urm people are treating thriller as somehow the ultimate album, its not, Michael Jackson didn't even write his own songs, off the wall was his best album, thriller isnt even that brilliant really. Please don't bring Rhianna into this, rihanna's never written anything in her life, and struggles to even hit the notes alot of the time. I have high hopes for born this way, at least gaga actually writes her own songs, and barely ever struggles with sining so whats the problem the best muscians did shit things. So even if it doesnt live up tp your expectations, then fair enough, its only pop music it wouldnt be released if it was too chalenging