The Jackson 5 Album: “Live at the Forum ”

This album is a MUST have for anyone who has an appreciation for the Jackson 5 or MJ. I love Michael's later works, but I really think that the spirit he showed on this album is so passionate and so fierce, and that I'm slowly beginning to love this young Michael even more.

A few songs that I thought was better than the studio version are "Ain't No Sunshine," "Who's Lovin' You," and "Got to be There."

It's so well sung! On the song "Who's Lovin You," it's crazy hard to believe that he was only 11 years old. He sang it with such sincerity like he's experienced a grown man's love. Listening to this album made me appreciate even more what a legend he is. Nobody could do what he did at that age, and nobody since has changed the music world like MJ.

Btw,check out [...], the official page, for better snippets and really well written stories about the show.

First of all, let me get out one thing out of the way: this set is not cheap. Even amidst a recession, spending over $30 for a CD may seem crazy. But with past Hip-O-Select reissues such as Diana Ross' Touch Me In the Morning (Expanded Edition), Meet the Supremes (Expanded Edition) and The Miracles "Depend on Me: The Early Albums", you know you're getting something special. And this is a special package, and definitely worth the price.

Featuring two performances from the early '70s, this album captures the Jackson 5 at their peak. LIke other reviewers have noted, the electric energy from these performances bounce off the speakers as if you're transported back to the early '70s. Listening to Michael Jackson in his early days is a revelation - onstage, he was charming, outgoing, funny and confident, unlike the reticent stage performer he became late in his life. What's most impressive is how tight a band the Jackson 5 was. When they cover soul classics such as "Feelin' Alright" and "It's Your Thing", they do not come off as cheesy or trying too hard; they are actually funky and soulful.

It's hard to believe these performances have been sitting around for so long waiting to be released. It makes me wonder what other undiscovered treasures lay waiting in the Motown vaults.

If you're a fan of Michael Jackson, the Jackson 5 or Motown, you must buy this set.

I absolutely LOVE the Live at the Forum cd. I wish it were in DVD format...I would have loved to have seen them performing...I just have to use my imagination and picture it in my mind. It amazes me how professional the group was and the great thing is that they were professional even before signing on to Motown records - their dad made sure of that! I love to hear them blending their voices together; it's like listening to opera! I guess that is why I have always wanted the Jacksons to perform together as a group and had been awaiting the day they would do that professionally since they broke up long ago. I'm not talking about them just getting together to sing old songs but to produce new ones and present them to the public - but that is a dream long since lost and that now can never come to be! I do hope that the Brothers will produce something soon...if they want to and are able to do it. Thank you Jackson brothers for giving us such great music these past 40 plus years and may God richly bless your family as you continue to share the musical skills you have through other means.

I was fortunate, to see MJ & his brothers perform,in Cleveland,in 1972. The opening act was Lionel Ritchie & the Commodores. This audio CD by the Jackson 5 is a recap of their live show in, 1972 in OH. I also like the audio one from one of their first shows in 1970. This is a great collectors item for any Jackson 5 fan!!! I highly recommend the Jackson 5 audio CD

. Audio is so much better then studio. It is like, you are there at the performance.

Live performances sometimes lack the clarity of the studio sessions, but this is the exception. A very young Michael Jackson backed up by his equally famous brothers give us a gem!