Off The Wall

Solid album. Was pretty middle of the road for me, a few good songs and a few meh type tracks. Was a decent variety of MJ's musical genres mixed in also. Quite funky at times.

Fun to go back and hear vintage disco Michael, and realize how revolutionary this moment was for him. "Don't Stop Til..." holds up after all these years.

Was going to call it cliché but can you really call something that invented the cliché that. Im sure I woupd have loved MJ back in the day but this genre was so overused by everyone after him that I cant enjoy it.

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.

I hadn't heard some of these and the songs I knew, I didn't know they were M.J. Good stuff.

Better than I thought it would be.

It was ok. The first maybe four songs were really good. Definitely falls off towards the end.

Off The Wall is a pretty good album even if it doesn't have what i think are Michael Jackson's best songs. It still was fun listen with some great melodies and a fun, groovy feel. Sometimes, the songs do give off an elevator album vibe (which isn't a bad thing, just so you know) but i wouldn't really consider this album to be one. I don't think it will be my favorite Michael Jackson album i do but its still a pretty good album. Best Song: Burn This Disco Out Worst Song: Girlfriend

Makes me want to bend over and show my browneye.

A few notables, but mostly just okay plus a few that fell flat for me.

I've got no taste, so this is probably good music. Not for me though.

This one falls off a cliff and then ends ok

He's not the king of pop yet. Still working on that disco vibe. Overall it's an okay listen. Probably won't come back to it

Fannst þetta byrja vel fyrstu tvö lögin. Svo fjaraði heldur betur úr þessu að mínu mati. Allt of mikið diskó eitthvað. Flókinn karakter hann MJ og hrikaleg sagan hans. Fimmta sólóplatan hans þrátt fyrir að vera aðeins kringum tvítugt. Þvílíka maskínan sem þetta Jackson 5 og Motown dæmi var fyrir hann. Auðvitað ein mikilvægasta MJ platan þar sem hann var að kynna sig upp á nýtt fyrir heiminum. Ekki sem barnið MJ heldur ungi maðurinn MJ (sem var svo bara grátandi barn inni í sér). Sorglegt dæmi. Platan er hins vegar ágæt.

i just liked Don't Stop Til You Get Enough and Rock With You

Klassieker natuurlijk

3* very good first half with lots of bangers but boring second half

Great

Michael’s voice really is beautiful. So much range, both in notes and musical style. I didn’t listen to the entire album, but I feel like I heard enough to give it 3 stars.

It’s an album by the King of Pop. It’s also a disco album that sure as hell isn’t Thriller. It has its strong moments, especially the first two songs, but there’s a reason disco music isn’t popular anymore. The rhythms are great but the repeated lyrics get old pretty quickly. Definitely something that would be fun to dance to but having to listen to the album in certain environments takes away from it. I think it’s a three because it really marks the beginning of MJ becoming MJ but that could be more to do with Quincy Jones than Michael. Ask me next week and who knows, I might say it’s a two.

Never listened to an MJ album front to back, just know the hits. First two tracks are obviously massive hits. I didn't realize Don't Stop was over 6 mins long, radio edit much needed. The rest of the album was pretty avg for me, probably needs a few more listens before deciding if I should save any of the tracks to Spotify.

Groovy

40+ minutes of unrelenting, falsetto disco is not my idea of a good time. I know a lot of people absolutely adore Mikey but I am not one of them. This was, for me, a brutal listening experience. That said, I can't argue with the production quality (immaculate) or the musicianship (top-notch). And, yeah, these songs (most of them at least) were and still ARE world-wide phenomenons. I can't argue that it doesn't belong on the list. It absolutely belongs here. But dammit. I hated every minute of the non-stop disco assault.

Niceeeeee. Did zone out a bit in the back half.

Good MJ album

Singles are great, albums tracks are fairly generic disco.

3.5/5 - Not quite at his best yet but a solid album. Keeping art separate from the artist.

The latter half of this record really lets it down and the first half isn't perfect either. A few good tracks throughout the album though and for what was technically a debut effort this isn't bad, pretty funky. Low to mid 3.

This album started off really fun and then just felt like it went on forever.

An enjoyable funky disco-lite MJ album.

I see the value in this more than most things I listen to

I find this really hard to rate. On the one hand, the first three tracks are some of Jackson's best work and the album absolutely rips out of the gate with them. The rest of the album mellows out a bit too much and becomes a bit take it or leave it. On the other, it's fairly well established that Jackson was likely a pedophile. I've always been iffy on the particulars of this because Jackson himself was also deeply psychologically complicated, but I've met people who have been close to the matter in the music scene and have ascertained that he was indeed guilty. Because of the nostalgia factor with Jackson, it's a bit easier to separate the man from the music, but I still find it difficult to listen to him. Objectively, a 4/5 album. But with his history I have to drop this to 3.

The album - the first to be produced by Quincy Jones - that, for me, marked a change in direction for Michael Jackson, and a sign of greater things to come, typified by the opening track "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", and the title track "Off the Wall".

By modern tastes the production is a bit thin, I wish the bass and drums were higher in the mix. That said, it's a pretty great mix of tunes, and a famous record. The first two tracks are all timers.

Most songs are mid - P Heard a few of the songs before, don’t hate but don’t love. Makes good background music when focusing on something else - B

A more lounge-y album by MJ, full of excellent songs but no bangers.

I only knew the first two tracks prior to listening to this, and they’re the best ones. It’s good pop, though drops off towards the end. Not his best.

Very fun album with some real gems. It's not quite as timeless as what MJ was about to release and it definitely feels like he hadn't quite found his iconic sound yet.

Loads of belterd then it sounds today like a mid range soul / disco album. Brings it back at the end with some beauts.

This was nice and I respect the influence but I don't think I'd ever go out of my way to listen to the entire album.

Some of the songs got me moving, but overall the songs sounded pretty much the same.

A strong first half, followed by a hollow second.

MJ is always fun.

Good

Let's face it. Disco sucks. Hello Abba and BeeGees... This album is only saved by a healthy amount of funk influence. If you can ignore the screams and pleas of kids being raped in this monster's bedroom, I guess this album is ok. Would have rather listened to Thriller or Bad. Glad none of the fractions of pennies that Spotify is paying the owner of the music is actually going to this horrible human.

Very good MJ album and the first of a string of three consecutive albums that would make him the king of pop. 3

Sublime first side, doesn't quite hit the heights on side two.

Not my favorite Michael Jackson album but there are some classic songs that never get old on the album.

Don't Stop Till you Get Enough to Off the Walls is a great five song run. They all feel like they could be radio jams. I was not a fan of the ballads they were well sung and produced but they didn't tug at me. I didn't feel like he cared. I enjoyed the closing track Production was nice the dance songs were good but the ballads didn't make me feel anything of note even though his voice was incredible

Michael's first collaboration with Quincy Jones, which helped prompt his next collaboration with Jones, the megahit album Thriller. The four singles (Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, She's Out of My Life, and Off the Wall) are hands down the best songs on the album. Get on the Floor and Burn this Disco Out (my favorite) get an honorable mention for having good grooves. Unfortunately the other songs despite being written by Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and Carol Bayer Sager (It's the Falling In Love is just blech) are not strong tracks at all.

Slick pop

Strong start and mediocre at about the halfway point of this album. Not a bad album by any means, just not something I am going to put on again other than "Don't stop" or "Rock with you.

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.

More funk than I remember. Cool.

Disco pop - Don’t stop til you get enough is the stand out

meh, not so good

I kinda liked it. Will have to revisit though, since i'm trying to get back on track with this thingie and i didnt' give the ol'Michael as much love as he deserves

Listened Before? No Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is a damned jam. Was introduced to this by my roommate Freshman year, and while I thought it was hilarious at first, the groove is undeniable. Four songs in, there is a lot of funk influence mixed with dancefloor disco vibes. Love the poppy bassline that propels Get on the Floor. Off the Wall is a jam as well, lead by a silky synthetic bassline; love the brass and vocal layering here. While I respect the King of Pop, and found plenty to enjoy here in the first half, the second half kind of dragged. I respect the album for what it is and think that in more objective sense, this album should score highly. Personally, however, this is a middling 3 at best. Added to Library? Songs Added to Playlists: - Don't Stop... (Sunny-vibes)

Started off strong, fell into a lull in the middle. Burn This Disco Out was a good, fun finish. This one probably warrants a re-listen, but for now it gets a 3.

Michael Jackson: Bad Guy. But I would be lying if I didn't say that this album has some absolutely funky bangers on it.

3/5 Too many intermediate tracks for me.

nice

Opening track is phenomenal. The rest is ok 3/5

Slow jams are NOT my jam…

Pretty solid but not his best. I mean Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough is fantastic but the rest of the record doesn’t keep up and second half of the album kind of blends together.

Although personally not a fan of Michael Jackson, I can appreciate this album packed with hits. Classic for MJ, personally something I wouldn’t spend time listening to, but can say a 3/5 for me.

4th MJ album on the list - no need for an entire discography.

Very samey, can't tell the songs apart.

Amazing production, but I found the songs themselves a little underwhelming given how rated this album is. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough Date listened: 15/11/23

Culturally relevant but still just disco

Whenever you hear Michael Jasckson songs, it's always the smash hits - which he has plenty of, can't argue about that. This album contains two that I can spot, but the rest are more modest. And I have to say that there is quite a big difference between those hits and his other songs. They were by no means bad, but didn't stand out that much else, except of course by the fact that MJ is a stellar performer and singer. Strong 3 it is.

I've come to realize I'm just not a huge Michael Jackson fan. "Don't stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a good song and so is "Rock With You". The rest was ok but didn't really grab me in any meaningful way. It's no thriller!

Aus Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough kommt also diese Melodie... Warum heißt das Album eigentlich wie das Motto von Vans? Also irgendwas mit Popkultur oder so. 3/5

Dig the first half a lot more than the back half! I had heard 3 of the first 5 tracks but none of the others. The back half started to blend together for me, but I'll definitely keep coming back to the few songs I'd heard before.

Good vibes on this album (mostly). Disco/dancing feel.

Liked the couple known songs, rest I’d kinda meh

#27. I wouldn't generally say that I'm a big fan of pop music or disco, but there aren't any bad songs on this album. I think its a solid 7/10 album, but at the end of the day I decided to round down instead of round up because there weren't any adults here to stop me. 3/5: acceptable.

maikel yackson HII HII... king of POPPI PASKA... heh ja syystäkin, mutta ei tarpeeeksi HIIIHIIIIIIItä albumilla. toisella puoliskolla albumi hidastuu, virheellinen laskelma mielestäni.. energisempi disco, toinen genre sekä kolmas genre albumin alussa teki tästä miellekästä. jyrkkä alamäki hohhoijjaa mutta pysyy silti korkealla.... himalajasssa jos puolet tulee alas silti ollaan yli kolmen kilometrin korkeudella, vähän korkeammalla kun kebne... totuudet eivät välitä tunteistasi.. workin day and night

Na Jacksona slabé

Liked a couple songs

Disco era MJ. Don’t Stop and On the Wall we’re good. Although everything about MJ in this era was pretty basic.

i liked it more than I thought i would. the funk guitar and bass was nice

Solid disco

Probably good for the time

One v good song, the rest was MJ vibes

Some songs are great, some not so much. Example: I Can't Help It has a great bass line, but the other parts seem kind of random. Favorite song: off the wall.

Eh

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough is een tour de force van een opener. Die wil ik met mijn beste kabouter BeeGee stemmetje meekelen. 1 van Michael's sterkste nummers die thuishoort in de setlist van de plaatselijke trouwfeest-DJ. Als ik dan verder blijf luisteren naar de rest van de plaat, zou ik toch soms willen stoppen, because I had enough. Een overdosis disco-pop kan dodelijk zijn. Wat me wel nog kon smaken: het stuwende Workin' Day and Night en afsluiter Burn The Disco Out. Daarop blijf ik niet stilzitten. Over het algemeen ben ik minder bekend met het Post-Motown tijdperk van Michael Jackson, al komen al zijn monsterhits uit deze plaat, Bad en natuurlijk Thriller. De Motownsound is me toch dierbaarder. Quincy Jones, die hier de klank wel echt gekleurd heeft als producer, verdient zeker respect, maar ik ben nooit echt grote fan van zijn werk geweest. Het succes van die reeks platen heeft heel wat bewogen in het muzieklandschap van de jaren 80, dat valt niet te ontkennen, maar na zo'n plaat integraal op te zetten, ben ik het eens met de titel van het laatste nummer: Burn The Disco Out! Niet gebuist vanwege de paar sterkhouders: een 3, afgerond naar boven.

More of a fan of the hits, this has probably my favorite early MJ song (Rock with you). I'm not really into anything else though on this album, even Don't stop till you get enough.

So much funky guitar on the first few, could listen to those forever. The ballads weren't my jam

The key changes and vocal production *chefs kiss* Hadn’t heard the non-singles before. 6.5/10, slightly better than ‘meh’, there’s better disco out there.

Meh, the two hits make it 3 star, would otherwise be 1 star

Super fun, funky and danceable.

Fun.

Album is quite a bop. The album started off with a banger with Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, very nostalgic. Reminds me of listening to Michael Jackson with my dad when I was small. I liked the chorus in Off the Wall, and many other songs. Cool effect with layered vocals. Also the whole disco (?) feel of the album. Very upbeat and fast pace of the songs. I like how boppy the slap bass is. I like this album. I feel like I would rate this album higher, but maybe I'm gravitating towards more pop/simple music now. But I can certainly see the appeal of this album.

Nice, funky, good deeper cuts

Opens up with 2 bangers, trails off a bit.

Thought I loved every song on this album but i didn’t. Still pretty pretty pretty darn good!

Good

Two songs are worth listening to

Only a few great hits. The rest I’m not sure.

Pretty cool to hear songs that I don't normally hear from Michael Jackson 3

Not listened in full to any of MJs albums before this - pretty decent but the hits are the best on the album by some way

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. “Off The Wall” begins with two hits, but after the first two classics it's a lot of unspectacular funk and disco influenced stuff. It was the end of an era for MJ and for 70s music, and he would follow it up with a decided pop turn on “Thriller.”

. This had zero redeeming qualities

Ranges from 2 star slow boring stuff to 5 star Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough. Ignore the Tom Waits review. Something’s up with the generator.

Awesome, but definitely less bangers than Bad, and not quite as distinct sounding

Still slaps .

Two absolute bangers. rest is ok. Minus points for having to think about Michael Jackson while listening to Michael Jackson.

I liked the first half. The second half was quite unpalatable for me.

Solid. Will definitely revisit several of the singles (Don't Stop, She's Out of My Life) but probably not the whole package.

Shows quite the effort as the first solo Jackson album departing from Motown Jackson 5 stuff. A landmark disco album to usher in the era. Obviously some very famous songs, but more interesting to me was who all contributed to write them.

Favourite songs: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Workin' Day and Night, Get On The Floor, Burn This Disco Out Least favourite songs: She's Out Of My Life, I Can't Help It 3/5

There's some big hits in here. The album in general is pretty nice, but it's not setting the world alight for me.

Pretty good great bass guitar and songs good not my thing really but I would listen to it again yeah

Ok pop

Its okay, it's catchy at times, it feels largely bland. It's not bad (pun intended) but just feels a bit safe and I can't ever think of a time where I will put this on again.

Classic Jackson

Sone good stuff here. Not a huge fan of disco. But when MJ does it, it does carry more weight. Overall all this is okay. I like some of the more pop stuff better.

Good but sort of overrated

Jopa ihan positiivinen yllätys. Aattelin että en pidä tästäkään kun aikaisemmatkaan MJ levyt ei oikein mulle ollut, mutta tämä oli kyllä näistä paras. Levyn kansi näyttää kyllä vähän halvalta

Super well produced disco funk type album. That feels almost more like MJ finding his sound before Thriller/Bad. Not my usual haunt and a few misses for me but overall enjoyable

This is a pretty fun collection of dance music, the singles at the beginning are the best and it’s all pretty samey from there.

If you were hosting a dance party and could only play one album, this would be a pretty good choice. Unfortunately, I don't get invited to dance parties.

Not something I loved but it was a breath of fresh air after Daft Punk.

Album 117 of 1001 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall Favorite Track : Rock With You Rating : 3 / 5 Could go back and forth with this one. Could have gone with a ranking of 4 and lived with it. If I could do a 3.5, I would. There are some great songs on here and there are also some that are not so great. Hard to not compare it to what was to come next, for him. 5 of the 10 songs are worthy of a higher ranking but I'll stick with this for the album, overall. First couple of tracks do make one want to dance.

Funky and hard to predict the release date

Fun, king of pop...don't dance enough to listen to it all that regularly I think but enjoyed it.

Amazing production, but some of the songs and lead vocals is not as strong. Decent.

allegations aside, this album was fine. it's 70s/80s disco, which I'm somewhat lukewarm to overall, but I recognize the lasting contribution to American pop music that disco and MJ have had. favorites: rock with you, burn this disco out

Like most of MJ’s work it is well executed. Unfortunately, in this case, it’s just well-executed disco.

6/10

Classic bangers

Fun musically at times, some great tracks but never enough to displace uncomfortable thoughts about celebrating the music of the predatory nonce that he became. 3* for the music (let's face it, he's not the only musician on this list with a grim history).

I enjoyed the first and last funk numbers, but not so much the romantic soul. I can't reasonably drop my score below 3 stars because Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is so good. Well done, Quincy Jones.

Not the biggest fan but it was enjoyable. Pretty discoish and I knew a few songs.

Some good ones, some forgettable slow ones

I have listened to Off The Wall at least once before to see what else was on the album with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". There are a couple other tracks that I like ("Rock with You", "Girlfriend"), but not as much as "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Off The Wall has the same problem as Jackson's other albums - there are some weirdly sticky sweet "love" songs that I wouldn't chose to listen to. At best, Jackson gets an "okay" from me, even though there are a couple of tracks I'd be happy to hear again.

Not my favorite Jackson album, but still enjoyable.

There's some pretty fantastic writing here. Good songs. Not my bag, and not my favorite MJ album. It's difficult to just judge the music and ignore that he was a pederast.

Don't stop 'till you get enough" da 5! Come si fa a stare fermi ascoltandola! Il resto dell'album così così

Disco will never be my thing.

Nostalgia. Lots going on in this overproduced album.

Great start. Good reintroduction to the world. But most of the album was just ok.

Lots of forgettable songs, not the biggest MJ fan

Opening and closing tracks were the only two I really cared for. Everything in between felt like filler so I guess I’d just cal this MJ’s double stuffed Oreo album. 2.5 stars

Favorite Song: Girlfriend Solid album ofc, it’s Michael Jackson. Definitely not my type of music, but there’s a reason he’s famous lol. Honestly seemed like music that would be played in places people have to wait, but in a good way?

Album presented sufficient "hee-hee's"

Difficult to dis-associate the music from the nonce

It's ok. A coupte great songs ... but listening to this. I cant help but think of where he went after this.

всё ещё вообще не увлечена МДж

It's like, OK. Not a huge disco fan so I didn't love most of it.

Awesome bass lines, I wish the trumpets were real.

-S Tier- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Rock with You -A Tier- Get on the Floor I Can’t Help It -B Tier- Off the Wall -C Tier- Workin’ Day and Night It’s the Falling in Love -D Tier- Girlfriend Burn This Disco Out -F Tier- Out of My Life AVG SCORE: 2.7 / 5 Heavy funk and disco vibes on this one. Could have been a killer but for a few strange missteps (wtf was “Out of My Life” doing on this?).

This is better than Bad and not as good as Thriller.

Not a Thriller, not my kind of music, but I cannot deny this album offers notable qualities. And as a bonus, I'm assuming Jackson was more a victim than a perpetrator back when this album was made.

Off The Wall really set the sound and direction for the years to come in Michael Jackson's career. The production is great and it's a blend between disco, pop, funk and R&B. Even though it's good it's not on the same level as Thriller that came after this one. It's like the foundation was created with this album but Thriller built upon it and perfected it.

Some absolute bangers and some stuff that was to saccharine for me

Good but paedo

On the wall

Some great stuff here: "Don't Stop Till you get Enough", and "Rock with You"... It's not enough to give it 4 stars, though.

I'm not the biggest Michael Jackson fun, but this more disco like sound really works for me better than I expected Saved tracks: Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough, Workin' Day and Night, It's the Falling In Love

First Michael Jackson album I've heard all the way through. Don't stop till you get enough is the best song on the album but the vibe stays throughout the whole album

Favourite MJ album. Before here became king of pop, and weird. Here it is about funk and soul

Very listenable. Couple hits I knew. Couple songs I like now that I hadn’t heard before.

Not bad

It’s strange to listen to this album alone in an apartment. From the sound of it, it set the tone for the 80s and I’m sure it’s had a huge influence on pop. On its own though it didn’t quite hit the pleasure center in my brain that great pop should. Maybe I’d enjoy it more on the dance floor.

I WILL dance to off the wall if someone plays it. Mj definitely has a lot of bangers but some of the songs are just okay/decent 80s pop. 5 stars if I was watching the dancing at the same time

This album starts out very strong, but doesn't sustain that level all the way through. The second "side" isn't nearly as good and overall the ballads are eh. Would give it a 3.5 if possible, but rounding down given his personal failings.

I can't hear Don't Stop Till You Get Enough without it being autotune sung by Chris Tucker in Rush Hour and it cracks me up every time. Good stuff. Off The Wall is funky and peak pop disco from an artist who tended to know where to go to stay relevant even if it didn't always deliver excellence. This is really that; it's solid and occasionally historic with a couple of timeless tracks but earns a square 3/5 for managing to stick a simple landing to not fuck up. If only he'd have managed that in his life.

Going to try and play the ball and not the man here, so we'll focus on the music. It's nicely arranged, and his voice is obviously really good. But, it just feels like he's playing within himself here, it's all quite safe, disco pop without even the hint of any edge - even the most memorable songs feel like brain filler rather than anything that screams genius. I think I just don't really like disco, this one can get a 3/5 because it's good at what disco is, it just doesn't really do much for me.

This and thriller were Michael Jackson at his best, after that, in my opinion, he lost his way a bit and never really achieved the success that off the wall or thriller gave him. Off the wall is very much of its time though, having a disco influence, and Now in the 2020s is starting to show its age a little. Still a very listenable album but lacks punch

Hmm, separating art from artist, this record is decent. The first half of the album is loaded with lots of the classic disco hits, and it's hard not to bop to them. The album kind of loses momentum for me after the first five tracks or so. By the end, I was kind of wishing that I was listening to one of the later artists clearly inspired by this album (say, Thundercat or Louis Cole, both of which I played immediately after), but it was pretty cool hearing this in comparison.

This album is a bit less over the top than Thriller while still being creative and catchy.

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Going to be real with y'all, I put this on as background music and it served its purpose well. Yeah I know he and this album are iconic, and Rock with You is a great song, but like...it was alright. Nothing stuck out to me, even though it was a good album overall. Also, mouth noises make me very uncomfortable, which I feel like he's really good at, so his intense panting and gasping in 'Workin' Day and Night' sparked a ferocity in me I didn't know existed. You better be thanking Jesus in your prayers tonight.

BRO BRO BRO BRO BRO BRO BRO BRO BRO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IM A MJ LOYALIST. I DONT BELIEVE THE RUMORS AND I FEEL BAD HOW THE LAST 25 YEARS OF HIS LIFE PLAYED OUT. HE SEEMED LIKE SUCH A GENTLE SOUL AND EVERYONE TRIED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. BESIDES THAT THOUGH, THIS IS MY FAVORITE MJ ALBUM. THRILLER IS ALMOST PERFECT, BUT THIS HOLDS A MORE SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. Smh, I remembered this being better. It was just okay at the end of the day. It’s a 3 for me.

De eerste 2 tracks zijn heerlijke disco-stompers en de 4 nummers daarna zetten dat prima voort. De misplaatste ballad op track 7 stopt alle momentum als een setje over de klippen gejaagde softs. Track 8 "I Can't Help It" ken ik van De La Soul - Breakadown en daardoor leef ik nog heel even op, maar de geest is uit de fles. Als hiphop-sample werkt het ook beter dan het origineel vind ik.

Not a bad album, a couple funky tracks

It was fun. I wonder how this compares to his other albums?

Thought it started better than expected, the more upbeat disco tracks were pretty interesting. Got worse as it went on.

I wrote a bunch of stuff and forgot to save. First two songs are big hits. Love em. Some of the others just smack of seventies with no real hook. The percussion on the upbeat songs on this album is so dope though

Amazing until it hits Girlfriend. That one is alright, but I wanted to skip the next 3. Stuck it out, and it ended on a higher note with Burn This Disco Out. If the whole thing was like the first 5 songs, this would be a 9/10 album. As it is, it's like 6.5/10. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is the obvious highlight.

Disco! Tanssittava ja oikeasti hyvä. Hitit ja menomeininki taas tykitetty alkuun, vähän lätistyy loppua kohti. Vai pitäisikö kuunnella uudestaan.

A bit of a classic by the artist with possibly the most tainted reputation of all.

Mid saved by the first 2 tracks 3

Starts with some bangers but by the end was over it. Ends flat for me.

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.

Not really my cup of tea

I fw michael jackson’s best song but it’s still a weird vibe

Ensimmäinen mikkeli kikkelin albumi. Kun albumi loppui alkoi samantyyline Al greenin albumi stay togehter soimaan nimikkobiisillään. Otin musiiikin pois heti, ksoka albumin loppu fiilikset pitää fiilistellä... Tämän albumin Al greenilta olin jo kuullut ja antanut sille 2 tähteä. Tässä tilanteeesa pelkäsin, että joudun antamaan tällekin albumille saman verran. Harmitutti hieman kun olisin halunnut antaa 3 tähteä.. Sitten muistin dynamiikan.. jota on paljon enemmän mikkelin albumissa. Siitä..mikelle iso käsi, ja melkeen 3 tähteä.. Kivahan välillä tällästä poppia kuunnella.. Muutamassa kohassa eih.. no annetaan kolme.. Shes out of my life.. hiljasempi biisi välissä.. se hyvä hyvä.....

upbeat and good energy but holy moly so sexual

3,5

I was surprised how much I enjoyed this, another solid 3.5. It’s definitely getting just a 3 though cos , ya know - he was a paedophile🤷🏻‍♂️

A few great songs but then it becomes a bit more of the same. Good disco vibes though.

Es el disco puente entre el Micheal de los Jackson5 y el que luego se convertiría en el Rey del Pop.

- Heard this before - First two tracks might be his best, rest is good but doesn't reach the same level - Fav songs: Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Burn This Disco Out

Setting forth the early promise, Jackson steps out of his sibling's shadow.

The guy certainly had a very distinctive sound and style. This is a pretty good album on it's own merit. But you can certainly hear how much he had matured, and taken more creative control, when you listen to Thriller. Too bad the guy ended up being such a colossal loon.

I really like the funky/disco-ish feel from this album. It has a cool theme on love and the transition from casualness to a stronger connection with a person. Very enjoyable listen, probably my favorite Michael album sound wise.

Ok. Not great.

Definitely his most fun album.

Thriller was better, maybe? I didn't hate the discoier tracks, but the signature 'hee-hee's got tiresome.

I get it, but it's not for me.

Despite the big name artist, I can't help but to feel indifferent to this album. While the songs are good, they all kinda sound very similar and make the album feel very long

There are some really sick beats at the beginning of this album, but it does fade out. Still a decent album.

Though there a clearly a few hits, i think the pop-disco-funk-70s esthetic is a bit too heavy for my taste, and then the slower songs just seem boring... particularly with pretty lightweight lyrics. A few background vocals even seem a bit off. Still the strength of a few tracks carries it to a 3.

Lepposa levy autonrattiin

Onhan tää klassikko, mut MJn laulu liian muniinpuhalteluu mun makuun. Myöhemmässä tuotannossa tulee vasta sitä asennetta

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough is a good song, didn’t know it was by MJ, also didn’t know how long the song was, but it’s still good. Rock With You is another song that I know, but didn’t know was MJ, again, pretty good, like it a bit better than DSTYGE. Workin’ Day And Night was fine, although there was a really prominent high pitched click throughout the whole song which was annoying. Get On The Floor was again fine, was a big fan of the bass in the song. Off The Wall was again fine, nothing much to say. Girlfriend was again okay, nothing great, nothing bad. She’s Out Of My Life was actually surprisingly good, MJ’s emotion in the song was very well conveyed and it was a lot better than I expected. I Can’t Help It was far from my favourite song on the album so far, I can’t explain it, it just wasn’t my thing. It’s The Falling In Love was fine, just not the biggest MJ fan so kinda wanted the album to end. Burn This Disco out was again just fine, not his best, not his worst. Overall the album was fine, I’m not a fan of Michael Jackson so was trying not to be biased in any way, but it was a fine album. 3/5

MJ has a beautiful voice. Nice album to put on during the evening. It's okayyy, but nothing SPECIAL to me.

Classic MJ. Great songs, some questionable lyrics these days. But can’t really get over the tarnishing of his character tbh.

When it's got some insanely good ones and some realllllyyyy meh ones idk what to do. 3

Some good hits just not my style

Fun, groovy

No R, R or Kanye West rule.

I enjoyed it! Short and sweet. Funnily enough I found Off the Wall one of the weakest songs in the album.

Heard before: no (just a few songs) Quincy Jones' production is so recognisable. In fact, the grooves/lyrics would be too repetitive if not for the amazing production and arrangements. Great rhythm section, bass is good, horns are crisp, violins are smooth. Again, a little repetitive, but it's disco - it's for dancing. Favourite songs: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Off the Wall, Burn This Disco Out. Least favourite: Girlfriend

I know this is sacrilege but after the first track I just wasn't that interested.

This was very good, until it wasn’t. There are 10 songs so this is easy to rate. It kicks off with a bang with Don’t stop, and doesn’t let up with some great pop-funk for the next 5 songs. But then he falls off a Cliff with four maudlin saccharine coated dirges. He manages a slight redemption with the last song, Burn this Disco Out. It’s just too bad that he couldn’t maintain the quality of the first 6 songs.

Hele toffe nummers, afgewisseld met iets te zoetsappige nummers. En Michael zorgt inmiddels ook wel een beetje voor een wrange bijsmaak.

Ik laat de man zelf even buiten beschouwing. ‘Workin day and night’ is favoriet.

Enjoyed the start - it's familiar stuff, but the album ceased playing after about the half way point.

Ágætis diskó. Mixed tilfinningar til MJ.

Je suis tiraillé sur cet album. Je l’aime beaucoup et l’écoute plusieurs fois par année. Par contre, il y a beaucoup de fromage dedans, surtout dans les ballades qui sont franchement quétaines. Autrement, c’est excellent, bien arrangé, ça groove en fou et j’adore les cuivres.

Ça groove. Étrangement, c'est ma première écoute complète de cet album. Ce n'est pas les chansons les plus mémorables de Michael, mais ça s'écoute bien (sauf peut-être Girlfriend 😅) et c'est les bases pour ce qui suivra. La production est superbe. Pas mal certain que ces orchestrations avec cette groove sont à l'origine du son de Jamiroquai (la comparaison est facile et instantanée en entendant Get On The Floor et I Can't Help It). Don't Stop 'Tel You Cet Enough et Rock with You sont des incontournables à connaître. Ça ouvre l'album de façon assez solide. Dans la pièce Burn This Disco Out, j'aime beaucoup la petite mélodie que la guitare fait en arrière. Donc pas un album qui j'ai envie d'écouter en boucle, mais à l'occasion, ça se prend bien et c'est définitivement un album à avoir écouté une fois.

Enough pep that it jolts off a mechanical whelk. Fairly certain he was a fiddler, so always conflicting to listen to MJ. A strong start that peters out a bit

Bra hits... men mycket känns som att det saknar något, trots att albumet alltid låter helt bra... kanske ja borde lyssna igen?

It's a kind of refreshing version. Faves: Don't Stop.., Off the Wall

Most of the songs feel like the one. I mean there's e difference between them. But still there are also some slow and simple melodies, and they are so pleasure for your ears.

I agree with the majority view here - 1st side of the album is incredible, 2nd half is awful!

Starts strong, but fades quickly. Still relatively enjoyable overall.

Starts with a bang. After that, not really his best stuff, but still pretty solid. I enjoyed it, but wasn't as blown away as I might have expected

On again, off again

Nice vibe, I love old Michael Stuff

Louis Johnson is a beast.

3.5

There were some comparisons of this album to Thriller, claiming it was as good or better, but I wouldn't agree. Couple of good songs, the rest just didn't cut it for me. 3

I wasn't a big Michael Jackson fan growing up, though I do love Thriller, how can you not. Some good songs and some not so good ones. I've listen a few times but outside of the big hits I don't love it.

Its just before he refined his pop into superstar status so Off The Wall keep some of its funk roots. But likewise, it sounds like the sort of thing you would get on Radio 4. A mixed bag

Ah oui la musique du loto

Je m'attendais à m'enjailler plus que ça !

Quincy and the musicians get a 5 for this record. The songwriting is… well, they’re disco songs, so a 2. Jackson’s vocals are fantastic but he was a creep, or became a creep and that’s hard to look past. Averaging all that out, including weighting the categories… carry the one, divide by the total…

(separating the artist from the art) First few songs are great. Starts off real strong, but the latter 2/3 is mediocre. It's listenable as background music, that's about it. Nothing particularly interesting.

1-5 were great. Could have done without 6-9. Burn This Disco Out sounded like it could be on a Bruno Mars album, which is a great thing.

This album feels like 2 different albums between the 1st and 2nd halves. The first half is iconic. The second.....is fine. I always have a bit of a gross feeling listening to MJ because the guy creeped me out.

Was pretty groovin until about halfway through, the songs lost me and it became something else.

klingt irgendwie die ganze zeit wie der gleiche song, der allerdings irgendwie ok ist. teilweise echt coole instrumentals

Ziemlich spaßige, funkige Nummern, aber irgendwie nichts, was mir Lust macht das nochmal anzuhören.

First time listening to MJs music before it became ultra pop. Really enjoyed it, the music is so precise and matches his vocals in terms of ability. Some real bangers here, full of delightful bass lines and strings that ain't got no business being that infectious. The only thing for me is that a few tracks just fell off or missed the mark and became indistinct. Perhaps that is just me associating him with being the king of pop rather than a disco dynamo. Favorite track - Rock with you Least favorite - She's out of my life

Perfectly good pop/R&B/disco album, if very much of its time, that I wish I liked a bit better than I do. But Michael was undeniably respectable as the king of pop before he mutated into the king of WTF...

Not my style but an enjoyable classic

Would dance to some of, but generally slick and solipsistic

Some really good tunes on this album. but some meh ones. Dont sleep with kids

A very good disco album. Basically not a fan of disco, but Miacheal brings it across in an easy-going way. (6/10) FT: Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough, Rock with You

I liked the first half but the second half was kind of meh

The laddie can clearly sing, in whatever style he/his people want. Ranges from disco to balladry, with hints of funk and rock. First two tracks were the big singles, but she's out of my life and the title track were more enjoyable for me.

It's tough to separate the art from the artist. But he was only 20 when he made this, which is kind of incredible.

Besta plata MJ hands down. Ennþá nógu nálægt mowtown smooth fönki áður en maðurinn fór full on popp múzík

2022.01.24

Way more funky than I was expecting! Lots of great bass lines. Less Poppy than his more popular singles. Favorite Song: Get on the Floor

FUNKY!

Disco. Funky

This album showed signs of what Michael Jackson was about to be however some of the songs still showed him as a younger pop singer. This album is still good and it’s a more funky slow burn album. 7.1/10

Did I enjoy it? Yes. Would I listen to it again? Probably not. The story of Wacko Jacko is ultimately a very sad one. His huge wealth of talent was pushed forward by a work ethic probably quite literally beaten into him as a child. His music industry connections, the people who stood to make money from him, pushed that forward to his personal detriment. His internalised racism and disturbing, just plain wrong attitude toward and treatment of children may well have existed outside of his wealth. He may well have become a drug addict; so many Americans did through the mis-prescribing of opioids. But ultimately, one can't help but focus on the negative, even while enjoying the vast talent, enthusiasm and hard graft that went into Jackson's career. How much of his ouvre was his own talent and work? A lot of it. But the weaker tracks on this album show that it takes more than a talented front-man to make something great. The great tracks on album are great. But they're a combination of great talents in all aspects. A great front-man alone cannot compensate for mediocre material.

Few songs good.

Weinig die er uit springt. Luchtig popalbum

Fura se na weeknda lmaooo 💀

Taas kerran kiinnostava levy artistilta, johon olen tutustunut enimmäkseen hittibiisien perusteella. Jacksonilla olen normaalisti pitänyt eniten vähän rauhallisemmista kappaleista, joissa hieno lauluääni pääsee oikeuksiinsa. Valitettavasti tällä levyllä pääroolissa on juustoinen discofunkjumputus. Tämän levyn ennalta tutut hittibiisit (Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock With You) ovat hieman väljähtäneitä, ja oikeastaan kaikki nopeat biisit noudattavat samaa kaavaa. Kaunis "She's Out of My Life" erottuu joukosta positiivisesti, vaikkei sekään yllä Jacksonin hienoimpien slovarien tasolle. 2,5.

Thought this was fine but I liked this version of Jacko compared to when he gets into HEE HEE all the time

Never been a big fan of Michael's music, though I acknowledge that he was very talented. If I had to listen to one Michael Jackson album it would probably be this one. More of a Motown-y feel that some of his later work. 3 stars.

Its fun, some classic michael jackson. Not the disco I've most enjoyed on the list though

I’ve never listened to any non-top hits Michael tracks, and I guess this is why. Other than the first two tracks this was a fairly non descript soft disco album, which is fine but I was expecting a bit more wow factor. My top pick is of course ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’

Bops and weirdness because Michael Jackson.

Meh. Pop schmop.

It was alright, some famous songs I could remember

Classic disco tunes. Really upbeat great party album. Slows down second half, not a fan of the slower ballad. 3/5

Classic MJ album. Its got the hits and then some different jams I wasn't feeling

Listening to Off the Wall after Bad is... weird. There are some classic disco-adjacent jams on this record. More Quincy Jones magic. Again, the session players are top-notch.

it´s ok, but too much "hiehie". First song best by far.

3.5

Replete with violins. Kind of a wall of.sound,.pretty lush. High production values. Wouldn't pick it by choice.

7,5/10 Muito bom

Not super my thing. not a big fan of the more disco Michael Jackson. Don't stop till you enough is absolute classic though, same with rock with you. It's good.

A little disappointed. First two songs (the well known ones) are bangers. The album kind of never gets going after the strong start. Less end to end staying power than other MJ albums. 3/5

a couple bangers but generally just middling for me. not really my thing, funk/disco sound.

Pop em desenvolvimento

Pretty alright stuff. 2RS

Not MJs best but a good album

3/5, not for me, overproduced shit with random girly screams

looking at the tracklist, 'it's the falling in love' is a fave of mine and it has the least streams lol. i wonder if i've listened to all these songs on the radio or smth, let's see. never cared abt the first track. 'rock with me' is probably my favorite single of his. idt i've heard most tracks before. well i'm done, songs new to me were either meh or just fine, except 'i can't help it' which was really nice. fave songs: rock with you, i can't help it, it's the falling in love. idk i feel like it's really good but it didn't do that much for me.

Very good music

Not my fav Michael Jackson Album tbh

I definitely see the appeal, but it’s too pop-y for me. There aren’t any songs I’ll listen to again here.

An objectively good album, but not really my favorite vibe. Still gave some swank!

Just ok. No songs really stuck with me.

2 hits some filler and a lot doing random shit

Poppy Michael playing the mainstream. At his best when he lets himself go, some is a bit safe.

Bom. Descobri que I can't help it da Esperanza Spalding é um cover da música desse álbum.

Some classic MJ songs, some enjoyable light disco ish