StillDirrty said:

Well you just have different musical tastes then. Plus Thriller, while a good album on its own merit, has become very overrated because that's all you hear the media talking about especially for its marketing feats.
[Edited 9/10/09 11:18am]

mimi07 said:

it might be a cultural thing but I know a lot of ppl my age like material from bad, dangerous, history and invincible. I don't think most ppl my age prefer thriller. I think that's the older generation.

Timmy84 said:

they need to get over it. Wasn't the only album he came out with.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Yes Bad is almost flawless to me. I don't like Man in the Mirror or Speed Demon though. & I don't like Dangerous that much. But I do love Remember the Time, Will You be There, Gone to Soon, and the title track. But Black or White is his worst hit imo. The song isn't good. & I love History to death even though it has fillers. For me, Thriller was his best. It's flawless. I don't listen to Baby be Mine but it's not a bad song. The rest are classics.
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daPrettyman said:

Nirvana's Nevermind.

I've been subjected to it many many times and hate and can't believe it's nearly always in the top 5 of lists

I understand people saying Nevermind, but it is one of my favorites--up there with Beatles, Stones, Prince, Stevie, Bowie.

There is not a bad song on it. It's a near perfect rock album.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Pretty much.

How did this become an MJ thread?.

Are people saying that Thriller is the most overrated
album of all time just because it's the most successful
selling of all time and it's often talked about.
Damn PYT,Human Nature,The Lady in My Life alone make
this album classic and those songs are generally an afterthought
when it comes to this album.
I saw where someone mentioned Lauren Hill's Miseducation as one.
While i don't agree that makes a hell of a lot more sense than
putting Thriller there. For me The Fugees score album would definitely
be a candidate on the list for most overrated album of all time.

voyevoda said:

You're a newbie. That's the norm around here to
turn threads into MJ or Janet Jackson topics.

voyevoda said:

I'm going to get some evil comments for saying this, I'm a huge Prince fan, but with the exception of When Doves Cry, the Purple Rain soundtrack did nothing for me. It' widely regarded as Prince's greatest album, and one of the greatest albums of all times, etc., but to me it sounds like a rip-off of 1999.

Imago said:

Cinnie said:

Co-sign, lol

it's good, but i don't think it's GREAT.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Ellie said:

Not so much anymore, I'd actually lean more towards Revolver these days!

Anxiety said:

I agree...but I actually think Neon Bible IS great

Anxiety said:

i love(d) it to pieces but it's too long and i hate skits.

daPrettyman said:

I don't get Thriller at all, I'm 38 and the music just sounds silly. Honestly until I joined the org I didn't know there were adults that thought this was good music. I figured he played to young teens and people who saw him as a nostalgia act

MendesCity said:

yeah, no. i guess i just think arcade fire is overrated in general. i don't dislike them, but nothing about them has ever had me doing cartwheels.

StillDirrty said:

to me, it's not the disco tracks that have aged poorly on OTW, it's all that AM mellow gold stuff halfway through to near the end. It's The Falling In Love, I Can't Help It, Girlfriend.... zzzzz

Timmy84 said:

that's what MJ focused on, so can you blame them? every time he opened his mouth about his music, it was how the next thing was going to be bigger than Thriller

PPKING said:

Thank you!

thatruth said:

The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
In terms of sonical experiments and studio trickery it might have been a 'landmark' album, but Revolver and Abbey Road (and maybe also Rubber Soul) are better albums in terms of songwriting and consistency.

Prince - Purple Rain
In terms of drive / energy / rock-and-roll attitude Purple Rain is a great album. But its also a bit TOO obvious and blatant. Parade and Sign of the Times are more subtle, layered albums, offering more depth and playfullness.

i agree thriller is overrated, the overwhelming success is what caused all the hype, off the wall shits on thriller musically, bad is also a better album but my favorite mj album is the very underrated dangerous.