Michael Jackson, History Past Present and Future Vol.1

The first half of the album is a reasonable compilation of Jackson's previous hits although some will wonder why there are some crucial hits missing. The second half is a batch of new songs which prove that there was still some fire left. If you can swallow the gratuitous self pity and self indulgence of some of the lyrics (this was the first album after the child abuse allegations) there are still some cracking tracks from the thumping 'They Don't Care About Us' to the soaring 'Earth Song' and many others of value wich never got to be hits. Listen out for Jackson's version of 'Come Together' which appeared first on the 'Moonwalker' film but not on an album until this one.