Bad

Y por esto, MJ es el Rey. Best relisten to date. would definitely revisit it a lot. He was the moment. 10/10. mejor que el sexo, como dice @veeencent.

Otro 10/10 mejor que el sexo

It’s Michael!

I hated the production and the hee-ing and woo-ing and screeching. I liked Dirty Diana.

Its not bad (although it is Bad), but a bit of a disappointment overall. Slickly produced and some big singles, but comes across as calculated and artistically lacking. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: The Way You Make Me Feel Date listened: 08/04/24

Good album, could see he had fun making this album.

Second best MJ album

An obvious classic - this album just ticks all the right 80's funky pop boxes. Although not something I'd listen to regularly these days, the genius is undeniable and the songs unbelievably catchy.

Classic Standout songs: Liberian Girl Man in the Mirror

NO where near as good as Thriller or dangerous, but still means better than most other albums. Only criticism is that it is too commercial in feeling, except "Man In The Mirror".

Extraordinary musicianship from a damaged human.

35.000.000 Fans can't be wrong - Jacko 4 ever!

4.3 - Great album! Some bangars. Do feel like it was a bit too much MJ all in one go

Lots of classic pop bops here, but some of it feels dated instrumentally. Ultimately I still preferred the big hits over any of the other album tracks. Fave Tracks: The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal 3.9/5

Not for me really

Classic.

Awesome as always

It’s not bad it’s good!

I think because he was kind of larger than life and we always got his hits shoved down our throats we kind of take his catalogue for granted, but he really was unstoppable back in the day.

Nice

great sound great vocals and not a bad track on the album

I voted that Hookworms album one star cos the guy was a beast but this album is actually good

bangers from MJ. absolute classic album

Contrary to the title, this album is quite good! Pretty much on par with Thriller, it has several real standout tracks and a couple of lacluster ballads too. Glad I finally listened to this one the whole way through. Did we ever find out if Annie was ok? It sounds pretty serious.

Lots of great hits. Hard to get past the very 90s over produced sound. Even still, got into the songs and made Olivia dance

Bad (the song) is pretty good but The Way You Make Me Feel is perhaps better, bouncy and high energy. Speed Demon has an awesome bass intro and lots of fun sounds. Straight into the chill Liberian Girl with smooth bass and strings. The bass is so good on most of the album, hard not to move a body part while listening. Man in the Mirror is another highlight, and Dirty Diana with its brooding atmosphere. Then the 10th track is Smooth Criminal. It's unfair to have this many hits.

Not as good as Thriller, but pretty damn close?

Yeah. This is one of the quintessential pop albums of the 90s. I feel at least 7 of these songs were singles or released somehow and very popular. And because of that, this whole album sounds dated and quite frankly bores me. Strangely Thriller doesn't bore me, although it sounds pretty dated too. I didn't really care about this album in 1987. I care about it even less in 2024.

Not as good, throughout, as I expected.

Es enorme

I thought this would be Bad but it wasn't as Bad as I thought. One or two tracks on here are cool, never heard the Stevie feature before. But Man In The Mirror is pretty painful for me.

Har hørt den. den er rigtig god. Liberian girl er undervurderet

Not much to say here, other than this is an absolute masterpiece of pop songwriting and production. If you don't like this, you're dead inside. Separate the artist from the art, people. Favourite tracks: literally all of them. The only one I didn't know was Just Good Friends, which is still a banger, with strong Sonic 3 slap bass vibes. And Leave Me Alone is possibly my favourite Jackson track ever. Genius.

Near perfect album.

Michael Jackson was a very talented songwriter who could write music that appealed to all types of music fans, but Thriller this ain’t. While there are some strong tracks, particularly on the second half, much of it is forgettable pop filler.

besonders Dirty Diana, aber auch der Rest des Albums ist gut

It’s a shame that such a troubled man can produce such a work of art. my favorite album on this whole platform so far 10/10

Prime Shamona Te-He! Michael Jackson. I haven’t heard over half this album before but the songs I have heard are some of the most well known Jackson songs. The songs I hadn’t heard didn’t really do anything for me but the hits absolutely bang. 8/10

Nice

neato and groovy

very catchy pop album with some surprisingly complex percussive and bass elements mixed in.

Maikelin persoonasta yms. voi olla montaa mieltä, mutta ei ole tyhjästä ansainnut lisänimeä popin kuningas. Levy pyöri muutaman kerran läpi ja viikonloppuna tuli soiteltua tuotantoa laajemminkin. On kova.

Tunnetusti todella kova. Varma vitonen

Of course I'd heard many of these songs, but this album was a bit before my time. It's probably blasphemy to give it only 4-stars, but that's what I think it deserves.

There's some decent tracks ("Smooth Criminal" and "Man in the Mirror") but overall I'm just not a fan. There's some real duds ("Dirty Diana" and "Speed Demon") and the rest just feels dated.

One of the all-time best

Has this aged really poorly? Because I was going into this thinking I liked Bad the single and I’m coming away from it thinking it just sounds cheesy and…blegh. Like my actual reaction is a strong negative. OH NO IS THIS ALBUM REALLY BAD! Earlier this week I pulled Purple Rain, an album that is older but holds up so much better. The instrumentation on this album feel like something that would play at the zoo while the singers are telling me about giraffes or something. The hee hees and shamons are filling me with disdain. I legitimately think I hate this. SPEED DEEEMON. This is embarrassing. I know that pop music isn’t supposed to necessarily be a lyrical showcase but damn, “you changed my world, just like in the movies” what movie Michael. How did this happen? Please explain. The synth on Just Good Friends kinda sounds like a Sega Genesis which is cool as fuck. The song kinda sucks, but that was fun for a second. This is the worst album I’ve listened to on this so far and I’m baffled by that, I legitimately think I like Thriller. But this is just awful. Man in the Mirror is catchy but is also so corny and lame. Smooth Criminal is so fucking good, why is it on this piece of shit album. Michael, I will leave you alone. 1/5, king of pop my ass.

Definitely more dated (and paranoid!) than Thriller despite being more recent. Lots of good songs, and Smooth Criminal is an all-timer. Just isn't quite as consistently good as his earlier stuff.

Banger central

An amazing album. I consider this still in MJ's "imperial stage" where it was gonna sell no matter what, but he's continuing to develop here especially with his vocal techniques which started with Off the Wall. His voice is a literal rhythm machine all on its own. I used to think differently; that this was a minor adaption from all that he had already shown with Thriller: you have several songs that could be considered similar in tone/genre (a rock song, a ballad with a guest artist, etc), but the talent and world-class production and arrangements are so top notch. It holds up.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Bad, The way you make me feel, Liberian girl, Just good friends, Another part of me, I just can’t stop loving you, Dirty Diana, Smooth criminal

Cha’mon

When I think back glorious singles like Billie Jean and Thriller, and the albums of the time, I think Bad is just not up there. It really suffers from the production values of the time, making it all sound rather samey and bland to my ears. It was a massive seller at the time, so I guess popularity counts for something.

I will always love this album. Too many classics (Man in the Mirror, Bad, Smooth Criminal) to fade into obscurity.

The hits are great. But a few of the other tracks felt like boring filler.

A fun pop album, with so many enduringly well-known songs. Sometimes the album felt a little too earnest, dramatic, and cheesy, especially with songs like "Man in the Mirror". It's still damn catchy and I was 100% bopping along to it, but probably not an album I'll gravitate towards very often.

Hate that I enjoyed this.

- music is a relief - i just love the bass line in the way you make me feel. i know it’s literally the same thing the entire time and not - i just love 80s music. - it’s tragic that i’ll never go to a concert in the 80s. like dude. a michael jackson concert would be so insane. - nothing really hits like a key change on the word change. - don’t think i’d ever noticed the heartbeat at the beginning of smooth criminal - that is an Album. will listen again. going to add to library. also just classic album art - 4/5

Still some bangers on there..

TItle track ok. The rest I can live without.

Míša jakub celkem zandal

Is my favorite MJ song on this album? Yes. Is this the best MJ album I've listened to? Definitely not

Странные ощущения от этого произведения. Я никогда сильно не любил его творчество, а в контексте обвинений это дается еще труднее, независимо от моего отношения к разделению творчества и автора. Это такое заезженное дэнс-поп, но встает очевидный вопрос: оно такое заезженное, потому что он такой большой артист? В любом случае, звучит это все неплохо, но желания в это все вникать, и тем более переслушивать, нет. Лучшая песня - Smooth Criminal.

I have mixed feelings about MJ as a person, but music is great

It's Michael Jackson.

Not sure why they call it “Bad!”

A few classics but he is a tough hang for an album that isn’t thriller

Great album.

If this was like 6 songs instead of 11 it would be 5 stars

Mike Jackson fycks kids

Great album , really Nice singles from this one !

First 5 star. BANGER.

It's got 4 all-time great singles on it, so that's one star for each. The rest is fine, not really a big fan in general. When it's trying it's catchy as fuck, but the rest of the time, it could have come out of an offbrand Sega Genesis game. 08/04/24

It’s a classic, full of hits. Too bad he was a pedo

Wash your car to this.

I’m mostly keeping this review focused on the music and not the horrible allegations and dark speculation of Jackson’s personal life. I expected to give is 3 stars or maybe 4, but this really is another incredible album from MJ. The follow up to Thriller, one of the biggest and best albums in history, is another stunner and is full of hits. This album came out when I was one month old, so all my living memories of Michael were not very good and sometimes deeply disturbing, but he had to have been just completely revered at the time of this release. I think one thing that’s turned me off from this album in the past (other than the obvious allegations) is the cover: Michael’s physical appearance is so different than Thriller - this must have been so bizarre to experience as a fan. The music really is fantastic throughout. The production by the legendary Quincey Jones is perfect, probably too perfect for some ears. It’s ultra tight musically and the bass and rhythm performances throughout are incredible. It seems Jackson sings at a lower register on average here than any previous release, but he of course sounds great. The songs themselves are pop perfection. If the record didn’t quite reach the impossible perfection of Thriller, the fact that it’s close enough to talk about is an incredible accomplishment. He and Quincey were a special duo.

King of pop is bad Killer voice, solid hit tracks But uninspired hype

A pop icone.

At the start of the Spotify era, didn't we already knew most of what we now know about MJ? How does this have so many Spotify plays?

Words cannot describe the disappointment I have when listening to MJ. He makes really good music and it’s a tad difficult to admit that given my understanding of the man’s personal life immediately following the release of this album. Production, vocals, writing, and lyrics were all good start to finish. Not a dull moment, though they aren’t all perfect. Not the most life changing album for most people, but a fun listen if you don’t know better. 4/5

I've always loved Michaels music and this is not an excepcion 💕

HeeeHeee. One of Michael Jackson's weaker albums, but would still be great for anyone else.

Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Man in the Mirror.

More ballady shite with shit drum sounds and his whisky voice and hiccups.

decent enough record, overshadowed by his legacy.

Dirty Diana stendur upp úr. Restin er slök upp upp í ágæt.

HEE-HEE this is fucking fire, 4 stars instead of 5 because there are a few duds (Liberian Girl/I just cant stop loving you)

Pop icon. Great album, instrumentation and production was insanely good.

Erstaunlicher weise mag ich die Musik

awful pop with 2 hits

Great album. Smooth Criminal alone is amazing.

Is it blasphemous to say that 'Bad' is just alright? Or is it a relief? It could be that the production sounds dated to my ears, or maybe that the hooks aren't as bulletproof as I'd expected. MJ's vocal tricks and runs get old by the middle of the album. But the hits are Hits, and undeniable ones. I'm sure there are other MJ albums on this list. Maybe those will stick. Highlights: The Way You Make Me Feel (a perfect pop song, lukewarm review aside), Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal

If you want to change something in the world you should start with yourself.

Not bad at all

grew up with this so i could probably still remember it note by note, don't like it as much as i once did but still iconic

Muito bom! As músicas já conhecidas ajudam nessa percepção, mas gostei muito também de Liberian Girl, Just Good friends e Leave me alone

I liked this album when it came out but it sounds even better now.

Oh my god you're killing me. One upside of this list leading me through these albums again is that I'm able to say cool, there's actually a lot of garbage here and my life is just as rich without these. Scandal noted.

Ne vous faites pas avoir par le titre

Not like to say about this other than it all-time classic. Whether it’s your preferred type of music or not, hard to argue the Quality throughout the Is top notch

Thought I would enjoy this more than I did... In many respects, it DEFINITELY seemed dated for sure, and the similarity among the songs (i.e. limited diversity) was also quite noticeable... No doubt there are a few excellent songs on here, and below are my are my ranks - "Smooth Criminal" - 7-stars "Man In the Mirror - 6-stars "Dirty Diana" - 5-stars "Bad" - 5-stars "The Way You Make Me Feel - 4-stars The rest however, are completely forgettable... I'm sure that MJ will have some albums on this list that warrant a 5, but the best I can do for "Bad" is to give it a 3... Also - I HIGHLY recommend the Top Rated review for the "Bad" album, as it was incredibly well done, and made my day it was so damn funny... It starts out - "...OK - here we go..." : ) Enjoy!!!

Off The Wall was a good time. Thriller was a mindblower. This is an album desperately trying to do it again and failing. This all sounded impossibly soft by the time it came out. Like, you're really gonna kick off an album bragging about how bad you are in a light, bouncy pop song when I've just spent the whole last year listening to Master of Puppets? Are you not paying attention to me at all? It's pretty dorky. And I can deal with dorky - They Might Be Giants is also in heavy rotation. But don't try to sell me on how tough you are, come on.

Wimp rocker Christopher Cross released one song trying to convince us he was a true bad-arse. Here, MJ sweats for about three or four tracks with the same aim - and, alas, with much the same outcome. What a peculiar album Bad is. Two stunners, a couple of good songs and a chunk of filler that seems to occupy much of the middle of the run time. The production is horribly dated - it sounds very plastic but also very soft, so the overall sonic mouthfeel is something akin to packaging peanuts. The great songs are 'Smooth Criminal' (elite stuff here, from the overlapping whispers in the bridge to the vocal surges as the chorus approaches) and 'The Way You Make Me Feel', which trips along with a lovely light swing to proceedings. Good - the slightly overheated 'Bad', its killer chorus giving the track buoyancy, and 'Dirty Diana'. I was once in a band that did a metal version (an original concept, eh?!) of 'Dirty Diana' and playing the chorus half-time with the drummer going nuts on the double bass pedal was a lot of fun. I guess all the Jacko vocal tics are present, and you can moonwalk in your bedroom to half these songs, so it's no disaster. It's just a little disappointing.

It's a very good album. It's very good for the first time. There are all kinds of musical instruments mixed together. I like this style very much.

Contrary to my last review this was bad

So many "1 star or 5 stars" polar opposite reviews for this. Personally, I just thought it was mediocre overall. He was only ever an ok songwriter imo, and the production on this wasn't as shiny and 80s-tastic as I expected, not enough to elevate the songs, so I'm really not sure why some folks see this is the ultimate 80s pop album (ABC and Duran Duran had already nailed that in 1981 and 1982 respectively, surely). I do like Smooth Criminal, he certainly released the odd banger after Off The Wall but overall... mediocre. I always did like his dancing more than his music, and I'll stop there.

I’ve never been able to understand the appeal of MJ; I find his inevitable yelps, grunts, gasps and falsetto “hee hee”s really off-putting. He plagiarised much of his look and many of his moves from Fosse and he didn’t originate the moonwalk, yet people let on that he’s some kind of dance visionary. Genuinely don’t get it. I have heard most of this album many times (as it was bloody unavoidable in the Pre-Streaming Days of Yore) and thought I’d never have to bother with it again. TLDR; I stand with Jarvis Cocker.

I bought this on tape cassette at the time. No idea why because it’s not very good.

No

Iconic for it's time and it would be a crime not to enjoy Michael Jackson. It's classic and timeless. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to him but I acknowledge what an icon he was at the time.

Haven’t listened to this album in about 20 years. Surprised by how many of the rifs I now recognise from being sampled or otherwise ripped off by more contemporary artists - and this wasn’t a good thing because it showed how boring a lot of this album is (I’d rather be listening to the newer songs the album tracks remind me of, than the original). A few stand out tracks tho - Dirty Diana is a boo even if it is misogynist af, Leave Me Alone is excellent, and Smooth Criminal is classic MJ. Even Stevie Wonder can’t save the mid portion tho. Jeez.

Sounds a lot better on my headphones than the radio

Good

Iconic. Second only to Thriller in its pure, unadulterated Poppiness.

Can't deny his talent and influence. 8 year old me would have given this a 5

I can’t believe how many people hate this album on here

Fire

The hits are awesome but the rest is meh Also sounds a bit samey

esperaba que me diera una pereza enorme pero es bastante bueno. merecido el hype

There’s really only one throwaway here, Speed Demon. Just Good Friends and Bad are okay. The rest are pretty good (love the pre-chorus in Another Part of Me), except for The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal, which are great. However, I can’t escape the fact that the production is really 80s sounding. So much that it retracts from some of the songs.

Some killer, but no Thriller.

'bad' album when it came out

Classic. There are a few not so great songs, so I give it 4 starts. Plus....Thriller.

iconic ! mj paved the way! finally a good album im listening too. bad is a bop! the instrumentals slay!!! every song was good and i wasn’t wishing the album was over sooner like with the others. the songs were all coherent with each over but they didn’t sound the same and each had a different vibe. this is the music i want to here not emo alt rock! heehee !

It was fine. No thriller, but fine

Michael Jackson (and Bad in particular) take me back to road trips with my parents, belting out Man in the Mirror and The Way You Make Me Feel. He’s the king of pop for a reason! But beyond his impact (the good and the bad), the album holds up.

10/10. Next level vocals. Lots of range throughout, didn’t feel repetitive to me. Man in the Mirror is one of the greatest songs of all time.

Good

No thanks

Bad (not)

Although Michael Jackson is the undisputed king, not every song in this album is favorite. So I can't give this album a five.

This is an album of singles... fortunately the singles are bangers. Shoutout to Liberian girl, which pairs well with American boy.

not bad

Some good bass lines. Great singing, and catchy songs. Not exactly my favorite genre, but too many good songs on here. Listening makes me wish I knew how to dance.

5 star songs ruined by the sounds of the 80’s… 80s drums sound so unnatural it’s annoying to listen to. There’s a reason that drum tone stayed in the 80s.

Simply the best pop of his era.

Oh thank Christ. Yes MJ was quite literally a monster to children but hottdamn if these arent the antidote to Thursday. That being said its extremely clear which songs were not the hit singles and why lol. Speed Demon should not have been released. 4 world class tracks though with Bad, TWYMMF, Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal. The others are serviceable. 4.5

I think I like this more than thriller. Just all so catchy. Dirty Diana? Get outta here. Liberian girl was the only song that gave me pause but I was into it by the end.

Some of the non hits are just semi decent 80s music but the hits are great. Wish everything was a video album with Michael dancing as well

Following up albums like Off the Wall and Thriller is an impossible task. Maybe I just don’t know these songs as well but I just don’t think this record reaches the same heights.

This seems to be when Michael Jackson began to become a parody of himself. Saying "Sh'mon", the over-the-top melodrama of "Man in the Mirror" and calling himself "bad" (not in the way he truly was if you knwo what I mean) are all the things ppl make fun of him for now. However, the great songs are really fantastic. Dirty Diana, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Smooth Criminal are all top tier. Also hearing Stevie Wonder pop up on "Just Good Friends " was a fun surprise. I'd never heard this album in full before so did not know the non-hits. It's no Thriller, but it has its moments!

I hate Micheal Jackson-

I had heard some of the songs before (Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, Bad) but never listened to the album as a whole. Amazing pop album. Faves: Liberian Girl, Dirty Diana, Just Good Friends

Eh. Surprised how many songs I knew Sounds dated.

The nonceing he did was very 'Bad' in my opinion, loses a point for that

False advertising

Inaccurate title

Dislike: I just can't stop loving you Dirty diana Meh: Bad Speed demon Liberian girl Another part of me Leave me alone Like: The way you make me feel Just good friends Man in the mirror Smooth criminal Added to playlist:

It's no Thriller, but it's still MJ.

I tried and had to skip through. The classics are solid. But don't like having the ear worm. The super hype synth sound is cool but doesn't resonate with me. MJ still the fucking man though

8/10

All time great album

It’s really difficult to come at this with an open mind. I tried, but even the couple of times I absentmindedly started tapping my toes, it was only for a couple of seconds because I would remember who I was listening to. Those woos and eeheeeees and chh-chamonnnahs are ridiculous. Why did he do that? The synths and drum machine sounds exemplify everything I hate about 80s pop music. The love songs are trite and trying really hard to sound sexy. That style of love song always gives me the creeps, even without the context here. There’s a growing list of artists of all types whose art is no longer accessible to me because I can’t get past what they did. It’s impossible to view their lyrics, jokes, and movies through an untainted lens anymore. Even if he truly wasn’t a pedophile, he was definitely a guy with severe mental illness who had weird, creepy, ill-advised sleepovers with prepubescent children. All that said, Smooth Criminal is really hard to not like, even if I can’t fully enjoy it. And Thriller, depending on the mood I’m in when it comes up, may get a slightly more generous rating than this one, but Bad, in my opinion, is just not good or deserving of a list like this.

Good, solid album from MJ.

Half of this album is filler, but the other half is so damn good that it's hard to care. Still, can't quite give it a 5, so we'll go with 4.5 stars.

A chunk of this sounds cheesy & outdated, and the other chunk is classic on fire MJ. Favorites are Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, and Smooth Criminal. 4.5 stars for the King of Pop.

Not my favourite of his, but an important piece of music history

Simplemente una Masterpiece, llena de clásicos 🌟

Conhecia muitas músicas desse álbum. Algumas são boas pra ouvir individualmente, mas não aguentei escutar o álbum inteiro de uma vez. Fica cansativo. A interpretação do Michael é icônica, mas repetitiva.

It's ok. Can be an enjoyable listen, pop album. Nothing I go crazy for or I'd listen on my own

What can I say... The highs are in the sky, i mean the half album is a compilation of the greatest hits and he truly is a pop icon. As a Album it ha few songs i wouldnt need to listen with every album play so it goes in the 4.0/5.0 Star Category but many songs are on that list of the greatewst songs of all time!

Absolutely fantastic. Michael Jackson can do no wrong. Simply brilliant 👏

Sorry, I can't do MJ.

Thoughts before listening: I think this is my favorite MJ album. While his brand of 80s/90s pop and r&b isn't typically what I gravitate toward, it's hard to deny that his hits are bangers...and there are a lot of hits on this album. Review: The hits are great..."Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "Dirty Diana", and "Smooth Criminal" are all iconic songs for a reason. I also like "Speed Demon" and "Leave Me Alone" which weren't hits but are really fun songs. That's 7 out of 11 songs that I really like so I'll give this a 4.

could i write poetry to this? n

Michael at the peak of his powers. His Kingdom of Pop had bloodlessly conquered the world. As the capstone to his trilogy of albums with Quincy Jones, this thing dropped MTV and radio hits like breadcrumbs. And then things got real weird. Four stars. Not a five because I liked his earlier work much more, and I was always more of a Prince guy, anyway.

I really want to give this a 4, but it is more like a 3.5. Some awesome tracks on this album.

A lot more filler than I remember, but the best songs hit hard.

7 great songs. 4 forgettable songs.

King of Pop

Some amazing songs on this album. Some that don't add much. Overall the highs are very high. Masterful unique vocal performance from MJ. Encapsulates the era perfectly. Light 8

It's crazy how many hits Michael Jackson manages to cram in on some of his records, and this isn't an exception. There are some songs that are not particularly interesting, like 'Just Good Friends', 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You', and so on. An issue that I also find throughout the album is that I didn't really like the mixing. On some songs like 'Bad', Michael's main voice actually feels overpowered volume wise by the choir and some other elements. Same with 'The Way You Make Me Feel' actually. Another big issue I personally have with the album is that it sounds so incredibly 80s, and it is hard for it to stay timeless that way. If you compare with some other rock album like 'Dark Side Of The Moon' or 'Led Zeppelin', or even disco albums, they have aged much better in my opinion. I think it's that particular drum machine they use and the those damn DX7 bells - or whatever it is - that just screams 80s pop, and there's no getting away from that. Despite all of this, I kind of feel obliged to give it a 5 stars somehow. I think it's partly because there are so many hit songs that they still weigh up the bad ones, but also because I actually think they're pretty good. I don't consider myself a huge Michael Jackson fan, but when I thought about giving it a 4 star rating due to the issues I mentioned, it still felt kind of wrong.

Lots of really good hits and my favourite songs are on here too. I enjoyed the energetic 80:s funk. Even found a new good song I hadn't heard before in "Speed Demon". All in all i liked this way more than Thriller. From not being the biggest fan of Michael Jackson this album won me over. I think it places with my other five star albums although it's not my favourite among them.

Another conundrum... do I rate the art or the artist? I've struggled with this a few times here and think they have to be considered together. Unpopular opinion and interesting twist is that even in '87, I was pretty firmly in the \"meh\" lane of MJ fandom so what we've learned about his supposed perversions doesn't impact how I literally rate this particular album. It is too pop for me. With the exception of Dirty Diana (that always felt like MJ's attempt at being Prince) and Smooth Criminal (which is about a woman who was assaulted, kinda not cool), the other tracks are formulaic and nothing special.

King of Pop proves he deserved the title. Songs from this album still catch air time today and regarded as classics. Great album.

Good stuff.

Nowhere near as good as Michael Jackson's first solo album, off the wall. Coming off of Thriller, you can see the Michael Jackson solo sound develop further, but not in a good waty.

Ok so this album sounds about what I would expect Michael Jackson at peak fame would sound like. There are good grooves and head bops in here but it was kind of boring to get through. Like we get it you have a great voice HEE HEE. Wieners: Dirty Diana will always be a 10/10 for me. It's such a great song. Losers: Most were just...? Kind of boring. Liberian Girl was such a drag.

Yeah it’s Bad alright. Ok so it’s Off The Wall > Thriller > this album. And I think each album has more hype and cultural buzz around it, while each album also has less substance in it (yes Off The Wall has more substance than Thriller). To further go on about comparisons, Purple Rain just kinda does everything on here but better? As far as this album goes on its own…I wish for so much more edge. So much more soul. It seems like Michael is being pulled between the desire to be his own unique voice and the need for this album to have a universal commercial appeal. Smooth Criminal is a beautiful Thriller holdover that CLEARS everything else on this album. What a fun song. I don’t get much enjoyment out of the rest of this album

Iconic one. Although for the moment I think I know only "Bad", maybe another song but I don't know yet. Of course smooth criminal as well. Even though it can feel a bit repetitive at times, the musics of this album will always be so groovy you just feel better after listening to it. Some song didn't really age so well, but it's globally alright. I did like listening to it.

Patchy and horrible cover but songs are good

Before listening: Hmm. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I like MJ but I've never listened to a full album. And I know this one wasn't as well received as Thriller. I also kinda hate MJ for the things he did, allegedly. After listening: Amazing! Those singles are timeless and for me I especially love the ballads. The non single tracks though sound a bit too dated for me. A bit too 80s and a bit too funky for my taste, and that's coming from an RHCP fan.

cool!

Classics on there

Smooth Criminal brought this one from a 3 to a 4

I just can’t separate the music from the man and his life here. I grew up with Jackson 5 and the rise of Michael Jackson. He was talented, yes, and he shaped or captured the essence of an era with this one, but I think of the totality of his music, the places he could have gone, and I’m just saddened for him and repulsed all at once. I generally skip his music when given a choice…

Bedre end Thriller, simpelthen ikke noget at sætte en finger på im afraid :( lyder meget of its time (positivt)

God pop-plade! Meget lidt filler selvom det ikke alt sammen lige er min stil. Smooth Criminal stadig en kæmpe banger.

Der er virkelig mange sange som har været på repeat på alle radiokanaler. Men der er godt nok også noget lort hist og her på den her plade - Speed Demon & Liberian girl sutter virkeligt 😅

Great album

5/9 of the singles off this album made it to #1, enough said

7/10

It's a classic for a reason

Better than I remember. Really hard to follow up Thriller but this is a pretty good album. And his last decent

Grew up listening to MJ and gotta say there are some bangers on here. Takes me way back.

Elmegy. A két szám oké

Great album

I will preface this review with the fact that I am separating the art from the artist. That said, this is the first MJ album I've listened to and I now understand how he earned the title The King of Pop. The album is fun, energetic, and takes you on a journey perfectly curated to engage all the senses and emotions. Amazing.

Only a few songs I really like

The challenge to top thriller is impossible, but this album is a valiant effort

They don’t call him the king of pop for nothing. Too bad he turned out to be awful human being. 3 stars

The quality of production is outstanding but overall I didn't like this album half as much as Thriller or Off the Wall. Bad, Smooth Criminal and Dirty Diana are great hits, but the rest of them are just average.

A few sleepers on here that I never listened to much but it has a couple of my favorites. There will never be another artist as big as Michael Jackson was.

Not a fan of MJ, but this album is really good.

Not my thing... the "dah-huh-uh" vocals becomes a distracting gimmick quick.

3/5

This album contains a few of the funkiest pop songs I know. Four stars because the rest of the tracks are pretty generic.

Classic. Kinda rocky first half after a couple of hits, but amazing back half. Surprised some of these well known songs came from this album.

Not a Bad song on this one. Great mixture of soul, funk, disco,rock... An easy 5!@

King of pop

Bad - bass line sounds like NIN! The way you make me feel - yes, please, all the time. Speed demon - hard pass Liberian girl - fun beat, but not a favorite Just good friends - like it, feels like a classic MJ song Another part of me - another good bass line! Man in the mirror - 😭 love this song I just can't stop loving you - sweet, like this one Dirty diana - not as good as I was expecting, but the guitar is pretty solid. Too much repetition in the lyrics, otherwise I like the music Leave me alone - fine, but forgettable

I love Michael Jackson.

One of my personal favourites and a monumental record for the 80s. As a follow up to Thriller, MJ and Quincy Jones make magic once again. Each track has something special.

Wer schafft es heute noch, so ein Album zu veröffentlichen. Was zählt, ist die Musik und die ist Spitze! 5/5

Like the other MJ albums, this one is chock full of classic singles and completely forgettable album tracks, but the singles are so good it makes the whole thing incredible.

Thriller is better.

I remember lots of things from 1987. It was the year I finished school and went off to university; the year I worked in the US over the summer; the year it was Very Windy. I remember The Joshua Tree, Solitude Standing, Appetite for Destruction, Hold Your Fire, The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, Cluthing at Straws, and even Hysteria. But I honestly wouldn't have placed this in 1987 - it seems earlier than that. Certainly no one I knew was playing it and it seems kinda dated in the context of the other albums produced that year. As I vaguely recall, this is Jackson in his crotch grabbing, staccato, most affected, whoa shouting period. Maybe moon walking - I don't know, this shite all merges into one really. I tried to listen to this. It might not be quite as bad as Thriller in total, but it gets repetitive with those "whoa!s" and so on, and I struggled to listen to any complete songs after the first couple. Maybe I just don't like Jackson. This is a 1 or 2 star album for me - I just don't like it I'm afraid and if you love it then I'm sorry; I'm sure you're right. Jackson being an utter twunt drops it to 1.

Classic MJ hits

Some classics but overall an average album.

Really dancy songs, I like it. Had 2 fav'd before listening to it

GOAT pop album

The singles/standout tracks are fantastic, the rest of the album is just fine. Highlights: The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal.

Never found out if Annie was okay 3/5

Motherfucking Michael Jackson.

Great stuff

Banging singles. The rest not so much.

Michael Jackson has been called "the King of pop" for a reason. Hiis catalog and depth speak for themselves long after his untimely death. I think if he had been alive today the music industry would be a bit different, that is how influencial he was. Thiis is not my favorite album of his, (probably Thriller), but it is well rounded and has some nice moments.

I love Michael Jackson, but this is the first time hearing this whole album.

This album goes way harder than I remember it, but then it's also got its soft side with The Way You Make Me Feel, Liberian Girl, and Man in the Mirror. It's stacked with hits, all the 80's synth and hand claps you could want, and it's no surprise that this is one of the best selling albums of all time.

Oh, the reviews for this are entertaining. I remember the album being awaited, then launched, then listened to, and it just sticking to the airwaves like a stain. It just dominated. For all its design brilliance, and clever music, it just felt a little forced, saying 'how clever am I' - he was clever, he did do brilliant things, but the charm of young Michael compared to this Michael, something is lost. I wish I had more to like about the album right now l, the legacy is not one I'm particularly thrilled by. Some bits are good. Some great, overall ... Unlikely to seek out and listen to again. I can't think why I'd like to listen to this, it's not got much of the joys that I find with my re-listened to albums. So, 2 stars. Sorry Michael, for all your genius and trauma, your tainted legacy, this isn't one I'm going to get excited by.

Best Songs: The Way You Make Me Feel, Just Good Friends Listen Again: Maybe

Disappointing, to be honest. A lot of this era of Jackson seems to sum up the very worst of the 80s (musically, I'm glossing over the fact that he summed up the very worst of any generation away from the microphone). Over-produced, style-over-substance and far too slick. The singles are great in a way, because they take you to classic discos and it's hard not to enjoy that, but it's only really on songs like Dirty Diana and Leave Me Alone that he gets any kind of true feeling or grit into what's basically the pinnacle of corporate muzak.

Mega gut. :)

Really good follow up to Thriller, but Liberian Girl will always kinda creep me out.

Jaaa gewoon 5 sterren toch. Met zoveel hits kan dat niet missen. Hoewel ik het geheel toch iets minder vind dan Thriller, vooral omdat de mindere nummers toch ook echt wel minder zijn, maar hier staat gewoon genoeg op wat wel echt goed is nog.

It’s not bad (lol), but aside from a few standouts, I found the album kind of boring and repetitive. Kind of a tough one to rate - I enjoyed it more than several other albums I’ve given 3s to, but not quite enough to give it a 4… 3.5. Highlights: Smooth Criminal, Bad

This isn't a bad album, but I have trouble listening to the artist ethically

I had this tape as a kid. Plus, I had "Off the Wall" and "Thriller" on vinyl. I loved this shit when I first got into music. But it's a bit bizarre listening to this album now. Obviously, the well known tracks are bangers. "Man in the Mirror" is a classic. "Bad" has a great beat. "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a cheesy 80s fun. And "Smooth Criminal" fucking slaps. But the rest of this record is almost embarrassingly shite. How can anybody listen to "Speed Demon" and not question the mental health of everybody involved? How did the creepiness of "Liberian Girl" not land MJ on the sex offenders register? How can anybody listen to the vocals in "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and wonder if music might just be a net negative to society? Clearly, Michael Jackson's hits are worthy of recognition, even if they've all been played to death. But the tracks that fill out his albums are mostly bottom-of-the-barrel sludge. Plus, his trademark grunts & hiccups have aged like old milk.....mixed with cat piss. Does 4 great songs out of 11 give an album "classic" status? I'm not sure it does in my book. 🤔 ✌️❤️

I mean, it’s Michael Jackson, what’s not to love?

okay but not making me seek for it

The highs are so high but too much meh

I swore I'd listen to every one of these 1000 albums, and some have tested me for sure, especially ones where i have a moral objection. Some of the best songs ever sang by one of the worst kinds of person, I can't separate music from life. Sorry. 1/5

Great music

Пчоу! Айу! Шамоуна! Апчехш! Уфф! Ау!! Хууу! Дах!

First album I ever owned back when it came out Still great

Inaccurate name. This isn’t bad.

bad

Amazing voice, solid hits

Me compré este disco en su momento, como todo el mundo, claro. Sí, está claro que es un disco que hay que escuchar para entender el progreso del pop. Sin embargo, personalmente me parece un disco tremendamente empalagoso. Empiezas a escucharlo como empiezas a comer esa tarta de chocolate tan bonita, pero rápidamente te vas cansando.

It's no Thriller

Really good album, it flows really nicely, but I would not buy it 4*

Pois un disco de Michael Jackson, a verdade gustoume máis do que esperaba

out of the first three michael jackson albums produced by quincy jones, this is my personal favorite. michael's versatility in style and substance paired with quincy's uber-hard hitting and almost metallic instrumentals make this a fundamentally perfect album. every track, even the filler tracks are without any flaws. michael jackson truly will be remembered as the king of pop for now and forever.

A lot of classic songs. Instantly catchy and infectious production and lyrics. Classic on all fronts.

This album has a bunch of Michael’s Jackson’s staples. Besides that a lot of the other songs don’t really make the same impact even though they stick with the flow of the album. 3.33

Great!

inconsistant - some classic songs surrounded by filler

Love him, or hate him

Dijk van een plaat. Michael is naast een vies mannetje natuurlij echt een legende. Thriller vind ik echter wel beter. Beste nummer: smooth criminal

I am always so conflicted listening to MJ. I really don’t like or support who he was at all. But purely from a music standpoint I think he was a great musician and genuinely enjoy his tracks. MJ - 0/5 stars “Bad” album - 4/5 stars

It's a really fun album. They don't call him the King of Pop for nothing. Man in the Mirror absolutely slays.

Smooth criminal is great. Speed demon was actually pretty cool - never heard that one. Not the best MJ record but has some classics.

The hits are hits for a reason. Others are just boring filler.

Solid album. I've only heard the hits from this one (which there are plenty) but all the tracks flow nicely as a whole. I didn't find myself enjoying the slower songs as much, but they were a nice break from the crazy production. The highlights are obvious but I really enjoyed Another Part of Me - I've never heard that one before.

That was good, good enough for 4* ? Nope, high 3*

It got the kids dancing whilst emptying the dishwasher which has got to be a good thing...

This has to be one of the most 80s sounding records ever -- every single noise on "The Way You Make Me Feel" is almost parody level. The drum machines, synthesizer sounds, bass tones, it's honestly pretty incredible how dated this sounds. Obviously knew the first two tracks pretty well -- absolutely massive hits. "Speed Demon" was kinda fun, kinda almost a novelty song. Don't know what to think about Liberian girl -- had an interesting groove to it. "Man in the Mirror" -- I vividly remember watching this music video in like a middle school gymnasium anti-bullying assembly. Song is fine. "Smooth Criminal" is the best song on the album. Annie are you ok? I admittedly don't know much about like Michael Jackson chronology, if you would have asked me I think I would have thought "Smooth Criminal" was an earlier song and "Man in the Mirror" was a later stage almost sympathy #1 hit like "oh yea, michael's still got it!" The amount of hits that I know every word to, without being particularly a Michael Jackson fan, is no doubt impressive. (And I don't really want to get into All That Other Stuff). And this album without a doubt deserves to be one of the 1001 Albums to listen to before you shed this mortal coil. But I don't think it has quite the timeless quality that "Thriller" has, of course a high bar. Can't really see myself throwing this one too often.

Solid 8.6

4,3/5.

Some fun ones. Very Motown.

Such a huge difference between this albums highs and lows.

I don’t think I ever listened to this all the way through. Loved man in the mirror and thought Liberian girl was groovy. What a good voice and just great grooves.

What a classic album. I loved the songs; the way you make me feel and bad. I REALLY love man in the mirror. Such a good message and it always gets stuck in my head. I see why so many people like him but he isn’t a top artist for me. I’d go back to listen to those individual songs but I probably won’t ever listen to the album as a whole again

hard to record an album after Thriller. Not bad, ahah.

Next level

Goed zeg

Nicht sein bestes Werk - aber immer noch gut.

Bad is obviously iconic, it has some great beats. It’s more 80s synthy than I remembered. The middle of the album is weak but it picks up at the end. Jackson’s 2 best songs are Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal. Leave Me Alone is a good closer 6.7/10

It’s the pop equivalent of God dropping Bible 2. Incredible album, the instrumentals alone are so well produced they would be a great album as-is. MJ singing and exploring his range and delivery really makes this stand out from the safer sound of earlier recordings, not to mention the more consistently serious topics he’s singing about. This album is iconic for good reason.

Catchy bass hooks, bouncy 80s guitar, and Michael's signature singing. His voice can hit high registers but also have a gruff quality in the lower range. After the first two songs, which are two giant singles, the album starts to slow down a bit. Speed Demon is fine, but feels like it is trying a little too hard. Liberian Girl is good, I don't think I've ever heard it, but it is just missing that oomph. Just Good Friends has "[incomprehensible]" as part of the lyrics haha, but it was a fine song. Man in the Mirror heads the direction back to classic singles, this one with a great message. I Just Can't Stop Loving You was better than I thought, but gave me big Disney song vibes. Dirty Diana has a great structure with periods of calm and bright intensity, and fantastic vocals. Next is Smooth Criminal which is just a classic, that bass line and the tempo of the song are iconic. Album ends with a very solid Leave Me Alone. Overall, the album drags a bit in the early middle I think, but starts and finishes strong. 4/5 Favorite Songs: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal Least Favorites: Speed Demon

How do you follow up an album like Thriller? Regardless of his musical ambitions, it's so hard to step out of the shadow of the cultural impact of an album like that (which I also feel is far from perfect despite having quite a few perfect songs). Bad is serviceable, but frequently kind of boring? I love the title track, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, but a lot of the rest is underwhelming and kind of kitschy somehow (MITM works despite this fwiw). Influential sure, but a little light on the substance for me. Maybe MJ is a singles artist after all? Favourite tracks: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal

Classic

First LP I ever owned as a kid. It definitely fell out of favor as I grew older. Not as good as Thriller. IMO, this album begins the decline of Michael as an artist. For a pop album it's alright.

got me hee heeing on my way to work

MJ ubija, https://youtu.be/_swYVKA8kUM?si=wdthMDbeZCyLpOOZ

listened 2x for first time for me. first couple of tracks are good, along with smooth criminal. besides that, not really a fan. 2.6/5 only because of smooth criminal

Some good tracks

It's still Michael Jackson, which means that it's impossible to be a bad album (yeah...yeah), but it's far from his best, and it's still a bit repetitive for my 2023 ears.

Classic!

Bad is good. Mais ça ne vaut quand même pas un 5.

This is one of those albums that is just timeless and every song is a banger, when put together in an album it is really top tier.

Such an iconic album filled with hit after hit. Love him or hate him the man was talented. Favorite songs: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal

Re-invention since, Thriller!

Superb album.

It's *really* hard to listen to this with fresh ears. "Speed Demon" and "Liberian Girl" are a skip. "Just Good Friends" and "Another Part of Me" are pretty good ("Just Good Friends" is much better than "The Girl is Mine," for example). The back half of the album is better than the front half, but also I don't know how to rate these songs collectively or singularly, seeing as all of them have been overplayed for decades. "Man in the Mirror," "Smooth Criminal," and "The Way You Make Me Feel" especially: both classics, and both on constant rotation that they're as much part of the air as they are music.

Lots of songs I'm familiar with, but it's not singing to me. I actually prefer the covers of songs like Smooth Criminal and Man in the Mirror than the originals on this LP.

the hits hit but the others feel a little dated :/

Producció tremenda, curiosos els pans i els paissatges sonors del disc, un disc entés com a conjunt

The production sounds dated by today's standards, but it's truly outrageously catchy. Pop just doesn't really get better than this?

Amazing album...I will always love MJ!