a
      hit.
      Vocally
      Jackson
      tends
      towards
      strained,
     
     
      sh-guy
      phrasings
      and
      pants
      and
      squeals
      rather
      than
     
     
      melodious
      high
      ones
      he
      graced
      THRILLER
      with.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      way,
      on
      to
      the
      good
      stuff,
      DANGEROUS
      is
     
    

    
     
      ed
      with
      hits
      if
      that
      means
      anything
      to
      you.
     
    

    
     
      jael
      manages
      to
      save
      most
      of
      the
      rather
      hammy
     
     
      ds
      (except
      ‘*Heal
      the
      World,’’
      which
      is
      beyond
     
    

    
     
      )
      with
      some
      fairly
      soulful
      singing.
      ‘‘
      Black
      or
     
    

    
     
      €
      ’
      manages
      to
      rise
      above
      its
      jejune
      proclamation
     
     
      “it
      doesn’t
      matter
      if
      you’re
      black
      or
      white’’
      with
     
     
      shy
      pop
      song
      construction.
      Almost
      all
      the
      songs
     
     
      re
      pretty
      memorable
      melodies
      and,
      if
      nothing
     
    

    
     
      are
      great
      radio
      fun.
      At
      its
      best
      DANGEROUS
      is
     
     
      fork
      of
      a
      talented
      popster.
      At
      its
      worst
      it’s
      the
     
    

    
     
      d
      of
      a
      manipulative
      hit-maker/money-raker.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SEROUS
      is
      anything
      but
      (Suggested
      Alternate
     
     
      RIDICULOUS),
      but
      sheer
      talent
      makes
      ita
     
     
      ‘pleasure.
      As
      with
      all
      artless
      pop
      music,
      it’s
      hit
     
     
      iiss
      -and
      none
      of
      the
      hits
      approach
      the
      genius
      of
     
     
      ina
      Be
      Startin’
      Somethin’’’,
      ‘‘
      Beat
      It’’
      or
     
    

    
     
      ie
      Jean’’-,
      but
      it’s
      leagues
      above
      the
      generic
     
     
      imusic
      Michael
      will
      be
      competing
      with,
      How-
     
     
      ithas
      also
      become
      apparent
      that
      Michael
     
    

    
     
      on
      has
      some
      serious
      emotional
      problems
      and
      isa
     
     
      ‘ragic
      figure.
      But
      despite
      all
      the
      flaws,
      hearing
      a
     
     
      aster
      -no
      matter
      how
      mixed
      up-
      out-do
      himself
     
     
      dys
      a
      pleasure.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ——
      VV—
      ses
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ’?
      Secrets
      of
      the
      Successful
      Student”’
     
     
      by
      Gordon
      D.Stein
      (Culture
      Concepts
      Inc.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      <_<
      -@
      ee
      4
      _
      Pree,
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      **Secrets
      of
      the
      Successful
      Student’”’
      is
      highly
      recom-
     
     
      mended
      for
      any
      student
      who
      wants
      to
      be
      more
     
     
      organized,physically
      and
      financially
      fit,get
      better
     
     
      marks
      in
      essays
      and
      exams,and
      pick
      up
      more
     
     
      dates.Students
      who
      live
      in
      apartments
      should
      appreci-
     
     
      ate
      the
      chapter
      on
      eating
      cheap
      because
      Stein
      suggests
     
     
      about
      eleven
      recipes(two
      recipes
      include
      good
      old
     
     
      Kraft
      Dinner)
      and
      places
      to
      buy
      cheap
      utensils.Gordon
     
     
      Stein
      also
      gives
      tips
      on
      how
      to
      handle
      pest
      and
      main-
     
     
      tenance
      problems
      in
      apartments.
      This
      book
      is
      written
     
     
      in
      a
      laid
      back
      manner
      that
      the
      reader
      should
      enjoy,and
     
     
      Stein
      understands
      the
      trials
      of
      the
      student
      because
      he
     
     
      points
      out
      his
      disorganization
      in
      university.The
     
     
      information
      in
      ‘‘Secrets
      of
      the
      Successful
      Student’’
      is
     
     
      truly
      valuable,and
      the
      situations
      that
      Stein
      describes
     
     
      at
      the
      first
      of
      each
      chapter
      are
      hilarious,especially
      the
     
     
      one
      which
      introduces
      the
      chapter
      on
      fitness.I
      will
      not
     
     
      tell
      you
      about
      this
      situation
      because
      you
      can
      read
     
     
      it.”’Sercets
      of
      the
      Successful
      Student’’
      may
      be
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      best
      books
      that
      you
      will
      read
      this
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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