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The podcast team of Rollie Hatch and James Greene, Jr. yaks on about Michael Jackson and examines his songs one at a time. Each episode, we give an entry from the King of Pop's famous catalog a fresh listen and explore its content, context, and craftsmanship. The results may be Off The Wall, Bad, Dangerous, or any other applicable Michael Jackson solo album title that expands our metadata in this podcast summary box. Yaxzon Jackson is proud to be 100% Unedited! Thanks for listening!
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Will "Burn This Disco Out" live up to its nihilistic promises, or will Yaxzon Jackson have to set fire to the disco, the DJ, the record player, the Off The Wall LP, and what's left of YJ Season 2. Who will survive and who will Steam Beat and Rod Blast the ALF Pogs in the Mail Crypt? If you have any interest in finding out the answers to at least on…
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Time travel with Rollie, James, and John Quincy Adams to 1979, the year everyone and their Aunt Dee Dee recorded a version of "It's the Falling in Love." Maybe the trip will help you form an opinion about the penultimate track from Off the Wall. Maybe you'll have a chance to ask Quincy Jones some questions in person (if you remember what the questi…
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If Michael can't help it, and Quincy Jones can't help it, and Stevie Wonder can't help it, and Susaye Greene, final member of the Supremes, can't help it, then the Yaxzon Jackson Podcast is going to have to step in and help it... Once we talk about about a bunch of other stuff first--anniversaries, release dates, and of course, a letter from the co…
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Yaxzon Jackson would like to slow things down for a minute and give you an episode that sounds like a heartfelt ballad. *Cues strings* *Turns lights down* *?????* *PROFIT!!!!!!* Well, OK, this episode isn't a ballad, but there may be an emotional breakdown or two by the end. Lots of rhetorical questions today! Help us answer them, Yaxzon Jacksonite…
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"Hey, what happened to episodes 19 and 20?" you're probably saying. Well, special guest episodes can take a little extra time to cook up, so we decided to skip slightly ahead instead of causing you Yaxzon withdrawals. If you want to be a strict chronologist, you are free to file this episode away in your collection until the others are complete. We…
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How off the wall is "Off the Wall" off Off the Wall? You could spend four minutes listening to the song and answer that question yourself, or you could spend an hour and three quarters listening to the Yaxzon Jackson Boys attempt to answer it. You know which option we're going to recommend, party people, so get comfortable and click the boogie down…
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The Yaxzon Jackson Podcast welcomes back C. LeMar McLean to talk about “Get on the Floor,” his favorite track from his favorite Michael Jackson album. This episode is jam-packed to the rafters, but don't worry, there are no Star Wars spoilers in attendance tonight. Speaking of not speaking about Star Wars, James Greene, Jr.'s eBook Star Wars Ruined…
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While you've been out partying and listening to other podcasts, Superproducer James Groove Jr. and Concertmaster Rolmajesty Hatch have been twerking day and night to bring you this episode. What will the fellas think of Michael Jackson's second original composition on the album? Will their opinions be as different as Morris Day and M. Night Shyamal…
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MJ and QJ may have been comfortable outsourcing their songwriting duties to "Hot" Rod Temperton for this track, but Rollie and James are responsible enough to handle podcasting about it all on their own. And what a yaxzon-packed episode this is--our two hosts actually disagree about thing or two! So relax and lay back as they yax about Jack, son. W…
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Finally, the Yax has come bax to collect tax on these Jax trax. “Don’t Stop ‘Til Get Enough was the first single officially offered off of Off the Wall, so it seems like the logical, structurally-mandated place to begin Season 2 of our little podcast. We’re aware of some audio issues that are present only when the episodes are streamed in a Chrome …
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The highly-anticipated second season of Yaxzon Jackson has finally arrived! Join us as we catch up with each other and announce the subject of the next batch of Michael Jackson analyses. As always, you can communicate your thoughts to us on Twitter (@yaxzonjackson), via email (yaxzonjackson@gmail.com), in the Disqus forum below, or regular old tele…
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Put on your safety boots because we have finally reached the most dangerous track on Dangerous... "Dangerous." The song itself isn't very dangerous, it just signals that Yaxzon Jackson has now passed into a realm of the unknown. How will we wrap up our coverage of this album? What Michael Jackson project will we dive into next? Will there be questi…
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On this episode, the YJ team wrestles with how to approach judging and rating Michael's emotional tribute to Ryan White, the youngster who died of AIDS in 1990. It's a semi-nude battle royal of music criticism featuring the King of Pop, and you can listen to it right now on the Psychic Friends Network for the low price of $0.00! "Gone Too Soon" - T…
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For those keeping the faith that Yaxzon Jackson would return to a two-host format with no guests, your prayers have been answered. For those keeping the faith for another guest for Rollie and James to focus on instead of their incessant non-Michael Jackson-related patter, you can go ahead and keep keeping that faith, kid. Also, word up! "Keep The F…
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Beethoven, Keiko the Whale, and Jesus Christ did not return our phone calls, so instead we had schpeschial guescht Kirk Howle of The Schlock Treatment Podcast join us to discuss MJ's epic (read: long) theme from Free Willy in what will surely be an epic (read: long) episode of Yaxzon Jackson. It's a whale of a show! It's a killer whale of a show!! …
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This special episode features special guest C. LeMar McLean of Marz Daily Media discussing special guest guitarist Slash's contributions to this Michael Jackson tune that is very special (in New Zealand). Is the dark and bitter "Give in to Me" misogynistic, a work, or just lazy songwriting? Listen to Episode X to find out about finding out. "Give i…
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Guess who's back. Have you guessed yet. Was I referring to Michael Jackson or was I referring to Yaxzon Jackson. Are you wondering why neither Michael nor Yaxzon Jackson uses question marks anymore. Do we really need all that punctuation. What's your favorite MJ song anyway. Is it "Who Is It." "Who Is It" - Track 09 - Dangerous - 1991 (approximate …
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This time around we cover Dangerous' first and only #1 US single which was backed by a controversial video with an epic premiere. Our episode concentrates mainly on the studio track, but we welcome a deeper discussion of the video in our Tumblr comments section. We're also keeping our eyes peeled on Twitter for your thoughts and questions thoughts …
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Last week's star-studded episode raised approximately 9.8 mijillion bitcoins for the Yaxzon Jackson Foundation, which was founded to stop Rollie and James from arguing in front of all the world's children. Please share this episode with as many friends as you can because there's obviously still a long way to go! Also, if anyone can solve the show's…
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This week, the Yaxzon Jackson podcast dives into a deeper cut from Dangerous. Is it a hidden gem from multi-instrumentalist Teddy Riley or just dated 90s filler? The results may not shock you at all! Also the YJ team brings back its wildly popular segment "Interruption by a Mail Delivery." Oh, and look, a comment section! "Can't Let Her Get Away" -…
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Do you remember the time when we recorded this episode of Yaxzon Jackson and then immediately uploaded it to Archive.org then linked to it on Tumblr which triggered an update on the Feedburner page which is how the podcast eventually ended up on iTunes which you listened to on the beach in Spain? Do you? "Remember the Time" - Track 5 - Dangerous - …
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Yaxz-n-Effect is back to discuss this horn-y Michael Jackson cut. Is it dangerous? Is it generic? Or is it something in between? Feel free to share your opinions at YaxzonJackson@gmail.com so we can make our episodes longer and longer! "She Drives Me Wild" - Track 4 - Dangerous - 1991 (approximate episode length: 1hr 48min) Download on Archive.org …
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There's something we have to say to you. If you promise, you'll understand. We cannot contain ourselves when in your presence (though we managed to cut it off at the 2-hour mark). We're so humble. Download us. Don't hide our love. Boyz II Men. Send love mail to YaxzonJackson@gmail.com "In The Closet" - Track 3 - Dangerous - 1991 (approximate episod…
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The song title may not end with a question mark, but the Yaxzon Jackson crew has all the answers on this slimmer and trimmer second episode. You may continue (or start) contacting us at YaxzonJackson@gmail.com or check out on iTunes now that we're an officially approved podcast, and of course, thanks for listening as we continue to work out the aud…
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On what would be Michael Jackson's 56th birthday, we present the first official episode of the Yaxzon Jackson podcast. We're aware of some audio problems, so bear with us as we work to correct that in subsequent episodes. There's a comment system at the bottom of each tumblr post, or feel free to contact us at YaxzonJackson@gmail.com. Thanks for li…
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