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appreciate more albums than just THriller now come one!
WHO CARES?!!!
Thriller changed the world, Dangerous didn't.
That's why the average Joe (y'know the non-MJ fan) can appreciate Thriller so much more. Some of you guys need to chill. At Least he's being remebered for something in a positive way. What if Michael was remembered in the media as that weird dude who only had a couple of hits?
You think nobody's gonna celebrate an album that sold over 100 MILLION copies?!
No other artist has even come close to accomplishing that feat. So just be glad it's Michael.
Good lord.
Hollaback.
I agree. :yes:
People do appreciate his other albums, but no matter what he does, Thriller will be his signature album. Michael fully intended for that album to change music the way it did, and that's the reason it's mentioned so much in connection to Michael. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
^^^^^nuff said!! the Maxx has spoken!!!if about oh another million to ten million artists throughout time had such a Problem. you truly had to be there to understand what Thriller meant and from a cultural perspective it changed lives and moved so many, i mean when you make a Album that touches people from 8-88 then you have done the damn thing. mind you dude was almost 15 years into his career when THriller was released and how many artists do you know that make that kind of a Album that deep in there careers? the average act is lucky to have half of a hit in there 5th year. MJ made the kind of album where no matter what anyone says or trys to take away from him they can't take that Monster of a Album away because it is in the record books forever.
if about oh another million to ten million artists throughout time had such a Problem. you truly had to be there to understand what Thriller meant and from a cultural perspective it changed lives and moved so many, i mean when you make a Album that touches people from 8-88 then you have done the damn thing. mind you dude was almost 15 years into his career when THriller was released and how many artists do you know that make that kind of a Album that deep in there careers? the average act is lucky to have half of a hit in there 5th year. MJ made the kind of album where no matter what anyone says or trys to take away from him they can't take that Monster of a Album away because it is in the record books forever.
Who else get's sick of the media always going on about Thriller? Yeah it's a fantastic album and i understand at this moment in time it is gonna be talked about alot because of Thriller 25 but i wish that the media would mention some of Michael's other achievments like BAD, Dangerous and HIStory
The way the media talks you'd swear that Michael has only ever had one album out with just three songs Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller
Just like how Prince will always be known for "Purple Rain", Michael will always be best known for "Thriller". I know most of you wish "Dangerous" or "History" would get all the praise, but "Thriller" is the biggest selling album of all time and will always be MJ's crowning achievement. Now, that's not too say that his other albums weren't great (I personally think "Off The Wall" is his best album) but "Thriller" was groundbreaking and it wasn't only the music that made that album huge. It was the video's, the performances, MJ's style with the one glove, fedora, red jacket, etc. The whole "Thriller" phenomenon was something that had never been seen before or since for that matter, so while some may not like the fact that most associate Michael with "Thriller" all the time instead of his other work, there's just no denying it's impact and I'd rather that at least one of his album get praised all the time, then none at all.
The Michael from the "Thriller" era is forever etched in time and no matter what anyone thinks or says about him, they cannot take what he achieved with that album away from him. "Thriller" deserves ALL the credit it gets.
Shhhh, you're making too much sense Cinnamon, lol.
Seriously, I agree with you. It's a damn shame half the folks here still don't get it.
Too bad.
Hollaback.
i think this is just using his old fame to jump onto a newer platform that would be massive in its own right.
meanwhile, i'm still living in the off the wall era, and DO NOT intend to leave. lol
analogue;1275591 said:Who else get's sick of the media always going on about Thriller? Yeah it's a fantastic album and i understand at this moment in time it is gonna be talked about alot because of Thriller 25 but i wish that the media would mention some of Michael's other achievments like BAD, Dangerous and HIStory
The way the media talks you'd swear that Michael has only ever had one album out with just three songs Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller
Nite Line;4277904 said:This isn’t just exclusive to Michael Jackson. Pretty much every artist has that one signature song/album that they are mostly known for. For example, Queen are mostly known for Bohemian Rapsody, Prince is mostly know for Purple Rain (album), Mariah Carey is mostly known for All I Want For Christmas Is You.
Only the hardcore fans will focus on the other albums/songs. But the hardcore fans are very smaller in comparison to the general public / casual fans, who will always associate an artist with a particular song / album.