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20 Y.O.
- By Janet Jackson
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Janet's sexed up and and ready to party.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Janet bursts out of the starting gate with "So Excited," a very sexy, explicit song. Things calm down after a while, with some terrific R&B and a couple of charming spoken interludes.
What's the story?
20 Y.O. is the celebration of Janet Jackson's 20 years as a pop star, and she's letting us know it's time for a party. The CD begins with Jackson explaining that over the course of her career she has spoken out on such issues as racism, spousal abuse, and women's empowerment. But now ... "I wanna keep it light. I don't want to be serious, I wanna have fun." And she proceeds to do just that -- on one danceable track after another. The vibe is often playful and sexy; for example, "So Excited" leaves very little to the imagination with lyrics like "Get me so excited/I'm hot ... I'll open my spot for you/Anytime you want me to/so you can act bad/don't hurt me/look sexy/talk dirty."
Is it any good?
Eleven songs and five spoken "interludes" portray Ms. Jackson as a sexy, honey-voiced performer with the clout to demand the best in terms of instrumentation and production. Every track is perfectly mixed and beautifully performed. A few of the songs lack the excitement of the others -- for example, "Enjoy" is little more than the title word sung over and over again. But the overall impression is one of a carefully crafted, beautifully performed selection of material that presents Jackson as a mature woman ready to take on the next 20 years with a vengeance.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about Jackson's public life after her well-publicized Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction." Did she handle the incident well? What's the best way to respond if embarrassing things happen to you in public, especially at school?
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Very Good!
It is one of Ms. Jackson's best albums, and it very toned down in sexual content compared to Damita Jo, and All For You. Most of the songs are very good. My favorite is Get it Out Me.
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WOW GREAT CD!!!!
shes done it again peasse folks this music is fun on not sextully grose so by this cd its amazzing!!!! great music folks !!!!
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A good cd
This is a good cd. It is very nasty,in Janets words, though.
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Only issue=Sex
Sexual Content: "Act bad, don't hurt me, look sexy, talk dirty and i'll open my spot for you anytime that you want me to" and "Lickin' on my body like it's something to eat" in "So Excited". Other suggestive songs include "Get it Out Me", "Do It 2 Me", "This Body", and her baby-making song "Love 2 Love". Violence: Not an issue. Language: D**n is as strong as it gets unless you count the muffled uses of s--t and n--ga in "This Body". Social Behaviour: Not an issue. Commercialism: Not an issue. Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: A glass of wine here and there.
20 Y.O. On for 14+
For sexually suggestive lyrics and suggested alcohol consumption.
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OMG What the heck is this!
This sucks! 20 years is too long for a woman like this to be singing crap like this! OMG! She's what 55 years old and still talking about sex! OMG!
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| Artist: | Janet Jackson |
| Release date: | September 26, 2006 |
| Label: | Virgin Records |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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