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Janet Jackson - Discipline

Janet is clearly whipped! She preaches about love, being chained to her bed and reminisces about the good times. There’s an overbearing sexual theme running throughout the album which is initially fine, but gets kind of irritating when she starts whispering and mimicking that annoying breathing sound that Britney does when she sings about sex. Why do so many female artists feel the need to do that when singing about sex? It’s so 90s. It’s just not seductive anymore!

Discipline is filled with emotionless, monotonous and plastic R&B tunes we wouldn’t listen to if it wasn’t Janet Jackson singing. She’s got eight interludes which are silly conversations about girls giggling in the bathroom and playing a “Truth or Dare” game. Why a 41-year-old woman like Janet is still playing teenage games like Truth or Dare, you’ll never know. The album would have been just fine without these meaningless and juvenile space fillers!

Still, Discipline isn’t all bad. There are some seductive tunes like “Discipline” and the upbeat, disco joint “Rock With You”. The latter is sure to rock any party never mind cheesy lyrics such as “Strobe lights make everything sexier, shadows dancin’ on the wall.” “Feedback” is also making waves as a groovy dance-pop tune. Another song to look out for is the sensual love ballad “Can’t B Good” where she sounds so much like her brother, Michael. Discipline’s got some catchy beats and lovely tunes, but overall, if you’re a hardcore Janet Jackson fan you will find it to be very disappointing. It’s almost as if she’s holding something back.

-Tiisetso Tlelima

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