20 Y.O.

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review by: scifihorror fan date: 2009-05-13 rating:
a time for reflection with janet's 20th anniversary!
Janet Jackson way be a very underrated star upon recently, now only making a million sales and barely that with recent album Discipline (2008), one thing is for certain, she releases mega epic albums every single time and 20 y.o is no exception. br /here she celebrates her 20 years as the biggest success since the epic,beautiful and revolutionary 'Control', the daring and epic 'Rhythm Nation', the glorious and soulful 'Janet', the dark, epic and groovy 'Velvet Rope', the soft and funky 'All For You' and the erotic and underrated retro class act that was 'Damita Jo'. br /now she reflects on her career by providing a different sound altogether on her celebratory album giving fans what they want, a fresher new sound and something that competes with the market of that year, in my opinion it was one of the best rb albums to arrive in 2006, others that matched were Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics , Nelly Furtado's Loose and Beyonce's B'Day. br /overall, this album is probably the most daring Janet has ever given us because this is such a major celebration to reflect on her career and she delivers a complete U-turn, which in my opinion works really well if a little patchy in places. br /So Excited, Enjoy and Daybreak are (for me) my favourite songs of the album but all in all this album really is a major event in music and the sounds here are more different than anything we have encountered in Janet's music before. br / br /retrospect review- br /Control-11/10 br /Rhythm Nation-11/10 br /Janet-11/10 br /Velvet Rope-11/10(the best rb album of the 90's) br /All For You-10/10 br /Damita Jo-9.5/10 br /20 Y.O-8.5/10,it's fun fuelled and a very different album. br /while not a classic in music like her albums from Control-Velvet Rope. Nor is it a modern era multi pltinum gem like All For You. br /but it has an edge that makes it a must have album due to the great songs produced here. br / br /a very good album fuelled with looking back and moving on, a welcome to new Janet.

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review by: date: 2008-08-12 rating:
20 Years Ohhh
The title and opening suggest we reflect on her first twenty years (see later correction) where J pores over the ground covered between Control and 20 while voicing over samples from your favourite JJJ releases. br /Preparing us to embark on a new direction? I think Not!!! Why don't you just Hit me baby yet one more time.... br /Junkyard drum samples? .....check. br /Four by four-square rigid syncopation? sparse urban production...check, check. br /Paula Abdul Militant choreography?...check. br /Philosophical (well she seems to think they are) interludes to link the tracks?... oh Janet do we have to?... check! br /All proving that in twenty years we have come exactly nowhere. br / br /Preceding the Twenty years between the first record(that you want us to remember) and this, there are a few very carefully forgotten bits of musical embarrassment locked in the Jackson "family" albums marked Early Childhood. Two early 80's pieces so awful they simply ceased to exist before the JJ engine reboots for the dance floor smash that was Control. 20 takes us right back to those fragile beginnings. br / br /Just as Miss Spears is starting to lose it, J picks up one of her discarded jump suits, noting the similarity to her own spandex and tries it on for size.... Oh Dear. br /The target range for this album lies approximately between that of a Bratz doll and your first dental retainer. And for the first time in years there is no set piece pornographic Parental Advisory to worry your (Republican) Mom Dad that your rebellious tendencies will bring about your retirement from beauty pageants before you've graduated to cheerleading - although Love 2 Love "comes" (sic) desperately close. So Excited can't even live in the shadow of Herbie Hancock's monumental ROCKIT. Sampling this was a bad move for track #1 proper. It takes ten more (if you count the wretched interludes) before I'm woken up by the rolling chugger that is Enjoy, then we have to crawl back under the covers again, because it's time for the sorry Miss Jackson to sleep with the listener again through Take Care. br /Wait a minute! What if 20 celebrates two decades with Flyte Tyme? br /Jimmy - Terry - Andre.....YOU can do better than this. br / br /Someone once said "Never impersonate yourself, somebody else always does it better..." br / br /

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review by: J date: 2007-12-10 rating:
GREAT ALBUM!
This is the first Janet album I bought! At first I listened, skipped a few tacks and just added it to my collection, few months later I listened again and it was on non-stop! I didnt realise how good this album is, now that i have just about neally all her albums, i know it isnt her best work but there's some cool tracks! I was starting to type the tracks i like and realise theyr all great. Dont listen to the bad reviews! Buy it now!

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review by: date: 2007-10-28 rating:
20 Years... and Janet's still got it!
In September of 2006, Janet Jackson released what is probably her most Urban album yet, 20 Y.O., follow-up from DAMITA JO (2004). 20 Y.O. itself isn't one of Janet's best efforts to date by any means; it has its faults and weaknesses, but for the most part the songs are tight and slick. Janet took a slightly different turn with this album also, working with her current boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. She has said herself that the album is meant to be an anniversary of her breakthrough set, CONTROL (1986), though in my opinion it really sounds nothing like it. br / br /1. 20 (Intro) (00:53) br /2. So Excited (featuring Khia) (03:14) - 10/10 br /3. Show Me (03:38) - 10/10 br /4. Get It Out Me (03:04) - 10/10 br /5. Do It 2 Me (04:06) - 10/10 br /6. This Body (04:10) - 10/10 br /7. 20 Part 2 (Interlude) (00:27) br /8. With U (05:08) - 9/10 br /9. Call On Me (with Nelly) (03:24) - 8/10 br /10. 20 Part 3 (Interlude) (00:28) br /11. Daybreak (04:21) - 10/10 br /12. Enjoy (04:30) - 10/10 br /13. 20 Part 4 (Interlude) (00:43) br /14. Take Care (05:43) - 10/10 br /15. Love 2 Love (05:03) - 8/10 br /16. 20 Part 5 (Outro) (01:03) br / br /The album begins with an Interlude with Janet speaking about what she's talked about through her songs in the past twenty years of her career, and at the end she states on this effort she wants to have fun. Which is exactly what the album is. It starts the album off quite well. The next four tracks: "So Excited" featuring Khia, the second single, "Show Me," "Get It Out Me" and "Do It 2 Me" are the dance tracks of the album, and work really well on the album. I can't choose a favourite out of the four - they're all so brilliant! "This Body" has an rock feel to it, but is still an Urban cut. It could have been Janet's 2007 Black Cat, but unfortunately it is not. Great song still. The album continues with yet another interlude, before the next two tracks: "With U" and "Call On Me" (with Nelly). The former is a mild R'n'B number while the latter is really the worst song on the album. Why it was chosen as the first single from the album I do not know. Followed by another meaningless Interlude, "Daybreak" and "Enjoy," the latter being one of my favourites on the album, pick things back up. 20 Y.O. continues with a sexy interlude, which puts the listener in the mood for the next track, "Take Care." I sometimes find Janet's baby-making songs quite tiresome, but this is easily the best song on the set for me. It's done in a much more classy way to her usual baby-making songs. Reminds me of her hit single "Anytime, Anyplace" from the amazing "JANET." (1993) album. "Love 2 Love" is only slightly better than the worst song, "Call On Me," and really isn't a good closure. The Outro is hilarious and by far the best Interlude on the album. br / br /In conclusion, 20 Y.O. isn't really on par with Janet's other albums, but it's definately still five-star worthy and worth a listen from anyone who is a fan of any of her past work or anyone who likes Urban music. Personally, I prefer her pop/rock music, which seemed to stop at DAMITA JO, which may explain the reason for me thinking this is Janet's worst album yet. Or maybe it's the fact that longtime producers Jam Lewis weren't involved in this album as much. Although it's a nice album to listen to, you see a dramatic change in Janet's music and even her vocals also. I'm hoping her next is better, even though 20 Y.O. is still excellent and proves that Janet really is still in control. br /


review by: date: 2007-08-08 rating:
So Not Excited!
Wel not a very good album best track is so excited 5/10 buy it if you must.

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