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Thread started 08/14/11 8:05pm

silverchild

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Destiny vs. Off The Wall

Ok folks...I had to do it! I can't really choose because both are instant headbusters. This is one is gonna be interesting. cool music lol

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Reply #1 posted 08/14/11 8:07pm

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Love'em both, but "OTW" all day! biggrin

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Reply #2 posted 08/14/11 8:09pm

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I bought both around the same time, and I love Destiny way better, though OTW is also great and feel-good. I love the melodies, emotions in MJ's voice, vocals, lyrics, grooves, hooks etc.

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Reply #3 posted 08/14/11 8:16pm

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Michael vs himself and his brothers?

*giggling*

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Reply #4 posted 08/14/11 8:17pm

alphastreet

but that's a different michael, didn't you know? lol

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Reply #5 posted 08/14/11 8:18pm

silverchild

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armpit said:

Michael vs himself and his brothers?

*giggling*

lol falloff What are you trying to say?

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Reply #6 posted 08/14/11 8:20pm

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Off the Wall. That's my favorite album by Mike.music

Good music makes me happy.
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Reply #7 posted 08/14/11 8:30pm

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Off The Wall. Make it Triumph vs. Off The Wall, and we have a problem.

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Reply #8 posted 08/14/11 8:32pm

alphastreet

^ that's a tough one too. I think Triumph sounds inspired by Destiny and OTW, and MJ himself said it in Moonwalk

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Reply #9 posted 08/14/11 8:34pm

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Off The Wall by a mile and 2 hills lol

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Reply #10 posted 08/14/11 8:43pm

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Off the Wall, of course!

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Reply #11 posted 08/14/11 8:45pm

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OT: I can't get over how middle aged Michael looks on that original OTW cover; like a 40 year old tap dancer.

This was a much, much better picture.

As far as the 2 albums go...I don't know. Probably Off the Wall. I never heard Destiny in its entirety. I only know Blame It on the Boogie and Shake Your Body.

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Reply #12 posted 08/14/11 8:52pm

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alphastreet said:

but that's a different michael, didn't you know? lol

lol

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Reply #13 posted 08/14/11 8:56pm

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Off The Wall.

Destiny is good, but fans kinda overrate it.

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Reply #14 posted 08/14/11 8:58pm

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The album by Jackson

PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever
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Reply #15 posted 08/14/11 11:45pm

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Lemme re-listen to Destiny and I can make an honest assessment.

Destiny - Off The Wall - Triumph - Thriller.... is Michael's 4 golden / classic albums IMHO. Just funky, carefree music that never gets old. The rest of his work doesn't compare or live up to that greatness.

Off The Wall is my favorite MJ album cool

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Reply #16 posted 08/15/11 12:01am

SoulAlive

Off The Wall worship

although 'Destiny' is a strong album,I gotta admit.

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Reply #17 posted 08/15/11 12:05am

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chamber said:

OT: I can't get over how middle aged Michael looks on that original OTW cover; like a 40 year old tap dancer.

This was a much, much better picture.

As far as the 2 albums go...I don't know. Probably Off the Wall. I never heard Destiny in its entirety. I only know Blame It on the Boogie and Shake Your Body.

Much better picture, but that was taken around January 1980. Would've been a better album cover however.

Blame it on the Boogie vs Don't Stop Till U Get Enough

Push Me Away vs Rock With U

Things I Do For You vs Working Day and Night (Fuck it, I can't choose!)

Shake Your Body vs Get on the Floor

Destiny vs Off the Wall

Bless His Soul vs Girlfriend

All Night Dancing vs I Can't Help It

That's What You Get vs I Can't Help It

N/A vs It's The Falling in Love

N/A vs Burn This Disco Out

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Reply #18 posted 08/15/11 5:40am

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I choose, "Off The Wall". To me, it was a more cohecive album.

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Reply #19 posted 08/15/11 5:44am

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Reply #20 posted 08/15/11 6:18am

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Both great but for me it's easily Off The Wall.

Nothing from Destiny comes close to the brilliance of Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and that's all that's needed to seal the deal for me.

In fact few songs by anybody come close to the brilliance of DSTYGE. lol

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Reply #21 posted 08/15/11 6:19am

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smoothcriminal12 said:

Off The Wall. Make it Triumph vs. Off The Wall, and we have a problem.

Still Off The Wall. talk to the hand

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Reply #22 posted 08/15/11 7:29am

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Off The Wall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite MJ album.

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Reply #23 posted 08/15/11 8:16am

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Destiny is wonderful album

...But nothing beats Off The Wall fallinluv

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Reply #24 posted 08/15/11 8:39am

Javi

These albums are both great. The best records Michael made, in my opinion. Full of soulful, sweet melodies. That was before he began getting more and more "masculine" and aggresive... Although I also love what came after, Destiny and Off The Wall are the two peaks of his career.

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Reply #25 posted 08/15/11 8:51am

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Off The Wall, one of my favourite abums of all time

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Reply #26 posted 08/15/11 9:24am

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PlayboyOriginal said:


Destiny - Off The Wall - Triumph - Thriller.... is Michael's 4 golden / classic albums IMHO. Just funky, carefree music that never gets old. The rest of his work doesn't compare or live up to that greatness.




I have to agree. smile Although there aren't too many people on MJ fan forums who seem to think that - his 1990s output seems to be his peak for most of them.

Off The Wall for me... Destiny's great, although it feels like it's centred very much around Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), and even that has a proto-OTW feel. I can't stand calling anything from OTW or Destiny 'filler' strictly speaking, but there's more stuff for me that's closer to that on Destiny than on OTW, IMO.
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Reply #27 posted 08/15/11 11:47am

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PlayboyOriginal said:

Destiny - Off The Wall - Triumph - Thriller.... is Michael's 4 golden / classic albums IMHO. Just funky, carefree music that never gets old. The rest of his work doesn't compare or live up to that greatness.

I have to agree. smile Although there aren't too many people on MJ fan forums who seem to think that - his 1990s output seems to be his peak for most of them. Off The Wall for me... Destiny's great, although it feels like it's centred very much around Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), and even that has a proto-OTW feel. I can't stand calling anything from OTW or Destiny 'filler' strictly speaking, but there's more stuff for me that's closer to that on Destiny than on OTW, IMO.

It's not just fan board people, it's real life people in my age group too, those who like MJ like him best from OTW through HIStory I find. I like how if I listen to 80's or 90's MJ too much, I can go back to the early epic years, or back to motown or solo motown so I don't get tired of him or see him as a one dimensional artist. His voice is so underrated cause he did different things with it for decades and different styles of music, but one has to hear all his stuff to really know of that IMO.

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Reply #28 posted 08/15/11 12:23pm

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alphastreet said:

ChickenMcNuggets said:

PlayboyOriginal said: I have to agree. smile Although there aren't too many people on MJ fan forums who seem to think that - his 1990s output seems to be his peak for most of them. Off The Wall for me... Destiny's great, although it feels like it's centred very much around Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), and even that has a proto-OTW feel. I can't stand calling anything from OTW or Destiny 'filler' strictly speaking, but there's more stuff for me that's closer to that on Destiny than on OTW, IMO.

It's not just fan board people, it's real life people in my age group too, those who like MJ like him best from OTW through HIStory I find. I like how if I listen to 80's or 90's MJ too much, I can go back to the early epic years, or back to motown or solo motown so I don't get tired of him or see him as a one dimensional artist. His voice is so underrated cause he did different things with it for decades and different styles of music, but one has to hear all his stuff to really know of that IMO.

I definitely agree alphastreet! I never understood MJ fans who consider themselves to be solely MJ fans, but they aren't J-5 or Jacksons fans.

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Reply #29 posted 08/15/11 12:33pm

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yeah in the late 90's, I just had the 90's albums and though I loved them so much, then I was listening to MJ less and listening to others more and Janet more. The minute I decided to buy just one more MJ album, I got so hooked, and the more I kept doing that with an MJ or Jacksons album, or videotape, or VH1 tv special, I was going crazy and there was no time to just know one aspect of his art. I wanted more and there was plenty

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