Customer Reviews

thriller wow the remixes rubbish i only got this for the videos!! - By: Mr. S. L. Smith, 20 Aug 2008
thriller is a classic but the rimixes are pathetic but the dvd & packageing make uo for that overall goodbuy!!

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Thriller on vinyl - By: I. Kemp, 04 Aug 2008
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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WTF???????????? - By: G. Richardson, 20 Mar 2008
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 & P.Y.T 2008, the Billie Jean remix is ok but Kanye should keep his mouth shut with his yeahs & stuff but the Wanna be startin' something mix? WTF is that all about? This is a Michael Jackson album & 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 partin it at all. It's an Akon song with Michael on backing vocals basically. Let's not even mention Fergie & 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 & 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 & For all time, it'll cost you about 2.50in all.

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Michael Jackson IS the Thriller... - By: Paul Everdark, 28 Feb 2008
25 years is a long, long timein music. And yet even now, Triller sounds as fresh as it didin 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, & 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, & 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 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, & 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.

Allin all, if you can't stand what's on the airwaves right now, & you already own a copy of Thriller, this is proabably not worth it. If, however, you're into what'sin 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.

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Thrilling! - By: Katerina Davis, 20 Feb 2008
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 everin the history of music. It reminds us why Michael Jackson was such a fantastic performer, & I guarantee you won't be able to stop yourself singing along to tracks like P.Y.T & Beat It. The DVD is excellent too - I'd forgotten how good the videos to Beat it & Billie Jean were, & the footage of Michael performing Bille Jean & doing that famous Moonwalk - is great. As for the Thriller film, wellin 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, & is one everybody should havein their collection.