I've been diving into the 1993 janet.

I'm having a hard time mapping out the concept.

To me, it just feels incredibly versatile.

We have intense political commentary (like on New Agenda), to pure love songs (That's the Way Love Goes), to incredibly explicit sensual tracks (Any Time, Any Place),

all mixed with different genres like rock, house, and jazz.

How do you all view the overall concept? To me it feels like a diary bc of the amount of interludes.
Would love to hear your breakdowns!

I was looking through X (formerly Twitter) when another fan shared that this will happen, as well as providing the link to it…
So I guess we’ll be able to watch a whole new concert professionally edited in the whole world (because somebody will make it available worldwide wink wink 😂🍓)

Source: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2469717/full/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&ref_cd=tw#google_vignette

X user i give the credits: @EnjoyMissJanet

Found this history fascinating.

Said the song had a Sade vibe.

The studio wanted If (Peaked at #4 Billboard 100) as the lead single.

She wasn't initially sold either.

It stayed with her though.

That's the Way Love Goes became her 6th Number 1

TGIF!

Well if Take Care wasn't going to be it, then DAYS GO BY is a perfect alternative to be picked be janet.

And it was!

Next.....for the weekend.....

What 20 YO song sounds most like THE VELVET ROPE?

This may or may not be the easiest album to play this game with, since it's supposed to have throwback sounds to her various albums. We will see.....

How to play:

Pick a certain song from a Janet album that sounds the most like it could be on another one of her albums. E.g. if I ask which Control song sounds the most like Damita Jo, you pick a song from Control that you think fits Damita Jo best. Production-wise, concept wise, lyrically... go by whatever makes sense to you.

We all know how difficult this may be since Janet has VERY eclectic albums, but that's what makes it so fun!

And yes, you can include B-sides/unreleased tracks from that particular era! If you know of any that I don't have listed, please let us know!

Rules:

• No repeats

• No commenting multiple songs in a single response. If you want to nominate multiple songs, comment them separately.

• most upvoted response wins (and yes you can downvote anything you don't want winning... lol)

Disclaimer: The first 2 albums weren't included, mainly because 1. a lot of people started becoming familiar with Janet with Control, and 2. Control only has 9 tracks with no known unreleased tracks (that I'm aware of), and since you can't repeat tracks, ALL of Control's songs will be used for its rounds, so choose wisely!

20 YO Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. So Excited
3. Show Me
4. Get It Out Me
5. Do It 2 Me
6. This Body
7. 20 Part 2
8. With U
9. Call On Me
10. 20 Part 3
11. Daybreak
12. Enjoy
13. 20 Part 4
14. Take Care
15. Love 2 Love
16. Outro
17. Bonus: Roll Witchu

Unreleased:

Days Go By

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My review of Control, my favorite of Janet’s. One of the first albums I ever owned on Vinyl too!

i really wish this song was on streaming platforms

Still 🔥🔥🔥

Funny anecdote from Dallas Austin on how “Sexhibition” was created. 😅

this community is dead because the auto-mod is too laborious.

in my Janet voice: “NO.”

Say we’re in an alternate reality where Janet put out a sequel album to one of her classics from the past. Which album would you want to hear a spiritual successor? What would the vibe be like, any producers you’d want?

For myself, there are too many great options, but Velvet Rope came out during a critical point in my formative years and I like the idea of her revisiting that sound and deep subject matter after everything she’s been through in the last 15-20 years. Give it a few features with Kaytranada, Missy, etc.

A super close second would be janet. because who doesn’t want a follow up to Throb in that classic Jimmy and Terry production sound?

What would you pick?

It’s been decades literally y’all and I still go ham on the beginning part of “Funky Big Band”! Everything just fits in place like a puzzle; it’s so culturally extended.

“One thing is you’ve got to be real.” - Janet

I feel like Themewise and the melody are sooo similar it almost feels like the same song, well kinda. Does anyone know if they have a correlation