Blog: The Cold Cut

Original article at Consequence Of Sound This Is It , both as a soundtrack and a documentary, exists for a number of reasons. On one level, it's an attempt to focus and draw attention to what Michael Jackson lived for (music), and not what he did (scandal). On a more superficial level, this is Sony milking his legacy. Any true MJ fan will already own 90% of the songs that make up this two-disc set. It is, however, that 10% which justifies this album's existence. Early estimates suggest hundreds [...]