>>in short... the jacksons albums that you mentioned
>>were a product of MJ's newfound stardom when he started
>>writing and producing his own material on CBS...
>>NOT a continuation of his initial run with the jackson 5 on
>>motown.
>
>when Destiny dropped before Off the Wall?


i meant the "shake your body down to the ground"






>>The question is whether there are any "iconic" albums released
>by the Jacksons (and I maintain that for the purposes of this
>argument, the Jacksons and the Jackson 5 can and should be
>read as the same group).
>
>YES. There are iconic albums by the Jacksons.
>
>The reasons why and when they had those iconic albums?
>Completely different discussion.



fair enough. i'm nitpicking.
you do it, too.