It's only to be expected that lots of Mudcat people find the hype industry surrounding Jackson to be appalling and loathsome. But under the mountains of industrialised manipulation was one of the finest singers I have ever heard.

It's not one of his best-known tracks, but if you hunt out his cover version of Bill Withers' 'Ain't No Sunshine' you will hear singing of the most extraordinarily gifted and moving soulfulness. 'I Want You Back', 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough' and 'Billie Jean' are just as phenomenal. Most of his later output was dire - and 'Thriller' is a very silly little song (and it should have been called 'Horror' given the films it references!!) but this doesn't erase how great he was at his best.

Only my opinion, of course.