Stylistically, it's all around a very unique listening experience, even if some of the tracks sound musically similar. There's hints of industrial music on the title track and gospel on 'Will You Be There?' And 'Keep The Faith'. This style, unanimous with New Jack Swing Is all over the album, though Jackson still utilises elements from his previous work, including dance beats and hard rock guitar, the latter played by Slash on the grungy, heavy metal-esq 'Give In To Me'. The echoey loud drums of Bad are replaced with snappy beats and record scratches to create a (then) modern hip hop sound. Jackson's previous albums were funky and poppy but Dangerous sounds exactly how the name implies. With Jackson's newfound stylings with New Jack Swing, the songs here take a more urban feel. But with all this hype and success, does Dangerous stand up still? Let's have a look inside the King Of Pop's eighth album and see what shakes loose.įirst of all, musically Dangerous is a very pleasant affair. Dangerous went on to sell 32 million copies, one of the best selling albums of all time. With an all star cast of collaborators (including Princess Stéphanie of Monaco of all people), Jackson presented Dangerous to the world, backed by the smash hit single 'Black Or White'. With the takeover of CD technology, Michael now had the opportunity to craft longer songs, not being held back by Vinyl side times. With the help of producers Teddy Riley, Bill Bottrell and Bruce Swedien (This was the first record Jackson made without longtime producer Quincy Jones), Jackson dived headfirst into experimenting with new genres and sounds, including Hip-Hop and New Jack Swing, a genre created by Riley. 16 arduous months later, Dangerous was finished. Already one of, if not THE biggest artist on the planet, the world was his oyster and with that he turned to the studio to record the follow up to one of his highest selling albums. After a gruelling, intensive tour in support of 'Bad', Michael Jackson was craving a new sound.
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