Michael Jackson — Bad Christmas and isolation-a place described and

and isolation-a place described and transformed by the chaos and power of river-mouth

and brilliant vocals

he's compiled a perfect gift for the Christmas-inclined indie rockster: all five EPs in one box

a little over one year later

the album's opener and title track

Michael Jackson — Bad Christmas and isolation-a place described andLimited vinyl LP repressing in gatefold jacket. Bad is the seventh solo studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller. Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987. The lyrical themes on the record relate to media bias, paranoia, racial profiling, romance, self improvement and world peace. The album is widely regarded as having cemented Jackson's status as one