Taking Sides: Off the Wall Vs. Thriller

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Which?

Please feel free to take issue with the packaging of the reissues. Ugh.

― Martin Circus, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

New answers.

― Martin Circus, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You have a PROBLEM with cats, "Martin"? (And please to explain the significance of your alias.)

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have no problem with cats. I have two kittens of distinction.

Reissue-wise, I can only speak for Off the Wall. Thriller remains committed to memory, as it has been since the last time I listened to it (1984?). I'm assuming Thriller has the same packaging what-thes as Off the Wall. First, why the outer shell/sleeve? Second, why shrinkwrap something that has already been shrinkwrapped? Third, what's up with the photos? Does the Thriller booklet have photos from the Off the Wall period?

Music-wise, Off the Wall > Thriller. But maybe I should purchase the reissue of Thriller to refamiliarize myself with it. Not that I'm not familiar with it.

Nevermind. The guitars to "Beat It" just entered my head. Off the Wall it is.

― Andy, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It'd be good if there were a shoegazer cover band called the Kittens of Distinction.

― Ian, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Both overrated crap. Move on.

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

blimey alex, you're slipping aren't you? how slow was that?

― mark s, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got no dog in that fight.

― andy, Wednesday, 28 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three years pass...

revive

― whenuweremine (whenuweremine), Sunday, 6 November 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

Off the Wall. love the demos on the reissue.

― willem (willem), Sunday, 6 November 2005 21:56 (twenty years ago)

My opinion remains the same.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 6 November 2005 22:24 (twenty years ago)

move on, please

;-)

― willem (willem), Sunday, 6 November 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

it's the being in love
that makes me cry, cry, cry

― dayo, Sunday, 29 August 2010 00:56 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

Off The Wall = so so so so so so so goood

― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 10:03 (fourteen years ago)

I agree - 'Thriller' has some great songs on it, but I love some of the grooves on 'Off The Wall'.

― Turrican, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 10:06 (fourteen years ago)

two years pass...

There's never been an 'Off The Wall' Poll?!!!....

― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Monday, 23 December 2013 14:21 (twelve years ago)

two years pass...

Spike Lee's Off The Wall doc is on BBC2 this very evening at 9pm for UK viewers or people who can get around the Iplayer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0756f67

― piscesx, Saturday, 19 March 2016 19:04 (ten years ago)

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