For further listening: Search for "Michael Jackson Billie Jean vocals only" on YouTube with headphones. Close your eyes. You will never hear pop music the same way again.
: In tracks like "Can You Feel It" or "Thriller," you can hear dozens of MJ’s own background vocal layers stacked to create a lush, choir-like sound. multitrack michael jackson
When you listen to the isolated Eddie Van Halen guitar solo from the Beat It multitrack, you realize Eddie didn't play a traditional rock solo. He played two solos simultaneously, panned hard left and right, but they are slightly out of sync. In the mix, this creates a chaotic, flanging effect. On the multitrack, you hear Eddie's pick hitting the strings and a faint sound of Michael Jackson humming the solo to Eddie through the control room glass. For further listening: Search for "Michael Jackson Billie
Listening to Michael Jackson’s multitracks is like watching a master painter’s sketchbook. You see the under-drawing, the erased lines, the notes in the margin. You realize that the finished song—the one we’ve heard a million times on the radio—is actually the simplified version. The full genius lives in the isolation, in the breath before the beat, in the ghost harmony no one was supposed to notice. : In tracks like "Can You Feel It"