a few things.....
even tho katherine jackson (whom i love and :smiley_abuv:) says that it was not always MJs voice (and by the way this is nothing new so dont know why ppl are alarmed)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/08/new-michael-jackson-songs
just remember this was a woman who couldnt even pick it wasnt her son when MJ sent in a decoy / imposter into the family home and sometimes cant pick from MJ and an imposter in performances...
remember this is no ordinary man... man of mystery... disguise...
regarding the voice.... this too can be deliberately manipulated to create interest, confusion, wonder, etc etc amongst other things...
please think back to the feeling / emotion you had back in 2001 when you first heard MJ sing 2000 watts.... didnt you just say "what the" I know I did... it threw me off big time... but also intrigued me and only interested me further....
voice manipulation is not new in his work.
MICHAEL is MICHAEL....!!!
one side point, notice how the MICHAEL album is the only album without his name to it???? I:e... Thriller MICHAEL JACKSON, DANGEROUS MICHAEL JACKSON.... Why is it not MICHAEL by MICHAEL JACKSON.....
I think this was deliberate.. Its marketing. Creates interest... even if it appears to be a negative thing, its actually not.... it only intrigues ppl further... and he knows that which is why he uses such things which stimulate us psycologically and only create more attention to his product / work...
LOVE you MJ you are a frikken GENIUS!