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Thriller 40th Anniversary - Songs Discussion

i'm listening now.. what is that noise on Starlight.. it's so bad... the DAT tape leak was perfect ??
 
MJ5 said:
I see, so you do not like the lyrics. But what about the musically idea behind? You do not like the beatboxing etc.?

Anyway, this song reminds me a lot of another song. Especially the refrain, anyone can help?
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Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You?


Or maybe Never Gonna Let You Go

 
NeoGardiV8 said:
Not really what is being talked about here, a demo can be extremely rough (like Love Never Felt So Good, as an extreme example) and still sound good with proper mastering :(
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I’m going to play the devils advocate here and say it really depends on the source. Even the best mastering in the world cannot do much with a 40 year old cassette tape, especially if it already has been mixed and stored poorly (I’m referring to the toy) in the same way that the best video remastering cannot save a 25 year old vhs cassette. It all boils down do the sources of these demos. I’m starting to think that they dont have the multitracks for a lot of his songs.
 
Themidwestcowboy said:
Fam, this is one of the best posthumous songs I have ever heard from MJ. I’m just floored. What.a.song.
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My friend you weren't kidding. Wow
How was this song in the vault for 13 years and then put on this release?

I love MJ's discography but I just wish he did more songs in this style later in his career, because he had such a phenomenal voice. I got goosebumps listening to this, it gets better with every listen. Beautiful track
 
SmoothCriminal1995 said:
My friend you weren't kidding. Wow
How was this song in the vault for 13 years and then put on this release?

I love MJ's discography but I just wish he did more songs in this style later in his career, because he had such a phenomenal voice. I got goosebumps listening to this, it gets better with every listen. Beautiful track
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That's how it went for every album, he made beautiful sweet songs and then shelved them for hard edged vocal takes. With a few exceptions.
 
What a lovely Way to Go- 10/10
Who Do you know- 8.5/10
The Toy- Isn't this virtually the exact same vocals as Best of Joy, with the word Toy being replaced? Was Best of Joy really 80's vocals? I'm confused by this one...
Behind the Mask- Quality is not great, hard to rate
 
mack77 said:
The Toy- Isn't this virtually the exact same vocals as Best of Joy, with the word Toy being replaced? Was Best of Joy really 80's vocals? I'm confused by this one...
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I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our life's a secret thing

vs.

I am your joy, your best of joy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our life's a sacred thing
 
Fuzball said:
I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our life's a secret thing

vs.

I am your joy, your best of joy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our life's a sacred thing
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How a few words can make a song soooo much better! So good to hear the evolution of this one.
 
Fuzball said:
What's going on in down under? After Australian Qobuz-store now the NZ store has pulled back the digital version of T40.

www.qobuz.com

Thriller 40, Michael Jackson - Qobuz

Listen to unlimited or download Thriller 40 by Michael Jackson in Hi-Res quality on Qobuz. Subscription from $17.49/month.
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T40 is now unavailable in all European Qobuz-stores.

UK store:

French store:
 
I adore “Who Do You Know”. Even if the other three songs were not up to par, I’m happy because I got to listen to “Who Do You Know.”

I especially love the ad-lib “Can you tell me which way did she go?” which I can already see is gonna get stuck in my head.
 
Hudson112 said:
I adore “Who Do You Know”. Even if the other three songs were not up to par, I’m happy because I got to listen to “Who Do You Know.”

I especially love the ad-lib “Can you tell me which way did she go?” which I can already see is gonna get stuck in my head.
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Who Do You Know is one of those songs I wouldn’t be surprised to see revisited by the estate in the future. They’ll give it to someone to finish.
 
Finally took my time to listen to all of the bonus tracks and well, here are some thoughts (not considering all of the obvious and already mentioned issues).

Unpopular opinion but it feels so good to listen to GTH after so long! It's so nostalgic to me despite all the flaws about this release. Starlight's quality annoys me so much that I don't think I'll ever listen to it again. Who Do You Know is a gem!!! And I'm glad it's long enough. Carousel is... okay. I wish the BTM demo had a better mix, love it's stripped nature. CGOOTR is pointless (as a song itself AND in this release). The Toy is cute despite the cringy toy/boy line. Lovely Way is another gem. And I don't remember Trouble being such a bop??? Hearing it in better quality has changed the way I see it - now I'm really digging it. Love love love its post chorus.

Ahh this release had everything to be a 10/10. So sad how they handled it.
 
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