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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 23, 2009 17:21:30 GMT -5
What do you all think of Janet's 7th studio album, All For You? I for one love the album, although not her best, it is definitely a highlight in her career. The only problem was that all the erotic songs were placed in a bunch in the middle of the album, which shouldn't have happened. It makes the album hard to listen to straight through because of the randomly placed 3-4 sex songs bunched together. I feel as though they could've done a better job putting the track-list together, but I don't agree with people who say that the "baby making" tracks were bad. "Would You Mind" is a masterpiece in it's own right- love it. Exhaleβ’'s Top 5 Picks1 | Trust A Try.2 | Come On Get Up.3 | All For You.4 | Doesn't Really Matter.5 | Someone To Call My Lover. |
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Post by busyboy on Nov 23, 2009 17:53:28 GMT -5
The album is not bad, and I have grown to like it more with time, but it really feels like a singles + filler affair, unlike the previous four records. Also, I only bought it because it came with a bonus DVD with the 1993-2001 videos. Still, "All for You", "When We Oooo", "Son of a Gun", "Someone to Call My Lover" and "Doesn't Really Matter" are really, really good.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Nov 23, 2009 18:03:40 GMT -5
The last time when she was totally on point. I have fond memories of the All For You single being huge and everywhere. By the end of this era, cracks were showing and things would never be the same again.
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 23, 2009 18:04:10 GMT -5
To be completely honest, "When We Oooo" is complete trash to me. That & "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)" should've been omitted from the album.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Nov 23, 2009 18:44:56 GMT -5
To be completely honest, "When We Oooo" is complete trash to me. That & "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)" should've been omitted from the album. I love When We Oooo - never cared for Would You Mind, though. |
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 23, 2009 19:11:12 GMT -5
To be completely honest, "When We Oooo" is complete trash to me. That & "Love Scene (Ooh Baby)" should've been omitted from the album. I love When We Oooo - never cared for Would You Mind, though. My bad- I mistaken "When We Oooo" for another song. I like that track, but I still hate "Love Scene." CHINA LOVE = BEAST SONG. "As the sun retires our love will transpire" ;) |
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Post by Dammn Baby on Nov 23, 2009 19:40:34 GMT -5
I love When We Oooo - never cared for Would You Mind, though. My bad- I mistaken "When We Oooo" for another song. I like that track, but I still hate "Love Scene." CHINA LOVE = BEAST SONG. "As the sun retires our love will transpire" ;) China Love was great! |
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 26, 2009 12:06:24 GMT -5
Yep, "China Love" is amazing.
The material on the album is all together great, and the era was just excellent. I loved the colors they used for the promo campaign!
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Post by Glove Slap on Nov 26, 2009 13:33:04 GMT -5
I like "those" 4 songs individually and together, but putting them in the middle of the album completely killed its flow and it never recovered after that. This was a big step down from her previous 4, but it's still ok. Trust A Try is probably my favorite track.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 26, 2009 16:30:20 GMT -5
I love 'Doesn't Really Matters' and 'All For You'.
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Post by Night Senses on Nov 27, 2009 13:31:03 GMT -5
Love:
All For You
Someone To Call My Lover
Better Days
Trust A Try
Truth
China Love
When We Oooo
Like:
Come On Get Up
Doesn't Really Matter (I don't care for this mix; I'm all about the single version)
Son Of A Gun
You Ain't Right
Okay:
Feels So Right
Do Not Want, Ever:
Love Scene (Ooh Baby)
Would You Mind
So, basically, the album gets a bad rep, IMO. I think it's just sequenced poorly, as mentioned already. The ballads weigh it down being clunked together right when the momentum should be picking up.
The album is very dated now, production-wise, but there are still quite a few songs that STILL sound fresh. "China Love" is one of them.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Nov 30, 2009 11:12:28 GMT -5
Solid album --- I love the uptempos!
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Post by Stan4Jan on Nov 30, 2009 15:42:14 GMT -5
I love when we oooo! the instrumentals give me the goosebumps
Love:
All For You
Someone To Call My Lover
Better Days
When We Oooo
Come On Get Up
Doesn't Really Matter
Son Of A Gun
Like:
Trust A Try
China Love
Truth
Okay:
Feels So Right
You Ain't Right
Do Not Want, Ever:
Love Scene (Ooh Baby)
Would You Mind
it's her best album this decade. not damita overrated jo
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Nov 30, 2009 17:52:36 GMT -5
Terrible album. SUCH a step down from The Velvet Rope.
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Post by Mr. Wonder on Dec 1, 2009 20:53:50 GMT -5
I'm still clueless how some fans put Damita Jo over this. SMH.
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Post by Stan4Jan on Dec 1, 2009 22:30:46 GMT -5
I'm still clueless how some fans put Damita Jo over this. SMH. II ??? Terrible album. SUCH a step down from The Velvet Rope. anything would be a step down from the velvet rope  |
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Post by muziclvr1 on Dec 2, 2009 4:06:32 GMT -5
Amazing album!
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Post by MiniMusic on Dec 3, 2009 22:18:33 GMT -5
Listening to "You Ain't Right" - it's such a breathe of fresh air. So original.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Dec 5, 2009 11:52:39 GMT -5
I still love "Better Days"....
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Dec 5, 2009 13:06:29 GMT -5
AFY is a good album when compared to someone else's catalog but a let down in terms of Janet's catalog. China Love is one of the best if not the BEST song on the album.
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Post by bat1990 on Jun 23, 2010 23:27:07 GMT -5
This was the first Janet album I ever heard. For that reason, it stands out in my mind and holds a place in my heart.
"Someone To Call My Lover" will probably forever be my favorite cut and take me back to summer '01.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Dec 21, 2010 15:13:17 GMT -5
I'm still a little bitter that 'Come on Get Up' was never released...
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Apr 28, 2011 3:55:56 GMT -5
AFY is officially 10 years old.
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Post by esoteric76 on Jun 2, 2011 13:25:54 GMT -5
The All For You video gave us some of the most gratuitous Janet-boobie footage to date. You had Janet wearing the half-denim jacket and her boobies in a partial-sling contraption, and the camera going from face shot, to boobie shot incessantly. I'll love Janet forever for this alone!
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Jun 2, 2011 16:38:31 GMT -5
I still think Damita Jo is what this album should've been.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jun 2, 2011 16:43:24 GMT -5
I still think Damita Jo is what this album should've been. Not sure what you mean. You mean AFY should have had more of the R&B/urban vibe that DJ had? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2011 16:54:21 GMT -5
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since her last major hit.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Jun 2, 2011 17:22:24 GMT -5
I still think Damita Jo is what this album should've been. Not sure what you mean. You mean AFY should have had more of the R&B/urban vibe that DJ had? I mean DJ was a better album but AFY had a few (2-4) good songs on it and the rest was filler. |
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jun 2, 2011 17:26:55 GMT -5
^ Ok, I gotcha now.
AFY definitely has standout tracks: "All For You", "Come On Get Up", "Trust A Try", "Someone to Call My Lover", "Feels So Right", "Doesn't Really Matter" ......
Hmmm - actually more solid than filler, if you ask me.
The only throw away tracks for me are "Love Scene" & "Would You Mind", in my opinion.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jun 27, 2011 23:30:41 GMT -5
Why all the hate for Would You Mind? I love that song so much. The production and her vocals...mmm. So erotic!
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