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Rollingstone review - Thriller 25: Michael Jackson - Thriller 25 Deluxe Edition

Thriller is the sound of Michael Jackson in 1982, when he was the coolest, slinkiest, prettiest pop star alive. He was Boy George times Rick James and beat both of them at their games, although he did nothing but make the competition sound even better. He taught Boy George fans and Rick James fans to hear each other's music, just as he taught Van Halen, Lionel Richie, ZZ Top, Stevie Nicks and Bruce Springsteen to play to this grand new pop-thrills audience he'd called to the floor. After this, nobody claimed disco sucked again. "Billie Jean" was the hit, with MJ's voice aching with erotic longing and dread, and nearly five minutes of creepy strings and seductive bass and breathy gasps, though there wasn't a station on the dial that faded the song out early. "Beat It" was the one designed to get on rock radio — but "Billie Jean" got there first, since the rock stations played it, along with the rest of the world. They couldn't resist that bass. Who could?

Thriller has been the world's favorite pop album ever since, and this deluxe expanded edition shows why, even with six lame new remixes from artists like Fergie, Akon and Kanye West, as well as the mediocre ballad "For All Time," a rerecorded outtake from the original sessions, tacked on. The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition is like the I'm Not There soundtrack: All the new artists sound cowed by the originals, and they know nobody will ever play their versions twice. Even Kanye can tell he's in over his head, so he sends "Billie Jean" out there without the bass line, which is like putting Bobby Orr on the ice without a hockey stick. And in an early fast-track contender for the year's most pointless musical moment, there's Fergie's "Beat It 2008." How funky and strong is her fight?

Akon's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is actually kind of great — he slows it down into a piano ballad, lingering over the easily obscured lyrics. Paul McCartney doesn't show for "The Girl Is Mine 2008," but that would be a sore subject anyway. (What can it mean that the music on "The Girl Is Mine" was played by the guys from Toto, who had that song about Rosanna Arquette — who has recently been linked to McCartney?) Instead we get Will.i.am, whose idea of production is dumb-thug bluster and trying to hide the goofy "doggone" hook, which is the whole point of the song, dude. "The Girl Is Mine" without "doggone" is like "Same Girl" without the Waffle House. Note: Though MJ's original vocals are on here, Jackson himself doesn't participate much in the new versions, showing previously well-hidden instincts of self-preservation.

So that leaves the original Thriller, which hasn't lost any of its fizz. One of the funny things about the album is that even though it's as close as you can get to timeless, it really only could have happened in 1982. That was a watershed year for pop music, with New Wave synth pop and disco feeding into each other, the year of Madonna's "Everybody" and George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" and the Human League's "Don't You Want Me" and Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing." Jackson got this whole era grooving a few years earlier with Off the Wall, but at the end of 1982, right when everybody was still reeling from Prince's 1999, he dropped Thriller and shocked everyone. Madonna made her own version of "Billie Jean," retitled "Like a Virgin." Stevie Nicks called her version "Stand Back," Pat Benatar called hers "Love Is a Battlefield." Bob Dylan called his "Tight Connection to My Heart." Yet none of them could touch the original.

Thriller has MJ at his breathiest and most salacious ("PYT"), and his most beautifully fragile ("Human Nature," so open and brave it makes "She's Out of My Life" seem phony). The one hit that sounds tired now is "Thriller," killed off by the video, with its bid for middlebrow respectability. ("Billie Jean" and "Beat It" are great videos — "Thriller" is just a crap John Landis movie.) But the wiggly bass that kicks off the album in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' " feels like the sound of MJ's soul, and you can hear it all over his voice. (A big hand for bassist Louis Johnson, please, who also played on "Billie Jean.") By the time he came back with Bad, the wiggle was gone from his bass and his voice. Yet the weirdest thing about Michael Jackson will always be that he gave the world this work of genius.

Thriller 25 Deluxe Edition : Michael Jackson : Review : Rolling Stone

[url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1567466_20...0176585,00.html]Grammy Awards 2007 | EW's Special Coverage | Music | Entertainment Weekly[/url]

Quincy Jones' 'Thriller' Memories

As the landmark Michael Jackson album turns 25, its legendary producer tells us what it means to him, what happened at his recent get-together with the King of Pop, and whether he's got more music to make (Snoop Dogg and Joe Pesci (?!) think so)

MICHAEL JACKSON AND QUINCY JONES AT THE 1984 GRAMMYS ''When I go to Shanghai or Cairo or wherever, it's shocking to see that they're still playing [Thriller] all over the world 25 years later. It's an honor''
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By Simon Vozick-Levinson

Quincy Jones could use a day off. Twenty-five years after producing Michael Jackson's Thriller, at an age when some might be settling into a peaceful retirement, the 74-year-old music-biz legend stays busy crisscrossing the globe for various philanthropic projects. ''I'm so tired of these planes, man!'' Jones kids. ''I'm going to go to Brazil tomorrow. It's ridiculous.'' During a rare free moment at his Bel Air, Calif., home, Jones chatted with EW.com about this month's deluxe Thriller anniversary edition, his most recent visit with Michael Jackson, and whether the music industry is too far gone to be saved.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How do you feel when you look back at Thriller, 25 years later?
QUINCY JONES: I can't believe it's that long ago. When I go to Shanghai or Cairo or wherever, it's shocking to see that they're still playing it all over the world 25 years later. It's an honor to me.

When you were in the studio recording that music, did you ever imagine it would be that timeless?
You don't think about that kind of stuff when you make records. You want it to be played next week! [Laughs] It's astounding. I picked one of the most incredible teams in the world, the guys that I worked with — [songwriter] Rod Temperton and [engineer] Bruce Swedien and [keyboardist] Greg Phillinganes and [horns/strings arranger] Jerry Hey — it was a divine situation. Everybody had this incredible respect and love and affection for each other. A team that is real honest with each other, that's the key. Because there's nothing in the world like getting a group of guys [like this] around.... I've seen a lot of people [whose] friends and cousins tell them everything they do is perfect. That's a big mistake.

Have you listened to the whole Thriller album start to finish in one sitting recently?
God, no. I haven't done that in 20 years.

Why not?
I have it in my system in my home, but I'm not going to sit there attentively listening to every song. We had a lot of music out in the '80s and the '70s. So it's never been a situation where I just sit down. Maybe I will one day, when I get time. Just sit down and relax and count the blessings, really. Because that's what they are.... Michael came by here the other day.

What was that visit like?
It was great. We just hung out and talked. It was nice to see him. He came with [attorney] Peter Lopez. I hadn't seen him in a long time.

What kind of things did you talk about?
He told me that they were doing some remixes [of songs from Thriller] and so forth. Somebody sent it to me, and they're fantastic. Akon worked on one, will.i.am did one. They were beautiful.

Some people think it's almost blasphemy to remix Thriller.
Look, man, stuff happens. What happens happens, right? Lord knows, Thriller's certainly had its time, and it still does. It's still doing whatever it's supposed to do, which is shocking in itself. I think the way the record business is now, it'll never happen again.

Why do you say that?
It was the very beginning of MTV, back when MTV wasn't even playing black music. In a way, Michael and MTV rode each other to glory, in terms of establishing the format for videos. I still see every day, videos that were made last month that look just like the videos that he made 25 years ago. It's amazing. And, you know, everything grows. It has its natural evolution and it evolves. When you've been in the music business this long, nothing surprises you. I started back with 78 [rpm] records — that's how long I've been in the business.

NEXT PAGE: ''I like it best when there's no time for paralysis from analysis. We ended up making Thriller in eight weeks, the entire album. We didn't have time to think about all that intellectual stuff.''

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Do you think the music business will eventually recover from where it is now?
QUINCY JONES: Who the hell knows? I think the passion for music is as high as ever. I think the distribution system is a disaster, totally flawed. It's a misunderstanding between Silicon Valley and the corporate bean counters at the record companies. And I don't think anybody knows what to do. Binary numbers are not new — they had binary numbers in Egypt, in 3500 B.C. That's still what drives all the high-tech stuff: permutations of zeros and ones. Once you get into the area of a CD or a DVD, you're handing your customer a smoking gun, 'cause it has the same power as a master. You couldn't do that with vinyl — vinyl would wear out and they'd have to buy another copy. It's changed so much. The technologies ran by the record business. The genie's out of the bottle, never to return. That's what I think. What do I know? I'm old-school, man! [Laughs]

Michael's also been recording an all-new album of his own. As someone who's collaborated with him closely, where would you like to see him go with his music?
I don't know. Right now, I haven't been concentrating on that. I've been involved in a lot of things, mainly my foundation — running all over the world, trying to figure out what to do about these kids that are having a real difficult time in Cambodia, Rwanda, the favelas, Katrina, everywhere. I care about that more than anything in the world. I'm going to be 75 this year. At that age, you've got to come up with some big solutions.

Given all that, would you say music is in the past for you?
God, no. Are you kidding me? People couldn't live two days without music. It's powerful stuff, man. It's the only thing in the world that engages the left and right brain simultaneously, emotion and intellect. Can you imagine one month with no music at all, not one note? You'd go out of your mind.

What about you personally, though? What would get you excited about making music again?
I'm going to. I'm working with Snoop Dogg, Joe Pesci...Tony Bennett called me a while ago, to do an album with him and Stevie Wonder. Music's always going to be a part of my life, man. I don't even know how to drive, so I guess I was born to do that.

Can you tell me anything else about those projects? What are they going to sound like?
I don't know. I just listen to God's whispers and when it's time to go, just go. I like it best when there's no time for paralysis from analysis. We ended up making Thriller in eight weeks, the entire album. We didn't have time to think about all that intellectual stuff. It's about blink! Malcolm Gladwell was absolutely right. You realize that we are all vehicles for a higher power to express what this is about. Music is a strange element of the planet, really. You can't see it, taste it, touch it, smell it — but you sure can feel it. Since I was 12 years old, all I've ever wanted to do is orchestrate, arrange, compose, and so forth. And most people are serious about their music. That's where it comes from. Mozart was not worried about making money off of music, you know. Money and bling-bling and Benjamins and all that stuff ain't about nothing. When we came up, we couldn't care, 'cause our idols were the raggediest dudes in the world.

Maybe these changes in the industry will help bring people back to what's important about music, then.
Yes. It's interesting to watch, though, isn't it? Especially when you get older. You start to have a different perspective on what it's really all about. I've been blessed enough, man, to work with almost everybody in the last 55 years of American music. It's a huge blessing.

New Interview*: Fergie talks about her working with MJ!

2008, Feb. 6:

Fergie talks in NBC Today about being M.A.C's new spokesperson for Viva Glam... lipglass, working with Michael Jackson and her engagement

YouTube - New Interview*: Fergie talks about her working with MJ!

morgen sorge ich für LÄRM IM ERFTKREIS !!! hahaha

ganz NRW soll zu Thriller 25 tanzen huhaaaa

MJ to be on Celebrity Expose', In the US this Monday the 11th at 7pm (pacific time)

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Just saw the commercial. They say it's about his life w/interview.

Honestly.

One hour show on usa cable channel.

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Here's what the show is all about:
Celebrity Exposé gives viewers an in-depth, hour-long look at all the sizzling details and latest developments on stories and events on some of the hottest Hollywood stars.

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weiß man eigentlich schon, wie das vinyl cover aussehen wird? es wird ja auch eine doppel-lp sein, mit hoffenltich dem gleichen bonus- bzw. neuem material...aber wie sieht z.B. das cover der vinyl aus? weiß man da schon was?

Also ich war heut in meiner Mittagspause auch in meinem Lieblings-CD-Laden und habe mir die Deluxe Version gekauft, sie war heute schon im Regal, die haben das immer ein Tag vorher schon im Verkauf!
Und morgen müsste auch noch die zweite Deluxe Version aus Amazon kommen für mein Regal, die andere is für die Anlage, lol!

Ich muss sagen das Booklet und die ganze Aufmachung is sehr geil, wie son dickes Fotoalbum!
Der Inhalt is auch Spitze - das Thriller Album halt, wie man es kennt und liebt + die neuen Remixes, die auf der Anlage besser klingen! Aber auf das richtige, brandneue Album von Mike freu ich mich vieeeeel mehr, ich hoffe nur es wird auch geil!

And here's where Fergie talked about MJ on TRL:

YouTube - Fergie On TRL 2/5/08

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MJ to be on Celebrity Expose', In the US this Monday the 11th at 7pm (pacific time)

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Time for some NEWS Mike!!!

*hinter der tür stehend dem dhl mann auflauert*

So macht RTL II Werbung fürs Thriller 25 Album: Am Montag kommt die Bashit-Doku nochmal zur besten Sendezeit. Arschlöcher....

hihi* Über das Rolling Stones-Review amüsiere ich mich grad sehr...wollen wir mal das Original-Thriller-Review von 82 dazu posten?

so , endlich ist sie mein

..hört sich wirklich geil an über dolby ! geile sache

also bei mediamarkt hatten sie 2 versionen eine mit dem classic cover für 17 oder 18 euro und eine mit dem neuen cover zum aufklappen für 20 euro, das müsste ja die limited sein. die hab ich mir auch gekauft. die vinyl bekommen die am dienstag oder mittwoche ham die mir gesagt.

neben mir stand noch ein älterer herr an der kasse mit der gleichen cd und beim regal stand noch jemand der die cd die ganze zeit in der hand hielt.

und aufm hinweg zum mediamarkt lief beat it mit fergie bei uns im lokalradio, war das erste mal dass ich des im radio gehört hab.

schöner tag...

Heute morgen lief dicke fette Thrille Werbung auf Einslive

hallihallo erst mal ich war schon ewig nicht mehr hier aber als ich heute morgen hörte dass Michael heute seine erneute Special Edition, aber jetzt mit neuen Remixen, herrausbringt bin ich natürlich sofort zu uns in de Müller gelaufen nach de Schule und geschaut..aber ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen dass ich diese Remixe teilweise einfach schrecklich finde..also wenn man noch so kurz zuvor auf der Cd die Orginal gehört hat und dann diese Dinge..oh mein Gott. Nach dem hören fand ich die Veröffentlichung einfach nur unnötig..
es ist zwar Werbung wenn Michael mit den zurzeitigen Größen des R'n'B geschäftes zu tun hat aber ich finde wenn man sich diese Songs angehört hat nicht unbedingt die positivste..es passt einfach nicht so zu den Thriller-Songs ..auch weil sie jeder schon auswending kennt und sie so in Erinnerung hat ist es erst mal schwer sich hier rein zu hören..und dann ist dieses schon fast mehr nach Hip Hop klingende Zeug einfach nicht das was ich gern höre.

ich hoffe doch sehr dass das neue Album mehr in Richtung Rock Pop geht und nicht so Hip hop mäßig klingen wird und ich am besten ein richtig fröhliches Album =0)

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tammen die Remixe eingentlich von Michael..also ehm war er im Studio mit dabei als sie aufgenommen wurden?