I was listening to these as I was getting ready to leave my house for the evening and decided to post them up for y'all, it's a solid package I received of Thriller demos which I hope gets released as an album, along with other great Michael Jackson music that is surfacing. I can't put into words how much I appreciate hearing these preliminary versions from an iconic musician and hero. Even in demo form, the great feeling and energy of Michael's music is undeniable, this is a prelude to the powerful writing, singing and explosive performance you would eventually hear on the full length Thriller album.

These are the full songs, not the excerpts you might catch on YouTube, the sound quality is pretty good too. The demo of Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' in this package is the 2nd one I've heard, a more refined version performance-wise where he shows more energy on the track.

I had to post this collaboration of Michael with Greg Phillinganes, 1984's Behind The Mask. I read he helped on the lyrics and this was an outtake for Thriller, a song originally written by the Yellow Magic Orchestra (Chris Mosdell and Ryuichi Sakomoto) and also covered by Eric Clapton. As a cover version of a song, I prefer this one from Greg & Michael from the thumping energy, singing and high pace of the song using the 80's synth-style. I keep this one on heavy rotation.