January 21, 2008 New Music: Janet Jackson – Feedback (Timbaland Remix)

Janet Jackson – Feedback Timbaland Remix [Link 1]
Janet Jackson – Feedback Timbaland Remix [Link 2]

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January 16, 2008 First Review: Mariah’s ‘That Chick’ & Janet’s ‘Discipline’

Words can’t express how excited I am about the new Mariah Carey album that will be entitled That Chick! My mind is racing with all the possibilities of what that title will mean in regards to the sound of the album which is set to be released in April! But anyway, DefJam had a listening session in London on Wednesday, where they played the majority of Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson’s new albums.

Here’s what Discopop had to say, even though the writer obviously wasn’t the biggest Mimi fan the review was still positive which says a lot.

So, Def Jam were showing off the two female jewels in their crown today with playbacks of the new Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey albums.

“Label Boss Antonio “LA” Reid seemed very excited about both of them, although that is his job, and mentioned plans for six singles from Mariah’s That Chick, which hits the stores in April.

Their old diva (in terms of contract, not age, of course) is Mariah, who is riding high after the 7xPlatinum-selling Emancipation Of Mimi.

We got to hear 10 tracks from the follow-up, That Chick, which I have to say sounded more polished and commercial than Janet’s effort.

One track in particular is set to make big bucks, and that’s Bye Bye – a torch song for people “who lost they grandmothers”. I guarantee that Simon Cowell will be sick of hearing badly-realised auditions of it by the end of the year.

Lyrics were never Carey’s strong point, mind you, so her paean to loss is summed up with not-very-insightful Hallmark platitudes like “I’d give the world to see your face” and “Life goes on”. Profound, eh?

Still, at least it’s better than when she desperately attempts to prove how bang up to date she is. In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: “If there’s a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)”. Not exactly the sexiest boudoir come-on you’ve ever heard, is it?

But there are plenty of good tunes to counter the awesomely bad lyrics. Migrate, about a night out with Mariah while she wears jeans (”yeah, they fit”, she informs us) is sure to be a candidate for heavy MTV rotation, although I hope to god they excise T-Pain’s hopelessly strained vocals. Lovin’ You Long Time, meanwhile, is a strutting uptempo number very much in the style of It’s Like That.

So, what have we learnt from this listening “event”? Well, I wasn’t overwhelmed by the music – despite (or perhaps because of) the fact it was played so ear-splittingly loud that it felt like I was being punched repeatedly in the ears by a cyberman. Both artists have turned in a tuneful, competent set of R&B songs, but I’m not sure that any of them have the charisma or vitality to compete with the Rihannas and Beyonces of this world.

Both albums: 6/10 (scores may go up or down after further listens at levels tolerable to the human ear).

To read what they had to say about Janet Jackson’s Discipline CLICK HERE!

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Janet Jackson vs Madonna!

Janet Jackson’s 2007 Discipline Album Cover vs Madonna’s 2002 Pop Magazine cover, knock-off or pure coincidence?

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January 15, 2008 LBS Exclusive: Janet Jackson’s New ‘Discipline’ Album Cover!

Janet Jackson’s Discipline Album Cover was just sent to me and all the other Janet fans by JanetJackson.com, so love muffins what are your thoughts?

And please remember where you saw it first!

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January 11, 2008 Janet Jackson Covers New Issue of Billboard Magazine!

Okay… so I love this new picture of Janet Jackson on the cover of Billboard magazine (on newsstands now) but is it me or does this picture look like it was taken about 10-15 years ago? Anyway, here’s some of the highlights from the article.

Janet on Discipline not being a “comeback” album: “I think a comeback is when you leave and then you … come back,” she tells Billboard with a laugh. “People are always quick to use that word ‘comeback,’ but I never went anywhere, really.”

Janet on the new album: “heavier on dance tracks than seductive jams” and describes the album’s title track as “one of her typical frisky bedroom cuts, featuring lyrics like, ‘I need some discipline tonight/I’ve been very bad’ and ‘Daddy, make me cry.’”

Janet on how Virgin Records handled her last two albums: “Not to badmouth Virgin, ’cause it was my family for a very long time, but they kind of just lost touch. To only have support of the urban development and for [those two albums] to sell what they did, there’s a lot to say for that. [At Island] they all come together, and one department knows what the other department is doing. You need to really move forward. It’s teamwork, and that’s what Virgin lost.”

Note: JJ also tells Billboard that she hopes to tour in support of her soon to be released Discipline album in mid- to late summer.

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LBS Exclusive: Janet Jackson’s Lost “Feedback” Scene!!!!

One of my love muffins, Matthew (aka Aladdin), sent me his latest hilarious creative video, “Janet Jackson FEEDBACK LOST SCENE!!!!” Here’s what he wrote:

“hey B scott! Its Aladdin… the crazy who made the britney/tyra video…. my most recent deviant

enjoy!
Love Matthew “

Please remember where you saw this first and give Aladdin some “Feedback” about his super duper funny video! Thanks Aladdin for sending this directly to me!

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