The band's MySpace clips (a spot-on "Dirty Diana," "Human Nature" and "Billie Jean" among them) are strangely addictive - if only for 10 minutes or so of Web listening.

As tribute bands go, the musicians in Who's Bad, which was founded in 2004, couldn't have picked a more legendary pop act to recycle. Sure, other such groups have moonwalked in Jackson's footsteps, the England-based Michael Jackson Experience for one, but not too many make it to Macon.

On its MySpace page, the group calls itself "an infectious party production that takes audiences on a musical expedition spanning three decades of Michael Jackson's chart-cresting music.

"From 'ABC' to 'You Rock My World,' no song is forgotten in this electrifying revival of Pop Music's Royal Highness. ... Who's Bad has crafted an intricate performance complete with synchronized dance routines, blaring horn section and down-deep rhythms - each delivered with a precision that could only be superseded by the King himself."

While that is haughtily high self-praise, the self-promotion somehow works for this act, whose sounds won't be lost on anyone older than, say, 35.

The group's founder, Vamsi Tadepalli, says the act sometimes has its skeptics when a show is promoted "because of the bad press that Michael Jackson recently got. ... They think it might be a joke."

"But," Tadepalli said, "I can guarantee that it's nothing close to a joke. It's definitely the real deal. ... We're about the music and paying tribute to him as an artist and nothing more than that."

The six-member band is now on its fifth lead singer - or MJ - and has had more than 20 members in its history.

"It's a good time," Tadepalli says.

Thursday

What: Who's Bad, a show of Michael Jackson music

Where: Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St., Macon

When: 9 p.m.

Cost: $10-$12

Info: 478-257-6391

Source:  http://www.macon.com/137/story/234669.html

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