watching some of her videos. she has so many great ones. which one or ones are your favourites?

CHIC0 said:

Love Will Never Do It was so simple...yet she conveyed the message of the song...and that black and white with an ultra toned bod was the best she has to me.

grethomory said:

that's what i enjoyed about that one as well. the simplicity. she looked stunning along with Herb Ritts' genius. i have a colour version too. but it takes away from it.
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All of the ones from Rhythm Nation 1814!

And Chico, check your orgNotes!

I loved "When I Think Of You", because I always loved what Julien Temple did with the "one shot" technique in that, although it was five shots (and a couple of the transitions are obvious, but it works). The same goes for "Rock With U", which had the same "continuous" feel.

I think a lot of Janet videos are very artful. Stuff like "Got 'Til It's Gone", "That's The Way Love Goes", "Together Again", "If", "Any Time, Any Place" have a depth of color, texture, and style to them. But then you have "thinner" videos like "You", "Every time", "Go Deep", "I Get Lonely", and "Let's Wait Awhile" that, while nice to watch, aren't anything that REALLY catches your eye per se. They're not bad, but eh. I've seen better. "Feedback" was SUCH a huge let down. Great song, worst video ever from her. For me, "Make Me" picked up where "Scream" left off, visually. Very space like, harsh corners, even couture at times.

I love color, dancing, and even a story. "If" does that. "You Want This" does that. "Together Again" did that. "Any Time, Any Place" does that. Overall, she's had a good videography. Everyone has a couple of stinkers.

A big favorite though, has always been "Control" for every reason.

I love "Miss You Much", and even knew most of the dance steps. I even ordered a shirt from International Male that one of the dancers had on in the video (Terry Bixler). I loved "The Knowledge", and only wish it was longer. I LOVED the dance from "Rhythm Nation", and knew every step as well.



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Moonbeam said:

i did. and it's empty.



and Mr. King of Lists...i know you can do better than just say the ones of RN1814.

CHIC0 said:

I didn't know your username ended with a zero. Some Chico has your orgNote.

FIERCE.COM

CHIC0 said:

1. Rhythm Nation
2. Alright
3. Miss You Much
4. The Pleasure Principle
5. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
6. If
7. Escapade
8. Go Deep
9. Come Back to Me
10. Black Cat

Moonbeam said:

that's better

ehuffnsd said:

you know. i was thinking of that one earlier for some reason. which actually lead me to start the topic. i do love it, but i'm not so sure it's my favourite. i have a feeling it will be something off Velvet Rope though.

CHIC0 said:

we could talk about it over coffee hint hint

Come Back To Me

rhythm nation

Best video is of course...Alright! Damn, i love that video!

Pleasure Principle
Nasty
Alright
Love Will Never Do
If

Those are my top 5 janet music videos

I love All For You for all the bright colours too though it's far from her best video.

Pleasure Principle... w/ Love Will Never Do as a semi-close second...

I was tempted to post some of janet's worst videos as a joke :p

mimi07 said:

damn that's the video that I really wished I could dance like.

"Got till it's gone". Definitely her artistic peak.

scirokko said:

Atie between "Got 'Til It's Gone and "Together Again"... Lot of colors, beautiful outfits, video sets...

CHIC0 said:

Love it, too. Her best video ever.

Janet is one of my fave video artists of all time, she's made so many good video's, it's hard to pick one really.

If forced to choose though, I have to go with "The Pleasure Principle". It's a simple video, but Janet dancing by herself was really great to see. I loved her attitude in it too. Great stuff.

"Alright" would be my second pick. It's brilliant.

Cinnamon234 said:

Agreed. That's a fun video. It's almost like she's breaking out of the mold, and striking out on her own. She's letting her inner freak out. It was the last single and video from the album, and kind of set up where she was going next time. She was fun, funky, yet you saw a serious determined side to her. It fed right into her coming back to the loft, and her friends asking her where she's been (in the "Miss You Much" video). The same goes for "Love Will Never Do (Without You)". The last video released from RN1814 was that one, and she had trimmed down and was sexy as all fuck. What's next? "That's The Way Love Goes", where she's showing her mid-drift, being sexy, and growing into a full fledged woman. Although I'm sure those segues weren't planned, they sure are there, looking back.

"Got 'Til It's Gone" easily.

so many good ones...

Got Til It's Gone
Together Again
(I just love Velvet Rope era Janet; I love that these videos feel really textured.)

The Pleasure Principle (Simple yet powerful)

That's The Way Love Goes (The mood of the video is great.)

PurpleLove7 said:

i always see Britney Spears in that video. it's a fun one definitely.

ehuffnsd said:

deal!

CalhounSq said:

you know what; THAT might have to be the winner. the dancing alone in that just kills!!! that song hits hard and she looks tough. it was definitely influential for me. and you know a bunch of people busted their ass trying to do the 'step up on the chair' move.







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