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Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that Miss Janet is still trying to maintain her youth and sexy image on this album, with lots of sexual innuendo and Jacksonesque heavy breathing, but with pretty clean language. Missy Elliott lends her voice and a few skanky lyrics on "The 1."

Families can talk about the image that Janet Jackson is trying to portray with this album, shown profoundly by the album cover alone. Do you think she is too old to still try to be sexy? Is she more marketable like this? Do you think the "wardrobe malfunction" that occurred with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake at the '04 Super Bowl hurt or helped her image? Do artists, especially women, need to constantly push the envelope to be successful in the entertainment industry?

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Jessica Dawson

After disappointing record sales on her last two albums and a controversial "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004, DISCIPLINE, Janet Jackson's tenth studio album, is being called a comeback album by some. Discipline may not be that album, but it's closer than the last few efforts. Under the talents of top-notch producers, this is classic Janet with a little more sex and synthesizers.

If you're a Janet Jackson fan, you probably won't be too disappointed with Discipline. It's definitely got a fresher, more modern sound, with electronic beats and infectious rhythms on tracks like "Feedback," "LUV," and "Rock with You." Things slow down, classic R&B style, with "Can't Be Good," "Never Letcha Go," and "Greatest X." The problem is they slow down the album's energy too much, just when you're about to hit the dance floor. Missy Elliott sings on "The 1," but doesn't add much other than a few dicey lyrics. The title track "Discipline" is about sexual surrender, with a tempo so slow it's hard to imagine why it got this privilege on an album where the best parts are modern, digital-megapop sounds. Overall, Janet is still a force to be reckoned with, and she still looks good on the cover. This may not be her comeback album, but she's still Miss Janet and she's still in control.

Fans of Janet Jackson should check out Mary J. Blige or Justin Timberlake.

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Content
		CS	adults	kids
Sexual Content Some sexual innuendo: "You like it how I work my spine/Got you feeling all hypnotized," "Tell me how long is it boo?/Seven inches, yup that'll do!," and "And we could have a threesome... bring a cute friend too!" is as steamy as it gets.
Violence
Language One "damn" and one very muffled "N" word.
Message
	Social Behavior Mostly about love, relationships, and sexual surrender.
	Commercialism A clothing brand mentioned.
	Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco There is one metaphor about love as a drug: "I'm addicted every time I get a hit of it."

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