Janet's albums don't start becoming suspect until they start getting Dupri-ified, and even then there will be at least one face-melting song of greatness on there.
You should really check out The Velvet Rope and All For You
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Blame it on the Boogie way too friggin' low but at least
― "renegade" gnome (remy bean), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
i didn't even realize until i looked it up for my ballot that the Jacksons' "Heartbreak Hotel" technically was released under a different title; Whitney wasn't as scared of the Elvis estate when she released hers in the '90s
― some dude, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
A weird suspicion on their part: titles aren't subject to copyright violations.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
maybe it was more of act of deference/respect
― some dude, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
36. Michael Jackson - Who Is It (109 points, 5 votes) Tied with 37 from Dangerous, 1992
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
35. Janet Jackson - Alright (109 points, 6 votes) from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, 1989
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Excellent twosome.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
this poll has been amazing so far.
All For You was the first Janet album I bought. I was on holiday with my mum in America to visit fam and I'd hang out w/ similar aged cousins watching lol TRL (lol America) when the vid came out and my cousins were crazy over it and I got hooked in. When I came home my brother told me about how great Velvet Rope and Janet were and my sis with the two before that and it was kinda this weird family-based love.
(don't think I voted for All For You the song though I gave points to Someone To Call My Lover, China Love and Doesn't Really Matter. Maybe the Carly Simon song too, which is :D)
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Alright" is so warm and inviting.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Alright was my #16 vote. Warm and inviting otm. Its like a hug at the end of a party.
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I voted for "Alright." What an odd chorus! All these breathy couplets, then the resolution is "You're alright with me"? Awesome.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Chorus and verse and bridge (at least in the album version) melt together in "Alright."
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Like three well-selected cheeses in a grilled sandwich.
Like a nylon lemon peel.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
i voted for the cj mackintosh and dave dorrell house mix of 'alright' so i guess that counted towards the total, in which case that's my first to place. that mix is so gorgeous.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
34. Janet Jackson - Nasty (111 points, 4 votes, 1 1st Place Vote) from Control, 1986
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
33. Janet Jackson - Escapade (112 points, 6 votes) from Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, 1989
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Nasty @ 34. :(
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
(the #1 vote was mine, btw)
Janet is doing a lot better in this poll than I thought she would. Hoping When I Think Of You will place later on, the highest of hers in my list.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think what's gonna happen is michael-heavy top half, janet-heavy bottom half
― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Not only is Janet doing better than I expected, "cute Janet" (i.e. "Someone to Call My Lover," "Escapade") is doing waaaaay better. I expect "When I Think Of You" and "Together Again" to place in the top 20.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Escapade! The most recent track on my ballot iirc.
― seandalai, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
okay gotta go out so will do the last 2 for today now...
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
32. Michael Jackson - Get On The Floor (114 points, 4 votes, 2 1st Place Votes) from Off The Wall, 1979
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
31. Janet Jackson - Empty (115 points, 5 votes) from The Velvet Rope, 1997
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Get On the Floor" just missed my ballot. Really, 30 different songs, easy, could have been my #11-20.
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh god EMPTY is just one of the GREATEST SONGS
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Wow, 2 1st place votes for "Get on the Floor"? (It was on my ballot, in slot #20 iirc.)
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
greatest poll ever
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
No wait, "Empty" was the most recent track on my ballot.
(Not that anyone cares, just don't want to have a falsehood associated with my username for posterity)
― seandalai, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just listened to Velvet Rope for the first time this afternoon, Empty was the higlight by a long way.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Not one thing on my ballot has shown up so far, which is rather disconcerting. Am also slightly baffled at the love for "Get On the Floor". I voted for most of OTW in the end but didn't feel too sad at cutting that one.
Oh well, still 30 to go...
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Am also slightly baffled at the love for "Get On the Floor".
Two (or maybe one) words: Bass. Line.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
fuck yesssssss at those two. really pleasant surprise to see them place.
― prolego, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
really hope those Bad (as in the album "Bad") singles won't make much of an impact on this list. only Smooth Criminal deserves to be in this company imo
Yay for the Jacksons!! "Let's dance, let's shout..."
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
What? That is crazy; "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Dirty Diana" and "Liberian Girl" are all fantastic songs, not to mention "Another Part of Me", and "Man in the Mirror" was the original MJ aspirational song before it became a ridiculous cliche.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh also "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"! I mean, Bad is a fucking great album, in many ways superior to Dangerous
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like more songs on Bad than I dislike, but it's the least of the 4 big ones, I think.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Still, I'm positive "The Way You Make Me Feel" was my highest-ranking post-Thriller track.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean, I do agree that "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Smooth Criminal" are the two clear standout tracks on the album, but the rest of the songs on the album are in the "good" to "amazing" spectrum.
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
Even "Bad" sounded pretty not bad the last time I heard it.
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
i dunno, i always considered "the way you make me feel" to be super-corny and not especially badass
which is strange because i'm pretty sure "man in the mirror" is my favorite song from "Bad" right now pretty much entirely due to the vocal performance and the structure... like you think the song is almost over about 2 minutes from the end, but it turns out he's just getting started...
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
Always loved the combination of shuffle beats and simple blues progression on "Feel."
― dead-trius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't like Bad: the boy on autopilot. "Smooth Criminal" and "Man in the Mirror" are the exceptions.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dangerous sounds like Jackson has become conversant enough with a contemporary R&B/dance trend (i.e. new jack swing) to adapt it to his own rhythms; "Jam" and "Why You Wanna Trip On Me" are harder and trippier than the competition; and lyrically it's often astounding.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Off The Wall is the biggest disco album, Thriller is the biggest album ever, Dangerous is the biggest new jack album.
"Bad: the boy on autopilot."
I agree
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
"who is it" has my favorite michael jackson lyric
i am the damnedi am the deadi am the agony inside the dying head
― Whiney vs. (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Empty was my last 'i've already picked 6 or 7 songs off TVR, I need to vote for other albums' omission. Most prob. would have voted for it on another day though.
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:04 (1 year ago) Permalink