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She's not wearing any weave on this tour | |
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Surely, you jest or are being sarcastic. Janet can put her Weave back on anytime that she wants. Of course, she is going to have to do it slowly this time(as she has started to do on her tour-the short piece on the side) and not come out full blast with the full head o f"hair" that she has always done in the past.
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Janet Jackson sings soundtrack of her Filipino fans’ lives
MANILA, Philippines—An hour before Janet Jackson’s concert Friday night at the Philippine International Convention Center, ticket scalpers were anxious and persistent. “Extrang ticket, binibili (We’re buying your extra tickets),” they kept telling people lined up outside the venue. Nobody had extra tickets, of course. Everything had been snapped up days before the show —from the cheapest at P3,000 to the most expensive at P25,000. Why would people shell out that much cash for an artist who has been away from the limelight for quite a long while?
Perhaps that was the reason, too: Filipinos missed Janet. Or watching her would be the closest thing to experiencing, once more, the magical touch of that talented family of performers—The Jacksons—whose most famous member, Michael, died under tragic circumstances in 2009. But Janet, the youngest of eight siblings, struggled to get out of the shadow of The Jacksons to prove her worth.
Here in 1994 She was successful in doing so—releasing albums that topped the Billboard chart, and becoming the highest paid female recording artist in contemporary music at one point. Most of her songs apparently formed the soundtrack of many of her Filipino fans’ growing-up years, including that of a 33-year-old doctor who came alone and gave us a running commentary of his intimate knowledge of Janet’s life and music during the concert. “She was here in ’94, at the Folk Arts Theater,” the doctor recalled. “It was packed, and she was good.” Seventeen years later, here was Janet, looking foxy and fit like she just stepped out of a sci-fi thriller movie set in her body-hugging black leather outfit.
Economy of movement At age 44 she showed it was not difficult to sing and dance, even while wearing high heels. How? Through wise economy of movement. She knew better than to try to outdo Beyonce or Britney Spears, without necessarily looking second-rate. This she did by sticking close to the simple but still snappy choreography of her act, which recalled the original moves in her 1980s-era music videos, done for her by the then still unknown Paula Abdul.
As for singing live, Janet could not be accused of lip-synching, although there must have been a vocal enhancer in her microphone to maintain consistency while she danced. The presence of three excellent backup singers likewise assured that the vocals would match the power of the music. Performed by a live band (aided, of course, by programmed beats), the music electrified the senses, its rhythms slamming like onrushing waves.
Rock ’n’ roll bliss Against that backdrop and assisted by a company of multiracial dancers, Janet ruled the stage. The songs came in short versions, some arranged in medley form, but all sounded great, just like in the records.
It was an all-hits repertoire, with the crowd yelling like mad upon hearing the first bars of “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” “Nasty,” “Miss You Much,” “Escapade,” “When I Think of You,” among others.
The ballads revealed Janet was indeed not lip-synching at all, even exhibiting vocal sensitivity amid the sexual-restraint message in “Let’s Wait Awhile.” There were some moments that dragged: videos of some of her movies and shots of her past pictorials that were obviously shown to allow Janet to do her costume changes. But when the music resumed, it was hard not to be swept up by the energy. “Black Cat” engulfed us in rock ’n’ roll bliss, the band’s lead guitarist shredding the notes while Janet knelt and undulated in front of him.
When “Rhythm Nation” came on, the spectacle of a theatrical performance unfolded, Janet and company moving to the tune’s martial beat in perfect cadence.
“Most of those songs had Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as producers,” whispered my seatmate, the doctor.Yes, we nodded.
“Jimmy Jam, he was Janet’s ex,” added the doctor. Everyone was up on their feet and bobbing like one joyous tribe as the last song, “Together Again,” played.
VIPs Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima was spotted swaying his head with his arms around his wife Corrie; Ida Ramos was dancing like she was still in “Penthouse 7”; and Joel Cruz of Aficionado Perfumes was waving at Janet like he would miss her terribly the moment she got off the stage. The morning after, the doctor would probably be back at his job saving lives. But last Friday night, he was living it up as a Janet Jackson fan.
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Janet never had a weave all the Jackson women have beautiful long hair........  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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4,000 tickets? But The place seats 5,000?
I wonder how many people are attending this tour | |
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seriously we should just be happy janet is touring...
the economy is so messed up beyond repair... of course many people can't afford to go... its no reflection on janet... | |
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The economy is No where near as bad as it was in 2008/2009. I guess I keep forgetting the fact that this is a "Up-Close and personal Tour". But still, the thought of Janet performing infront of a 2000-4000 crowd just makes her look...washed up. | |
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I think Janet did stated on the tyra banks show that she wear hair extensions, and shared a story about the lady in the beauty salon was taking the weave out and end up cutting some of real hair also [Edited 2/5/11 23:28pm] | |
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maybe to people who aren't fans... but i want to be able to have her sweat splash on me when i go... so i don't mind up close....
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Least she said it was intimate. If it had been an arena tour, the media would've had their claws out. | |
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I was going to bring up other artists that did theater tours but I just remembered they were never big touring acts to begin with so meh. Washed up or not, Janet is trying to rebuild her touring status. I don't think there are any investors or promoters willing to back her up this time around and doing arenas would just jeopardize her already fallen star. So she's taking baby steps, I guess. | |
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This is going to gross a lot more than the Rock Witchu Tour, assuming she plays all the dates as scheduled (and I think she will - she's in a much better place than she was in 2008). Especially since ticket prices are so high. She is selling out multiple dates in many American cities, and I think that's a tremendously good look. People are going to be happy with this tour. | |
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Yeah like a few former Wannabe Idol contestants. | |
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Idk, It just pisses me off I mean really, you can't deny that she's Legendary and the reason why these so called Female "Entertainers" nowadays Eat. So seeing her in small venues is like .... [Edited 2/5/11 19:30pm] | |
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IMO, filling up 7K seats in an arena (capacity 11K) is much worse than selling out a theater. So I understand her doing this theater tour. But I can't with some of her loony stans on other forums parading around as if selling out theaters is an accomplishment, especially for Janet Jackson. It may be embarrassing, cheap and make her look washed up but at the end it might pay off. So we'll see...
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Yeah, those ticket prices are high as hell! | |
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Yea, I understand your frustation but shit happens. People lose interest and move on to liking other artists. There's no denying Janet done fell off and stopped keeping her audience on their toes like she used to. So no one's going to waste their money on an artist they don't feel interests them. In a way this tour might do well and prove that she can complete all of the dates without a push backs and etc. But on the other hand she needs to make changes with her performance style and such. Get rid of the tired medleys and the same ole things she has been doing for many years now. | |
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Good point lol | |
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she obviously is not embarrassed to play smaller venues or else she wouldnt be doing it. this tour was unexpected, there is no new music so i assume she really wanted to get out there and perform.im sure janet could be chillin with her dude or making tyler perry movies but she wanna tour, so im happy bout thatt. | |
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you use to be a loony stan yourself, when did you change? | |
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No, she just really wants to win back promoters for future tours. If this could've been avoided she wouldn't have wasted money on touring now out of nowhere.
No, I wasn't. Sure I'm defensive but I don't claim outlandish shit that are unlikely to happen. There's a line.
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Those are the key words. [Edited 2/6/11 2:16am] will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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lots of her fans was talking bs about the manila concert they made gil put them on blast earlier today | |
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Did you guys read Gil's letter?
http://thatgrapejuice.net...ent-419636
LMFAO at the "bigger picture" perhaps someone needs to show him the "bigger picture". Fans have no problem with JANET, they have a problem with HIM. He's the one giving her these shitty moves and making her look all kinds of stiff.
Secondly, why is he acting as if he's Janet's personal spokesperson? That’s really unprofessional of him. All he's doing is causing more of a division within her fan base and embarrassment on Janet. Does he not know that Janet is well aware of the criticism she receives? Janet is a professional. She’s been doing this since she was 9 years old and is well aware of how it works. | |
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Gil's gonna fuck around and lose his job. | |
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[Edited 2/5/11 23:32pm] | |
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