Choice: Freddy
It's a widely held belief that this is a timeless classic. I am surprised to say that Chris and I both thought that it sounded as though it's not aged very well. Not to say it's garbage, by any stretch. It was a great album in it's time, it just sounds dated now, especially if you try to "sit" with it, instead of plugging it in while driving or working around the house. Chris really likes "P.Y.T." and I am still a fan of "Billie Jean" (although produce Quincy Jones was not and didn't even want it on the album), but we both believe "Human Nature" to be the song that has held up the best and is the most well written song on the record. We listened to the re-mastered edition and it sounded pretty good. Didn't give me the depth that I expected, but it did have more life than the original release CD. The impact of the album was phenomenal, we just don't think the music itself has held up, especially lyrically. Jackson wrote much better songs as his career progressed.
Top Songs: "Billie Jean", "PYT", "Human Nature", "Beat It"
Charts: #1 Billboard (37 weeks), 7 of the nine songs charted in the top 10
Awards: Top selling album of all -time, with up to 110 million units sold, #20 all-time according to Rolling Stone, 29x Platinum
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