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| The Official Janet Jackson thread; New album "Unbreakable" | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 31 2007, 07:05 PM (17,427 Views) | |
| engin | Feb 18 2008, 06:02 AM Post #741 |
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Wow.. That was quick |
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| Deleted User | Feb 18 2008, 06:13 AM Post #742 |
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I'm not surprised by Mutyas drop, her album was a boring pile of crap. |
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| Deleted User | Feb 18 2008, 06:18 AM Post #743 |
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I agree. There are some amazing singles off that album, surprising that while Janet's had her share of UK top 10 hits, none of them were during that 89-90 period, when she was releasing her best streak of singles IMO |
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| Deleted User | Feb 18 2008, 07:42 PM Post #744 |
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true...but her first 2 singles were really good and had relatively some success... |
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| bulgar | Feb 19 2008, 01:32 AM Post #745 |
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poor janet. did she already start working on her next album? |
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| Deleted User | Feb 19 2008, 08:46 AM Post #746 |
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I'm still loving the leaked tracks!!!
Go Damita Ho
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| Deleted User | Feb 19 2008, 09:32 AM Post #747 |
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So am i................they're still kinda missing something, but i can't seem to turn them off. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Feb 19 2008, 11:52 AM Post #748 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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I think they're a LOT of fun. I actually think they have something over stuff that was on 20 YO for example. They sound more fresh and sexy. I love Rollecoaster, 2Nite and So Much Better. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Feb 19 2008, 12:24 PM Post #749 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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Ok I am so ready for this record to leak. Wasn't it supposed to be on some official leak site today? |
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| Deleted User | Feb 19 2008, 12:27 PM Post #750 |
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God, I hope so!
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:31 PM Post #751 |
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Oh really?? No sign of it thus far!
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:33 PM Post #752 |
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Poor album review from Entertainment Weekly: Two years ago, we hoped that Janet Jackson's producer/boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, would help her pull off the post-Nipplegate comeback she desperately needed with the release of her ninth CD, 20 Y.O. After all, Dupri not only produced three of the biggest hits on 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi — the miracle that resuscitated Mariah Carey's all-but-dead career — he was also an executive at Jackson's then label, Virgin. But lukewarm reviews greeted 20 Y.O., and sales quickly petered out. In search of a fresh start, Jackson and Dupri relocated to Island Records last year and began work on her new CD, Discipline. If you thought the 41-year-old Jackson, not unlike Madonna and Prince, would drop the nympho shtick and embrace more age-appropriate songwriting and production instead of competing with the Beyoncés and Rihannas of today...you'd be wrong. Fans rejected the childish, soft-core dirty talk of 20 Y.O., but rather than see that as a signal to grow up, Jackson scuttles the maturing process and regresses even further to the creepy, X-rated lyrics that weighed down 2004's Damita Jo. ''I misbehaved/And my punishment should fit my crime/Tie me to something/Take off all my clothes/Daddy, I want u to take ur time,'' she coos on the title track, an S&M fantasy that borders on a repressed incest memory, set to an R&B slow jam co-written and produced by Ne-Yo. When she's not feeling randy, she's hopelessly trying to prove she's still hip, dropping juvenile come-ons in songs like ''What's Ur Name'': ''What's ur name, babe?/Put it right in my Sidekick/And I'll hit u back/Soon as I get home/I'll put you in my favorites.'' A poet she is not. And her boy-crazy lyrics — which often sound like the cheesy text messages of a lovesick adolescent — certainly lack the flavor needed to put this once-celebrated pop star back on top of critics' lists. Despite a couple of promising tracks — ''Can't B Good'' is a tender throwback to brother Michael's ''Human Nature,'' and the summery ''Rollercoaster'' is buttressed by a catchy pop hook — the music generally befits the absurd lyrics. Longtime producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are notably absent, making way for Dupri, Ne-Yo, Rodney Jerkins, The-Dream, and StarGate. They often drown out Jackson's breathy vocals with soulless beats. Only a few midtempo grooves (''Curtains'') and schmaltzy ballads (''Never Letchu Go'') are thrown into the mix, leaving Discipline heavy on forced, forgettable dance cuts (like ''The 1,'' featuring Missy Elliott). Indeed, though Jackson boasts in ''Feedback'' that her swagger is ''heavy like a first day period,'' it's more like a bloody mess. C- |
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| johnnox | Feb 19 2008, 12:34 PM Post #753 |
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oh dear. |
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:35 PM Post #754 |
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Well deserved. :queenbitch: |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Feb 19 2008, 12:36 PM Post #755 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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Well it's the only negative one so far. |
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| Deleted User | Feb 19 2008, 12:37 PM Post #756 |
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Sure is
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:38 PM Post #757 |
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And the only accurate one. Seriously, nobody who loves good pop music could love this album. Take your Janice blinkers off for a second and see it for what it is...dross. |
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:39 PM Post #758 |
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I *really* don't think it's the only negative review so far. Anyway, the album hasn't been released yet anywhere in the world. The negative reviews will come *flooding* in soon enough. |
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| GimmeSomeRiver | Feb 19 2008, 12:40 PM Post #759 |
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When I lay in bed I touch myself and I think of you
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River I wanted to ask. Since records get released so early in Ireland, will you be buying Discipline on Friday and putting it up on our special place *cough* |
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| Riverwide | Feb 19 2008, 12:41 PM Post #760 |
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If it hasn't leaked by then, of course I shall. |
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