There were times when unfortunately Michael was almost asking for controversy to brew.
Discussing sleeping arrangements and holding the hand of a child as in
Living With Michael Jackson was an absolutely foolish decision that ultimately led to a recollection of the 1993 incident, which nobody needed. The public refused to believe his vitiligo because he decided to not mention his lightening skin tone for seven years after it became noticeable, and even still refuse to believe it despite it being prominent in his autopsy report.
He didn't make smart decisions, to put it bluntly.
Anybody who comes out with "Off The Wall is incredibly overrated" is immediately put on the 'has got sh1t for brains' list.
Sorry. I can't take that sort of nonsense seriously.
Not sure why you have to call that opinion "nonsense" simply because it doesn't match yours...?
Off the Wall is by no means a bad album. I would never make that claim. It is rightfully one of the strongest and most impressive albums ever recorded and deserves to be placed among the all-time greats.
But I simply feel as though it pales in comparison to what came afterwards.
It doesn't scream "incredible" quite as loud as his other albums do. Even
History, flaws and all, still manages to put forward a plethora of tracks that just astound me in every way, whether it be from the production or the vocals or the songwriting or all three.
Those of my close friends who have listened to
Off the Wall tracks always considered Michael a great pop artist. The moment I played them anything off
Dangerous or
Blood on the Dance Floor, they dropped "pop" from that statement.
The only album that fares worse on my list is
Invincible, which in general is a mixed back of excellency and pedestrianism.