yes, many people hear Thriller and BAD before. however, they don't hear the albums the way we hear them.
they don't put unbreakable/heartbreaker/invincible on loop like we did to feel the beats...
they don't pay attention to michael's phrasing like we did.
they don't pay attention to the way michael held a note like we did.
many people see the videos of thriller, billie jean and smooth criminal, they pay more attention to the visual rather than the voice. they would have no idea how phenomenal a vocalist michael jackson was. many people still think michael jackson was a great dancer who happened to have a good singing voice.
so, nine years after michael's last studio album, the first song they streamed online was freaking breaking news...
how are the public supposed to understand all these injustice? they don't spend hours and hours on message boards like this one to talk about the vocal authenticity and seek the truth. we can write off breaking news as we know the song is not representative of michael's talents. other won't. they listen to the song and think what a mediocre unworthy song it is and will never give michael another thought again.