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| | Janet Jackson |
 | | If you think her success is due to the Jackson name, ask yourself how many records LaToya or Tito have sold lately; Janet co-writes and co-produces the majority of her work, which probably doesn't hurt. |
 | | "Again" is a melodic, lushly orchestrated ballad, and there are certainly a lot of styles on display: distorted synth meets acoustic guitar on "If"; "What'll I Do" is a 60s Stax tribute with mostly live instruments - it's enjoyable though Janet, of course, has nothing resembling the voice for it. |
 | | Jackson's message this time is "Enough politics, let's get laid." Many tracks, from the opening "That's The Way Love Goes" through "Throb," are oddly similar to Madonna's Erotica: ostinato keyboards and drum programming, heavy breathing, all the way to the psychobabble spoken word refrains and "Look at me, I'm being naughty" dirty talk. |
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