I listened to a lot of Michael Jackson as a kid, in the car, on the radio, on MTV; dude was tough to miss. Darndest thing though, heard all kinds of Thriller, all kinds of Bad, never listened to Off the Wall all the way through.
It's worth doing - the singles are good, but they and the other tracks combine into an electrifying whole, bristling with effortless, overflowing energy. Jackson's a heck of a performer and a peerless singer at the top of his game, but its the production that really brings it home: the crisp disco beats, the funk guitar, and those crackling horn runs, those perfect Quincy Jones horns are the icing.
A fun, intricate album, a legitimate classic 5/5
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