I've never owned a single record by any Jackson. While far from an authority I'd surmise that almost any of the earlier Jackson 5 albums would be far more important from an "influence" standpoint. That's just someone from the outside looking in though and I certainly couldn't support that theory in a J or Darius debate. May be that I just see more redeeming qualities in the older stuff.

I'd agree that Justin T is a megastar. I'm not sure how or why but it seems to be a pretty safe bet that he's wildly popular at least in this country.

"Without this...no megastars such as Justin Timberlake or Madonna, no wide-appeal uber-producers such as Timbaland or Pharell Williams." if only. Times like these I realize just how far out of the mainstream I am.

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