shorttrini said:

Most of the dance tracks sound the same.

Its really the ballads which stick out

suga10 said:

"Miss You Much", "Escapade" and "Black Cat" don't sound anything like each other.

Anyway, it's all good. The fact that some people consider the album overrated means that it's getting its proper dues.

Moonbeam said:

Alright
State of the World
Rhythm Nation
The Knowledge

all sound similar.

Best song is Love Will Never Do Without You and Come Back to Me.
[Edited 9/10/09 21:39pm]

Cinnie said:

Well said

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Moonbeam said:

I disagree, especially with "Alright". That has more of an "Escapade" vibe than the other tracks, which share a common theme but sound different.

AlexdeParis said:

Control and Rhythmn Nation were once in a lifetime albums.
Janet was a step back but not a total wash. She rebounded
greatly with Velvet Rope.

voyevoda said:

Jimmy's praise was probably what made me bother to take notice.

I loved it for awhile but have to say I can't remember the last time I listened to it.

phunkdaddy said:

I agree! I love the Control and Rhythm Nation albums. The "janet." album was horrible to me, well not horrible, but I could have done without it with the exceptions of "If", "Thats The Way Love Goes", "You Want This", "Again" and "Any time, any place". Without those songs, I wouldn't even give that album a second listen. Velvet Rope is awesome too, but can't hold a candle to Rhythm Nation.

I mostly think this record sucks.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

I just KNEW this would be one of the first posts in this topic, lol.

shorttrini said:

I don't see how RN was predictable in fact it was the complete opposite - who would have thought after 'control' janet would do a socially conscious album?

I think RN maybe overrated by her fans but not by the general public. It is all killer - no filler - the top 5 7 singles support that!

AlexdeParis said:

Thank you. And how dare they say that Thriller & Purple Rain are overrated?!?

Now THIS is overrated:


I still like Smells Like Teen Spirit when it play at a certain point of any party. But THAT^ album as a whole is partly responsible to why rock & roll isn't fun today.

TonyVanDam said:

soopa-doopa bs....who says music, esp rock 'n' roll, always has to be fun?

MendesCity said:

^^^

MendesCity said:

Who says it always have to be morbid either?

I'm with Tony in the sense that rock n' roll went from an extreme to another. All genres to be honest.

POOK said:

It does have maybe the greatest Beatles song of all time on it, I just sayin...

Me Against The World is the superior album IMO

MendesCity said:

Fuck that, I want my rock to be fun too, fuck that.

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

NDRU said:

yeah, but other than the songs and the classic cover, you've got to admit it's overrated.

Anxiety said:

Agreed, if the songs were not so great, it probably wouldn't even be a classic!

But here's my take on Sgt. Pepper. I agree that maybe She's Leaving Home is not my favorite Beatles song, but neither is Good Day Sunshine or Love to You.

Sgt Pepper has a seamless mix of instruments, and not like Abbey Road which has an orchestra playing over rock music, but Sgt Pepper is like a new form of music that incorporates the different instruments into a complete original sound.

Revolver is great, but I don't hear it as as perfect an album as Sgt Pepper because it just sounds like a great collection of songs. There is no real unifying thread, musically. Sgt Pepper is a complete experience, perfectly tied together, and is more groundbreaking than the equally beautiful & perfect Abbey Road.

And beyond that, the songs on Sgt Pepper are really great, even the "lesser" ones! I find Getting Better & Good Morning to be classic album tracks. Definitely on a level of And Your Bird Can Sing & Honey Pie. And the classic Lennon tunes Lucy in the Sky & A Day in the Life surpass She Said & Tomorrow Never knows, IMO (and only my O, of course)

bboy87 said:

I think we've had enough discussion even on the org for you to know that this album cannot possibly be overrated, due to its impact (for better or worse)

Cinnie said:

Aaaaah Mennnnn! (like at the end of "The Sacrifice of Victor"(song)).

Everything the Who has every done.

abigail05 said:

No fucking way is this album overrated. Please don't go near The Clash...

I would say anything by Kanye West...that guy is overrated and overexposed....and just a plain douchbag.

Harlepolis said:

Well, I certainly never did!
But I do think there's room for both "fun" and "morbid" in "classic" popular music. But Nevermind is more subversive than morbid anyway, IMO

TonyVanDam said:

perhaps it inspired a bunch of dark & whiny rock, but I think this album is anything but depressing. Even the name Nirvana represents what the music does. It's such a release of energy, that even though it's sarcastic or serious in nature, it is a whirlwind of rock, creating an ecstacy of sorts. It's actually uplifting.

RKJCNE said:

I actually like them but that is a great call! I might add the Doors, even.