Non-Hip-Hop Michael Jacksons best studio Album ?

Started by Jerome, Dec 26, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

Which one is his Best

  1. Got to Be There (1972)

  2. Ben (1972)

  3. Music and Me (1973)

  4. Forever, Michael (1975)

  5. Off the Wall (1979)

  6. Thriller (1982)

  7. Bad (1987)

  8. Dangerous (1991)

  9. HIStory (1995)

  10. Invincible (2001)

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  1. Jerome
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    Dec 26, 2015
    A lot of people will say Thriller but IMO Michael reached his artistically peak with Bad.
    For real almost everything on this Album was flawless.
    Quincy Jones final Album as Michael exec. Producer shows once again why he was so d--- good.
    The Production on this Album is so dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn good and much better than on Thriller( also produced by Jones), Dangerous......

    His classic Singles like Man in the Mirroe, Bad, Smooth Criminal, The Way You Make Me Feel & Dirty Diana are on Bad as well.

    So thats just my Opinion, whats urs?
     
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  2. gorealsteady
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Off The Wall for me personally.

    It's just that d--- infectious groove man!

    I really like the second disc of HIStory as well btw.
     
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  3. TimmyT
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Off the Wall very narrowly over Thriller
     
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  4. Oldboy
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Bad
     
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  5. Packman
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Thriller takes the top spot, followed by Bad and Dangerous
     
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  6. Swizz
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    come on guys it's Thriller
     
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  8. soul intent
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    soul intent The dude tho

    Dec 26, 2015
    My personal favorite is off the wall. So many goat tracks
     
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    Imo Dangerous had too much filler material and I personally didnt like this new jack swing style which is all over the album.


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  10. white jesus
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Objectively? Bad.

    Personally? f---ing God d--- Dangerous.
     
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  11. Oldboy
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    yea i honestly can go both ways..thriller and bad f---ing goats
     
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    Dec 26, 2015
    Dangerous was Michael's peak. My favorite and brilliant album. Thriller is overrated imo.
     
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    1. Dangerous
    2. Bad
    3. Thriller
    4. Off The Wall
    5. HIStory
    6. Invincible
    7. Xscape
    8. Michael (Trash)
     
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    white jesus god's son

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    Totally agree with this.

    I think Michael had a couple different periods that could be described as "his prime," depending on what type of style you like from him. Thriller is definitely one of those periods, and he was coming into his own writing songs like WBSS, Beat It, Billie Jean... but the Bad era was when he really took control of the creative direction.

    Save for Just Good Friends and Man in the Mirror, that whole album was his creation. Look at the track list: it's 8 or 9 of his biggest hits ever. Then you take into account all the iconic short films, the tour... the routines he was coming up with during that time. You could argue all that was external to the album (we're talking about the songs), but I think that's a really limiting way to think about what he did. Bad was a vision and the music was just a part of it.
     
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    Dec 26, 2015
    This isn't even a MJ album
     
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    Thriller is incredible, but it overshadows everything else and I think that's partly because people think he was the most "normal" then, coupled with the overwhelming success of the album. His later stuff was absolutely his most creative. Thriller is just easiest to love.
     
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    Bruh it's not even Michael's voice on three of the songs.

    Abel Tesfaye's industry audition tbh
     
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    michael actually wanted Bad to be a triple album, but Quincy prevented that. Songs like "Streetwalker", "Don't Be Messing Round", and "Price Of Fame" were all songs Michael wanted, but Quincy prevented.
    I give Xscape a pass, because it was respectful to Michael. The Michael album was an abomination.
     
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    Thriller is still a great album, but he got Alot better with Bad and Dangerous. I know some people loved Off The Wall, but I find it to be pretty boring aside from Don't Stop Till you get enough. HIStory was like if Eminem could sing, he was angry and pissed on there, and nothing was really upbeat.
     
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