Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson – Save 33% Today!

Why Buy A Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson?
Picking up where the breakthrough funk-pop of Control left off, Janet Jackson and her production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis laced Rhythm Nation with high-minded references to societal ills–seldom the favored province of dance music, but a daring attempt nonetheless. Songs like State of the World and The Knowledge follow in the tradition of free your mind and your ass will follow. Still, aside from the title track, it was the pure pop fare and dance music that stormed the charts: Escapade, Love Will Never Do (Without You), Alright, and Come Back to Me concentrate on the politics of personal relationships, not public policy, while Black Cat burns the place down with a fierce burst of hard rock. Rhythm Nation 1814 doesnt necessarily hang together thematically, but its so chock full of hits, you scarcely notice. –Daniel Durchholz

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Action Jackson
This is the second time that I had to purchase this particular CD album because it is so good that the first one I had wore out. Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 is filled with upbeat pop music that you can dance to, along with certain messages that come out of each song that might make the listener feel inspired. The song “Love will never do,” is also on her Design of a Decade album, but the version on Rhythm Nation is a slightly longer version.

One of Miss Jackson’s Best Albums
The socially-concerned Rhythm Nation 1814 is pop star Janet Jackson and mega-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis at their collective best. The album was an unprecedented success, spawning a record-setting 7 top 5 singles, with chart-toppers in 3 different years – 1989, 1990, and 1991. No album since has matched these accomplishments. The synth-driven songs range from the funk-heavy societal commentaries of “Rhythm Nation” (built on a Sly and the Family Stone sample) and “State of the World” to soft ballads dripping with harmonies like “Come Back to Me” and “Lonely.” In between are dance-pop classics like “Escapade,” “Love Will Never Do,” “Miss You Much,” and the rock song “Black Cat,” all of them Billboard number-ones. “Someday is Tonight” closes the album perfectly with a tantalizing preview of Janet’s awaiting incarnation. Rhythm Nation 1814 is the rare album with no filler; I regularly listen to it from beginning to end without ever skipping a track. Janet and her Flyte Tyme producers managed to create an album that was timely and remains timeless. 5 Stars.

One of my favorite albums of all time!
How can you not like this album? Even though Madtv joked about it being a 12 year old album. This album is truly her best. I saw the rhythm nation video, and they could have went a little more controversial,but decided to stay safe with just dancing. Wow, it’s upbeat and i really love the title track to this album. It’s defiantly down loadable. The Knowledge has very good up tempo beats as well. I even saw Michael Jackson say this was one of his favorite tracks of all time. Really the reason that helped this album to be such as breakthrough was for the fact that it almost seems like a female version of Michael Jackson. Which i think really helped put this album on the map. The commentary tracks in between this album are also very great as well. You get a real sense of what she’s trying to accomplish on this album. Black Cat is also one of my favorite tracks of all time. I really think that she did a great job of crossing genres when she came out with this song.It’s actually an excellent 80’s rock song. And that helped her have great cross-over appeal.

Her best album
Janet Jackson’s best album by far! It all seems so old-school now, but still great music with then ground-breaking rhythm, style mixing, and lyrics. Good stuff!

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Design of a Decade 1986/1996 by Janet Jackson – Save 22% Today!

Why Buy A Design of a Decade 1986/1996 by Janet Jackson?
This decade-spanning compilation charts the singer-dancer-actresss transformation from rebellious teenager to sexy diva, along the way check-listing major hits like Nasty, Miss You Much, What Have You Done for Me Lately? and Rhythm Nation. Two new tracks bookend the set, but even the older material–most of it helmed by writer-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis–holds up remarkably well. –Courtney Kemp

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For Janet Jackson fans, to have a large number of her hit songs was just amazing. My favorite Janet Jackson album release!
It’s so great to listen to this album again. I absolutely adored Janet Jackson’s music and I can remember purchasing the vinyls and listening to the songs and the remixes and just blasting the music from my garage and really ticking off my neighbors.

But I also remember how my friends and I were just amazed were onstage presence, her cool music videos and just how sexy she was and I admit that I was head over heels with Janet Jackson. Remember that music video for “The Pleasure Principle”? Wow!

As for this compilation album “Design of a Decade 1986/1996, the music features a songs released from the following full length albums “Control”, “Rhythm nation 1814 and a song from her “Janet” album spanning over a decade worth of music.

From her 10th CD single “What Have You Done For Me Lately” from 1986 up to her 1995 hit single “Runway”.

Even though this album is over a decade old, there are tracks that still stand strong even today despite its age. Probably the song that I have listened to over a zillion times is her hit CD single “That’s the Way Love Goes” which debuted at #1, featured a sexy video and just a groove and beat that you just can help but fall in love with. The sultry vocals of Janet Jackson and that hypnotic groove ceases to get told for me.

The old school slow ballad “Let’s Wait Awhile” sounds as beautiful now as it did back in 1987 and if anything, quite nostalgic of my teenage years and definitely had a positive message within its lyrics. Along with “Let’s Wait Awhile” was the 1990 slow jam “Come Back to Me”, which has that early 90s style of music, especially with the percussion but nonetheless, still is a beautiful ballad to listen to.

Playing classic hits such as “Nasty” and “Control” still sounds just as good as it was back then and it’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years when these songs have come out. Including 1989 hit “Rhythm nation”, who could forget the outfit and choreography from that whole album?

Now, was this album perfect? Granted, they fit a lot of songs within the CD’s 80 minutes but I wish “Where Are You Now” was included and I’m sure others hoped there were more singles from her album “Janet” included on the album. So, for some who prefer the later hits may have wished for inclusion of those songs on “Design of a Decade”.

I love this album! I grew up with her hit songs and you get 15 of her classic hits on one CD plus a newer track with “Twenty Foreplay”. But if you are a fan of Janet Jackson and wanted all those old school hits from the mid 80s up to the mid 90s, you can’t go wrong with “Design of a Decade 1986/1996.

And I’m sure you can find this CD online for a great price these days at under a dollar (cheaper than one mp3). Definitely an album worth owning if you love Janet Jackson’s music.

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