>this event solidified mj as a dancer. not just a singer who
>could do coreography but a dancer in his own right. it
>exposed a personal flare about him which people could then
>also attribute to his music and combine them to define a true
>wunderkid which would be the boost needed to raise him to the
>king of pop status.
>
>the unfortunate downside to this is that it helped push the
>music to the backseat. after this event everything that mj
>did had to be an event in which music while playing a major
>role was not the sum objective. specifically in the live
>arena he no longer made an effort to bring the realness of his
>musical performance to the forefront but wanted each
>performance to be has vivid as the videos.

I can see this side of things....Very fair and even handed....