Michael Jackson - Thriller ALBUM REVIEW

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    MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER / 1982 / EPIC / POP, R&B, FUNK, DISCO, POP ROCK
    classic/10
    Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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  • @yakka9768
    @yakka9768 Před 6 lety +27098

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

  • @weebma1282
    @weebma1282 Před 6 lety +10734

    i really love how trap influenced this album is

  • @nevohyams
    @nevohyams Před 4 lety +5174

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

    • @kingra2k65
      @kingra2k65 Před 4 lety +35

      @@riloperron funny cuz I have your dad locked up 😍

    • @alphalax7747
      @alphalax7747 Před 3 lety +4

      @@kingra2k65 wh

    • @corteiz
      @corteiz Před 3 lety +49

      Also the Gunna feature was good

    • @DrRAZI99
      @DrRAZI99 Před 3 lety +24

      I fucking love youtube comments

    • @antwon5834
      @antwon5834 Před 2 lety

      @@riloperron QQQ

  • @Frawl203
    @Frawl203 Před 4 lety +4270

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

    • @ethandelaney5756
      @ethandelaney5756 Před 3 lety +401

      Probably even better than most artists greatest hits tbh

    • @VinylEldred
      @VinylEldred Před 3 lety +170

      The album only brought him 2 number 1 hits.
      - Billie Jean
      - Beat It
      Bad gave him way more with 5 number 1 hits.
      - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
      - Bad
      - The Way You Make Me Feel
      - Man In The Mirror
      - Dirty Diana

    • @MajoraWaffle
      @MajoraWaffle Před 3 lety +52

      it's what i love so much about it. with the exception of "lady in my life", it's a complete, relentless back-to-back of some of the best pop/funk songs ever produced and it knows it.

    • @molokwuchinonso9249
      @molokwuchinonso9249 Před 3 lety +143

      @@VinylEldred Thriller is both the best-selling and the most successful album in history. It quite literally saved music as a whole.

    • @acdesegurgels8663
      @acdesegurgels8663 Před 2 lety +17

      @@VinylEldred during that time music industry was very ra cist

  • @AlecPrice
    @AlecPrice Před 6 lety +962

    finally, The most anticipated review of 1982

  • @sammullett17
    @sammullett17 Před 6 lety +3266

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

    • @applebee6455
      @applebee6455 Před 6 lety +85

      +Sam Mullett
      I agree. I wished they had made a video for it.

    • @sammullett17
      @sammullett17 Před 6 lety +117

      They did actually make one. its like a cartoon sketch thing, hard to explain haha, basically MJ walking in the street but its in some sort of cartoon image thing. I'm really surprised they didn't do one for "wanna be startin somthin" because how powerful that song is.

    • @Dj-vv7sc
      @Dj-vv7sc Před 6 lety +15

      Sam Mullett I was listening to that for like a year straight lol

    • @angelricchi1321
      @angelricchi1321 Před 6 lety +29

      It ain't hard to tell......

    • @Hemaglox
      @Hemaglox Před 6 lety +40

      yo that Nas song uses the sample so well

  • @miller3784
    @miller3784 Před 2 lety +863

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

    • @rajin4
      @rajin4 Před 2 lety +47

      Not to mention that one Kanye verse that was taken off the official release

    • @Cazador1
      @Cazador1 Před 2 lety +11

      Yeah but kid Cudi didnt fit there for me

    • @emberducati9237
      @emberducati9237 Před 2 lety +9

      NAV’s music has more iconic production

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 Před 2 lety +19

      Michael removed DaBaby's verse from Human Nature for some reason

    • @user-dm8cx9oc4r
      @user-dm8cx9oc4r Před rokem +2

      These comments are so corny and unfunny

  • @commentconnoisseur1001
    @commentconnoisseur1001 Před 4 lety +3928

    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.

  • @ripopgodazippa9109
    @ripopgodazippa9109 Před 6 lety +3183

    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

  • @rckkatansky5783
    @rckkatansky5783 Před 6 lety +744

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

  • @michaelrainey9668
    @michaelrainey9668 Před 5 lety +975

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

    • @xstoofpeer
      @xstoofpeer Před 5 lety +187

      Michael Jackson basically promoted and made all people across the world, even in Asia and South America, huge fans of a black man. Imagine how much racism is avoided because of MJ.

    • @lcope9
      @lcope9 Před 5 lety +9

      @@xstoofpeer yeeepppp

    • @sarahhoughton3258
      @sarahhoughton3258 Před 5 lety +55

      Michael Rainey Well Prince was actually first with his album 1999 BUT Michael Jackson made a massive impact to MTV with Thriller.

    • @onesong2001
      @onesong2001 Před 5 lety +17

      Michael Rainey MTV is the worst thing that happened to music in the last 50 years. It's loved by people who think music is something to be watched and it's the #1 reason today's music is so crap.

    • @nachowarrior1
      @nachowarrior1 Před 4 lety +21

      onesong2001 I don’t know of a single person who watches MTV, and I haven’t heard a single person doing so since the early 2000s

  • @ghislainemaxwellofficial6083
    @ghislainemaxwellofficial6083 Před 4 lety +4443

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

    • @nightraven2975
      @nightraven2975 Před 4 lety +107

      I may be wrong, but I don't think he even rated it a number, just said: it's a classic.
      Where is all this racial talk coming from? Sorry, I don't watch this channel that much, so I ain't up to speed.

    • @tracer5097
      @tracer5097 Před 4 lety +524

      @@nightraven2975 He has an awesome, sarcastic, and very funny fanbase that likes to take a piss on him. In any video you will find something like "I liked the review melon (because he looks like a melon) but I found your views concerning the killing of black people a bit behind the times."

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 Před 4 lety +10

      Lol

    • @nightraven2975
      @nightraven2975 Před 4 lety +83

      @@tracer5097 Well I see now, thank you.👍

    • @JpegErza
      @JpegErza Před 4 lety +89

      NightRaven welcome to Anthony’s comment section, first time here?

  • @1080TJ
    @1080TJ Před 6 lety +2235

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

    • @josh44026
      @josh44026 Před 6 lety +79

      Billie Jean is r&b.

    • @Tirgo69
      @Tirgo69 Před 6 lety +257

      Any song THAT huge on pop radio is a pop song by default.

    • @superluigi2254
      @superluigi2254 Před 6 lety +121

      Tirgo But pop is also a genre. Pop and popular used to be intertwined (disco and rock was called pop), but it became it's own thing in the post-disco, maybe even later than that. Example, you wouldn't call Nirvana "pop" music even though they were huge. You could say popular music though.

    • @Oblivion9873
      @Oblivion9873 Před 6 lety +12

      SuperLuigi22 although with nirvana some of their more popular stuff such as about a girl are arguably "poppy" especially in comparison to most of in utero

    • @C.Quince
      @C.Quince Před 6 lety +59

      Billie Jean, to me, is R&B/Pop with Funk and Soul elements. That groove is absolutely undeniable 👌🏼 My favorite song, it’s such a great artistic expression of Michael’s intent for this album.

  • @gemini88miller
    @gemini88miller Před 6 lety +1228

    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.

    • @shakaj1525
      @shakaj1525 Před 6 lety +128

      Wow, thats beautiful

    • @DendyJungle
      @DendyJungle Před 6 lety +58

      What a wuss

    • @Lizard1582
      @Lizard1582 Před 6 lety +130

      yeah MJ is just something else. I really only listen to a few songs from him and didn't grow up with him whatsoever, but its nuts to see how much of an impact he had on the past generation.

    • @dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821
      @dangerouslydubiousdoubleda9821 Před 6 lety +17

      quit bein edgelord

    • @coltsfan5101
      @coltsfan5101 Před 6 lety +13

      L I Z A R D wait Michael Jordan did music?

  • @dillontaylor2569
    @dillontaylor2569 Před 5 lety +2799

    Odd timing for this to pop up in my recommendations

    • @Super-zq3pn
      @Super-zq3pn Před 5 lety +8

      Dillon Taylor I came from the video he just dropped

    • @micklemore
      @micklemore Před 5 lety +1

      Same and I’ve already see it lmao

    • @AshvinVinodKaimal
      @AshvinVinodKaimal Před 5 lety +6

      Might be because of the new allegations.

    • @sirpsychosexy
      @sirpsychosexy Před 5 lety +37

      You were thinking about them kids weren’t you

    • @dillontaylor2569
      @dillontaylor2569 Před 5 lety +10

      sirpsychosexy I never stop thinking about kids

  • @mindshowbym.alhabili6126
    @mindshowbym.alhabili6126 Před 6 lety +2171

    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 .

    • @moshpitman27
      @moshpitman27 Před 4 lety +47

      there's still a lot of pedophiles around

    • @catplayingapiano2799
      @catplayingapiano2799 Před 4 lety +7

      Ouch

    • @williamdonald4168
      @williamdonald4168 Před 4 lety +170

      @@moshpitman27 hes not a peadophile. Full stop.

    • @moshpitman27
      @moshpitman27 Před 4 lety +10

      @@williamdonald4168 are you serious?

    • @MM-jc7uv
      @MM-jc7uv Před 4 lety +116

      Charles Ramsbottom how could you know he was a pedophile? It goes both ways and he was never actually convicted of anything so...

  • @gilespeterson6832
    @gilespeterson6832 Před 6 lety +480

    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

  • @darklordsickick9062
    @darklordsickick9062 Před 4 lety +423

    This guy is sleeping on Michael Jackson

    • @Notmynews
      @Notmynews Před 4 lety +6

      boselecta jackson with

    • @tbawill4813
      @tbawill4813 Před 4 lety +20

      Notmynews what how can he sleep with mj he is dead. Mj ain’t gay.

    • @JpegErza
      @JpegErza Před 4 lety +20

      edit: this was me whooshing someone but I hate reddit now

    • @hbombfreak
      @hbombfreak Před 4 lety +2

      what even is my name at this point? Go back to Reddit kid

    • @JoseGarcia-ki3vk
      @JoseGarcia-ki3vk Před 4 lety +2

      Throwback Gamer he was probably sleeping with him when he was kid

  • @afternoonwalk6384
    @afternoonwalk6384 Před 6 lety +959

    Baby Be Mine is my jam.

  • @TallGreyMan
    @TallGreyMan Před 6 lety +706

    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.

  • @MagickFlavour
    @MagickFlavour Před 6 lety +1685

    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.

    • @peanutbutterpikachu
      @peanutbutterpikachu Před 6 lety +99

      Uncle Squiddz nickelback all the right reasons.

    • @thegroove14
      @thegroove14 Před 6 lety +45

      Snow - 12 Inches of Snow (1993)

    • @ags8094
      @ags8094 Před 6 lety +5

      Peanut Butter Pikachu also Dark Horse

    • @ags8094
      @ags8094 Před 6 lety

      which is trash

    • @JohnnyZBeatZ
      @JohnnyZBeatZ Před 6 lety

      Uncle Squiddz not hate it’s a classic it’s one of my favorite album and yes I it’s a classic Michael Jackson is a legend

  • @genghiskhanye
    @genghiskhanye Před 6 lety +960

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

    • @Rekko82
      @Rekko82 Před 4 lety +3

      And P:Y.T- is another pedo song too. MJ was guilty, just like R- Kelly!

    • @tleeg3620
      @tleeg3620 Před 4 lety +106

      Reijo P. Nah

    • @gerrywi92
      @gerrywi92 Před 4 lety +8

      Both songs instrumentals are done by Toto :) human nature was even written by Toto's Steve Porcaro

    • @Rekko82
      @Rekko82 Před 4 lety

      The only very good song on Thriller is "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". The most interesting part is a rip-off though which was used later by Rihanna too.

    • @dontworryitsjustvitinho
      @dontworryitsjustvitinho Před 4 lety +31

      Reijo P. Bruh.

  • @Ezralibrascale
    @Ezralibrascale Před 5 lety +712

    Human nature is one of the best songs ever created

  • @Kon-910
    @Kon-910 Před 6 lety +757

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

    • @RoloTelmasi
      @RoloTelmasi Před 6 lety +40

      I wanted Melon to talk about P.Y.T. more. He just glossed over it. Well.. the Melon's going to melon.

    • @nathanbradley8522
      @nathanbradley8522 Před 6 lety +32

      PYT is undeniable. Makes me happy every time I hear it. And I love that he used Janet's background vocals above everybody else's.

    • @EbidoX
      @EbidoX Před 5 lety +9

      Kon For me it’s Rock With You

    • @NowhereMan7
      @NowhereMan7 Před 5 lety +1

      @@EbidoX wrong album though

    • @tbawill4813
      @tbawill4813 Před 4 lety

      You should listen to the demo version of it

  • @skii_mask_
    @skii_mask_ Před 6 lety +670

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

  • @MalibuJoneZ
    @MalibuJoneZ Před 6 lety +1174

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

  • @pauls2073
    @pauls2073 Před 4 lety +887

    Baby be mine is the most underrated song ever

  • @sayno2lolzisback
    @sayno2lolzisback Před 6 lety +80

    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.

    • @onesong2001
      @onesong2001 Před 5 lety

      It's a song about a mentally ill Michael Jackson fanatic. Do you relate?

  • @PaulBenjaminJenkins
    @PaulBenjaminJenkins Před 4 lety +384

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

    • @98izzark69
      @98izzark69 Před 4 lety +9

      Its not though?

    • @Tik1800
      @Tik1800 Před 4 lety +28

      98izzark top 10. I’d probably say top 5.

    • @98izzark69
      @98izzark69 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Tik1800 I'm personally not a fan of Michael's soft & slow material so no

    • @Tik1800
      @Tik1800 Před 4 lety +10

      98izzark I can see where you’re coming from. His energetic stuff like dont stop till you get enough and beat it are great

    • @TheOriginalPoon
      @TheOriginalPoon Před 4 lety +26

      Human Nature is probably the best song in his entire discography honestly. It’s very intimate, it captures the sound of an ENTIRE ERA of music with such a simple melody and floaty instruments, it’s not bombastic or over the top theatrical, it’s just perfection.

  • @swagsukeuchiha7599
    @swagsukeuchiha7599 Před 6 lety +473

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

    • @onemillionpercent
      @onemillionpercent Před 6 lety +7

      Bryan Narváez if ur gonna spew tabloid trash i dont wanna hear it. no one that ever knew Michael described him as anything but sweet & kind.

    • @bryannarvaez6319
      @bryannarvaez6319 Před 6 lety

      I'm talking about a Fantano, Fantano was the asshole with Human Nature.

    • @nathanbradley8522
      @nathanbradley8522 Před 6 lety +4

      Heavenly is a good word to describe Human Nature. I take it that's what you meant to say.

    • @stefan_4508
      @stefan_4508 Před 5 lety

      I think he meant to say “heavenly”

    • @saado99
      @saado99 Před 5 lety +5

      Human Nature live was just so incredible especially when the song first starts... just feels like angels are falling down from the sky.

  • @burnindownthehouse
    @burnindownthehouse Před 6 lety +409

    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.

    • @MeanNYer
      @MeanNYer Před 6 lety +9

      burnindownthehouse, I agree! My FAV song by MJ....favorite song PERIOD!

    • @mattnuevo22
      @mattnuevo22 Před 6 lety +22

      I was surprised that melon kinda dismissed that song, it’s my fav track on the album.

    • @carlhedlundmusic
      @carlhedlundmusic Před 6 lety +9

      Agreed, Steve Porcaro is a genius. Go listen to his own stuff or the songs he wrote in Toto, he really is amazing

    • @whiistlingwinds
      @whiistlingwinds Před 6 lety +12

      To me, it's the most greatest recorded song (as in music with vocals so don't come for me) in pop music history. I think what makes it so transcendent for me is that musically and vocally it acts like liminal spaces and sort of is about them. It feels altered from reality itself and it's truly beautiful.

    • @clau6023
      @clau6023 Před 4 lety +1

      I agree! It's without a doubt one of my favorite songs of all time

  • @killingthemood2000
    @killingthemood2000 Před 6 lety +77

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

    • @shush7362
      @shush7362 Před 3 lety +30

      If thriller is 10/10, Off the Wall is 11/10

    • @shalltx2083
      @shalltx2083 Před 2 lety

      Nah off the wall is a 9. Dangerous, invincible, and Bad are all better

    • @MAManoalves
      @MAManoalves Před 2 lety +1

      @@shalltx2083 whaaaaat???? off the wall is funk/disco/pop perfection

    • @ayomideawolesi3579
      @ayomideawolesi3579 Před 2 lety +2

      @@shalltx2083 this is a horrible take bad doesn’t fit together as well with speed demon being pretty average but Tbf it does have some of my favourite songs ever with smooth criminal and the way you make me feel but invincible is nowhere near off the wall. Invincible has songs that are too long and is too long of an album itself. Dangerous is imo his third best album with underrated songs like keep the faith and in the closet but nothing on the album compares to rock with you which imo is mj 2nd/3rd best song. Off the wall is just so pure and organic as it was made using only instruments no electronics I think, its groove is undeniable.

  • @andyrevo1927
    @andyrevo1927 Před 6 lety +1416

    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.

  • @14hunnidryan15
    @14hunnidryan15 Před 6 lety +202

    Wasn’t Michael Jackson the lead singer for Slipknot?

    • @rickyrozaymmg5290
      @rickyrozaymmg5290 Před 6 lety

      doyouevenlift sethlordfromchina69 freak off

    • @okokokokokok7499
      @okokokokokok7499 Před 6 lety +4

      Wings Of Redemption L

    • @cantu7214
      @cantu7214 Před 6 lety +5

      doyouevenlift sethlordfromchina69 no thats michael blackson

    • @patters.
      @patters. Před 6 lety +10

      You're talking about Mariah Carey

    • @spicypickle4105
      @spicypickle4105 Před 6 lety +8

      No you dumbass he was the singer in korn smh

  • @chrisjfox8715
    @chrisjfox8715 Před 6 lety +171

    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.

    • @javlIlIl
      @javlIlIl Před 3 lety

      Moonlight Princess i was confused by that so does michael still hold it ?

    • @chrisjfox8715
      @chrisjfox8715 Před 3 lety

      @unknowning unknown 66Million people OD'd on cocaine? Kids included? Lol ok

    • @thecollector4332
      @thecollector4332 Před 3 lety +17

      javi
      Thriller is still the best selling album worldwide. The eagles greatest hits only surpassed thriller in America (US, not the continent)

    • @KeenApollo
      @KeenApollo Před 3 lety +15

      But people are going to stream this album forever so it'll technically keep selling. I don't see anything catching up to it.

  • @Julian-nk8xm
    @Julian-nk8xm Před 4 lety +81

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

  • @jonny19757
    @jonny19757 Před 6 lety +136

    first kids bop album

  • @asvpfern
    @asvpfern Před 6 lety +97

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

  • @theuniqueoneable
    @theuniqueoneable Před 6 lety +323

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

  • @Chezzworth
    @Chezzworth Před 6 lety +258

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

    • @nathanbradley8522
      @nathanbradley8522 Před 6 lety +7

      I've noticed that lots of people love this song. It's a gem for sure.

    • @nathanbradley8522
      @nathanbradley8522 Před 6 lety +11

      And those ad libs are everything!

    • @billiea9756
      @billiea9756 Před 5 lety +3

      I love Lady in My Life and Baby Be Mine the most off of Thriller. 💜💜

    • @josh44026
      @josh44026 Před 4 lety

      Soulfull

    • @petterv6604
      @petterv6604 Před 4 lety

      And he didnt even MENTION it

  • @davidestrada4942
    @davidestrada4942 Před 6 lety +240

    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.

    • @davidestrada4942
      @davidestrada4942 Před 6 lety +52

      His name is Alfonzo Jones if you’re interested

    • @f.lashby8298
      @f.lashby8298 Před 6 lety +10

      the best comment down here. LMAO

    • @siftwram
      @siftwram Před 6 lety +14

      David Estrada it’s weird because Alfonzo came out like 6 months before Thriller did and they have the exact same cover...

    • @wilmerrueda4193
      @wilmerrueda4193 Před 6 lety

      LMAO

    • @davidestrada4942
      @davidestrada4942 Před 6 lety +17

      yeah, I believed him when he said he casually knew Michael back in the day. I just think its odd he holds on to it so long and plays MJ music in his car to bring it up when he can. If you listen to his work, he actually has talent.

  • @darrenreid5409
    @darrenreid5409 Před 4 lety +110

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

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna Před 6 lety +354

    Hope to see Off The Wall review soon, melon.

    • @miguelbastidas3364
      @miguelbastidas3364 Před 6 lety +4

      Dude, I know this is weird but... is your avatar an Ed, Edd n Eddy screenshot or a high quality image?

    • @rocksoul9574
      @rocksoul9574 Před 6 lety +8

      Off the Wall was even better! I love that album

    • @whiistlingwinds
      @whiistlingwinds Před 6 lety +14

      This vaguely sounds like a threat. 💀

    • @epicuncle2938
      @epicuncle2938 Před 6 lety

      yessss

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 Před 5 lety

      Honestly Off The Wall should've been first.

  • @Straight_dipping_
    @Straight_dipping_ Před 6 lety +350

    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

    • @BluesElwoo2
      @BluesElwoo2 Před 6 lety +52

      I've been listening to Michael a lot lately too. Its hard to say what he did and didn't do with kids. It sounds like he wasn't as bad as the media made him out to be though. They really destroyed him, and that is sad.

    • @SidB8
      @SidB8 Před 6 lety +56

      Christopher Hensley
      Bro, he was an angel. Why else would he have donated 500 million dollars to a wide variety of charities. Fuck the media!

    • @vacuumblink2300
      @vacuumblink2300 Před 5 lety +2

      Bet you're not listening to him anymore lmfao

    • @kk8490
      @kk8490 Před 5 lety +9

      Darius Sanchez why not?

    • @cjhepburn7406
      @cjhepburn7406 Před 4 lety

      Straight_dipping_ 1822 Gone 2 soon.

  • @newreno7434
    @newreno7434 Před 6 lety +732

    Rethony Uploadtano

    • @mattv6039
      @mattv6039 Před 6 lety +3

      Is this a reupload from earlier today or from last year?

    • @newreno7434
      @newreno7434 Před 6 lety +76

      earlier today. What a melon, am I right?

    • @sykotheclown1
      @sykotheclown1 Před 6 lety +3

      I got that reference. First we feast is great.

    • @sykotheclown1
      @sykotheclown1 Před 6 lety +4

      palmtrees bananapants I guess to know ya gotta know. Ya know?

    • @sykotheclown1
      @sykotheclown1 Před 6 lety +2

      palmtrees bananapants New fwf vid with Anthony in it about melons, ya melon.

  • @dwyn9187
    @dwyn9187 Před 6 lety +460

    Takethony Downtano

    • @handsomesquidward121
      @handsomesquidward121 Před 6 lety +11

      He forgot to edit out all the scenes with him picking his nose.

    • @AdityaPatel-yx2dk
      @AdityaPatel-yx2dk Před 6 lety +2

      Reedithony reuploadtano here

    • @twichyrain
      @twichyrain Před 6 lety +1

      Petition to get the 'thatistheplan' video posted elsewhere on the internet plz. i need your vids 'Tano. i need my fix man.

    • @ziggle5000
      @ziggle5000 Před 6 lety

      Michaelthony Jackontano

  • @ta4life27
    @ta4life27 Před 6 lety +66

    Biggest selling album of all-time

  • @matthewshell
    @matthewshell Před 6 lety +228

    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.

  • @ServayHD
    @ServayHD Před 6 lety +166

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

    • @onemillionpercent
      @onemillionpercent Před 6 lety +16

      this guy said that? way to make fun of someone's disease. he was always proud to be black - the Jacksons will always be black icons.

    • @MrBreadisawesome
      @MrBreadisawesome Před 5 lety +42

      aye r/whooooooosh

    • @th3giv3r
      @th3giv3r Před 5 lety +9

      @@onemillionpercent Proof that you didn't watch the video. Social Media Protip: Actually watch the content before you start trolling the comments section looking to spread your SJW rage. Fuck outta here.

    • @patrickramos505
      @patrickramos505 Před 5 lety +9

      @@anthonycogburn8715 I don't think is right to call Michael a black bitch

    • @onesong2001
      @onesong2001 Před 5 lety

      @@anthonycogburn8715 check the white balance on your screen. He had a white girls nose too.

  • @harshb2
    @harshb2 Před 6 lety +278

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

    • @peanutbutterpikachu
      @peanutbutterpikachu Před 6 lety +23

      Harsh B that's why he reuploaded.

    • @comingbackinoneweek3749
      @comingbackinoneweek3749 Před 6 lety +3

      Y’all are hilarious 😂

    • @hollow__
      @hollow__ Před 6 lety +2

      Harsh B why does this joke still get likes tf ? Must be ironic

    • @Tony_A_441
      @Tony_A_441 Před 6 lety +4

      I think one more N-Word and he would have really crossed the line

    • @larkstonguesinaspic4814
      @larkstonguesinaspic4814 Před 6 lety +1

      Harsh B this meme comments are not funny anymore . Well they weren't funny at the beginning either ....

  • @TNTales
    @TNTales Před 6 lety +79

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

    • @rossterio
      @rossterio Před 4 lety +7

      If you put it that way, you're actually right.

    • @syd-gy6vq
      @syd-gy6vq Před 4 lety +5

      unknowning unknown actually, you’re wrong.

  • @LorenzoDoesntExist
    @LorenzoDoesntExist Před 6 lety +53

    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.

  • @omerfarooq6822
    @omerfarooq6822 Před 6 lety +32

    MJ THE GOAT 🐐
    RIP THE KING

  • @JoeyPadilla
    @JoeyPadilla Před 6 lety +101

    Rethony postano

  • @chloekimmel2304
    @chloekimmel2304 Před 3 lety +25

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

  • @slckreacts4784
    @slckreacts4784 Před 6 lety +239

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

    • @kkv6124
      @kkv6124 Před 6 lety +17

      L-Town Slick throw prince in there

    • @geraldjohnson3216
      @geraldjohnson3216 Před 6 lety +1

      L-Town Slick the bottom line is u can FUCK WITH MICHEAL JACKSON.NOBODY

    • @McNippyG
      @McNippyG Před 5 lety +9

      Michael wasnt that versatile musically wat. Hes great but hes not genre fusing and multifocal in music.

    • @MINK2393
      @MINK2393 Před 5 lety +32

      Nippy Your a dumbass and need to do your research on Michael Jackson... Michael Jackson and Prince are literally known for transcending genres you fool... MJ has mastered over 8 genres 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @mssha1980
      @mssha1980 Před 5 lety +10

      MINK exactly! MJ from a child to an adult crossed many genres

  • @professormilkdickphd376
    @professormilkdickphd376 Před 6 lety +43

    You didn't have to show us your Crip walk for 3 minutes melon

  • @raymondzrike2085
    @raymondzrike2085 Před 6 lety +294

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

    • @rashotcake6945
      @rashotcake6945 Před 6 lety +26

      Raymond Zrike he should just stick to fucking brushing his teeth

    • @coffdrop77
      @coffdrop77 Před 6 lety +34

      He should stick to meme reviews.

    • @cmiller1515
      @cmiller1515 Před 6 lety +25

      He should only do content cops tbh, everything else on his channel sucks

    • @tashfiqchoudhury
      @tashfiqchoudhury Před 6 lety +5

      Raymond Zrike He should stick to melon reviews with Sean Evans.

  • @joshuaeugene4363
    @joshuaeugene4363 Před 5 lety +34

    You sleep. Human Nature is an absolute VIBE!

  • @porscheoscar
    @porscheoscar Před 6 lety +94

    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

  • @alexrogers9533
    @alexrogers9533 Před 6 lety +351

    YOU GAVE Thriller a 7 and WATERMELONS a 10

    • @julianwest4030
      @julianwest4030 Před 6 lety +48

      Alex Rogers Ya gotta understand, those watermelons are his family! Of course he'd give them a better score

    • @shamekajohnson7713
      @shamekajohnson7713 Před 6 lety +4

      Alex Rogers this is the best selling album of all time...these are just really his personal opinions

    • @jamescoppolino9144
      @jamescoppolino9144 Před 6 lety +1

      Julian West just cuz melon's black? Fucking racist.

  • @itokuun
    @itokuun Před 6 lety +215

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

    • @joebowden4065
      @joebowden4065 Před 6 lety +7

      calm down praveen its a joke

    • @onesong2001
      @onesong2001 Před 5 lety

      Witoinallcaps The whiter he got the shittier his music got, and boy, it got shit.

    • @kevindagoat2081
      @kevindagoat2081 Před 4 lety +6

      onesong2001 how????? Tell me where you think he fell off?

    • @josh44026
      @josh44026 Před 4 lety

      He was actually worse

    • @naija6106
      @naija6106 Před 4 lety +4

      How the hell does the fact that he had vitiligo make his music worse?

  • @FlexRogers
    @FlexRogers Před 5 lety +34

    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

  • @donkibukikibuki978
    @donkibukikibuki978 Před 4 lety +24

    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.

  • @megamatt1915
    @megamatt1915 Před 6 lety +27

    the doggone melon is mine

  • @maclippy713
    @maclippy713 Před 6 lety +94

    Billthony Jeantano

  • @nathanbradley8522
    @nathanbradley8522 Před 6 lety +30

    Michael Jackson is truly one of the greatest singers of all time. He can do things with his voice that no other artist can do. I feel like that is often overlooked. People know he's the King of Pop and a musical genius and whatever, but he was an amazing SINGER. I wish you would review DANGEROUS. That is my all time favorite album and MJ's most underrated, even though it's one of the best sellers of all time. But when you have albums like Off The Wall and Thriller I see how that can happen. HIStory (Disc 2) was also MOSTLY amazing. There were a few songs that should have been replaced but It was as personal as MJ could get on an album and that is very compelling.

  • @ExtremeTG
    @ExtremeTG Před 6 lety +26

    The greatest and most legendary album.

  • @9yearoldepicgamersoldier129
    @9yearoldepicgamersoldier129 Před 6 lety +168

    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.

    • @z_monty
      @z_monty Před 6 lety +7

      lol

    • @torimani
      @torimani Před 6 lety +6

      Same! I love Michael so much, he's the best artist of all time!!!! We miss you, King!

    • @thesleepingbag8650
      @thesleepingbag8650 Před 6 lety

      he touched kids... fuck michael jackson

    • @9yearoldepicgamersoldier129
      @9yearoldepicgamersoldier129 Před 6 lety +15

      the sleeping bag Oh fuck off. He didnt touch kids.

    • @thesleepingbag8650
      @thesleepingbag8650 Před 6 lety

      Joosua Anttila really? corey feldman openly admitted he was molested by michael jackson.

  • @fredsmith9374
    @fredsmith9374 Před 6 lety +111

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

    • @CipherSerpico
      @CipherSerpico Před 6 lety +1

      Antisjwbaby Baby Did he have a nose disease that made it change on its own too?

    • @yusufibnliban1177
      @yusufibnliban1177 Před 6 lety

      Chris Serpicø he got second degree burns he almost died from the Pepsi incident his whole face was disfigured surgery was needed for his nose urgently and that's when the nose issue started but nowone realizes the reasons he had to

    • @CipherSerpico
      @CipherSerpico Před 6 lety +1

      Nobody AsGood Lol ok. And his hair? Was that from his “skin disease” or the time he got burnt, or did his hair just naturally start being “white”?

    • @CipherSerpico
      @CipherSerpico Před 6 lety

      Nobody AsGood I’m not bashing him. I’m bashing people who think that he wasn’t trying to appear white, because you’re out of your mind if you truly believe that. I’ve never heard the media say a single thing about this topic. My opinion comes from looking at the his face. It’s blatantly obvious that he was trying to appear “white”.

    • @emajinecks5862
      @emajinecks5862 Před 6 lety +3

      Chris Serpicø he had a disease that turned patches of his skin white he bleached to make it even. His dad made fun of his nose his whole life making him self conscious and he changed it. His hair was burned in a Pepsi commercial so he wore wigs to cover it up.

  • @darrellwallace4182
    @darrellwallace4182 Před 5 lety +26

    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 CZcams channel after seeing this review.

  • @TheGreatAlan75
    @TheGreatAlan75 Před 6 lety +40

    this is objectively the best pop record of all time.

  • @jackv2175
    @jackv2175 Před 6 lety +253

    if you’re doing classics do Lil Uzi Vert Vs The World

  • @miguelantile7775
    @miguelantile7775 Před 6 lety +226

    Can you please review BAD by Michael Jackson as well?

    • @BB-se9bl
      @BB-se9bl Před 6 lety +6

      Miguel ANTILE Meh, most of his stuff after Thriller sucked. With Heal The World and Earth Song as his worst.

    • @mohammadsufian7890
      @mohammadsufian7890 Před 6 lety +15

      Miguel ANTILE
      Dangerous would be better. That's his best album Musically

    • @mohammadsufian7890
      @mohammadsufian7890 Před 6 lety +27

      B B
      He became way better after Thriller.
      BTW, Can you tell me why do you hate Heal the world and Earth song??? If you disagreed with lyrics then it's fine but Musically 2 of the most beautiful and heart touching song he has ever written.

    • @BB-se9bl
      @BB-se9bl Před 6 lety +5

      They're so pretentious and cheesy. That superbowl performance of Heal The World my god... but I don't expect you to believe any criticism of MJ after reading your comment.

    • @mohammadsufian7890
      @mohammadsufian7890 Před 6 lety +21

      B B
      I don't see anything wrong with his Superbowl Performance. But anyways, I'm not gonna argue with this anymore. People have different opinions and Musical taste. BTW, Earth song is his biggest ever hit in UK

  • @thomasrhodes787
    @thomasrhodes787 Před 5 lety +27

    He is innocent

  • @jracerichards
    @jracerichards Před 6 lety +20

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

  • @TheGamer-br2gm
    @TheGamer-br2gm Před 6 lety +58

    Real ones commented before he took it down then uploaded it

    • @mythixthedragon6903
      @mythixthedragon6903 Před 6 lety +3

      It has come to my attention due to this comment, that I am fictional.

  • @cybervx7751
    @cybervx7751 Před 6 lety +21

    Review the classic MBDTF you re-uploading melon

  • @EgoNatusSum
    @EgoNatusSum Před 4 lety +15

    The way that you just glossed over "Human Nature", my god... That song Is so beautiful and emotional and Influential. Mike's voice on that track for god's sake Is nothing short of angelic. Mike was firmly In his vocal bag on this track. Wow. Just... wow.

  • @wse2175
    @wse2175 Před 6 lety +51

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

  • @noisemartin7291
    @noisemartin7291 Před 6 lety +15

    R.I.P. Michael Jackon

  • @uhhhhhhhhh9288
    @uhhhhhhhhh9288 Před 6 lety +35

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

    • @Moneyman-33
      @Moneyman-33 Před 6 lety

      Lukian The Better Brother Adams Led Zeppelin sucks NERD

    • @huhidk752
      @huhidk752 Před 6 lety +3

      Christian Rogers what sucks about em?

    • @TheAndradeCS
      @TheAndradeCS Před 6 lety +3

      Physical Graffiti or Led Zeppelin 4. Those are the only options.

    • @thagemiini2531
      @thagemiini2531 Před 6 lety

      Physical Graffiti!!

    • @uhhhhhhhhh9288
      @uhhhhhhhhh9288 Před 6 lety

      I would argue Led Zeppelin 1 and Led Zeppelin 2 would also be appropriate, but I do agree led zeppelin 4 and physical graffiti are their best work.

  • @VVilla-zh5mw
    @VVilla-zh5mw Před 4 lety +18

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

  • @technoshawn
    @technoshawn Před 6 lety +9

    Great post I love this review and thank you for breaking it down step by step about album because this was his greatest work on that album...no wonder it’s the best selling album of all time. There’s not too many reviews on Michael Jackson albums but this video is the best... thank you again, Much Respect 😁

  • @theodoreroosevelt3143
    @theodoreroosevelt3143 Před 6 lety +34

    IThinkIt'sGoodAlbum/10

  • @blankyd3360
    @blankyd3360 Před 6 lety +340

    Beatles worst to best

    • @legrandboche712
      @legrandboche712 Před 6 lety +10

      Beatlesbeatlesbeatlesbeatlesbeatlesbeatlesmelonsbeatlesbeatlesbeatlesbeatles

    • @MiguelLopez-fs3ll
      @MiguelLopez-fs3ll Před 6 lety +30

      Blank YD Young Rich Buddies II > Culture > Yung Rich Nation > everything else

    • @PrimevalSeriesSixFic
      @PrimevalSeriesSixFic Před 6 lety +1

      Michael Lopez shit banter

    • @ethanballs8310
      @ethanballs8310 Před 6 lety +14

      Blank YD Beatles dead, they from Liverpool, Liverpool is shit, so Beatles shit. Stay woke lil bitches

    • @Double400
      @Double400 Před 6 lety +3

      Steve Big schlong You seem like you know your shit around here

  • @jfbujv
    @jfbujv Před 6 lety +34

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

  • @noelogbu3675
    @noelogbu3675 Před 3 lety +11

    Really gettin tired of people skipping over “Baby Be MIne” it’s one of his best songs

  • @The1Banana
    @The1Banana Před 6 lety +51

    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.

  • @chinahatchild3030
    @chinahatchild3030 Před 6 lety +81

    *WE WANT CROSS BY JUSTICE NOW!*
    ✝️

    • @SW1TCHBLXDE
      @SW1TCHBLXDE Před 6 lety +4

      China Hat Child YES PLEASE MELON

    • @chinahatchild3030
      @chinahatchild3030 Před 6 lety

      SpookyStarlight YASSS

    • @BKeane00
      @BKeane00 Před 6 lety +2

      I WANT IT TOO BUT HE WON’T DO DISCOVERY AND CROSS IN THE SAME CLASSICS WEEK, MAYBE NEXT YEAR THOUGH.

    • @chinahatchild3030
      @chinahatchild3030 Před 6 lety +2

      Brendan Keane
      WE CAN MAKE HIM! #AndJusticeForAll

    • @chinahatchild3030
      @chinahatchild3030 Před 6 lety

      Brendan Keane
      Let’s not annoy him tho... 😬

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 Před 5 lety +11

    Michael Jackson went in on this album. Sonic wise Quincy and Bruce wanted the sound to be genuine but explosive and pristine. There is a reason the album did as well as it did. Loved your review.

  • @illestraighter
    @illestraighter Před 6 lety

    I just wanted to let you know I love the reviews in Classics Week. I've really enjoyed the background and history of the artist and their career you're able to provide because they are classics. Love learning new things about albums I love. Keep up the good work Fantano!

  • @petterv6604
    @petterv6604 Před 6 lety +86

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

  • @ertuio20002
    @ertuio20002 Před 6 lety +126

    REVIEW BEATLES ALBUMS MELON

    • @therxskillz
      @therxskillz Před 6 lety

      Eduardo Orellana why would he listen to ass

    • @ertuio20002
      @ertuio20002 Před 6 lety +12

      rx neddek >beatles >ass
      get some taste

    • @huhidk752
      @huhidk752 Před 6 lety +5

      rx neddek because Anthony likes that "ass"

    • @loganrutherford9388
      @loganrutherford9388 Před 6 lety +3

      Migos > beatles

    • @Videogamestwin
      @Videogamestwin Před 6 lety

      No. Please no. The Beatles are good but there's nothing more to say.

  • @WorkerBeeSupply
    @WorkerBeeSupply Před 6 lety

    Anthony, I just have to say that I love your use of adjectives to describe various instruments and sounds in your reviews. They're imaginative, yet also incredibly spot on. Also, thank you for such a thorough description of "Beat It", which I always thought was an overlooked song even though it's amazing.

  • @CaatsGoMoooo
    @CaatsGoMoooo Před 4 lety +20

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

  • @cinnamonseahorse
    @cinnamonseahorse Před 6 lety +49

    Macaulthony Culktano

  • @isaactann8135
    @isaactann8135 Před 6 lety +17

    Reupload to change the score to 7 ofc

  • @Lindethiel
    @Lindethiel Před 5 lety +2

    Loved this break down, it was really detailed! Would love to see your take on the Bad album because I think there's a LOT going on there, and yet it all sounds so seamlessly put together.

  • @shmeek8937
    @shmeek8937 Před 6 lety +17

    Human nature top 5 pop songs ever