Dangerous [ENHANCED] [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SPECIAL EDITION]

Michael Jackson

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 16, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005QGAV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #133 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Michael Jackson was still going for pop hits with 1991's Dangerous, but he also front-loaded the album with six straight Teddy Riley-assisted cuts. This half-hour swoop of tense, aggressive, often angular funk was Jackson's most interesting music since Thriller, and still sounds, well, invincible on this remastered edition. After that, the record's uneven, but there's nothing embarrassing about it, either. "Gone Too Soon," a non-Jackson composition about teen AIDS casualty Ryan White, is a quiet statement (particularly played next to the choir-laden "Heal the World," "Keep the Faith," and "Will You Be There") showing that the star doesn't always have to get showy. The sprightly "Black or White" is explicitly pro-interracial romance, an angle its video didn't go near, and the urgent "Give In to Me" is almost scary. Scary good, that is. --Rickey Wright

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61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Special Edition, October 20, 2001

By	Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is probably my favorite MJ cd ever. It's packed with hard hitting dance hits, SFX, heartfelt lyrics, touching melodies and beautiful harmonies. It's a perfect capture of the MJ persona. It also sports one of the greates album covers of all time. Not only is it visually stunning to look at, but it can be read as a psychological exam of MJ himself! Notice that all the flash is a mask, hiding the real MJ behind it.

This special edition is remastered, given a booklet with 6 new photos (one featuring Eddie Murphy and Iman from the Remember The Time video) and a cardboard keepsake case. Dangerous was recorded with the best technology available when it was first released and this special edition doesn't sound that much better. Actually, as special editions go, it's pretty flimsy, but seeing that the original album is packed with 77 minutes of some of the best music from the 90's you can hardly complain. This cd is packed to the teeh already! Yes it would be nice to have a picture disc, a photo underneath the clear cd tray, a bonus song or two, but look at what you do get.

JAM - A slammin dance track that says all the worlds problems aren't enough to get MJ (and hence us) down. He can still jam!

Why You Wanna Trip On Me - A very personal song that still gets us to dance. Listen to that rock lick in there!!

In The Closet - MJ sexiest song yet! There is such a sexual tension running through out.

She Drives Me Wild - Great companion song to 'Speed Demon' from BAD. Great use of SFX, and a kicking beat. MJ's on the prowl, watch out!

Remember The Time - Beautiful layerd vocals, a chorus that won't leave your head. It's a song about a failed romance but somehow manages to be uplifting. Always brings a smile to my face. Showcases the power of melody and rhythm over lyrics.

Can't Let Her Get Away - MJ doin his funky best.

Heal The World - A beautifully written and sung message of hope for the world. Listen to his range on this song. MJ's still got it!

Black or White - A guitar riff to end all gutiar riffs, a positive message, and it's uplifting! How can you go wrong? You can't, just as long as you skip the spoken intro.

Who Is It - Haunting song of a broken relationship. Again MJ piles on the vocals to tremendous effect. He's an expert at the atmospheric, jilted lover type songs.

Give In To Me - MJ rocks out and give a preformance you'll not soon forget. Listen to that ache in his voice!

Will You Be There - Probably the stongest song on the album. Suprising in the fact that it's such a religious song. It oozes emotion.

Keep the Faith - Truly inspirational. It's songs like this, 'Will You Be There' and 'Man in the Mirror' that make me long fo rthe day when MJ makes a full out gospel album.

Gone Too Soon - A loving tribute that has MJ in top vocal form. Simple yet very powerful.

Dangerous - A kickin dance song to end the set. A therapist would have a field day with lyrics like "Deep in the darkness of passions insanity, I felt taken by lusts strange inhumanity". Hear the poety in that? This song is an entire film set to music. Stunning!

So pick up this CD not for it's special edition features, but for the music itself. You won't be disappointed. If you really want a special edition keep your eyes open for the rare Australian edition that featured an entire second disc of remixes or the extremely limited edition that came in a case featuring a pop up rendition of the albums cover art!

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Massive, Epic, Grandure Album!, April 22, 2003

By	Busy Body (London, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Firstly I'd like to thank the media for creating such unnecessary fuss about Michael Jackson's personal life over the past few months. If they hadn't, I'd never have got into Michael Jackson's music as much as I have done recently; I basically had no interest in him for years. A few months back I happened to pick up a copy "Dangerous" which I borrowed from my dad. Well, if I wasn't just blown away by the excellence of this record! The album "Dangerous" was the follow up to the immensely successful "Bad" from 1987. Dangerous was released in November 1991 and sold 27 million copies worldwide - 10 million copies of which were sold in its first four weeks of worldwide release. Nine songs were released as singles in the UK from this album, leaving a minority of five songs left unreleased.

Dangerous opens with the rather disappointing "Jam." The fifth song to be released as a single from the album, it peaked at No.13 in the UK in September 1992. The song is good, but fails to live up to the rest of this amazing album. "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" has an amazing guitar intro, followed by a different guitar beat that's very similar to that of Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You." Coincidence? Hardly. The chorus with the exact words as in the title of the song is amazing. "In The Closet" has to be one of the absolute best songs on the entire album. Michael has never been this [] explicit before, but it works rather well with the female vocals of the 'Mystery Girl'. The video was banned in some countries, and features Naomi Campbell while the song peaked at No.8 in the UK upon its May 1992 release. The song runs for more than six minutes, but this is only a good thing because of the amazing beat that we are treated to. While not the most upbeat and lively song on the album, it definitely is a highlight because of its pure funk nature. "She Drives Me Wild" is a fairly good song, with a great funky beat and a cool rap. A great song, but the car horn beeping away at the beginning is dreadful!

"Remember The Time" is just an all-time classic. By far the best released song from this album, it charted at No.3 in the UK in February 1992. The lyrics are brilliant, the beat is so funkadelic and the video was truly eye-popping. Michael's world-famous "Woo!" also crops up a few times towards the end of the song. Just brilliant. Things can't possibly get better after that, and they don't. "Can't Let Her Get Away" shows strong promise, but falls flat on its face with far too many beats all clustered together, and the extreme repetition of the lyrics "I can't let, I can't let her get away." Take a look at the lyrics on the inlay and you'll know what I mean - the same line fills half the page. Luckily, things pick up with the amazing "Heal The World." Released as the sixth single from the album, this touching and heart-felt ballad peaked at No.2 in the UK in December 1992. In my opinion, Michael has never been very successful in promoting all this world peace stuff. In this case, however, Michael is very convincing because the message is not one that involves a mass audience, but the song speaks to you as an individual - each and every listener. "Black And White" was the biggest and most successful single from this album, peaking at No.1 in both the UK and US upon its November 1991 release. The lyrics are great and the rap is excellent, while the video is particularly memorable because of its comedy.

"Who Is It" and "Give Into Me" are another two brilliant songs, perfectly executed with killer beats and funky basslines. The former is about Michael's lover who has run off with another, while his voice is filled with the raw emotion necessary to make this song excellent. The latter has the same emotion in Michael's vocals, and a superb rocky chorus. "Will You Be There" runs for almost eight minutes, which is a bit too long for this exceptional ballad. The first two minutes are taken up by pointless, but effective, choir vocals that really do sound epic and heavenly. The song featured in 1993's smash-hit blockbuster 'Free Willy' and was brilliant even before the film claimed it. "Keep The Faith" is another excellent song about self-power and really does make an impact on the overall face-value of the album. "Gone Too Soon" is perhaps one of the worst songs on the album. The term 'worst' when reviewing this album can only be used lightly, as no song is [bad] - all are consistently good, but there is obviously a line which separates the great ones from the stunning ones. The album finishes with the title-track, "Dangerous." At almost seven minutes long, the song is the perfect finish to a near-flawless record with incredibly descriptive lyrics which are displayed on the inlay and shaped like the hourglass figure of this 'dangerous' lady.

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10

Dangerous is by far one of the most essential albums of the 1990's. The entire album is almost 80 minutes long, so you definitely get your money's worth, with each song usually running into the six/seven minute time bracket. I'd definitely put this stunning piece of work in my top 10 albums of all time, because every song is great and there's nothing like Michael Jackson's music to get you moving and grooving on the dancefloor. Also, the record still sounds brand new despite being released more than ten years ago. Buy this now - you'll feel like a fool if you decide not to and pick it up years later...

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth having in your MJ collection, September 9, 2002

By	C. Gooley (Anchorage, AK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" hits and missess, but it leans more towards the hits.

First a breakdown of the album, then a breakdown of the songs. What "Dangerous" succeeds in is being Michael's second most artistic album to date (IMO, the first is HIStory). If "Dangerous" fails in any way, it seems like two albums mashed together. The album's direction is divided up basically between Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson. The result is a mish-mash of songs on this CD that don't really seem to go together. If I were in charge, I would almost break up the album as follows:

Michael Jackson - "Dangerous" (produced by M.J. and T. Riley)
1. Jam
2. Why You Wanna Trip on Me
3. In the Closet
4. She Drives Me Wild
5. Remember the Time
6. Can't Let Her Get Away
7. Dangerous

Michael Jackson - "Semi-Dangerous" (produced by M.J.)
1. Heal the World
2. Black or White
3. Who is It
4. Give in to Me
5. Will You Be There
6. Keep the Faith
7. Gone Too Soon

The album almost splits right down the middle in this fashion. And with few exceptions, the half co-produced by Teddy Riley seems, unfortunately, redundant and difficult to listen to.

I've always felt that Michael Jackson suffers as a recording artist because he is 1) eccentric and 2) difficult to categoriize. Neither of these qualities are necessarily bad, and I doubt that Michael truly deserves all the hatred, scrutiny and gossip he has been handed over his career. I think many of us say we wish an artist would come down to earth and be more "normal", but then we end up eating our words; I found myself disappointed with "Invincible" because it found Michael less original than he's been in the past.

Now a quick breakdown of the songss:
Jam - Teddy Riley did a good job on this one. The catchy part of the song is the chorus revolving around the phrase "It ain't to much for me to jam." The rap on the bridge I really could've done without. Michael's voice seems too grungy to get much of a melody out though.

Why You Wanna Trip on Me - nice guitar intro; the rest of the song seems to fade away into limbo.

In the Closet - Michael hasn't been quite this sexual before! This song is passionate and pretty lusty. It almost works.

She Drives Me Wild - I'm sorry... corny rhythmic car horns, poor instrumentation and the tendency for Michael's voice to drown in the overproduction makes this one forgetabble too.

Remember the Time - IMO Teddy Riley's best work on the album. It's amazing how "Egyptian" this song feels even when you haven't seen the music video. MJ's ad lib is always a treat when he does it this well. The video really breathed life into this song

Can't Let Her Get Away - The song repeats the same four bars for half the song. I'm sorry; there's just nothing to this track

Heal the World - People tend to laugh uncomfortably at Michael when he tries to show a softer side. I believe this song to be sincere, and it really is quite beautiful, and it's message is one that would truly change the world we live in if we as people were only compassionate enough to embrace it.

Black or White - This song was a runaway pop hit from the beginning. A sweet guitar riff courtesy of slash, rock'n'roll backbeat and catchy melody. It lightheartedly addresses racial prejudices and interracial relationships. This song will likely live forever.

Who is It - Could be Michael's best song on the album. It's about a lost love who ran off with another. Michael's voice communicates the pain the grieving lover is suffering. The synthesizer melody on the bridge has a simple beauty, and the bass line and human rhythm effects grab your ear from start to finish.

Give in to me - I didn't know Michael had it in him for this one. Somewhere inbetween the Beatles and Metallica, Michael calls on the object of his affection to "quench my desire"... whoah...

Will You Be There - This song was beautiful even BEFORE "Free Willy" claimed it. With lryics about being "carried home", "fighting to the end", "when lost will you find me", this song means something different to everyone. A deep rich African choir in the background gives this song its soul

Keep the Faith - I hate to talk down a positive Michael Jackson song, but Keep the Faith never seems to work. I think a more guitar-driven version of this song (less synthesizers) and deeper lyrics would have made this song a great work of art. About two minutes before the end of the song, the song drops all instrumentation and goes to Michael and a choir singing counterpoint behind him. At that point, the song really works.

Gone Too Soon - Many artists wrote a song about fallen AIDS patient Ryan White. Some may call it too sentimental; I'll just say it really works.

Dangerous - the album began with Teddy Riley and ends with it. Dangerous is an equal enough blend of Michael's and Teddy's influence that the song really pulls together and finishes the album off very well.

I would call this album a definite inclusion for anyone trying to get a sense of Michael Jackson's extreme talent especially in the 80's and early 90's. For a clearer picture of MJ as an artist, listen to the tracks which carry more of his production credit, and listen for melody and rhythm; I believe it's these elements in which Michael Jackson really shines.