Off The Wall

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.

Disco Michael Jackson. It's wedding music.

Funky and hard to predict the release date

Light 8

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

michael jackson and classic disco. amazing combination.

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

I have no problem rating this 5 off the strength of the first track

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.

Really funky start followed by a load of dross. So much talent, so little taste.

Love it. Classic.

Not the best MJ album. He was still breaking out of the disco from where he started, before he started getting ahead of the curve with pop. But the singles/hits on this album are still pretty great

Great album. Where he made the clear leap to stardom. So much more consistent and just simply better than previous MJ/J5 albums. 10 tracks, 3 of which are weak (girlfiend, she's out of my life, falling in love). The others are all bangers though, 70% is a great hit rate. If he'd sang less about heartbreak and more about disco dancing this would have broke the 5* barrier

My favorite MJ album

6/10

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough- 5/5 Rock With You- 5/5 Working Day and Night- 4.3/5 Get on the Floor- 3.3/5 Off the Wall- 3.5/5 Girlfriend- 3.8/5 She's Out of My Life- 4.2/5 I Can't Help It- 4.8/5 It's the Falling in Love- 5/5 Burn This Disco Out- 4.4/5 Total: 4.3

Classic bangers

It's very well produced (production mainly by the great Quincy Jones) and all the vocals are fantastic, but it also gets a little bit samey. It's great music for the dancefloor but not quite so great for a listening experience. Also I was quite surprised to learn that MJ only wrote 3 out of 10 tracks. 3.5 rounded up to 4

Not really all his big hitters

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.

Say what you will about Michael Jackson, this is a great and well produced album.

Instant 5 stars purely for the re-listen-ability of this album. I've listened to this album multiple times over 33 years from my mums vinyl to the radio to cds to spotify. Still fresh. *chefs kiss*

I've heard plenty of Michael Jackson's music throughout my life, but I believe this was the first time I've listened to an album of his from start to finish (I may have listened to all of Thriller when I was a kid). I was already familiar with the first two songs on this album, but everything else was new for me. The first thing that struck me on this album was the production. Hats off to Quincy Jones for making such a big sound that manages to still sound clean, crisp, and not too busy. The session musicians here sound like they've been working with Jackson and Quincy for years; their instruments manage to seamlessly meld with Jackson's vocal style. In my opinion, Quincy and the other musicians do the heavy lifting on this album, but that dynamic would totally flip on Thriller, where Jackson establishes himself as the biggest pop culture figure since The Beatles. And that's what makes this album so great: knowing what comes next. Listening to this album almost 45 years after its release and knowing that it's the origin story for a God-like figure who has seen countless imitators but no predecessors helps this album earn its place on this list. The late 70's were such a strange time for pop music in my opinion; funk and soul had a lot of influence, and disco was rising and crashing during this time as well. Rock was dominated by glam rock, while post punk, new wave, and hard rock were coming onto the scene as well. This album fits into that pop era very well, because of its varied influences, and Jackson and Quincy manage to meld Jackson's vocal talent into each song. Again, knowing that this was just the fuel for the fire that Jackson was going to unleash on pop music a mere three years later gives it that much more weight. The music here is really good, but its chronological place in culture is what elevates it to legendary status. When I get assigned Thriller, I'm going to listen to Off The Wall first, knowing full well that the combined experience could give me an aneurysm. Frankly, it's worth the risk.

A great debut album from the king of pop

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

Some good ones, some forgettable slow ones

What a great musician, not a bad song on the album.

It’s decent for sure but it’s nowhere near as good as bad or thriller in my opinion, nothing on rest of the album is really on the same quality level as the first two tracks but nothing’s bad or unlistenable so 4/5

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.

It's literally Michael Jackson. There's not a lot about him that hasn't already been pored over letter-by-letter by writers far more qualified than my dork ass. An absolute maestro when it came to pop songwriting and stardom, here in his earliest stages, belting out disco-infused magic. He's still a bit raw, here, and hasn't yet arrived at his full hit-making hurricane-force potential that we'll see on Thriller, but what more can you expect? It's his debut album, and he's already running victory laps with the first two tracks. Firmly deserves a spot on the list. A smooth, finger-gunning 3.5/5

With every useful form of dance music propulsion, Jackson and Jones laminate with just the right amount of plastic. That leaves the entire record alive-sounding: Alive, not live and not as in studio sound, alive like a sweating heart. The second-half material slump makes the followup album all the more impressive.

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.

It’s such a banger, despite the discomfort I have listening to Michael Jackson.

It's an evergreen, great to hear it again - and again!

A classic

Nostalgia. Lots going on in this overproduced album.

Eh. I know people love him, but it's not my thing

A lot of catchy tunes, all sound a little similar but still makes for a good listen.

Meh

Pas comme si j'écoutais ça souvent. La première moitié est meilleure que la seconde, c'est plus soft, j'hais pas, mais c'est pas mon style du tout. J'opterais plus pour 2.5 que 2.

pedophile

in the start i was grooving along 2.5/5

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

Lots of forgettable songs, not the biggest MJ fan

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough must be the shortest six minute song ever made. So much packed in there that it never gets boring. After that, you see the same band doing similar things, but never quite hitting that perfect plateau again. Still, 9 good to middling songs and one of the greatest of all time was certainly not a waste of time.

bänger

Otro que no escucho. Lo siento, antes le tenía mania pero hace tiempo que no lo soporto.

I took his advice and stopped once I got enough.

diminished a wee bit over time but still a 4

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

Side A is definetely 5 but Side B is 4-4,5. In total can rate as 5 because it's MJ.

Damn good

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"

This is the definitive disco album imo. This is the album that first showed Michael Jackson’s maturity as an artist, and man does it deliver. These tracks got me grooving nonstop. The funky baseline on the track “get on the floor” is one of my favorite baselines ever and it especially sounds amazing with Jackson’s vocals on top of it. The title track is also a huge highlight for me, I really love every song on this project, and I never get tired of listening to it. Definitely in my top 15 albums of all time. 👍

-Don' stop til you get enough could be a top 5 MJ track imo. Shits such a bop -Rock with you's groove is so infectious. You can't resist bobbing your head to this track. Everything about this song is so good. The instrumentals, vocals and harmonies are all spot on. What a way to start out this album. These first two songs are amoung MJ's best and are classics

kind of embarrassing i've been listening to music for like over 7 years and this is the first time I've listened through a Michael Jackson album. I get the hype, the production and vocal talent are exceptional. the style doesn't really resonate with me, but I can't help but admire the technical proficiency. I get that lyrics aren't really the point here, but they do a lot to hold back my enjoyment of this album. The first half is all "let's dance and have fun" but like yeah i would have gotten that from the instrumental alone the lyrics here just feel too on the nose. Then in the second half when they get to the love songs it feels more like love as a relatable topic then love as an expression of emotion. It doesn't help that She's Out of My Life sounds like it could be from a Disney Movie. cover art 6/10: like the tux, like the text, don't like the brick wall

Didn’t even mean to but I listened to the two halves at separate points of the day and it made me appreciate the second half more than I might have. Obviously the first half is full of bangers and Michael’s plus Quincy jokes production makes all of them classics but the back half blends a lot of soul, jazz, and RnB for a smooth vibe to close it. Comparing it to the first half could make it seem lackluster but it’s really a great close to a great album that full of insane grooves, smooth vocal harmonies, and way ahead of their time beats. 👍:rock with you, get on the floor, it’s the falling love

Great album, I felt like every song on this track was a banger

Rock with you is arguably one of the best songs of all time. It’s just perfect. What can I say man. It’s a perfect album

The king of pop for a reason. I've never listened to a Michael Jackson album all the through but obviously I've heard his plethora of hits. Always has seemed like Thriller was considered his magnum opus, and maybe it is, but man, this seems hard to top. Hit after hit. Killer bass grooves. Irresistible melodies. Radiates an energy that is beyond contagious. The A side is insane and while the B side may not quite live up to that same standard it's still great. Never a dull moment here. An abundance of MMM choices today (finally). Best: Off the wall, Rock with you, dont stop til you get enough MMM: I wanna ROCK with you ALLLL NIIIIGHT

Fantastic album, lots of super funky moments all along the way.

MJ classic

This is a lot of fun and it’s certainly not hard to imagine why this was such a massive hit at the time. Personally, the ballads are not for me, but the rest of it was terrific.

Fantastic solo debut album from the king of pop.

“…Because the force… it’s got a lot of power… and it make me feel like… it make me feel like- OOOOOOOH!” An intro to shatter the walls of pop music and rearrange the heavens in the shape of Michael Jackson’s imperial phase. His star grew more fierce across the following decade, his reputation more insurmountable and his baggage more untenable… but looking back now, he was perhaps never so authentic, vibrant and energetic as he was on the peerless “Off the Wall”. Coming back to this album many years later, only having heard it a couple of times before, I realise exactly what I’ve missed out on whenever I’ve bulldozed everything with MJ’s greatest hits. Whatever my feelings on the man, I can’t deny that the entire first half of “Off the Wall” is sheer magic. The first five tracks- plus “Burn this Disco Out” at the end- all possess their own infectious energy, from the breakdown in “Don’t Stop…” to the smooth confidence of “Rock With You” through to the hyperactive bassline of “Get on the Floor”. But the biggest and best revelation of them all is “Workin’ Day and Night”. It’s such a workout, from the bass to the auxiliary percussion to the urgent falsetto refrain. This is supreme funk: the strings and horns, arranged by production mastermind Quincy Jones, are impeccable and the sound is crisp and clear. As much as I think the songs are decent in the second half, things do descend a little too much into schmaltzy territory for the album to reach full marks. There’s the fun but jarring Paul McCartney and Wings cover “Girlfriend”, the oft-parodied, delivered-through-tears break-up ballad “She’s Out of My Life”, the overabundance of electric piano in “I Can’t Help It” and “It’s the Falling in Love”. It’s where the album begins to seem the most dated, which is a pity as most of it remains totally fresh. But on the whole, this is a remarkably consistent album and 1979’s most irresistible party. Before the uber-commercial genre-hopping of the 80s, the whitewashed Christ of the 90s, the monstrous disaster of the ‘00s, there was nothing but potency, positivity and potential. “Off the Wall” represents Michael Jackson’s ultimate unleashing of disco, funk and soul. Surrender to its force… feel its power.

Fun, funky, fresh. Feels like a transitionary album between The Jacksons and his true solo career. "Rock With You" is still one of my favorites of his. Those muted horns are *chef's kiss*.

Hella funky Cool bass Best of MJ

Would listen to some again

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

Parte benissimo. Piacevole

Best wel sappige grooves eigenlijk. Bijna beetje Jamiroquai

He’s going to be a big star someday

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.

Funky disco pop from the king of pop himself, what more is there to say

Wait, Don't Stop 'Til you Get Enough is Michael Jackson?!? Okay, the King of pop is even better than I thought. This is a great album. Since pop is not my thing I would normally rank this four stars, but the opening track is good enough to elevate to five

First two songs were fucking all time bangers, everything else kind of blended together in the way Michael Jackson songs kinda do sometimes.

Such a good album to groove to, the bass just slaps so hard

-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?).

3.5+/5

Meh

hij was goed

Het is wel genieten. Wat een schijven

Again, very familiar. Too short! But I prefer it to Thriller.

it was OFF the FRIGGIN...WALL.

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

2/5. I don’t know, I think this one is just overrated. The first song and the midway song are pretty cool bangers but not even his best stuff. The rest are just half-decent to unlistenable. Production is great but the music has much to be desired. Only giving it a 2 instead of a 1 cause I’ve heard worse.

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.

this is a classic. such groove bass lines it's impossible to stay still

I think disco MJ is my favorite MJ

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

how the hell does he sing like that. what an unstoppable jam. the hard pan guitars are incredible. wowza. fucking insane. why have I never properly listened to Michael Jackson before. fuck rock with you sounds insane. what bleedin jams. get on the flowaaa. fuck this album is butter. it dips of kinda severely towards the second Half but is still solid this is definitely a 4. first few tracks are insaaaane. she's out of my life went mega hard too.

This album might be Michael Jackson at his funkiest. The bass on this album is absolutely perfect, especially on side 1 which has more of a groove accentuated by the disco influence. Side 2 loses some steam, but remains enjoyable. 'Off the Wall' is packed with hits; I knew more of these songs than I thought I did. This album represents the turning point for his adult career as it was the first recorded with Epic and with Quincy Jones as producer. Perhaps most incredibly, Jackson's next two albums were 'Thriller' and 'Bad' released over the next nine years making 'Off the Wall' the first of a decade of unassailable Michael Jackson albums produced by Quincy Jones.

I actually own this original album from when my Mom bought it as a kid. I've never listened to the entire thing before and I really like it! It's a solid album that you can listen to repeatedly and not get tired of for a while.

4.5!!

Genre: Pop Review: Classic MJ. Not at his peak yet, but man did he redefine the whole music scene during his time. Rating: 8/10

It's MJ! You can't go wrong with the King! I've of course heard the Thriller album and a number of other 80s/90s hits, but this album not really. When I saw it 'pop' up, I was super 'thrilled'! Ok yeah I'll stop that now. On "Off the Wall", the only one I'd heard before was the opener, which immediately got me movin' (albeit like a robot - which is not the worst analogy for a tech employee in his 30s staring at a monitor for 10 hours a day). But honestly, the rest of the album doesn't feel new in any way - driving home the point that MJ's debut solo effort was some effort! You can immediately recognize and appreciate the impact this record would have had on future R&B, with the sweet bass licks, the falsetto singing with a generous helping of oohs and aahs, and drumming (on some tracks) which would make the greats proud! This is a definite 5/5 for me.

Such an awesome pop album with incredible musicianship.

Not my favorite

Turns out this pedophile made a disco album. I don’t like it. 2 out of 5 stars.

This is MUCH funkier than I associate with MJ. Also, good lord so many bangers. Timeless sound.

Good but paedo

On the wall

All-time flow and funk and grooves, this is pop music at its most enjoyable. It just sounds sweet and good, made with joy and an extremely high degree of craft that makes it seem natual and easy. One gets the feeling that MJ is relaxed and smiling as he sings and oh to think what might have been had it remained thus. Pure good time music – for the players and hearers. One is thrust back to the fresh thrills of middle school (as if in the DH Lawrence poem). What craft in the making, a most impressive feat that still sounds great.

Je suis d'accord avec les critiques de l'albumsur cette plateforme. La premiere moitié de l'album est vraiment top et c'est à l'état pur. Carrément un 5 si ca continuait sur cette veine. Cependant, la deuxième partie est inférieur. Les musiciens sont top notch et la production aussi.Je trippe disco et funk c'est temps-ci donc je sui prédisposé à bien noté. La réécoute est certaine. 5

Some funky bass with catchy melodies. King of pop doesn’t disappoint

It's no Thriller but its still a good time

Starts very strong and the strength of songs fade, but was moving my head throughout it all.

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.

Banger but not as good as thriller

First of his classic albums. Love it

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

Enjoyed the funk, soul and disco grooves. Definitely started off with the strongest two songs and petered out towards the end, Michael Jackson really did have a claim to be the king of pop with hella tight music, a versatile and entertaining vocal style and a groove you can’t help but dance to

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

Honestly a solid album, hitting the tail end of the disco era

Da va kje så nostalgisk som eg håpa

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

While not the global phenomenon Thriller was, this release may be just as good. All of the elements that made Thriller so successful are on display here. Post disco, it incorporated all dance elements. In addition, there is pop (Girlfriend, It's the Falling In Love), great ballads (She's Out of My Life may be his best). The only thing missing is the rock edge that developed on Thriller and beyond. Quincy Jones' production is superb. Michael Jackson's songwriting talents would progress, but this is popular music at the highest level. Still great today.

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.

When I started listening to this album today I thought I’d wind up giving it a 5 but then after the first half it got…boring. This was maybe one of the most front loaded albums I’ve ever heard. The production on the first half is exceptional, and exciting to listen to over 40 years later but the second half was sappy, corny and forgettable, which is a crazy thing to say about Michael Jackson.

MICHEAL JACKSON 1 MILLION DOLLARS U FEEL ME?? HOLLA

My asscheeks were vibrating gleefully to this album. Not better than "Thriller" though.. but then again, not many albums are. The title track was my favorite song because it starts with witch sounds, but the entire first half is pretty much nonstop bangers. Man was truly off the wall. Bonkers. Unhinged even.

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.

Mooi album met veel bekende hits

So many grooves and sounds.

Absolutely perfect

Great! Catchy, joyful, wonderful.

this shit good n groovy

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.

Quite fun album, and I don't think I'd heard it before 3.75/5

It’s hard to discuss Michael Jackson without his allegations, so I’ll try anyway! I don’t know if I can agree with this being better than Thriller- the slow songs wear it down for me- but at its prime, this is some of the best disco you’ll find. Incredibly tight musicianship and he sure knew how to use his voice. B+

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

Brilliant tight clear production. Some great songs. Classic disco. Not really my thing but clearly great.

Yuk

Can't beat that opening bass line. So much funk on this album, and just plain fun. A little slow in the ending, but solid overall.

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.

Mmmm this was good. Rock with You is also my favorite Michael song so extra points here. And before you all bring it up, no, Michael Jackson was NOT a pedo, he just happened to like spending time with young children and having sleepovers with them. I’d ask all of you to take a good long look in the mirror and truly answer this question: don’t we all?

The year is 2008 (or 2009, I can't remember if it was pre-murder or post). A child around 8 or 9 years of age is walking around target with his mom when he sees an album on the rack for sale right before you check out. It's a Michael Jackson greatest hits album, the white cover one with MJ in mid-air. The child asks his mom if he can get it and she obliges, surprised as the child rarely asked to buy something when he went shopping with his mother. Little Liad plays the album the entire car ride home, and then plays it whenever he enters the car for the entirety of that next summer. He even plays it on the CD player in his house whenever he can. The album becomes the first ever CD he has owned, and the king of pop gets the child to shake his romp like nobody's business. The summer is winding down and Liad is over at his aunt's house in Harvard. He is seeing his cousin for the last time before she goes back off to college and he misses the closest cousin he has for another year or more. He sneakily tries to leave his most prized possession in her car as a going away present thinking that she'll enjoy MJ's golden chords and think of her ridiculous little cousin as she's studying. Instead, she found it before the child left her house and gave it back to him saying, "You love this album so much I'm surprised you forgot it". In theory, if this were me as a child, I'd have loved to hang out with MJ for a day or two as a child. He didn't molest them, he fulfilled their dreams and now they're power hungry LA rejects, what could you expect. On another note, this album is chill, it's a 4.

I tried to come into this unbiased but I knew from the start I loved it. The very first CD I ever got was a Michael Jackson greatest hits CD when I was 7, and for the next year I could only fall asleep if I was listening to it (what a weird kid). So groovy, I’ve listened to this album > 5 times in the past couple days, I’d say a solid 3.5 but I’ll round up

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.

Whatever you think about him later in life he was a great showman, highly talented and this is one of the most iconic of his albums. Some of these tracks may be fillers but there are massive hits too and it's very slick and well produced thanks to Quincy Jones. Not my favourite album of his either but assured.

Sacrilege I know but…meh. Some good funky pop tracks and some truly turgid ballads set to plinky plonky child’s keyboard backing.

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.

One is so easily transported back to the shag-carpeted basement rec rooms and bedrooms of one's youth, isn't one? The musicmaking craft here is of the highest order and a few of the songs are nearly unparalleled in being just so goddamn fun to hear. Such grooves as these make it hard to imagine a better or purer pop record ever being made.

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'm finding it hard to consider anything higher than a 2. Most of the songs on the album are filler, and I'm convinced Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock With You are too long. I really like She's Out Of My Life, but I think I've heard better covers of it. Bad boy bump seems inappropriate in this situation. Sorry MJ. He has better albums, in any case.

I've always really loved Michael Jackson's music but had never listened to a whole album before. His voice is really good and the album has a great funky disco sound to it. Overall this was very good but the first half is definitely stronger. The highlights were: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Working Day and Night Burn This Disco Out

Had a mate when I was about 10 who was very into Michael Jackson....I didn't understand it then and I still don't. Does nothing for me. Appreciate he had a good voice and could dance but with a few exceptions, not a fan of his music at all..... This album was probably more funk and discoey than I expected but didn't enjoy it. Wouldn't choose to listen to any of it again. Even the hits on this album aren't good ones

i have loved this album my whole life.

It's a fine pop-dance album. Maybe Michael Jackson's best. But in the end it is still a pop album with songs of little weight or substance, which will always mean I admire it but will never love it. 4 stars

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.

Three words... Boring, formulaic, bland.

Obviously, Off the Wall is a classic, and I've heard a bunch of songs from it already, but I don't know if I've ever listened to the entire thing before. There's Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Working Day and Night, Rock with You, Off the Wall, She's Out of My Life, it's literally FULL of hits. It's disco, it's funk, it's pop, it's great. MJ could certainly put a record together. Favorite Song: Girlfriend is one song that I'm not sure I've heard before, but I really loved. She's Out of My Life was a close second because honestly, it's such a tearjerking ballad. And the way his voice cracks at the end, like his heart is totally broken... Ngl, it got to me! 5/5

all time fav!

It's good. Funky, catchy, it's the quality you expect from the king of pop. I just don't like it on that 5 star level.

Already on the cusp of greatness. "Can't Stop Til You Get Enough" should have been the clue that deep grooves were imminent.

9/10 - Really enjoyable ad had a lot of fun listening to it

A absolute classic. Teaming up with Quincy Jones really let Michael kick off his solo career away from the Jackson 5 with a bang. The story Quincy tells about how Michael wanted to take off the violins and the horns off the intro to Don't Stop til You Get Enough shows the importance of a great producer being able to tell an artist Yes and even more important No. So many great songs on this, the aforemention Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Workin' Day and Night, Off The Wall and underrated gems like Can't Help it, and She's Out of My Life.

It's a classic

massive predatory nonce. fingers little boys. lets never forget that. musically, the first two tracks are huge but the rest of this album is garbage and he's got a right whiny voice that is unpleasant to listen to. also he built a theme park so he could entice children and he paid parents to allow him to have his rapey sleepovers. fuck him.

The King of Nonces with some top noncing

clasicos que escuche un monton de veces pero ni puta idea que eran de un disco en particular

I love his 🎶🎼 🎵

Is it objectively the best MJ album?

This is a killer album. So much energy throughout. Quincy is killing it on the production and arrangements.

Say what you will, hard to fuck with this as anything other than a nearly perfect disco/pop album.

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

Harvinainen esimerkki levystä, jossa huomaan selvästi yrityksen ja koukkuisuuden, mutta jota en voi sisäistää tyylillisistä syistä. Blues ja pop - ok. Funkahtavat rytmit ja instrumentaatiot - mmhh. Jazzahtavat sävelkulut ja stemmat - yhhh.

First half is late stage disco perfection, second half loses a little momentum but closes strong with ‘Burn This Disco Out’. When he’s on, MJ is the best pop star to ever do it.

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

Mid saved by the first 2 tracks 3

Not a fan

Forty-three years on, this disco and funk-fused masterpiece, which can now be seen the opening salvo of MJ’s one-two punch paired with “Thriller”, continues to reveal new layers of sound and emotion.

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

4.0

Very good! Even now it sounds fresh.

Funk-pop de los inicios de MJ. Venga, un 4.

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.

It's always wild to me to put any of Michael Jackson's work in the context and along the timeline of his whole career. I remember when this album was released, I remember hearing quite a few of its tracks, and I definitely remember how popular it was. Then I think about how this was his fifth studio album as a solo performer -- after all the work he did as a member of the Jackson 5 -- and he was only 21 at the time. 'Thriller' and all that followed were still a few years away. Back to this album. It's outside my usual listening lane but I do find myself enjoying the songs. Most of them are very catchy and memorable, not in a negative way, and fun. There is always a bit more going on in his songs than initially meets the ear, at least for me. I really do think he was an incredibly gifted song composer and of course a spectacular performer. In the late 70s, 80s, and early 90s when he was super-huge, I was much more of a rocker, but as I listen to his music with the distance from that era, I hear how good he really was.

Wow, how this opens!!! Felt like magic listening to this album and made my day feel better and freer from the first bass line. Funky and fresh. - top tracks: don't stop til you get enough, get on the floor, off the wall - least favorite: she's out of my life

Liked it

this album is just fun to listen to

Not really my cup of tea

Love this LP. This is Jackson at his best. Not a single bad track. I’ve always wondered about the English “I can’t ‘elp it”?

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

Some kind of fun disco vibes but mostly boring and also I hate Michael Jackson

Un très bon album qui toutefois n'obtiendra pas la note de cinq sur cinq, ce qui empêchera MJ de réaliser le grand schelem. La raison en est assez simple, tout au long du CD, on peut entendre mes deux tutrices de mon premier cabinet d'avocat discuter de mon travail et préparer mon licenciement à l'étage d'en dessous. Plusieurs faits me sont reprochés ; j'aurais notamment compté des mandataires sociaux comme faisant partie de l'effectif de l'entreprise dans un audit excel et j'aurais également effectué des recherches sur Google, et non sur les sites spécialisés. Le résultat ne se fera pas attendre puisque on entend très bien ma main tremblotante venir signer l'accord de fin de période d'essai sur Burn This Disco Out.

MJ nous propose ici une enième performance de grande qualité. Seulement, le grand chelem, à savoir obtenir 3 5/5 en 3 albums, ne sera pas réussit pas notre MJ national. Et pour cause, la performance de ce gigantesque artiste est complètement gâchée par mon camarade d'écoute roblouispierre. Ce dernier pourra en effet être entendu tout au long de l'album en arrière plan. Nous le retrouvons tremblotant avant son rendez-vous avec le responsable de son cabinet d'avocat sur l'intro de l'album. Ce rendez-vous peut d'ailleurs être suivi à partir du titre Off The Wall, rob se faisant ensuite légitimement renvoyer sur l'outro. Um sabotage en règle.

Un classique!

Most of the songs on here are bangers and it's one of the most fun listens I've had. Already heard this before, still fun.

Thriller was the killer app for Michael Jackson for my generation, but this record is the one I reach for now when I want to revisit his music. This record still sounds fresh. I can hear this album in the likes of Louis Cole's music now which is to say its impact is felt over a span of more than 40 years. That's reach.

Amazing ofc.

While I don’t like the person you cannot look past the fact that he was a fantastic performer. Even almost 40 years later the album sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.

Fun bop!

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

Yep. Favorite track: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

*Disclaimer: I’m uneasy speaking too much about MJ so I’ll keep this and future reviews of his vague* Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: it’s meh Favourite song: Track 1 - Don’t Stop till You Get Enough

3,5

comsi comsa

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.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. We're all familiar with MJ's tunes but this one has some hidden gems for sure.

Old school MJ is always fun. He was quite an artist. This one was more filler than Thriller though.

A brilliant, funky, exuberant album. Minus one star for MJ being a creep.

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

pretty damn good

I’m really into the first 3 songs, hmm but the slower burns- eg. “She’s Out of My Life”- might be too much for me, man. Tracks 5, 9 & 10 are probably my next favourites. 3.5 November 8, 2022 Edit January 2025: who pissed in your cereal, 2022 Me? "Girlfriend" and "She's Out of My Life" are still my least favourite tracks on the album, but that's like saying I don't particularly care for "The Lady in My Life" from Thriller. They're alright songs in a sea of fantastic ones

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

Sweet, one of those álbums that you hace to come back once and awhile

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.

Sometimes you just have to go with general consensus. This album thumps and disco is kinda cool. I even have it on CD! 5/5.

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.

Amazing.

Those grooves, that voice! Grab your shoes and hit the floor, you’re gonna want to get your groove on. His licks are often mimicked but never beaten. This album is Jackson ascending the throne as King of pop on his way to Thriller where he rightly takes his place as pop royalty.

4,5/5 Sehr strong

Perfect. I get it. This changed music

зажигательный альбом на первой песне я заскучала, а потом влюбилась 🤩 rock with you get on the floor off the wall i can't help it ❤️‍🔥

Just full of bangers. Is it possible to listen to MJ without moving?

3.5 stars - the first two songs are classic bangers but a lot of the album is influenced by the disco that was popular at the time.

Nope

Very ambitious for the young pedophile. 4/5

fun/playful disco-esque pop.

The main knows how to change a key

An iconic disco album from MJ. I've heard some of the songs here a lot, but i never get tired of hearing them. Only complaint is that by the end, the tracks get a bit boring to hear, but otherwise, great album.

Ok. Not great.

4.5/5. Classic album!

Definitely his most fun album.

Pretty strong. Album sequencing is messy but enjoyable listen overall. Feels a bit stretched.

Very good pop 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.

I can't believe that I haven't heard a few of these songs as singles out in the world before this.

This album is an absolute classic, and I am not disappointed with it.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Rock with you might be my favourite song

Pretty good. Some songs i enjoyed but it all kinda sounded the same.

Legendary!

Very very interesting to see a pre stardom MJ, before QJ, before the mega hits, the videos, and the iconic outfits. However, while he delivers as usual an amazing vocal performance with energy and passion, the character is not yet there in the songs, whereby, he sounds more like Kool and the Gang than his later signature self. Good album but nothing extraordinary. Pushing it to a 4 though because of his vocals and the proper production though.

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

MJ and Quincy Jones are unbeatable. Still a bit of hangover from his earlier stuff on here. It feels like a transitional album after the standout hits.

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.

Can bad people make good music? Er yes

Classic!

Get On The Floor Workin Day and Night Off The Wall

Funk-pop de los inicios de MJ. Venga, un 4.

Lepposa levy autonrattiin

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

Can't put less for such tasty arrangements

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

Off the Wall is American singer Michael Jackson's fifth album. The disco, funk, pop, and R&B album is one of Michael's most popular, and was the breakout album for his solo career after slowly moving away from The Jackson 5. This landmark release of the disco era is hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. The album is certified 9x platinum in the US and won the 1980 Grammy award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Male. Michael's enthusiastic, confident singing voice carries the funky tracks, while the disco and pop beats make you want to dance. I thoroughly enjoyed this classic album and loved listening to some of Michael's songs that I haven't heard in a while. There's no question that this is an awesome album - one of the best of all time - and one of the most memorable from Michael Jackson's collection.

Great!! 👍

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

Don't Stop is obviously great, but the rest of the album is generic disco. Maybe it was great in the 80s, but it doesn't stand up.

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

Don't stop TIL you get enough - A bop Rock with you - this is so smooth👍 Workin' day and night - another great groovy song Get on the floor - another vibe👍 Off the wall - creepy laugh.. But l love the chorus👍 Girlfriend- Sorry Paul, don't like this She's out of my life- a slower song. Emotion in vocals good if a little faux in places (voile break at end). I can't help it - Great instrumental, not sure about ad libs It's the falling in love - duet, quite peppy feel but with almost despairing lyrics👍 Burn this disco out - fun dance song👍 Very strong album, pleasant. I prefer albums that have a bit more lyrical substance so 4/5

It was a blast from the past. I can't believe this was all the way back in 1979. Eleven-year-old me was a budding hard rock and heavy metal fan, but this release sucked me in. It was a treat to relive my youth. I was instantly transported to my bedroom listening to it on my headphones through my Technics stereo record player (because my headphones were better than my speakers). I must say, forcing myself to listen to every song (not just the hits) allowed me to discover pieces that I missed (or had forgotten about) from those days. I give this a 4 out of 5.

not a fan🙁

It's Michael Jackson but not good.

Really catchy and well-produced songs, but a bit too smooth and without a lot of impact.

I don't care what he did - this was a classic of my youth and still makes me smile thinking about the family just loving all the magic on this

It's a good, well-played album with some classic pop songs. But in my humble opinion, Thriller is far beyond superior. 4 stars for me.

hard to argue with this

Perfection

4.5

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

Absolutely incredible. I have trouble listening to MJ because of the obvious reasons. It’s a personal choice and I would never tell anyone to not listen to him because of what he did. But wow — this is a fantastic listen. I love the more upbeat songs, but the slow jams are immaculate. “Girlfriend” by Macca, I believe, is such a great tune. “She’s out of my Life” is also quite moving. The slower tracks that I had never heard before really caught me by surprise. This is a must listen for all, regardless of one’s feelings about Michael Jackson.

My first MJ. What a great start. I've danced to a bunch of these songs and really love the funky/disco beats. However the ballady stuff doesn't do anything for me and it does drag in the latter half. But still the highs are super high and make up for it.

Rating: 10/10

Liked dance songs

Texting a lot of people blows, flirting is so cringe

Taking my ears on a trip through time.

Some good hits just not my style

Fun, groovy

meh

Some bangers, some fillers, very tight drumming

Hard not to bob your head along with this disco-y pop. Fun, upbeat. Standout is \"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough\"

I think this album is really fantastic. The production is spot on, Michael Jackson really brings unmatched energy to any track he touched

i dont think i’d ever listened to a full michael jackson album before this, but wow. the hits are the best, but every single song has something great about it.

Very funky, killer bass. Makes you wanna dance.