purplethunder3121 said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I'm just gonna say it. This is her best record.

I cannot tell you what this album means to me personally... Three weeks after my dear friend passed on... She would have loved it.

I'm sorry for your loss. And I'm glad the album is helping you through it.

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That is very sweet of her to make that video! She has not changed since the first day I met her over 33 years ago....She really cares about her fans..

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purplethunder3121 said:

getxxxx said:

MASTERpiece! Good 2c her back with Flyte Tyme!

purplethunder3121 said:

Hudson said:

I don't know how everyone is able to listen to this in one sitting. Almost every song is so good I had to listen to it several times before I hear a new one. I listened to it for almost 3 hours and only heard the first six songs. The Great Forever is even better than the preview showed, such a unique sound for a Janet song. It has now replaced I Get Lonely as my favorite Janet song (cue the recency bias police!). So far it's as good as RN and TVR and I hope I don't hear any duds.

I have "Night" on repeat right now.

"Night" is kicking my ass, right now !!!! It's quickly taking up the space that, "Broken Hearts Heal" held, when it downloaded Thursday night.

ok, so why was my local Target sold out! I was like dayum, do yall only stock 10 copies?!?

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I'm just gonna say it. This is her best record.

U know what...I was just thinking the same damn thing!

LOVE this album. I've never heard her sing this great. My favorites so far;

Damn Baby

Black Eagle

Broken Hearts Heal

Night

Burnitup!

The Great Forever

Gonna Be Alright

So...listening on Spotify. I'm pleasantly surprised. I love the songs when you get to hear Janet's voice. I'm not into over the produced songs/EDM dance music influences. I'mma fan who's around Janet's age, so it's nice to see her put together a nice album that all of her fans can appreciate from all demographics. This industry is extremely cruel to veteran artist so it's great seeing all of the positive reviews from music critics.

Stand outs for me:

No Sleep

Black Eagle

Dammn Baby

The Great Forever

Shoulda Known Better

After You Fall

Well Traveled

Gon B Alright (this is HOT, sounds J5 influenced and Janet's voice is very aggressive)

Night (Prince influenced, Minneapolis sound)

As far as albums to compare to. First I wanna say that this album stands out in it's own right. However, just for conversaion sake, I would say the album resembles Rope Burn.

purplethunder3121 said:

getxxxx said:

SPOLIER: NO FULL BODY SHOTS IN THE CD BOOKLET, EVERYTHING IS BASICALLY HEAD SHOTS

Dude, all that is over with. You better get used to Janet fully clothed...and no more lap dances.

Lol, yeah, she's married....and ah....muslim.

Tried to buy the C.D. today at my local target..... sold out

mjscarousal said:

Tried to buy the C.D. today at my local target..... sold out

you snooze you loose! should have pre ordered for in store pick up! I picked my hard copy Friday.

mjscarousal said:

Tried to buy the C.D. today at my local target..... sold out

That's happening at Targets all over the nation according to fans on the internet. Some people went on their lunchbreak day 1 and they were already out. Understocked due to perceived low demand.

Thoroughly enjoying Janet's new album, as I always suspected I would.

Could it be nostalgia? It definitely takes you back to "younger days".

getxxxx said:

mjscarousal said:

Tried to buy the C.D. today at my local target..... sold out

you snooze you loose! should have pre ordered for in store pick up! I picked my hard copy Friday.

Honestly? I didn't think it was going to be sold out so fast.....they have some in stock at this other Target that I will hit up tomorrow. It is late and I wasn't about to drive 45 mins at night in the rain Janet with get my coins tomorrow lol But I am happy for Janet! This album is selling like hot cakes! She deserves this!! I'm happy she has pretty much did all of this, tour, music, singles, etc without any help from the industry and has still been very successful.

CynicKill said:

mjscarousal said:

getxxxx said:

you snooze you loose! should have pre ordered for in store pick up! I picked my hard copy Friday.

Honestly? I didn't think it was going to be sold out so fast.....they have some in stock at this other Target that I will hit up tomorrow. It is late and I wasn't about to drive 45 mins at night in the rain Janet with get my coins tomorrow lol But I am happy for Janet! This album is selling like hot cakes! She deserves this!! I'm happy she has pretty much did all of this, tour, music, singles, etc without any help from the industry and has still been very successful.

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I was just thinking this while listening to the album. How out of touch can the industry be? Sold out tour. Album flying off the shelves. No airplay. Go figure.

CynicKill said:

mjscarousal said:

Honestly? I didn't think it was going to be sold out so fast.....they have some in stock at this other Target that I will hit up tomorrow. It is late and I wasn't about to drive 45 mins at night in the rain Janet with get my coins tomorrow lol But I am happy for Janet! This album is selling like hot cakes! She deserves this!! I'm happy she has pretty much did all of this, tour, music, singles, etc without any help from the industry and has still been very successful.

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I was just thinking this while listening to the album. How out of touch can the industry be? Sold out tour. Album flying off the shelves. No airplay. Go figure.

Huge middle finger to industry!

Interesting how most of us like the same tracks...

BTW, it's avaiable on Amazon, the hell with a Target!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I'm just gonna say it. This is her best record.

I am starting to agree. As an album, I feel like this is her strongest body of work. No, it doesn't have the immediate, blockbuster singles of Control, Rhythm Nation or janet. But it feels like her magnum opus in many ways.

Oh yeah, "Night" is definitely the highlight for me

I'm bummed that the iTunes version doesn't have "Love U 4 Life" though, but I'll get over it

This album is so brilliant. By far her best. That Janet should never make another album. She should go out on top. I predict high number sells. It's sold out in many places here.

Mj is looking down on her wishing he waa back to top her on this one.

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SEANMAN said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I'm just gonna say it. This is her best record.

U know what...I was just thinking the same damn thing!

Me too- and it's hard to say because we have Control, Rhythm Nation, Janet. and The Velvet Rope. But this album is so mature and textured and positive without turing corny or borning.

I think Janet, Jimmy and Terry were ready to go back to work and found their groove again. And her vocals are so on point!

Gon' Be Alright is my shit, I can't stop playing and singing that one, and Dream Maker & 2 Be Loved are on repeat often as well. The very few tracks I needed to grow on me, I'm really feeling now

Really love this album, it's her most creative and elegant overall since Velvet Rope, I knew this is what she wanted to make for the last 10 years, but felt her record label had a say in what she should be doing and not doing.

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When the album first started, I thought mariah Carey's "Yours" (also produced by Jimmy & Terry) was coming on for a second. (0.00-0.05) Had to rewind. Think those are the same keys used on Unbreakables opening

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