his creative output, but manages to avoid most of the sensationalism exhibited by the mass media and the tabloids.


In the end we are once again left mourning Michael's untimely demise, and wondering what unreleased treasures still lie waiting to be heard and appreciated by his global audience of devoted fans.



Michael as never seen before

I come out of this book not only learning more about Michael Jackson, but also learning great life lessons.
This is just a wonderful bookMichael Jackson as never seen before though his artistry and his songs, I recommend this book to any music fan or artist, There's so much to learn in it, Finalmente un libro che rende giustizia all'immensa arte di Michael Jackson, trattando gli aspetti della sua vita privata solo nella misura in cui influenzano la sua musica e la sua carriera.
L'origine e il significato delle canzoni, dei testi e delle musiche, le curiosità riguardo il processo creativo e il backstage, raccolte attraverso le testimonianze di chi le viveva con lui, offrono una visione completa e nuova del genio all'opera.
The work of MJ is truly inspiring no matter if you are a musician or not, Must read! Michael Jackson may be one of the most underrated artists of all time, It might strange when you think about it after all, he is one of the most famous and successful artists of all, only coming second to Elvis and the Beatles.
Yet most of discussion revolving around Jackson is centred mostly on his personal life and there in an "omgisn'theweird" flavour, The focus on his music has taken a backseat since Thriller, You'll often find the claim that Michael Jackson peaked commercially and artistically with Thriller, and it's been a long downhill run since then and you'll often find fans claiming that it's simply not true.


Vogel indeed adds considerable weight to this claim, showing Jackson branching out creatively and improving on what he had done before.
Reading about the often overlooked Invincible Jackson's only "flop" album was particularly pleasurable,

The focus on Jackson's private life is minimal, provided only to give context to his music, and while it didn't try to redeem him, it also didn't pass judgement.
This book is a testament to both Jackson's talent and professionalism,

A wide range of resources are used to provide a strong backdrop to Vogel's commentary, This includes critical reviews, interviews with those who worked on the records, biographies and the words of Jackson himself apparently Jackson was to be interviewed for this book, but died before it could take place.
Because Jackson was such a visual artists, the commentary extends to the music video or "short film" for the songs, This makes for an interesting and sound analysis of Jackson's life work,

All in all, Vogel's beautifully presented volume is a very welcome addition to my library, The definitive work about all of Michael Jacksons

music, its creation and the process to completion, Its also a fair yet reluctant biography, Read the revisedpaperback edition, A book recounting the wonderful creations of one of the most innovative minds of theth century, Vogel explores Michael Jackson's discography in an allencompassing way, diving into details about every song on every album, Before dissecting a record, Vogel briefly introduces the eras themselves, For example, he'd briefly discuss Michael's life/whereabouts/challenges/creative visions in accordance to the period in which an album was released, which gives a semicomplete picture of many things such as the relevancy of certain songs, short films, etc.
I suggest you prepare your MJ playlists and Vinyls before embarking on this creative journey, each new page and listen will reveal something new about the Man in the Music.




"Jackson loved experiencing art for its own sake what he often called "the magic", but he also wanted to understand its "anatomy.
" He wanted to understand everything about the way it worked, its history, what had withstood the test of time, what its possibilities were.
Quincy Jones described him as a "sponge, " 'He wanted to be the best of everything to take it all in, '" Really excellent review of Jacksons musical and visual work, Special attention is paid to the cultural impact of Jacksons work, Post thriller work is given the same if not greater analysisa true rarity when it comes to anything Michael Jackson, .