As much as I enjoy Janet songs from the last decade like “Take Care,” she often sang many of them as if she was going through the motions. On Unbreakable, there is a return of effort for Janet’s soft but not flimsy voice. But even if I feel some songs could have a little more oomph (“Well Traveled”), each is sung gorgeously. I’m more partial to songs like “Dammn Baby,” “Dream Maker/Euphoria,” “No Sleeep,” and “Night.” I enjoy her most when she leans towards R&B, dance music, or even rock as opposed to heavy-handed pop. Sonically, there is a little bit of something for everyone, though thankfully, she’s reunited with longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who have always managed to help Janet meet various stops along the way to a clear destination. It’s basically making love with your spouse as opposed to turning that cherry out with a partner (with or without commitment). I love freak nasty Damita Jo, too, but the album is not completely virginal. Fellatio is not announced the water pressure of her vagina remains a mystery none of the new songs provide the kind of material worth pulling out one lucky concertgoer to straddle. That said, in terms of subject matter and themes, much of Unbreakable reminds me of the music Janet offered in the 1980s in that it shies away from the overtly sexual material she became known for later in her career. It’s hard to compete with yourself, especially when you’re as successful a hit-maker as Janet Jackson has been. No, but Unbreakable does fit quite nicely in between Damita Jo and All for You, two very good albums that serve as bonuses to an already expansive catalog. It does not top the four fantastic albums she released one after another: Control, Rhythm Nation 1814, janet., and The Velvet Rope respectively. How much that means to you depends on how strict of a Janet fan you are. One can confidentially say that this is Janet’s best, most cohesive body of work since 2004 ’s Damita Jo, an underappreciated gem overshadowed by the scandal surrounding her Super Bowl Halftime performance. While there was somewhat of a brouhaha surrounding my claims of Janet’s best student among the crowded crop of new singers, I made it very clear that there will never, ever be another. Speaking of, for those of you who have either seen Janet on tour, or, in my case, cheated and hunted down clips online as I await my respective tour stop, it is very much clear that the 49-year-old legend can still out dance the majority of her peers.
The third preview of the album, “BURNITUP!” featuring Missy Elliott, just makes you happy to hear Janet’s voice-with the just as musically missed Missy Elliott, no less-on an uptempo track. The title track successfully conveys the overall theme of the album and Janet’s state of mind-self-assured, truly ready to sing again, and very much in love. era while its J.Cole-featuring remix manages to add a hip-hop twist without it feeling forced, or worse, futile as many guest raps on R&B tracks have proven to be.
The rollout for the pop icon’s first album in seven years has been executed ***flawlessly. November 12 – Honolulu, HI Neal S.I approached Janet Jackson’s Unbreakable with equal parts excitement and trepidation. November 04 – Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre November 03 – Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre October 30 – Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center October 27 – Kansas City, MO Sprint Center October 24 – Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena October 22 – Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl October 21 – Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl October 19 – Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre October 14 – San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 13 – San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 10 – Las Vegas, NV The Axis at Planet Hollywood October 09 – Las Vegas, NV The Axis at Planet Hollywood September 30 – New Orleans Smoothie King Center
September 27 – Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater September 26 – Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre September 20 – Miami, FL American Airlines Arena September 18 – Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion September 17 – Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre September 15 – Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre September 12 – Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center September 11 – Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena September 07 – Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre September 05 – Grand Prairie, AB Revolution Place September 02 – Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddldome This will be her first tour in four years.Īugust 31 – Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Thirty-six shows have been announced so far for the Unbreakable World Tour, with more to be announced at a later date. The pre-order bundles offer a vinyl copy of a single called “ No Sleep.” The pre-orders will give buyers special access to ticket pre-sales for the world tour, which will be available to those who purchase by June 15th at 10 a.m.
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