Great thread

Although I’ve always disliked the weeknd x MJ comparison for some reason, always seemed like a surface level a***ysis of Abel’s voice/music and well… it’s MJ lol

Having grown up listening to Michael I’ve never been able to really reconcile the constant comparisons between the two personally. However, this is amazingly well done, no one else could succinctly collate all this together haha. Nice work mate

This thread is crazy

Yeah, spot on. “Diet Michael” is very accurate actually, and while that might sound derivative and a backhanded complement, giving the comparison is with the literal, greatest of all time it’s really not, it’s actually a massive compliment

This randomly popped into my head earlier, possible influence alongside the obvious

yep. glad i wasn't the only one who noticed.

My man

how on earth did i not notice this!

Y'all realize where the name Captain EO comes from right ?

The Greek goddess Eos... The goddess of The Dawn

Goddess Echoes of Silence lol

Speaking of Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson’s Influence Looms Heavily

While the Weeknd is a known subject of the King of Pop, his influence here may be more palpable here than over any of the Weeknd’s previous work (save for his 2011 rendition of “Dirty Diana”). You can hear remnants of Vincent Price’s spooky “Thriller” speech in Carrey’s closing poem on Dawn FM. Before that, “Sacrifice” especially leans into Jackson-style vocal melodies, and its guitar riffs sound like the ones from “Wanna Be Starting Something” and “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough.” The album’s continuity shows up again here, too — the next track after “Sacrifice” is the interlude from Quincy Jones, famed MJ collaborator.

Rolling Stone

One of the best threads on this site

the bridge on 'I Heard You're Married' is very Michael

seems intentional too