Off The Wall

Gran debut de Michael. Toda la influencia de los jacksons 5 todavía llena el disco. Grandes líneas de bajo, arreglos con teclado y la voz de MJ que aún no recurre a sus sonidos iconicos que comienzan a aparecer en los discos posteriores. Me lo llevo para seguir oyendo. Highlights: Workin day and night Get on the floor Burn this disco out (Me encanta lo funky y el disco)

The King of Pop proves it with this one. The precursor to Thriller. The album kicks off with two bangers and away we go. A real good dance album I would say, super upbeat and the vocals shine through. MJ is not a super favorite of mine but of course I know all the hits, and really this genre of music isn’t something I’d listen to often. I might put it on if I had company over. I love the album art. All in all this is a solid record but certainly not something I’d return to.

A blast to listen to, the first half especially is fire but I enjoyed everything bar Girlfriend

Holy sample heaven

Decent, iconic would listen to again

The album peaks with its first two songs, the big singles. A few sporadic moments of musical brilliance across the rest of the record (slap bass on "Get on the Floor," and properly melancholic orchestrations on "She's Out of My Life") don't elevate it the album beyond being a good debut by a classic performer who would improve immensely on his next few projects.

Its a cult classic. Honstely probably one of the albums i would listen to the most out of all his work. Dont have too mutch to say because he is micheal. We all know him. A great experience to have listened to this once in my life. Dont listen to micheal jackson on my own mutch but i can see why he is seen as one of the greats of music

It's okay because at this point in his career he probably wasn't touching kids (cope) Jokes aside, in my opinion the best Michael Jackson album. Filled with disco tunes that prove Michael deserved to be at one point the most well known man on earth. Should be no surprise that this gets a 5/5

It was Michael Jackson, it wasn't particularly special to me, but it is good.

Kinda mid

There are some days that i prefer this one to Thriller. This has that smooth 70's production that I just love. Quincy Jones was a genius and Michael was insanely talented. Plus, I'm pretty sure this was made before he started molesting children so that's a plus.

Starts off strong and flattens out a little bit, but overall pretty dang enjoyable!

This is my favorite Michael Jackson album Easily a 5

yes

generational album, every song is a 10/10

This is a disco album. I recognized several songs, some I did not even realize were Michael Jackson. This is a very upbeat and dance friendly album. It is no surprise why this is so highly rated. I would listen again, but maybe not right away as I'm not really a big fan of disco generally.

The opening song goes HARD, rest is pretty groovy. I love the basslines. Fav song is ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’.

Primer àlbum recomanat. Prou bé, però m'agrada més la música així una mica més rollo rock o metal. Tot i això està bé per posar-la mentre estudies o llegeixes, o reculls l'habitació. Vibes bastant chill.

This is one of those disco staples you can’t help but move to. For me, it just feels overall playful and purely created to trigger dance and fun. Two songs I could not prevent myself from forwarding, they seemed so repetitive and poppy. But Overall though this list brings backyard memories and got me grooving.

Classic Mike! So many bops!

Just a great collection of uplifting groovy disco tunes! Love this era of Michael Jackson, he's absolutely electric. FAV SONGS: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Get On The Floor, Off The Wall, Burn This Disco Out LEAST FAV: N/A

king indeed

super funky!! i liked the 1st half better than the 2nd half, although burn this disco out was one of my faves

One of my favorite albums

I’m programmed to love. Michael Jackson grew up with this music. It hits me in my core. I can’t fucking help it. I don’t associate his music with him as a person. He’s fucking weird. He’s tragic and he’s ruined a lot of lives, but this album jams.

Catchy tunes that I’ve heard way too many times.

The album that made MJ take his first steps proper to becoming the king of pop. If you're of a certain age (as I am) you had no choice but to know all the songs off of this album. It's hard to get through the mists of the past and actually try and listen to this album with fresh ears. Whatever, even to the most jaded pair of ears this is obviously a disco/pop masterclass. Would MJ have been as big if he hadn't have hooked up with Quincy Jones? Probably not. Ignore the fact that MJ may have diddled little boys and Quincy Jones gave us the nepo-baby Rashida Jones and just try and enjoy the music. Best Tracks: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough; Rock With You; Off The Wall

I truly won't stop 'til I get enough. Listening to it for a 4th time.

I couldn't help dance to this and I was laying down the whole time

Multiple all-time bangers and a pretty decent rest of the album make this an easy vote

just can't stand this album, ugh

they call him the king of pop for a reason. these songs are impossibly catchy.

Lots of classics, good songs just can’t stop thinking about the MJ allegations while listening lol

Michael Jackson's 1979 Off The Wall album is a classic dance album that has stood up well to the test of time. While the mid to late disco era influences are up front and present on the album, the musicality and approachable nature shine through the monotony that might normally be found on other "disco" dance records. This is due to the true genius and talent of both Michael Jackson and the remarkable production team that worked on this album. It is a given that a Michael Jackson album is going to sound impeccable, production wise, and that is sometimes taken for granted. However, by the end of the third track, "Workin' Day and Night", I said out loud "who the hell tracked and mixed this album?". I already knew that Quincy Jones surely had a large hand in that but I learned that it was the legendary Bruce Swedien, who was the mastermind behind Michael's other legendary albums Bad and Thriller, among many other very important albums. The amount of instruments and sounds happening all at once, on tracks like "Workin' Day and Night" specifically, it is incredibly hard to find a useful space for each of those individual elements on a track, from an engineering stand point. To be able to have found a place for each one and for each element to shine on it's own and contribute to the whole song without sounding muddy and clumsy shows Swedien and Quincy's incomparable talent. Even with the ballads in the middle of this album, Off The Wall moves from start to finish. Without being aggressive about it, this album found a way to allow you to sit back and have an enjoyable listening experience but at the same time keep your head nodding and toe tapping. 7.5/10

3.5

Older MJ, less my jam. Not too entertained by that.

A few more classics and just generally a good vibe album.

Bra det her, synd fyren var så shady.

Good shit, liker de funky låtene. De rolige er jeg litt mindre fan av. Men jevnt over ganske bra.

Det er umulig å ikke like denne muskken, mye funky og digg å lytte til. Mange classics. Oppløftende. God s.

Genuinly the greatest pop album ever

- um álbum mais tradicional de funk e soul, que lembra mais a fase do jackson 5 e motown - não é tão impressionante quanto thriller, mas mostra muito a versatilidade do michael, como ele consegue se sentir confortável em estilos diferentes e ser um vocalista com presença

It took me several days to review this one because my spouse didn't want it playing because it reminder her too much of baby sitting, and not in a good way, apparently. I mentions this because it is really heard for people of our generation to give Michael Jackson a fresh listen. You know the saturation of Mariah Carey during the two months surrounding Christmas? There were many years where it was like this for Jackson, only year round. I think a large part of the appeal of Michael Jackson was his work as a performer. His father raised him to be a product, which means that everything in his music and performance was designed to appeal to the masses. That comes across in the meticulous production of this record, which to my ears sometimes seems a little too tight. On "Off the Wall" we see Jackson starting to break out on his own and the resulting exuberance comes through on these tunes. I enjoyed this album the most on the listens where I told myself that just having a good time was okay. There are some fun, funky grooves here presented as pop or disco. It was interesting to listen to this knowing just how Jackson would land in the future. Overall, this was another fun listen. However, sometimes it is hard to get over old grudges.

I’m surprised that I already know the first two tracks.

funky and groovy vibe, very disco-esque, just not for me

In my opinion MJ’s best work - just freakishly good, and not yet freakishly weird.

Just a great feel good album that makes you want to get up and dance.

Very good album. Not my style of music but MJ is undeniably good as hell.

Awesome album

Probably a bit unfair that I'm comparing this in my mind to Thriller, which really changed the game with regards to "every song could be (and was) a massive hit", but it's inescapable. This one ends up as merely a very good disco album (which makes me realize I need to listen to more disco), with "only" two absolute classic songs (as if that's not more than most pop albums manage).

Before I was old enough to really know what music was I was really into Michael Jackson’s music (I’m not saying I was really into Michael Jackson, behave). There’s lots of footage of me as a child singing along to songs off of Off The Wall. I have a long term memory of every song on this album, so listening to it again was a nice trip down memory lane. His musical chops can’t be denied, and some of the greatest pop songs of all time can be found on this album. There’s one or two duffers, but this is such a solid album I’ll be listening to it again soon.

And a half

Classic Michael, much better to me than Thriller. One I spin on my record player. I can't tell you the last time I listened to Thriller.

No. 36 Phenomenal mix of funk, soul, disco and pop from the greatest performer of all time.

Based only on the music, and not the freakish soul he supposedly became... He was genius entertainer & magical dancer. IMO The songs have too much of his signature breathy 'ah, ah" and hiccups that I don't want to hear. The instrumentation and disco-y synth were cool, but I can't get into the lyrics. Listened before? N Saved tracks? N Favorite tracks? Off the Wall, She's Out of My Life, ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved no tracks

The brass is so good. Some songs are catchy as hell. I wish I could separate the art from the pedophile. Damn it. ⭐: Would be 4 stars, but...

The opening track is one of the best dance songs ever made…the opening track!! Some funky beats on here that would make parliament blush. If there is anything to critique it’s how much disco doesn’t hold up and how much weaker the 2nd half is (you can tell how much he was listening to Stevie though).

Fantastic classic disco/soul/poprock album with some of his best songs.

Good later half is week

God this brings the funk and it's also got incredible bass playing on it, if you ask me, the best on any Michael record. I'm on the fence between a 4 and 5 but I'm gonna be a tiny bit harsh just because I think he went on to do even better.

Great memories of listening to this on vinyl, sitting on the floor, alone. Funkiest album MJ ever did.

Energy boost

A near constant party and so much stank face.

Again separating the artist from the art here. This is a great album, and you can hear how it leads into him making Thriller. Highlights: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You"

Bänger esimesest loost. Quincy Jones ja Michael Jackson olid oma aja geeniused ikka. Pool albumit õõtsun elevusest ja funkist kaasa, siis tuleb "She's Out of My Life" ja ausalt öeldes natuke rikub selle vaibi. Album algab väga tugevalt ja lõppeb pigem nõrgemalt. Sp ei ole ta täis viit tärni, vaid 4/5.

Buenísimo

Great album. It's still follows the Motown formula a bit too closely to have the brilliance which was to come in his next albums. But, no complaints. This is a brilliant production.

3.8/5 B+

The music is really good but I have a hard time separating the art from the artist. I wouldn't listen to this again on principle but at least I know what the hype is about

Fabulous album of pop/r and b. Quincy Jones is a genius producer and it shows on this album. Song composition is up and down - this isn’t Thriller. But the high points are super high.

One of those problematic artists that are naturally going to come up a few times on this project. This album has some corkers but is very front loaded and isn't one I would actually choose to listen to, so for me is an enjoyable but inessential 3.

Underrated compared to what was to come for this small indie artist from Indiana

very good

not for me

Thank You Quincy Jones. Some bops in here

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

Yeah it’s one of, if not his best. A pop album with songs that you can’t help enjoying. An opening track that is very hard to beat. He wasn’t called the king of pop for nothing, shame about the noncing. 4.8/5.0 Best Song: Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough

It's his best album, before any of the weirdness comes in, just pure funky soul R&B. Its impossible to not want to dance to this. I could listen to it all day, its such easy listening, you can really see why he is the king of pop. What a voice. Best song: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. I think its his best ever song.

Super funky disco vibes. Has some classic tracks and the deep cuts are enjoyable but not as memorable. It's early MJ so the production and vocals are basically perfect. It can't beat Thriller but it's still solid.

Well I absolutely love ‘Don’t stop til you get enough. I’d play this album again

A very good album, much better than anticipated. A bit less polished than his bigger albums.

I'm not sure the last time I heard this album, or if I've ever heard the entire thing, but I didn't realize/remember that it's full-on disco (excepting token ballad "She's Out of My Life"). The classics earned their status, and I appreciated the deeper cuts like "Workin' Day and Night." I think it sags toward the end with "I Can't Help It" and "It's the Falling in Love," but "Burn This Disco Out" is kind of a banger.

Don't think I've ever listened to the whole thing all the way through - honestly I think this is right up there with Thriller and Bad, which are both masterpieces. And I actually enjoy that it's more specifically within a single genre rather than those sprawling albums. MJ the man is complicated to put it very mildly, but this is basically a perfect album.

I'm not a jacko fan. it's a bit vanilla for me

Yup!

What a way to start my morning. I love disco, ballads are hard for me

Competent but not really doing anything that I find interesting. And you already have thriller on the list. Either one is fine but not both.

Bi1

4.5/5 si ça existait. En vrai certains sons sont vraiment moins bien foutus quoi.

Damn il est bon

Un album qui commence très fort puis moins de classiques et plus de sons que je connaissais pas mais qui étaient quand même excellents. Ça groove, ça swing que demander de plus ? King of pop quoi

Very fun, not his best but still great.

It was a classic

Didn't listen

It gets better with every listen. Just funky, dancable greatness

Its Michael Jackson . Evrything he made was gold

Classic Michael Jackson

What is there to say amongst one of the greatest albums ever made? So catchy, songs are immaculate, production so good that every song, every rythm, every bass line is curated to perfection. Michael's voice and performance is out of this world in this disco influenced record. So so good.

Here I separate the art from the artist.

Funkero total. Espectacular Michael. Un crack. 8/10

Some would say this is better than Thriller. I wouldn't go that far (Thriller is my second favorite MJ album. My first? Bad.), but this is perfection from start to finish!

like, two catchy songs but the rest of the album was boring

Listen to few of Michael Jackson's stuff before, but this album I don't recognize at all. But giving it a listen now, it a very catchy! It has great disco for most of it, along with occasional R&B that I quite enjoyed towards the end of it.

Great blend of disco and 70s funk. One of Michael Jackson's best and essential records. I may have listened to the whole thing before but at least I have heard the hits many, many times.

In July of 1979, Steve Dahl hosted Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL where fans were invited to bring disco album that would be blown up between games of a double header. The entire stadium descended into mayhem, and the second game had to be forfeited. One month later, Michael Jackson released Off The Wall and saved all of those morons from dynamiting this masterpiece with plenty of disco inside that even they almost certainly enjoyed.

Off the Wall starts off red hot with two of my favorite tracks in the whole MJ catalogue. The rest of side 1 is strong too and in general makes you want to groove your ass off. Some tracks on side 2 are a little too slow and did not pique my interest, but that doesn't significantly alter my view of the album. While Off the Wall was not MJ's very first solo album, it was the first produced by Quincy Jones. It laid a solid foundation for what was to come

I know Thriller is bigger, but I think Off The Wall is better. My favorite MJ album. Quincy Jones worked his magic and his impact is immeasurable. But at the end of the day, Michael Jackson and his insane abilities makes this album what it is.

Rock With You - the most glittery disco track ever? Immaculate stuff, a window to the future of 1980s pop music while also being firmly rooted in the strengths of 70s disco and funk. Jackson's voice sounds unreal here. The singles off this aren't chart toppers, they're chart devastators. World wasn't ready for Thriller. Favorite Tracks: Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, Rock With You, Girlfriend, Burn This Disco Out

Thi would get 5 stars but for the number of lousy songs. the production and performances are excellent - particularly Louis Johnson on bass.

Gotta give this one a 5. It established him as a serious solo artist who had broad appeal with listeners across genres. I don't think Thriller would have popped off so hard if this hadn't come first. It has a couple of duds but the rest surely makes up for it.

I've always liked this better than Thriller but it all goes to hell when Paul shows up.

best MJ album

4 stars for Quincy Jones

What can we say about MJ that hasn't already been said? Dude's so much of legend that allegations of inappropriate behavior with kids doesn't even make us like his music less.

Everything after rock with you is golden.

5/5

Nicht so mein Ding, zu viel Klischees, irgendwie auch teilweise kein Faden, kündigt aber schon das größerer Thriller an

Perfectly fine pop music, but he will go on to make much better stuff. Some of the tracks do overstay their welcome, like the opener, but generally everything is solid.

Yeah, well, that was okay ... some big hits to start us off, then a bunch of not so great songs that follow. Never was a big fan of his, but give him credit, he had some great songs in his career.

Sorry, I can't separate the artist from the criminal. Whatever next, Gary Glitter? FFS.

An absolute tour de force by a voice of a generation and Quincy Jones. Quincy, with obviously something to prove, bringing together the best musicians of the industry to blast Michael Jackson into pop stardom forever. Special shout out to Rod Temperton's tracks, including Rock With You, a stand out track on this incredible debut.

A fun lighthearted album that shows why Michael was the goat </3

I don't think this album has held up as well as some of the others - too entrenched in the lingering disco era. But a Michael Jackson album that's not his best is still better than many other artist's best albums.

Listened to this one on a work site as well (seemed to go down better with the crew than The Darkness). I knew the two opening tracks of course, and “I Can’t Help It” (which I thought was literally from a Stevie record, his handiwork is all over that track), but most of this was new to me. What a pleasant surprise. Sun-soaked funk and moody emotional dramas. It goes to show that an album can go for mainstream pop appeal while still letting the musicians fucking rip. This has quickly become my favorite solo MJ record (and up there for Quincy Jones work).

I love Quincy Jones. Combine him with the talent of Micheal Jackson and you get high potential for 5 star music. By track 6 I was starting to feel it may just be a 4 star album, but it finished strong and pulled me back in.

kinda relentless

Grooves all around. Was kinda hoping that an album called "Off the Wall" would go a bit more, y'know, off the wall with its energy, but still a good funky time nonetheless. After listening to this I read through the Wikipedia page on Michael Jackson's life (which I did already know about but had never actually read up on in much detail) and couldn't help but reflect on how incredibly sad it would be how he ended up Faves: Rock With You, Off the Wall, Get on the Floor

Banger after amazing banger, this album is packing massive heat!

1001 Albums Vol. 0003: Off The Wall ============================================================ Introduction: This is the first album given to me that I have heard a bit of before. I've heard all of the notable hits such as Rock With You, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, and a bit of Off The Wall. I've actually at least heard snippets of every song on this album. I can't remember exactly what I heard in those snippets, yet I remember them as sounding pretty good. The same can be said about the songs I've heard in full. The general mass seemed to think this album was pretty great when it first released as well. All three of the songs mentioned above managed to become hits with the masses. Factors such as this helped Michael Jackson achieve mainstream levels of success when this album released in 1979. From my research, this was Jackson's first solo album in which he decided to stray away from his musical roots which he learned during his time as a member of the Jackson Five. There is clear genre blending between pop, funk, disco, rock, and so on as well. I can already say that this blending was masterfully done from the songs I have already heard. With all this said, let's get into what I would assume to be the best album I've heard on this site so far. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 1: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Whenever I start a new album, I need to get into the mood of the genre I'm listening to in order to know whether what I'm listening to is truly good or not. It may be because I've heard this song many times before, but I was instantly captured by the mood this song wanted me to feel. The high energy that emanates from this song is simply incredible. Combine this energy with Jackson's high-energy vocals, the catchiness, and the enjoyability to get a song that is genuinely incredible. The amount of layers this song has is genuinely incredible as well. There are so many instruments and vocals that gently weave their way into the melody that the listener will only notice if they're attempting to listen for everything. The masterful combination of funk, pop, and soulful aspects presented in a simple yet memorable melody help Jackson use his vocals to his fullest potential. The song is not lyrically driven by any means, yet this aspect simply helps highlight the uniqueness and vocals of this song. The mixing between vocals and instrumentation feels perfect on this song as well. I can clearly tell what Jackson is saying when he wants me to understand what he is saying. The production is definitely a highlight on this song as well. The quick horns and quickly changing instrumentation is highlighted in a way in which the listener can clearly hear. The solo on the bridge is definitely a highlight of how good this song's production is as well. The last aspect for me to mention with this song is its lyrical meaning. There are various interpretations of what this song could be saying; obviously, Jackson himself said that the song can mean whatever one wants it to mean. That being said, I personally decide to go with the mass and believe this song is a reference to a sexual experience. The lyrics are simply too suggestive. It seems like too much of a coincidence that almost every line in this song can be related to something sexual in some way to not be about a sexual experience. This basic meaning is normally something that I would have a problem with, yet I will admit that there is enough variety in the lyrics in which someone could interpret the song as something else. If it is about sex, it doesn't throw it directly in your face without you being able to have any other opinion. Going back to the route that this song is about a sexual experience, the way in which the lyrics are delivered in some cases, Jackson occasionally repeating slow and sensually, provide a bit of creativity that I haven't seen in songs with a similar meaning. The melody itself coincides with this lyrical interpretation as well since...well...sexual experiences are something magical, memorable, high-energy, especially if to the extent that is seemingly described in this song. Overall, this is a genuinely great song that still manages to sound unique even to this day. It's one of the best I've heard so far on this site, definitely worthy of the score I have to give. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Score: 11/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 2: Rock With You - This is yet another amazing song. It was one of the big hits from this album too, and I can definitely see why. It doesn't carry the same high energy the previous did, yet it manages to capture me to the same extent the previous track did. This song's melody is much more mellowed and sensual compared to the high energy of the previous. It feels a lot more dreamy in both its lyrical meaning and melodies. The drums followed by the mellow synths and gentle violin in the intro provide a perfect initial melody to get into the mood of this song. The melodies and instrumentation that follow are equally great as well. Jackson's vocals in this song are much more relaxed in the previous to accommodate for the more relaxed structure as well. The production sounds way ahead of its time too. The genre blending between rock, pop, and soul is masterfully executed on this song as well. The dreamy lyrics perfectly match the melody of this song. The descriptions of love and wanting to rock with someone perfectly match its dreamy tone. Overall, this is another great song. This may have to do with the fact I've heard this song many times before, yet I still believe it to be a masterpiece. (Reevaluated my first twenty-five albums and decided to bump this song up from a 10/10 to an 11/10) Rock With You Score: 11/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 3: Workin' Day and Night - This album simply does not stop providing great after great song. Comparing it to the last two, it is somewhat worse, yet it is still incredibly good. It brings a mix of energy between the previous two songs. It's extremely fast-paced while not being nearly as profound as the first track. It sounds much more like the first track than the second, however. It brings the same mix of funk, rock, pop, and soul to the table that we heard before. The drums here (and really on every song so far) provide a clap-like sound with a very quick, funky mix between a bell-like and wood-like sound sublimated in the background. This combined with the quick precision in which it is played managed to capture me instantly. Much like with the previous two songs, Jackson's vocals shine here. He manages to mix his voice with the melodies and chorus perfectly. Lyrically speaking, this song has hints of love in it as well; however, this is actually taken as a negative implication in this song. It implies that a man is dissatisfied with his work schedule and that he isn't able to spend enough time loving his wife. She says that he should continue this work schedule, leading him to conclude that she must be seeing another man. This lyrical meaning is pretty simple, yet the way in which it is conveyed is creative enough to where I enjoy it. It mixes well with the repetitive melodies of the song as well. The occasional breaths of exhaustion presented in this song are a very nice touch as well. My only critique that I have about this song is that it does manage to somewhat wear itself out over its five minute runtime. There isn't too much being added unlike in the other songs too keep it enthrallingly interesting all the way through. Overall, this song isn't quite as good as the previous two, yet I still consider it to be an extremely well-written song. Workin' Day and Night Score: 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 4: Get on the Floor - This is the first song off of this album that just screams something that you would hear on a disco floor. It mixes a bit of pop in as well, but disco is the clear forefront of this song. As with many disco songs, this song absolutely flows with energy. It's quick paced nature, groovy guitars, familiar horns, and explosive chorus help this song achieve the said flow. Like with everything previous, the production on this song is amazing. The mix between instrumentation and vocals is clear even in the chorus when everything sounds just a bit explosive. This is absolutely no critique, it actually helps with the song's sound if anything. The lyrical context with this disco melody harmonize very well too. The song's most basic (and my own) interpretation is that of someone trying to convince someone else to dance with them on a disco floor, simple as that. This song doesn't need to have a complex meaning for me to like it. Like I said above, this simple meaning fits the fast-paced disco beat perfectly. My only real complaint with this song is that it feels a bit like it wants to make the chorus sound as catchy as possible while neglecting the verses or bridge's appeal. This neglect is clearly present, yet it isn't necessarily a big issue at all. This is still a great, enjoyable song nonetheless. Get on the Floor Score: 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 5: Off the Wall - Well, here we are, the title track of the album. Right away, this song starts off with a very, very captivating section which builds up to a release into the song's main melody. This part genuinely impressed me. The main melody itself reminds me of the one we heard on Rock With You. It has a more laid-back, magical sound. The vocal harmony present in the chorus is an element of this song that I am a fan of as well. This aspect only aids the overall vibe the song creates. I like the change to a low vocal when "live it off the wall" is sung as well. The production value on this song is of extreme quality as well. Other than what I've mentioned above, there isn't really much else to mention with this song musically. That being said, this song has my favorite lyrical meaning thus far. It encourages listeners to let go of the worries that consume their lives. It encourages the listener to be more carefree while still prioritizing what is important in life. This message coincides well with the album's name. Every song we've heard so far speaks of great joys such as love or encourages one to simply enjoy life. This overall message combined with the magical melody make for a great song. This is a great message to represent the album as a whole as well. Off the Wall Score: 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 6: Girlfriend - It's unfortunate that Jackson didn't either completely scrap this song or change it to make it more interesting. This is the weakest song on the entire album so far, but that doesn't mean it is bad at all. Everything else has just been so damn good that this feels weird to listen to. This song has the same downtempo pace of the previous, yet it doesn't feel anywhere near as complex as everything we've heard so far. The melodies try to make a magical sound similar to Rock With You or Off the Wall, yet it just falls flat of accomplishing what they did. In fact, this magical melody isn't welcome in this song at all. The lyrics of this song indicate someone in a someone in a relationship with a girl. This sounds fine until you realize that this girl is already dating another man. The song then goes into detail about how the couple will have to tell the boyfriend and how they will be each other's new partners. In some context this may be fine: the girl may be dating a man who is abusive; yet in the culture we live in today, I think that many people will instantly jump to the idea that this song depicts a girl cheating on her partner for her own gratification. I would hope that Jackson wrote this with the intention of the former, yet I can't help but get the latter interpretation. Other than simply not being as complex as previous songs, the chorus simply consisting of "do-do-do-do-do" is something that I do not like either. The song feels a bit too short as well. It didn't really feel like the song explored the potential harmonies and melodies it could have created. Overall, this is definitely the weakest song on the album so far. It is still genuinely good, yet it doesn't compare to what we have heard so far. Girlfriend Score: 7/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 7: She's Out of My Life - This song threw a complete curveball into what we have heard so far. This song doesn't speak of one enjoying life, yet rather the exact opposite. It speaks on the pain of losing love, losing someone who cares about you most. The lyrics to this song are incredibly strong in my opinion. They convey what it feels to not only be left by someone who genuinely loves you, yet it conveys the depression that follows from the increased feeling of loneliness and worthlessness it creates. The melody is very simplistic, yet that works in the song's favor here. The song is extremely slow and Jackson's vocals are very somber as well which only add to the atmosphere of the song. The sadness in which you hear in Jackson's voice at the end of the song is genuinely touching too. It genuinely feels like I'm listening to someone's saddened emotional state. Another aspect that I love about the song is the added instrumentation during the section of the song that speaks of learning. The lyrics in this section describe how our character is learning about love from this terrible experience they are currently going through. The soft instrumentation indicating small glimmers of hope in this section is a really nice touch that just adds to the complexity of the song. Overall, while this statement may be a bit controversial, I think that this is genuinely a great song. In my opinion, this is on the same level as tracks three and four. She's Out of My Life Score: 9/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 8: I Can't Help It - I had heard that this was a pretty front-packed album, and I think I'm starting to agree with that statement. This song yet again attempts to have a more slow, methodical melody and chorus, yet it doesn't accomplish this to the same level as the greats that we've heard before. This song is absolutely better than Girlfriend, yet it is definitely one of the weaker on the album. There isn't really all that much that this song does that we haven't already heard on this album. The soft drumming is nice. The slow addition of instrumentation is nice as well. The chorus's vocals sounds nice too. (Like always) Those are pretty much the only unique things I can think to mention about this song's music. The lyrical meaning is pretty similar to past songs as well. It describes someone who has an overwhelming sense of love for someone else. The lyrics are pretty nice and the verses' lyrics in particular are some of the deepest we've heard on this album so far. Other than that, there isn't really all that much to mention about this song. It's overall just a pretty nice song. I Can't Help It Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 9: It's the Falling in Love - Like many previous, this song attempts to capture a magical tone. It does so to a greater extent than Girlfriend, yet I would categorize it at around the same quality as that song. It doesn't feel as if it tries anything unique with its melody, the clear overemphasis on the chorus, and the overall duller vocals from Jackson bring this song down to that status for me. This song is still absolutely good, however. There isn't much else to mention about this song's music other than what I've already mentioned, so I'm going to move on to its lyrical meaning. This is a case where the lyrics of the song initially appear to be mismatched with the melody of the song you're listening too, yet closer analysis of the song structure and lyrics indicate a sophisticated level of depth. The song's melody has an almost reluctant tone to it. It still carries that magical tone of previous songs, yet it doesn't do so to the same extent. This perfectly matches the lyrical theme of the song. It describes someone who has felt nothing but hurt in past relationships they've had; however, they feel themselves falling in love with someone yet again. Despite this seemingly good thing, the feeling of love only brings them sadness. This meaning is something that feels genuinely deep for some of the themes explored on this album so far. Overall, though I do find this song to be uncreative compared to some of the songs we've heard so far, I find this to be mostly excusable for its lyrical meaning and how it connects back to the melody. This is yet another good song on a great album. It's the Falling in Love Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 10: Burn This Disco Out - Like I said before, it feels as if this album is running out of ideas. This was most apparent on the second half of it. This is yet another song that I still consider to be good, yet not as great as some that we have heard before. It brings back the high-energy melodies that we heard throughout some of the album, yet it doesn't do anything creative with them or feel as well-written as previous songs. The energy this song gives off isn't nearly as infectious as it wants to be either. Other than that, there isn't really much to say about this song's music. It's lyrical meaning isn't all that different from some previous songs either. It again conveys the message of being carefree, joining a group on the dancefloor all night. This message was conveyed much better in Off the Wall. Overall, I don't really have much to say about this song besides that. It's still a good song, better than the previous two, yet it's nothing special either. Burn This Disco Out Score: 8/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusion: This album was great, really great. The genre-blending that appeared on some of these songs were masterfully done and the production sounded amazing. The overall message of the album of living carefree is something that I really enjoyed. That overall message fits the genre of disco really well. The addition of some more sad songs to keep this album real was a nice addition too. It felt like it managed to strike a pretty good balance about trying to convey serious topics in life while still encouraging the listener to live more carefree at the same time. Jackson's vocals will always be amazing as well, yet they are extremely amazing on this album. He is one of the only artists that I would instantly be able to recognize if someone were to put him on randomly. Much of the music here still feels incredibly original and unique long after its release. Again, like I mentioned above, this was a really fun album to listen to. That being said, it wasn't perfect in absolutely every regard. For instance, I will be one to agree with the general consensus that this is a very front-packed album. The one seven and all eights that I gave were in the B side of the album. Moving some tracks around may have increased my perception of the album by a bit, or it may have completely ruined the creative flow that poured from the A side, but I do believe that a bit of rearranging could have been done. That being said, even the worst of the worst on this album are still pretty good. Girlfriend is the closest we get to a bad song and it's absolutely not bad at all, just a little confusing. Overall, this is an album that I genuinely appreciate. There are some songs that I will almost definitely be listening to again at some point simply because of how catchy and unique the music is. I will say, however, despite the fact that I have not heard Thriller yet, (and I likely won't for a very, very long time. Might be my next album though, who knows.) I believe that Thriller will be better than Off The Wall... ============================================================ Off The Wall Score: 9/10 Song Average: 9/10

This album is one of his best🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

В голове сразу всплыл Час Пик 2

Хорошая ранняя работа Майкла. Мне понравилось.

Classic Michael Jackson, only suprise was that there were a couple of unfamiliar tracks. The album must have started many careers!

3.0

This is a good album by a talented men. But I will never listen again.

2.4 1x in BER in way to Heathrow

It’s good but not entirely my vibe

Yeah, probably the only album of his that I could actually put on. His best in my opinion

Didn’t like it as much as I thought I would.

Cracked some code. It just sounds fire

Fantastic pop album filled with high-energy disco and jubilant funk. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” is one of Michael Jackson’s best. It’s impossible to resist. There are other hits too but what I love about this album is that even the non-single tracks are great. “Workin’ Day and Night” is just as good as some of his biggest hits. I love how the momentum keeps going even when he’s singing lines like “I’m so tired now.” It’s like he’s on this nonstop rollercoaster of a work schedule and can’t escape. “Burn This Disco Out” is another excellent lesser known track. The energy dips briefly with the twinkling ballad “She’s Out of My Life,” but other than that, this is a full party in an album and a personal favorite.

Probably the greatest entertainer of all time, MJ is incomparable. This album is one of his best. I love the disco style that permeates throughout and it really showcases him in as a vocalist on top of a band that is just as high energy as he is. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" are the two standouts on this record, but the whole thing is pretty consistently good. I'd say that this probably isn't my favorite of his, which I think is "Thriller", but it's just so consistently good. I like the change of paces throughout too, like the ballad "She's Out of My Life". MJ lives forever.

Fun Disco album.

This album makes the musical language that we are all familiar with (the ow! and hey-hey!) feel fresh again. Nice to go back to the 70s to more of the source. would listent to a couple of these songs again so it gets a 3 with reservations.

I'm not sure the last time I heard this album, or if I've ever heard the entire thing, but I didn't realize/remember that it's full-on disco (excepting token ballad "She's Out of My Life"). The classics earned their status, and I appreciated the deeper cuts like "Workin' Day and Night." I think it sags toward the end with "I Can't Help It" and "It's the Falling in Love," but "Burn This Disco Out" is kind of a banger.

Fun record. He invented the song that is all chorus. No Love In An Elevator without this.

Great album for the most part. I think 4 stars though because it's got a couple that are meh

Great album. His first with Quincy Jones, and it’s proven to be a great collaboration. Mix of rock/pop/funk/r&b styles. Still sounds good in 2025. Notable songs include Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Get On The Floor, Off the Wall, Girlfriend, She’s Out of My Life, I Can’t Help It.

First of all, it’s always fun to listen to a mega star before they become the mega star. You can hear the stardom, it’s just not fully formed yet. Given this was pop music released in 1979 it’s heavily influenced by disco and funk. It also has way more love songs than it should.

This album has all the things you want in a good Pop album, catchy lyrics, good hooks, and just overall easy to consume. I’m not a huge pop fan overall but Michael Jackson is known as its king for a reason. Overall a great album, not much else to say. Favorite track: Rock with You Worst Track: She’s out of my life

“Off the Wall” was MJ’s first collab with Quincy Jones, you can really hear that magic, diverging from Jackson Five sound. This has more artistic freedom, much more grownup. Tight grooves, lush arrangements, and that mix of funk, soul, and disco that just flows. Every track feels alive. Easily one of the smoothest, most danceable albums ever. Can't help thinking of who MJ ended eventually up to be. Too bad.

An exceptional work that was not properly appreciated in the Grammy Awards.

So, the first MJ project that felt independient from the Jackson 5/Motown sphere, it is a good one, but the 1-2 combo of Dont Stop Til I Get Enough and Rock With You is worth the admision ticket. I'm more of a Bad MJ guy, but you cant go wrong with off the wall

Not my style, I can see the marks of genius though.

Love early MJ. A great album with one or two hidden gems along with the well known bangers.

A couple of really good songs but the rest is pleasant at best. 3/5

Klassisk Michael - nogle rytmer som virkelig giver én lyst til at danse. Jeg er pjattet med Rock With You

This is a great album, you can already hear that signature Michael Jackson sound that would take the world by storm in the years to come. Standouts Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough Rock with You Off The Wall 4/5

Favourite track: She’s Out of my Life

Comes in like a lion but bows out like a lamb. Doesn't finish the album with the same energy.

Too soon.

There are times like this where I wish I was more of a Michael Jackson fan, because I could say I listened to this album nonstop when I was a kid and welcomed this coming-of-age album. Since I didn't, I'll admit that I didn't recognize a single one of the tracks on this album, which I now know is often considered his best album. It starts off strong, with several pounding dance numbers, then kind of meanders into a weird mix of ballads and soft pop until returning to the disco floor at the very end. I'm really impressed that he was the main songwriter for the Jacksons, and for nearly all of his solo albums, and this alone elevates him above so many other pop singers past and present. And of course his impeccable voice and presence on stage too (it's so funny to see his trademark moves and voice in the videos to "Don't stop 'til you get enough" and "Rock with you", in a very young looking face and body before all of the body dysmorphia kicked in (or at least before he acted on the dysmorphia)).

Silky smooth stylings haven't aged well though this may have sounded more interesting in 1979.

An incredible album by MJ, pretty mich every song is a banger, and very unique to MJ.

I've been interested in getting into MJ for a while. It's cool to see this earlier part of his career. His smooth vocals are supported by a backing band with tight drum and bass grooves, choppy funk guitars, and the occasional tasteful keyboard solo (like on the opening track). There are too many catchy hooks on here. Favorite songs: Rock With You, It's the Falling In Love, Off the Wall.

classic.

Just for Don't Stop Til You Get Enough and Rock with You

My biggest guilty pleasure. I hate myself for giving Michael his second five stars.

Holy shit it's Michael! Considering how famous the guy was I am surprised I never sat down and listened to any of his albums in full. This one was such a joy though. Disco vibes best vibes.

I’m not a fan of the disco era, and although this record is pretty “disco-y”, all in all I think this is a pretty good album. Maybe part of it is me getting wrapped up in the nostalgia of my college days, but I have a fondness for a lot of these songs. I particularly like She’s Out of My Life; I think the weakest song is the Paul McCartney penned Girlfriend, which surprised me since I am a big McCartney and Beatles fan. Overall though, I still have to give this album four stars.

Impossible not to dance your way through this album

Quite nice, I enjoyed it

*Off The Wall* has tremendous energy through its first half; from "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" to "Off The Wall" it's a non-stop party, with muscular grooves rockin' the joint (even if the songwriting is occasionally thin). The latter half of the album is spotty though, with weaker songs and drippy ballads dragging down the proceedings. The Stevie Wonder-penned "I Can't Help It" and album closer "Burn This Disco Out" do their best to remedy the situation but it's too little, too late.

The first two tracks go hard, and the rest of the album feels like a funky cooldown.

Heehee

Kinda forgettable outside of the two songs that no one will ever forget.

I used to think Michael Jackson’s bizarre persona - that contradictory mishmash of black and white, male and female, child and adult, innocent and dangerous - didn’t come together until the 1980s. But its central and most terrifying component appears right at the start of Off the Wall. ‘You know, I was, I was wondering,’ he intones, ‘if you could keep on, because the force, it’s got a lot of power and it makes me feel like, ah, it makes me feel like, ooh…’ What makes Jackson so uncanny is the sense of obsessive compulsion barely concealed beneath his quiet, polite exterior. At the beginning of Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough, the mask slips. He may be asking nicely, but he won’t take no for an answer. He recalls no one more than Norman Bates - that other demure transgressive who straddles the lines between genders, between parent and child, between romantic naïf and sex predator. When Jackson began wearing an actual mask in 1986, he didn’t become any less strange. He somehow inhabits Don’t Stop honestly, which makes it such a remarkable opening track - possibly his best single. He isn’t yet in the myth-making mode of later years, with their messianic self-pity and self-aggrandisement, but he’s escaped the mawkishness of his early Motown records. The song’s energy carries the first half of the album through to Get on the Floor. It’s significant that most of these four tracks are credited to Jackson alone: their tense funk and disco pulse maintain that compulsive force, even when Jackson pretends to be a working man - a performance that rings hollow. The second half, however, sinks into the unlistenable Broadway schmaltz of Girlfriend, She’s Out of My Life, and the rest. Written by relative normies like McCartney and Wonder, these are stylised continuations of the safe, universalist Motown mode. But Jackson isn’t safe or universal. When the album ends on Burn This Disco Out, note the phrasing - not burn down like Disco Inferno or Morrissey’s suggestion, but burn out, as if running out of energy. Jackson’s compulsive power works best in single bursts - singles - rather than extended forays. It’s the fevered wank, not the night of passion. And the wanker’s fervour easily becomes fantasy of self, as Jackson would later prove. Allegedly, just before his death, Jackson begged his doctor to keep him alive, lest ‘God give my ideas to Prince instead.’ But Jackson and Prince were never working from the same material. Prince was the generous lover pretending to be a creep. Jackson was the creep trying too hard to play innocent. Prince believed in sex as communion, as exchange. Jackson believed in compulsion, in the drive that annihilates the other. The force that “makes me feel like, ooh…” is the same force that empties him out. But, on the first half of Off the Wall, when he embodies that force without shame, you understand why it was so compelling to him. 2.5 A brutal contrast with Madonna from a day before. Off the Wall is no less a commercial fishing expedition than Ray of Light but my goodness what an exceptional singer Michael Jackson sounds after an hour of Madonna. He really had a wonderful voice with dramatic commitment built into every second and dazzling variety in timbre. He also had an instinct for vocal arrangements that grab your attention, even during the weaker songs (Get on the Floor, Girlfriend). Lyrically it’s all either dancing or pining and although the horns and strings are very slick they are inescapably generic. Still I can’t say I was bored - it’s a tight 40 minutes and if you are going to have just one of these tracks be six minutes long then ‚Don’t Stop…‘ was the right choice. 3/5

Nope

Some of the King of Pop's pre-pop bops (Sorry)

Solid album

This album is really nice at some points as well as uninteresting and bland at some others. It is not great at all, but not bad though. It just feels insipid when the songs start to feel the same. It's a good album to listen to without much attention, it's funky, groovy... very enjoyable. But just that.

Another Michael Jackson record that is brilliant in isolation, but so difficult to rate because I cannot separate the music from the man and his actions. So much now feels inauthentic in retrospect. I am not a disco fan, but this is as good as it gets. An evolution from his Motown work into the infinitely danceable and confident songs, this really is a masterclass in pop under the thumb of Quincy Jones. It is reminiscent of the growth of someone like Stevie Wonder (who wrote "I Can't Help It" and it really just sounds like a cover), and some of the sounds even feel derivative of him. It all really feels like a climax of the disco sound, and once this was done, nothing more could really be added that wasn't already done. But it also extends into funk and R&B that is still fresh and not a retelling of disco mania. Jackson's voice and now-cliche vocal fills are really what help elevate this beyond a well-produced album into something iconic. It's a 5-star for the first half, then gets weaker. The cover of "Girlfriend" is a bit plain; "She's Out of My Life" is good but feels dated and really slows down the momentum; "I Can't Help It" would have been better in Stevie Wonder's hands; and "It's the Falling in Love" feels dated.

A bunch of classics on there. 4

Still not sold on him.

alright classic mj! never heard this album in full so here we goooo Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - YEAHHH DISCO a classic - that instumental break feels like a precursor to thriller - boy do i love it when an album fades out one instrument at a time OOH - no notes Rock With You - OOH love this sound - man hearing this makes me miss hearing more of a variety of instuments in modern music - like that trumpet? french horn? idk but whatever it is it adds such texture - LOVE Workin' Day and Night - honestly no notes again this is such a VIBE Get on the Floor - THAT BASS wwoowow - ooh that lower register is nice - OOOH that shaker, "whatchagobegah" "GETTUP" part YEAAA Off the Wall - very chill - insteresting that this one is the title track, it's fun but it doesn't stick out as much as the others to me Girlfriend - O O OH slower, smoooth - YESSS i love a good saxophone - romantic hehe She's Out of My Life - we slowing WAYY down to a ballad - his vocals are out of this world I Can't Help It - is it weird to say i feel like this is one of the tracks that the people who oversaw the production of sonic the hedgehog 3 back in early 90s and were like "lets get him on board- yes THIS is the vibe we want" - in short: smooth, groovy, moody, YES It's The Falling in Love - OH this album don't quit - that guitar ooof - man bring back instrumentals like THIS Burn This Disco - man this whole album is so cool all in all: INCREDIBLE album. you can hear how this album still influences artists to this day 40+ years later. i really wonder what fans of his back then thought when his next few albums went a little more pop and less disco after this one- was it controversial? anyways, instant five stars!

Never seen the appeal. Annoying voice, bland pop tunes

I understand the appeal but for me this is just mind numbing and gets more and more vacuous as the album wears on... And yes, I have separated the music from the person.

Honestly, not as good as I expected. Fun but not era-defining.

Torn on this because are we separating art from artist? Luckily this album isn't actually that great, so problem solved. Opens on a banger and miscellaneous in the afters.

i gotta hand it to him, it’s funky

I meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn......

Pretty average but im sure insane for its time

It’s great and starts really strong. For me it gets a little lackluster mostly on the second side with the slower, more ballad type songs although with Michael’s voice it’s hard for any of these songs to be bad or even mid, they’re all good to a certain extent. The first side though was pretty perfect with the first song being one of my favourite Michael Jackson songs and the following ones having some amazing funky instrumentals. The bass on “Get on the floor” and the guitar on Working day and night” for instance were prime examples of this. The last song on side B though brought it up again to that level and made for a great ending. I feel like this is a kind of build up album to Thriller in some ways as it’s a less perfected and produced album with some less great songs but it’s better than Bad in my opinion. Favourites: (as i mentioned) the first 4 and the last song. Overall, 7/10.

Highlight Song/s: Rock with You, Girlfriend and It's the Falling in Love First Michael Jackson album, definitely what I expected to hear. High-pitched vocals, disco beats, lyrics mostly songs about love, heavy 80s vibes I spaced out a little bit on "Working Day and Night" and Get on the Floor the result was they kind of blended in together, so I didn't even notice that a song had ended. That says a tad bit about the backing tracks, and a tad bit about my interest in the album. It was alright but I wouldn't seek it out again. That's probably the case with other Michael Jackson albums or songs, if it came on in real life or GTA: Vice City I wouldn't skip it or turn it off. But I wouldn't go searching for a song or album by him.

Great

Gets the hips moving.

Classic MJ. Classic Disco

His talent is on full display here. Before he went off the rails. Not my taste, but can't deny it's good.

The production is great. The basslines are really good. But it's disco. And no matter how good it is, you lose at least one star for disco.

A couple duds, but overall, packed with classic jams.

Loved this. The first half of the album is disco heaven. Highlights for me: Girlfriend, Off the Wall, Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.

fun old album

One star for Michael, three stars for Quincy.

Early on in this project I gave Thriller five stars. I was shocked at how many of the songs held up and I enjoyed, even if I didn't when the album came out. I wasn't certain about this record, because the hits were not songs I really liked. I figured maybe I'd enjoy the rest at least. After listening, I felt the best part of Off The Wall were indeed the singles. The other songs truly felt like filler to me. What I really enjoyed about Thriller was the mix of styles, and this album is pretty much straight ahead disco. It's good disco, but little else. I believe my run of four or five star albums is about to come to an end.

Bueno

Immaculate disco vibes on the A side, followed by a drop off on the B side. This is truly good poppy, funky disco and perfectly put together. Music alone, this has some brilliant high points and it if willing, can immediately take you out of your current headspace. It’s like an itch you want to scratch. However, it won’t be for everyone and the full span of MJ’s life colours any work reviewed posthumously. A scraping of a 4.

High: Dont stop til you get enough has a lot of Disco energy to last me forever. Low: Working day and night is weaker for me but mainly because I dont particularly like maximum funk. I feel bad as this is probably top 70s dance perfection...however when I am being honest, I came to love the Michael Jackson that had fully devolved into a weird little music goblin. This is the "pure" stuff, and I just prefer the later, deranged-self stuff. Not sure this ages well either.

Objectively very good, lots of disco energy and you cant help but move your body to it. The thing that stood out most to me, at least on the Tidal version, is the immaculate precision with which everything is performed and recorded. All the vocals are pitch perfect, bang on, a voice like a razor blade. Then every musical element is masterfully performed, recorded and produced. This really is an incredibly polished, master class of an album. Where I struggle with it, is purely a matter of taste. I can't find a space for this type of music in my life. It's just too poppy and at times it's sickly sweet to the point of cringe, e.g. 'Girlfriend'. I would just never listen to this sort of happy-clappy pop, no matter how expertly produced it is. I can appreciate the artistry but there's no connection for me.

É o bode

Puh, echt nicht meins

Ez 5/5

очень понравился! классный грув фанки вайб, местами погрустили, местами потрясли плечиками, местами у-ууу

Hot take… this album is better than “Thriller”. That is all.

Disco Demolition Nights notwithstanding, there's a reason this particular flavor of dance music was so captivating to basically the entire world in the late 70s: perfectly comfortable grooves, lived-in, organic production, and an appealing emcee in Jackson. For years people have debated whether this collection is better than Thriller; for my money, the highs aren't as high here - there's nothing as instantly iconic as "Beat It" or "Billie Jean" - but the lows aren't as low either (nothing as clunky as "The Girl Is Mine"). Nevertheless, it deserves all the acclaim it gets - and now, after Everything With MJ (you know what I mean) it serves as a monument to all that was lost. Look on his works, ye mighty, and despair.

There’ll never be another Michael Jackson. They call him the King of Pop FOR A REASON

I find myself in a situation where I'm listening to Disco more than I'd like. This entire album seems to be disco that I genuinely like, so for genre I don't like this is a surprising rating

Classic, some good songs

Quality production. But don't get this chicken stuff, probably too meta for me.

esse cd mostrando claramente o motivo dele ser o maior de todos os tempos

Não tem o que falar. É o rei né!

4/5

So much disco. Lots of bops.

An album I think is weaker than the late 70s Jacksons output and certainly not as good as his next couple of albums. Still enjoyable and I chose the Stevie Wonder written “I Can’t Help It” and the Carole Bayer Sager/David Foster song “It’s the Falling in Love.” McCartney’s “Girlfriend” almost made it. And “Rock With You” has made a lot of other playlists for me historically.

Buen disco, y buen ejercicio de tratar de separar la obra de la persona. Se intentó y se pudo más que para otros casos (te estoy mirando Kanye) donde no me gustaba ni la música ni lo que estaban diciendo. Música 4 Contexto del artista -1 Notita final: 3

This might be my first MJ album that I've listened to all the way through? I loved it. Starts out with two BANGERS and kind of dwindles from there. Not that the rest is bad at all, just doesn't compare to the first two.

One of his bests and and a good look at early pre pop michael in his disco era.

Some great stuff here, and a real step forward for the future civil suit defender. Not everything is top notch though, so only 4⭐ from me.

Not my favorite Michael Jackson album. I have always liked Michael though. I only knew Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, and She’s Out of My Life. This album was a little too disco-y for my taste.

Superb!

I’ll pass

problematischer Typ aber zeitloser Pop

Even tho it’s not my sort of thing, and even tho he’s not at his best, meh Michael Jackson is still objectively pretty spectacular. 3.5

Ok I get it now

Lovely. Great stuff. But a 3 for me. This ain’t Thriller.

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.

A fantastic blending of disco and pop for some truly infectious songs. Impossible to not love some of Jackson's greatest hits, with some very solid lesser known tracks as well. No weak spots on a very complete album. Top tracks: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Off The Wall, She's Out of My Life

Bleh.

I never cared for MJ’s music (or him after we found out he’s a pedo), but his influence can’t be denied. For me though, the best parts were what I’m sure are the “Q factor,” Jones’ horn arrangements and such.

Otro excelente álbum de Michael Jackson, pensé que no iba a gustar tanto porque en general prefiero la música que le sigue a este disco, pero claramente no lo había escuchado con atención. El álbum en su totalidad es muy sólido, tiene atmósferas distintas, pero conectadas con mucha cohesión. Las líneas de bajo son alucinantes y la voz de Michael, aunque no con tanta fuerza identitaria como en los álbumes consiguientes, es precisa, delicada y con mucho groove.

A great pop album, very catchy and make you want to move your body Fav song - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 4/5

Oh yeah he really is king

rock with you is MJ's best song by far and i'll fight anyone who disagrees

As someone who only knows about MJ through the American zeitgeist, I've never gave a full album a chance. This is pretty good. Obviously the funk is a strong suit, though it does suffer from long-song-slow-fade where it repeats with no changes for too long. This also confirmed for me that Michael Jackson's ballads are, in fact, a chore to get through.

Kid diddlin’ ain’t cool

Listening to this had me counting down the minutes for a Clash album to kill off disco.

A really good album, I liked Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, It's The Falling In Love and Burn This Disco Out.

It’s very disco. There are some bangers on here though.

Classic

Great album, probably my second favorite of his. It starts off real strong but lags a bit in the middle. It feels like this was the bridge between disco and modern pop music. A much more pared down MJ without all the pomp and circumstance of his later albums.

it's not the first time i'm trying to listen to his records but it just doesn't work. i understand it's good. the sound is so clear and the mixing is so good. it just that his music doesn't work for me at all and i can't make myself like it.

When future king was starting to step up to his crown. Disco with its own spin, still not perfect

Para algunos es el mejor disco de Jacko, superior a Thriller. Yo no llegaría tan lejos, pero sin duda es un clásico. Alejándose de los Jackson 5 camino de un universo propio. La inicial Don´t stop... es un tiro, por ritmo, cuerdas, vientos, baile, todo. Uno de sus mejores temas de siempre. Rock with you o She´s out of my life también. Tomando lo mejor de Earth Wind and Fire y llevándolo a la cima de la mano de Quincy Jones. Los ochenta y la nueva música negra quedaron inaugurados. Thriller sería el paso definitvo, pero antes que eso ya estaba todo aquí condensado. Baile incluído.

Strong opening with some classic bangers, but this album loses some momentum on the back half. Still a really solid fun album overall despite that.

Absolute classic album, all killer no filler. For me I think this is the best MJ album

Some bangers, but also quite a few cookie cutter love songs that in hindsight feels so very out of place.

This is where the magic begins. Though already pretty much a seasoned vet in the music industry at 20, MJ signed on to Epic Records and began his production partnership with the legendary Quincy Jones. Thus spawned "Off the Wall" and the rest is history of course, but this is where MJ really reintroduced himself to the world and forged his disco/funk/pop sound that would define the height of his career. This album is certainly synonymous with disco, but it still lives on as a timeless pop, R&B, and funk classic too. "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", and "Off the Wall" are all disco-pop classics that make you wanna get out on the dance floor. The latter half of the album does sort of suddenly shift towards more of a sentimental mood, displaying the endless versatility of MJ. Massive names in the music industry such as Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder lend their songwriting talents for side two, and you can definitely hear their influence in these slower & more emotional tracks. Definitely a tale of two sides here, but I much prefer the higher energy of side one. In today's episode of "Hey, I Recognize That Sample!", we've got "I Can't Help It", which hip-hip heads may recognize as the sample source for De La Soul's "Breakadawn". I love discovering new sample sources in old music.

I enjoyed this, but I wonder if that's because the recent albums have been rubbish? I felt a certain way listening to this: Michael Jackson was an incredible pop artist, but was he also a nonce? Makes me uncomfortable

As with some other artists in the list, I never thought I would listen to a whole record by MJ. Not that you have to when it comes to "Thriller"—nearly all the songs on the album were also (hit) singles—but still. Honestly, I never was a big MJ fan; I always sided more with Prince in my youth, and him turning out to be a child molester didn't help either. To separate the artist from the art - is that even possible? - this is not a bad album per se, thanks to the genius and clean production of Quincy Jones. But after some of the classic stompers, it gets dreary. I have always been more into funk than disco, so this album and his later reputation don't really do it for me. 3/5

What can I say? Its Michael Jackson, the album slaps

Best Song: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough I wasn't crazy about this, it sounds rather dated to me. There are some good songs on here but nothing like Thriller. 3/5.

This Quincy Jones guy is pretty good, hey?

The hours are great but the rest of it is kinda meh

Songs get samey and it's hard to separate the guy from the music in this case

A few good songs but a lot of filler

Jackos bäst? Ja kanske, men inte superbra väl? När han fortfarande var mestadels svart, rent musikaliskt alltså. Här får vi Quincy's lyxdisko fyllt med storbandsblås och stråkar men också funkbas och wacka-wacka gitarr. "Rock with you" det är väl ungefär så bra som musik kan bli, en av världens bästa låtar då som nu. Resten på A-sidan (inklusive Dont stop) är mycket lättvikts-Prince, absolut inte dåligt, tvärtom men andra gör det bättre och funkigare. B-sidan inleder fint med titelspåret men kraschar duktigt sedan i nån tonårspop, smetiga ballad och onödig duett. Det är tur att den smygande jazzfunken i "I can't help it" kommer och bryter av med skivans nästbästa låt. För sen havererar det igen med låtsasdisko i avutningsspåret, den är ganska fruktansvärd. Där märks det tydligt att Quincy kommer från jazzen och inte riktigt vet vad han sysslar med, det är inte Moroder precision för dabsgolvet direkt. Thriller är ännu mer schizofren vilket gör det här till Jackos bästa trots allt, men den övertygar ju inte mer än i enstaka stunder. Svag trea Lyssna hellre på Prince - For you, Earth Wind and Fire - Raise!

Starkt album i 5 spår. Sedan kraschlandning ner i balladträsk. Näsan över träskytan igen i avslutande Burm this disco out.

Ett ganska svårt album. Framförallt om man betänker att detta var Jacksons första stora steg mot en universell iung of Pop. Förutom Don’t stop… är det inte ett särskilt direkt album. Däremot besitter det stora kvaliteter vid noggrannare lyssning. Massor med små fina finesser i Quincys produktion. Och discon är alltigenom närvarande. Jackson sjunger bra. Allra bäst när han sjunger ut vilket han gärna fått göra i större grad. Stark trea.

A-sidan är riktigt bra phillysoul. B-sidan inleds starkt med titelspåret, men där emellan, fram till avslutande Burn this disco out, är det inte särskilt bra. I mångt och mycket låter det som the Jacksons snarare än the king of pop. Han har inte riktigt hittat sitt eget uttryck ännu. Men det är jäkligt bra ändå. Vacklar mellan trean och fyran.

Scandal noted.

A quality way to end the week.

This had some really good, classic songs. And some songs that aren’t quite as iconic, but a little better than “filler.” Feels like that’s the textbook definition of a 4.

Stvar s disco/funk pjesmama je što su interno strašno repetitivne. Ovdje još mrzim njegov glas ali opet je iznadprosječno za ono što jest. Pomislila sam čak da ću dati četvorku ali je pred kraj došlo do dosadnijih pjesama.

BANGER ALBUM 8.6/10

This is Michael Jackson in his relative innocence. I quite liked it. Not a big MJ fan in general but I could tolerate this quite well.

Pleins de hits mais je crois que je suis pas convaincu par l’ensemble

I don't listen to chicken hawks

really recommended r&b disco music

Excellent album, though not as strong as “Thriller”. If Thriller is a high 4*, I feel this is a low 4* 4/5

How much of this is that I’m actually a huge Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones fan? For obvious reasons, I might want to reach for that in addition to appreciating a younger, pre-whatever he became MJ. Anyhow, love this front to back, 5 stars. I didn’t actually become a fan until later in life in my early 30s, but jeez.

Just off the strength of the two hit signals it earns four stars. Will come back to this one again.

Das sechzehnte Album, das ich schon kannte. Banger. Zwischendrinn zwar zwei oder drei lahme Songs, die nicht reinpassen, aber ich mag die Atmosphäre. 3 1/2 aber ich runde auf.

A pretty good melding of disco, funk, r&b, easy listening, and pop in general. Not a great album, but it had a couple of real bangers. With Quincy producing, it was a good formula that would peak with Thriller.

4/5 - great album, but the next one was the only reason this gets a 4 instead of a 5

Better than Coldplay

Love this album, constantly on in our house growing up courtesy of two older brothers. Off the wall and I can’t help it are my two favourite tracks. Also joint (Thriller) winner of the best album co-written by a bloke from Clerthorpes. 🤣

Forgot what a classic this album is. MJ's voice is superb and every track totally earns its place on the listing

Great album . When he was normal!

Starts strong

pretty good! obviously know who michael jackson is, but never really listened to much of his discography. these albums are nice as introductions.

Pretty good.

Fantastic album before he got weird

Dancabke

Honestly he's the king for a reason no notes

incredible disco/funk/pop album that really seemed to have paved the way for MJ. what a start as well - to open with DSTYGE and RWY made it captivating from the get-go. it was good to hear that most of the tracks that followed were just as good. it's not my favourite album of his which is why it's not getting the 5*, but it was a phenomenal listen and i'm looking forward to listening to more MJ.

Can there be too much groove? If this album is your perception of groove, the answer is no. No, there cannot be too much groove. In fact there could be more groove in place of that god awful ballad. Ballads always put me off pop singers. Lyrics are just too cringy. It’s better when the lyrics are just nonsense about partying and dancing and sex with a cool bass line and good beat. But this album over all was pretty good. I liked it. The songs were pretty interesting, and not too similar to each other. Most of the lyrics were just the right amount of cliche to not be annoyed by it and just let yourself enjoy it. And it gave me a better image of Michael Jackson. He’s a funky guy, but still, a bit of a cheesemunk.

Off The Wall shows Michael Jackson’s early pop star power, but it doesn’t fully deliver. While the big singles are energetic and polished, much of the album feels uneven and overly tied to disco trends of its era. The result is a record with standout moments but little lasting depth.

Day 64 First listen- Such an iconic album! Rock with you is one of my favourite songs of all time! I love MJ's voice in this recording so much. (4/5)

Wybitny artysta i wybitne dzieło. Dużo soulu w utworach.

Musikalisch einfach nicht meins, auch wenn es in die Beine geht (kann man nicht leugnen). Über den Menschen dahinter möchte ich hier gar nicht erst anfangen.

Very top heavy album. Starts off strong with some classic disco/funk pop songs, but really loses steam after that. The ballad is kind of an album killer. Bass on the album is quite good. Overall the album is still fun and fairly good. 3/5 Might listen again