Damn, I still really like most of this album. The duet with McCartney always seemed weird to me, but the rest of the record is great. I love how Thriller is basically a pop song with death metal lyrics, and I love the mix of live horn sections and synth horns; this album has a lot of potential cheese, but the production is so tight that it all works.
Yeah, this is his best album. Brief but makes a hell of an impact with some of the best songs in pop history. Michael’s voice, the production and performances are largely A-tier. Still going to be 4 stars/A- because I’m not as hot on certain songs as others. Also, man guilty.
Everyone in the world knows like 2/3 of these songs by being alive. However, I did quite enjoy listening to them in order, along with a few songs I had never heard. It was a good time, surprisingly. 4/5