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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" or "Bad"?

posted 5 years ago by csweetleaf2 (3736)
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Which of these two MJ albums from the 1980's do you like better and why?

Me I thought "Thriller" was a much better album and it represented Michael Jackson at his highest peak, "Bad" had some great songs but him singing "Shamone" all the time can get a little grating at times.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78491) 5 years ago

Thriller all the way
Nostalgia may play a role here tbh

That MTV video was a neighborhood event
We all watched it together
Good time!

[–] kaleidoscope0_0 (483) 5 years ago

I concur! I remember the video being a big deal and the adults having a watch party.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78491) 5 years ago

Yeah, every kid on the block piled into my house to watch
MTV kept replaying the video every 30 minutes so it was a long, fun kids party

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I find Bad more catchy.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39762) 5 years ago

Of the two I prefer Thriller, however, my favourite MJ album is Off The Wall.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

agreed. off the wall is his best album to me.
i also really like the jacksons lp 'destiny.'

[–] AndyKing1967 (39762) 5 years ago

A lot of the songs on Off The Wall were written by English songwriter, Rod Temperton, who had hits with Heatwave (Boogie Night’s being the most well known).

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 5 years ago

"Thriller", hands down!

😎

[–] IrinaOma (648) 5 years ago

I only like singles from "Thriller".

Overall. "Bad" is much more creative and interesting. Not to mention diverse.

Anyway, "Dangerous" (1991) is BY FAR my favorite MJ album

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Got to go with Thriller.

[–] Stratego (31059) 5 years ago

Bad. Beat It is my favourite Jackson song, but Bad has better songs overall.

[–] sslssg (35131) 5 years ago

Out of the two, I think I prefer Bad but only by a very small margin. There are just a couple more songs on Bad that I really like compared to Thriller.