I finally picked up my copy of the Scream album. I bought it at Target for only $10.
Don't get me wrong; I know there are problems with it. I know there are certain songs on there that I don't think fit in with the theme of Halloween and horror. But nonetheless, it was good. I would definitely recommend it for the general public since Halloween is approaching, it's not expensive and it's got a lot of great MJ songs I'm sure a lot of people don't even know about. However, if you're a hardcore MJ fan, the decision is up to you.
I do wish though that they included "Is It Scary" and "Little Susie" and replace "Unbreakable" and "Xscape" with "2Bad" and "Smooth Criminal". "Unbreakable" is a fantastic song IMO and it - along with the whole Invincible album - deserves more attention, but I don't think the Scream album was the right place to get that attention. I don't think "Xscape" was necessary either and it was the only posthumous MJ song on this album. I think "2Bad" (which was featured in the Ghosts short film) and "Smooth Criminal" (the name and lyrics fit in with the horror/suspense theme) would have been better choices. And like I said, "Is It Scary" and "Little Susie" should have been included as well.
In fact, this is how I would have done the tracklist (with those four songs):
01. Thriller (I'm surprised this wasn't the opening song on the album)
02. Blood on the Dance Floor
03. Somebody's Watching Me
04. This Place Hotel
05. Smooth Criminal
06. Leave Me Alone
07. Torture
08. Dirty Diana
09. Dangerous
10. Scream
11. Little Susie
12. 2Bad
13. Threatened
14. Is It Scary
15. Ghosts
16. Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (White Panda Mashup)
Aside from all of that, I thought Scream was a good album. Like I said, I definitely recommend it for the general public, but for hardcore MJ fans, the decision is up to them.