MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Sexual Objectification, Sire Records, Justify My Love
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Began career in early 70s at motown with jackson 5. Bubblegum pop hits, turned to disco oriented dance music in mid 70s. Jackson left and signed to epic as solo artist in 1975. Teamed with quincy jones to record off the wall (4 top 10 pop hits) Showed roots in black pop and experience with disco. Continued tradition of slick and athletic choreography made famous by tempations. Thriller video employed state of the art special effects. Continued berry gordy"s practice of straddling line between r&b and pop. Two of thriller"s top hits featured well known white musicians. Eddie van halen guitar solo on beat it. Critics acused him of selling out to his blackness. Depended on visual aspect of her music as the sonic dimension. Signed to sire records, important ny label that released new wave. Began to take more active role in own music as career developed. One of most important figures in pop music.
