Dancing Machinery: A Jackson In Your House

Let's begin to wrap up Black History postings with this smoking pistol of an anniversary piece.

It's 42 today, from a long time ago before its main protagonist was really a thing on his own, and was still very much part of a group with his brothers.

After this tour, that all changed. For the better maybe at first, but then, as time went on, not so much.

We all know the story, so I won't recount it here.

It's kind of fun to think about it all in this frame, when everyone was young and full of possibility and before the various downfalls put it all into a rather lurid permacontext.

Anyway in their day, and in no small way because of their later-to-fall leader, these guys were among the biggest draws on planet Earth.

This tour, in support of their megahit Destiny platter, went around the world twice and lasted a year, playing to sellout houses throughout.

This show comes from a venue they played three nights.... in the same month. Two at the start and then back at the end of February for this one, aired over Dutch radio.

The Jacksons

Koninklijk Theater Carré

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2.26.1979

01 Dancing Machine

02 Things I Do for You

03 Ben

04 I Am Love

05 Keep On Dancing

06 Jackson 5 medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save

07 I'll Be There

08 band introductions

09 Enjoy Yourself

10 Destiny

11 Show You the Way to Go

12 All Night Dancing

13 Blame It On the Boogie

Total time: 57:15

Jackie Jackson - vocals

Tito Jackson - guitar & vocals

Marlon Jackson - vocals

Michael Jackson - vocals

Randy Jackson - vocals, congas, percussion & keyboards

Bud Rizzo - guitar

Mike McKinney - bass

James McField - keyboards

Tony "T-Bird" Lewis - drums

FM broadcast of indeterminate origin
246 MB FLAC/February 2021 archive link

I'm back tomorrow with the hardcore, vintage BHM shit to make your head go Boom Boom, but don't sleep on The Jacksons here.... and if you do, don't you try to blame it on the boogie or whatnot.--J.