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Post by Dammn Baby on Aug 26, 2022 17:18:53 GMT -5
Stereogum's excellent The Number Ones blog features "Doesn't Really Matter" today and gives it a 7/10. It makes me sad reading the column, because there's only one more time Janet will be featured and then she's erased. I love this part of the review: “Doesn’t Really Matter” is a nice example of why Janet Jackson is a great pop singer, even if she never had the pipes of contemporaries like Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey. For one thing, Janet’s rhythmic intelligence is off the charts. Even as “Doesn’t Really Matter” speeds up and slows down, she rides that beat wherever it goes. She sings softly enough that her voice almost becomes part of the beat, but she switches up her pitch and tempo, sometimes delivering words in a breathless rush that never feels effortful. Janet also brings a sense of emotional grace. She really does sound like she’s completely charmed by this person who’s nutty nutty nutty for her. I don’t know how Janet’s acting in The Klumps is, but she finds unshowy ways to convey a whole lot of feeling on “Doesn’t Really Matter.” That’s a kind of acting, too. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Aug 26, 2022 19:42:55 GMT -5
Stereogum's excellent The Number Ones blog features "Doesn't Really Matter" today and gives it a 7/10. It makes me sad reading the column, because there's only one more time Janet will be featured and then she's erased. I love this part of the review: “Doesn’t Really Matter” is a nice example of why Janet Jackson is a great pop singer, even if she never had the pipes of contemporaries like Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey. For one thing, Janet’s rhythmic intelligence is off the charts. Even as “Doesn’t Really Matter” speeds up and slows down, she rides that beat wherever it goes. She sings softly enough that her voice almost becomes part of the beat, but she switches up her pitch and tempo, sometimes delivering words in a breathless rush that never feels effortful. Janet also brings a sense of emotional grace. She really does sound like she’s completely charmed by this person who’s nutty nutty nutty for her. I don’t know how Janet’s acting in The Klumps is, but she finds unshowy ways to convey a whole lot of feeling on “Doesn’t Really Matter.” That’s a kind of acting, too. Didn’t know any of this: |
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Post by Caviar on Aug 26, 2022 22:41:24 GMT -5
I love that she included the Rockwilder remix on the album!
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 27, 2022 4:23:48 GMT -5
Speaking of "Doesn't Really Matter"...
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 30, 2022 17:08:22 GMT -5
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Post by Dammn Baby on Aug 31, 2022 19:08:19 GMT -5
Read a lovely comment about Janet a few days ago: Janet is the only artist whose smile you can hear.
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Post by Nick on Sept 1, 2022 17:24:05 GMT -5
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Post by wavey. on Sept 1, 2022 17:28:32 GMT -5
I feel "Made For Now" would've done better In this climate.
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 2, 2022 6:59:55 GMT -5
Last night I dreamt I was part of the "Miss You Much" video. I accompanied Janet to the warehouse loft and then participated in the dancing.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Sept 2, 2022 8:56:07 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 2, 2022 9:11:32 GMT -5
OMG!!! She's been here ALL this time and I didn't even know it?!?! Whaaaa??? 😭😭😭😭😭
What she doing here in the 954?!?!?
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Post by Kishi KCM on Sept 2, 2022 12:08:28 GMT -5
OMG!!! She's been here ALL this time and I didn't even know it?!?! Whaaaa??? 😭😭😭😭😭 What she doing here in the 954?!?!? Looking at real estate, apparently. I know she loves Miami (RN Tour opening city, several birthdays, vacationed after SOTW 2017 and around the documentary premiere), but she's been spotted all over South Florida since the first week of August. On July 30, a friend called me and told me that a mutual friend took at picture with her at a Cuban restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Then she was in Orlando. Then she was spotted in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale at restaurants. www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article264640074.html |
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 2, 2022 12:38:21 GMT -5
OMG!!! She's been here ALL this time and I didn't even know it?!?! Whaaaa??? 😭😭😭😭😭 What she doing here in the 954?!?!? Looking at real estate, apparently. I know she loves Miami (RN Tour opening city, several birthdays, vacationed after SOTW 2017 and around the documentary premiere), but she's been spotted all over South Florida since the first week of August. On July 30, a friend called me and told me that a mutual friend took at picture with her at a Cuban restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Then she was in Orlando. Then she was spotted in Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale at restaurants. www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article264640074.htmlGonna have to tell my hair stylist this! She's a huge Janet fan and she lives in Delray! |
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Post by God on Sept 2, 2022 12:58:55 GMT -5
Lmaooooo and El Camino is GOOD too
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 2, 2022 13:48:26 GMT -5
Is she gonna be campaigning for Val Demings?
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 2, 2022 18:40:34 GMT -5
Speaking of Val Demings, I have seen her ads a lot lately where she attacks Marco Rubio. My fave is when she says "If you don't show up for work, you lose your job". Good mantra to live by. 🤣🤣
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 3, 2022 16:27:04 GMT -5
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 4, 2022 23:30:45 GMT -5
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 5, 2022 14:39:08 GMT -5
We need a TVR 25
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Post by cjay on Sept 5, 2022 14:43:25 GMT -5
There really do needs to be a TVR 25 celebration! This is one of the most important albums ever made. And any time a pop girl has something serious to sing about, or make a mature and electric album it's called "their (insert artist name) velvet rope."
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 5, 2022 15:25:22 GMT -5
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Post by Dreams on Sept 5, 2022 17:14:46 GMT -5
The way Janet moans during the saxophone closer of "Someday Is Tonight"... 🙇♂️
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2022 23:15:11 GMT -5
My two mothers
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 6, 2022 6:16:45 GMT -5
Janet casually looking ageless out there!
Per TVR 25, I did some research and Universal owns the catalogs for A&M and Virgin apparently. I wish Janet would ink a deal with them similar to Madonna's deal with Warner to curate her back catalog.
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Sept 6, 2022 13:49:17 GMT -5
Awwww...so sweet to see those two together.  The pics of Teyana wearing the hats on stage is definitely giving me Janet vibes. |
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Post by bat1990 on Sept 7, 2022 8:44:38 GMT -5
The title of this thread kills me every time.
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