[J5 Collector]

Besides Raisa and me?

[Nikki]

I do! I've become a J5 fan in recent years and have gone on to buy as many CDs of the J5 I can, constantly reading about them (including your blog, J5 Collector, which I'm so addicted to, and am glad to see you back on the web again. I used to go to your older site a few years back and sorely missed it), and go on the hunt for You Tube clips. It's so amazing now to look back at that era, and see Michael growing up and evolving, along with the other brothers as well. I wish I had lived to see them when they actually were the J5, but by the time I was born, they were already The Jacksons, with a major TRIUMPH (hint-hint) going on on the charts.

[MJSunshine]

I really love that era, too, although I am a little bit more attracted by Michael's solo years

But I love to look at all those great pics from different years, watching MJ grow up. I wish I had more knowledge about the era.

[Susa]

My memories of this era are very small, because I was born in the beginning of this era, but I can remember, when I was aware of the music around me, the best friend of my Mom was always playing music of J5

[Lindainak]

I do. I was very young during that era and grew up with Michael Jackson. Love, Love, Love.
Linda T

[marinela]

meeeeeee!!!!!!

[Alle]

Me!

[maggiemay]

I'm from that Era...without the Jackson 5 there would have been no Michael Jackson

[xBADx87]

I do. J5 had some great songs that I love! I have about 10 from that era on my ipod.

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[Ben S]

I was just a baby during the Jackson 5 era. I was born in late 1971, so songs like Never Can Say Good Bye were released as singles by the Jackson 5. I love the Jackson 5 era, and I find it fascinating for two reasons. One because I'm curious about what Michael was like as an artist as a child/young teenager, and the other because that was the era I was born in.

As a group I with all the brothers, I think the Jackson 5 were at there peak between late 1969-72. This was there most commercially successful period, and they seemed at there most cohesive as a group because Motown toned down Michael's amazing James Brown dancing, and had these amazing Jackson 5 dance routines with Michael, Jackie and Marlon were they would completely insync with each other. But Michael would always do the moves in a more stunning way than his brothers, and have some split second improvised dance move that really set him apart from his brothers. My favorite Jackson 5 dance routine is from the song Walk On, performed on the "Goin Back To Indiana: Television Special" from 1971, and also a Diana Ross television special from 1971.

I like the Jackson 5 the most around 1973-74, when Michael is performing songs like Get It Together and my favorite Jackson 5 song Dancing Machine where Michael does the most amazing robot dance, and some other really cool moves as well. This is when Michael appears to be allowed to really be the main focus of the group, and not having to stick to just the routines with his brothers.

But I do love the Jackson 5 era with Michael and his brothers. The music they made and also performed in concert was a lot more adult/sophisticated than most people think. Most of dance based performance groups or teen idol acts from The Osmonds to New Edition, New Kids On The Block and Take That etc are all modeled on the Jackson 5.

My favorite Jackson 5 album is ABC, and favorite song is Dancing Machine. I'd loved to have seen the Jackson 5 in concert, and I'm really looking forward to the new live CD album coming out next month "Jackson: Live At The Forum". I've got every Jackson 5 album on vinyl, and some of the original 7'' singles like I Want You Back, ABC etc. I've got every single Jackson 5 album on my iPod. I love all of Michael's eras, he was pure genius and the greatest from the time he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969.

This post has been edited by Ben S: 27 July 2010 - 04:51 PM

[Nadine]

I love all periods really although I must admit that the J5 one is the more fascinating to me.

[MJSunshine]

Ben S, on 27 July 2010 - 04:48 PM, said:

But Michael would always do the moves in a more stunning way than his brothers, and have some split second improvised dance move that really set him apart from his brothers.

Very well said. That's so very true. This is Michael's very special aura and energy that made him so special.

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I'd loved to have seen the Jackson 5 in concert, and I'm really looking forward to the new live CD album coming out next month "Jackson: Live At The Forum".

It is already out, released at the end of June. You really need to get it

[Ben S]

MJSunshine, on 31 July 2010 - 06:05 AM, said:

Very well said. That's so very true. This is Michael's very special aura and energy that made him so special.


It is already out, released at the end of June. You really need to get it

Michael sure did have an extra special energy and aura, even as a child in the Jackson 5 he had that special something the majority of adults in music will never have. Michael didn't even need to singing and dance on stage to have that aura and energy, he didn't need extra lights or special effects. He could just walk across a room to sit on a chair, and that would amaze me because he was just magic. I saw Michael close up many times off stage, and he had a very strong,powerful aura and energy. But what made it so amazing is that his aura etc was a very gentle one, like the most fresh and clean air you could imagine. That felt like real kindness and magic, and a high voltage speed of fluid kinetic energy and procision.

In the UK the new "Jackson: Live At The Forum" isn't released until 2nd August. Mine is already on the way to me in the post from Amazon.

[Maiconet]

I Do, and my favorite album ever is Moving Violation. Althrough i'm only 18 years old, i love that era and it's part of my life. Music like Maybe Tomorrow and What You Don't Know and Girl You're So Together make me remember when i was only 6 years old, and sometimes it makes me cry

[MJSunshine]

Ben S, on 31 July 2010 - 10:33 PM, said:

Michael sure did have an extra special energy and aura, even as a child in the Jackson 5 he had that special something the majority of adults in music will never have. Michael didn't even need to singing and dance on stage to have that aura and energy, he didn't need extra lights or special effects. He could just walk across a room to sit on a chair, and that would amaze me because he was just magic. I saw Michael close up many times off stage, and he had a very strong,powerful aura and energy. But what made it so amazing is that his aura etc was a very gentle one, like the most fresh and clean air you could imagine. That felt like real kindness and magic, and a high voltage speed of fluid kinetic energy and procision.

In the UK the new "Jackson: Live At The Forum" isn't released until 2nd August. Mine is already on the way to me in the post from Amazon.

You are describing everything very very well, Ben S!
I'm looking forward to hear your review of the CD soon

Maiconet, on 02 August 2010 - 06:06 PM, said:

I Do, and my favorite album ever is Moving Violation. Althrough i'm only 18 years old, i love that era and it's part of my life. Music like Maybe Tomorrow and What You Don't Know and Girl You're So Together make me remember when i was only 6 years old, and sometimes it makes me cry

I love that album, too. And every time I hear a J5 songs, it reminds me of the time when I first started to buy all the J5 albums. I was about ten years old and really loved what I heard

[Emma 'Emmy']

I do !!

[mj4lyph]

OMG MEEEEEEEE!!!!! Michael....and the Bros were sooooooo cute!!! GAH!!

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[=92OoN]

Me too!!! I love the J5 era and before the death of Michael, I started to see every video of Jackson 5! They were extraordinary!
Expecially Michael, also in the pictures you can see that he was special and different than the other brothers...but together they were fantastic!!

[Black Porsche]

I loved the J5 era very, very much. Hard to believe so many years have already gone by.

[aleja MJ]

Me!!