thanks for posting everlastinglove_mj....i really appreciated all of this information and though it is long to read, i believe every true MJ fan should and in fact has a responsibility to read it. some of the information i already knew, but not all. certainly some new things i learned about HIStory thats for sure! this is what people need to be reading and focusing on... not so much the superficial things about releasing an album, such as chart ranking, album sales, catchiest song on the album, new dance moves, etc...
whilst jackson was making important messages about 'the system' accessible via his album HIStory, the world was too busy comparing it to chart success and album sales of alanis morisette, celine dion, madonna, nirvna, etc etc etc.... as well as comparing it to MJs older albums.
how the world failed/fails to see the depth of his message is beyond me. however it leaves me more speechless when so called fans dont "get" it