Michael Jackson - Thriller ALBUM REVIEW 

I remember when this album came out my first thought was "I wonder what Anthony Fantano will say about this in 36 years"

i really love how trap influenced this album is

I really loved the Travis Scott feature on this, but the beats seem like a cheap imitation of the classic SoundCloud stuff

So basically, Thriller was a "Greatest Hits" album but in real time

Melon you can't just say "if MJ can turn white then I can do this" before painting your face black and saying the n-word for 12 minutes and call it a review.

Geez, a 4/10 is kind of harsh just because he’s African American

I thought "human nature" was incredible, hits you and relaxes at the same time

There are pop songs, and then there's Billie Jean.

Crazy to see how much NAV influence you can find in this album

finally, The most anticipated review of 1982

1. Wanna Be Peelin’ Melons 2. Melon Be Mine 3. The Melon Is Mine (feat. Melon McPeelontano) 4. Melon 5. Peel It 6. Melon Peels 7. Melon Nature 8. P.Y.M. (Peelin’ Young Melons) 9. The Melon in My Life

Odd timing for this to pop up in my recommendations

I got a dark skin melon that look like Micheal Jackson I got a light skin Melon that look like Micheal Jackson

Finally, i've been requesting this one for 36 years

MTV wouldn't allow Black artists until Thriller came out. He was the first and paved the way for everyone.

This guy is sleeping on Michael Jackson

My mom would cry Everytime she saw Michael. She didn't know any English at the time but she heard the emotion in his voice she said.

Baby Be Mine is my jam.

You should do videos on non-classics, old albums that everyone likes but are actually trash, or just old albums that are trash and no one likes. Edit: I love Michael Jackson, I just had this idea.

Melon Jean is not my lover. He's just a melon who thought that I was the melon but the melon is not my son.

Wtf Human nature is a solid track dude; undisputably one of his best ballads!! The girl is mine is fun too.

Wow Anthony I love your videos but maybe next time don't call Michael Jackson the n-word so many times.

Tracklist : 1. Wanna Be Peelin' Melons 2. Melon Be Mine 3. The Melon Is Mine 4. Melons 5. Peel It 6. Melon Peels 7. Human Melons 8. P.Y.M. (Peeling Young Melons) 9. The Melon In My Life

Thriller was the BIG BANG of music art , it wasn't just a great album , it was a national treasure , an EVENT that changed the face of the whole music medium and gave a new meaning to a REAL GLOBAL music artist , in Saudi Arabia back in the 80s a lot of us young boys didn't even heard of the United states , but we knew everything about Michael Jackson , that's how big Thriller was and that kind of success ,effect , influence will never happen again because there will never be anyone like him .. EVER .

How can you not talk about 'Human Nature'??? Too breezy for you? Damn, that track is absolutely brilliant, man. It defines so much of the 80s for me. Its like a time trap.

Wasn’t Michael Jackson the lead singer for Slipknot?

Human nature is one of the best songs ever created

Gotta be honest... PYT is my all time favorite Michael Jackson song

6:37 "...diddling rhythm guitars..." Nice.

Baby be mine is the most underrated song ever

Human nature is the most heavily sounding song on this album. It's even more incredible live

"A little too breezy for me." - Melon's take on the greatest song in Michael's catalog

Billie Jean is one of the coolest pop songs ever made. The bassline, the chords, that snare drum at the start, it is all instantly recognizable. Plus Michael's 'a-hee-hee-hee' before that sick funky guitar solo, and you're either picturing the moonwalk in your head or attempting it yourself. I have always loved it, how well Michael sells it, the emotion in 'she says I am the one' , it will never fail to entertain.

Stick to the Black Mirror reviews. This doesn't suit you.

Rethony Uploadtano

In my opinion, Human Nature was the best track on this album. It almost didn't make it on to the album. It was a last minute decision. I think they took a demo from something one of the members from Toto sent Quincy Jones and they went with it. It wasn't even the main thing that was meant to be sent to Quincy Jones by the member from Toto. Quincy Jones flipped over the tape to side B and liked what he heard. The track took off from there. Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones added their own touch to it and made it their own. It sounds like it doesn't even really belong on the album. It sounds futuristic with a very different synth sound. The song definitely creates a mood. It has kind of a beautiful haunting sound. I would say it was the most daring track on the album, and it worked so well. It is a very good thing they decided to include this track on the album.

This was a solid review but i dont know how i feel about you calling Michael a race traitor.

first kids bop album

The Lady in My Life is the grooviest shit ever made. Fav MJ song there

i like the part when you said that you liked him more when he changed his skin colour from black to white.

if he disrespect the thriller album ,,,ima be heated and search for this man

Hope to see Off The Wall review soon, melon.

You didn't have to say how much better he was since he became white

Finally Micthony Jacktano. I've been waiting for this review since 1982

Weird . I've been listening to Michael a lot lately . Then I see this video . Miss him . Great musician but so sad to see at the end he was so lonely . King of pop

Can you please review BAD by Michael Jackson as well?

Human Nature is one of the greatest ballads of all time! Too breezy for you?? Whaaaaaa?!Otherwise, this was a wonderful review. Well said, Mr. Fantano.

What's interesting is that this album will remain the best selling album of all time. Not only do so few people buy albums nowadays but also because so much music comes out so fast now and there's less mystique around artists - people's attention spans arent good enough to revere another artist like people did with MJ back then.

If Thriller is a 10/10, Off the Wall is 9.9/10

And y’all thought the E.A review took a while, people had to wait 36 years for Melons review of Thriller

I've owned eight physical copies of this album. Pop perfection.

I once had an Uber driver in LA who in conversation claimed his album cover directly inspired the Thriller album cover two years later. After a quick google search I learned he tells everyone that.

I thought Off The Wall was a better "album" where like you said Thriller was more a collection of awesome songs.

Takethony Downtano

Do any Pink Floyd album Any Beatles Album Any Led Zeppelin Album Any Black Sabbath Album Any Bowie Album or Any Cars Album Any Fleetwood Mac Album Or Is This It by The Strokes Pleasethony Thanktano

He is innocent

great video, but you didn't have to call MJ a "child predator" throughout the whole video melon

Pls do a Led Zeppelin classic review, I can't wait any longer

Biggest selling album of all-time

Review the classic MBDTF you re-uploading melon

10:17 I am actually pretty low-key depressed that basic common sense is at a level where planting "THIS IS A JOKE" in flashing characters is entirely necessary to protect oneself from knee-jerk reactions from people on both sides of the political spectrum, especially from those with sufficient power to deal damage to an individual's reputation by taking small clips like this entirely out of their original context, stretching it to justify their own skewed perspective of the world or simply profiting from the spectacle that ensues.

Really glad you showed support for this album. If you hadn't, it wouldn't have been a success. Not an obvious review at all.

YOU GAVE Thriller a 7 and WATERMELONS a 10

You are are free to make a twelve hour long video showing us your *molestation station* but did you have to tittle it as an album review?

When this album came out all music immediately became old. For an entire year Michael Jackson was at a level of fame On the planet Earth that has not been seen since. Think of the biggest artist of the day for each of the last 20 years, add them together and you have 1% of the fame that MJ held for an entire year plus. Then came the backlash against pop music. By the time Bad came out no one admitted to owning Thriller.. unless they were the die hard fans that kept wearing their MJ t-shirts for the next 20 years. What most don't realize today is that this was the album that finally de-segregated MTV. The label had to basically threaten to pull all its music off MTV if MJ didn't get MTV airtime

Omg my heart stopped for a little bit when i saw the title! I fucking love Michael Jackson and this is the best album in the world. Michael Jackson is easily my favourite artist. He is a legend. King of Pop. Rest in peace. We all miss you.

Beatles worst to best

You sleep. Human Nature is an absolute VIBE!

MJ THE GOAT 🐐 RIP THE KING

REVIEW BEATLES ALBUMS MELON

New fan here! I would love to hear a classic review of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors”.

Rethony postano

Real ones commented before he took it down then uploaded it

Mj is the most versatile artist there was musically and dancing too.

But I thought he was *DEAD*

Where's The College Dropout classic review? Or is that a light 6 as well? 🤔

If he released this today, the Grammys would call it R&B

he ded

Billthony Jeantano

this is objectively the best pop record of all time.

A Love Supreme by Coltrane wud b cool

*WE WANT CROSS BY JUSTICE NOW!* ✝️

Human Nature is a phenomenal track that not only showcases Michael's brilliant vocals, but also shares the DNA of Toto in peak form during their "Africa" phase per Steve Porcaro, that plus Quincy's magic touch = timeless classic

Would love to see Black on Both Sides by Mos Def in the line-up!

What's with the reupload melon?

Ironically, "The Girl is Mine" is one of my favorite MJ songs of all time. I personally think that Mike and Paul compliment each other and battle sing over quite a chill track.

the doggone melon is mine

I get you like the album but you didn't have to use the n-word that many times

Great review. You are articulate, intelligent, accurate and fair. Your opinions are pretty much what I would have said, but since you did I don't need to.....lol. Your funny and cool and you spoke about the artistic side of music from Michael instead of all the BS. You stuck to the subject and made it clear why you liked the Thriller album. I'm a new subscriber to your RU-vid channel after seeing this review.

Was it really necessary for the 8 min rant on why you hated Michel Jackson because of his skin colour? Also why the Nazi propaganda at the end.

I'm glad you decided to reupload the NOT GOOD review of Thriller despite your NOT GOOD Review curse taking Michael Jackson's life. Others might call it distasteful, but I call it artistic integrity. Good on you melon.

Michael never worked with his brothers on Victory He did it because of contractual obligations

IThinkIt'sGoodAlbum/10

I would have appreciated a Off the Wall review but this works just fine

The Girl is Mine slaps like no other, so imma have to fully disagree with you

bad is my favourite album of all time every track is perfection :)

Jimi Hendrix review machine broke

*THE LADY IN MY LIFE* is one of my favorite song, Sad to say it's the Most Underrated song in Thriller Album

MJ is my favorite artist, however, i do feel that Off The Wall was/is MILES better than Thriller. To be honest, though i do like it, Thriller is my least favorite of his. i also think it was a good thing he left Quincy Jones, and you began to see less and less of his production style on the Bad album anyway. Though i really like Jones' production style (and Rod Temperton's compositions), Michael's albums eventually became more cohesive storylines for me, as opposed to simply reaching for pop hits. This was pretty much spoken about more or less at the 6-minute mark, and this is why it's my least favorite. i prefer when MJ makes albums full of 'wholistic statements.' The story behind Thriller has always been fascinating to me, but ultimately, its goal was to release the greatest-selling popular album of all time. And they succeeded, to this day. Off The Wall, HIStory, Forever, Michael and Invincible are my favorites, though i like all of them. i am amazed Fantano actually mentioned Forever, Michael; that album is severely slept on. Yes, sadly it was a flop (i think it was his lowest-selling as a solo artist on Motown), but in my view this and Music And Me are far superior to the first two solo albums. i don't see the album as bland at all. You actually hear a lot of the inflections on that album that he started to become famous for as an adult. i DO concur with Fantano that Victory was an atrocious album. i think 'State Of Shock' was better with Freddie Mercury though. Though i love all the Michael-era Jacksons albums (except that one), Triumph was their shining moment. It was the only album where they composed and produced all the songs on their own. And yeah, The Wiz was PANNED when it came out, but was loved predominately by people of African descent at the time, and eventually became a cult classic loved by all sorts of people. i think MJ was perfectly cast as the Scarecrow. With Thriller, you cannot forget the 'secret weapon' to not only this album, but Quincy Jones' many other productions, and more- Mr. Bruce Swedien. Mr. Swedien (still alive) and Rudy Van Gelder (RIP) are two of the best engineers in the business. Steve Albini actually comes pretty close in terms of the recording process. Swedien is the reason those albums sound so good, as well as the Porcaro brothers, Greg Phillinganes, Jerry Hey, etc. The acusonic process is the truth. If you get to listen to the half-speed masters of Off The Wall and Thriller, i think you will enjoy them. i've listened to vinyl copies of Thriller for years, and i didn't really enjoy it until i heard the half-speed master edition. i maintain that the vibes n' strings reading of the demo version of 'The Girl Is Mine' should have been chosen, as opposed to that weak McCartney duet. 'Human Nature' and 'Lady In My Life' (two of the best tracks on the album) were essentially, pop jazz greatness, but the demo version of 'The Girl Is Mine' was the closest to jazz MJ would have ever gotten in his recording career, along with 'I Can't Help It'. Nice review. Be well...

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