I've also heard of Michael not liking the way Thriller sounded live for the Victory Tour somewhere, but of course, it may not be true. I'm not really surprised that Thriller made the setlist though. There are just flaws that won't make it work at all. If Michael "rehearsed" this song, I really hope he wasn't planning on his brothers not dressing up as zombies, that would just look strange and totally not terrifying. The choreography would just look strange since as mentioned, Beat It with just 2 of the brothers just doesn't look right and they didn't even do the choreography at all. Even if the vocals are great, songs like Thriller and Beat It with that complex choreography shouldn't even be performed if there are only 2 "dancers" on stage since especially on a smaller stage compared to Michael's solo tours, it won't look right. Billie Jean may have been the only song by Michael that worked because no one else is involved in dancing but Michael himself, especially with that moonwalk. But if Michael really rehearsed this song roughly, it would be interesting to see how it would have played out with the choreography and instrumentation, and maybe even the jacket he was planning on using.