Her whole career is the greatest era.

So that we don't go thru another "greatest" this or that, here's something more substantial to chew on.

That Time Janet Jackson Fought For Her Life Against White Supremacy

Les Moonves Sought To Derail the Queen of Pop’s Career, Justin Timberlake Chose To Stay Silent

In 2004, Janet didn’t have a record out to promote. Damita Jo, her eighth studio album, wouldn’t be released for another two months after the halftime show. She was still in the studio, working. The songs she sang in the halftime show were at least three years old or more (“Rhythm Nation,” “The Knowledge,” and “All For You”). There was no need for a stunt to get a spotlight on her. She’s a well established professional, multi-million selling artist with a bank account that says, “Girl, you ain’t got to do shit if you don’t want.” Timberlake has never pulled a stunt either. But we’ll get to that.

There were daily reports of FCC fines, MTV-this, or CBS-that in the news. Every person with vocal cords seemed to have something to say about something that had nothing to do with them. With the level of backlash against the incident, Janet could have pushed the release of Damita Jo back six months or a year to avoid marring the album’s promotion campaign. She could’ve also opted to scrap the project altogether. I won’t delve further into the motivation behind what happened or the timing of Damita Jo.

Read the whole article.

TrivialPursuit said:

alphastreet said:

JayCrawford said:

JayCrawford said:

alphastreet said:

I thought you weren’t a fan

Well. He's senile and doesn't know what he is. Even creates the same thread about an artist, he thinks is talentless and cannot sing, twice. You can't make that shit up.

PatrickS77 said:

JayCrawford said:

PatrickS77 said:

Well. He's senile and doesn't know what he is. Even creates the same thread about an artist, he thinks is talentless and cannot sing, twice. You can't make that shit up.

Man, you're still talking about me? We have a few disturbed people. I take it, you're still upset from the last thread? Why else?

Nope. Just perturbed by the madness which has descended on this board ever since you showed up. All these little strange threads, written like a 14 year old, who just has discoverd the internet for the first time. And all of them with the goal of pushing your agenda of how shit music now is and how old you are. And lurking on the board like crazy, so you can respond right away. It's hilarious.

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PatrickS77 said:

RJOrion said:

Control RN 1814 janet. her music with James Harris III and Terry Lewis on those 3 lps was untouchable

Agree but Rhythm Nation was the best.

hollywood0024 said:

True Blue

purplethunder3121 said:

hollywood0024 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Purple what do u think of Madonna?

I already told you that many times, bro. Ya need to get that memory checked out...

onlyforaminute said:

Velvet Rope.

That was Janet's resurgance.

I would say Control was her pennacle with a strong follow-up with RN 1814, then her third wave was Velvet Rope. VR was probably her most visually impressive show and one of my favorite eras of hers.

BlaqueKnight said:

BlaqueKnight said:

onlyforaminute said:

Velvet Rope.

That was Janet's resurgance.

I would say Control was her pennacle with a strong follow-up with RN 1814, then her third wave was Velvet Rope. VR was probably her most visually impressive show and one of my favorite eras of hers.

Huh? Like Janet. was a flop? It was her most successful era. And also my favourite.

BlaqueKnight said:

onlyforaminute said:

Velvet Rope.

That was Janet's resurgance.

I would say Control was her pennacle with a strong follow-up with RN 1814, then her third wave was Velvet Rope. VR was probably her most visually impressive show and one of my favorite eras of hers.

Resurgance: an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.

What was she resurging from? A #1 album and huge tour with janet.? A #1 album and her first blockbuster tour with RN1814? Her #1 album Control? Was she resurging from Poetic Justice and a #1 song from that movie alone?

If anything, Control was a resurgance from her mild acting appearances on Fame and her generic-esque first two albums. Yeah, they're nice in the canon of Janet, but they weren't Control. Not by a long shot.

I don't know that she had a pinnacle album. It's really between RN and janet. TVR was a darker period for her, but still aesthetically and aurally pleasing. However, it's safe to say after TVR Tour, there was a shift. Divorce, the split w/ Tina Landon, the verbal assaults to both those things on AFY, and the overall lighter fare of that album served as a turning point; a new direction if you will.

TVR DVD was everything. When that DVD came out, I drove my boyfriend cRaZy watching it twice a day, but at least once a day every day. It's interesting to watch the original HBO broadcast with its shitty camera angles that were later fixed for the DVD, and the longer times between songs. There is also a weird soundboard video of TVR tour out there, too. Although, it more sounds like when you halfway put your headphone jack in so you hear parts of a song instead of the whole thing.

The first four albums. 1982-1989. After that, I dropped her....and Jimmy and Terry also.

vainandy said:

BlaqueKnight said: