Bad

It’s Michael what more can I say, he’s my literal childhood come on now. I love this album sm

They were ok and catchy but not the genre I like listening to.

Can't decide what to rate this - it's impossible to listen to this completely without judgement/prejudice, but I did my best. The songwriting and the singing are of course outstanding. The production is incredibly dated. The cringe level is pretty high on this one when you think about it. Man in the mirror was the surprise standout for me.

I ain’t listening to a pedo

TBH it's really really bad. Okay pun out of the way - I think it falls short of Thriller by quite a bit. A lot of the songs just aren't all that catchy or just have a very strange subject it's written about. 6/10

So damn clean - a late 80s classic and the definition of that 80s synth pop sound. Overcoming the risk of sounding too artificial and perfect, Quincy Jones overlays plenty of analogue instruments and MJ's voice does the rest, bringing all the soul and authenticity necessary. Another correspondent on these pages pointed out the lull between tracks 3 and 6 (Liberian Girl to Another Part of Me) nearly kills the album (although Liberian Girl is certainly better than the other three and not even Stevie Wonder can rescue Just Good Friends) but the rest is pure pop perfection. A troubled artist for sure but nobody delivered quite like this.

its good but not much more the highs are high and the lows are low the album is very dated and just doesnt have the hits to back it up with.

Favourite song: The Way You Make Me Feel

classics are great, the rest are good

Leaving all of the personal drama aside... The hooks on this thing are sticky as all-get out. It's a little ballad heavy, but when it goes for the aggressive hit, it usually nails it. I will say, it's from that era of music where the synths sound terrible to me, but it still works on how good the songwriting is. Favorite tracks: "Bad", "Smooth Criminal", "Dirty Diana"

Gran disco del Maikol.

Can’t fault it. I don’t really like 80s pop, but MJ is one of the few exceptions.

Kinda like Hot Fuss yesterday, this one is really carried by the singles. There are some pretty un-good album tracks here, but an album with Smooth Criminal, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana, and Another Part of Me can't be...bad (except the album IS Bad, right?) 3.5/5

His allegations? Acquitted. His hits? Slappers His dregs? Not so good Bad? Good

Jaa fijn! Meteen weer allemaal nummers aan de bibiliotheek toegevoegd.

I don't get why Thriller gets all the love when it's sandwiched between two faaaaaaar better albums. Bad is so good it's bad.

Iconic album, and a phenomenal follow up to Thriller.

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

The production on this album is incredible. Quincy Jones always nails it. Though a bit more hard lined and serious than some of MJs other albums, it is still a landmark album in the catalogue with all of his unique quirks and styles showing through

Difficult to review this one. Half of the album is made up of big hits that I can appreciate the quality of. The other half of the album is made up of what could only be described as filler, nothing stands out as anything other than that. It made me wonder if the bad tracks on Bad are there simply to make up the running time, maybe they're not as bad as I thought and just haven't had the airplay that the other tracks get, or maybe it's part of the whole MJ song writing. Maybe there's always going to be failures to sit alongside the huge hits?

there’s some real shit on here and even the best songs are fucked up by bad choices but it’s still a pretty impressive late Empire artifact

Mixed bag and contains only one true classic: Smooth Criminal. The rest: - Way you make me feel is 5* - Man in the mirror is 1* - All other songs are in between. overall score in 1987: 8/10 overall score in 2023: 7/10.

After the masterpiece Thriller, I kind of lost interest in Michael Jackson, but a friend insisted I should check out Bad. It was indeed a strong successor to Thriller, but I could feel this was the last album I would give serious attention. It was nice to give this another few listens after all those years: it has good songs throughout, and is well-produced of course, though maybe a bit too clean. The mannerisms in Jackson's vocal performance felt slightly more irritating than on Thriller, particularly in slower songs like "I can't stop loving you" and "Man in the Mirror". I can see many people give this 5 stars, but I'll leave it at 4.

Smooth, well produced, mostly nice songs, excellent voice.

Almost forgot it was playing for the first half. It's not bad, though.

Not bad actually. Pretty good. Maybe like 3.5ish.

I expected to like this more than I did. Man in the mirror is trash. Just can't stop loving you isn't much better. Sounds like christian shit that would play at goodwill in the background, or some wacky background music in a dreamcast game. Other than that every other song ranges from good to great. I'm a huge sucker for the sega genesis soundchip style bass. I can never get enough of that shit. But let's be real. Weird Al did a better version of Bad. And this shit ain't no alien ant farm either. 0/10 trash. Score: 80 Art: 80

"Your butt is mine" said the most bad mofo on the planet. Great album, great bass, chock full of Michael's ad-libbing. Fave Songs: The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal

plástico. no tiene la misma onda que sus discos anteriores.

me re gustó!!!! 9/10

Michael Jackson put some great effort in his albums, more than we tend to think, but he'll mostly be remembered for this powerful singles. He's a singles artist, whether he liked it or not. And so it goes for 'Bad' which might be one of his best albums. But I only really care for Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel and Smooth Criminal - three powerful singles, accompanied by more mediocre tracks. Hence I give Bad as an album an average rating.

Iconic. Some of the all-time best hoos and hee-hees in here.

Let's put aside the obvious elephant in the room and focus purely on the music. Cracking stuff. The bass particularly drives this album, the percussion rythmic and perfect throughout. MJ sounds great. Mix of good to amazing tracks, having Smooth Criminal, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Speed Demon, Leave me Alone, etc on one release is insane. The only tracks letting it down are the slow ones (Liberian Girl & I just can't stop loving you), alongside Bad, which for some reason was chosen as the album name/leader. It's one of the worst. Seems to be appealing to prebuscent boys (oops); no adult is hearing that thinking "yeahhh, I'm bad too". So close to being an all time classic but the weak tracks bring it down. A hybrid of Thrillers best tracks alongside this would be one of the best albums ever surely.

I don't think it's ever been a particularly great album, just 'good', and it's not really aged any better than that

goat

There are lots of good hits on this album. Past those hits though, I was reminded why I don't listen to too many of his songs in a row. Lots of vocal tics. Now I know he is an amazing writer and performer. He has more talent than so many. Still.

Album title = review

Four of the tracks on this album were featured on Glee (Bad, Man In The Mirror, Smooth Criminal, I Just Can’t Stop Loving You) And two of the Glee versions were better (Bad and Smooth Criminal) The great tracks on this album are excellent pop songs, and hits for a reason. The rest just feels like weak filler. Best tracks: The Way You Make Me Feel, Man In The Mirror, I Just Can’t Stop Loving You, Dirty Diana Worst tracks: Liberian Girl (wtf), Just Good Friends, Another Part of Me

Three songs and I was already over all his grunts and "hee-hee" vocal tics.

I was surprised that this wasn't better. A lot of the non-singles aren't that great. Speed Demon in particular made my eyebrow raise. The title track and Man In The Mirror are pop gold. The other big single, The Way You Make Me Feel is one of my least favorite MJ singles. I don't get the appeal. Not terrible by any means but not nearly on the level of Thriller or even Off The Wall.

The goat

It’s no Thriller. But few things are.

If you separate the art, probably artist this is a great album. So many Bangerz.

The man could make music. Another amazing album. Love me some Dirty Diana

Oh Christ. Yes, nonce etc. Look, we all know. I was a kid when this came out so I already know what I'm in for here. Pre listen I think The Way You Make me Feel is going to be the only thing salvageable from this, and the aforementioned key change in Man in the Mirror. Ah no wait, Smooth Criminal is here too. And I just can't stop loving you, I remember that's a piece of pure pop goodness. There's definitely going to be high levels of cringe here the rest of the time. One to listen to on headphones because noone else must know what I am doing. Listening back I of course remember every song, Liberian Girl (onomatopoeia onomatopoeia, bend away), all the album tracks. They don't age well. Oh jeez, that run of tracks 3-7. And Man in the Mirror is Jackson cheese pop central. I remember thinking Dirty Diana was shit when I was 8 and I salute you 8 year old me, you had good taste. Apart from Steve Stevens guitar at the end. So yeah, 3 good songs that remain good. And a whole lot of arse to wade through, best left in the 80s.

classic Mike.

So many perfect pop songs

The hits on this are some massive ones and they string together well by some lesser known songs that are well produced. As an album it doesn't work as strongly as some others in his collection, but it holds up very well.

Best album from this man

Damn. This album is better than I thought it was. A lot of R&B and funk influences for a pop album and is just overall really good. I won’t go too in depth because reasons, but the funk of this album is so good. 9/10.

Hooooooo, Sha moon, cha. Shot da bita.

This is supposed to be the album where he moves away from the high pitched vocals but there are still a few too many high pitched “woo”s for my taste.

I read that MJ wanted a harder, edgier sound and approached some Metal guitarists in that regard. In the end, he got Steve Stevens, but on only one song, "Dirty Diana", which is too bad, because it really changes the feel of the music, in a positive way, as Eddy VH did on Beat It. The song after "Smooth Criminal", I also like, but Bad's hits fall short of the bar he had set for himself on Thriller, and the ballads are lethal.

I know he sold a shit-ton of this record, but I don't think it comes close to Thriller. There are two decent songs here, the title track and Smooth Criminal, the rest is a slog to get thru.

Average

Bad is great, Man in the Mirror is kinda lame but still good, Smooth Criminal is awesome, the only track I wasn’t already familiar with that struck me was Dirty Diana, which was also kinda lame but at least it was interesting. Everything else here is kinda just meh or just straight up bad. Liberian Girl was awful, Just Can’t Stop Loving you was boring trash. This is the second MJ album I’ve been served up in the last week and I’m starting to think it was more about the live acts than the albums, though I haven’t got to Thriller yet. This was whatever 2.5 rounded to a generous 3 stars

grand

Classic, iconic

Heee-heeeee! My overriding memory of this album is from listening to it as a (roughly) 6-7 year old. My brother had it on cassette, and I remember us playing it while jumping up and down on our beds together. Fun times! A lot of these songs do sound dated now, but you can't deny MJ is a really talented song-writer. There's some great songs on here and the hit ratio is really high. 3.5 / 5 rounded down.

I have never listened to a Michael Jackson album. Ok, I knew most of the songs on this album. Good but I would almost never pick this album to listen to. 3/5

Great name for the album

It’s all fine, the hits are about as good (which is not to say great) as they were back in the day, but this still feels massively over-engineered, as perhaps befits a mega-star for the masses. The stompy/chompy synths and breathless vocals on nearly every song really mark the long-gone-by moment, as do the squelchy-screechy guitars (and don’t forget the occasional laser beam, in case there wasn’t enough going on for you). The problem is that so many of the songs are either mediocre or lame. Steve Wonder can’t save “Just Good Friends.” And do “Liberian Girl” and “Dirty Diana” need trigger warnings for our day and age? Give me Off the Wall and Thriller (and in that order) if MJ is required listening.

Jag har aldrig varit något Michael Jackson fan, nej, och det är inga 5 poängslåtar. Men helheten och mängden med hits gör det svårt att ge något annat än toppbetyg.

How to rate the album I loved most in the world aged 8 now we’re in 2026 Well it sounds incredibly dated in places But it does still contain some incredible songs (Smooth Criminal probably stands the test of time best of all) But it’s really impossible to enjoy an MJ album anymore now we know he was at best guilty of inappropriate relationships with young boys, and at worst guilty of unspeakable acts Probably just best to leave it as 8 year old me loved it as much as MJ would have loved 8 year old me

1. “Bad” 💎 2. “The Way You Make Me Feel” 🔥 3. “Speed Demon” 👍 4. “Liberian Girl” 😃 5. “Just Good Friends” 👍 6. “Another Part of Me” 🔥 7. “Man In the Mirror” 💎 8. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” 😃 9. “Dirty Diana” 😃 10. “Smooth Criminal” 💎 11. “Leave Me Alone” 🔥 Overall rating: 🔥🏆 Classic meter: 💮💮💮💮

Liked off the wall better but not gonna think too much on this one. It’s classic Michael Jackson so it’s a 5. Has all the vocal ad libs that he’s known for too which is dope and I loved the fun it guitar tones. Definitely has some cheesy 80s sounds like the key change in man in the mirror and that whole song is like every 80s pop cliché but to me it comes off as nostalgic and fun. 👍: man in the mirror, smooth criminal

Really good album filled with more pop bangers. The vocals have a lot more emotion than off the wall also a lot more of the ad libs and rasp that MJ is known for. I dont feel like any of these songs match the groove that off the wall had. I still prefer OTW by a good amount but that doesn’t take away from the fact that this is a great album. Also the fact that it’s the same person on both covers is crazy💀. 10 years difference and literally unrecognizable. Best: Smooth criminal, dirty Diana, Liberian girl Mmm: ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE

This is my favorite Michael Jackson album. It doesn’t have the iconic status of his previous one, Thriller, but there are just SO MANY bops from top to bottom here. There’s a reason he’s known as the “King of Pop”. Flawless production and near flawless writing are all on full display.

Classic for a reason. While it actually has what you can consider “album tracks” unlike the previous two Jackson albums, what’s good on here is essential music. Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana, and more are all just incredible. As I said, it has forgettable songs, but still great.

never expected to enjoy it that much a song with stevie wonder?!?! everything with stevie is gold!

I forgot how many duds were on this one

over zijn persoonlijkheid kunnen we praten maar zijn talent was wel echt immens, man maakt schijven en man had de wereld in zijn handen. Legend

Classic album

obviously very good but nothing stood out so a solid 4

"Bad" by Michael Jackson is a decent album, but it falls short of the brilliance of "Thriller." While there are some standout tracks on the album, overall I would give it a 3 out of 5 rating. To be fair, "Bad" had some big shoes to fill, coming on the heels of one of the best-selling albums of all time. While there are moments of brilliance, like the funky title track and the uplifting "Man in the Mirror," there are also a few forgettable tracks that don't quite measure up. The production on the album is solid, with Quincy Jones once again lending his talents to create a polished, radio-friendly sound. The instrumentation is tight, with a mix of synths, guitars, and horns that gives the album a distinctive '80s pop sound. Despite these strengths, there are a few things that hold "Bad" back. For one thing, the album is a bit bloated, with 11 tracks that feel a bit repetitive at times. Additionally, while Jackson's vocals are as impressive as ever, there's a certain sameness to his delivery that can make some of the songs blur together. Comparing "Bad" to "Thriller" is inevitable, and unfortunately, "Bad" falls short in a few key areas. While "Thriller" was a masterpiece of pop craftsmanship, "Bad" feels more like a collection of catchy but forgettable singles. That being said, for fans of Michael Jackson or '80s pop in general, "Bad" is still worth a listen - just don't expect it to live up to the hype of its predecessor.

Classic Jackson

extremely 80s with some legendary songs. cool to see who The Weeknd modeled after. Kind of a lot of MJ for a single sitting. 3.5/5

Thriller this is not. Definitely an uneven outing to my ears. A few classic songs that are great, but the overall vibe and feel of this album is peaks and valleys. Not for me by any means.

Skipped. RRKW

Not his best work.

phew. there are like 10/12 songs on here that i would consider formative pop hits for me. i can sing most of them from heart. i don't know what michael jackson actually did. the things i have read and seen are damning. i can't ever listen to michael jackson the same way.

Can't separate the art from the artist with this guy anymore.

The most "Hee Hees!" I have ever heard in an album! All jokes aside, this is a great album with so many hits and great songs.

Mid michael

enjoyable, I love man in the mirror. I can't stop loving you was giving Disney but I think that's the influence of Phil collins/80s keyboard

Mulla on tämä ja en pidä! Paitsi onhan nää biisit tarttuvia

Ei sisällä mitään Thrillerin tavalla maata järisyttävää, mutta tämä on joko melko tasainen kokonaisuus, tai sitten hitit on ripoteltu juuri oikeisiin kohtiin. Ja esim. Man in the Mirror on biisi, jonka kertosäe vaikuttaa ensi kierrolla yhdentekevältä, mutta jo toisella kerralla saa laulamaan mukana. En edes anna tällä kertaa miinusta kasarituotannosta, joka ärsyttävästi jopa toimii.

I've heard most of the songs on this album before, so I just went with those tracks that did not air on mainstream radio. Of those, the only one I liked was "Another Part of Me" ... otherwise I'd call the rest skip tracks. I still don't like "Dirty Diana" -- the chorus kinda pounds away at the senses. The best song here is "Smooth Criminal" ... by far the best music, best bass line, best lyrics, best singing.

Smooth Criminal, Bad, Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror, plus a bunch of good-to-great songs. Wow. P.S.: "Smooth Criminal except every other beat is missing" - YouTube. Do itashimashite.

Kiddy fidler

4.0

i was surprised how much i enjoyed this album. very catchy hooks, infectious melodies. the number of radio singles is mind blowing. this was the michael jackson at the height of his powers, for sure. having said that, there was ample “filler” in this album (“liberian girl”, “just good friends”, “another part of me”). there is something a little nostalgic about hearing every little “he he” and “hoo hoo” during the album. a solid effort by the king of pop. it was no “thriller”, but a fine undertaking, none the less. highlights: “the way you make me feel”, “man in the mirror”, “dirty diana”, “smooth criminal”.

There were a couple of meh songs on here. I had no idea Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal were on the same album. MJ was a problematic person with a very troubled life but dude made some jams.

I had never listened to this album but was familiar with a lot of the songs because this is just loaded with hits. The non-hit songs seemed to be the exact opposite of the hits though for the most part. Still getting a 4 from me as MJ was on fire and ruling the musical world around this time.

He was bad... But maybe not in the way he meant here. Still, album is a banger. Not Thriller level, but impressive nonetheless.

Iconic

I'm BAD

Not my favorite, but pretty good album!

There are some catchy pop songs in here along with Dirty Diana (my favourite MJ song), but the everything else is garbage. Scrapes a 3.

Spectacular album with tons of megahits. "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Another Part of Me", "Man in the Mirror"... it just goes on. Damn near impossible to follow up the masterpiece that is "Thriller" but this is as close to a perfect follow-up you can get. 9/10.

The hits are great but the songs that were new to me were just kinda, well.... Standout Track: Dirty Diana

Just a masterpiece of music, love his mood, his unique groove.

10

I’ve been conflicted on MJ since the Leaving Neverland doc, pretty much avoiding his music. I’ve always been a proponent of separating the music from the man, but in the case of MJ that’s part of the problem. The music was so good. This isn’t Gary Glitter where we can block him out, boycott him entirely. This is MJ, the King of Pop, there is no avoiding his impact on the fabric of American popular music. So with that aside, I never really dig into this one before, but it has a lot of classic tracks and some surprising gems. The production hasn’t aged well, but the songs are still very good, even if this is probably his third best album. It’s a strong 4.

This album was such a cool shift from Thriller album while maintaining some of the formulas that made Thriller such a cultural force. Closer to a 4.5/5 for me but not quite perfect like Thriller or Off the Wall IMO

MAN IN THE MIRROR. What more do you need?

80s banger, nothin like the constant synth and hee hee's

Aside from the popular songs off this album, I didn’t care for it much.

🕺

Classic!!!

A good album, not great. For all the famous songs, the other stuff in between is a waste of time and nothing but filler, so probably a 3, because even the best tracks aren't Jackson's best.

I don't quite know what to think of this... on one hand it's got some of my favourite MJ songs on it (Dirty Diana, Man In The Mirror, and Smooth Criminal), on the other it flips between so many different styles that it feels almost more like a greatest hits album with the lack of coherence. Plus, outside the songs I already knew (which tbf is half the album), it's not great - there's this horrible run from Speed Demon through to Another Part of Me which was really not good. And Leave Me Alone at the end was pretty bad too. 3/5, feels a bit harsh but the bad bits were really bad.

You know, I tried. I'm just not an MJ person.

Banger after banger after banger

It wasn't bad

King of pop does it again

Wow, what an album. It’s hard to explain the exact reasoning I had behind these classifications when analyzing this thing, so I’ll keep my review short. Here’s the breakdown: Boring Songs - 2 Songs that feel like they belong in a Zumba class - 2 Songs that feel like the end theme to an 80’s teen coming-of-age film - 1 CERTIFIED BANGERS - 5 (!) Are there a couple duds? Yes. Every good album has at least a couple songs that just don’t hold up to the rest of them. But any album with FIVE certified bangers is extremely deserving of my first ever 5 star rating. Congrats, Mr. King of Pop.

I think hes bad, he keeps reminding me The 2012 remaster honestly sounds thin af, i blame the producer. I feel like this slappin basslines and drums should have more meat to them but theyre so lacking and it takes away from the music — which is almost universally accepted as some of the greatest pop music ever made. Its true! I dont think any of us can name a single human we know who hasn’t heard most of these songs. My mom would play this album among many other 80’s pop records since that has always been her favorite era if music. I grew up to this alongside steely dan and the doobie brothers as an interesting combination in my early music listening days. I feel like all of us can find memories associated with listening to MJ whether it was deliberately listening to this or other records or that MJ happened to be playing during significant moments. He’s omnipresent in American culture since the 80’s and we cannot deny that. I mean, you just cant help but dance to this record. I think it goes without saying why this record is considered one of the greatest of all time, theres little argument against it. 3/5 Nah in jokin this will be my first 5/5.

Nothing to really write home about in regards to this album. Actually a pretty boring listen if I’m being brutally honest. This project was released 5 years after Thriller and it takes a step back. There’s little to no musical expansion in comparison to Thriller, just Quincy Jones and his redundant drum machines that begin to fall out of touch in this musical time period. I understand the perception of Michael Jackson, however this is not the first album I’m showing people if they’re new to him. I will say it’s nice you can dance to this album!

Pure nostalgia. I played the hell out of this on my Walkman when I was like 7 or 8. Still a really great record.

Pretty good album. I enjoyed it well enough. I'd listen again. I know I've heard like half of these as singles, but the other half were just as enjoyable. 3.5/5

I know more than a few people who think Bad is better than Thriller. Not me, I prefer how slight and tight Thriller is, and Bad has a couple too many midtempo songs. Additionally, the only track I’d put on the level of “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Wanna Be Startin Something” is “Smooth Criminal”. Still, it’s peak Michael and worth spinning every now and then. B-

confusing legacy!

Pretty decent

Solid album, not as strong as I thought it was.

Hail to the king

Not Bad, not Bad at all.

ну что тут сказать, великолепная работа. я долго думал над оценкой, такую музыку я включу только под настроение, но некоторые треки настолько эмоционально сильные, что не могу я не поставить 5.

Просто король поп-музыки. Как же круто все звучит до сих пор и тебя сразу окунает в танцевальную атмосферу легкости и приятности Алкоальбом: текила на вечеринке

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Энергетика ебейшая, аранжировки прекрасные, но как не было Майкла в моём плейлисте, так и не появилось, поэтому 4

Fav tracks: Just Another Part of Me, Dirty Diana, The Way You Make Me Feel

Un album que no me decepcionó, ademas de los dos hitasos, el album está bien construido y nl es tan malo como pensaba, incluso lo volveria a escuchar indudablemente 7/10

I honestly forgot how many great tunes came from this album. Production quality was top notch and he was definitely an undeniable talent!

good album. Man in the Mirror #1

klassieker

Fun listen. Adlibs, Stimmeinsatz ist überkrass. Hits sind bekannt

A very good album from Jackson after whiting his face

Pretty good album just a bit dramatic.

A different but very good change musically in this album, a funky and yet more aggressive rock and roll sound to this album. A lot of juggernaut songs packed into this record, funk, pop, soul, and rock all bleed through at the same time so seamlessly. After a basically 5 yeah hiatus this album makes Jackson sound like he never even left the studio between albums, proving to everyone he truly is the King of Pop. Fantastic album with so many different incredible songs.

lots o' hits

I didn't realize how many pop culture landmark songs where on one album. It deserves its legendary status.

It was... okay, a few good song but most of them I didn't enjoy.

I'll be honest, the first time I listened near in full was in high school and I was probably about 14 or 15. My parents were never really big fans and because of a horrible group project, I can never listen to Billie Jean ever again. I'd say the album is fine, it doesn't have Billie Jean on it so it makes it okay in my book.

Amazing, has to be one of the best ever!!

A slick and shiny pop skyscraper.

Very "King of Pop" Michael. Not as good as Thriller but that's a pretty high bar. I did find it an interesting reminder that Jackson actually wrote a lot of his stuff.

Not bad! No seriously. Great album, great artist. I’m not a big Michael Jackson fan, but I knew almost the whole album. It contains some classics but also some less popular songs which are great. Don’t know what else to say other than that I really enjoyed this album. 4.5/5 Favourite songs: - The way you make me feel - Liberian girl - Man in the mirror - I just can’t stop loving you

You feel the Quincy Jones production throughout. Liberian Girl is my favourite, not keen on some of the backing vocals.

I cannot give this anything other than 5*s.

Good

Eh 2.5

Classic Michael Jackson.

Don’t think it’s on the level of Thriller but still think a 4 is too low. Stuck on this one for ages as there are still loads of bangers. I’m going very high 4.

All the hits are here but the bits in between do not stand out like they did with Thriller. I have never heard this album all the way through and after Thriller getting a 5/5, I was expecting more here. Some artist will be judged a little harsher for me because of their standards so I was close to giving this a 3. The hits are just too god though so a 4 is fair

The title says it all, this album is Bad in the real sense of the word. I'd never listen to this album by choice in the first place and found no enjoyment from it. It needs to stay in the past.

Too polished and produced at times but hey, it’s MJ. Always great.

For 80s some of it wasn’t horrible

Some of the first half is comically bad. Bad itself sounds hilariously ironic because it's so twee and preppy - and librarian girl is just baffling. But the second half picks it up a lot, with some seriously good catchy pop hits. A weird one

This album was my childhood and the nostalgia is strong. Although besides that it's just a good album, has a bit of everything.

The hits still bang but it's hard to separate the art from the artist

Most of the songs on Bad reveal everything they’re gonna do within their first 90 seconds. Which, to be fair, is the norm in pop. There are no spontaneous Eddie Van Halen guitar solos, Vincent Price spoken interludes, or “mama say, mama sa, mama macoosas” that break out 3 quarters of the way into songs. However, Michael Jackson remains the best singer of his generation (and debatably of the history of recorded music). The the rhythm section has become more playful on tracks like Speed Demon and Smooth Criminal, his funk would later be perfected on Dangerous. A lot of these singles are great: ‘Man In the Mirror’, ‘The Way You Make Me Feel’ etc. but Thriller didn’t have filled like ‘Liberian Girl’ or the instantly forgettable ‘Just Good Friends’. I flawed but very good record.

The production on this album isn't my favorite, which kept me from enjoying a lot of the songs. Shout out to "The Way You Make Me Feel"

Terror inducing flashbacks to high school choir singing Man in the Mirror. Otherwise a great album.

I realllly realllly like some of the songs but the ones I didn’t I reallly disliked, it was a good one overall.

Of course it’s good. It’s Michael Jackson.

Ótimo. Um álbum que dá para ouvir sem pular nenhuma música.

Obviously this album's singles are some of the defining songs of the 80s but the deep cuts are extremely cookie cutter and I'm just not an MJ gal at heart

a classic

„Bad“: Great opener, lots going on soundstage-wise „The Way You Make Me Feel“: Another banger, strong start „Speed Demon“: Not sure how I feel about the motor sounds mixed in, but the guitar and beat continue to drive everything forward „Liberian Girl“: Feels a bit like a break, not just b/c it is a ballad, but also some weird exoticism vibes „Just Good Friends“: So funky! But ultimately, it seems way less remarkable than the songs before it „Another Part of Me“: Confused by the start, but really love the bridge and the bass line! „Man in the Mirror“: Another classic, with a great refrain and an even better key change / choir part. „I just can‘t…“: Not really for me, maybe 80s ballads are just not my thing? „Dirty Diana“: Strong guitar riffs, works well with MJ‘s voice. Don‘t know about the crying voice thing. „Smooth Criminal“: Easily in the top 3 of the album, such a great melody + energy. „Leave Me Alone“: Felt a bit like filler, but hard to follow up „Smooth Criminal“.

Thriller may be the show stopping block buster epic that staunchly pinned Michael Jackson on the world map, but it is Bad — his highly anticipated follow-up to that record — that would truly take him into uncharted sonic and thematic waters. shedding away the sanitized innocence of his first two albums and donning an edgier style he’d been slyly teasing, Bad is the quintessential 80’s album that encapsulates the raw, feral energy of a decade that saw perm-haired men strut confidently to women they’d weakened by their gaze alone. sure, Bad might not have any of the delirious highs of Thriller — not sure any songs on here come close to matching “Billie Jean” or “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” — but even in its weaker moments, it still feels way richer and more fully realized than Jackson’s previous work. the production is top-notch, and each song glides smoothly on synthesized bass lines that leech onto you: “The Way You Make Me Feel” and the title track give themselves over to such masterful compositions that it’s almost hard to focus on anything else. and though i couldn’t care any less for Jackson’s later era kumbaya spiel, “Man in The Mirror” stands out as a stunning call to arms with one of my favorite key changes in music. Bad is no Thriller, but thank goodness it doesn’t try to be. it’s all the better for it.

I’ve actually never fully herd a Michael Jackson album before but the songs I knew I knew of before (bad, man in the mirror and smooth criminal) left me quite excited and I wasn’t one bit disappointed, I hate to give it to a nonce but 5/5.

Top tier Michael Jackson

3-4 4 wg. Dirty Diana & Smooth Criminal

Best songs: Bad, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, Leave me alone

FUNKY

Its got a strong case for a 5 but I aint the craziest MJ fan

Should have been called Filler.

Those of a certain age will have heard nearly all of Bad, since seven of the tracks were released as singles (eight if you include Leave Me Alone, added later). The two tracks which weren't released as singles (Speed Demon and Just Good Friends) are almost entirely forgettable. What isn't forgettable is the mismatch between Jackson's image of himself and the opinion of most of the listening public in the years immediately after its release. Musically, it's 80s funk in a nutshell; over produced, synthesised, inventive, catchy but ultimately a product of its time.

First time listening to a MJ album in full. This one is stacked with radio hits, so familiar with half the album that way. Of the rest Speed Demon and Just Good Friends were not my favorites, but everything else was great. Another Part of Me was the big surprise, like this track a lot, and shocking it has lower listen counts compared to the rest. Forgot how good and weird Dirty Diana was, especially within the album.

A decent Jackson LP that suffers a tad from the track ordering. Putting the uptempo heavy hitters (especially the title track) up first before stacking all the ballad-pace songs in the middle means the energy seems to peter out. Luckily the instrumentals don’t suffer from datedness, and Michael’s killer vocals do save even the slowest track from being too boring.

As always, I am torn. Great album, but sheesh.

Flipping heck this is like getting punched in the face by pop. The vocal ticks and staccato verge on the disturbing at some points. Whole thing was unnerving

Lots of hits on the album. The last half of the album is better than the first half. Dirty Diana and Man in Mirror are standouts above the other hita. Speed Demon and Liberian Girl are just ok. Smooth Criminal is good but Alien Ant Farm's cover is better. I would listen to this album again. Thriller is probably a better album but it is close.

Overall this one was a mixed bag. The best songs were really catchy and had memorable choruses, but there were a handful of songs that were very boring in comparison and felt like filler. Would've enjoyed the whole album much more if they trimmed some of that down. Also there were a couple of songs where it almost seemed like the vocals were being drowned out by everything else, which is weird considering they should be the focal point of the album

Hard to listen to a pedophile

Bad was largely responsible for defining the sound of pop in the late 80s. Following up Thriller is a seemingly impossible task, and I don't think this album fully succeeds there, but overall, it does about as well as could be reasonably expected. This album plays half like greatest hits and half filler. Some songs, like the closer 'Leave Me Alone' are decent, but 'Liberian Girl' falls flat to me. Of course, this album sounds very dated. Having said that, because this album is decade defining, I don't think that's a bad thing here.

Excellent composition

GOAT

Not a huge fan of Michael Jackson overall, but I've discovered some tracks I've never heard before. And obviously this is an iconic album! Stand outs: Bad, Another Part Of Me, Dirty Diana

Still wondering if annie is okay. Conflicted because what’s good is good and what’s not good is bad (ba dum tss). 3.25

incredibly mid. like one song that caught my attention

All time great, one of Michaels best

The beats sound very early 90s and don't hold up too well to modern standards, but Michael's voice carries the album. There are some flops on here, but the number of hits makes up for that. Overall a long, but good record.

PREFS : Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Leave Me Alone MOINS PREF : Dirty Diana

Fucking legend

Great 80s pop. Epitome of MJ.

Happy to listen to something I mostly know. Classic MJ.

bad is right

Michael Jackson.... Child Molester. Every time he's talking about I'm Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, I Just Can't Stop Loving You. I cannot not think that he's talking about all the little boys. In an attempt to separate the evil from the music: yeah, most of this album is trash. Over use of synthesizer... but the synth percussion was especially grating from start to finish. That being said, I somehow like Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal though.

Heard it before. Many iconic songs.

Amazing knew all the songs

FODA

Quincy Jones doesn’t get enough credit, maybe he does and I run in the wrong circles. But, hard to believe MJ’s work comes together quite as well without a true mastermind doing the mixing.

Most of this album is on Michael’s greatest hit album so I’ve heard this album without actually hearing it before. So good! I already knew it was gonna be in my 5 * before I started and it is genuinely classic

Great album, from a pretty terrible person, who had a really difficult life. Judging purely on the music, hard not to give a great score! Man in the mirror and dirty Diana probably my favourite, although any song featuring Stevie Wonder is also good.

While listening, I couldn't help think that this album was bad. And when I say bad, I mean Michael Jackson bad.

80s was Michael.

This is pretty standard Michael Jackson. The hooks for a lot of the songs were pretty good, but what was in between got a bit dull, with the background (particularly the percussion) leaving something to be desired. Bad and Smooth Criminal were songs I already knew and liked. Dirty Diana was the standout of songs I didn't already know. MJ is a talented singer of course, I didn't care for some of his weird vocal stuff, but the harmonies were pretty good in general.

i wasn't expecting the production to sound so dated i dunno it doesn't do it for me really "smooth criminal" is still pretty great tho

kinda fun. had heard the hits and they're pretty good. the rest wasn't as good. the style isn't really my thing in general but i don't mind it either

Gaap. MJ all time most overrated artiest.

Really a 3 1/2 for me. The good songs are great, but a lot of chaff that hasn't aged well.

it's crazy how dated this sounds compared to thriller. also, he didn't fuck those kids, no matter how much you losers wish he did.

Bad!! Nå nää men feela int

Sämre än hans annat

Good pop as expected but the production has not aged as gracefully and the album as a whole is not as strong as his previous two

Brad

Perfect running music

Great guitar part on "Dirty Diana" Album is chock-full of MJ's hits.

He’s the king of pop. Album certainly holds up.

Honestly? It's only okay, MJ was a hit maker but overall I think he had more duds than good songs, still a decent album though

Épico tema.. a Megamente le gusta mucho.

Smooth criminal is a good song

A mislim meni je okej album, ne bi si pustio sad ovako. Ali ima hitova i to je najjače na albumu.

-Yo this guy totally ripped off "Fat" by Weird Al -The bass lines in "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel" are gnarly -The drums and drum fills in "Speed Demon" were sick -"Just Good Friends" has a crazy instrumental. Like a sound-effect drum beat and crazy synth and stuff all over the place -"Dirty Diana" is just a ripping rock piece. Probably my favorite track on the album -"Smooth Criminal" is iconic with a sweet bass line -Album does not live up to title -Ahs the legendary songs of "Bad," "Man In The Mirror," "Dirty Diana," and "Smooth Criminal"

Klassiker.

Nah don't wanna listen to this guy

It’s Michael jackson. It’s slightly less awesome than thriller.

its closer to a 4, but the slower songs drag it down. liberian girl is boring, but leave me alone kicks like a lions mane. i dont know, he sings good. he also sits around on his hands on these slow tracks. bops only please.

Ei paljoa sanottavaa

It’s very difficult to separate the music from the history. We all do it though. Who consciously refuses to use the font Gill Sans because Eric Gill abused his children? Very few of us. I consciously don’t listen to MJ, but before the scandal I’m kind of proud that I was never a fan. I’m not proud of the fact that I do find some of his songs quite fun. They’re inane and cloying, but it is very funny to keep punctuating song lines with ‘woo hoo’ and ‘Shamu’ and ‘whee-hee’. MJ could’ve been singing about himself with ‘Smooth Criminal’ and we all know “he’s bad, he’s bad, he is very very bad”. But he gets a score for his impact on the 1980s music scene.

classic!

Good, not as Thriller, but good

i can't fucking stand this small boy fingering nonce. i equally can't stand the fact that people want to brush it under the carpet so they can still listen to his music. this album is bad and it should be fucked into the bin along with the other pedo musicians that are no longer acceptable to listen to. wacko jacko is in no way better than ian watkins, the bad one, not H from steps. fucking nonce.

Michael Jackson was one of the greatest artists of all time. His music transcends the ages and influences the best in the world today. Michael Jackson was one of the greatest paedophiles of all time. His sex offences transcend the ages, the illegal ages. He's influences such greats as R Kelly and Gary Barlow.

Bad. Nonce. Dead. These are just 3 words that describe this monster. What the fuck was he hahaha? Strangest creature to have ever existed

4 for the music 0 for the peodo-ing

Already love this album so it was fun to revisit! Also made me realise I hadn't actually listened to every song from it! So that was a fun discovery — glad I still found something new. I love Michaels voice and love, love, love the energy of the entire album. Besides from the obvious choices (i.e., the certified hits), my favourites are Liberian Girl, I Just Can't Stop Loving You and Dirty Diana.

If you like Michael Jackson it’s good. I don’t so it’s bad.

No, employing more production elements does not mean that it's "edgier". I don't really see it as a mover outward from the phenomenal "Thriller". Apart, of course, from the fact that it sounds like the filler tracks of "Thriller" being stretched into an album. As trite as it sounds, it's indeed bad. Basically the groovy "Smooth Criminal" and the rest is filler.

Michael Jackson has a sweet spot in my heart so obviously a 5/5!

Obviously a classic and it keeps the energy going all the way through, even with the slower songs which is commendable. I've never considered myself much of a Michael Jackson fan and I don't go out of my way to listen to his music but I admit I found this album enjoyable, especially to listen to while I'm working. My personal favourite tracks (in no particular order): Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, and Leave Me Alone. 3.5

Reconheci dois hits, prefiro Smooth Criminal. Audição do álbum completo foi cansativo pra mim.

Nolan are you okay, are you okay, are you okay Nolan? Nolan: Yuh

i think thriller is the superior MJ album but this one has a lot of good singles. never listened to the album all the way through. nothing stood out besides the popular ones we all already know.

This is a good collection of Michael Jackson songs that are popular, but I don't like. Smooth Criminal is on this album, but it's not enough to save it.

Michael still is a great performer and talented singer, but the album itself is held back by some really questionable instrumentation/recording decisions. In particular, I don't like the way the synth bass sounds at all. Sometimes it can fit well on certain tracks (Another Part of Me almost sounds chiptune-esque and works well with it), but on others it sounds so out of place (The Way You Make Me Feel and Liberian Girl. The constant thunk of the snare on 2 and 4 also gets old quickly. It's not bad overall though and has some classics even if they sound dated today. Smooth Criminal single handedly bumps it up a star.

Another Part of Me, Man in the Mirror

"Bad" is singer songwriter Michael Jackson's 7th album, and it incorporates pop, rock, funk, R&B, dance, and soul musical styles. With 35 million copies sold worldwide, it is one of the best-selling albums of all time and is Michael Jackson's second best-selling album behind "Thriller". At release the album sold 2.25 million copies in the US alone, and it has gone on to be certified 11x platinum in the US. This album is more "aggressive" than previous ones - which can be considered "groovy" - because Jackson had gained an appreciation for hard rock. Because of this different sound on this album, it wasn't as successful as the previous album "Thriller" however, those expectations were insanely high and it was still immensely successful. "Bad" is a staple of 80's pop and set the standards for music videos at the time. Funny enough, this was the first album I ever had personally as it was given to me as a Christmas gift. At the time I wasn't really into music and only a few of the songs from this album interested me. Now all these years later, I can fully appreciate this great album and all of its songs. This is a certified hood classic.

Not my style, sound is good and you can tell the production is polished but... ooooof

I used to listen to this album a lot with my friends when I was a kid, but man, it's mostly annoying the crap out of me now. He went WAY too hard on all of his ow, hoo hoo, and hee hee vocalizations on this album. I do dig the bass lines in Bad and Smooth Criminal.

One has to admire the machine-tooled production and the rock solid choruses, but not my 80s at all.

Don’t care for this albumsmusic but the supporting videos are very interesting

Non quero oir un pederasta

I mean, the hits are the hits and you can't really argue with them. But the deep cuts are forgotten for a reason. They're not great. They're not even good, really. You might even say they're... Bad. But the album, as a whole, isn't bad. I mean, it's "Bad" but it's not bad... You know what I'm saying.

+thumpy bass +classics +lot of texture +vocal range of mj -dated sounding at points -front half sounds too similar -sonic music? Fav - smooth criminal Least - Liberian girl

Absolutely brilliant as an artist but totally weird.

This is brilliantly written but poorly produced music. It felt like a wall of sound.

Love it

Aside from the title track, which feels like a parody even before the Weird Al version, this is a really great album. I remember hearing the songs when they came out, and I wouldn't have placed the album at 1987. In my recollection, it was a few years ahead of other music at the time.

notes - so many huge songs here - very 80s production and songwriting but undeniably enjoyable - 5 years after massive hit “thriller” - best selling album of all time worldwide - how do you follow something like that?? - michael went for an edgier approach to his look and vibe - also spent some time out of the public eye before going back to record bad fav - the way you make me feel - the sort of “shuffle” feel is really enjoyable, and a really great melody in the verses least fav - dirty diana - didnt love the lyrics or vibe of this undeniably good tunes on here, a bit dated but they still hit 4/5

Very good, groovy and fun, it's Michael Jackson

Y’know what? This is a very good album. Well crafted bangers and not a detail missed or a corner cut.

This is an album that represents the launch of an entire era of music. It is highly significant in that context and some songs were a massive departure from everything before and landed solidly in the late 80's-- particularly Bad, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, and Leave me Alone exemplify this. Off the Wall and of course Thriller had set these wheels in motion, and in many ways, it is Thriller that is the standout for originality and shapeshifting music thinking. But it's also really important to remember that by the time this album had come out, a lot of the 80's sounds had already been codified. And Michael Jackson had been playing quite a long time and had witnessed firsthand the role of the black American musician that started in RnB and rock and roll in the 50's push into these new areas-- and Jackson was able to move with it transcending the chorus of voices of his siblings into the rockstar and international pop sensation-- something unparalleled in black music at the time. Bad is a solid album although it is not as pleasing to hear now that so many years have passed and styles have frayed.

Dirty Diana! Can I get a high-pitched 'He! He!'? Wondering if Librarian Girl and Dirty Diana are the same person. You know, librarian by day, moonlighting as dirty Diana when the lights are turned out? Dirty Diana is Bad, and is probably also the Smooth Criminal. Oh, wait. Hold on, That's Liberian Girl, so I guess she's a staunch devotee of Rand Paul, then? Not sure what politics has to do with this album, but whatevvs. This album Bad, is uhh, badly showing its age. Thankfully there's some songs on this that have been immortalized by youth and still makes for an interesting drive down memory lane. "He! He!"

Y’all have captured all of my feelings in your reviews. Nothing more to add.

I’ve wrestled with my thoughts on Michael Jackson for the whole of the 1001. But I’ve gotta finally review his three albums. Can they be separated from the complicated and controversial man? No. And they probably shouldn’t be. His life story, and the music industry’s role in it, is just as important to understand as the way he (and Quincy Jones) transformed pop and R&B music. I don’t want to blame everything on his father, or missing out on a normal childhood, or the pressure of stardom, or anything else. But it is important context to understand Jackson, and to understand his music too. The three albums on the list encompass the end of his childhood and emergence as a force not seen in pop music since The Beatles. “Bad” is about half good. It’s the half that sounds like it would fit on “Thriller.” The hits are great. But nothing else works or clicks the way they do. I understand why Jackson’s ballads were popular, but I like the fancier, poppier, more aggressive songs much more. “Thriller” was certainly his peak, and that magic shows up occasionally here and then more rarely over the next decade. Maybe what really happened on thriller night was a Robert Johnson-style deal with the devil for superstardom with too high a price. Other parts of “Bad” lean too heavily into the ballads that made Jackson’s fans swoon but don’t do it for me.

4-star album (too much unremarkable filler like Speed Demon, Liberian Girl, Another Part of Me and MJs ballads like I Just Can't Stop Loving You are really not my thing), but the real question is do I give it 4 stars when I can't hear a Michael Jackson song without thinking about the allegations of abuse? My ability to listen to his music is tainted. Lose a star.

This album has some classics and sounds dated at the same time. I remember Casey Casem telling the story on American Top 40 behind MJ’s dedication of Man In The Mirror to a 5 year old Japanese boy, Yoshiaki Hagiwara, who was kidnapped and eventually murdered. See, MJ cared for children. Wait…you say the next liner note is “I will always love you. Michael Jackson.” Well yes…that is a bit forward of MJ for having never met young Yoshiaki. I feel like that is a bit creepy, but maybe MJ was just super empathetic…🤷🏽‍♀️ Ummm…I told myself I was going to avoid the MJ/children angle and focus on the music. But then I remembered Casey Casem telling the Yoshiaki story. How in the hell do I remember that?!? Back to the music… Man In The Mirror is a great song. Other highlights include The Way You Make Me Feel, Dirty Diana, and Smooth Criminal. However, along with the highs are flat numbers like Just Good Friends and Liberian Girl. I still can’t figure LG out. It’s strange.

Amazing

In my opinion, there are three really good songs in this album, and the rest are decent to... bad.

Removing a star cuz of the diddling

The music is good the guy not so much

It’s not the same anymore but I’ll admit I couldn’t help singing along to man in the mirror

The hits were good, but I didn’t really like every track on this album

Classic

Not too bad, though a few too many slow and sappy songs for me to enjoy the whole thing. Bad and Smooth Criminal are both groovy classics though. Favourite: Bad

omg flashback!

Classic. Don’t even need to explain why this album is so amazing, it’s one of MJ’s best albums. Somehow almost every single song here feels timeless, and that Quincy Jones production is the perfect match for the singer Michael Jackson is. The album is filled with bangers. Songs like Bad and Smooth Criminal are 80’s club anthem. Dirty Diana is pure class. Another Part of Me pulls the heartstrings. MJ gives a beautiful message in Man in the Mirror. Besides those songs, my other favourites are: The Way You Make Me Feel (fav), and Just Good Friends.

I'm listening to the 2012 remaster and what in the parted buttocks has been done to this? The levels are dismal. His backing vocals are more prominent. The hi-hat synths are uncomfortably prominent and genuinely, I'm afraid I almost can't listen to it. What on earth was the producer thinking? The way you make me feel isn't quite as bad as Bad. But it still reeks of terrible remastering. Thinking it couldn't possibly be such inept remixing, I checked out the video on YouTube, and it actually is terrible. The album - well. It's Michael Jackson. He done had problems. He was insanely talented in ways that very, very few people could hope to match. But he had problems, and the resolutions of which were insulated from him by vast amounts of money. Album has to get a 3.

Can’t argue against Michael’s music

Masterclass of an album. Michael Jackson is undoubtedly the King of Pop.

A mix of Funk, Pop and Rock that works really well. Every song is well produced and Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana and Bad are masterpierces

Not Thriller, not Off the Wall

It’s not Thriller, but good god what an album. Leave Me Alone is criminally underrated. Smooth Criminal, too. I’m not a big fan of the soft rock schlock, but I cannot fault the music production value. And, this album gave us Fat by Weird Al, so for that, it gets bumped to 5 stars. (Not really for that.)

What can you say. A pretty much unparalleled artist. The vocals and instrumentation are top-notch throughout.

Back when Michael Jackson released Bad and other albums before and after Bad, I wasn't sure what to think about Jackson. There are a lot of things I still don't understand about Jackson. There's some baggage that comes with Jackson, mixed in with a lot of cultural impact. This album is a pop-culture anchor. I knew and have seen the videos for all but three of the tracks off of this album before listening to the album as a whole. Even though I have heard several of these tracks multiple times, I must not have been listening too carefully. It took me a few years to realize that "toh tega nya-nya" = "Dirty Diana". I don't know what to think about Jackson and his music. I can't take seriously Jackson's bragging or hitting on the ladies in his lyrics. This album is full of his trademark "hee hee"s (e.g. "another pawt-uh me, hee hee hee"). And as I listened to this album, I kept wondering if there going to be any Weird Al on this list of recommended albums. Yes there are some tracks that I would and probably will listen to again. Scoring individual tracks, the album averages 3 stars, but there are three tracks in the middle that sink this album: "Speed Demon" (¿what's up with all of the "chop/chirp" in this track"?), "Liberian Girl" (please don't make me listen to this track again), "Just Good Friends" (a full dose of "hee hee"s, enough for the album alone). These three middle tracks feel so goofy and weird that I don't see myself listening to the whole album ever again. "chop" "chirp"? no doubt that I wouldn't listen to this track again "ah. ah., hee hee" "another pawt-uh me, hee hee hee" I forgot about this one "toh tega nya-nya" don't even want to put down what lyrics I didn't understand do I know this one

Another must hear at least once in your lifetime. This was one of my first CDs hahaha

3.5 stars. Not my favorite era of MJ. Honestly would be 3 stars if not for Smooth Criminal

Good album, but not the best MJ album. So many tracks that I would skip if I had this playing outside of this list.

That’s a lotta hits, but not sure if I’d ever actually listen to the album again and not just the hits

Could have just been my mood, but this effort sounds really dated to me and not MJ's best work. Even the hits were not his best. I can't see myself reaching for this album ever again. He was an amazing musician so feels wrong to go below a 3 but I'm genuinely inclined to go 2 on it.

Classic

THE King of Pop, enough said. Four stars because it's pop and also probably not the best album.

So many hits, the appeal is undeniable. Even less well known tracks like "Dirty Diana" really kick balls. The overall cohesiveness to the record is impressive.

Some classics on here for sure, but the production is so dated (80's, for the most part, hasn't aged well). And, well, it's by the world's most musically revered pervert. Gotta lose points for THAT, ya sick fucko.

Liberian Girl habe ich gleich nochmal gehört, was sonst bei den Alben, die ich im Rahmen dieser Liste durchhöre, eher selten vorkommt. Auf dieser Platte sind ärgerlich viele Füllsel und sie hat mit eben Liberian Girl, Dirty Diana und Smooth Criminal dann auch ihr Pulver verschossen.

Hard not to give this 5 stars

An objectively judged, art separated from artist 5