^SAME
― surm, Tuesday, 23 June 2015 23:23 (eight years ago) link
this slays
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 11:59 (eight years ago) link
I like how she debuts with a slow one instead of trying to impress the kids with a banger for which she might be accused of sounding "dated."
also: "Lonely" and "Making Love in the Rain" are good influences.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 13:06 (eight years ago) link
the nod to "go deep" in the title can't be unintentional, right?
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 13:35 (eight years ago) link
i'd imagine not
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 24 June 2015 13:46 (eight years ago) link
yeah I bee thinking that too
― WE WANT FET WAP (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:28 (eight years ago) link
ayohttp://www.ticketmaster.com/Janet-Jackson-tickets/artist/735353?c=LNSM_NewYork_JanetJackson_PruBarclays_fb_announce_071315
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 14 July 2015 03:35 (eight years ago) link
Ugh, "No Sleeep" didn't need J. Cole.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 24 July 2015 05:49 (eight years ago) link
ayo i got tickets!!! like super nosebleeds but going w/ my favorite co-worker and it's going to be so fucking fun no matter what
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 24 July 2015 12:26 (eight years ago) link
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid)
I saw J. Cole and Jeremih available in a two-for-one package at Target the other day.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 July 2015 13:16 (eight years ago) link
no sleep is pretty insipid. the come-ons in the lyrics sound completely tired and workwoman-like. why is anyone excited about this? and i used to be a massive janet fan.
― StillAdvance, Friday, 24 July 2015 15:53 (eight years ago) link
You have heard the stuff that made you a "used to be" fan right? That "No Sleeep" isn't 20 Y.O. is cause for celebration.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Friday, 24 July 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
Also, it's chill af.
yeah the fact that it's kind of pleasant and unassuming and maybe, if we're being generous, more in line with her '90s midtempo stuff, is pretty reassuring just because she was really flailing around stylistically with those last few albums. curious to see what the rest of the record sounds like and if this is just a buzz single for something else soon to come.
― teenage good-ass kinja turtles (some dude), Friday, 24 July 2015 16:08 (eight years ago) link
I love it -- exactly what I wanted. She and Jam-Lewis are settling into the comeback instead of jumping someone else's train.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 July 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
it like legitimately gets better every time i listen to it
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 24 July 2015 17:01 (eight years ago) link
I love that sample in the bridge.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 24 July 2015 17:04 (eight years ago) link
and she says "fait accompli"!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 24 July 2015 17:15 (eight years ago) link
http://share.gifyoutube.com/KzxGpb.gif
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Friday, 24 July 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
http://thehairpin.com/2015/07/janet-jacksons-laughter-ranked/
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 24 July 2015 18:12 (eight years ago) link
“Interlude: Hey Baby” robbed.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Friday, 24 July 2015 18:16 (eight years ago) link
I hope the album drops before the tour starts.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 24 July 2015 21:08 (eight years ago) link
Just The Interludes playlist courtesy of my gurl Mickey
http://open.spotify.com/user/mickeyvetter/playlist/6uqYGH1XryLxXE9PGTQwqA
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 26 July 2015 00:42 (eight years ago) link
okay, i am fairly certain i never listened to 2008's "Discipline" and I did not know it existed.anyone have anything good to say about it?
― you are extreme, Patti LuPone. (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 26 July 2015 00:44 (eight years ago) link
"Rock With U" is stellar but it's all I know from that album
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 26 July 2015 15:00 (eight years ago) link
I remember liking "Feedback."
― jaymc, Sunday, 26 July 2015 21:45 (eight years ago) link
I liked "Feedback" fine.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 26 July 2015 21:56 (eight years ago) link
i like a lot of songs on discipline lol
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 29 July 2015 23:25 (eight years ago) link
"Feedback" was pretty hot. Her best post-A4U single.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 July 2015 01:17 (eight years ago) link
gonna disagree bc "all nite (don't stop)" and "rock with u" were singles
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:02 (eight years ago) link
great songs on discipline:
rock with ufeedbacktitle trackcurtainsluvcan't b good
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:04 (eight years ago) link
The first half of Discipline has some good stuff, but the back half is kind of a chore to get through.
― Greer, Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:04 (eight years ago) link
revisiting 20 yo for the first time in forever and i extremely rep for "daybreak"/"enjoy"
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:43 (eight years ago) link
For some reason I'd remembered "All Nite" as an All For You single. Still, I think I prefer "Feedback."
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:44 (eight years ago) link
essentially 20 yo gets alarmingly great when dupri recedes
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:46 (eight years ago) link
if i were more drunk i'd argue that "take care" is her best ballad and then i'd yell at myself for putting anything over "come back to me"
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 July 2015 02:52 (eight years ago) link
hello, i just thought i'd post here bc i don't think i have. i love this song. it's a very happy song for me. especially because i've not been sleeping much so it feels like i have a companion in the world.
― surm, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 02:48 (eight years ago) link
oh no wait i did post here. well. it's still fucked up.
― surm, Tuesday, 1 September 2015 02:49 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, she was amazing tonight.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 3 September 2015 05:34 (eight years ago) link
AIIIEEEE
http://pitchfork.com/news/60155-janet-jackson-details-new-album-unbreakable/
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 September 2015 12:36 (eight years ago) link
Janet Jackson has detailed Unbreakable, her first new album since 2008's Discipline. It's out October 2 via Rhythm Nation/BMG, and features the singles "No Sleeep" (feat. J. Cole) and "The Great Forever", as well as a Missy Elliott collab called "Burnitup!" That's the artwork above; scroll down for the tracklist.
According to a press release, the album's themes include "Janet’s views on where we stand today as individuals and as the inter-related elements of a planet. Some of these relate to her convictions passionately expressed in Rhythm Nation 1814, including the need to bring things out in the open and to have a dialogue. The album also will mark the first time Janet Jackson has opened up about her brother Michael and with reflections concerning her youth."
The record continues Jackson's collaboration with producer-songwriter team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Speaking about the project, the pair said:
It’s wonderful to be creating again with Janet. From songwriting, producing, arranging, singing, dancing, acting, she deftly does it all and truly personifies the word artist. Unbreakable is a gift to all of her fans who have steadfastly stood by her. It is a subject for conversation, a plea for compassion, and a call for action from someone who’s come a long way, but’s got a long way to go, and has much to say about it. In other words, if you want to know what’s on her mind you only have to listen.
Unbreakable:01 Unbreakable02 Burnitup! (Feat. Missy Elliott)03 Dammn Baby04 The Great Forever05 Shoulda Known Better06 After You Fall07 Broken Hearts Heal08 Night09 No Sleeep (Feat. J Cole)10 Dream Maker/ Euphoria11 2 B Loved12 Take Me Away13 Promise14 Lessons Learned15 Black Eagle16 Well Traveled17 Gon B Alright
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 September 2015 12:38 (eight years ago) link
It's like she's trying to look like Chaka there with that coat and those rings.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 September 2015 12:49 (eight years ago) link
new song is the best thing that's ever happened to me
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, 4 September 2015 04:03 (eight years ago) link
it's tremendous - the harmonies on the chorus are just so breezy and sweet
― tremendous crime wave and killing wave (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 4 September 2015 12:37 (eight years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/janet-jackson-unbreakable.html#
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Friday, 4 September 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
Wow great song , thanks :-)
― Creames Fartpoop, Friday, 4 September 2015 16:16 (eight years ago) link
omg there's another one?
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 06:13 (eight years ago) link
is this whole album going to be like a 2nd coming
That's certainly how it feels to me
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 11 September 2015 11:13 (eight years ago) link
holy f
― surm, Friday, 11 September 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
as uh evidenced by the thread.
prob my album of the year, don't really want to listen to anything else
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 22:58 (eight years ago) link
getting no sleep?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 23:12 (eight years ago) link
yes alfred
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 23:44 (eight years ago) link
RnR HoF nominated.
https://media.giphy.com/media/qRt4bcujgsj1S/giphy.gif
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 8 October 2015 14:38 (eight years ago) link
and likely #1 next week
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 October 2015 14:48 (eight years ago) link
I think that right up until the penultimate song this is a great album. I don't think it is as good as the run from Control through The Velvet Rope. I will be featuring it in heavy rotation for the rest of the year.
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Thursday, 8 October 2015 14:53 (eight years ago) link
Upthread I said there's no shame at all that Janet (or anyone else) will never match Control > RN1814 > janet. > Velvet Rope
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 8 October 2015 14:55 (eight years ago) link
yeah that's an insane way to judge any artist including janet
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
"best since (but by no means as good as) the Velvet Rope" is her "best since Blood On The Tracks"
― some dude, Thursday, 8 October 2015 19:41 (eight years ago) link
That list of Janet's laughs way upthread needs to be updated to include the one from "Broken Hearts Heal." A happier sound than any laugh since "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite."
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:07 (eight years ago) link
or a George W. Bush press conference circa 2003
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:08 (eight years ago) link
Poll: "heaven in the morning" vs. "coffee in the morning"
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Saturday, 10 October 2015 17:09 (eight years ago) link
I WOKE UP IN COFFEE IN THE MORNING
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Saturday, 10 October 2015 21:43 (eight years ago) link
haha
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Sunday, 11 October 2015 02:54 (eight years ago) link
Fun show in Minneapolis last night. Jam & Lewis were there, and the mayor declared it Janet Jackson Day. I would've liked to hear more of the new songs, but the only real disappointment was when the pre-show DJ played (apparently by accident) a few seconds of Jazmine Sullivan's "Let it Burn," then cut it short. It might've slowed the energy a bit but I was so itching to hear it.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Monday, 2 November 2015 16:44 (eight years ago) link
Bonus: Janet lip-syncing Kendrick as bits of "Poetic Justice" led into "Any Time Any Place."
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Monday, 2 November 2015 16:46 (eight years ago) link
Loved this show so much more than the All For You tour.
― thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Monday, 2 November 2015 16:49 (eight years ago) link
http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/janet-jackson-postpone-tour-surgery.html
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 28 December 2015 22:16 (eight years ago) link
janet c'mon
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/entertainment/janet-jackson-postpones-tour-family-planning-feat/index.html
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 14:06 (eight years ago) link
my show went from Feb to August and now to like probably never?
No word on whether Jackson, 49, and her husband, 41-year-old Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, are looking to build their family the old-fashioned way or through other means.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 14:17 (eight years ago) link
what were ticket sales like i wonder?
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 14:20 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 14:26 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpUWrl3-mc8
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 15:30 (eight years ago) link
tickets are cheaper on stubhub now than they are from ticketmaster, or they were a few weeks ago
bcz none of them sold out iirc?
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 15:31 (eight years ago) link
janet y do u braek heart
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 6 April 2016 15:39 (eight years ago) link