one of the few genuinely perfect, or near perfect albums. barely a note out of place. its pop/rnb perfection. quincy jones knew how to trim the fat.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Yeah, I'm kinda Thriller-ed out but this looks interesting so I'll have to check it out. After all, the trailer looks like this will contain footage of the album being recorded and that should be dope.

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Regarding Spike Lee's Bad documentary, I enjoyed it overall (agree with not needing the Kobe/Kanye/Rosie Perez commentary) but the footage of Michael and company at the Waldorf coming up with the Bad choreography was some of the coolest MJJ stuff I've ever seen...

RJOrion said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

one of the few genuinely perfect, or near perfect albums. barely a note out of place. its pop/rnb perfection. quincy jones knew how to trim the fat.

Quincy Jones didnt work on Triumph...that was produced and arranged by The Jacksons, Greg Phillinganes... and also TomTom84 & Jerry Hey (from Earth, Wind & Fire's production crew)...thats why the horn section parts all over those songs are Earth Wind & Fire horns.

i know that! i was talking about thriller which remains a masterpiece. obv off the wall is brilliant. but they are different albums. off the wall has better grooves. thriller is just one of those meticulously crafted records you dont get much anymore. plus, even if you hate the hits now, it has human nature. it has PYT. it has lady in my life.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Gooddoctor23 said:

It's funny as I dig the album but as a musician, I really find that album 2 be bore in almost every way. Mj took advantage of the "video" in the early 80's because musically that album really isnt that good lyrically or musically.

Bore..is a strange word to describe Thriller.

Maybe outgrown

That record is electrifying then and now...

It's a Vibe..Michael's energy is in those albums...u feel it....

I do agreee about taking advantage of the video era..altho MTV didnt wanna play it at first.

But those visuals are tied to that album..

But yeah..Right place..right time..

Is it the best album i heard ? No..

Ive heard alot since that album..so i outgrew it in a sense myself...

But its a classic...make no mistake

So many of these albums that we grew up with were so overplayed (at the time) it's easy to throw some shade on them now. Even though they're every bit as brilliant now as they were then.

MJ Thriller . . . Madonna Like A Virgin . . . Prince Purple Rain . . . George Michael Faith . . . U2 Joshua Tree . . . you get the idea.

Radio had a field day with all of these albums!

Se7en said:

thesexofit said:

... but I hate it when celebs who had nothing to do with MJ, give comments on high profile documentaries like this.

GAWD DAYUUUUM I know exactly how you feel! That shit drives me crazy!

Se7en said:

So many of these albums that we grew up with were so overplayed (at the time) it's easy to throw some shade on them now. Even though they're every bit as brilliant now as they were then.

MJ Thriller . . . Madonna Like A Virgin . . . Prince Purple Rain . . . George Michael Faith . . . U2 Joshua Tree . . . you get the idea.

Radio had a field day with all of these albums!

The 80s was truly the last amazing era for pop music.We were spoiled with great music

funkdoctorrock said:

Gooddoctor23 said:

It's funny as I dig the album but as a musician, I really find that album 2 be bore in almost every way. Mj took advantage of the "video" in the early 80's because musically that album really isnt that good lyrically or musically.

Bore..is a strange word to describe Thriller.

Maybe outgrown

That record is electrifying then and now...

It's a Vibe..Michael's energy is in those albums...u feel it....

I do agreee about taking advantage of the video era..altho MTV didnt wanna play it at first.

But those visuals are tied to that album..

But yeah..Right place..right time..

Is it the best album i heard ? No..

Ive heard alot since that album..so i outgrew it in a sense myself...

But its a classic...make no mistake

Bore.....yes.

Good example, listen 2 Billie Jean (a song I love) from a instrumental or lyrically.

The music is bacally a 5 minute loop and the lyrucs could have been wtitten by a 10 year old.

I dig the song but when u break it down musically.......there isn't much there.

Gooddoctor23 said:

funkdoctorrock said:

Gooddoctor23 said:

Bore.....yes.

Good example, listen 2 Billie Jean (a song I love) from a instrumental or lyrically.

The music is bacally a 5 minute loop and the lyrucs could have been wtitten by a 10 year old.

I dig the song but when u break it down musically.......there isn't much there.

I guess as a musician..u feel it's no longer innovative and so your viewpoint is to deconstruct and break down the ingredients. But I'm into sound... whatever moves me. I'm wit it.. However simple or complicated to achieve that sound

To me,"Billie Jean" is one of those timeless songs that still packs a punch.It never gets old.Once that beat starts,I instantly start bobbing my head

funkdoctorrock said:

Caught this on Showtime on last night. While there's lots that I could critize or complain about, still loved it. Archive footage from the recordings of the songs, anecdotes from people that were around during that period, and lots of little "details" that I forgot or never knew. All in all, a great documentary and possibly better than Spike's Off The Wall and Bad docs.