Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

Pop · 1997 · 12 tracks

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

Michael Jackson

May 5, 1997 · Not On Label (Michael Jackson)

This album presents the sound of a superstar under siege.

It is not the polished pop of his earlier eras; instead, it is a colder, more mechanical version of his sonic identity. The beats are harder, the synths are sharper, and the mood is decidedly nocturnal. It feels like a transmission from a high-tech bunker where the walls are closing in.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

02

Morphine

6:29

03

Superfly Sister

6:28

04

Ghosts

5:13

05

Is It Scary

5:36

06

Scream Louder (Flyte Tyme remix)

5:27

07

Money (Fire Island radio edit)

4:22

08

2 Bad (Refugee Camp mix)

3:33

09

Stranger in Moscow (Tee's In-House club mix)

6:54

10

This Time Around (D.M. radio mix)

4:05

11

Earth Song (Hani's club Experience)

7:55

12

You Are Not Alone (Classic club mix)

7:37

13

History (Tony Moran's History Lesson)

8:02

Moments Worth Listening For

The jarring industrial clatter and mechanical breathing that defines the abrasive opening of Morphine.

The sharp, staccato vocal delivery on the title track's chorus that mimics a rhythmic weapon.

The cinematic, eerie orchestral swell opening Is It Scary that transitions into a heavy, grinding beat.

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