Michael Jackson's Thriller appeared in 1982, just after the launch of MTV, the first television station to broadcast non-stop video clips. Partly because of the inventive, very expensive clips, singles like Billy Jean, Beat It and Thriller became huge hits. Still, it would be short of the music to attribute the success solely to the impact of the clip channel. Together with producer Quincy Jones,
… Michael Jackson managed to brew a mixture of pop, soul, rock and middle-of-the-road that still sounds irresistible twenty-five years later. The album, with top songs like Wanna Be Startin 'Something, Human Nature, PYT (Pretty Young Thing) and The Girl Is Mine in addition to the aforementioned songs, is still considered the best-selling of all time. At the time of writing, the counter stands at an incredible 104 million copies sold. Enough reason to add some extra luster to the 25th anniversary. The special edition features new versions of five songs by Will.i.am, Kanye West and Fergie, plus a previously unreleased song: For All Time. (MS)more
