Michael Jackson - Bad

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Michael Jackson - Bad
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"We wanted a tough album," producer Quincy Jones recalls in a bonus interview on this special edition of Bad. Though the 1987 blockbuster would appear to be Michael Jackson's most personal statement to date--9 of its 11 cuts were written solely by him--its appeal also rested more on craft than the idiosyncratic art of Thriller and Off the Wall. At the same time, most of Bad has aged well in spite of its digital brittleness and MIDI treatments of gems like Jimmy Smith's organ solo on the title track. While the third best of his first three Epic solo discs, Bad carries a lot of what people love about Jackson's music. This disc also benefits from two fine outtakes, the exciting, uptempo "Streetwalker" and the Carpenters homage "Fly Away." Either could easily have extended the record's run of hit singles. --Rickey Wright
    Album Tracks
    1. Bad
    2. The Way You Make Me Feel
    3. Speed Demon
    4. Liberian Girl
    5. Just Good Friends - Michael Jackson, Britten, Terry
    6. Another Part of Me
    7. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson, Garrett, Siedah
    8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
    9. Dirty Diana
    10. Smooth Criminal
    11. Leave Me Alone
    12. Streetwalker
    13. Todo Mi Amor Eres Tu (I Just Can't Stop Loving You) - Michael Jackson, Blades, Ruben
    14. Fly Away
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Comments about Michael Jackson - Bad:
“Bad is my favourite album. It was a great successor to Thriller and it further extended King MJ's great run which no other artist ever saw!”
“At one time, Bad was the world's second highest selling album. I remember playing the songs everyday when I was a teen which made me learn every single song on the album! Thank you Michael! I love you and I'm so sad that there will never be anyone like you in the future!”
“Puhlease, this is the best ever. I wouldn't mind to see Thriller at the top though. It's Michael Jackson anyways and he is the best.”
“No album can really beat Bad. I mean it's the only album which features 5 consecutive #1 singles in the entire universe. Selling well in excess of 30 million copies, BAD is a genius's work from Michael Jackson.”
 
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