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4 minutes ago, EphraimAdamz said:

I want that IF crotch grab

Lol don’t hold your breath lol. I think you want to see this moment for more than what it seemingly is, she took a performance opportunity that came with a nice size check for whatever her reasons but they weren’t revolutionary reasons. 

Just now, EphraimAdamz said:

RN, State of the World, Control, and hopefully What About.

Add Scream back to the set.

IF for that added touch of sexual female empowerment

State of the World is not revolutionary in that country IMO. The lyrics were drafted more about the crack epidemic. I highly doubt What About will make an appearance & while IF - is racy based on their standard let’s see if she does it. 

I have a strong feeling you’ll get RN & the rest will be her generic hits. 

4 minutes ago, EphraimAdamz said:

What would she need to address considering the music she performs already does that and sends those messages anyways

Which songs besides RN are you expecting her to perform that will be SO groundbreaking and rebellious to the country. 

Again, my stance is this was just an unnecessary performance...but that country deserves no more condemnation than America does. But what do you feel will be performed & powerful enough that it justifies the performance itself?

36 minutes ago, Mr. Wonder said:

All this arguing, while she's probably there in rehearsals right now.

 

Idk why this just cracked me the fuck up!

Again this was just an unnecessary drama filled move for Janet and she didn’t need to do the performance. BUT I have to give it to MANY of the people who argue that the USA is literally guilty of these same crimes & no one protests as strongly. Literally just 2 days ago Eric Garner’s murder was ruled innocent of any charges against him. 

We have concentration camps for people who are fleeing for a better life. We have the poisoning of many people of color and low income individuals in Flint Michigan with their 4 year water crisis, and their elected official was fully in the know and OKAY with it. 

We have families being broken up and children separated from their parents we have soooo many egregious acts happening  in this very country & she has a whole residency here. So it’s a bit hypocritical. The media/America has a great way of throwing the rock & shifting focus on who the villains of the world are when they’re truly a devil.

Thats the truth. 

1 hour ago, JoeJoe said:

I love how some of y'all playing dumb. Yeah Janet said shit in her songs but what does that have to do with performing in a place that goes against what she stands for? Like I said the only way to make this look good is for her to speak out on stage just like she's done here in America. I don't mean with messages on the screen during her show. I'm talking about her voice just like she did at the Panorama festival and the Billboard Awards. Game keep my name out your mouth boo. I have no idea why you still have me on your mind when I don't mention you or direct anything at you EVER. Find somebody else to play with.  

Nothing is impossible but that is HIGHLY unlikely because in some of those types of countries there’s laws against speaking out. It could result in the arrest & even violence against her team if they all were collectively arrested. 

While many may disagree there’s something Americans have to understand - when you enter a country you are a guest there, it is not your right to impose yourself or your practices on them. If you disagree strongly with their practices you have the right to not go, but when you enter their customs you abide by their rules. 

For me the issue at large isn’t the terrible politics of SA, it’s the fact that Janet seems to be taking gigs from places she recently spoke against when it comes to their ideology AND she just didn’t need this random ass gig. 

When she posted on Twitter about the airline making that statement about women & then the SOTW whole concept. When I say it reads as desperate it’s just not a performance she needed. 

I actually agree with the statement we have our own issues here & don’t have the moral high ground to judge any other country AT ALL & America is a travesty…that’s a very true statement 

Honestly this performance reads as very desperate for Janet. I’ve had quite a few disappointments on the way she’s been allowing her regime to be ran and influenced by ppl who have no right being in those positions. That’s not a theory, that’s a fact. I actually feel for many of the fans who are holding to the shreds of hope their “freedom fighter” fave is going on a mission. This isn’t the case. I don’t condone anywhere mistreating women, but I also understand cultural context means different ideologies apply in different regions of the world. Janet didn’t need this check. Janet could have booked herself in many other places a few times over to make this money. 

If she speaks out it will be the most dangerous thing she’s done, being in their country & attacking their principles under such strict laws/regulations. I’m sure she will do her job and leave and never address it.

4 hours ago, Dal said:

Not to mention:

guess where the 19 terrorists on September 11th came from.........?

any guesses.............  

America? Sorry had to,  911 was an inside job through and through. 

1 hour ago, Bailey said:

what I cannot get with is after being in the business over 30 years and giving us huge mega tours we wont let the woman have hers the way she wants now. We act as if she still has something to prove and she doesnt. Janet Jackson doesn't owe you a damn thing, and that's where her fans lack comprehension

Its like you guys forgot how we couldnt even get a picture of her after 2012 for years

Honestly,

I think this is not at all what fans are saying. Janet can create any tour she wants. I think we all can VISIBLY see a difference between creative delivery of just a year a part. 

No one is expecting Janet to be 1994 Janet it’s unrealistic, but I KNOW Janet is capable of 2018 delivery & concept. She had a beautifully threaded and themed show & delivered. Also I actually commend and loved she sang live the bulk of this performance. 

Honestly fuck Madonna. 

While Janet could use heavy production value Madonna is not her competition. Fuck her. Janet isn’t competing at this point even our personal critiques are of her ability to just make her art better. For herself. Not for the comparison of those around her. 

Janet has amazing potential and performance ability SOTW proved that. She looked good in the costumes and you can always tell when she feels she put on weight she goes from the TAT blazer and thigh high boots & the opening catsuit to baggy pants and floor length tops. 

Its her own personal perspective of how her body looks & no one can convince her how good it does look. She has to feel it. When she drops significant weight she lets it be known. 

Oh one last thing about sound - 

Unpopular Opinion:

Yes, her internal sound was acting up on her. The music in her ears, her vocals, the tracks etc. she knew she needed to be turned up. 

BUT

Janet was predominantly singing live with the exception of RN verses & RWU at points. So because she has a softer voice she needed the mic louder and needed to project more BUT whenever you heard her she sounded GREAT. Her vocals were more live than most shows we see her in. This was like 90-95% live. 

1 hour ago, Bailey said:

I feel like Janet is pacing herself and at her age she needs to, we all need to, its called taking care of yourself, and she's a mom too. I dont expect her to be on 10s every move she makes thats very unrealistic and unhealthy. I think Vegas has high production value(s) added layeres of original creativity. Bursts of color and showmanship. From what I have allowed myself to view Vegas is a large scale spectacular.

It has nothing at all to do with Janet pacing herself. Literally nothing. The same energy it takes to put on SOTW tour is the same energy it takes to put on Vegas & London show, Switzerland & anything else. 

SOTW was a little more vibrant because it was built that way. That’s really all. There are some physical differences to Janet but I have seen her make shifts and changes and pull off things at every stage. 

Heres something I’ve truly noticed with Janet when she’s faced with something that she has to prove for herself, the divorce or her touring brand she goes hard. 

SOTW was only a year ago and it was impeccable. She even showed out after the death of her father. If you notice Janet changes her costumes when she feels a little thicker than she was. Pay attention. 

8 hours ago, Dominique Laveau said:

Lets be real here...some of these Rock purists were ready to hate when Janet put her name first on the festival flyer.

From what I've seen, it was as if she was going thru the motions but it wasn't terrible. The audio was homophobic, she pushed thru. She didn't need to hit anything out of the park...it's not that deep at the end of the day...Janet is a seasoned performer, sometimes she is into it and sometimes she is not, it's okay for her to have a mediocre performance.

Could she have done better, absolutely but Janet is old now...some of you so called fans need to accept that, she is not always gonna be on 10 all the time.

And you are out of your mind if you think Vegas feels flat...girl bye! 

 

This response was really funny to me! 

IMO Vegas has felt underwhelming to me, I appreciate that Janet is in a place where she’s finally exploring and utilizing her catalog. That is my favorite thing right now BUT in my opinion there is an OBVIOUS shift in energy, vibe, & delivery from SOTW to Vegas/Now. 

Like SOTW lives up to her iconic tours, but I feel Vegas can easily be looked over. It’s the UCAP of modern era with a more diverse set list. SOTW had all the necessary elements including the set list. 

Not to mention the Atlanta show was one for the books. But I saw that show 3 times and every time it delivered a bit more then before. 

I just don’t get it. That’s the thing...there’s such a better way to tie in a metamorphosis. This was just odd to me. I feel like the Icon performance with the multiple outfits from her past was more of a showing of her journey. Some themes from SOTW visual. 

These weren’t her most flattering looks. They could have repurposed images from the past never before seen & blend them together to make one photo of her today. She could have done a much more youthful vibe & had her photos from the past like a timeline on a wall & her in front of them. 

Used Eissa’s handprint & a love note written to him from her next to the hand print or just his hand. 

This feels random & disjointed & unflattering. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s going to be the case of the RN show in SF. 

Feedback wins on just about every front but the better song...

both had those extreme produced vocals but what I love about Dammn Baby is the IGL resang bridge...

the song choice makes it hard but everything else... Feedback without a doubt. 

16 hours ago, Rock & Roll Hall of Game said:

Normalizing criticism... “everyone else is doing it” mentality. Immaturity..

Do Better

Keep this same energy when you’re so vocal about your dislike of Damita Jo & 20YO or even Discipline. You’re such a hypocrite & parasite to peace it’s ridiculous. 

People don’t have to agree with every or even a whole era of moves she makes. Just like you have done as well. 

As far as this picture is concerned - this look ain’t it. It’s very odd to see her leave the STOW pre-wig look & progressively go into these unflattering looks. She had given me hope for a step in the right direction then things just get off...

5 hours ago, J. said:

She needs some black women/queens on her makeup/hair/style team

Absolutely! Heavily!

2 minutes ago, Voodoo said:

I really hope you eat your words when the pics come out

I really hope 

really 

hope

Shit...I really hope so too...

Not the most exciting look. 

7 minutes ago, Game For Now said:

Yeahhhhh that’s up for Janet to decide... not y’all  And according to her Creative Director, Metamorphosis has been born

She did decide when she signed that Vegas contract. She also proved it when she gave the cruise the SOTW show. Stop trying to unnecessarily argue about nothing. 

Vegas for performers serves as an exclusive show, its what Vegas is about. If she’s going to just tour & do that show anywhere - she would not have signed a residency deal she would have just booked Vegas as a stop on a tour. 

Learn the business & stop catty debating. 

4 hours ago, kaeh1213 said:

Agreed.. that seems to be the trend: Vegas is it's own, stand alone show. Mariah has her Vegas show (The Butterfly Returns, or whatever) and then has her touring show (Caution World Tour). I feel like JLo maybe did something like that, too. 

I can't wait to Janet's version of a Vegas spectacular, finally getting the top-notch production she deserves. BRING ON THE METAMORPHOSIS ERA!!! (Buuuuut... I hope the new album has a different name. After Discipline and Unbreakable, I'm a little over the one-word album titles. Change it up!)

I am curious to see what she does production wise in Vegas, but I have a feeling based on the venue it won’t be an extremely elaborate production. I think it will be close to the vein of SOTW when it comes to stage design. 

28 minutes ago, Bailey said:

no its not, one show is SOTW which is already well prepared and done the other is as advertised an entirely new show, as it should be

You’re absolutely correct. 

Vegas is essentially supposed to be an exclusive show that is rolled out in Vegas. That’s the whole purpose of it being in Vegas. Anything she does after might be a rendition of Metamorphosis but it won’t be unveiled until Vegas. 

I’m sure Janet is not the fondest of Oprah, but true enough her performance had nothing to do with anything besides the fact she didn’t want to lol. 

Nothing to do with busy, because she was there all night before and after and even the after party. Not because it’s not free, but she just didn’t want to be dancing around a stage then come accept her award. 

That speech along with the BMI speech are two of the better speeches in most recent years. This one more so because she specifically catered to some of the key pieces in the machine that is Janet Jackson. In the entertainment business so many artists are edified as sole productions when in truth, it’s a world of talent behind the talent that keeps the talent in a position to express their gifts. I LOVE that she thanked Angela Winbush all the way to Questlove that makes me feel great!

She really doesn’t want to be seen and I’m not at all mad at her. I truly hope there’s enough self care and community surrounding her. 

56 minutes ago, Voodoo said:

That wig only worked at certain angles, but I'll take that wig any day over them damn harem pants...especially the ones with the zipper on it.

Girl no, just no

Lol! She wears those when she has gained any amount of weight. Even if she isn’t very thick if she’s even slightly thicker the pants come out. 

Since she’s been off tour she might have added 5-10 which doesn’t look bad at all, but they make her bring out the pants. 

I never want to see that wig again.