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Live at the Forum (2010)

Where the lyrics of Live at the Forum take you, and where it was really made.

The 1970 concert on this album drew nearly 19,000 people, a record-breaking crowd for a group that had released only two studio albums.

Key places

Concerts at The Forum, Inglewood (2010)

Live show Los Angeles Forum — The live tracks on this album were mostly recorded during concerts at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Live at the Forum: live album by the Jackson 5, an American family musical group
• Mostly recorded at The Forum in Inglewood, California
• Recording dates: June 20, 1970 and August 26, 1972
• Disc one is the 1970 concert with 14 tracks; disc two is the 1972 concert with 24 tracks
• Total of 38 tracks across the two discs
• Includes the Jackson 5's early show and their later show from the Motown period
• The 1972 setlist includes solo songs by Michael and Jermaine Jackson
• Released in 2010

Background

• The 1970 concert was an early show in the group's career, on their first tour
• At that point the group had released only two studio albums and a couple of singles
• By the 1972 show the Jackson 5 were established icons with seven albums on Motown
• Michael's and Jermaine's solo albums are not counted in that seven, and they play a considerable part in the 1972 setlist

Recording

• Most live tracks were recorded at the two Forum concerts
• Michael's voice shows early signs of changing in the 1972 show, which took place three days before his 14th birthday
• Michael still sings in a high-pitched voice, but he strains to do so through most of the set
• Some songs were transposed to a lower key
• Michael sang alternate phrasings to keep his voice from cracking

Sources: www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in Gary, Indiana, in 1964 as the Jackson Brothers, managed by father Joe Jackson.
• Original lineup: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael.
• Among the first African American performers to build a following across multiple genres.

Members

• Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson; Randy joined in 1975 when the group became the Jacksons.
• Michael Jackson's solo career became the most successful of the brothers.

Career

• Signed with Motown in 1968 and became the first group to debut with four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There".
• Achieved seventeen Top 40 singles on the Hot 100 within five years.
• Left Motown for Epic Records in 1975–1976 and renamed themselves the Jacksons, releasing albums including Destiny and Triumph.
• Reunited in 1983 for Motown 25 and released Victory in 1984; Michael and Marlon left the group afterward.
• Sold over 150 million records worldwide.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
• Continued to tour as the Jacksons, including the Unity Tour (2012–2013).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The 1970 concert was an early show of the group's first tour
• The 1972 concert was given by the group when it was already an established act
• The 1972 setlist includes solo songs by Michael and Jermaine Jackson
• Michael's solo songs Got to Be There and Ben are part of the 1972 show
• Jermaine's solo song I'm So Happy is part of the 1972 show

Records

• The 1970 concert was a record-breaking show with nearly 19,000 people attending
• The group had released only two studio albums and a couple of singles up to that concert
• The 1972 concert came after seven Motown albums
• The album includes two live shows recorded about two years apart
• The album's track listing runs to 38 tracks across two discs

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The usual opening song Stand! was left off the release because of technical problems at the start of the 1970 show.
• Jermaine's vocal microphone was off and his bass amplifier could not be heard, so the show was stopped for several minutes while the sound crew fixed it.
• Mama's Pearl on disc one comes from the group's concert in Indiana on May 29, 1971, and is one of five unreleased songs from that concert.
• Ain't No Sunshine was recorded the night after most of disc two was recorded, at the San Diego International Sports Arena on August 27, 1972, and was edited into Michael's solo set on the album.
• The 1972 show took place three days before Michael's 14th birthday, and his voice was in transition.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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