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Originally Posted by 72off
doesn't seem like he wrote any of his music before "Off the Wall", where he 2.5/10 songs. He's credited with writing 4/9 on "Thriller" ("Wanna Be Startin' Somethin", "The Girl is Mine", "Beat It", and "Billie Jean"), and 9/11 on "Bad". Then he wrote about half of "Dangerous", then his last two albums were pretty forgettable. So yeah, his value is largely as a performer, which isn't terrible, and a bit as a writer/producer (if someone wants they can add up the songs he's written in his life, seems like ~50 maybe). does he even play an instrument (pretty sure i've seen him playing the piano, can he play a guitar or anything else?)? it's just unclear is he adds a ton as a collaborative studio musician.
like i said, it's probably a good pick if he builds his studio the right way from here on in, i was just trying to counter the "zomg draft over" type of sentiment.
IMO "Off The Wall" is one his meh albums, probably up there with "HIStory" and "Invincible". The other three have the biggest hits and he had the most influence on those albums. Also the three best songs off of Thriller were all written by him. Some of the best on "Bad" weren't written by him too. Really feel like you are selling him short man. Looking through the credits on some of his albums it looks like he played instruments on them as well.