Ok guys, I know i'll probably get a lot of shit for this but I prefer Bad over Thriller. There are more hits, less filler and it rocks harder! What do you all think? Shamon!

BAd rocked harder than thriller

but thriller was funkier than bad,,

but bad wins, because MJ did more of the song writing and producing

i still have my doubts if he wrote smooth criminal
he must of been real coked up!!!

"Quincy , Quincy, i got a real cool song coming, wheres my crack pipe?"
"Anna are you ok Are you ok Annie, yah thats sounds hott" *Wheezing*
*Coughs* "she was shot down by a cresendo, annie YEAH YEAH THAt shyt is the hottness"

I always thought Thriller was better, and over time, my opinion of Bad has continued to diminish.

Thriller over Bad anyday. I may be one of the few that was initally disappointed with Bad but it slowly grew on me. It just felt very poppy and light but there are some grooves on there: Speed Demon is underrated altho I hate the bridge with a passion; Another Part of Me, Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal give it a serious boost (and thank God for video) but overall it's one of my least favorite albums by MJ.

JackieBlue said:

Speed demon is a bad ass (pun intended) song and could've probably been released as another single. The only thing that really gives Bad a run for it's money are 2 of the best Jacko songs of all time "wanna be starting something" and "Billy Jean". "Beat it is cool too but I just think overall Bad is better. I like more songs on it than the ones on "Thriller". By the way, I used to despise "dirty diana" when it first came out but now it's kind of cool. I also hated "black cat" by Janet and still do! I think it's crapola!

May I also note that "smooth criminal" is without a doubt one of the best videos ever made! The songs kicks ass too!

Bad gets worse by the year.





Thriller is still awesome. Off The Wall crushes them both.

CinisterCee said:

I didn't like it when it first dropped and now it's even worse.

CinisterCee said:

co-sign.. and co-sign.. and co-sign

CinisterCee said:

It's painful to listen to songs off Bad now with the exception of maybe Man in the Mirror.



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JackieBlue said:

are you serious? you think that's the only listenable song from that album? what about "leave me alone", "smooth criminal" "another part of me"? those are great songs!

CinisterCee said:

Can you believe I don't own Off the wall?

dancerella said:

Actually, I can because I only discovered it for myself in the past year. Somehow I got by on "I Can't Help It", "Rock With You" and "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" on other releases.

Off The Wall is crazy good, and not even in kitschy way some disco comes off. It's totally solid.

dancerella said:

Love that video too, Dancerella! Love the choregraphy and the costuming. Just wonderful. Song is good too.

As for what do I prefer, I have to go with Thriller. That's when I was around 12 - 13 years old and thought he was a fine, straight male.

Off the wall is mostly cack.

Most of thriller is good

But Bad beats it hands down.

i'm one of the few people who love "i just can't stop loving you" (why the hell no video?) and "just good friends".

"speed demon" is super funky. I love the scratchy guitar. Outtake "streetwalker" is a class act too.

"bad", dispite most of the songs being agresdive, is a clean, funky sounding album. I love the synclaviers, hammond middis etc and the hyper drum programmed frenzied beats on "bad".

Only other album that really sounds like "bad" is Siedah Garrett's solo 1988 album "kiss of life", which I remember SosGemini liking too. Rod temperton writes some tracks on their which suggests Siedahs tracks were intended for Michael but Mike passed on them and Quincy said give 'em to Siedah (she was on his label).

Look out for "kiss of life". Highly reccomended if u like "bad".

The "bad" sound woulda caught on but NewJack took over by 1990. Which for me, is both good and bad as I love Newjack (thus loving "dangerous" and the sound of "bad".)

"off the wall" just has annoying orchastrations which I generally don't like in music. Infact, I prefer the Jacksons "triumph"

i still think "dangerous" beats them both.

me too, but answer the question

thesexofit said:

oops, my mistake.

i listen to bad far more often than thriller. honestly, i rarely listen to thriller at all. its an ok record but i think bad is better.

thesexofit said:

You rock! Finally someone agrees with me. I think Thriller for most people would be considered better because of the songs thriller, beat it and billie jean which are great catchy sonmgs but Bad overall definitely wins this competition for me!Jacko was wokring it on this album!

SassyBritches said:

What songs are on "dangerous"?

CinisterCee said:

Eventually i'll get "off the wall". It think it's a must for any music lovers collection.

1sexymf said:

Jacko's dancing in smooth criminal is so feirce. Whenever it got played my eyes would be glued to the tv. Don't you think Usher's video for "caught up" is a copy of that? How do you think it compares?

I agree, I think Dangerous is Michael's best, writing and performance-wise and is also his most under-appreciated album.

My favorite tracks:

Give Into Me
Who Is It
Dangerous
Can't Let Her Get Away

Yo dance, u gotta get "dangerous" before "off the wall". "dangerous" is my fav MJ album. Shame he bottled out making it a full newjack album as once thought with la reid/babyface and teddy riley at the helm, but the second half is still bloody good though.

dancerella said:

oh man...so many great tracks!

jam
in the closet
remember the time
dangerous
who is it
heal the world
give in to me
will you be there

its really a great record!

thesexofit said:

Respec! I'm gonna check it out! By the way, how was the Invincible album?

SassyBritches said:

Remember the time is a great track. So are jam and keep it in the closet. cool I'm gonna have to get a copy of this cd.

Another "rank the MJ albums" thread - haven't we done like a zillion of these? Anywho, here's the VC ratings scale:


Off The Wall > Thriller > Dangerous > HIStory > Bad > Invincible