Comments on: Is there a Thriller tribute/concept album?

Question: Is there a Thriller tribute/concept album?

AloneOssifer — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:47:38 -0800

Michael Jackson is re-re-releasing Thriller for its 25th Anniversary soon. But somebody recorded some album that's supposed to be a "re-vision-ing" of the songs on Thriller.

I read an article, which I failed to bookmark, mentioning that the newly configured songs still used riffs and lyrics akin to the originals, but they were titled, arranged, and sung differently.

Anyone heard of this?

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:51 -0800

Are you sure you're not thinking of MJ himself? Based on this, it sounds like it's not a re-release, but a re-recording of Thriller with a bunch of current acts.

I think I'd pass on whatever he's doing these days, but there were a Grey Album kind of scenario, I'd be down for that.

By: AloneOssifer

AloneOssifer — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:05:00 -0800

No, this is an album by a different artist. I wish I could recall if there were guest vocalists or not, but the one in question wasn't recorded by MJ.

By: crush-onastick

crush-onastick — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:06:40 -0800

Petra Hayden? Haden? I know she covered the song itself, and the entire "The Who Sells Out" album. Maybe she did the whole Thriller album, too!

By: box

box — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:41:23 -0800

Was it Mark Ronson and Rhymefest?

By: box

box — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:42:15 -0800

(Wow, I wish Petra Haden would do the whole Thriller album.)

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:16:26 -0800

Damn. I hope this doesn't exist as I've had plans to do a treatment of that album (with local talent) like Hippocamp did Sgt Peppers and Pet Sounds for a couple of years now. I was even starting this month.

By: AloneOssifer

AloneOssifer — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:25:57 -0800

Thanks, Box :)

By: box

box — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:46:36 -0800

Happy to help, AloneOssifer.

(I say let a million Thriller projects bloom, sourwookie. You wanna be startin' somethin'.)