what critical responses did the album receive?
It was ailed as a major breakthrough for Jackson, while receiving widespread critical recognition, along with praises, from major music publications
Off the Wall
Off the Wall" was hailed as a major breakthrough for Jackson, while receiving widespread critical recognition, along with praises, from major music publications
how much is michael jackson off the wall album UNANSWERABLE when was this album released? August 10, 1979
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Off the Wall [SEP] Critical reception
"Off the Wall" was hailed as a major breakthrough for Jackson, while receiving widespread critical recognition, along with praises, from major music publications. In a 1979 review of the album, "Rolling Stone" magazine contributor Stephen Holden praised Jackson's maturity and transition from his early Motown material, stating that the album "represents discofied post-Motown glamour at its classiest." Holden went on to compare Jackson to Stevie Wonder, another Motown performer who began recording at a young age and gained critical acclaim for his transition. In "The Village Voice", critic Robert Christgau credited Jackson and Quincy Jones with "fashion[ing] the dance groove of the year" and stated that "Michael's vocabulary of grunts, squeals, hiccups, moans, and asides is a vivid reminder that he's grown up." In a review for "Melody Maker" Phil McNeill expressed the opinion that in "Off the Wall" Jackson sounded comfortable, confident and in control.