I was 12 in 1984 and Michael Jackson was so big back then he was otherworldly. No one in the music business nowadays comes anywhere close to the fame and hype Michael Jackson generated.

Michael worked hard his entire life. He deserved to be "THE KING OF POP".

As a solo artist, Jermaine was NEVER as GREAT as his younger brother, Michael. Jermaine's PROBLEM was that he was always DISTRACTED by WOMEN and SEX instead of staying FOCUSED on his career. Michael, on the other hand, LIVED and BREATHED his career. He gave his ALL to his career----later for women and sex. I'm SURE that Michael ENJOYED himself with WOMEN sometimes, but his JOB came FIRST with him. AS the ULTIMATE PROFESSIONAL, Michael LIVED by the mantra: business before pleasure. Michael didn't let anyone or anything PREVENT him from goin' as FAR as he could in his solo career.

It's true that the Jackson 5 layed the foundation for Michael's success, but he was also the main reason for the success of the Jackson 5 due to his talent and extraordinary charisma. Without Michael the band wouldn't have come as far and it showed later on who the audience was really interested in.

What a lot of people don't realize is the success of "Thriller" launched MJ into a level of super stardom that very few have reached. The "Victory" album and tour were great, but let's face facts, it's obvious who people wanted to see. It was also difficult for Jermaine and the rest of the Jacksons to be constantly compared to MJ as well, especially when you're trying to venture out on your own. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop. 🎉

I heard somewhere that before Michael joined the group, Jermaine was the lead singer. When they found out how talented Mike was and he was placed in the band as another lead singer, I believe Jermaine was crushed and he never got over it.

After the success of Thriller in 1982, Michael didn't owe his brothers anything and everything he did afterward was a gift.....Thriller catapulted Michael into super stardom that they could not compare to.....he blessed them with his presence with the Victory Tour and let it ALL go after that.....he STILL had mad love for his brothers but felt that he was carrying the load (which he was)......

Let's be clear....no one bought tickets to see Jermaine. It was the "Jacksons Victory Tour" but if you asked concert goers the next morning....they'd tell you they went to see MJ last night...

Happy 65 birthday Michael ❤❤❤

We miss you, Michael. 🥲

I don't think the Jackson 5 would have been as successful without Michael as it was. His voice, movement, and energy were simply amazing, which his brothers didn't even come close to.

Michael drove himself...HARD. He had a goal and a determination that was unmatched by his brothers. He was mega-talented but his relentless drive and hard work made him the best in the business. He truly sacrificed himself. None of his brothers did that. Just look at how much better the Bad Tour was than the Victory Tour. It was all HIS. He made all the decisions. I did miss his brothers being on stage with him for the old songs but Bad gave us a taste of what a Thriller Tour could've been.

The reunion albums didn’t have any hit records but torture , state of shock and can you feel it . Mike was the meal ticket since they were kids.

The difference between Michael and Jermaine was that this tour was holding Michael's skyrocketed career back. This tour confined Michael's career whereas it was Jermaine's highest point in his career....

I wish Michael could tour in 1984 as the solo artist he already was. It would have been the Thriller tour! It probably would have been the most successful tour ever✨️✨️✨️ However Michael paid a huge personal price holding back his passion for touring with his siblings. He is an angel 🖤

There were not exactly favorable circumstances around this tour. It is felt that Michael is tense and at times constrained. But the fact that Michael's repertoire and his songs made this show victorious, there is no doubt! Vivat, the king of pop music! Happy Birthday!

Even in their youth when they first started I always felt Michael was 80% of the group. Jermaine was 10%, Jackie was 5%, and Marlon and Tito equaled 5% together. Michael was the main reason they were successful

Jermaine's jealousy of Michael was well recorded in his song "Word to the Bad" after MJ released his Bad Album. He was always under Mike's shadow and he never got over it.

I think Jermaine has been jealous of Michael since they were kids and Michael replaced Jermaine as lead singer.

Michael wanted to pursue his own musical and dance career. He created successfully "Thriller," "Bad," and "Dangerous." Jermaine and his brothers initially dismissed this as worthless and believed he was wasting his time. Michael was driven by a desire to bring his dreams to life and follow his instincts. He was determined to create and actualize his ideas, regardless of others' opinions about his work. Jermaine and his brothers recognized the immense talent of this mega star and couldn't help but feel jealous. They understood that without Michael, who had the genuine, true, and exclusive talent within the band, they couldn't launch successful solo careers. They held him responsible for their inability to establish solo careers or to make an income by continuing with the Jackson 5. Especially Jermaine was jealous, that's why Michael when he thanked his brothers, often said: "Including Jermaine". From the outset of Michael's life, this conditioning and conflict is pretty clear, often exploited by others for financial gain. He financially supported his father and his brothers for child support and various expenses. He served as the primary source of income for his brothers and his father. At one point, he was tired of constantly providing financial support to them. Michael had always been used as a cash cow for other people.

...all I will say is the Destiny - Triumph eras were the best time for the Jacksons. If only Jermaine was with them during that time.

In the family, Michael was part of a whole. From a business perspective, The Jackson 5 is a beloved group, however, their day in the sun had past. It could not have escaped Jermaine's attention that Michael had become a star in his own right, and was the show's main attraction.

It’s no secret that as much as Jermaine loved his brother, he was insanely jealous, not to mention greedy too. I’m a huge Jackson’s fan and absolutely love a lot of Jermaine’s solo work. The allure of Michael’s popularity just unfortunately overshadowed much of the other brothers efforts because it was clearly obvious that MJ was the most talented. Period.

Man they should’ve just fell back on the “it’s a family thing” angle and let MJ do his thing during that era making it a “Thriller” tour instead of a “Victory” tour. We would’ve gotten so much more from MJ creatively from the tour and maybe even getting an earlier album. At that point his success just usurped the industry, let alone the Jacksons.. They, mainly Jermaine, just wanted to eat off of the success of Thriller and that’s what really drove MJ away from the family it seems like..

Michael sacrificed a THRILLER tour for this Victory tour. And Jermaine is the one that left the group 1st 🙄 He had success, but if he had success on the level of Michael, these words would never ever come out of his mouth .Enough said!

That Victory album cover has always been interesting. From the dove on Randy's shoulder (Which is only on select versions of the album), to Michael being sort of in the background of the line up, and also that Tito has a Jheri Curl, which he never had in real life.

MJ had a clear version of his own music career

I went to that concert in Atlanta. It was really good. We had seats on the field at the Atlanta Stadium and were so close we could see the sweat beads on their faces.

Regardless of the feud, they are still the Jackson's and they wii forever be that.

Jealousy is a disease

No matter how successful the victory era was. It always felt like Mike was being severely held back. Once thriller took off, mikes trajectory was to go sky high. Not fall back down to his hey days as a Jackson band member. Not to mention, the life changing fire accident. It’s insane to think how much his life would have been different had me NOT went on that tour. In my heart of hearts, it wasn’t suppose to be path. He was meant to follow his own. And Mike probably fought hard internally whether or not to do it. I can’t imagine how much excitement Mike probably Had when thriller fulfilled all of his life dreams as a solo artist, only to be asked to go backwards wit his brothers.

Around the Victory era u can see Michael's skin tone was drastically changing

Jermaine was projecting, without the Jackson 5, he would not have had a singing career. Let's face it, while he had a few good tunes, his voice is very weak. He would not have had the opportunities he had without the Jackson name. Michael, however, had an incredible voice. He was instrumental in the Jackson 5's success and proved he had the talent to make it without them.

The Jackson's haven't been the same without Michael.

The main difference was Jermaine CHASED fame while Michael ATTRACTED fame.

I heard for years Papa Joe was very pissed off at Michael for calling off the Victory tour saying it's their very last tour as brothers.He made Michaels life a living hell that's when MJ dad to move out from their Hayenhurst Mansion in Encino

Jermaine Jackson is talented but he isnt a consummate performer ( having supreme mastery or skill) . Michael Jackson was born with a beautiful voice, dance skills, captivating performance abilities, and of course good looks.

Michael was an entertainer. Jermaine, a talented singer! People like to be entertained ...

We miss you Michael Jackson

Michael had evolved beyond the Jackson five.

Hey, Good news articles sell too. Jermaine and Michael loved each other. Respect!

You can also lowkey see Michael practicing for his solo career/peformance/tour on stage lol he knew. His family knew. Now we all know.

I am an 86' baby. Remember being in my diapers and seeing that my pops had more Jermaine albums vs Michael. I grew up an MJ fan.And wasn't familiar with Jermaine. Watching this, Jermaine truly stood on business, And I can see why my pops loved him. I wonder if Jermaine did tours in Europe?

They are both ( not equally though ) talented but Michael has a magical aura that Jermaine doesn't!! It's something that you are born with!! It cannot be faked 😉

One can only wonder what could've been had Michael gone on a solo Thriller tour instead of a Victory Tour with his brothers. If I'm not mistaken, him not promoting Thriller via a tour due to the Victory Tour resulted in Purple Rain doing extremely well at the Grammys the following year...

Can you please do a documentary about how many employees worked for Michael when he was living at Neverland. What was the rules and regalations Michael had for his employees? How much did Michael's employees make while working for him. I would love to see that even though its a suggestion.

I always thought it was unfair to Michael to have to share his Thriller success with his brothers. The Victory Tour should’ve been his alone. No disrespect to the brothers, but during that era Michael’s star power was just too much for his brother’s to handle. We all know who the fans were there to see. I also read in the book “Moonwalk” that he was outvoted on a lot of things by his brothers that he wanted to do to make the tour even greater!

Michael forever ❤️

I understand the brothers wanting all of it to be just about them as a family, not about Michael and them as backup singers basically however…..between Michael and Jermaine, I can sense that Jermaine was a bit jealous of him even when the Jackson 5 first started because it was evident from a super young age that Michael could sing, dance, and had unpalatable stage presence….with Jermaine, he could sing a bit but he just didn’t have that presence within him.

The jacksons are a multi-talented family unit that just happened to have a dynamic lead singer who would become larger than life….Everybody shined in the group which is the reason why we all know their names….Every fan had a favorite Jackson and because MJ was the lead singer, HE WAS EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE….Jermaine achieved his own solo major Platinum worldwide success, even Marlon had a top 5 record with “Don’t Go” while Jackie & Randy released solo albums that weren’t big successes but were critically acclaimed true to the testament of their talent The truth is that NO ONE REMAINS HOT FOREVER so the best thing for any artist to do is to celebrate all wins and be settled in your status as a legend ! we all know why MJ’s solo career suffered right after the “Dangerous” era MJ thought that “Invincible” was gonna outsell Thriller….Not to kill anyone’s ambition but no real person was telling MJ that the industry was changing. The best thing he should’ve did in those down moments was do a world reunion tour or MTV unplugged with all 6 of his brothers which their now legendary last performance for MJ’s 30th anniversary was the best part of that show and then do one more tour for himself cause he clearly said: HE HATED TOURING so the whole point of the THIS IS IT tour was just that…and then, he died Janet just revealed in her documentary that there were plans for a FAMILY tour with everyone but the powers that be on MJ’s end did everything to stop it which only proves there was a agenda

Damn! So we missed out on a “thriller tour!” That woulda been HISTORIC! him doing the full beat it dance, Billie Jean might have been the same, an actual thriller! OMG!

Very nice. I didn’t know Jermaine had a house in Brentwood; very elaborate. I think it was a reach for accusing Jermaine about wanting a comparison to Michael when performing J5 hits on his 1986 tour. He was also a soloist in the group. Performing those songs are just his appreciation and not forgetting where he started his professional career.

There was no rivalry. Michael was in another stratosphere. Alone at the top in the entertainment business. The rest of the family just couldn’t compete. Not even Janet.

Buenísimo el canal, la verdad la gira Victory fue exitosa porque era un Thriller Tour, ver a Michael cantando esas canciones en vivo por primera vez era lo atractivo (aún espero alguna vez publiquen un blu ray de esa gira). No sabía que Jermaine entre 1985 llevó una vida de lujos pero siempre se lo notó con mucho recelo a su hermano.

Все Джексоны талантливы!!Но Майкл-гениальный!!С ним никто не сравнится!!

Jermaine sorry "Ain't Nobody coming to see you Otis" lol

I love The Jackson 5 as much as a Micheal Jackson.. love seeing the brothers together

Awesome video and commentary bravo 👏🏽. Finally someone articulated MJ’s demeanor when he was with his bros. He always seemed present without being there like his spirit was being crushed or something. Thank you!

LOS JACKSON CINCOS !!! the goat of all time I FUCKING LOVE MJ HE'S THE BEST !!!

Jermaine is coming back after eight years. The rest of the world : “Who?”

MJ made the group period

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Michael didn't need the 💰, but his brothers did. They knew there was no tour without him and so did he. Even though it was called The Victory Tour, no songs from that album were played. The songs performed were from the early J5 days and Michael's solo albums. That was part of the compromise between Michael and his brothers. Michael got fed up with the turmoil among the group that he ended the tour before it's completion. There was supposed to be an American along with European tour portion.

It’s unfortunate that he had to do the victory tour with his brothers it held him back from could’ve been the greatest tour of all time the thriller tour … just imagine

The people around Michael did this. To split the brothers. Michael was pretty much the main singer. With his gift and talent, Michael solo career was inevitable. But people around him was in his ear and help to separate them

this was well put together 👍🏽I liked the images and footage accompanied with the information. as always, I love anything mj related from the early ’80s 💜 the ‘victory’ album was actually scheduled for release around september/october of ‘83. however, michael kept on having more hits with ‘thriller’ (as well as ‘say say say’). once he released the title short film, it was over.. it wasn’t just ‘thriller’ that overshadowed the jacksons, but also ‘off the wall’. I personally think michael should have left the group in ‘79.

Mike was the Jackson 5!

Thriller and the victory tour were just highlights in Mj’s popularity in the 80’s

I didn't realize that "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" was not released as a single. That is one of my favorite Jermaine Jackson songs.

Jermaine Jackson is well known to black folk from that era. Jermaine has always been very popular again, in the black community. He was the one, teenage girls were crazy for in the early 1970s. We always new MJ was the star, but black folk always said back them, Jermaine has a really nice singing voice. Jermaine had a lot of RnB radio airplay. He wasn't going platinum or gold, but Jermaine got airplay then and now on classic RnB Stations. Messing Around. Daddy Home. Lets Get Serious. Let Me Tickle Your Fancy. Take Good Care Of My Heart. Dynamite. Do What You Do. Dont Take It Personal. Jermaine is a better bass player than most people realize. The have tutorials on his playing. Bottom line, Jermaine has always had his own lane. Clubs, outtdoor stages, small auditoriums. On a bill with several acts. Jermaine has always gone off and done his own thing, and black folk, from back then, know and appreciate the radio hits. Jermaine makes a good point in that music wise he could put up his songs too. MJ singing a Jermaine song is a MJ hit song. Most of us know that there is no comparison. Jermaine never wanted to look like or sound like MJ. Jermaine was said to be the protective one. Jermaine had a lot if European influences musically speaking. Finally for the record. MJ is the one who was poweful enough to make calls, to have things shut down. He had prince shut down from working with Latoya. He caught wind of Jermaine's producers. And here comes MJ. That move put Jermaines music on hold. MJ did many things and hid his hand. I'm not bashing the King. Joe and Katherine taught them early in that entertainment is married to evil. Family is loyal. MJ wanted to scrap that Jackson's thing. Katherine made him feel guilty. And wanted him to do his own thing and still do something with his brothers too. To do that MJ started distancing himself from Katherine and the brothers. Down that short line, she had to reach out to someone who would contact someone who would then reach the MJ office, it would eventually get to one of the leads, to get to an assistant, to request that he call her. Jus Sayin'

I can feel for Jermaine, having your little brother outshine you. The same dynamic existed in CCR.

I was fortunate enough to have gone to the 1984 Victory tour when I was 11 years old and no artist today can compare to that magical time of the Thriller era.

Good Job well detail even though it's just out i already want part 4 hope it comes soon don't stop keep going ❤❤❤❤❤❤

There is Michael ... there are the others ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL !!! 🎈🎂

We seriously need to give Jermaine credit for his constant optimism.

I wish MJ did the Thriller Tour instead. He outgrew the Jacksons.

Watching this was embarrassing. Jermaine's career was ridiculous. By the way, the Jacksons 5 would never have been successful if it weren't for Michael. The truth is that Michael carried his brothers and the entire family on his shoulders and everyone took advantage of his talent and success. Deal with it.

Jermaine always like his brother but even though he’s jealous of him for being famous but he still loves his brother Michael ❤❤❤

Jermaine saying there isn't any rivalry but then tried to take over the victory tour to launch his own solo career, make music videos that looked similar to Michael's and sing his parts on songs. I call bull

Man, I wish we could have had more footage of Michael getting that award where he had the WBSS opening jacket from Dallas show but he had on purple pants. I wanna see that footage. Thanks for the video! A celebrity said she heard them going off on each other and officially breaking up at the Canada shows. I forgot

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God I cringed, the critics were definitely harsh.

Happy birthday Michael Joe Joseph Jackson 🎉❤

The Victory tour feels so unnatural to watch, it just feels more like a thriller tour featuring the other Jacksons, Micheal singing lead on 90% of the songs and commanding the stage with his electrifying moves.

They enjoyed working together. It was after they grew up and Michael soared into SuperStardom things changed and there was Tension. Jermaine & the Jackson 5 would've held Micael Jackson back. The _"Off The Wall"_ album was awesome! The _"Thriller"_ album was Iconic and historic. I'm glad MJ focused on his Solo Career. He was gonna do one more show with his brothers _Jackson 5_ after his planned _"This is it"_ Tour. Prince had planned to Collaborate with him as well after the _"This is it"_ tour. So sad he passed away.

They were all great and they were always the best ones to me

You forgot Jermaine's 1991 "Word to the Badd" single that criticized Michael & that Michael only returned for one cut --the title track of the group's '89 LP "2300 Jackson Street."

*Michael carried the whole clan*

Jermane's hair is the worst thing I've seen in all my entire life hahahahahaa.

I've been waiting for this 🍿 🍿 🍿 🍿

In 1984 Jermaine was probably working on solo album “Dynamite”same year of the same year all the brothers reunited.

8:59 I think of that when it comes to the Tatiana thumpzten kiss situation. I honestly feel like his team had control over certain things so much to the point they just did sneaky things behind his back

MJ always set the trends. He inspired black women to have the baby hair we have today. ❤🙌🏿🕊

Great video

My thing is… why didn’t they do a “Thriller” Tour with Michael as the headliner and the brothers as opening acts. Idk why the dad and jermaine were such haters smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

I love it ❤❤❤

Jermaine was jealous, let’s just call it like it is. I know he loved his little brotha to death and he still do, but he was wrong. Michael was so sweet ❤

Although Michael lost that blend in harmonies, that only his brothers could have provided, once he went solo. Janet is the ONLY SIBLING whose TALENTS even COME CLOSE, to Michael's. 😮

I love the Jackson 5 when they were kids. Solid music. But, in the eighties the Jacksons was never going to repeat their earlier success. Michael new the brothers act was over, and he knew what he was capable of. A Thriller tour would have been amazing.

Jermaine was jealous lets be honest your brother is Michael Jackson what do you expect Also *Year In Review 2006???*