Earth Song: Michael Jackson and the Art of Compassion

One of the most evident reasons that Michael Jackson’s art was so poorly reviewed by critics in the last decades of his career was because he often went ‘over their heads’ in terms of complexity, artistic influences, self-expression and sincerity. Researching and studying Michael Jackson’s art is always a fresh wind which blows away old prejudices and re-appreciates the artist.Vogel approaches ‘Earth Song’, possibly the single-most important and effective song of Jackson’s career, through the prism of intensity focus. He uses the artist himself as his primary source: Jackson’s interviews, words, lyrics, harmonies, and personal convictions lie at the heart of this short-but-incisive book, and this is where its key strength lies.Throughout the book, ‘Earth Song’ is also placed into the context of contemporary music as well as timeless artistic expression, placed in the framework of prejudice against the artist and the artist’s struggle to present a new view to his listeners and change the world.Whether you’re an academic, a fan or spectator, this book will captivate and teach you things you never knew.– Elizabeth Amisu, author of THE DANGEROUS PHILOSOPHIES OF MICHAEL JACKSON: HIS MUSIC, HIS PERSONA, AND HIS ARTISTIC AFTERLIFE and editor of THE JOURNAL OF MICHAEL JACKSON STUDIES.

I never realised there was so much to this song before reading this. Love the way Joe Vogel writes as it is so easy to read and understand the meaning behind Michaels songs. So much time and work went into Earth Song which as we all know was well worth the effort and this song will still be played for many many years to come, Michael cared so much about the planet, as we all should, amazing song and interesting book, you'll listen to the song much more closely after reading.

Foe fans of music - and if you are a huge MJ fan like me - trust me - yu need this in your leife! Its so well written and so detailed and so inormative - it was an unputdownable moment for me! 5****!!!

Factually accurate (for once!) stories about Michael Jackson.

Simply awesome, it’s a work of art!! Well written, I would easily rate this among the top five books I’ve read. Read it, re-read it, you’ll enjoy and treasure this book...Too good to miss whether you are an MJ fan or not :) I gifted this.