purplecam said:

Check out Goldfrapp, I think you'd like them, purplecam

Axchi696 said:

You and me both! I was heated that something so promising was limited to only a sound clip. Not to mention that Basement Jaxx has made it known they'd love to work with her and nothing ever came of it and instead we got Crap On Me with Band-Aid Boy and Jerky the magic leprechaun.
[Edited 12/13/07 12:22pm]

Axchi696 said:

You and me both! I was heated that something so promising was limited to only a sound clip. Not to mention that Basement Jaxx has made it known they'd love to work with her and nothing ever came of it and instead we got Crap On Me with Band-Aid Boy and Jerky the magic leprechaun.
[Edited 12/13/07 12:22pm]

carmenjonze said:

Yes! This is what I'm saying. Just a give it a try. I would have more respect for her. You can be commercial and do something other.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah, Madonna showed that with "Frozen". It sounded like nothing else out there and it was also a massive commercial hit. However, I agree with voicescarry. Janet is not only not that type of artist, but she's just not that type of person. If I had to characterise her with one word, that word would probably be "passive". She goes with the flow. Always has done, always will. To expect her to do otherwise is to fundamentally misunderstand what she is.

According to CNN, Janet's new song "Feedback" is the subject of 1.34 million blogs around the world in a matter of 5 hours, and radio stations across the country has been swamped with hundreds of thousands of phone calls to play the song, making "Feeback" the most successful debut leak in music history. Major radio station website has been stalled because traffic for the song spiked damn near ninety percent. They said no other leak has generated this much buzz and anticipation since, well, never. And it hasnt even been released yet. The ablum will be released February 26, 2008 and she is currently shooting the video at an undisclosed location.

JackieBlue said:

It was always a little puzzling to me why Janet never explored the downbeat/chillout movement, especially since her voice is tailormade for it. Something along the lines of a Zero 7 or Frou Frou would be miles fresher than the "baby making tunes" which almost always begin with the Weather Channel cues. Strikes me as funny that TVR is now held as the standard bearer from the tastemakers...revisionist history is a bitch, man.
I firmly believe that had that album been received well right off the bat, Janet would've been more open to continuing that experimental vibe of that era instead of trying to recapture 1993 on 4 albums straight.

purplecam said:

I still can't believe that Damita Jo is looked on with such disdain. If you take out the inane interludes (which were probably the worst ones she's ever done), the awful album cover, and the album filler (which admittedly was a good 1/3 of the disc), you're left with about 9 or 10 really solid tracks.

The stetch of tracks from 'All Nite' through 'Thinkin About My Ex' is one of my favorite on any Janet record, ever.

"Just a Little While" was dumb, and never should've been the first single, but it's no worse than "Whoops Now" or, hell "Someone to Call My Lover".

"Moist", save for the awful title, is probably her best sex song since "Rope Burn" or maybe even "Anytime, Anyplace".

And "Put Your Hands On" should've made the cut. It would've sat well next to "Slo Love".

So there are 9 winners:

All Nite
R&B Junkie
I Want You
Like You Don't Love Me
Thinkin About My Ex
Moist
Slo Love
Just a Little While
Put Your Hands On

and even "Strawberry Bounce" and "Sexhibition" weren't terrible.

I digress, the album should've been a bigger hit, IMO.

carmenjonze said:

Hold up hold up hold up. You mean to tell me Basement Jaxx said they wanted to work with her AFTER she publicly stated that she digs them? What’s the problem?

Axchi696 said:

Just because she’s a youth-oriented 40-something year old doesn’t mean she has to keep up with the kids. She can make a nice transition into something other. She doesn’t have a strong voice but she has a pretty voice. She could do something in between the Brazilian and what Sade or Amel Larrieux does or do silky dance tracks. Create a whole new groove. Ugh. It’s really limitless.

carmenjonze said:

Hold up hold up hold up. You mean to tell me Basement Jaxx said they wanted to work with her AFTER she publicly stated that she digs them? What’s the problem?

I just had to see what the bitches are cackling about @ 400+ comments

I'll have to listen to it, I hope I like it too. YAY for Janet

Now I just hope they don't fuck it up with some weak video!! "So Excited" looked like a misture of All Nite/Pleasure Principle/Son of a Gun. 3 million dollars for "Call On Me" was a waste & they probably never recouped that money. I hope its something iconic and will have EVERYBODY trying to copy her choreography like the old days. Does she still have Gil?

purplecam said:

I still can't believe that Damita Jo is looked on with such disdain. If you take out the inane interludes (which were probably the worst ones she's ever done), the awful album cover, and the album filler (which admittedly was a good 1/3 of the disc), you're left with about 9 or 10 really solid tracks.

The stetch of tracks from 'All Nite' through 'Thinkin About My Ex' is one of my favorite on any Janet record, ever.

"Just a Little While" was dumb, and never should've been the first single, but it's no worse than "Whoops Now" or, hell "Someone to Call My Lover".

"Moist", save for the awful title, is probably her best sex song since "Rope Burn" or maybe even "Anytime, Anyplace".

And "Put Your Hands On" should've made the cut. It would've sat well next to "Slo Love".

So there are 9 winners:

All Nite
R&B Junkie
I Want You
Like You Don't Love Me
Thinkin About My Ex
Moist
Slo Love
Just a Little While
Put Your Hands On

and even "Strawberry Bounce" and "Sexhibition" weren't terrible.

I digress, the album should've been a bigger hit, IMO.

I still can't believe that Damita Jo is looked on with such disdain. If you take out the inane interludes (which were probably the worst ones she's ever done), the awful album cover, and the album filler (which admittedly was a good 1/3 of the disc), you're left with about 9 or 10 really solid tracks.

The stetch of tracks from 'All Nite' through 'Thinkin About My Ex' is one of my favorite on any Janet record, ever.

"Just a Little While" was dumb, and never should've been the first single, but it's no worse than "Whoops Now" or, hell "Someone to Call My Lover".

"Moist", save for the awful title, is probably her best sex song since "Rope Burn" or maybe even "Anytime, Anyplace".

And "Put Your Hands On" should've made the cut. It would've sat well next to "Slo Love".

midnightmover said:

Oddly enough I discovered that somewhere during TVR. It all of a sudden became very clear and that's when I began to lose interest and frankly it's why I don't consider her an 'artist'. No wonder her interviews were so damn dry.
[Edited 12/13/07 12:42pm]

JackieBlue said:

What happened!!?? The Velvet Rope was an EVENT. I rememebr the MTV listening booth things and the 15 second clips they use to play and have fan reactions and they all looked like they were lovin this new style.

SHe just came off of Scream (no one ever heard her vocals like that b4), and she was so different than ALL the bitches out @ the time. And she had good hits too...I Get lonely and Together Again were smashes. Im just tired of the past 9 years of Janet 'selling out'

Axchi696 said:

IS U CRAZY?

Have u not heard Take Care or have u been livin in a rock?

paisleypark4 said:

Eh, I didn't think "Take Care" was all that; it was probably one of the better songs on the album, but that isn't saying much. Plus, that line about "I'll lay here and take care of it/until you come home to me" was one of the most UNsexy things she's ever sung...

Axchi696 said:

what about witchu, or this body.... I love those songs...

DAMMIT JANET!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

She did Rhythm Nation and suddenly some people thought she had to be a sociopolitical commentator for the rest of her life to "live up" to that album. Meanwhile, there's about 2 songs on that album (Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make) and State of the World) that had some social commentary. The rest is Janet dancing her ass off and singing about love. Don't know why she is held to a higher standard than her contemporaries. As long as it's fun and catchy (what a pop star should be), I'm there.

VoicesCarry said:

See, I almost think of "Janet Jackson" as a band made up of Janet, JJ and TL. They were the directors of her image and sound, and as such, people have a hard time imagining her without them. And even though their time together has long since passed, it'll be their work that she's remembered for.

Am I the only one on this board who STILL spins 20 YO (semi) regularly? I love that album!