Off The Wall

Meh.

Very disco, very Michael Jackson. What I expected from a King of Pop in his early solo career.

Funky heard about half 2/3 in the car. It's OK but not rushing to hear again.

Fine

Never been a fan. Did enjoy the first couple of tracks, this is really polished and well produced work. Disco isn't my thing, and I ran out of patience pretty quickly. Some of the schmaltzy electric piano was especially annoying.

I thought this was a bit vocally stale to be honest. The bass absolutely slaps though.

it had its moments

This album was more painful than [Insert pedophile joke here]. Sorry Mr. Jackson. It's not you. It's your music. Disco. Never found it appealing, and often find it grating. Like many songs on this album.

Other than the obvious 2 hits, this is all a bit bland, plus you know, there's...that

Comes out the gate strong but then falls off. I didn't like the song "Girlfriend" or the other slow ones but I can see that this was probably a disco bop rager when it came out. Not his strongest work and not really for me.

J'ai pas écouté MJ, pas mon fav hein

Ehh

I just don't do disco, although Michael has a beautiful voice. Listens: 2 Fave Track: I Can't Help It Rating: 2

Too slick, too shiny, too polished. I'm just not into it at all. It's like you can recognise the talent of the production, of the singer and of the songwriter, but still be left feeling like someone has chiselled a little bit of music's soul away forever.

Michael Jackson hat grossartiges für den Pop geleistet, aber dieses Album ist mir zu funkig.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 2

Don't stop til you get enough is a banger, but I didn't like the rest... 2

I know it's terrible to say but I found this boring, sorry everyone.

I did not enjoy this. There was enough funk on a few tracks to save it from a 1-star rating from me. But too much disco everywhere else.

Favourite Song: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough When you know what's to come, it's hard not to compare. This is an alright album, but the bad songs are bad and the good ones aren't quite good enough to make up for it.

It was ok

Hm. Ok, aber keine Offenbarung.

Disco M J, not really my cup of tea. He was a great pop artist, though

Yes, it’s a great album. But I’ll separate the art from the artist when it no longer has his name on it, and when the profits go to charity.

Not a fan.

Ok

I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never listened to this album in it's entirety, until now. Being the same age as Michael, I should have more respect for what he accomplished in his lifetime. When I was the age he was when he recorded this album, I was working in a record store and was obsessed with new wave and punk rock, so his style was not my cuppa tea, if you get my drift. All the same, listening to it now with more developed sensitivies, I can hear the production quality attained and feel the energy of the mood he was trying to convey. I'll still say, that if it weren't for this site's challenge, I may never ever have chosen to play this album, so thank you for encouraging me to expand my horizons.

First of all, I'm not happy about listening to this record. I am unable to listen to Michael Jackson without thinking about how he was a pedophile, and he was powerful enough that people just LET HIM BE ONE. But anyway, that's not the point of this. I'll try to look at it for its merit. Essentially this is a perfect blend of like, pop and disco? If that makes sense? Personally I think disco is often way more proggy and jazzy, which this is not, but it is obviously very influenced by disco. After the two big lead-in tracks ("Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You") the album gets a little more interesting. Those songs are just so played out they only make me think of music at boring weddings. To be honest, that is still kind of the vibe to the whole album. "She's Out of My Life" is a departure. It is sad and sweet and musically it sounds like a sound bath or something, which is fun because of the contrast to the aggressive cheer of the rest of the record. "It's the Falling in Love" is also pretty good and it makes me annoyed that I never get to hear that song but I've head "Rock with You" probably hundreds of times. Overall, a pretty dull record that took disco and watered it down.

Perfect Disco funk, just, that's not my favorite music. Sorry, therfore only two stars Anyway, there are two songs I like: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough She's Out of My Life ( -sounds like the later Jackson)

Not his best work.

I wonder if he had starting diddling children when this album came out.

Overproduced. Overrated.

Overrated pedo

I'm getting to a point where I'm not sure if I actually like Michael Jackson or if I've just been indoctrinated over the years. The hits are good (maybe?), but all the other tracks sound like over produced filler. Best Songs: Off the Wall Listen Again: No

Almost like a proto lesser version of Thriller. Some hits, lots of misses.

Really not that special for me. Sorry MJ fans. And not just because he was a paedophile - I just don’t find it to be the sensational music that everyone thinks it is.

Er staan er meer op dat ik ken dan ik dacht. Tja, koning van niet-mijn-ding.

Ik was benieuwd naar het'volledige album', en was vrij snel teleurgesteld.

I’ve always been put off by Michael Jackson’s vibe. Objectively, I’m sure this is great. It just doesn’t appeal to me. Some of the production and bass lines are great.

Meh, too much disco. Startin Somethin and the title track are certified jams though. 3.4 minus 1 point for being a scumbag. 2.4 rounded down.

sounds 70's did not enjoy much wouldn't seek it out for certain

Not really my thing. Was ok.

You really, based on memory alone, would probably say that every song on this album is a jam. And that is so true until you hit 'Girlfriend'. And then you hit 'She's Out of My Life'. And then you hit 'It's the Falling in Love'. And then it hits your memory that Jackson reached a settlement with the accuser's family, reportedly for millions of dollars, and no criminal charges were filed. The settlement was later used as evidence by the prosecution during the 2005 trial to suggest a pattern of behavior. In 2005, Jackson was charged with multiple counts of child molestation, administering an intoxicating agent, and conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment, and extortion. The allegations involved a 13-year-old cancer survivor who had spent time at Jackson's Neverland Ranch. And while he was acquitted, it's pretty creepy. It basically turned me off of his music and made playing it feel questionable to me.

Look, I hate pedophiles and llamas as much as anyone else does, but Don't Stop and Rock with You are great tunes. Unfortunately, neither of those songs redeems MJ or this album.

Unless you're a hardcore MJ fan, it's really hard to appreciate this in this day and age, especially with what we know about MJ.

Never was really a fan of Michael Jackson, still at not. A few songs were ok but I don’t get what all the hype is with his music.

Didn’t hate it but also don’t live Michael Jackson. I like the more disco-y songs.

Don’t Stop… is a song so good that it’s enough to make you forget that MJ abused young boys The rest of album is not good enough to make you forget MJ abused young boys

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

Not really all his big hitters

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

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.

in the start i was grooving along 2.5/5

I took his advice and stopped once I got enough.

Meh

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 my favorite

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

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

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.

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.

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

*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

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.

It's Michael Jackson but not good.

meh

This is the King of Pop starting to find his feet. Only those feet are covered in platform shoes. Not quite ready to moonwalk through into legend. Some of this album showcases how MJ could surpass the trappings of a genre and redefine it--most of it holds to the aged disco aesthetic. Unfortunately, I'm not a big disco fan.

Not a big fan. He made some really good music, but for the most part, it isn't on this album. I guess it's significant because it's his debut solo album. It wasn't bad, it's just too much a product of the time.

Bland MJ pop, feels like late 70s. Some decent production. Heard the bassline sampled for Breakadawn by De La Soul on I Can't Help It.

Not a huge fan of Michael Jackson. Some of the songs quite funky. Song titles and feeling gave me a vibe of falling in love breaking up and coming to terms with it

At the risk of sounding culturally inept, I didn't know that the heavy hitters that begin this LP were by Michael Jackson (though the vocals and production flair should have made this obvious in hindsight). While these early tracks wow, the energy definitely decays across the remainder of the album as things drift into Muzak territory. There aren't enough novel melodic ideas or song structures on the back half to spark interest, so the overall enjoyment droops as the LP runs.

I've never really listened to any Michael Jackson before, and I'm not a big fan. Just not the style for me.

Unglaublich langweilig.

I don't like it.

MJ has a great voice, but this album is a bit too disco and has too many ballads. My least favorite MJ album so far.

Ich stehe null auf disco deswegen find ich das hier echt lahm. Spare mir das Lob für Thriller und Bad

There's so much baggage that comes with MJ now. These are catchy pop songs but all i can think about is what he became.

Enjoyable

Passed me like a whisper at night.

Prva stvar je klasik, tu nema govora. Disco glazba, jednostavan žanr koji logično ima svrhu, a to je da raspleše raju. Rijetko kad će mi disco album bit odličan, nisam toliko lud za tom vrstom glazbe, al je dobar. (taj dio albuma), ostatak dosadan i meh.

Like either this just isn't MJ's best album or I just need to accept that I dont like his music at all really

Side A was good, Side B was more meh.

off the shit yes

good album, just wasn't in the mood for something so poppy

Några låtar var bättre än vad jag förväntade mig. Många låtar påminde mig om varför jag ogillar denna typ av pop.

It’s Michael Jackson! I was pumped to hear it! (Despite the feelings I have towards the little dirty that he is) but boy was I let down! How this is called a classic is way above my pay grade?!? Absolute tosh. 2 stars and I’m being generous because I’ve had one too many tennents tonight and I might have a baby on the way. Otherwise I’d literally be eyeballing the 1 star. I get how people dig it, but he definitely got better after this. This album is shit.

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough is cracking start. Girlfriend was the first in 4 albums that I had to skip and I had had enough by the end.

Strong start, then from Girlfriend onwards its naff until the final song. 2

Not great for me. I like the singles. 3 songs. The rest are okay.

“Can’t stop till I get enough... of Michael Jackson Too familiar with his later work which was much better

Outside of the hits is there anything more here from every 9 years old boy's favorite sleep over buddy? Not really. The non singles are bang average. On Girlfriend his hearts not in it for some reason... 2/5 just for the two hits. Prefer his rockier later stuff because as we all know disco sucks.

Don't get the fuss

Just not into disco Michael Jackson. Not that it's bad. Just not something I will throw on for fun.

The singles are incredible but the rest isn't good enough to overcome my opinion of this trash person.

2.5

Michael Jackson and Quincey Adams have some kind of chemistry. The album opens incredibly strongly and bops a long at a pretty good clip. The second half of the album is not as strong as the first. I'm still only rating this as 1 star because of everything else associated with the guy.

Gross.

I just don’t get the hype

Didn’t bother to listen, didn’t want to.

Wasn't old enough to fall under this pedo's spell. I don't think its unreasonable to be unable to separate the art from the artist, when that artist molested children.

I cannot overlook the fact that he was a pedophile.

As a child, listening to this on repeat on my first iPod courtesy of my mom's iTunes purchase, this album would have been an easy 5/5. It is mercilessly funky, incredibly produced, and SO fun. However, in 2026, I can't in good conscience separate the art from the artist, so I can't rate this as anything other than a 1. (And, might I add, it's unbelievable we're in the midst of an attempt to launder a pedophile's image with a flashy biopic.)

Going into this I was a huge Michael Jackson hater, and I have not changed my mind. It’s not as bad as I thought it would be, but it is definitely not good. I hate this 80’s pop style.

Never a fan of MJ and now we know he's a pedophile. Fuck him--he gets a 1.

3/10

This is a very good album, but his immense talent doesn’t outweigh the fact that he was likely a prolific pederast.

Nope not listening to pedophiles

Idc about his musical legacy. I cannot enjoy his music knowing what he did to children.

If I could listen to this on its own merit its an easy 5 stars. Sometimes Im able to enjoy art from monsters. Maybe its because his sanitized biopic just released. But this go around I actually couldnt get past the 3rd song cus I kept thinking that I'm just listening to a pedophile

Ass

I'd had enough by half way through the first verse. So I stopped.

I may be the only person rating this 1 star for a reason completely unrelated to the pedophilia. This is just BAD. Not like the hit album "Bad", but horrible. I genuinely cannot believe that this has a 3.8 average. Cheesy snoozefest.

wow

Did not listen. Does not interest me.

Can't separate the man from the music.

I don’t particularly like this album and have serious concerns about the performer.

Nope. The only reason this nonce should have been “off the wall” is if he was about to be shot.

I think I'd love this album if it wasn't sung by Michael Jackson. I really enjoy the disco/funky vibe, but I've always HATED his voice and all the hee's, ha's, and uhs EVERYWHERE. Why does he do this all the time, it's too much!

I managed three songs. Three too many.

A pedophile

Music you grew up with. Always on the radio. However it's hard to overlook his outside interests. I'm afraid I can't.

Nope

I would have given this one a four. docking all the stars possible for being a predo pedo

Ætla ekki að hlusta á þessa

Shite

I know this is an iconic, legendary album, but I just didn’t like it at all. I’m a mid 40 year old white guy if that helps provide reference

Never.

Oh, you can say Michael Jackson was off the wall alright.

Tainted by history.

No streaming revenue for abusers

Before I knew it would have been a 4. But all I’ll give this child rapist is:

Certainly the only one of his albums I can get through without too much suffering… just a deep, steady boredom instead. And that’s probably only because it’s less drenched in 80s gloss than what came after; there’s still something a bit raw, a bit visceral in there. But… I’m never sitting through this whole thing again.

Not sure about the cover. Michael actually appears to be on the wall, not off it. One star, per paedo protocol.

Nope. Gross.

He is a demon

Never been Michael Jackson fan, and this album doesn't make an exception.

just can't stand this album, ugh

Sorry I can't separate the art from the artist.

Puh, echt nicht meins

I’ll pass

Well, the first half at least is better than Thriller or Bad. But I really disliked Bad and hate 80% of Thriller with a passion. And then the slower stuff started - Girlfriend, She’s out of my life etc… And I really disliked that again. There must be a reason McCartney kept collaborating on shite ballads, but it seriously calls into question his judgement. So, turns out I don’t like Jackson’s music very much. That and being a nonce doesn’t help me rate this objectively. I’m struggling between the clear 2/3 of the first half and the obvious 1 of the slow stuff. So, nonce rule applied and it’s a 1 then.

I mean, this album is obviously fantastic but he’s a pedophile so…

music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Michael Jackson has never clicked for me, and this disco-heavy album reinforced that feeling. I'm generally not a fan of disco to begin with, so the retro production style was already working against it. The songs feel dated and the writing doesn't grab me. Nothing here made me want to hit repeat. Trying to get through the album felt like a chore. Definitely wouldn't have listened to this outside of working through this list.

Meh

No.

I think being inundated with MJ in the early 90's might have skewed my perspective a bit, but while there are some pretty catchy songs on this album, there are some major stinkers on there as well.

His music is not for me! I don't understand why his music is so popular! It's all sooo repetitive!

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begon goed... daarna pudding gewijs in elkaar gezakt... onze kinderverkrachter heeft betere platen gemaakt

Didn't listen. This artist shouldn't be promoted.

Nah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytCfJVUvDo&list=WL&index=10&t=118s

not at all my type of music, felt like a chore trying to get through the album. would not listen again. 1/5 stars.

Michael Jackson is a hard NO. Disco is an even harder NO. Michael Jackson’s disco album is a FUCK NO. I managed to skim it for a minute. That was a minute I’ll never get back.

I refuse to listen to or review this garbage.

No thanjs

Find it unsettling listening to the music of a paedophile.

I cannot rate him. Such a lost person, a poor human, and a scum as well. The album itself is pretty solid and I would rate it a three, but I made it a rule for myself ..

I'm not keen on paedophiles.

Disco sucks

Not an interesting album for me.

I have never been a Michael Jackson fan, obviously talented but not my cup of tea.

Crappy disco album. Just because it's Michael Jackson doesn't mean it's good.

Well, that was a waste of a weekend choice.

Sure. I get why 3 Michael albums are on this list. But he is a pedo. I don't know if I can ever let that go. It will be the first thing I think of every time I hear his name or a song by him. Is that fair? Who The Fuck Cares?! What he did to little children wasn't fair

I cannot separate art from the artist

Not mine

Seichter Pop.

nonce

Nope

Just going to 1 star this and move on...

One good song. Doesn’t stand the test of time

MJ, ew... gross

Albums by abusers probably shouldn't be on this list.

Pedophile Pop.

bad

It's disco. Yuck.

Mid

I did not like the album.

geht so

Dont lime

Squeaky

1979. Started out strong first couple tracks but got boring quick. As a cohesive unit, not a great album.

Boycott

what the hell

i've been dreading the inclusion of michael jackson albums. it's hard to reconcile good music when it's created by a pedophile. to be fair, a large part of off the wall's direction is due to quincy jones. jackson's initial solo albums were not noteworthy. but once jones joins him, jackson's albums become instant hits. off the wall is the beginning of the huge pop star jackson would become. as a result, the first two songs are absolute disco bangers. the rest of the album isn't bad and makes for good enough listening but pales in comparison to the first two. anyway, i'd probably give this album a 3 if the artist didn't commit sexual abuse to children.

Meh

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

Yuk

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

Three words... Boring, formulaic, bland.

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.

Not a fan

Nope

not a fan🙁

fick den kinderficker

Not planning on listening to a child abuser. Thanks.

I just don't think you should rape children

Wenn man es auf die Musik reduziert, ist es schon sehr besonders. Aber ich kann das gesamtgeschehen nicht unberücksichtigt lassen

Disco sucks

Nope

There's something formulaic and bland about this. Hated it

no

MJ is amazing. This is very produced and disco-y

I do not voluntarily listen to MJ's music. I change the radio station in the car if he comes on, and I'm not gonna listen to this asshole here either.

pedophile