#210: Thriller (Michael Jackson album)

KnockBack: The Retro and Nostalgia Podcast

Last Stand Media & Studio71

Leisure, Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 103 minutes

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This episode of KnockBack is for all you pretty young things out there. In late-1982, Michael Jackson -- already world-renowned both with his family band The Jackson 5 and via his solo vehicles -- released his most seminal work, the three-times Diamond certified record Thriller. While its title track may be what's most remembered these days, it's interesting to look back to the early-'80s, when Thriller (the song) was released sixth (!) when it comes to singles. From Billie Jean and Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' to Beat It and Human Nature, Thriller provides banger after banger, a fusion of pop sensibilities with a rock-and-roll backbone. Yes: Michael Jackson is today a controversial figure, even reviled in some corners. But we wanted to look at this album through a historically relevant lens, and examine the music for music's sake. We hope you enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Knockback, the retro and nostalgia podcast is brought to you by Well You.
0:04.2	If you want to learn how to support our show, go to patreon.com slash last stand media.
0:13.9	Greetings and salutations. Welcome back to Knockback. My name is Colin Moriarty. I'm joined
0:18.0	as always by my brother, Dagen Moriarty. You want to start something? How are you my friend?
0:23.2	Kyle, there's something I need to tell you. I'm not like other guys.
0:31.5	The dog gone girl is mine. The dog gone girl is mine. Dude, dude.
0:36.4	I can't. Yeah, I just I'm not into that. So I gotta talk more about that song.
0:40.3	Oh, well, but there's much, but there's much indeed much to say. Anyway, welcome.
0:44.4	One, welcome all to Knockback, our retro and nostalgia podcast. We do each and every week.
0:47.6	You can sport it on patreon patreon.com slash last stand media. We appreciate you. Get
0:51.6	early at free access to every episode of this show. Submit questions, comments, concerns,
0:54.6	thoughts and ideas, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Now, today we're covering the 1982 Michael
0:59.2	Jackson record, the seminal record, the three time diamond certified record thriller. But before
1:05.9	we even get into that, of course, we like to stretch our legs. See how we're doing.
1:09.6	Dagen is my brother and so I'm very curious about his life.
1:13.5	Dagen, how's life? How's everything going in your world?
1:15.4	Terrible. It's awful. Oh, gee. Oh, so bad. The worst. Wow. Okay. I didn't anticipate it.
1:21.9	You know, I've said that. I'm just trying to be unique. No one ever starts a show like that.
1:26.8	Oh, okay. Carried by says, I'm doing well. I'm doing I'm doing pretty good. You know what I mean?
1:31.3	I just wanted to I just wanted to do something a little different. Wow. So you lied. I lied.
1:36.0	Totally lied. Everything's everything's fine. Everything's on the up and up. My friend just had a little
1:41.2	bowl of homemade chili before the show. Shout out to Helene. Turkey chili.
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