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Some Thoughts About ‘HIStory’

Michael Jackson’s ‘HIStory’ is, indeed, a long album. It’s 30 tracks over two discs, one of which is a greatest hits compilation. However, I was dead wrong in stating it was “bloated.” While a long project, it’s also (to me) a necessary listen, as it’s Michael Jackson’s most-personal album–and, at times, the most-revolutionary.

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"Chroma Cues" (or "Baltimore Commercial Break")

Ed. Note: Today, I came across an old poem I wrote around the time my father passed. Part eulogy, part questioning my father’s relationship with my mother, “Chroma Cues” is based around a time where I actually asked my parents why they weren’t together, before I knew what “bastard” meant (or, at least, before I knew […]