Off the Wall cover

Off the Wall

Released

On Off the Wall, the 1980s come early…or do they? The ’70s disco era of orchestral strings, booming basslines and high-hat rhythms, courtesy of producer Quincy Jones, still animate “Working Day and Night,” “Get on the Floor” and more. But the flawless Off the Wall also came complete with music videos (“Rock with You,” “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough”), and a mega-superstar aesthetic that would redefine the template of what it meant to be a pop star in the next decade—like the musical blockbuster equivalent of Jaws or Star Wars. Thriller was the 2.0.

Miles Marshall Lewis

Recommended by

Suggestions
Ain't That a Bitch cover

Ain't That a Bitch

Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Natalie Prass cover

Natalie Prass

Natalie Prass
Chaco cover

Chaco

Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Bad Girls cover

Bad Girls

Donna Summer
Whip It cover

Whip It

Treacherous Three
City Slicker cover

City Slicker

J. Blackfoot
Maggot Brain cover

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic
The Delfonics cover

The Delfonics

The Delfonics