jayaredee said:

Oh shes a Michael fan? OK that explains alot.

I seriously think the airplay think has to do with the shit records she's releasing and not the SB. Or maybe the oft talked about cancelled European tour after 9/11 due to the cited reason of air-security issues but STILL playing Hawaii and Japan. Tonnes of people were well annoyed with her after that.

Here in Portugal we loved to see janet boobs...

MikeMatronik said:

boob.....

Quite frankly the UK charts stink, so her making it Nr 63 is no big deal. This is a country that have songs like "Bob the Builder" and "Teletubbies" go straight to nr 1.

Quite frankly the UK charts stink, so her making it Nr 63 is no big deal. This is a country that have songs like "Bob the Builder" and "Teletubbies" go straight to nr 1.

It's just so amusing to see how she's totally dropped off the radar here. It's not like she's never been successful here so it's fun to think up reasons

I seriously think the airplay think has to do with the shit records she's releasing and not the SB. Or maybe the oft talked about cancelled European tour after 9/11 due to the cited reason of air-security issues but STILL playing Hawaii and Japan. Tonnes of people were well annoyed with her after that.

I think Janet is just focusing on the U.S., really.


And Japan.

Is the more urban influence pop even that popular in GB?


Yup. We love r 'n' b here in the UK.

I would think that Janet and team are not surprised that 20 Y.O. debuted so low on the charts considering she hasn't done any promotion there. I bet they aren't really all that disappointed because I'm sure this low debut was expected. I read though that Janet was on top of the European R&B charts? I don't know if that's true or not..

Isel said:

Top of the European R 'n 'B charts!!!! GOSH!!!!
[Edited 10/2/06 5:39am]

The reason her album charted so low is soley down to the fact that the direction she's taken her music in the new millenium is uninspired, derivative and boring - the same way mainstreeam chart / radio music has gone in the US.

True.

I was a big fan of all her post Control albums, right up to Velvet Rope which i thought was great. That performed very well in the UK, and it seemed Janet had finally managed to crack Europe. Its been downhill since there, and it has NOTHING to do with the Superbowl. As Ellie said, the only effect that had in this country was that we laughed at the Americans over-reaction to it. After all, the biggest selling newspaper in this country has not one, but two boobies on page three every single day, so a half exposed nipple isnt going to strip her from the airwaves.

I think all of Janet's albums from Control through to All For You sold very well in Europe. She certainly toured here.


What I will say is that Janet has failed to inject any new ideas in her music. Janet used to have a monopoly on the pop/ R&B market, but now people like Beyonce & Christina Aguilera do that much better - quite frankly she looks poor in comparison.

True again. Beyonce and Christina A are also much much better singers. Janet's never had that strong a voice, and now it's downright ABSENT.

I listened to her album and my reaction was exactly the same as to Damita Jo and All For You. A couple of nice tracks ( i really like Enjoy), but overall it was the same generic, soul-less, monotonous rubbish that just makes you want to put Control on.

I think All For You was pretty good, you know, give or take. Damita Jo was poor, and 20 YO is dreadful.



I personally dont think its just Janet, I think US mainstream music has lost it. Easy as it is to malign the UK charts, at least there is variety. In the US, whole genres are shut out because of US radio and corporate music policy.