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Entertainment Weekly Review - B+
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/01/unbreakable-janet-jackson-ew-review
Wall Street Journal Review (Positive)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/unbreakable-by-janet-jackson-review-1443563988
New York Times Review (Positive)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/arts/music/review-janet-jacksons-unbreakable-focuses-on-love-outside-the-bedroom.html?_r=0
Newsday Review - A
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment...son-1.10909367
I just read NYTR :dead:
Ughhhhhh
Janet doesn't make albums just for the sake of it
That's why 20 Y.O and DP didn't fare so well, she didn't have anything to write and sing about :dead:
Best album since TVR imo
There aren't any tour dates this week
I hope she's doing promo talk shows etc
I know she won't do any TV performances, you gotta PAY to see her perform now :dead:
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 05:50:48 AM
Janet doesn't make albums just for the sake of it
That's why 20 Y.O and DP didn't fare so well, she didn't have anything to write and sing about :dead:
Best album since TVR imo
Whenever she picks up that fucking PEN, it is magic :ohwow:
Quote from: JCJ. on October 01, 2015, 06:04:56 AM
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 05:50:48 AM
Janet doesn't make albums just for the sake of it
That's why 20 Y.O and DP didn't fare so well, she didn't have anything to write and sing about :dead:
Best album since TVR imo
Whenever she picks up that fucking PEN, it is magic :ohwow:
!!!!!!
Her writing is severely underrated
But she doesn't make it a point to bring it up every time like some other singers
:plzstop:
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 06:06:25 AM
Quote from: JCJ. on October 01, 2015, 06:04:56 AM
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 05:50:48 AM
Janet doesn't make albums just for the sake of it
That's why 20 Y.O and DP didn't fare so well, she didn't have anything to write and sing about :dead:
Best album since TVR imo
Whenever she picks up that fucking PEN, it is magic :ohwow:
!!!!!!
Her writing is severely underrated
But she doesn't make it a point to bring it up every time like some other singers
:plzstop:
ALL of the lyrics and most of the production on this album are by her and J & T :plzstop:
The 3 of them are musical soulmates
'Night' really GOT me
That is a sure fire single
Giving me house music in '98
:stressed:
Lessons Learned is BRILLIANT. Some of the best lyrics on the album
"Dazed alone confused in thought | Feeling bad for whatever she's done | got caught up fell in too deep | played his part but she only blames she"
:stressed:
Thank God her slate can be wiped clean from that Discipline mess... I hated that she had not part in the production and that it was defining her legacy the last 7 years.
I need to karate chop a few of yew as well for having me think the album was going to be terrible in that other thread with the snippets.
Her album is back in the top 40 on itunes
aside from newsday website the others say page not found :hmph:
Quote from: JRocka on October 01, 2015, 09:42:20 AM
aside from newsday website the others say page not found :hmph:
fixed
Time (positive)
http://time.com/4057289/janet-jackson-preaches-resilience-on-her-ecstatic-new-album-unbreakable/
Review: Janet Jackson?s New Album Unbreakable
The singer preaches resilience in her ecstatic new songs
Janet Jackson struck gold?and platinum?when she asserted herself as mistress of her domain on the 1986 album Control. Her successes in the decades that followed included dominance of radio and MTV?with songs like the sparkling ?Love Will Never Do (Without You)? and the jittery ?The Pleasure Principle??spectacle-heavy world tours and provocative magazine covers that set tongues wagging.
Her most scandalous moment, the infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, still informs debates over sex on television more than a decade later. But none of it would have happened without the forward-thinking blend of pop, soul and ladies-first energy that buoyed her to stardom. Through her collaborations with the R&B production powerhouse Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jackson consistently released tracks that summed up the contradictions inherent in womanhood, while making listeners all along the gender spectrum want to shake their bodies.
Jackson?s new album, Unbreakable, out Oct. 2, is a collaboration with Jam and Lewis that marks her first studio release since 2008?s Discipline. As befits the title?and Jackson?s career?Unbreakable is a collection of songs about resilience and finding love both outwardly and from within. In keeping with her best work, it?s full of bravado and soul-searching.
The album opens with the title track, which could be read as a devotional of sorts to Jackson?s fans: ?Never for a single moment/Did I ever go without your love,? she sings over a space-age synth, which blossoms into a sunny-day soul strut. Jackson?s voice, always notable for the emotion it could pack into even the simplest verse, is particularly suited to this type of laid-back R&B. As the song fades out, her voice comes back in, this time as tour guide: ?Hello. It?s been a while. Lots to talk about. I?m glad you?re still here. I hope you enjoy.?
If Unbreakable stayed in the laid-back grown-woman gear of its opener, it would still be completely satisfying; the Jackson-Jam-Lewis crew has been crafting song-length sighs since Control?s sumptuous ?Funny How Time Flies (When You?re Having Fun).? But instead, the machine kicks into overdrive with the help of rapper Missy Elliott, another strong woman of yesterday?s pop charts who experienced a renaissance in 2015. The hyperactive ?BURNITUP!? has hype assistance from Elliott and accompaniment that brings together the 2010s? chanting crowds and the 1980s? skittering 808 drum samples. It serves as notice that Jackson hasn?t yet given up her private booth at the club.
Part of the joy of Unbreakable comes from the effortless way that it bridges the gap between new and old. There are nods to current dance-music trends like the frothy ?Take Me Away,? which floats on a Calvin Harris?like cloud before culminating in a ripping guitar solo, and the splashy ?Night.? There are also throwback ballads like the intimate ?After You Fall? and the luscious ?Dream Maker/Euphoria.? Unbreakable also maintains the social consciousness that made Rhythm Nation such a powerful statement 25-plus years ago: ?Shoulda Known Better? takes on the present-day state of affairs, with Jackson echoing the Thriller track ?Human Nature? of her late brother Michael.
Unbreakable closes with ?Gon? B Alright,? a thumping, clamorous funk jam that recalls Stevie Wonder?s ?Living for the City? and Sly and the Family Stone?s ?I Want to Take You Higher??it?s a party, and Jackson sounds thrilled to be head hostess. The lyrics are comforting and joyous, a boisterous reminder that while Jackson?s been through a lot, she?s survived. And so can those listening at home, as long as they remember to take control and dance.
Quote from: JCJ. on October 01, 2015, 09:46:14 AM
Quote from: JRocka on October 01, 2015, 09:42:20 AM
aside from newsday website the others say page not found :hmph:
fixed
thanks....but i love the newsday review! this album is the true essence of Janet and i love when she writes her music :stressed:
Quote from: JCJ. on October 01, 2015, 09:47:53 AM
Time (positive)
http://time.com/4057289/janet-jackson-preaches-resilience-on-her-ecstatic-new-album-unbreakable/
Review: Janet Jackson?s New Album Unbreakable
The singer preaches resilience in her ecstatic new songs
Janet Jackson struck gold?and platinum?when she asserted herself as mistress of her domain on the 1986 album Control. Her successes in the decades that followed included dominance of radio and MTV?with songs like the sparkling ?Love Will Never Do (Without You)? and the jittery ?The Pleasure Principle??spectacle-heavy world tours and provocative magazine covers that set tongues wagging.
Her most scandalous moment, the infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, still informs debates over sex on television more than a decade later. But none of it would have happened without the forward-thinking blend of pop, soul and ladies-first energy that buoyed her to stardom. Through her collaborations with the R&B production powerhouse Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jackson consistently released tracks that summed up the contradictions inherent in womanhood, while making listeners all along the gender spectrum want to shake their bodies.
Jackson?s new album, Unbreakable, out Oct. 2, is a collaboration with Jam and Lewis that marks her first studio release since 2008?s Discipline. As befits the title?and Jackson?s career?Unbreakable is a collection of songs about resilience and finding love both outwardly and from within. In keeping with her best work, it?s full of bravado and soul-searching.
The album opens with the title track, which could be read as a devotional of sorts to Jackson?s fans: ?Never for a single moment/Did I ever go without your love,? she sings over a space-age synth, which blossoms into a sunny-day soul strut. Jackson?s voice, always notable for the emotion it could pack into even the simplest verse, is particularly suited to this type of laid-back R&B. As the song fades out, her voice comes back in, this time as tour guide: ?Hello. It?s been a while. Lots to talk about. I?m glad you?re still here. I hope you enjoy.?
If Unbreakable stayed in the laid-back grown-woman gear of its opener, it would still be completely satisfying; the Jackson-Jam-Lewis crew has been crafting song-length sighs since Control?s sumptuous ?Funny How Time Flies (When You?re Having Fun).? But instead, the machine kicks into overdrive with the help of rapper Missy Elliott, another strong woman of yesterday?s pop charts who experienced a renaissance in 2015. The hyperactive ?BURNITUP!? has hype assistance from Elliott and accompaniment that brings together the 2010s? chanting crowds and the 1980s? skittering 808 drum samples. It serves as notice that Jackson hasn?t yet given up her private booth at the club.
Part of the joy of Unbreakable comes from the effortless way that it bridges the gap between new and old. There are nods to current dance-music trends like the frothy ?Take Me Away,? which floats on a Calvin Harris?like cloud before culminating in a ripping guitar solo, and the splashy ?Night.? There are also throwback ballads like the intimate ?After You Fall? and the luscious ?Dream Maker/Euphoria.? Unbreakable also maintains the social consciousness that made Rhythm Nation such a powerful statement 25-plus years ago: ?Shoulda Known Better? takes on the present-day state of affairs, with Jackson echoing the Thriller track ?Human Nature? of her late brother Michael.
Unbreakable closes with ?Gon? B Alright,? a thumping, clamorous funk jam that recalls Stevie Wonder?s ?Living for the City? and Sly and the Family Stone?s ?I Want to Take You Higher??it?s a party, and Jackson sounds thrilled to be head hostess. The lyrics are comforting and joyous, a boisterous reminder that while Jackson?s been through a lot, she?s survived. And so can those listening at home, as long as they remember to take control and dance.
yessssss JJ is back
I'm so happy for Janet, she deserves all of this and then some. What kind of endurance?!
Quote from: JRocka on October 01, 2015, 09:42:20 AM
aside from newsday website the others say page not found :hmph:
sssssdddddd
Quote from: JRocka on October 01, 2015, 09:42:20 AM
aside from newsday website the others say page not found :hmph:
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I love that Queen is doing everything on her own terms this time around. Nothing feels forced. The snippets gave me the wrong impression of the album. I should have known better. Everything I hearing so far is really nice. I can't wait to hear the full mess.
So happy she's back and doing her thing. Can't wait to see her Oct 16!
n
Quote from: MΛΥDΛΥ on October 01, 2015, 12:39:17 PM
Everything I hearing so far is really nice.
j
Not nice
:udontlookok:
It's ok may
Let it out
:stressed:
j
NONE of these reviews count towards Metacritic.
These tears.
Quote from: Baphomet. on October 01, 2015, 03:22:56 PM
j
NONE of these reviews count towards Metacritic.
These tears.
just stop trolling
Ya looking desperate
Quote from: Baphomet. on October 01, 2015, 03:22:56 PM
j
NONE of these reviews count towards Metacritic.
These tears.
I'm crying
Trolling would mean that I was lying.
None of those will count towards her album score.
Pretty Much Amazing,The 405,Exclaim!, Billboard, RR, etc are the ones that count.
Just tryin' help. Geewiz :omgwatshappening:
Trolling is you coming in as usual with some irrelavent ass opinion
The reviews are positive that's the fucking point of the threadm
The rest of the reviews will come later in the week since the album isn't even out yet
d
It'll score higher than fat ass Carey and her last 2 albums
That's for damn sure
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 03:30:19 PM
It'll score higher than fat ass Carey and her last 2 albums
That's for damn sure
sis..
USA Today
QuoteIt's been nearly 30 years since Janet Jackson established Control. With that 1986 album, and follow-ups Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) and janet. (1993), Michael Jackson's kid sister not only forged her own creative identity, but also eventually surpassed her brother as a commercial and cultural force.
Jackson is 49 now, and hasn't released a studio album since 2008's misguided Discipline, which featured various producers and drew more attention for its references to sadomasochism than its sonic dexterity or daring. Happily, Unbreakable (three out of four stars), out Friday, reunites her with Jam and Lewis and provides a more cohesive, convincing showcase for Jackson's gifts and her growth.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/10/01/album-of-the-week-janet-jackson-unbreakable/73025824/
:ohwow:
Quote from: FINE. on October 01, 2015, 03:32:53 PM
Quote from: RED on October 01, 2015, 03:30:19 PM
It'll score higher than fat ass Carey and her last 2 albums
That's for damn sure
sis..
tell your sis to keep it cute
:nowgorl:
I wonder how it'll do. Hopefully it's a hit for her
LA Times
QuoteNo kidding. In 2009 Jackson?s brother Michael died. In 2012 she married a Qatari tycoon, Wissam Al Mana. And more recently she?s seen her signature sound ? lush and whispery but never forsaking a good beat ? come back into vogue in the work of younger singers like Tinashe and FKA Twigs.
?The world keeps calling me,? Jackson sings in ?Well Traveled.? With ?Unbreakable? she?s finally offering her reply.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-janet-jackson-unbreakable-album-review-20150930-story.html
Another Positive review
Complex
4 and a half stars!
QuoteI approached Janet Jackson?s Unbreakable with equal parts excitement and trepidation.
The rollout for the pop icon?s first album in seven years has been executed ***flawlessly. ?No Sleeep? harkens back to the janet. era while its J.Cole-featuring remix manages to add a hip-hop twist without it feeling forced, or worse, futile as many guest raps on R&B tracks have proven to be. The title track successfully conveys the overall theme of the album and Janet?s state of mind?self-assured, truly ready to sing again, and very much in love. The third preview of the album, ?BURNITUP!? featuring Missy Elliott, just makes you happy to hear Janet?s voice?with the just as musically missed Missy Elliott, no less?on an uptempo track.
Speaking of, for those of you who have either seen Janet on tour, or, in my case, cheated and hunted down clips online as I await my respective tour stop, it is very much clear that the 49-year-old legend can still out dance the majority of her peers. While there was somewhat of a brouhaha surrounding my claims of Janet?s best student among the crowded crop of new singers, I made it very clear that there will never, ever be another. Her current tour proves that.
http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/10/review-janet-jackson-unbreakable?utm_campaign=musictw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Waiting for Rolling Stone, MTV, VH1 & Billboard
:ohwow:
Spin
8/10
QuoteFan fiction: It?s 1985, and an apple-cheeked Janet Jackson perches on a chair across from her father. ?You could be big as Madonna,? he says. Inside, Miss Jackson is screaming ? at him, at all the hands constantly pawing and trying to tear off any little piece of her. Her voice is pillowy when she speaks. ?I will be bigger than Michael,? she says, before firing her dad and flying to Minneapolis to work with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, associates of Michael?s only competition, Prince.
Crazy to think that it?s been almost 30 years since Janet Jackson danced out from under the shadow of both Madonna and her big brother Michael when she released the revolutionary Control. It was her third studio album, but it felt like her debut. Sure, the smile that melts snow was still there, but she was serious about her s?t. Instead of rhinestone-spangled gloves or stacks of jelly bracelets, she dressed in all-black ensembles usually topped with a blazer. Madonna?s perma-bedhead and ?boy toy? belt were sexually sophisticated and therefore mostly confusing to elementary schoolgirls, but from the minute Janet barked, ?Gimme a beat,? there was no mistaking her message. Girls were not a game to be played.
http://www.spin.com/2015/10/review-janet-jackson-unbreakable/?utm_source=spintwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spintwitter
Come thru critics!!!
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