midiscover said:

I feel you.

20 Y.O. and Discipline were WACK. Point blank.

Discipline is the first Janet album I never bought. And 20 Y.O. uhh NO. No. I do not force myself to albums.

I repeat, I do not force myself to listen to albums.


I retired JANFAN4L in 2006. Time was UP. But I still love the old records. Time was up, though.
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Mara said:

And you will love the old records "4L" which I always understood.

Cinnie said:

Thank you. I'm glad someone understood that. You got some fans [I know Prince has these type of fans, too] who think that if you don't like the new albums you're not a fan or some bullshit. It's like, seriously. What is that?

I never heard one song from Janet's new album on the radio. The radio play of her music has really plummetted.

The only time I heard a song from that album, was when I saw her interview with Larry King a year ago.

She needs to reinvent herself.
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mancabdriver said:

No, it's actually them in there. In fact, 'Damita Jo' is the only one I actually went to the Sam Goody record store and paid for on the day it came out because I wanted to support Janet after the Superbowl fiasco...yeah, so not worth the money, but at least I got a free drawstring backpack with it, so it was all good in the end. I don't hate it, just my least favorites from her. "Damita Jo" just sounds like a clusterfuck...it's very unorganized and choppy to me.

ATWIAD I like the most out of the three I listed, but that's only because I love "Pop Life" and like "Condition of the Heart"; but I'm one of the few Prince fans who absolutely despises "Raspberry Beret". I love the video to it, but can't stand the song at all and, trust me, I've tried. Usually, if I watch the video, I push the 'mute' button. Honestly, I'm not that big of a fan of the '1999' album either, and I've listened to it several times. It just does nothing for me.

I just can't get into them, but I don't hate them like I hate Erykah's 'Worldwide Underground'. I've listened to it many times with a wide open mind and still hate that album; it's the only album by her that I don't own and refuse to buy...seriously, I don't think I'd even take a free copy of it because I don't want it in my CD collection. No matter how many times I've listen to these albums and tried to like them, they just don't float my boat. Different strokes for different folks they say.

suga10 said:

She's still being blacklisted because of nipplegate

Mara said:

Don't count me in. I like him, although I haven't listened to him in a while. Animal Rights is amazingly good - hard, fast, soft, melodic, cool, quiet, thoughtful. It made me a fan.

trueiopian said:

That's so dumb

Yet other celebs have done worse in the past- like Madonna in 1992, but they still kept playing her music on the radio.

And JT hasn't had it rough either

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ernestsewell said:

I agree on that I LOVE that album

Mine for the worst would be 1999: The New Master
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Mara said:

I don't think 20 Y.O. and Discipline was that bad

There are many.....the main one is this bundle of crap....

Fiend said:

Have you heard Spaghetti Incident? The point of this thread is to rate the album by a group that is THEIR worst. You really think Guns N Roses worst album is Appetite For Destruction?
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estelle81 said:

A-U-T-O-Matic and Lady Cab Driver do nothing for you?

Some of it may have to do with ur age, some of it may be ur taste. Nothing wrong with that. I LOVE the 1999 album. It is the one that made me a true Prince fan. After I got that album, I swore I would get anything he ever breathed on.

I can relate about Worldwide Underground. I think it's a good album, but it's a bit too far out there for my taste. Some people around here love it and praise it. For me, it does nothing (like u and 1999).

trueiopian said:

U r so right. It's not a bad album at all. It's just not a true Janet album.

daPrettyman said:

The 1999 album has a lot of great one-liners that I absolutely love, but for some reason, as a whole, many of the songs overwhelm me. For the longest time, I didn't like "Little Red Corvette", but that was because I always heard the edited version. I love the extended mix because I love the end part. I always had a love/hate relationship with the song '1999'. After that master remix nonsense, I started to hate it, but I graduated in 1999 and the song became sentimental, so I respect it. The first album that made me fall in love with Prince was "SOTT". I can be super pissed with him, but if he sings "Adore", all is forgiven.

Yeah, something about 'Worldwide Underground' just irritates me. I just can't stand that album. I hate it like a fat kid hates gym class....but the album cover is cool.

estelle81 said:

Lady Cab Driver is amazing, I liked it immediately.

my list:

Beatles For Sale - Beatles
McCartney II - Macca
Invincible - MJ
Two Virgins - J Lennon

I love 1999.

Little Red Corvette is the best

Automatic is my next favorite.
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Prince -- The Truth

Hands down, THE worst Prince album ever. And a Prince album without any keyboard synths OR electric guitars is just wrong! Damn you Eric Clapton for starting that MTV Unplugged gimmick that convinced a lot of artists to do one!!!

Rick James -- Deeper Still

Why did the final career album of one of THE best funk artists of all times had to sound like a Sade album is beyond me. Rick James albums should be about THE Funk and/or rock only!!!

Black Eyed Peas -- Monkey Business

In retrospect, this wasn't their best effort. And will.i.am is much more the blame for it than Fergie (sorry Fergie-haters). Some of those tracks sounded like Will was trying too hard to make an album better than Elephunk and ended up with an mixed bag album (My Hump being the worst hip-pop track in it).

Janet Jackson -- All Of You

Long BEFORE anyone get into a discussion about how disappointing Damita Jo, 20 Y.O. or Discipline were, THIS album was the beginning of the end for Janet. The Reason? There were too many slow tracks on the album. Janet is suppose to be a dance artist. And yet there was only 2 real dance tracks on this album?!? Give me a break.

.....to be continue
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Fiend said:

Whaaaaat?!



Um, it's one of the best albums EVER!

Mara said:

if you wanted to give up JANFAN4L you should have done it after she realeased 'all for you' - How could she do that to us fans after 'TVR'?

20YO and Discipline have some nice jams:

enjoy, get it out of me, take care, rock wid u, luv...

rocknrolldave said:

And arguably the BEST from that group, so how could it be their worst?

TonyVanDam said:

The Truth is his worst album?!?! I wish Prince would make more albums as good as The Truth!

TonyVanDam said:

I like All for You. I love angry Janet (especially Trust A Try).

daPrettyman said:

If you like Angry Janet, What About is a better track on The Velvet Rope album.

TonyVanDam said:

I like that too. TVR is a great album. I still think 20YO is unlistenable in a lot of parts. I do like "Enjoy", though.

Mara said:

Actually, Discipline is growing on me
I'm starting to love it! Aside from the ballads