My friend asked me if he could borrow 20YO,
I thought in my head whats that. Then it came
in my head after a good 5-8 seconds, (Iam usually good at remembering albums).
Ive not listen to it in a while and I dont feel that I need to.

I only remember S.E.X
Anyone else forgot this album, Iam not suprised I forgot it
[Edited 8/22/07 15:37pm]

Both me and my 12 yo love it...here in Portugal.

It's not as forgettable as Damita Jo...

Forgotten and not missed.

Really I love Damita Jo

its best forgotten. just put on damita jo or velvet rope, or any other janet cd for that matter.

paper said:

Me too! I've also gotten more used to the All For You album also.

paper said:

Yeah me too. I think it's much better than 20 Y.O.

i loved damita jo. i still listen to it frequently. actually, i listen to it more than any other janet cd except for velvet rope and 1814.

sassybritches said:

Me too. It's just so hard to determine which album Janet did between 1986-1997 (Control, RN 1814, Janet, Velvet Rope) is the best.

silverchild said:

Not for me. Rhythm Nation 1814 is the clear winner, then Control and Velvet Rope.

AlexdeParis said:

I agree. Rhythm Nation is Janet's best album by far.

Cinnamon234 said:

AlexdeParis said:

not the "velvet rope" ?


as far as "20y.o." i initially only cared for half the album. then sort of had it on the backburner. now i really enjoy it. one or 2 songs are sort of bland for me, but over all i think it's more consistent than her last 2.

paper said:

No I cant 4get this one. Take Care, Show Me, So Excited, Daybreak and Call On Me are on there is u crazi?

All 4 U is my 4gotten one...

I love get it out me, daybreak, enjoy and take care best. Do It To Me and so excited are cool too, but I don't really like the rest that much though it's tolerable.

I like 20 Y.O. quite a bit, definitely more than Damita Jo! But I love All for You, and that album gets a lot of hatred as well.

I thought 20 Y.O. was pretty good, and it's very underappreciated IMO. Some songs on there are just wonderful.

So forgotten that I forgot to buy it. Janet lost me forever with "Damita jo", sold that crap quick....

I was really surprised that 20YO flopped the way it did, cause it was actually a decent album. It definitely wasn't her best album, for sure. But it was alot better than Damita Jo. I was even more surprised that "So Excited" bombed on Top 40 radio. That song was a great dance jam. That was probably the albums problem though..it was just alright, but nothing spectacular.

I think Janet needs to get away from trying to market to the mainstream audiences. Especially messing with urban sounds. Let's face it: Janet's never been an urban artist, and her voice doesn't suit the sound well. She needs to go back to making dance/pop music like she did in the past. I was listening to "Together Again", "Go Deep" and "Someone To Call My Lover" and paying attention to there instrumentations and production values..THAT'S the type of music she needs to go back to. The sounds suits her perfectly. If she wants to stay away from that though, she should really make a dance album, specifically one with alot of house music. The few times that she's messed with house has resulted in some excellent material.

I admired the second half of 20 Y.O. more because it's more on the mellow, smooth side and it seems to have a less commercial, trendy style, more in tune with what older audiences enjoyed. The first half, which comprises the first five tracks, is pretty good too, but it's very overproduced and it seems like it was just thrown together hastily.

As for it being a sort of tribute or celebration of her 20 years as a musical star ... it seems to do that by attempting to turn her music and sound into an imitation of what's popular today in R&B and pop, and that isn't appealing or necessary. That's what makes this album so weak among her fans. I still think 20 Y.O. was a quite consistent and decent album, that wasn't worth the wait nor hype because much of it wasn't cracked up as it should've been.

The showstoppers of this album for me was "Take Care", "So Excited", and "Enjoy". The weakest one was "This Body". The rest ranged from great, to good, to above average. Janet please try not to work with JD again!
[Edited 8/22/07 18:51pm]

I downloaded the album..kept like 2 or 3 songs...deleted the rest of the album. And those 2-3 songs I DID keep, I never gave those another listen. I might as well go delete them too, I don't need them taking up my GB space....shoot.

AlexdeParis said:

Yeah! I agree. Damita Jo is underrated. I loved the last half of 20YO.

paisleypark4 said:

Mine too. Though, I loved FEEL SO RIGHT.

this album totally grew on me and i ended up loving it. the only song i dont like is "this body." "get it out me", "daybreak", "with u" and "take care" are my favies. i loved "damita jo" when it came out. except for the block of "whore ballads."

Moonbeam said:

All For You is a great album my fave Janet Cd

Theres was a vid made for 'RnB Junkie' Virgin shelved it

piepie1976 said:

omg, someone needs to compile a CD called Whore Ballads

Scorpion said:

This is what I did too. The songs I kept were Do It 2 Me and... oh, hell there were no other songs. I might as well delete the one I've got since I never play it.

paisleypark4 said:

I have to agree with you on this one All 4 U is is my 4gotten one too

yeah, i don't listen to all for you much either. only when it comes up in the shuffle. i would still put all for you above 20yo.