janet. vs The Velvet Rope

[Suedehead]

Which album do you prefer?

 

[Suedehead]

And yes I woke up this morning and chose janet.

 

[Marilyn]

A very difficult choice but I might give the edge to janft.

Control to TVR is such an untouchable run, four perfect albums in a row

 

[Suedehead]

You could argue that The Body That Loves You is probably the weakest link on Janet. but honestly as an album it's near flawless. By any standard. For any artist.

 

[Ellie]

Janet edges it. There’s filler on both, but putting something as great as Can’t Be Stopped on as a hidden track and yet releasing Every Time as a single is quite unfortunate.

 

[VV]

I went for Janet, but Rhythm Nation is her most essential album!

 

[Suedehead]

10 That's The Way Love Goes
09 You Want This
11 If
10 This Time
10 Throb
08 What'll I Do
09 Funky Big Band
09 New Agenda
10 Because Of Love
09 Again
10 Where Are You Now
07 The Body That Loves You
09 Any Time, Any Place

07 Whoops Now

 

[Alla]

janet, but Rhythm Nation is much better.

 

[Joseph]

janice.

 

[Suedehead]

Let's face it Whoops Now! invented the entire genre of Bop.

 

[Jark]

Janet. for sure

Let's face it Whoops Now! invented the entire genre of Bop.

What'll I Do is truly that bop though.

 

[Jark]

not sure if this is unpopular but I find the back half of Velvet Rope somewhat fillery? that said it's all listenable and both albums are front loaded.

but nothing can compete with the run of TTWLG / You Want This / If / This Time / Throb / What'll I Do. maybe the best run of songs on any album ever? classique after classique.

 

[lolly]

I prefer Rhythm Nation 1814, but think janet. is a better album.

 

[Ellie]

I get irritated by RN1814 being called some kind of socially conscious concept album, when there are only 4 songs on it that could possibly be interpreted that way and only one of them was a single.

 

[Sheena]

Both are great, but .janet is one of my favourite albums ever:

10 That's The Way Love Goes
10 You Want This
11 If
10 This Time
10 Throb
09 What'll I Do
07 Funky Big Band
07 New Agenda
10 Because Of Love
10 Again
08 Where Are You Now
07 The Body That Loves You
10 Any Time, Any Place

07 Whoops Now

 

[Sheena]

I get irritated by RN1814 being called some kind of socially conscious concept album, when there are only 4 songs on it that could possibly be interpreted that way and only one of them was a single.

GET THE POINT?
GOOD
LET'S DANCE

 

[Suedehead]

RN1814 is a bit overproduced for me
I prefer control

 

[Joseph]

I get irritated by RN1814 being called some kind of socially conscious concept album, when there are only 4 songs on it that could possibly be interpreted that way and only one of them was a single.

You don’t feel the social injustice pressed upon the lonely on Come Back To Me and Miss You Much

 

[straightorbroken]

12 Whoops Now

A 90s ultimate.

 

[Pipo]

11 Because Of Love

 

[Ellie]

You don’t feel the social injustice pressed upon the lonely on Come Back To Me and Miss You Much

I mean Escapade is clearly about working for UNICEF.

 

[funky]

See I find The Velvet Rope a bit over produced. It's a bit GLOOPY in parts, I particularly don't like "I Get Lonely", you just know it needed to be remixed to be a single (I don't even care that much for the single version either to be honest)

But where it's good it's very very good. It's probably her most objectively ACCOMPLISHED work. But janet. is just a much better listen overall. I normally prefer cohesive albums over a collection of different bops, but when the collection of bops is THAT strong I don't really mind. janet. is almost wall to wall tunes.

 

[Joseph]

10 That's The Way Love Goes
10 You Want This
10 If
10 This Time
10 Throb
09 What'll I Do
08 Funky Big Band
07 New Agenda
10 Because Of Love
10 Again
09 Where Are You Now
10 The Body That Loves You
10 Any Time, Any Place
08 Whoops Now

 

[funky]

13 That's The Way Love Goes
08 You Want This
09 If
10 This Time
09 Throb
08 What'll I Do
08 Funky Big Band
08 New Agenda
08 Because Of Love
09 Again
10 Where Are You Now
08 The Body That Loves You
08 Any Time, Any Place

06 Whoops Now

 

[POP!]

Tough one. RN, janet, TVR are all neck and neck for me. I think I prefer TVR as a body of work.

11 Velvet Rope
09 You
09 Got Till It's Gone
10 My Need
10 Go Deep
07 Free Xone
10 Together Again
07 Empty
08 What About
07 Every Time
06 Tonight's the Night
10 I Get Lonely
10 Rope Burn
08 Anything
07 Special
08 Can't Be Stopped

11 That's The Way Love Goes
08 You Want This
10 If
10 This Time
10 Throb
08 What'll I Do
08 Funky Big Band
07 New Agenda
08 Because Of Love
08 Again
09 Where Are You Now
07 The Body That Loves You
09 Any Time, Any Place (R K*lly Remix is arguably a 10)
07 Whoops Now

 

[jyxz]

RN1814 is a bit overproduced for me
I prefer control

Control is my go-to album of choix

As for the topic - janet > TVR for me

 

[Logic?]

10 That's The Way Love Goes
10 You Want This
11 If
10 This Time
10 Throb
09 What'll I Do
09 Funky Big Band
08 New Agenda
10 Because Of Love
08 Again
10 Where Are You Now
07 The Body That Loves You
09 Any Time, Any Place

09 Whoops Now

It really is THAT GOOD

 

[Mark R 3]

I think the velvet rope just about edges it for me.

 

[funky]

Janet edges it. There’s filler on both, but putting something as great as Can’t Be Stopped on as a hidden track and yet releasing Every Time as a single is quite unfortunate.

I have never heard that hidden track before and oh my GOD

 

[BoysForSeles]

I have never heard that hidden track before and oh my GOD

I have the physical album too and never realised this either, playing now.