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Thriller: 25th Anniversary Edition (by Michael Jackson, Pop)

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Remixes add some innuendo to a brilliant CD.

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Parents need to know that this anniversary album has the nine tracks from the original album and features remix versions with popular artists Kanye West, Fergie, Will.i.am, and Akon. Also included is a previously unreleased single, "For All Time."

Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: "Beat It" talks about fighting, gangs, and being macho.
Sex: Minor sexual innuendo: "Only you and I can make sweet love this way." Remix versions are a little more forward than the originals: "sexiest woman in a negligee/we hit it off til' morn" and "sexy thang/sex machine/peel (jeans) off like a tangerine."
Language: One mention of "hell" in "Thriller."
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the lasting success of Thriller (still the greatest selling album of all time) and what makes it so. What kind of influence and effect did Michael Jackson have on artists and pop music today? Do you think his recent media attention, mostly negative, affects the way people view his music today? Or does his music stand on its own?

What's the story?

What's the story?
Michael Jackson's THRILLER has been re-released 25 years after it made its way into everyone's homes. In addition to the original nine-song album that has been remastered, there are six remixes featuring Kanye West, Fergie, Will.i.am, and Akon, and a previously unreleased single "For All Time" that didn't make the cut for the first album. There's also a deluxe version with a DVD.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Akon's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is commendable, with an added club beat and a few lyrics. Fergie's rendition of "Beat It" is a waste of time, and Kanye adds little to "Billie Jean" other than an "unh" and "yeh" here and there. (Maybe he wisely realized you shouldn't mess with a good thing.) Will.i.am adds some sleazy lyrics to "P.Y.T." and slows it down to where it barely resembles the original. On "The Girl Is Mine 08," there's no Sir Paul, but there are some annoying chants from Will.i.am saying "she mine she mine/she like the way I rock". Still, this album is Jacko in his element, dazzling and timeless, and reminds us why he was the pre-eminent pop star of a generation.

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Music Details
Released on: February 12, 2008
Label: Sony Music
Genre: Pop
This review was written by Jessica Dawson
 
 

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MileyWorldBlogger
teen, 15 years old
13
 
Michael Jackson & Death.
I love Michael Jackson, but I can't buy the albums I've been trying and trying to sneak them. But after the death of Michael Jackson at age 50. Is just sad, so my dad let me buy all the albums, Thank good-ness. Memory of Michael Jackson ~ 1958-2009 ~ Death Date & Time: 2:26 PM At June 25th Of 2009. At the L.A hospital with 2,456 people surrounding the hospital. I was there, but in the VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY back. I
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KayKayD
teen, 16 years old
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I'm So Happy I Bought This
The songs never swear, the beats are fun to dance to, the songs have actual meaning, and Michael Jackson was a great preformer as well as a great man.
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LilAnimeEarth
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MJ! MJ! EVERYBODY LOVES MJ!
Gosh, commonsense, shut UP!!!!!!!! Michael is the BEST!
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alyssa299
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LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
I LOVE THE SONG!I SAW IT ON TV!TV!STILL,LOVE THE SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Tiffmidon
teen, 15 years old
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Greatest Selling album of all time
Michael Jackson is the best! This is the greatest album of all time, the biggest selling of all time. It's the best. I never got to grow up with Michael Jacksons music. I was born in 1996 while he was beginning his HIStory World Tour.
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Yangy
teen, 15 years old
10
 
Best seller of all time and for good reason. Great music by the king of pop, with the greatest hit of all time, Thriller. This is his best CD ever (next is Bad). The music videos have a lot of sex content in them, but the songs are fine. It sucks how he passed away.
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musicfan789
teen, 14 years old
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great for tweens and up
I thought thriller the song was great and the music video makes me want to dance it would be a little scary for kids under 10
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smallfry99
kid, 12 years old
2
 
AMAZONG!!!!!!!!
RIP Michael no one will replace you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bellasara08
kid, 12 years old
8
 
Great Songs!
I really love his music I starting listen to his music when he pass away. RIP Micheal Jackson 1958-2009
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critic dude
teen, 14 years old
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greatest music ever
wonderful. it will thrill you. R.I.P Michael Jackson Your legacy will live forever.
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Peroxide Princess
teen, 14 years old
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R.I.P Micheal
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MJMJ
teen, 14 years old
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Every age!
Michael music is timeless,fun and all kids love it! Michael is the best artist out there! ALL kids will love these songs and the fun beats! and the parents will like it too!Michael Jackson is the perfect artist that the whole family will love!
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peazekeeper95
teen, 16 years old
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Some of the awesomest songs ever made are on here. Thriller. Bille Jean. P.Y.T, Lady In My Life...OMG R.ip MJ
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HyperUltraSonic
kid, 13 years old
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YES!
I just love it. :P no matter what. I LOVE Michel Jackson.
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teamtwilight
teen, 16 years old
2
 
I LOVE IT :]
I almost bought this tonight, but I was short on cash... chill i'm only 13. But I love this album, Michael is such an inspiration, I love him and his music. He had the most amazing talent ever. R.I.P KOP :]
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SomebodysMe
teen, 17 years old
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A classic.....remixes somewhat overrated
I am, in fact, listening to Thriller right now. I have to admit that I only became a fan of MJ after he died. I have to say that I am impressed. (But then what did I expect from the king of pop?) The remixes of old songs such as beat it and Thriller are okay, but honestly...........modern day stars butcher them. (Who ever heard of Fergie singing Beat It?? It just doesn't work!) The songs do contain some innuendo (remember Billie Jean?), but for the most part, stay very docile! An amazing album. I am disappointed that I waited as long as I did to become a fan of the King Of Pop. RIP MJ
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kid, 12 years old
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i love it!AND MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!
i love it!im 9 and my whole family lets us listen.we even let my 5 year old sister listen!cool huh?i love thriller! i can see why its such a hit!i dont get why some people think its so inapropriate.and yes theres a little violence and stuff but i just dont depend on the content,just the music!R.I.P michael!i love you!
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jrr04012016
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It's Okay for anyone older than 8
I personally think if they(kids)know whats right & wrong and what to belive in, then they will be fine.
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beatlesfan1
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I Wish The Remixes Were Not In This Album
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dimwit1
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L O V E M I C H A E L
MICHAEL IS THE BESTEST
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