Furious. Three songs in and everything is MILES better than the singles!!!! 

9 minutes ago, Monkey_Juice said:

Can we talk about Lights On!

 

 

THIS HYMN!!!!

I'm so pleasantly surprised. I really like the album.

4 hours ago, Stepfon said:

 

With no promo by the way

 

BLING BLING BLAWWWWW SHE LIKE WHATS DAAAT ON U WRIST

 

CANDY PAINT FIXED FJDMSLDJAdkdndhsosjsidjdjdjdksksoskdkdididkd

7 hours ago, Ms.cleo said:

Lmao I think you have confused her talent to perform and captivate an audience with being a popstar. The same thing is being done to Normani imho. 
 

Janet has done many genres but she is R&B at the core, she has literally been a huge innovator in contemporary R&B. 
 

I don't think y'all know what R&B is lol

 

edit: maybe it's because she has crossed over into mainstream appeal and that's what y'all mean by popstar but her music has never been purely pop to me at all. It's always R&B influenced with whatever other genre it's in 

Do not agree, especially as someone who physically owns every Janet Jackson album and is probably her biggest fan on this forum. She is a pop star through and through, and again she has said so herself. Stop lumping all black women into R&B girls (yall do the same to Rih). Janet Jackson is a legendary black POP star. Pop is literally a mix of genres. Stop this blasphemy.

 

"it's important to note that Control's self-actualization anthems were expressions of black female pride. Control spawned a whopping six videos—great ones, at that—which played an immeasurable role in the shift toward visible black pop

Edited June 14, 20242 yr by Afterglow

 

Mm-ah, mm-ah
In your head like, mm-ah, mm-ah
In your bed like, mm-ah, mm-ah
I'm just like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Right there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Take it there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Right there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Mm-ah-mm, mm-ah, mm-ah (Ah)
In your head like, mm-ah, mm-ah
In your bed like, mm-ah, mm-ah
I'm just like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Right there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Take it there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Right there like, mm-ah, mm-ah
Mm-ah-mm, mm-ah, mm-ah
Mm-ah, mm-ah

 

 

Wild Side playing at the end legit feels like my husband returning from the war. Get your gorgeous ass over here.

 

What an amazing first outing sonically. So frustrating she had to go through so much drama to get to this point but the music is truly excellent and I'm really glad it got to see the light of day. Even 1:59 sounded way better as an album track vs. standalone.

I honestly loved all of the songs but top 3 from the new stuff would be Still, All Yours and Lights On. Distance and Tantrums honorable mention!

 

 

All yours is amazing and Candy Paint new version is a smasha wow , congrats Normani!

I can't get over how excellent the album is

 

 

 

Also if you guys have a streaming party , can you put some of my songs in ? lol 

 

 

she kinda ate! it was kind of impossible to live up to the long wait but the album is SOLID. it kind of gets repetitive towards the end but overall, im liking it.

 

i can't believe we actually have an album 

I love this record so much. My only suggestion would be some extra tracks in the style of Candy Paint because that's one of my favourites of hers. My suggestion would be to listen to the record with the bass boosted because I think the bass is a really important part of this record - the production has decided to have the bass and Normani's vocal as the key parts of the track so I think boosting the bass makes it stand out more and have a more sublime, satisfying listen.

 

I think it was worth the wait in theory because the quality is great. However it would have been great to have a body of work out in 2019/20 so that we could have tracked her progression as an artist. Hopefully she has some visuals coming!

 

32 minutes ago, Afterglow said:

Do not agree, especially as someone who physically owns every Janet Jackson album and is probably her biggest fan on this forum. She is a pop star through and through, and again she has said so herself. Stop lumping all black women into R&B girls (yall do the same to Rih). Janet Jackson is a legendary black POP star. Pop is literally a mix of genres. Stop this blasphemy.

 

"it's important to note that Control's self-actualization anthems were expressions of black female pride. Control spawned a whopping six videos—great ones, at that—which played an immeasurable role in the shift toward visible black pop

I would categorise Janet as a pop artist first but her music is also very R&B in style with a bit of funk too. Her work is pretty much halfway between pop and r&b in my view. I think it's debatable what genre she fits most into, which you could say about a lot of other artists too. I definitely agree with the idea that people tend to think black women = r&b and white = pop, there have been so many amazing black pop artists.

She did what she had to do with this album. I need to give it another listen and let it process. So far, I'm loving it!!

Get in

 

 

 

 

went to bed snatched and woke up snatched. this genuinely being one of the best albums of the year?? oh mothermani

 

rankings —

 

 

still

all yours

lights on

big boy

grip

wild side

insomnia

1:59

little secrets

tantrums

distance

take my time

candy paint

 

All Yours being 1 or 2 on everyone's lists

 

 

 

A very good album

 

What on earth was her team thinking releasing 1:59 as the lead? And no physicals??

3 minutes ago, dillan said:

A very good album

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, mxoonlight said:

Wild Side playing at the end legit feels like my husband returning from the war. Get your gorgeous ass over here.

 

What an amazing first outing sonically. So frustrating she had to go through so much drama to get to this point but the music is truly excellent and I'm really glad it got to see the light of day. Even 1:59 sounded way better as an album track vs. standalone.

I honestly loved all of the songs but top 3 from the new stuff would be Still, All Yours and Lights On. Distance and Tantrums honorable mention!

 

 

i have the same faves.  Honestly what a wonderful surprise of an album. So pleasantly surprised the album has been on repeat all morning .

 

 

idk what they were doing with the singles picked. didnt do this album justice

WE ARE STREAMING! Finally an album to her name.

Oh wow oh wow

 

35 minutes ago, worldwide angel said:

went to bed snatched and woke up snatched. this genuinely being one of the best albums of the year?? oh mothermani

 

rankings —

 

 

still

all yours

lights on

big boy

grip

wild side

insomnia

1:59

little secrets

tantrums

distance

take my time

candy paint

 

Death penalty was made for you sis