THRILLER POLL

i never heard "Heartbreak Hotel" before he died but it's been a staple of posthumous radio tributes i've listened to, both in '09 and earlier this week, awesome song.

"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Hate "Beat It," got tired of "Billie Jean" long ago. I like "Human Nature," love SWV's "Right Here."

sophie's choice.

human nature v. beat it

And Though You Fight To Stay Alive
Your Body Starts To Shiver
For No Mere Mortal Can Resist
The Evil Of The THRILLER

voted "human nature." really wish thriller had gotten this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEhh_XpJ-0
and pipes of peace got "the girl is mine"

otm "say say say" is so much better

We all agree!

"The Girl is Mine" vs "Say Say Say"

"The Girl is Mine" is the sound of noticing you have erectile dysfunction syndrome for the first time while sitting in lukewarm water.

― Z S, Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:17 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark

^otm

and Linda McCartney harmonies are the lukewarm water.

Human Nature is so gorgeous, I never get tired of hearing it. The lyrical imagery is so great.

yeah i relistened to this album and p.y.t. was tempting but def voting human nature

Michael's home demo of "Billie Jean."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E_1eYWx4fM

The palm muted guitar on "Wanna Be..."!!!

And his scatting in unison with it!

Yeah, well! Toto, when employed in the service of good, can be an amazing thing.

― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

As I recall, when they started putting out records, critical consensus was, "How can these guys sound so great on other peoples' records, but sound iredeemably shitty on their own?"

I am no huge fan of "Say Say Say", but it probably would have benefited from Quincy Jones producing instead of George Martin, while "The Girl Is Mine" might have worked with Martin producing.

Btw. I consider "The Man" to be the best of those three songs they did together. :)

Can't hear Human Nature without being transported back to shit teenage house parties, circa 11pm. The vomit is drying on the carpet, one girl is crying on the stairs, the hard kids are ransacking the host's parents' bedroom. Then Human Nature comes on the stereo, and three couples take to the floor to "slow dance" and snog awkwardly while everyone else just wishes their fucking lifts home would arrive.

Jackson could sing low—down to a basso low C

A lot of very famous people (JLennon for instance) had two signatures, one for autographs and one for contracts/cheques/etc.

I think MJackson had two speaking voices, one deeper one for normal business/work/private use, and the high one for fans/interviews/public.

While I was aware of Michael Jackson as a kid in the 80s, I didn't really get round to hearing any of his albums until much much later. I therefore can't help thinking of SWV's excellent Right Here when I hear Human Nature.

I'd love to here some basso MJ singing.

I think MJackson had two speaking voices, one deeper one for normal business/work/private use, and the high one for fans/interviews/public.

Lisa Marie says this is the case.

I think John Noakes was the same.

I challopsilly voted for The Girl Is Mine. This is a great album, but I've heard some of these songs a billion times, whereas TGIM is technically a deep cut. And yeah, it's kind of rubbish, if not crepey, but it's also kind of charming in its way. I have a perverse liking of McCartney in the mid-'80s (I share Geir's love of the Tug Of War album), so yeah... Iff this were Bad, I'd be all over the hits - Smooth Criminal being maybe my first favourite independently-heard song.

technically a deep cut lead single that peaked at #2 on the Hot 100

it was a single? my bad.

*slopes off to another thread*

in fairness to dog latin, TGIM has the same problem "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" -- a huge hit that somehow no one associates with the album.

Both those had no video at the time, so both were 'low-key' singles, ahead of the big hitters which didn't need a "Hey hey new album soon, check this lead track" hype to hit top spot(s).

In fact, they never did this until "Black or White" which, um, had a fair bit of video-promotion...

yeah...and not having a video while being off an album with several hugely famous videos (xpost)

I can only remember maybe 2-3 singles off of Dangerous, and yet there were something like 7 or 8 of them released. This was when I was most exposed to chart countdowns and whatnot as well.

i remember the first 4 Dangerous videos all getting big splashy premieres on MTV and heavy rotation afterward, and "Heal The World," thought not a huge hit, felt annoyingly ubiquitous later on

feel like everyones gonna rep for dif songs then billie jean will crush all

ILM seems like a place where "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" or "Human Nature" could stage an upset imo

hey dudes im upping this ron g blend of human nature for you cause its bananas http://www.mediafire.com/?xcs4uix1cri2f7m

"wanna be startin' something" would be my second choice. watching tracy morgan chant "mamasaymamasamamakoosa" onstage in prospect park was cathartic right after mike kicked it was way cathartic

yes, doubly cathartic . . . and apparently i need my morning caffeine

"beat it", which feels like a choice out of character but is also pretty unhesitating

oh wait "p.y.t." actually

ILM seems like a place where "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" or "Human Nature" could stage an upset imo

Voted "Wanna Be Startin' Something."

ILM seems like a place where "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" or "Human Nature" could stage an upset imo

I fully expect these to be #2 and #3 (behind '[/i]')

i voted [/i] jah rastafari

Nothing is bad on this album, but "I Wanna Be Startin' Something", "The Girl Is Mine" and "The Lady In My Life" are the only tracks that aren't downright great.

Wow do i disagree w/ you (at least about the first two)

Well, the first *is* great, the next is bad, and the last I don't remember.

Used to really love "I Wanna Be Startin' Something". It still sounds marvellous (like virtually anything produced by Quincy Jones at that time), but I feel the song becomes a bit too repetitive and mantra-like after a while. No bad track in any way, but doesn't have the magic that most of the others do.

On the other hand, "Baby Be Mine", a non-single which is often overlooked, is one of my definite fave tracks off the entire album.

Baby Be Mine is awesome.

Lady in My Life is the only one that seems like it could've been done by a lesser R&B singer of the time. Also, it sounds like he says "I will love you, Morris Day".

feel like everyones gonna rep for dif songs then billie jean will crush all

― ice cr?m, Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:31 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

yep

the song becomes a bit ... mantra-like after a while

Bingo.

Realize now that many of my all-time Jackson tracks were composed by Rod Temperton.