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Thriller 40th Anniversary

What is the best sounding thriller out as of now? 1st pressing, Sacd, dsd, half speed or the Japanese pressing?
 
mjfp said:
sacd I think
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The first SACD has some issues. It's either the 1st US print or the Japanese "mastersound".

There was a "second" Japanese (I think) SACD that was released, but you can't find it online (unfortunatelly).
 
Doesn’t the entire tracklist normally leak some weeks before the release?
 
I have the tracklist but I there is an embargo that forbids me to reveal it. But I will give a hint, all tracks include JB and that is not James Brown…
 
That person actually works for Sony in marketing too.
Will laugh if there is one, then they where correct.
I'm surprised not heard anything from Travis 3000. They/are legit.
 
Take all leaka with a grain of salt, we were supposed to get hot summer fun time on Xscape but we never did, even though it was planned.
 
If they want to have remix duets on the CD, I can't see how they could not go with Bruno Mars (or The Weeknd even though I don't fancy him). These two are also huge at the moment and even go with the 80s themed music. I'm scratching my head if nothing comes out with one of these. Instead, if true, we get the remixes with Kanye, Will and Fergie re-released

As AlwaysThere mentioned in another thread, Michael never seemed to pick the optimal duet partners, and it seems like The Estate has the same flaws as well.

Justin Timberlake did not fit IMO. Drake!? What were they thinking. Akon makes sense because they actually worked on the song
 
Pentum said:
If they want to have remix duets on the CD, I can't see how they could not go with Bruno Mars (or The Weeknd even though I don't fancy him). These two are also huge at the moment and even go with the 80s themed music. I'm scratching my head if nothing comes out with one of these. Instead, if true, we get the remixes with Kanye, Will and Fergie re-released

As AlwaysThere mentioned in another thread, Michael never seemed to pick the optimal duet partners, and it seems like The Estate has the same flaws as well.

Justin Timberlake did not fit IMO. Drake!? What were they thinking. Akon makes sense because they actually worked on the song
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The 2008 remixes are included on the digital only disc are they not? . So I'd assume they won't be releasing anything from that as a single? Who knows though with The Estate lol.
 
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Pentum said:
If they want to have remix duets on the CD, I can't see how they could not go with Bruno Mars (or The Weeknd even though I don't fancy him). These two are also huge at the moment and even go with the 80s themed music. I'm scratching my head if nothing comes out with one of these. Instead, if true, we get the remixes with Kanye, Will and Fergie re-released

As AlwaysThere mentioned in another thread, Michael never seemed to pick the optimal duet partners, and it seems like The Estate has the same flaws as well.

Justin Timberlake did not fit IMO. Drake!? What were they thinking. Akon makes sense because they actually worked on the song
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I think the drake song was done without permission from the estate
 
Dorian said:
I think the drake song was done without permission from the estate
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Maybe it was created without the MJ Estate knowing, but they gave permission, otherwise it wouldn’t have been released.
 
Dorian said:
I think the drake song was done without permission from the estate
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Drake wouldn’t have been allowed to use the song without clearance from the estate. As dam2040 said, it’s entirely possible it was recorded without their knowledge (maybe an under-the-covers deal with Paul Anka), but it would’ve been blocked if the estate didn’t sign off on it, similar to the Justin Bieber duet.
 
dam2040 said:
Maybe it was created without the MJ Estate knowing, but they gave permission, otherwise it wouldn’t have been released.
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Yeah, didn't they release a statement about the release? There's also no evidence that it was done without them knowing about it.
 
I have high hopes for thriller 40 sonically. I preordered the album on itunes and the waveforms on the album itself are gorgeous. They are not brickwalled. I hope the complete package is the same way.
 
farlnd said:
I have high hopes for thriller 40 sonically. I preordered the album on itunes and the waveforms on the album itself are gorgeous. They are not brickwalled. I hope the complete package is the same way.
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You can see the waveforms for Thriller 40 on iTunes? Waveforms don't tell everything about how an album will sound but if that's the case it's a good sign indeed.
 
SmoothGangsta said:
You can see the waveforms for Thriller 40 on iTunes? Waveforms don't tell everything about how an album will sound but if that's the case it's a good sign indeed.
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You get the album tracks immediately on iTunes when you preorder it so you can use an audio editor app like ocenaudio or audacity (with a plugin) to view the aac files. When you compare it to Thriller 25 it is like night and day.
 
So, on a purely visual front, this seems to be a legitimately good remaster. I’m not an audiophile but that’s a strong start.
 
Michael’s albums should be updated to Dolby Atmos, even if it’s only the ‘classic’ ones at first (Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad).

I don’t understand why the Estate isn’t doing that, at least for Thriller, now that they are celebrating its 40th anniversary.
 
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dethorro said:
Michael’s album should be updated to Dolby Atmos, even if it’s only the ‘classic’ ones at first (Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad).

I don’t understand why the Estate isn’t doing that, at least for Thriller, now that they are celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Agree. It’s small things like this that go along way alongside the main release.
 
dethorro said:
Michael’s album should be updated to Dolby Atmos, even if it’s only the ‘classic’ ones at first (Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad).

I don’t understand why the Estate isn’t doing that, at least for Thriller, now that they are celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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Dolby Atmos would be amazing. A blu-ray and digital release with the album in Atmos, 7.1, 5.1 and Stereo. I gave up on this since they didn't done this until now so I'm doing it myself
 
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