Michael Jackson "DIRTY DIANA" Studio Multitracks (Listening Session & Analysis)

[@chrisliepe]

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[@Siftruo]

Can you do Elizabeth I love you by Michael Jackson

[@christinaberg7837]

The guitarist for dirty Diana the guitarist is from guns n roses

[@nbuehster]

@@christinaberg7837 The guitar solos are by Steve Stevens, who worked with Billy Idol. Slash worked with Michael on other songs though. (Give In To Me, D.S., Morphine, and an unreleased version of Do You Know Where Your Children Are.) He was supposed to play on Privacy, but he apparently didn't have time.

[@Joeliii]

One of Michael's heaviest songs!

[@Bernardin1]

The live version during the Bad tour was amazing !

[@chatzifotiou.]

Dirty Diana Smooth Criminal Billie Jean Beat It Thriller the most heaviest

[@vitaliy1858]

Indeed, it was just incredible, and live performances were phenomenal

[@Carn_Is_Done]

@@chatzifotiou. Give In To Me, with Slash providing TWO guitar solos as well. :)

[@SarahMcCormick95]

@@chatzifotiou. Scream, Morphine, D.S, Come Together, Privacy, 2 Bad even more so.

[@Jacqueal]

Michael not only had a great voice. He had great characterization.

[@reginaldpittman8374]

I agree

[@lukehunnable]

The swing in his voice soloed is simply unbelievable. The man WAS music

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

I love when Michael gets aggressive in his songs.

[@for-house-stark]

That's when he's at his best! So gritty and so fire 🔥 🔥

[@ohh338]

It's great

[@MrJeditwinz]

And it got soooooooo intense on this album. It was on full display on "Bad" and it added a new dimension to his singing.

[@Neqlin]

@@for-house-starknah he’s best when he was younger imo his voice was more soulful

[@boastherkildsen1120]

To me, the words are intense and wild.

[@renegadetherapper]

The way he fused rock & pop together was, in its own way, very metal. And how he got his vocals so gravelly yet he could transition between that and soft, sweet vocals without hurting his voice is crazy. An anomaly artist.

[@BeRe-xk6uu]

This song is 40 years old incredible❤

[@Inaworldoflove]

Did you fail math? Released in 1987, making it 37 years old.

[@burntvirtue]

It's not

[@BeRe-xk6uu]

@@Inaworldoflove mimimi

[@BeRe-xk6uu]

@@burntvirtue mimimi

[@willemvdk4886]

How would anyone ever get ahold of the complete and original multitrack recording of a Michael Jackson song? And not one, but many?! Damn man. Such a treasure.

[@mayganphynix8267]

Connections. He's got friend(s) in the business who who are able to get them for him. So lucky!

[@SarcasticTruth77]

They're posted online. I have many. Few of us have complete multitracks, though, due to the technique used by his engineer. Lots of the recording happened on slave tapes, like the guitars, background vocals, multiple lead vocal takes, etc. Those were then recorded back to the master tape as stems, often with effects applied. That's why his versions here are stems, and have effects. He has a transfer of the master multitrack. The slave tapes are rare. I only have a few.

[@BUDOKAIultimate3]

For years now MJs Multitracks have been leaked and released. Tbh, Chris is kinda late, lol but I appreciate him anyway for breaking this stuff down for us! Some of the MJ forums have posted them and there are A LOT of talented people who do remixes, extended mixes, etc with them. It's how I've been able to find out all the extended vocals MJ did on songs that didn't make the final cut of the record. It's like seeing deleted scenes on a movie or extended scenes. It's really NICE. Especially when you're used to the song then some new lyrics come in...like 🤯🤯🤯

[@michaelacquah-allotey1615]

@@SarcasticTruth77many of them don’t contain the original multitracks in their isolated form, most of some of them are bundled together as backing vocals. It seems like he’s got the individual tracks so definitely from a first or second hand source and not the internet.

[@Rainoman]

​@@SarcasticTruth77the internet is huge! Where please?

[@time_makes_music]

Talent leaked out of MJ's ears. I hope one day you can show Will You Be There. Some vocal magic in there in my opinion.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

Definitely

[@yannisstath]

the details in Michael's songs always blow my mind

[@Daniela-rr3wi]

What a wonder to my ears, please keep more Michael Jackson multitracks coming

[@riorange2083]

I think Micheal was at his best when creating music in the rock genre. The power, emotion and soulfulness in his voice in this track is truly unmatched and legendary. Same goes for beat it and give into me.

[@bimpson78]

Great rock performance by Michael Jackson. Dabs of soul. A true artistic performance by the ultimate crossover artist.

[@thedonbishop55]

Michael Jackson, Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones were truly the dream team. They all brought their unique skills and elements to create three amazing albums. And let’s not forget the band members of Toto who truly made Thriller remarkable with their song writing and musicianship.

[@oholm09]

They created a performance skills in the studio

[@isolars]

By this album Bad, it was mostly Michael and John Barnes, Michael wasn’t working with Q as much. Michael found him to be interfering with the album and creative process more than helping it, Quincy didn’t want Smooth Criminal on the album for example. Bruce though was always the mighty and genius Engineer that he was.

[@Carn_Is_Done]

@@isolars Bruce Swedien was amazing and I would say should be known as much as Quincy and MJ for the success of those records. :)

[@sen-sai1342]

I am amazed every time. That voice, rhythm, feeling, expression MJ had, was out of this world. Combine that with the talented folks he had around him, simply amazing!

[@codychavarria6088]

The bass was a creative invention from Michael and his team.

[@bublifuk]

I could never figure out the rhythm of the guitars. Just mindblowing. The whole song is one of its kind. Only MJ can do this and I´ve never even heard anyone attempt to cover it.

[@thedonbishop55]

Let’s not forget, the rhythm guitar work is by the excellent Paul Jackson Jr and David Williams (RIP). Steve Stevens played the solo guitar section you hear in the chorus, bridge and outro.

[@matthewallen1834]

David Williams was MJ's right hand. He was with Mike on tours and on his albums from the late 1970s all the way to the end. He was supposed to join Mike on the This is It tour too, but he passed a few months before MJ.

[@VitorSilva-ex3hs]

Buttlerflies, Heaven Can Wait, You Rock My Word, pleaseeeee 😢

[@Itsmy2cent]

One of the bass which you played first sounds like a synth organ on the low end. I’ve never heard the Diana track like this. I always loved the structure in chorus, but hearing the strings and synth, etc without drums and vocals etc gave me a new appreciation for the song. Just eerily special

[@codychavarria6088]

It was a creative invention from Michael and his B team

[@XenoTheProducer]

Depending on the day you ask me, I think this is my favourite track of his. Everything from the simple chord progression, the atmosphere to MJs phenomenal vocals and 🔥 guitar riff by Steve Stevens. Its just too good mate.

[@ralfmoss]

15 years RIP

[@olya5691]

One of my favorite Michael songs. He’s unique, he’s brilliant!! Thank you for this analysis

[@MikeDeezy_100]

I'm a big MJ fan but not a rock guy so Dirty Diana was never a favorite of mine, but I am totally surprised by how beautiful the instrumentation is when isolated. Thanks for the great videos, keep it up Chris!

[@mdderrek9280]

16:32 "he's imposing an artificial limit on his voice to get this grit" , AMAZING COMMENT!!!!

[@duncanidaho8900]

From the live performance you can feel the conflict and the slow abandonment to desire. This song is such like a volcano. So obvious that the ,,character,, is abandoning himself to the temptress in the end. Thank you a lot, Mr. Liepe!

[@dwightdeon2421]

Did you notice that little nod to "Beat It" in the guitars towards the end of the song? 11:27 in the vid. That stuff makes me smile. For some reason I always thought Lita Ford played guitar on this track. Maybe it was her in the video, or i'm getting my songs mixed up. it's been so long since i've heard this or seen that video, but this is very cool.

[@thedonbishop55]

Yes. That’s why I always thought Eddie Van Halen played the guitar on this track until I discovered it was Steve Stevens. Definitely a nod to Beat It. The same guitar riff used in the bridge before the solo.

[@kennethdavis1766]

Definitely Steve Stevens and Jennifer (late name escapes me) were in the video

[@FredrikSorling]

⁠Jennifer Batten.

[@robertj.batista]

From Michael Jackson's vocals, backing vocals, songwriting, co-production and lyrics, Bruce Swedien's mixing and recording techniques, Quincy Jones' production and Steve Stevens' guitar solos. One of my favorite songs on the album.

[@ufokemo]

The K.O.P.s genius was undeniable. As for Bruce Swedien: GOAT sound engineers. Combined wity Quincy arranging. That is unbeatable

[@Pendragon63]

Thank you from France for your work. Every time, thanks to you, I discover sounds that I had never heard before, even after listening to the titles hundreds of times.

[@lindacosta5551]

Je ss française. Et toujours là aussi!

[@DokkoOfLibra]

Pareil, mon gars ! Feels good to see other frenchies watching those videos ! The more the merrier ;)

[@Zoro-go1mc]

et oui !

[@tanglung4379]

et dire qu' ils l'ont buté , quel perte .

[@SaidJ-YMusicProduction]

The king Michael Jackson 👍

[@willemvdk4886]

I've been a huge fan of MJ since I was 7 or 8 years old (1992 or so). I think he's the goat. But after these analyses, my admiration is even bigger. He was truly the best vocalist and musician ever.

[@michaelj2276]

Man, every time life gets rough, you manage to drop one of these MJ Studio Multitracks... Flippin' *brilliant*. Thank you so much for doing these Chris - you really have some of the best content on this platform. 🙏

[@Miloo-qj7sc]

Hi Chris! Thank you for this! I'm a huge fan of Michael Jackson, and you nailed it at 14:02 when you described his voice as singing with both whip-like power and abandonment. Finally someone talking about it. I've always said he was the king of expressing emotions through his voice, almost as if he was singing while crying, and I've always loved that in his songs, especially in "Who Is It". He was amazing, a genius!

[@christianperez4921]

Wooooow I never knew he said “if you’ll make me your star” 18:28 🤯🔥

[@coolbro6969]

MJ is craaaazy

[@leonfrommcdrive1837]

The best videos about michael jackson and his voice definitely!!!

[@birdy369]

IVE WAITED FOR YEARS FOR THESE MULTITRACKS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@beatslao]

MJ is music

[@toxicblaze8664]

Hey! You should totally do a analysis on Michael Jackson recording the song Childhood at the Hit Factory Studio. It is such a treat. Its about 20 minutes on KZbin, and you can get a glimpse into how the song was recorded and there is a whole orchestra along with him singing in the studio. Such a good video. Up to you of course though. Thank you for these videos again!

[@Kulvinder1974]

That was incredible. Thanks for bringing this video to us. I have been a fan of Michael Jackson for absolutely years. I have never heard this song quite like this before. Thanks once more.

[@bstorm66]

Been waiting for another MJ song!! So heart felt!! Killer riff 8:30 hitting the fourth 8th and then the second 8th second time around. 20:38 blows the speaker, gosh! THANKS

[@vasinvic]

Man..!! U're a selected genius on your own right. THANK YOU - for sharing this unique sound analysis of the greatest performer and vocalist ever lived on this earth

[@mirascream]

Michael was always on another level 🌌

[@EamseyBoy]

This is my second favourite song after Give In To Me with Slash. MJ guitar songs are the best 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@itsjustnaima]

His own version of come together is wild too!! 🔥

[@lydiaseptember1993]

It is fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SkillJim]

Shout with Slash is a unappreciated gem too!

[@Deceitfuleyes]

One of my all-time favorite MJ songs. ❤ I think he was supposed to perform this one at the This Is It concert. It would have been spectacular. Just imagine him singing this live! 😲 Thank you for keeping his legacy alive. I appreciate your efforts. 🙏🏻

[@Bernardin1]

You should watch the live version (Bad tour)

[@SarahMcCormick95]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6DNhquVo8iLpKcsi=C1U3MGiIBtK9cZy5

[@wilianoliveira3246]

Michael's rock! 🤩

[@trentmoore4216]

It's so freaking cool to hear this isolated!!

[@erenyeeagah204]

Dirty Diana goated song!!

[@ygaltuil]

Steve Stevens on the guitar Chris Currell ok Synclavier Michael on the all voice Bruce Swidien on the Mix Quincy Jones on the produce…. The Best song ever written by Michael Jackson himself 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@grzegorzswitek4293]

What a timeless performance! Amazing! Thank you sir.

[@alannakennedy5779]

As if I couldn’t love this song and those vocals more!

[@tyronedavison5286]

Damn..I was listening to this while driving.It had my soul on the front edge of the seat the entire time.Thank you foe breaking down the fine nuances od MJ's vocals👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@angelllanadiaz5286]

A este hombre no le hacía falta ni música. Gran vídeo. King of Music, King of Art

[@miguelmavf]

I love it ❤ MJ 👑

[@momenmo558]

That ending guitar is not in the official song, yet it is fabulous. I love this song,and this video❤ 25:01

[@mikelprince9430]

I never realized that the emphasis on the word for God in the last verse is because if you pay attention to the context of the next line, he speaks in terms of Diana now having the phone in her hand, so when he says my babies at home, she’s probably worried tonight. He saying that in terms as he picks his picking up the phone dialing the number and as he’s talking to her Diana is trying to grab the phone that’s why it sounds like he’s fighting sombody off as he grunts out the word forgot, the way michael tells the story in his songs is god tier

[@tmalone2530]

This was phenomenal! I’m so glad you covered this! One of my favorite tracks on the Bad album. I didn’t realize how much drum was in this song since it’s such a “guitar-y” song

[@mulengachisela6677]

This song went hard and then some 🤩 With each and every new multi track that surfaces it is a sign that we will truly never fully comprehend the genius that was Michael Jackson and his production team. Every song was a work of art. This is 🔥🔥🔥

[@fidget7852]

5:57 sounds heavenly!

[@boydj777]

Please please please do the multi tracks to the song Dangerous, I love the layering that Michael and Teddy Riley constructed on that one, you break down the pieces to a microscopic level and teaches so much about production and vocal performance

[@oddhv7688]

Amazing vocals and song from Michael! Would like you to do «Keep the faith». That one has alot of interesting vocals😄

[@FlyMouse1]

I’m waiting on that one, too

[@oddhv7688]

@@FlyMouse1 Such an underrated song from the dangerous album. The build up is so good

[@FlyMouse1]

@@oddhv7688 It’s one of my favorites! I love that song.

[@EtherealFrequency2024]

Great multitracks performance. Really nice vocal insight and wisdom.

[@arcaneseason1]

ahhhhhhh so exciting!!!! i’ve been looking forward to another mj video, and dirty diana is such a fantastic song! thank you chris!

[@KevinBestPhotography]

So amazing hearing these!! Really makes you think how much more of a genius that he really was!! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@shajeeurrehman5648]

Commenting it again so that it manifests: please try to get the multi tracks and do an analysis of Give In To Me!! The grit in the chorus, the mellow down during the verses will be awesome. But of course the music itself is unbelievable

[@YatiAcharya]

I've been waiting for this too! I mean, it's Michael Jackson and Slash, it can't get any more iconic than that 🔥

[@edotheemost]

The story behind this song explains the tension and the "hauntingly"/cautionary tale vibe. It's complicated because the relationship was comp-li-cat-ed (allegedly!!!) I'm so glad I found this page!!!!! 🎼🎼🎼🎙❤

[@for-house-stark]

Diana Ross or the groupies 😏

[@PeterGargano8]

Been so excited for this one

[@a-train5146]

Hey Chris! Just coming back after awhile! I’ve been working on making other content, but have finally returned to music. I recently revisited learning to scream, and thanks to your videos I’m glad to report I hit one comfortably for the first time! Additionally, I’ve been able to use it in songs now, and while I’m primarily making rap music, I grateful to use it in a rap song for the first time! Just wanted to pop in and say thank you for all your hard work! It’s helping people, and I hope you continue your work for a long time!

[@brandonwalsh4497]

Simple irresistible song❤😢🎉

[@antonmk1244]

Steve Stevens one of mightiest guitarists ever. Mike was at his ultimate then vocally.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Agreed 💯💯

[@jannemandruivensuiker2391]

Timeless Music ❤ Michael Jackson ❤

[@thayssaaquino]

Wow!! This song is incredible, the instrumental is perfect!!! We missed your analyses, kisses from Brazil 💛💚

[@camilaleonor_]

Finally I have my headphones ready to listen to this 😂 love your videos Chris, the michael jackson videos rock it

[@saintkevinofficial]

another great video man! thank you for this

[@RobnDob]

I love you can hear Michael moving around, clicking fingers, tapping his feet and you get people panicking these days scrapping vocals with a hint of room noise on it 😂

[@AshleylovesPrince]

My Favorite Michael Jackson song!

[@Lxrik]

Thanks a lot about this Chris! You're a great vocal coach and vocal/music analyst as always 🙌🏽

[@DahliaIbrahim-wy1ds]

Thanks 🙏 Chris ❤❤❤❤❤ more of MJ please ♾️Michael Jackson ✌🏻🌎

[@vincevega7484]

Thank you so much for sharing this absolute masterpiece of art. It’s not only my favorite MJ song, it’s my favorite song of all time, hands down. It’s perfection! RIP King and thank you, Chris, for this fantastic video! ❤️🙌🏻

[@dantewaves5305]

fantastic video chris! This is also my favorite MJ performance, 100%

[@RomNYC]

Mike is the starting point of my musical culture. Thanks to him, I went all the way back, and now all the way forward. Dirty Diana is my brother's favorite, playing it 24/7 back in 1987! Another great vid Chris 😊

[@Mzshey2006]

My fave song by MJ. Thanks for uploading this 💥🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@Ultimasounds]

Wow! I remastered Dirty Diana with the multitracks a week ago. Incredible how love for Michael we have join us in our mind/reality. Nice!

[@handyman7597]

Wow this is amazing ❤ I love how you dissect everything on here.👍

[@tllnc]

Thanks Chris! Always something special.

[@RawHeadRay]

23:16 a room noise, like a ring happening “ (This vocal piece may have been recorded in a full bathroom that MJ had built into the west lake studio specifically for vocal noise,..and maybe a few showers)

[@Gabrielle4870]

Later he also recorded in the bathroom at home.

[@GGCReigns]

Hey man just wanted to say that I’m such a big fan of your videos. The way you react to so many of his multitracks is really awesome and I can tell you really enjoy what you’re doing. Keep it up man

[@SpokenWord999]

i don't cry, you cry jesus, amazing!🤩😍🥰

[@M.J.C_Music]

Thank you Chris so much for all Your work nd all you do great inspiration God bless you

[@nazyhosseini9680]

7:04 man the guitar parts are just fire , love them as hell

[@mlwsf]

Were the vocals really printed with all of that verb? Holy moly, that's commitment.

[@chrisliepe]

I don’t think so. We will never know for sure, but sometimes these multitracks packs have some stuff summed or combined in random ways.

[@infiniteorder902]

Yes! Thank you for this! As much as I like hearing MJ's vocal tracks its always cool to hear all the instrumentation as well. Also 4:21 I never knew that part was in there.

[@yannisstath]

they way Michael's strings are arranged in all his songs are so beautiful and mystical.

[@noname-nobody1247]

Please please please please please do Michael Jackson's Give In to Me

[@lisagrauvogel2416]

What another great video! I would love to hear the multitracks of Shout, as it is one of the only songs in which he raps. I'm sure that would make for such an interesting experience!

[@nbuehster]

When you were talking about the guitar solo during the second chorus, in the end, it sounds like he stole a riff Carlos Santana always uses. And just before the sound effects, (He used a toy gun.) he plays the same riff you hear in the beginning and middle of Beat It. And even though the sound effects are the main attraction, I love the guitar slide, and the riffs after that. (11:59 to 12:08) I also like what the main guitar does at 12:09. The song (the full album version) ends just before the riff. 11:04 Tortilla slap😁 23:46-23:48 I always like the "OW!!"s. It goes perfectly with the gun sound effects. I don't know how to describe it, but I feel like it's Michael's complimenting Steve Stevens. "Rock on, Steve! This is exactly how I wanted this to sound."

[@glentendo285]

Prince is one of the all time goats. But there is no way in hell he can sing a song like this lol MJ keeps getting snubbed as a vocalist on these lists.

[@anjajune6747]

prince knew MJ is a vocalist goat.

[@willfeen]

factual

[@Aufwiedersehen.2222]

And Prince will never be high as mj Like all over the world famous Like Michael mj King of Pop foever💯

[@PjXu98]

Wdym by "like this"?

[@CodenameRawTV]

Prince was never a heavy vocalist himself. He had a great tone/pitch whether his natural or his amazing falsetto, but in his 50+ years of releasing music you've never heard Prince belt or any extended notes because he didnt have the range to hold the notes even though he could hit them. Michael on the other hand has an extensive history of being able to from child to adult.

[@cathysnider8717]

Amazing 🤩 Was I the only one brought to tears by Michael’s performance? 🥲 Love getting to hear all the little things that usually go unnoticed. All we know is we love it, this helps us understand why. Great analysis 🌟

[@johnsbanana4402]

while watching i see michael was even better than we ever thought before.. thx for all the mj viddy's doggy

[@fikirkassahun2150]

Michael jackson you are not alone next please!!