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Janet's Velvet Rope: masterpiece or not? Critics called it her best work and although sales were slow and people started hating on janet, I think it's aged well as an album and I still love it, although I don't know if it's her best ever. Sometimes I love it and other times I'm just not in the mood for it.
What is your honest take on this album? Please stick to the music, no jokes about coffee enemas, thanks  | |
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classic definitely. her angst and hunger was what was missing from discipline. | |
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Definitely a classic. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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classic. it's the only janet album i've ever wanted to own  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I love it!!! | |
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Classic... | |
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Its a classic. The tour is still one of the best tours I've seen to date. That show was incredible. | |
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Definitely a classic. | |
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classic, her best album and the best concert i've been to | |
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No. Had potential but there's a hell of a lot of shit on it. | |
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Yes. | |
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It's okay. Nothing more, nothing less. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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Ellie said: No. Had potential but there's a hell of a lot of shit on it.
Examples? There are 16 actual songs on there. Which ones do you think are "crap"? | |
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It's a classic. Any CD that has songs like "Together Again" and "I Get So Lonely" on them is a classic in my eyes. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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yes best album to date from her.
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BlaqueKnight said: Ellie said: No. Had potential but there's a hell of a lot of shit on it.
Examples? There are 16 actual songs on there. Which ones do you think are "crap"? My Need Go Deep (has REALLY dated) Empty Every Time (ZZZZZ) Tonight's The Night Anything Had to get the CD out to view them over there because they sure as hell aren't in my iTunes library. [Edited 9/9/08 10:52am] | |
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Ellie said: No. Had potential but there's a hell of a lot of shit on it.
This album has some of Janet's best work. It's probably the last time we've actually seen her do something artistic. What man cannot get a hard-on after listening to "Rope Burn"? [Edited 9/9/08 11:00am] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Ellie said: BlaqueKnight said: Examples? There are 16 actual songs on there. Which ones do you think are "crap"? My Need Go Deep (has REALLY dated) Empty Every Time (ZZZZZ) Tonight's The Night Anything I remember that one.  God, what an awful song. I always hated those silly songs she started doing with "Whoops Now". Yuck! That shit ultimately led to "Just A Little While", one of the most disgusting songs ever. I only heard it two or three times, but I still can't shake the memory. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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When I think musical masterpiece.....Janet NEVER comes 2 mind. | |
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Graycap23 said: When I think musical masterpiece.....Janet NEVER comes 2 mind.
Standards are pretty low in orgland. Like I said before, "Velvet Rope" is okay. Nothing more, nothing less. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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midnightmover said: I remember that one. God, what an awful song. I always hated those silly songs she started doing with "Whoops Now". Yuck! That shit ultimately led to "Just A Little While", one of the most disgusting songs ever. I only heard it two or three times, but I still can't shake the memory. Yeah, her older summery danceable songs like Escapade and When I Think Of You are are classics. I even like Because of Love! You can barely even hear her weak voice on Go Deep and like I said, it's really dated. | |
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Ellie said: midnightmover said: I remember that one. God, what an awful song. I always hated those silly songs she started doing with "Whoops Now". Yuck! That shit ultimately led to "Just A Little While", one of the most disgusting songs ever. I only heard it two or three times, but I still can't shake the memory. Yeah, her older summery danceable songs like Escapade and When I Think Of You are are classics. I even like Because of Love! You can barely even hear her weak voice on Go Deep and like I said, it's really dated. I love "Escapade". "Because of Love" is okay, but I have a pair of balls which means I unfortunately can't relate to it. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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midnightmover said: Graycap23 said: When I think musical masterpiece.....Janet NEVER comes 2 mind.
Standards are pretty low in orgland. Like I said before, "Velvet Rope" is okay. Nothing more, nothing less. No doubt. | |
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alphastreet said: Critics called it her best work and although sales were slow and people started hating on janet, I think it's aged well as an album and I still love it, although I don't know if it's her best ever. Sometimes I love it and other times I'm just not in the mood for it.
What is your honest take on this album? Please stick to the music, no jokes about coffee enemas, thanks The Velvet Rope = Janet Jackson's final masterpiece (IMHO)!  | |
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Classic! | |
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Well I still think that "Rhythm Nation" is Janet's best album to date and I doubt she'll ever top it, but I think "The Velvet Rope" is a damn good album in it's own right. Janet really stepped out of her comfort zone. She took on subject matters that she'd never discussed in great detail before like spousal abuse, sexuality, AIDS, etc. Songs like "You", "Got 'Til It's Gone", "Together Again", "Rope Burn", "Velvet Rope", "What About", "Free Xone" are all top notch. It was so different from anything she had done before. I just love that album and yes the tour was absolutely incredible! I think it's her best tour to date. [Edited 9/9/08 13:40pm] "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ 
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Ellie said: BlaqueKnight said: Examples? There are 16 actual songs on there. Which ones do you think are "crap"? My Need Go Deep (has REALLY dated) Empty Every Time (ZZZZZ) Tonight's The Night Anything Had to get the CD out to view them over there because they sure as hell aren't in my iTunes library. [Edited 9/9/08 10:52am] Anything is one of my favourite songs | |
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he last good album and the one along with Control I like. | |
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masterpiece...one of my favs | |
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I looooove Rope Burn. The rest is OK to me. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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