Customer Reviews
Michael Jackson is angry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - By: G. Richardson, 10 Mar 2008 
At the time of recording this album Michael Jackson was a very angry man, the Chandler case had been going on & other peoplein authority were trying their best to ruin him. This was the biggest selling black artist of all time & he was livingin Neverland Ranchin a purely white community, people were jealous & wanted his musical career finished.
This album was Michael's answer to them.
The songs Scream, They don't care about us, Strangerin Moscow, This time around, D.S, Money, Childhood, Tabloid Junkie & 2bad all relate to Michael's life at that time, which is why i've given this album 5 stars, this isn't his best album by a long shot but it is still a fantastic & very personal album & the people who give this a low score should sit back with headphones on & really listen to the lyrics which Michael wrote most of & then come back & correct their reviews.
Allin all this is another classic album by Michael Jackson & more auto-biographical than any of his previous work. If, like me, you believein Michael's innocence then I suggest you buy this album & see for yourself how angry a man can get through lies & gossip being constantly spread about him.
I wouldn't like it, would you?
Four Stars For The Hits, Two Stars For The New Material - By: crouteru, 10 Sep 2007 
The first disc of HIStory is a reasonable collection of Jackson's hits from his first four Epic produced albums, Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad & Dangerous, though some popular songs have been omitted.
Unfortunately, the second disc of new material is a collection of five good songs accompanied by a miriad of forgettable filler. The five good songs are mostly the singles, Scream, They Don't Care About Us, Stranger In Moscow, You Are Not alone & the title track HIStory.
I don't like Earth Song because it's over produced & naieve, portraying Jackson as some kind of a messiah.
Strangely compulsive album - By: Jay, 11 Mar 2007 
Firstly, I'll only review the new material on HIStory. You all know what CD 1 is about, it goes without saying.
The following words spring to mind when listening to HIStory; bleak, dark, scary, painful, apocalyptic, melancholy, thoughtful, sad, venomous...it really isn't a pretty picture.
Yet despite all this, it's a strangely compulsive album, not least because it's all delivered with such flair; a beat to dance to here, a chorus to sing (or scream) along to here, a soft string arrangement to tug at the heartstrings now & then.
Before HIStory, Michael was criticised for making music that was good, yet soulless & without conviction. Here, HIStory's themes are so close to Michael that he almost has the opposite problem - he really pours his heart into the music, seething with such anger that you fear you CD player could explode. But the music itself does seem to suffer as a result. Whoever listens to HIStory clearly has a liking for MJ; Micheal's audio-unloading of bile onto the listener kind of makes you feel 'hey what did I do wrong?'
Yet that's maybe where the power of HIStory lies. From the sheer fury of Scream & They Don't Care About Us, to the haunting beauty of Strangerin Moscow & Childhood, to the cool sneer of Money & 2 Bad, to the disturbing Little Susie & Smile, & of course Earth Song, Michael will grab you from start to finish, force you to listen to this, & whether you enjoy it or not, your opinion of Michael will have changed.
It must be heard to be understood.
HIStory in the making... - By: Paul Everdark, 13 May 2006 Firstly, I'll only review the new material on HIStory. You all know what CD 1 is about, it goes without saying.
So, firstly, it must be said that HIStory doesn't make for a pleasant listen. Not a pleasant listen at all. But I don't necessarily mean that the music quality is poor.
The following words spring to mind when listening to HIStory; bleak, dark, scary, painful, apocalyptic, melancholy, thoughtful, sad, venomous...it really isn't a pretty picture.
Yet despite all this, it's a strangely compulsive album, not least because it's all delivered with such flair; a beat to dance to here, a chorus to sing (or scream) along to here, a soft string arrangement to tug at the heartstrings now & then.
Before HIStory, Michael was criticised for making music that was good, yet soulless & without conviction. Here, HIStory's themes are so close to Michael that he almost has the opposite problem - he really pours his heart into the music, seething with such anger that you fear you CD player could explode. But the music itself does seem to suffer as a result. Whoever listens to HIStory clearly has a liking for MJ; Micheal's audio-unloading of bile onto the listener kind of makes you feel 'hey what did I do wrong?'
Yet that's maybe where the power of HIStory lies. From the sheer fury of Scream & They Don't Care About Us, to the haunting beauty of Strangerin Moscow & Childhood, to the cool sneer of Money & 2 Bad, to the disturbing Little Susie & Smile, & of course Earth Song, Michael will grab you from start to finish, force you to listen to this, & whether you enjoy it or not, your opinion of Michael will have changed.
It must be heard to be understood.
Hee Hee - By: B. Waldron, 19 Dec 2005 Since the damaging accusations of 1993, Michael Jackson came back angry & passionate & produced this quality album full of emotion & great lyrics. It shows the true genius of Jackson & shows his range of vabrattoin his vocal ability, Stranger & Moscow I ahve to hail as his best composition melodically.
If you want a different side to Jackson which is serious by all means purchase this album for 15 of his hit pre 95 & the 95 tracks u will not be diassappointed
