janetDAYZ Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Had there been a "Control" tour... Do yall think it would have been as successful as the RN tour? Would she had been able to play arenas...or would she only been able to play theaters at that point? What do think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I just can’t see it because of how short the set list would have been. I can’t see her performing songs from the first two albums. But then in the 80s was it normal to tour with a short setlist? Theatres would be been cute I guess as a sort of “introduction”. A “I’m Janet let me show you what I can do” word of mouth type thing. Not a full blown out tour but like a small little House of Blues one night special kind of show with like 5/6 dates where it was all word of mouth. Kind of like how new artists do it today. I feel like the control tour would have been successful in the US but not that much globally. Touring during Rhythm Nation was perfect. Her cards/planets were aligned and it became the cultural moment it became in a way it might not have had there been a Control tour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 What Bu said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Hmm I could see a weekend concert in NY kinda thing like how she's doing now with Hawaii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb1814 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 If she started with Control, she would've had to be an opening act IMO. Not enough material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet.1814 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 8:46 AM, zeb1814 said: If she started with Control, she would've had to be an opening act IMO. Not enough material. She had 3 albums at their point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 14 hours ago, janet.1814 said: She had 3 albums at their point Right lol. There was plenty material to add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonsaibutterfly Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 She had previous albums but it wouldn't have made any sense to perform them at that point in her life cause Control was all about letting all that go... Father's control, others tellin what to do etc..can u imagine: 'yea im independent and in control now but imma still gonna sing a few songs from the last two albums that my daddy made me do' lol Not gonna happen It would have worked only if she only sang songs from control 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janet.1814 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 11 hours ago, MasiMama84 said: She had previous albums but it wouldn't have made any sense to perform them at that point in her life cause Control was all about letting all that go... Father's control, others tellin what to do etc..can u imagine: 'yea im independent and in control now but imma still gonna sing a few songs from the last two albums that my daddy made me do' lol Not gonna happen It would have worked only if she only sang songs from control That’s not true Young Love Say You Do Dont Mesa Up This Good Thing if It Takes All Night Dream Street you’ll never find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeb1814 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/14/2019 at 6:17 AM, MasiMama84 said: She had previous albums but it wouldn't have made any sense to perform them at that point in her life cause Control was all about letting all that go... Father's control, others tellin what to do etc..can u imagine: 'yea im independent and in control now but imma still gonna sing a few songs from the last two albums that my daddy made me do' lol Not gonna happen It would have worked only if she only sang songs from control Exactly. A control tour with the previous albums wouldn't have been a good idea. Janet herself said she wanted to wait until she had more material. This was a smart business move on her part, as it added to the demand to see her live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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