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The Jackson 5: Madison Square Garden, NYC

Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 10 August 1974

NEW YORK: There's something about Michael Jackson that is almost frightening to behold. How can it be possible for a kid that age to be so smooth and professional so totally in command of a situation and so utterly mechanical in what he does?

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