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Bad [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SPECIAL EDITION]
Jul 1st
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“We wanted a tough album,” producer Quincy Jones recalls in a bonus interview on this special edition of Bad. Though the 1987 blockbuster would appear to be Michael Jackson’s most personal statement to date–9 of its 11 cuts were written solely by him–its appeal also rested more on craft than the idiosyncratic art of Thriller and Off the Wall. At the same time, most of Bad has aged well in spite of its digital brittleness and MIDI treatments of gems like Jimmy Smith’s organ solo on the title track. While the third best of his first three Epic solo discs, Bad carries a lot of what people love about Jackson’s music. This disc also benefits from two fine outtakes, the exciting, uptempo “Streetwalker” and the Carpenters homage “Fly Away.” Either could easily have extended the record’s run of hit singles. –Rickey Wright
Off the Wall [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SPECIAL EDITION]
Jul 1st
Amazon.com essential recording
Given the pace of Michael Jackson’s post-Thriller release schedule, it’s striking that Off the Wall appeared between two albums with his brothers, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980), on which the twentysomething phenomenon was also fully engaged. Aided by richly detailed but not overdone production, Off the Wall redefined how much Michael might do. Tracks like “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” “Rock with You,” the title cut (all Top 10 singles), and “Burn this Disco Out” not only consolidated his dance-floor power, but showed just how soulful and varied his vocals could get on uptempo material. Artistic role models like James Brown and Jackie Wilson echo through the mixes, but these were Jackson’s leaps forward. The addition of pure pop confection–Paul McCartney’s “Girlfriend,” Stevie Wonder’s “I Can’t Help It”–further fleshed out the star’s young-adult persona and helped make Off the Wall among the most fondly remembered of all his solo w (more…)
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