Dangerous is an amazing work with its own unique sound. Although there are a few songs that would only be defined as "filler", most of the tracks are masterpieces.
1) Jam- This is one of the great songs on the album, a rhythmic and uptempo tune, a great beginning to a great album. 9/10 stars.
2) Why You Wanna Trip On Me- One of my personal favorites, at least the first sixty times. It has an excellent intro and harsh whispered lyrics... and then there's the chorus, an almost-yelled melody that makes you go "He has a point." 7/10 stars.
3) In the Closet- This one is incredible, although a little disturbing to some, maybe. It's a little more sensual than his usual style, but he definetely pulls it off. 7.5/10 stars.
4) She Drives Me Wild- To me, a twin of In the Closet. Same type of theme, same type of sound- not nearly as good as its brother, but not horrible either. 6/10 stars.
5) Remember the Time- A fantasic sounding melody with a hint of Egyptian flare. This is a definite hit for this album, it will have even the staunchest nonbelievers on the floor dancing. 8/10 stars.
6) Can't Let Her Get Away- Sadly, although it has a catchy bridge, this one always seems to be forgotten amidst all the hits. 6/10 stars.
7) Heal the World- A sharp change of background, with a more ballady feel. This song is beautiful, with a message that needs to be heard today. 8/10 stars.
8) Black or White- One of the songs that will never die. With an amazing melody and a deep meaning, this song is what Michael Jackson is all about. 10/10 stars.
9) Who Is It- Another of my personal favorites, but maybe it's because the video is so amazing. This song has an excellent underlying bass tune that makes the song come alive. A fantastic work. 9/10 stars.
10) Give In To Me- Has a more rockish feel to it- I love the intro and the guitar melody, this is basically an awesome song. 9/10 stars.
11) Will You Be There- An entirely beautiful masterpiece. What makes it as great as it is, of course, is the spoken verse at the end. 10/10 stars.
12) Keep the Faith- Possibly my favorite MJ song, I love the verses and the chorus and the bridge and of course the closing, with the choir in the background. This is a fantastic song. 10/10 stars.
13) Gone Too Soon- A beautifully sad goodbye to a young teenager, Ryan White, who died of AIDS around this time. The song isn't quite as catchy as others, had has a gorgeous melody. 7/10 stars.
14) Dangerous- One of the greatest songs on here, it has awesome spoken verses and a chorus that will have you singing all day. A spectacular close to a spectacular album. 9/10 stars.
And that's Dangerous. It is truly one of Michael Jackson's greatest works, the one that makes you see that Michael will live forever.
my site: http://www.mjacksononline.tripod.comMichael's best album If I were to take the 4 solo albums michael put out when he was in his commercial and popularity peak from 1979 through 1991 and choose the one superior to the other 3, it would have to be Dangerous. Dangerous is more musically diverse and lyrically personal than the last 3, full of joy and emotions and personal views on the world and relationships more so than the other 3. It also contains some of the best and most creative music of his career. That's not to say I don't like the others. Bad is my favourite too tied with Dangerous, and Off the Wall & Thriller are nice to play when I want some smooth r&b/soul music. This album deserves more recognition in my opinion and it set a blueprint for following albums to come from him, the angry, personal HIStory which was a worldwide smash, the musically diverse blood on the dancefloor(the first 5 tracks anyway) and the continum of musical diversity on Invincible, which is filled with r&b and pop jams. Who Is It, Will You Be There, Give In To Me and Keep the Faith are some of the best songs ever of his career, the album is worth it for those tracks alone although the first half has great hip hop flavoured dance-funk songs. Buy it today
The album starts with the fast agressive R&B/Dance "Jam" where Michael is playing basketball with Jordan in the video and teaching him some dance steps. It has always been hard for me to understand what he sais on the songs, he either whispers or he sings to quick, however it's a exellent song to dance too. "Why you Wanna Trip on me" is perhaps a sequel to "Leave me Alone" it's also about the media that won't leave him alone. "In the Closet" is one of the best songs on the album, the mystery girl appears on it and it's a intimate R&B influented song with lyrics that MTV wouldn't like. "She Drives me Wild" sound is a bit simular to "In the Closet" in the beginning, but it has samples from cars and the hook/melody aren't strong at all. "Remember the Time" is obviously one of the higlights of this album, apart from the amazing "Egyptian style" video it's a catchy uptempo song with good melody. "Can't let her get away" is a Riley song which isn't that good actually, uptempo R&B song which is forgettable. On "Heal the World" Michael proves his love for children and peace, it's a wonderful ballad with good lyrics that surely makes sense. "Black and White" is a anti racism song partly, but also a wonderful catchy pop song, the video that was "before it's time" got alot of attention. MJ dancing with all kinds of people and the amazing computerized face changes that was new back then. "Who is it" is another highlight about a man beeing betrayed in a relationship that doesn't work out. It starts slow but get's faster on the hook, in the end of the song there's also a choir singing in the backround, wonderful. "Give in to me" is Mj's Rock song of the album, it's deep and it includes Slash from Guns N Roses playing the guitar. "Will you be There" is yet another song about the world, diffrent but good. "Will you be there" is underrated, same writers that made "Man in the Mirror" a bit simular but not as good. "Gone too soon" has good lyrics, it's dedicated to a dying young boy, too slow without melody though. The Title track "Dangerous" is a uptempo song, allright but not one of the highlights.
It's a great album with many diffrent sounding sound, some of them are wonderful 10/10 stars songs that just MJ can make, but there are also far too many mediocre album songs here that are too forgettable, i would like to give it 5 stars for songs like "Black and White" "Remember the Time" and "Heal the World" but some songs are making the lowing the rating. It's a wondeful album however, a real 90's classic i've listened to inside out. Highly recommended.
