Ashley Lasimone, of AOL 's Spinner.com noted that ``Thriller'' ``became a signature for Jackson'' and described ``the groove of its bassline, paired with Michael's killer vocals and sleek moves'' as having had ``produced a frighteningly great single.'' Jon Pareles, of The New York Times, noted that Thrillers tracks, ``Billie Jean'', ``Beat It'', ``Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''' and ``the movie in the song 'Thriller''', were the songs, unlike the ``fluff'' ``P.Y.T.'', that were ``the hits that made Thriller a world-beater; along with Mr. Jackson's stage and video presence, listeners must have identified with his willingness to admit terror.''
Ashley Lasimone, of AOL 's Spinner.com noted that ``Thriller'' ``became a signature for Jackson'' and described ``the groove of its bassline, paired with Michael's killer vocals and sleek moves'' as having had ``produced a frighteningly great single.'' Jon Pareles, of The New York Times, noted that Thrillers tracks, ``Billie Jean'', ``Beat It'', ``Wanna Be Startin' Somethin''' and ``the movie in the song 'Thriller''', were the songs, unlike the ``fluff'' ``P.Y.T.'', that were ``the hits that made Thriller a world-beater; along with Mr. Jackson's stage and video presence, listeners must have identified with his willingness to admit terror.''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ashley
Ashley
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lasimone
Lasimone
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
AOL
AOL
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Spinner.com
Spinner.com
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
note
noted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Thriller
Thriller
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
signature
signature
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Jackson
Jackson
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
describe
described
VERB
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
groove
groove
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
bassline
bassline
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
pair
paired
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
killer
killer
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
vocal
vocals
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
sleek
sleek
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
move
moves
NOUN
NNS
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
aux
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
AUX
VBG
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
have
had
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
produce
produced
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
frighteningly
frighteningly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
single
single
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jon
Jon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pareles
Pareles
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
note
noted
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
thriller
Thrillers
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
track
tracks
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Sing
Billie
Billie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jean''
Jean''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
parataxis
Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin
beat
Beat
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
It''
It''
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
discourse
wanna
Wanna
INTJ
UH
cop
VerbForm=Fin
be
Be
AUX
VB
parataxis
Number=Sing
Startin'
Startin'
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Somethin
Somethin
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
appos
Number=Sing
Thriller''
Thriller''
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
ccomp
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
unlike
unlike
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
fluff
fluff
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
P.Y.
P.Y.
PROPN
NNP
flat
t.''
T.''
X
FW
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
parataxis
Number=Plur
hit
hits
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Thriller
Thriller
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
xcomp
Number=Sing
beater
beater
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
case
along
along
ADP
IN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mr.
Mr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Jackson
Jackson
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
stage
stage
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
video
video
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
presence
presence
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
listener
listeners
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
identify
identified
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
willingness
willingness
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
admit
admit
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
terror
terror
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''