Thriller [25th Anniversary Edition CD + DVD ] (Original Cover)

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Editorial reviews

Thriller 25th Anniversary
Originally released in the US 25 years ago on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records, Thriller, Michael Jackson's sixth solo album and second with producer Quincy Jones, rocketed the former child-star and lead singer for the Jackson 5 into the stratosphere of international super-stardom. Introducing the "robot" and the "moonwalk" into the international lexicon of clubland dance moves via the pulsing sounds of Thriller, Michael Jackson revolutionised all aspects of mainstream pop culture--from radio airwaves to the newly emerging art form of music videos--becoming the world's most popular entertainer in the process.

The original Thriller spent an astounding 80 consecutive weeks in the American Top 10, 37 of those at No. 1. Seven of the album's original nine tracks became Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 while individual singles from Thriller reached No. 1 chart positions in the US, the UK, France, Italy, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, and Canada. Thriller made history as the first and only record to be America's top-selling album two years running (1983 and 1984).

In February 1984, Michael Jackson held a record-breaking 12 Grammy nominations, going on to win eight, which stands as the record for most Grammy Awards® to be won by anyone in a single year. Seven of Michael's Grammys that year were for Thriller: Album of the Year; Record of the Year ("Beat It"); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Thriller"); Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (Thriller); Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Beat It"); Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ("Billie Jean"); Best R&B Song ("Billie Jean"). (Michael's eighth Grammy that year was in the Best Recording for Children--Single or Album, Musical or Spoken category for "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial"). That same year, Michael Jackson took home eight American Music Awards and three MTV Video Music Awards. The following year, "The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller" took home the Best Video Album trophy at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Customer reviews

review by: musicman date: 2008-08-20 rating:
thriller wow the remixes rubbish i only got this for the videos!!
thriller is a classic album but the remixes are pathetic but the dvd and packageing make up for that overall goodbuy!! the dvd love it thriller the video the best video ever!!

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review by: puffed out daddy date: 2008-08-04 rating:
Thriller on vinyl
if your thinking of getting this on vinyl forget it...who ever is responsible should be shot. stick with the cd version which is at least listenable...

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review by: Gary Wobby date: 2008-03-20 rating:
WTF????????????
Ok, I love the Thriller album, it's an absolute classic, the first 9 songs on this album are worth the purchase alone if you don't already own them ... BUT ... the remixes? Yeah, I quite like the girl is mine 2008 and P.Y.T 2008, the Billie Jean remix is ok but Kanye should keep his mouth shut with his yeahs and stuff but the Wanna be startin' something mix? WTF is that all about? This is a Michael Jackson album and he only sings one verse on the whole song, is Akon so desperate to make his name that he's got to steal Michael's glory on a Michael Jackson album? I'm not saying the songs rubbish but I am saying it doesn't sound like Michael had a very big part in it at all. It's an Akon song with Michael on backing vocals basically. Let's not even mention Fergie and her karaoke version of Beat it, it comes nowhere near as close as the original did to classic status. But then there's For all time, the previously unreleased song, classic Michael, the sleeve says it's from the Thriller sessions but rumours say that this is the re-recorded version from the Dangerous sessions but whatever, I don't really care, this song is a great and classic Michael tune.
Overall if you already own this album then don't bother buying it again just download the decent new songs from i-tunes, they are P.Y.T 2008, The girl is mine 2008 and For all time, it'll cost you about 2.50 in all.

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review by: Sakurashonen date: 2008-02-28 rating:
Michael Jackson IS the Thriller...
25 years is a long, long time in music. And yet even now, Triller sounds as fresh as it did in 1982. Indeed, it sounds miles ahead of most of the pap clogging up the charts right now. So it's good to see Michael Jackson back, reconnecting with a new generation of fans who deserve to know what real music sounds like, and where 90% of the music they listen to today is influenced from.
It's pointless reviewing the albums original material; what can be said about it that hasn't been said before? You know what it's about already. 5 stars for the original segment of Thriller.

So, the new tracks. They're middling-to-decent. To be honest, they're not all that bad - it's just when compared to the towering classic versions, they sound poor by comparison. Here's a breakdown:

The Girl is Mine 2008: 7/10 Good. A bit repetitive but it's a grower, and it's a well-crafted overhaul of the old version which, to be honest, I'm not too fond of.
PYT 2008: 6/10 alright. Nothing special. It's nice to hear alternative demo lyrics of PYT, though.
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008: 10/10 Brilliant! Honestly, this is probably better than the original, giving it a completely new pace and and fresh feel.
Beat It 2008: 3/10 Rubbish. Fergie singing naff karaoke over a naff karaoke-version of beat it. Does nothing new. Awful.
Billie Jean 2008: 8/10 definitely will split the crowds, but I personally think it's really good. Give it about 10 listens, and it will really click into place.

And there's the DVD. There's the 3 videos (yawn, seen them all a million times before), but there's also the Motown 25 Performance of Billie Jean. If you haven't seen this before, this alone is worth the price tag. It MUST be seen, as this is the moment Lil' Michael of the Jackson 5 became Michael Jackson.

All in all, if you can't stand what's on the airwaves right now, and you already own a copy of Thriller, this is proabably not worth it. If, however, you're into what's in the charts right now, this is highly recommended, not just for all the contemporary artists contributing here, but also to get the album that started modern music as we know it.
And, if you've never owned a copy of Thriller before: 1. WHAT?! 2. BUY IT.


review by: date: 2008-02-20 rating:
Thrilling!
This album was the best thing to come out of the eighties - this WAS the eighties!

Okay, so people might be saying what a cop out to revive an old album, but this is probably the best album ever in the history of music. It reminds us why Michael Jackson was such a fantastic performer, and I guarantee you won't be able to stop yourself singing along to tracks like P.Y.T and Beat It. The DVD is excellent too - I'd forgotten how good the videos to Beat it and Billie Jean were, and the footage of Michael performing Bille Jean and doing that famous Moonwalk - is great. As for the Thriller film, well in my opinion, it will always be one of the best videos ever.

Who cares if the album's been revived, it's still brilliant 25 years on, and is one everybody should have in their collection.

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