Janet Jackson

by **GetBack** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:22 am

Damita Jo is still her best 2000s album. All for You is a great album, but it was saturated with tracks filled with sex, whispers and cooing, and an attempt to win the Britney Spears crowd. She could have made better tracks for the album, it's great that the singles were really her best set since janet. Discipline is a consistent record, but it gets old fast, and the 20 Y.O. album was "for the fans", I don't see any casual fan enjoying it. Believe me, as a huge fan of her, it took a while for me to completely enjoy the album.

by **freexone1** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:19 am

'All for you' is a great album.
12 out of 14 tracks are strong singles. Not easy to find albums like that!
It has an uplifting feeling, but it is a deep album and very autobiographical!
Even 'All for you' is about mens intimadation towards her.
I don't think its an album catering towards Britney fans.
The album is her sound that she found years before. If anything Britney was trying to steal Janet fans by completely ripping off the 'escapade janet' then later the 'if janet' lol.

by **Pawlu84** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:45 am

Yes, All for you strong points where the singles +Trust a try and Come on get up, Would you mind is one of her worst songs ever.

DJ appart the singles had DJ, Island life, RNB Junkie, Slow Love, STWU, even the sex songs where quite good.

20 y.o while it pales and is considered her worst, it works better as a whole album then All for you.Enjoy is sublime and Take Care is her best 'sex' song.

Discipline first 6 tracks where all ace and could have been singles along with So much better and The 1.

by **GetBack** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:01 pm

I love the bonus tracks of Damita Jo!

by **Pawlu84** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:34 pm

GetBack wrote:I love the bonus tracks of Damita Jo!

Could this be love is my favourite.

by **ForeverYoung** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:09 pm

1. Put Your Hands On
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2. Could This Be Love
3. I'm Here

I love PYHO so much. Should've replaced that boring "Like You Don't Love Me" mess. And CTBL should've replaced "Spending Time With You".

by **Pawlu84** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:42 pm

ForeverYoung wrote:1. Put Your Hands On
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2. Could This Be Love
3. I'm Here

I love PYHO so much. Should've replaced that boring "Like You Don't Love Me" mess. And CTBL should've replaced "Spending Time With You".

I love Like you don't love me, I even like Truly

by **Star** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:47 pm

When was Pops Up recorded? DJ era? That shoulda been a muthafuggering single!

by **Pawlu84** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:05 pm

Star wrote:When was Pops Up recorded? DJ era? That shoulda been a muthafuggering single!

Yes. I love the popping effect in the song. :lol:

by **DavNcc1701E** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:49 pm

I loved All For You, and Damita Jo was vastly underrated. It's so annoying that the Super Bowl totally killed that album.

However, 20 Y.O. has got to be one of the boring CDs ever. Discipline, aside from Feedback, is also pretty boring.

This is coming from a huge Janet fan. I saw her in Boston this past March and had a lot of fun.

I can't wait for new material as I loved "Make Me".

by **ColbyCo** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:29 pm

Janet Officially Declines 'X Factor' Gig

From the moment The X Factor let go of Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, speculation ran rampant as to who will fill their mentor seats in season two.

On February 22, Simon Cowell revealed that Paula & Nicole would be replaced by two women, so naturally a short list of A-list ladies (who need no surname) began to formulate: Mariah. Britney. Pink. Janet.

Well, you can officially cut that list by one because Janet Jackson tells TheInsider.com that she is "very flattered that X Factor let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be possible."

Citing a previous commitment to her Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour (which kicks off again this summer) and Lionsgate (the studio behind Tyler
Perry's movies), Janet simply felt taking on a TV gig would be "unrealistic" at this time.

Although Janet's team added, "There have been absolutely no meetings between Janet and anyone with regard to X-Factor," so apparently her rumored participation was simply a fan-fabrication. Although it's easy to understand why the hit-maker's name would be bandied about since she's topped the charts for more than three decades!

Source: http://omg.yahoo.com/news/janet-officia ... 3QD;_ylv=3

by **naughtynae** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:59 pm

Star wrote:When was Pops Up recorded? DJ era? That shoulda been a muthafuggering single!

I like that she sang it in full voice and you can clearly hear the words love that Janet!

by **NothingFails** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:17 pm

ColbyCo wrote:Janet Officially Declines 'X Factor' Gig

From the moment The X Factor let go of Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, speculation ran rampant as to who will fill their mentor seats in season two.

On February 22, Simon Cowell revealed that Paula & Nicole would be replaced by two women, so naturally a short list of A-list ladies (who need no surname) began to formulate: Mariah. Britney. Pink. Janet.

Well, you can officially cut that list by one because Janet Jackson tells TheInsider.com that she is "very flattered that X Factor let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be possible."

Citing a previous commitment to her Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour (which kicks off again this summer) and Lionsgate (the studio behind Tyler
Perry's movies), Janet simply felt taking on a TV gig would be "unrealistic" at this time.

Although Janet's team added, "There have been absolutely no meetings between Janet and anyone with regard to X-Factor," so apparently her rumored participation was simply a fan-fabrication. Although it's easy to understand why the hit-maker's name would be bandied about since she's topped the charts for more than three decades!

Very glad she decided this. I'd like to think Janet's on a higher level than the likes of Paula and J. Lo (while there's no denial that Steven Tyler is a major rock music icon, he hasn't done anything new with Aerosmith since 2004, he's been more or less making money off touring for the past decade, so he isn't putting a high demand career on the backburner the way he would've 20 years ago)

by **Pawlu84** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:55 pm

NothingFails wrote:
ColbyCo wrote:Janet Officially Declines 'X Factor' Gig

From the moment The X Factor let go of Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, speculation ran rampant as to who will fill their mentor seats in season two.

On February 22, Simon Cowell revealed that Paula & Nicole would be replaced by two women, so naturally a short list of A-list ladies (who need no surname) began to formulate: Mariah. Britney. Pink. Janet.

Well, you can officially cut that list by one because Janet Jackson tells TheInsider.com that she is "very flattered that X Factor let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be possible."

Citing a previous commitment to her Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour (which kicks off again this summer) and Lionsgate (the studio behind Tyler
Perry's movies), Janet simply felt taking on a TV gig would be "unrealistic" at this time.

Although Janet's team added, "There have been absolutely no meetings between Janet and anyone with regard to X-Factor," so apparently her rumored participation was simply a fan-fabrication. Although it's easy to understand why the hit-maker's name would be bandied about since she's topped the charts for more than three decades!
Very glad she decided this. I'd like to think Janet's on a higher level than the likes of Paula and J. Lo (while there's no denial that Steven Tyler is a major rock music icon, he hasn't done anything new with Aerosmith since 2004, he's been more or less making money off touring for the past decade, so he isn't putting a high demand career on the backburner the way he would've 20 years ago)

+1

by **Hopeless** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:32 am

Pawlu84 wrote:
NothingFails wrote:
ColbyCo wrote:Janet Officially Declines 'X Factor' Gig

From the moment The X Factor let go of Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, speculation ran rampant as to who will fill their mentor seats in season two.

On February 22, Simon Cowell revealed that Paula & Nicole would be replaced by two women, so naturally a short list of A-list ladies (who need no surname) began to formulate: Mariah. Britney. Pink. Janet.

Well, you can officially cut that list by one because Janet Jackson tells TheInsider.com that she is "very flattered that X Factor let me know that I was being considered for next season, but it just wouldn't be possible."

Citing a previous commitment to her Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour (which kicks off again this summer) and Lionsgate (the studio behind Tyler
Perry's movies), Janet simply felt taking on a TV gig would be "unrealistic" at this time.

Although Janet's team added, "There have been absolutely no meetings between Janet and anyone with regard to X-Factor," so apparently her rumored participation was simply a fan-fabrication. Although it's easy to understand why the hit-maker's name would be bandied about since she's topped the charts for more than three decades!
Very glad she decided this. I'd like to think Janet's on a higher level than the likes of Paula and J. Lo (while there's no denial that Steven Tyler is a major rock music icon, he hasn't done anything new with Aerosmith since 2004, he's been more or less making money off touring for the past decade, so he isn't putting a high demand career on the backburner the way he would've 20 years ago)
+1

Whatever! She was never asked to be on the show. She only made a statement that she is to busy if asked.

I am also making a public statement. I am too busy to be bothered with hosting the X-Factor. It was a sweet thought, but I just cannot do it.

by **freexone1** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:04 pm

^She was asked/considered. She declined.

She is continuing her Global tour and will be doing more international dates.
She is also fulfulling her new Lionsgate deal, to produce a film.
And maybe new music, but that I don't know.

by **Wayne** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:45 pm

Listening to Again, beyond beautiful. 8-)

by **naughtynae** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:57 pm

04wayne wrote:Listening to Again, beyond beautiful.

You've just made me pull out my old Janet CD's lol.

by **cheungcheungbb** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:07 am

awesome voice!!

by **freexone1** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:06 pm

Janet may be coming to the UK at some point, something associated with macmillan cancer trust.
More details when i hear them

by **ForeverYoung** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:34 pm

I love Janet's baby-making songs. I don't even care for the expletive lyrical content some of them have. Most of them are incredibly soothing to listen to. I'll just come back from work and listen to my fave Janet baby-making playlist and instantly I'm in a relaxing mood.

*Moist
*Take Care
*Someday Is Tonight
*Would You Mind
*When We Oooo
*Any Time, Any Place
*That's The Way Love Goes
*Discipline

the jazz outro on "Moist" and "Someday Is Tonight" in particular is stunning.

/random :oops:

by **biscuits** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:35 am

ForeverYoung wrote:I love Janet's baby-making songs. I don't even care for the expletive lyrical content some of them have. Most of them are incredibly soothing to listen to. I'll just come back from work and listen to my fave Janet baby-making playlist and instantly I'm in a relaxing mood.

*Moist
*Take Care
*Someday Is Tonight
*Would You Mind
*When We Oooo
*Any Time, Any Place
*That's The Way Love Goes
*Discipline

the jazz outro on "Moist" and "Someday Is Tonight" in particular is stunning.

/random

Apart from 'Discipline', I agree with all this! Her baby making songs are superb and so relaxing.

Let me add:
Anything
Curtains (baby making?)
China Love (baby making?)
Funny How Time Flies

by **biscuits** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:37 am

I know I've been promising to do a personal chart for Janet for MONTHS now, but I thought it'd be a bit too soon after the ultimate chart to start one. So instead, I'm going to do my first personal chart...for Mariah. I know some of you are big Mariah fans too, so be sure to check it out.

by **GetBack** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:55 am

Why is taking Janet so long? I really hope to have a new Janet album, this is the longest time we had no Janet music. Back in the 1990s, we had some collaborations here and there in between eras, in the 2000s, we had a regular dose of albums (she had four studio albums, a treat for the fans since she had only two studio albums in the decade before that) but now, we have nothing, and it's already three years into the new decade! :cry:

by **NothingFails** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:05 am

I think Janet's waiting until she's inspired before coming out with something new, I have no problem with that. She was releasing her albums in lightning speed last decade (at least compared to the 80's and 90's) so I think instead of 20 Y.O. and Discipline having one great album spread between two "alright" albums, she wants to concentrate on one great album.