Episode 045 – Dangerous 25 Roundtable (Part 1)

Twenty-five years ago today Michael Jackson released perhaps his most important album… Dangerous. Sonically groundbreaking, spiritually profound, sexually provocative and socially conscious, Dangerous exploded onto the music market on November 26th, 1991, taking Michael to new global audiences and cementing his position not only as the King of Pop, but an artist willing to illuminate and challenge some of the world’s most important issues. In many ways, the album is relevant now more than ever. To celebrate twenty-five years of this masterpiece, The MJCast has brought together a roundtable panel of authors, academics and researchers – all mega fans. Q, Elizabeth, Mike, James, Andy & Samar begin the show by giving brief introductions as to who they are and their early experiences with the Dangerous album, followed by an exploration into the album’s groundbreaking sound. Next, the panel delves into the album’s masterpiece cover art by Mark Ryden, an analysis of the song and video Black Or White and the lyrical messages within Dangerous. The show finishes up with a discussion around the short films for the album. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this Roundtable as we continue our celebrations of Dangerous 25! Participants * Q * Co-Host of The MJCast * Elizabeth Amisu * Editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies * Co-Host of The Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation * Author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife * Mike Smallcombe * Author of Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson * James Alay * Xscape Origins * The MJCast * Andy Healy * Author of the MJ 101 series * Samar * The Michael Jackson Academia Project Topics * The sound of Dangerous * The Dangerous album cover * Black Or White * The lyrical messages of Dangerous * Dangerous’ short films Music Breaks & Ads * Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (New Jack Main Mix) * Michael Jackson – In The Closet (The Newark Mix) * Michael Jackson – Black Or White (Immortal Version) * Jackson Source Connect with Us TheMJCast.com Facebook Twitter