Victory

Jackson 5, Jacksons

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1984
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025WV
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,907 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Japanese only paper sleeve pressing features all new 2009 remastering. Sony. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Victory? Well, That Depends on Your Definition., November 25, 2002

By	The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

It was the spring/summer of 1984, and the global hoopla surrounding "Thriller" was finally on its last legs. Not one to disappear from the spotlight completely, Michael Jackson reunites with his brothers for "Victory." Featuring only 8 songs (3 of which have Michael on vocals), the album teases--but never completely satisfies--the listener. The recording doesn't sound like a brotherly project, and you get the impression that Michael thought he did his siblings a favor by showing up in the studio. "Victory," at times, comes across like a rushed job to capitalize on the success of "Thriller," and it shows through the second-rate material. "State of Shock," featuring a duet between Michael and Mick Jagger, is the worst song I've ever heard from the Jacksons. It's a discordant hybird of 80s funk and low-wattage rock that never takes off the ground. "We Can Change the World" is pretty much forgettable, and new adjectives will need to be created to replace "sappy" when describing Michael's ballad "Be Not Always." But there's some really good stuff, here, and most of it doesn't even involve Michael. Randy stands out pretty well in "One More Chance" (which Janet would later cover as a b-side); "Body" is a funky uptempo stomper, and I really loved "Torture," which features lead vocals from Michael and Jermaine (The video features all Jackson brothers sans Michael. Go figure). If for nothing else, "Victory," gives me incredible childhood memories of the 1980s, but on its own merits, it's a mixed bag. It's not a bust, but I'd hesitate to call it a victory.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Album But...., May 22, 2001

By	Manny Ramirez - See all my reviews

This was a good album except that it sounded too disjointed. There only seemed a few songs in which all 6 brothers (yes, all 6 are together) participate. As a result, one gets the feeling that some of them (probably Michael and Jermaine) were reluctant participants and the album comes off as a Various Artists album. However, with that being said there are still some awesome tracks here. Torture with lead vocals being shared by Michael and Jermaine is an awesome R&B song and one of my all-time favorites. State of Shock is the song that did the best on the pop charts as Mick Jagger gives a good and funny performance on this one. However, my favorite song besides Torture has become the 2nd track, Wait. Produced by and featuring lead vocals by Jackie, I just love the overall feel to this song. Several members of the band, Toto, play on this song and they do a good job.

All in all, pick this album up if you love R&B or if you like anything done by Michael Jackson. It's not a bad buy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LP that gets better & better with age!, May 16, 2000

By	Babak Alnasser (Aberdeen, Scotland) - See all my reviews

I originally bought this LP about about 13 or so years ago, mainly because I heard the song "Torture" at my friends house and liked what I heard! It also had the added bonus of a duet song with Mick Jagger ("State Of Shock") so I thought I should check it out. When I first got it I wasn't too impressed to tell the truth, mainly because I found it hard to adjust to the vocal styles of the other Jacksons. However it didn't take long before all that changed.

"Wait" co-produced by Jeff Porcaro and David Paich (Of TOTO fame) is a typical 80's rock track with a catchy beat graced with ad-libs by Michael at the end. "One More Chance" is a beautiful ballad sung in an appropriately delicate vocal style by Randy. "State Of Shock" (feat. Mick Jagger) is a simple yet superb track which has the distinction of being the track on the album that you always manage to hear something new on! "The Hurt" Co-written by Michael and Randy is another strong track with a good instrumental arrangement, Randy's falsetto is excellent, steady and spine-tingling, as are the harmonies at the the end of the song, definitely one of the group highlights of the album. The closing track on the album is "Body" sung by Marlon. This song has a great guitar hook that belies Marlon's ordinary vocal style (shame about the video! )

The album does have its setbacks, "We Can Change The World" (Tito's Track) is, although very meaningful, highly forgettable. The same can be said for the awful "Be Not Always" (Michael's only solo composition on the album). The first verse of which seems like an exercise to see how many times the word "always" can be repeated without the listener going nuts!

I can't help but thinking that if these weak tracks were replaced by the electrifying Jermaine & Michael duet "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'", Jermaine's "Dynamite" and "Do What You Do" (which all appeared on Jermaine's eponymous Arista LP released that same year (1984)) Then this album would be 10 times better that it already is! However when all is said and done "VICTORY" is on the whole an unforgettable and solid effort by the worlds greatest ever R&B/Pop act...BUY IT!