Bad

Great album, hit after hit. Had to get used to the sound at first but It really clicked with me after 2/3 tracks

Not bad

Cant deny this is a great album.

The hits on the album are obviously top notch. The arrangements are also top notch as per. This is the first Michael album where I felt like the deep cuts were slightly lacking though. Of course, this is all relative to the rest of his works, so it's still fantastic. Favorite track: Smooth Criminal

OK...I hate to admit I listened to this one a lot in my much younger days, but probably haven't listened to it for 30 years or more. Overall it's not bad but once you get past the radio hits I don't feel like it's anything special. So...3* for me.

Hooks are insane, production is vibrant and huge. Some of the songs don't hit as hard as others, but this has bangers throughout the whole track list.

great songs, classics

Quite a few hits off this album, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, and Leave Me Alone. Some songs were really bad, Speed Demon, and Liberian Girl. So it's a mixed bag with some huge hits and some filler. Hard to follow up Thriller, but it was a decent effort

Just peak Michael Jackson, one hit after another. A great example of why he was the King of Pop: he did things no one else was doing, and made it the biggest thing in the world.

Easy to forget the number of huge hit singles were on this album, despite the fact that an edgier Michael Jackson is completely comical. As good as some of the signature songs from this album remain, the others seem even worse by comparison. The hits continue to be quintessential representations of the era of release. Yet, this album also represents the turning point when the King of Pop tipped toward becoming little more than a parody of himself who could occasionally craft a solid single. Perhaps the parting from Quincy Jones is most telling. "Bad" captures both the last time Jackson's cartoonish pop star qualities still worked a bit and the moment when they simply started becoming clownish.

Fav Songs: Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal

Cmon, Its MJ

Not as powerful as Thriller, but still a damn good album, regardless of the legacy and controversy around the man.

Okay, before I even listen to this album, I'm going to toss down a plug for a YouTube account named Bobby Fingers. I don't even know how to describe it, but it's fucking incredible. He makes dioramas, but incredible ones. Here's the video for his diorama about Michael Jackson getting his hair lit on fire in 1984, an event that occurred between the release of Thriller and this album (there's your relevance if you've read this far and somehow still need me to tie this to the album I should be reviewing by now) Well, like every Michael Jackson album, this one is pretty much wall to wall bangers. Except for Liberian Girl, of course, that song brings the album to a crashing halt. Every other song is really good, though, and several of them are great. It's really too bad Micheal Jackson ended up being such a fucking monster, cuz he sure could write a tune 4/5

Bad // The Way You Make Me Feel // Liberian Girl // Another Part of Me // Dirty Diana // Smooth Criminal // 3.5/5

I really like The Way You Make Me Feel. Ever since seeing Haily Reinhart and Casey Abrams perform it. Maybe I'll add that to my karaoke list. Solid 4 stars

Nice slice of nostalgia

Holy shit. I mean, all things aside, I knew this would be a classic. But damn. The mixing quality, the vibe, and that vocal performance are truly second to none. This isn’t even my genre, but I could listen to it all day. 4.5.

smooth criminal kinda overrated but still good

fun

The king of pop! Probably his 2nd best album i think. It has some great hits but also very good deep cuts. I’m not the biggest Michael Jackson fan, but he was very talented! 8 out of 10

Misleading ahh album name ‼️

Legendary pop, such a good voice

I wonder how many Michael Jackson albums are considered essential listens. I’ve already had Thriller, so this is the second to be generated for me. I’ve still not had the album with my favourite (Earth Song) on it so I wonder if that will come up. Songs I already knew: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man In The Mirror, I Just Can’t Stop Loving You, Smooth Criminal Favourites: Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel It probably helped that a lot of the songs here were somewhat familiar already. I found that the songs I didn’t recognise tended to be quite rubbish - Liberian Girl was a bizarre song that I felt didn’t really add anything. There is no denying the catchiness of most of the music, and the talent in the vocals, but I still find all the “SHAMONE” and other sounds hilarious. Overall, this was good but there are definitely some skippable songs here.

De hits zijn fantastisch, de rest ok. Klinkt wel vaak heel erg lekker!

I mean, come on. It's Michael Jackson. It does sound fairly dated, and some songs have aged worse than others. It's much like walking through a musical museum. An artifact of its time. But in the end, it's still Michael Jackson. Can't push myself to give it any less than four stars.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

It’s no Thriller. But few things are.

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

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.

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.

Classic, iconic

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: 💮💮💮💮

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

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.

obviously very good but nothing stood out so a solid 4

Classic Jackson

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

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.

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.

Not my favorite, but pretty good album!

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

🕺

Classic!!!

It wasn't bad

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-

Pretty decent

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

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

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

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

A very good album from Jackson after whiting his face

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Top tier Michael Jackson

3-4 4 wg. Dirty Diana & Smooth Criminal

FUNKY

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Smooth criminal is a good song

-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.

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

Good, not as Thriller, but good

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

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.

Absolutely brilliant as an artist but totally weird.

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.

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.

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

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

Classic

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

Great album

Art not the artist ... It's as good as a pop album gets with any number of absolutely fantastic songs.

Great just can’t completely get behind 80s vibes

Similar to Thriller, there are a handful of amazing songs and the others are pretty decent. Hard to say which album is better, they're pretty equal in my eyes.

Man in the mirror

Had a lot of the songs sounded the same on this album. The second half was definitely better than the first. The songs had a little bit more range and lyrically were more challenging. MJ always delivers with great dance music.

There's no denying the power of the hits, but some of the deeper cuts are a bit embarrassing. Looking at you, Liberian Girl. Best track: Bad

just love it mate 8/10

Michael Jackson made some impeccable pop music at his peak. He seemed to define the sound of the 80s while only putting out two albums within the decade. While I may not enjoy this as much as Thriller, in a way I feel it's more consistent as an album.

Lots of popular songs on this one

The world's favourite pedo. He may have been an awful human being but damn the man was the King of Pop - and he probably always will be. Though you have heard all of these songs about a million times, you still can't help singing along and maybe even trying to moonwalk when you're by yourself in front of the mirror. I didn't. I'm just saying that's what YOU might do. Best Tracks: The Way You Make Me Feel; Man In The Mirror; Smooth Criminal

Oh yeah! This! Fabulous album to choreograph workout routines to. Complete with headbands, wristbands and lycra body suits!

Smooth Criminal is so good

I was surprised how many of these songs I knew, over half, in fact. A few I thought were on later albums. The other songs... well, there's a reason the other songs were hits. Although looking at the wikipedia, wow they released NINE songs as singles? And one of them was Liberian Girl? That was probably one of the weakest songs on the album for me. Interesting how "Leave Me Alone" was the last song on the album. Trying to drive a point there? Still, a really good album with a few weak spots. (Looking at you, "Liberian Girl"). I mean, "Smooth Criminal" _AND_ "Dirty Diana" are probably two of his most rocking songs. Hearing "DD" for the first time in a while, I had forgotten Steve Stevens does the guitar on the track. Great stuff.

It’s no Thriller but still some good shit

The only thing "Bad" about this landmark album is thinking about all the children he diddled while recording it :(

One of the first albums I bought on cassette back in the day. I was too young to know about Thriller when it came out so this was my introduction to MJ. It stands up to the test of time with some classics on here. I seem to remember pretty much every track was released as a single. Shows the strength of the production, songwriting and musicianship on display.

Thoroughly decent album, although the oft-employed bad-boy voice can start to grate on the ears after awhile. Favorites: 'Dirty Diana' and 'Smooth Criminal'

Not a Michael Jackson fan, but this is a really good album, with some absolute classic songs. Off the wall, Thriller then Bad you can see why Michael Jackson was the biggest act on the planet with that run of three albums.

I always enjoy albums that have songs of both - familiar and tried, plus evolutionary.

Classic pop album.

Very good

The singles at the start and end of the song are 🔥 a bunch of filler in between with some so so tracks. Lots of boing boing boing keyboards. For being an influential album I'll give it a 5/5 overall it's a 4

I love John Robinson drums on this album. 9/10 Favorite tracks: The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal

As always MJ’s great dance beats.

Some great songs but as an album not at good as i thought.

Classic form of music

Huge album for M.J. bending his genres even further than before! I'll be honest, I hear "The way you make me feel" and "Smooth criminal" at least twice a week at the gym because they are on HEAVY rotation on that Pandora station they play- and I'm never ever disappointed. Timeless stuff.

4/5 that's quite qood

A lovely consequence of this project is the reason to listen to even familiar music with renewed attention, especially if I take the trouble to listen with higher volume on a good setup. For some reason I always heard the synth bassline of "The Way You Make Me Feel" was a pedal tone, but it moves! I hear stuff in the mix for "Bad" that I never realized was there. The chord changes in the bridge of "Speed Demon." And so on. Liberian Girl and Dirty Diana are a little dud-y. And it's not as good as Thriller. So I guess it's only a 4.

a good follow-up to Thriller, but not quite as good.

My first ever single was Smooth Criminal when I was 4. Or as MJ would no doubt call it, still attractive. I'll separate the art from the artist here - he's dead, so he isn't making any money from me listening to it... God help us all if the Glitter Band turn up. It's hard to give an album less than five stars when 2/3 of it are classic singles. But every track on this album is about a minute longer than it needs to be, and the single edits of all these songs benefit from the trim. Unlike Thriller and Off the Wall, which justified length by never repeating a trick, this album feels a bit like the first warning of the decline - while still having absolute classics on it.

Ufff, este tenía alta rotación en mi casa cuando yo era un pequeño ser humano. Éste y Thriller. Cuál de los dos me gusta más? Creo que Thriller, pero éste no se queda atrás, eh.

Great album, some absolute bangers. A few filler tracks stop it getting five stars.

I have to give this album 4 stars for having Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror and Smooth Criminal all on one album. This album was released in the context of Jackson as the most popular artist in the world, and not yet some tragic pedophile weirdo.

Good bops, classic michael jackson. Never really sat down and listened to a whole album of his before

Not quite the tour de force of Thriller, and a couple of the ballad numbers are forgettable. Mostly on par with the most iconic material though, and such a distinct and futuristic sound.

Ah MJ, it's mad how many catchy hits are on this album. Fun and a bit silly, the albums is full of bangers, tho some songs made me feel a bit uncomfortable tbh.

*slaps roof of the album Bad by Michael Jackson* This bad boy can fit so many bangers in it

Una voz de época para un disco con muchas canciones buenas y con un ritmo continuo. Pop alegre

Man inte mirror

Thriller lepszy, ale też kilka klasyków

This one gets some nostalgia points. Back from when I was still impressionable by pop music. My wife was a Librarian so I keep hearing that instead of Liberian :) One of our cats is a bit of a smooth criminal. Fave: Man in the Mirror -- simple, classic.

Fun album overall. Though some forgettable tracks, but some fantastic ones as well such as "Bad", "Man in the Mirror" and "Smooth Criminal".

My favourite jackson album. I’m rating it just as music and not him as a strange pedo human

Timeless

Brilliant 80s dance pop, every sing could have been a hit single - however, it’s not as good as Thriller.

Bad, The way you make me feel Just good friends Smooth Criminal Dirty Diana Excellent mais bon je sais pas pourquoi c'est pas 5 étoiles non plus. C'est un peu moins bien que Thriller donc si Thriller est un 5 je vois pas pourquoi celui là le serait Mais bon, genius

It's almost impossible to follow up an album like Thriller but I think Jackson did an admirable job at it. I don't like Bad quite as much but it's still a great album.

I think this is the first time I ever listen to this album start to finish, of course I heard almost ever song a million times. It's ok. I mean 80's Michael Jackson, it's smooth pop.

"Bad" is the last good record of Michael Jackson's career. His last Quincy Jones production is also a departure from his signature style form "Thriller" and "Off The Wall" in favor of a more condensed mix of pop, rock, r&b, funk, dance and soul. A lot of different styles that was great to generate a lot of hit singles, but still work as an album. The lyrical themes also varies a lot, hitting from his relationship with mass media to world peace. Songs like "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror", "Dirty Diana" and "Smooth Criminal" have a permanent place in the pop music pantheon.

Pretty good! I think the biggest problem was that a lot of the songs were too long. Shave a little off the end of a lot of the songs and it'd be a bit tighter. I'm not sure I like this as much as Thriller, or maybe even Off the Wall, but it's not bad at all. I'd give it 4.5 if I could. Also, "Leave Me Alone" is a SUPER weird song to end on, at least if you ask me.

De niño no era fan de MJ así que escuchar un disco completo de él realmente fue un descubrimiento. La mitad del disco me gustó bastante y la otra mitad no me estorba. Mención honorífica a Man in the Mirror. 3.5 que sube a 4.

Alien Ant Farm did it better. Decent pop album, you pretty much know what you're getting here and it's stuffed with some major hits.

Have heard most of these songs before. If released today they would still be hits.

Genre: Dance-Pop 4/5 Fresh off of back-to-back triumphs with Off the Wall and Thriller, Michael Jackson truly could do no wrong, as Bad did things no other album had ever done before. Five #1's alone from this album was a record at the time. The title track, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, and Smooth Criminal are all here, and are all staples of not just MJ's catalogue, but pop radio, even to this day. And they're all total jams. While this project personally doesn't tickle me as much as his first two solo efforts do, partially due to some slim pickings in between the hits (Speed Demon and the Stevie Wonder cut to name the main offenders), this is still an iconic release with some truly iconic tracks, and is an essential listen for any music fan. There's nobody in music who did it quite like Michael, and this is just another example of the absolute power he was once wielding in the industry.

Problematic probably but smooth criminal hits

Listened Before? Y Awww yeah! MJ at his peak! Pros: An all-time classic. The songs, the image, and the (unseen here) dancing are tip-top. Cons: The non-hits aren't amazing, but the hits are just over the top good so it can be overlooked. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal

the first 2 songs are hits. MJ is not a singer I love but I can acknowledge it's the music of a whole era/generation and thus deserves to be in this list without any argument.

I remember liking this a lot more than I ended up. I thought before listening that this was an instant 5, but there are 3 or 4 songs in the middle that I just didn't remember that they're just meh. But the singles are such bangers, and the fact that this was one of the first albums I considered "mine" when I was a kid, still has a soft space in my heart!

Hi- Speed Demon, Another Part of Me Lo- Librarian Girl One of my very favorite things about MJ's albums are how incredibly crisp and clean they sound, even if the music isn't your taste (which would be just weird, because Michael was truly a musical perfectionist) his ability to compose melodies, write catchy hooks, and fuse pop, gospel, rock, jazz, and blues is tough to match.

A couple of duds, but overall a very good album. The production is very clearly '80s, but it sounded pretty solid to me. Note: I am somewhat ambivalent towards Michael Jackson but have been on both ends of the spectrum.

Not much to say. It's Michael. Dude had talent.

Banging tunes

Great album. Just not as great as its predecessor or follow up.

Not Bad.

its actually kinda good

Great album. Couple of weaker tracks but otherwise pop perfection. And has lasted really well too!

grew up with this album in the house. it was catchy. it was big. MJ was the biggest pop star in the entire world. firet artist I saw videos of fans passing out at his concerts and having to be carried off on stretchers. just seeing him live. that will never happen again with social media

- Clássico! - Bad e Smooth Criminal ofusca o resto

This was way better than I thought. Chocka block with good tracks

Niet zo goed als Thriller, maar minstens zo legendarisch!

This has always been my favorite michael jackson record, but on relisten.......man did it always sound this plastic? The sega mega drive/genesis comparissons aren't even exaggerations. On the other hand - i love the genesis sound chip. It has forgettable songs, but it's still got MJs highs peaks. Pretty torn on this. But I think the decade defining bangers make me overlook few filler tracks the dated production - which lets be fair sounds dated becauzse this album WAS the culmination of 80s pop music. This is as 80's as it gets, for good and bad.

Much better than I was expecting after 'Off The Wall' recently. I enjoyed every track except 'Speed Demon'. You can definitely see his impact on modern pop. Sometimes the drum reverb is too much, but hey, it was the 80s. 'The Way You Make Me Feel' is my top pick, and my fave Michael Jackson song.

Hi- Speed Demon, Another Part of Me Lo- Librarian Girl One of my very favorite things about MJ's albums are how incredibly crisp and clean they sound, even if the music isn't your taste (which would be just weird, because Michael was truly a musical perfectionist) his ability to compose melodies, write catchy hooks, and fuse pop, gospel, rock, jazz, and blues is tough to match.

It's a classic for sure. I basically knew all the songs on the album.

Classic pop album is called a classic for a reason, it’s catchy as fuck.

31st December 2021 Listened mainly in the car on the way to and from Costco buying supplies for NYE! Meg, adna and Joe round. Controversial listen for obvious reasons but the second half of the album just reels out the big guns.

Every single track is a bop, but drops a star cos he fiddles.

Best Song: Man in the Mirror. Perfect merge between pop and gospel. Worst Song: I Just Can't Stop Loving You. The last thing this album needs is a slow ballad in the middle to absolutely kill the vibe. Overall: The hits are fucking Hits, but the middling tracks are just okay. Can't believe anyone ever thought "hee-hee" was an acceptable musical adlib.

Un bon album pop qui secoute tres bien. Smooth criminal et bad etant de superclassique. 4.25. La realisation que quincy jones est vraiment a point aussi.

не ну не фанат джексона ваще, но он есть да, его нельзя не брать в расчёт

Great album of a great artist.

Gotta give it 4, just to make it clear that Thriller is even better.

There are a decent number of hits on this album

Classic MJ. Smooth, catchy, boppin' jams.

fun but listening to michael jackson is creep city

So many good songs on this album. Man in the Mirror shows his maturity as an artist. Bad and Smooth Criminal are just fun, plain and simple.

This was my favourite album when I was 8. I still think it's better than Thriller, plus it's when he started saying "Chamone" all the time

tunes

All time classics on this album but some of the other stuff is too sappy for me to give it a 5. Will relisten again tho.

4/5, aged well. smooth.

It should be pointing to this album https://open.spotify.com/album/3Us57CjssWnHjTUIXBuIeH?si=BJ-Q9Iv_QDOmJABqU8xzRg - No versions of "I just can't stop loving you" in other languages - No fucking Pitbull - No remixes

I’m not that big of a pop music fan, but Michael Jackson is just great. I was going to rate this album a 3 just because, compared to the higher rated Thriller, I needed to offset this album. It just isn’t as good and has a few stinkers like Speed Demon. However, this album has one of my favorite songs of all time: Man in the Mirror. So I got to give it love.

i love this album. obviously it’s not his best (thriller, in my opinion) but i love these songs and they’re fun and iconic.

I may like this one better than Thriller.

A great follow up to the phenomenon that was Thriller. It provides a more introspective theme and took a more grounded approach in terms of production, in my opinion, even with the focus on more digital sounds. The synth tones makes this sound like a truer, albeit a little cornier, 80's record, but it's still stacked with hits that transcended beyond the decade. It's incredibly hard to believe that MJ was able to dominate the 80's and the transformation of pop music with only two albums. Regardless of your opinion of him, Thriller put MJ on the docket and Bad sealed his legacy as an all-time great. Favorite Songs: The Way You Make Me Feel. Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal Least Favorite: Liberian Girl

4/5 - On the MJ scale, it's great, but not the best

Really solid album. Michael Jackson makes pop hits. This album has plenty. It does falter a little and doesn’t round out as well as thriller but it still has great songs. 7.9/10

My parents saw MJ on this tour and I remember they brought me a copy of the glossy program as a souvenir. I used to look at that and listen to this record. It's very nostalgic for me. This record also has my favorite MJ single: "Man in the Mirror" which played on the radio during my afternoon commute through the east side of Detroit on the day he died. People were in the streets visibly upset by the news. It was an interesting experience. Highlights: Man in the Mirror; Weird Al's "Fat"; The dancing skills.

Great album by the king of pop…I remember being disappointed with it when it came out

82. George caminha confiante pela avenida. As bandeiras ganham vida com os braços suados da multidão, não há vento que os sacuda. É um ruído diferente, este que o recebe. Os longos relvados da Europa são miragem neste seco oásis de poder e pedra. Respira-se esperança no futuro. Bom trabalho, George. Lembra-te quem são os teus inimigos. MotA: Man in the Mirror "Your butt is mine"

*Covering Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" is a hell of a good choice; even if he doesn't quite make it his own *Flops: Liberian Girls, I Just Can't Stop Loving You *Bops: Every other song *It's a pretty dang good pop album. *Even though it sounds of it's time thanks to the drum machines, I'd still revisit when in the mood for some 80s dance party bangers ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was halfway through when I looked at the track list and said "oh my god, he still has like 3 more smash hits on here!" Another monster album from MJ, not quite as timeless as Thriller, but just as many classic hooks.

Een paar hits op dit album, de rest is inderdaad wat minder memorabel. Maar af en toe meezingen en meebewegen is wel gebeurd

The problem with using the latest technology for music is that you risk it sounding very dated in the future. This album has not aged well in terms of technology. Eight of the 11 tracks from this album were released as singles (Nine if you count the UK release of Liberian Girl, but please don't). The album could be re-released with those singles only and only improve the album. Speed Demon, Liberian Girl and Just Good Friends detract from the album which suffers from the production values of the period.

Jag startar albumet när jag kliver ut genom dörren och är påväg till affären. Jag möter några personer och tänker genast att dom tittar på mig med förakt och tycker att jag är en dålig människa. "Lyssnar du på Michael Jackson? Vet du inte vad han gjorde?". Jag fortsätter gå och tänker förbereder mig till att kunna försvara mig genom att säga "Men det var generatorn som gav mig detta album idag" och tänker att jag garanterat skulle få reaktionen av en fnysning och en marsch i en annan riktning. Jag tänker att personen i kassan kommer vara otrevlig mot mig. Jag tänker att det är tråkigt att det är såhär. Men låt mig separera verket från detta och kommentera musiken. Jag skulle ljuga för mig själv om jag sade att jag inte tycker om den här skivan. Särskilt andra halvan av albumet är fylld med låtar som ger mig minnen från barndomen. Jag får tydliga bilder från bilresor med familjen när vi är påväg till farmor och farfar och jag sitter i baksätet med min mp4-spelare som jag fått av min pappa. Det framkallar varma minnen. Bäst: "Leave me alone"

Very catchy. Incredible vocal range by Michael

Good to dance along to loads of well known songs, sounds really 80s but dead easy to listen to.

Some bangers on here but as a complete album it’s ok. There’s some misses I’d just skip by. Just Good Friends was a song I didn’t know and liked. 3.5 stars.

slaps

Classic album

didn’t really do it for me but still made well

A top notch album, one of Michael's best. Full of hits!

Favourite Songs: Dirty Diana & Man in the Mirror

Some absolute pop music classics! Hard to pick standout tracks, but for me it's Dirty Diana & I Just Can't Stop Loving You. The album still sounds like nothing else. Imagine being a teenager in 1987 when this dropped! So, the original Bad album is a 5* classic. However, add Pitbull to the mix and unfortunately you lose a star. These added "Special Edition" remixes are massively un called for. As for the unreleased tracks the stand out for me is Al Capone but again none of these add anything to the original 11 tracks.

Da haben wir wieder das Künstler / Werk-Problem. Das Album ist immer noch toll.

Really liked this album…. Always think I’m getting my moneys worth when there are more Really good songs on the album instead of just one hit…

Felt like a "Greatest Hits"

Not the biggest fan of Michael Jackson, but he really is too hard on himself. He isn't really really bad.

Pretty good, I really liked Just Good Friends which I hadn't heard before, and I was impressed by the Spanish and French versions of I Just Can't Stop Loving You. Some of the more recent collaborations and remixes were a little silly but they were at least interesting. Didn't love some like Liberian Girl but overall I liked it.

Now that I have listened to this and Off the Wall, I can't decide which I like better. OtW I was able to listen to all the way through where as this album had some skippers, but I think this album has more songs I like overall. Bad, the Way you make me feel, man in the mirror, smooth criminal, and leave me alone were my favs. While many would say this album was MJ admitting he was in fact, bad, and it almost looks like this was when he started trying to turn his skin more white. If we are talking album covers, OTW wins all day compared to this one.

Great - better than expected

This album stands as a turning point for MJ. There are some songs that smashed through to drive popular culture, there are others that were overlooked in part because of the growing concern for his personal behavior, but most troubling, there are songs -- "Speed Demon" "Liberian Girl" and "Just Good Friends" (in a row!) that are just terrible. Add "I just cannot stop loving you" from the 2nd side to that list. But whatever you think about MJ as a person, "Man in the Mirror," "Leave Me Alone," "Smooth Criminal," "Dirty Diana," "Just Another Part of Me" and "The Way you Make Me Feel" are stellar. "Bad" was huge but ridiculed as well, even on "60 Minutes" by Andy Rooney. This is NOT a classic.

Bueno de cabo a rabo. Empezando por la desgarradora Bad y casi acabado con el frenético Smooth Criminal. Si no existiera el gran Thriller quizá sería el disco más vendido de la historia. Mención especial a canciones como The Way you make me fell o el dúo de canciones espectacular Man in the mirrow / I just cant stop loving you. Un 4,5 sobre 5 toda una maravilla.

I enjoyed that and it has been a long time since I listened to an MJ album. Quality from front to back with enough variety to keep you interested and moving the whole time. Dirty Diana is the standout for me. Love the guitar, it’s nearly rock’n’roll.

I feel bad that I like this album this much

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This was alot better than I thought, quite liked it

Don't let the title fool you, this is a good album. It holds the record (tied by Katy Perry) for most number-one singles. We all know and love tracks like "Man in the Mirror" and "Smooth Criminal," but some of the deeper album cuts are pretty fantastic too. "Liberian Girl" is really cool, and the frenetic bassline on "Speed Demon" caught me so off-guard. Surely that was Thundercat as a baby? My one issue here is that, lyrically, many of these songs remind me that Mike was in all likelihood a child molester. Was this a coy way for him to "admit" that he's a bad guy? Who knows. The notion of separating the art from the artist is impossible when the creep found not guilty of noncery sings "you've been struck by a smooth criminal." Dammit, the music is great though. Favorite tracks: Smooth Criminal, Man in the Mirror, Bad, Speed Demon. Album art: Very simple, but definitely iconic. Great juxtaposition by putting a guy as dainty and feminine as late-'80s MJ in a tough guy leather jacket. The graffiti font for the title is also funny, it's gotta be the most sterile representation of street art ever imagined. 4/5

Very excited when this came up, this is the MJ era of my childhood, remember the videos on MTV. The singles alone are 5* - man in the mirror; smooth criminal, bad, the way you make me feel, leave me alone; but actually theres a fair bit of filler tunes on here too.

Might be my first 5 star skipping over 4s Solidly like every song but ultimately not quite 5 would give 4.5 tho

So many hits on 1 album it's crazy.

Not a bad album, but it's not Thriller.

King of pop

What's a pederast, Walter?

bangers

another classic. Man in the mirror is a great song.

Remastered version? Danceable. The drums are super tight and everything on the high end is really well mixed and produced. Doesn't feel ground breaking but considering its age it's aged well.

8.5/10 There's a reason MJ is one of the goats standouts: bad, the way you make me feel, man in the mirror, smooth criminal

4.5

It seems like common consensus is that this is right on par with Thriller, but IMO it doesn't touch that earlier record. It's still good, but there are a few more head scratchers here than on Thriller. Still really good though.

rusbé

King of pop takes a miss step on this one. Some killer songs for sure but the middle of the album is undeniably filler.

Contains some of my fav MJ songs

Turns out that following up what would end up becoming the most gargantuan album in the world is a far easier task said than done but Michael Jackson just so happens to be up to the task. Even if he doesn't make it across the finish line, he essentially defines the speed and the trajectory of the race and Bad does its absolute best to punch up its weight class. Favorites: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Speed Demon, Liberian Girl, Man in the Mirror, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Smooth Criminal.

like Jacko is just the king of 80s pop and Bad is just fuckn fantastic 4/5 just cause 1 or 2 of them are wimpy numbers

Redeemed with a load of bangers on the back end of the album. Not a patch on thriller... but still great!

The sound of pop in 87. In total, no thanks. Low 3

Favourite songs from album « Bad » - Bad - the way you make me feel - speed demon - Liberian girl - man in the mirror - dirty Diana - smooth criminal

Er jo en klassiker for en grunn.

Have heard before but not for a very, very long time. Not really my sort of thing, however... So firstly, I'm reviewing the music not the man. Clearly MJ the human being gets 0 stars. I had this on cassette back in the 80s when I was a child who just listened to pop music on the radio before developing my own taste and style. Once I got into music properly in the early 90s this is something I never went back to and although many of the songs are familiar, this will be the first time I've listened to the whole album in at least 35 years. And, despite the name, it really isn't Bad! The majority of the songs are catchy and the whole thing flowed by. Smooth Criminal is a seriously good pop song and I've had it stuck in my head since my listen. The title track is great, I just can't stop loving you is great. I also enjoyed Man in the Mirror and Liberian Girl. Still not really my sort of thing but I will give it another listen at some point...sooner than 3& years time!! Favourite tracks. Smooth Criminal, Bad, I just can't stop loving you

Some peak KoP singles but also some real filler and is generally more dated and thinner fare than earlier albums.

When it's good it's good and when it's bad it's Bad, and that's not good.

bad-michael jackson BAD:8 The way you make me feel:8.5 Speed demon:9 Liberian girl:8 Just good friends:8.25 Another part of me:8.5 Man in the mirror:10 I just cant stop loving you:7 Dirty Diana:10 Smooth criminal:10 Leave me alone:7

some great songs, but also some stinkers. doesnt help that the synths didnt age too well. thriller was much better imo

Some tracks get a bit repetitive, but there’s some undeniable fun in here too. 3/3.5

I think Bad and The Way You Make Me Feel are excellent.

ah fuck here we go again... yeah like idk man the music's good but just like last time i would rather not think about this dude and won't listen to his music unless forced to do so. here's 3 stars, im moving on with my life

It's a good album, but not great. Smooth Criminal is the best song by a good margin. Nothing really bad, but meh.

I know some of these songs, but never sat down to the whole album. I'm open to snappy dance pop when I'm on a dancefloor, maybe I will like this album? Sadly, not so much. There's some good points but also significant weaknesses. The Way You Make Me Feel is neat, funky, my favourite track here. Man In The Mirror I also like, but the "care about poor people" aspect is weak gesture, not fleshed out. I had an impression the title track was hot but listening again, it was much less powerful than I remembered. (Went hunting for mash-up with LL Cool J's I'm Bad, couldn't find a good one, in any event I liked LL's prodution better than MJ's.) Many other songs have nothing to commend. Lyrics have very shallow imagery and are highly repetitive. The songs about lurv are seriously unconvincing, I Just Can't Stop Loving You is so vacuous as to be creepy (mooning about the idea of love, doesn't feel like an account of an actual adult relationship). I thought I might appreciate depth of MJ's painstakingly compiled harmony vocals, turns out I'm more put off by his tremulous voice and the extent of grunts and sighs. So I'm quite unsatisfied by this album. Some of the songs eg Smooth Criminal had to have something special to be so popular, but there's not enough in them to sustain my interest now. In short, for me this is Mix of Good and Bad, 5/10.

-MJ gets ever so slightly edgy with it… i can appreciate his creative freedom and sound evolution but this didn’t hit me quite as hard as Off The Wall or Thriller -still a very strong album by all means, with his signature high production value and addictive song craftsmanship. i don’t LOVE it but it’s impossible to hate -Favorites: Bad, Speed Demon, Smooth Criminal

I did use a private session for this one. This album came out after I was done with Michael, though it was hard to be done with Michael as these songs were everywhere. Trying to separate the man from his music: there is no denying the hits and the impact of this album, he had a nearly impossible task following up "Off the Wall" and "Thriller", but he did it. I won't listen this album again, but I know I am going to have to hear a lot of these songs again.

3/6

Ya know it slaps what more can I say

Honestly I didn’t thought I would enjoy this as much as I did. The vibe was giving “old but gold” and all the songs made me wanna shake my leg and dance on the floor. It’s not the lyrics but something about the music makes me wanna keep listening. TBH I wasn’t rlly focusing in the lyrics I was mostly enjoying it. I will def listen to this again if I’m jst looking to have some fun w music. “I just can’t stop loving you” stood out to me it was rlly focusing on the lyrics, I was at ease while listening to this.

Turns out he was bad

⭐⭐⭐+ Mycket har en funkig/svängig grund men jag tycker det ofta förlorar på att jag upplever delar överproducerat. Det blir stökigt med för många element. Plus att det finns en srörande påklistrad "tuffhet" både i musiken och omslaget. Produktionen är också ganska daterad. Det är inte ett album jag jommer söka mig till även om det inte är dåligt har yrots allt en del starka singlar, det blir en stark 3a. Bäst är Bad, The way you make me feel, Man in the mirror, Smoth criminal

hard to rate bc it oscillated between kinda groovy and vomit inducing. overall gave me the ick

Great on melody and beats, lacking in message. It's a bit like listening to a pedophile sing about how he is actually attracted to adult women.

I would give this a 10/10 so easily, however in light of his allegations and the fact that theyre unproven but not disproven, i dont feel comfortable giving it that. If the claims are disproven I will update this, re listen, and give my full thoughts. But for now I'll give this a 5/10

Не люблю, когда Джексон переходит на фальцет, из-за этого не слушаю его песни. Но музыка у него отличная. Как уже когда-то писал под одним из его альбомов, это попса здорового человека.

Vieles von Thriller findet sich wieder aber alles etwas schlechter. Hat mich nie so ganz begeistert

Gonna do my best to separate the art from the nonce here because that's THE MATURE THING TO DO (if only MJ had done the same thing unowhatimsayin). It's obviously this is an iconic huge album and I can see why it was such a huge hit, it's really well crafted pop, super catchy and engaging, but it just doesn't land on a deep level for me. There's also plenty of filler between the big tracks. Liberian Girl? More like LiBORINGen Girl!!!!! Maybe that's cos at the end of the day I am just thinking 'this is nonce music' but idk... ultimately we have Prince and Grace Jones for amazing 80s pop like this.

First time I’ve actually sat down and listened to a whole MJ album (maybe even a whole song!) Very enjoyable (maybe not surprising from the king of pop or whatever), but some songs are overlong.

The most fine/ok a Michael Jackson album can be, production really holds this one back.

Not the best from Micheal in my opinion but still enjoyable and ahead of its time, still a pop icon