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Old 12-20-2011, 07:50 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Il Duce View Post
i love Off the Wall

it still sounds pretty disco-ish, and has none of the "extreme" slickness of Thriller - i like a record with noticeable flaws

then again, i only have this and Thriller and a Jacksons comp, so i don't feel there's any basis for comparison with his other work - i just stopped caring to look for his other stuff and i only got OTW, part of nostalgia (my cousin used to play it all the time on a 8-track), part tribute (i got it shortly after his death) and part being recommended to by a man of good music taste
Not a huge Jackson fan either. I'll eventually review "Thriller" and "Bad" just for historical purposes because they both certainly deserve recognition in the history of rock and pop music. "Thriller" certainly set the bar and is still the top seller, but to me "Bad" his is best.
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