With 'Bad,' Jackson begins to reveal demons
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( Dave Hogan / Getty Images ) Sales of his next album, "Bad," released five years after "Thriller" in 1987, paled beside the figures for its predecessor but still were colossal. In songs like "Dirty Diana," "Smooth Criminal," and "Leave Me Alone," it also began to show an insidious new to Jackson's music. In those songs, filled with negative vibes about women, "Jackson the songwriter was letting loose some demons," according tothe authors of "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide," published in 2004. |
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