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This is a must have for any Micheal fan. Your collection is not complete without this one. Even if you have all his greatest hits cd's, you must include this.
I listened to the Thriller album as a child and loved it. I had a CD but it was missed placed. I kept putting off buying one until now. LOVE THIS ALBUM.
Micheal set the standard with this one. After dazzling us with "Off the Wall", he blazed us with "Thriller". I'm so glad I got this from Amazon.
Great CD and Fantastic seller. FAST shipping and received safely without cracks in case or on CD.
Something big and momentous was being heralded on my way out the door.A short time later I was electrified to hear "Billie Jean" from the radio of a dorm stereo during my junior year of college. It had debuted two years earlier redefining pop music as we know it. What I do remember was seeing a poster for 'Thriller' on my way out, and thinking for the first time, by whim or intuition, of seriously buying a Michael Jackson album for the first time. I was going to buy another album.
(Pretty Young Thing)" and "Human Nature". `Thriller' was a showcase for a remarkably multi-talented musician and performer. Vinyl was taken for granted back then when rumors of C.D.'s with disks and lasers from Japan were filtering into our remote imaginations. In one fell swoop, Michael Jackson not only proved that disco wasn't dead, he proved it didn't suck, either. Putting in the craftsmanship, time, talent, (and, yes money) necessary, MJ redefined it again, elevating the stature of music videos from mediocre advertisements to full blown works of art.
Soul and pop were expertly laid down with the reverberating energy of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" as well as the superbly sweet "P.Y.T. Something told me I was witnessing an event, an opportunity to capture an instant classic. It didn't take me long to assess the song as among the very best of the eighties. There were other masterworks, too, such as 'Off the Wall,' but 'Thriller' single-handedly earned him the title "King of Pop".
I remember being in a record shop when `Thriller' arrived in the stores. Variety is a key component of every masterpiece, and with the able hand of producer Quincy Jones, Jackson blended the best of every category. He also tapped into talents from Van Halen to rock out on "Beat It," an infectious song with some great advice that only seems suitable from Jackson's pen and discerning ability to sort out a conflicted conscience. How can one forget the playful nuances, like the late Vincent Price's recitation in the middle-end of the title track. Lingering throughout 1983, the songs from 'Thriller' could be heard from every stereo, every car radio, and significantly, from every TV set. Sadly, heavy wears the crown that such a king bore. I can't even remember which one.
It didn't surprise me that the entire summer of 2009 was devoted to him. Actually, it turns out to be one of the best ever. MTV was at its zenith back then. His video work, dance routines, singing, choreography, and songwriting were all hallmark. Like Elvis (significantly, the king of rock) John Lennon, and Marvin Gaye before him, the King of Pop was taken away from us early--only to leave us to grieve once more for a sensational talent who brought us so much joy in such a short lifetime.
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