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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
She's In Control... Ever Since 1986, 27 Nov 2003
First of all, I don't know whether reviews are needed here, this album is a legendary one, but for those who are newbies to Janet's music like I was some years ago, maybe reviews can be useful. For my generation Janet Jackson always have been a superstar. Now imagine her at the age of 19, when all she had was her family name (more a drawback than an advantage for her then), some fame she gained as a child star in TV shows (but since then she grew up and felt uncomfortable in the 'sweet little girl' role), a debut album which was about on the same level as the first albums of Mandy Moore or Jessica Simpson (her 2nd was somewhat better, but still wasn't successful) and a marriage which was her first attempt to get away from her family and take control (the marriage failed). Future didn't seem too bright. In fact, it seemed hopeless.Now imagine this girl teaming up with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (best songwriters of the world) and recording an album on which she declared her independence and showed more talent and originality than anyone else. This was Control, with 9 songs from which 6 became hits. Control shows us a young woman who knows what she want - independence and respect. She stands up for herself. She puts the boys in their place. "No, my first name ain't baby. It's Janet. Ms Jackson if you're nasty." The opening triad of Control, Nasty and What Have You Done For Me Lately are so fresh, dynamic and original that it can't be described, and the music and the lyrics suits well to each other. After five uptempo and two mid-tempo songs Janet slows down, showing her sensual side for the first time with songs like Let's Wait Awhile and Funny How Time Flies. The three non-singles are not fillers, like on albums of lots of other artists, each of them could have been a hit single. My special favorite is He Doesn't Know I'm Alive, especially the part where Janet sings about calling the guy on the phone then hanging up because she's too shy to talk... I always feel it was written about me because I've been in this situation hundreds of times. In fact, if you listen the songs, almost all of them will feel as if they had been written about you, Janet is a genius when it comes to writing lyrics. I guess it's time for me to shut up, if you have this album you already know how good it is, if you don't have it, then don't waste your time by reading this review, GO AND GET THIS CD. nd don't forget to buy Rhythm Nation 1814, that's her best album, and that's the one which is in the same style as Control, the newer albums are different. Also buy "Control - The Remixes".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A New Talent from an Old Family, 7 Jul 2001
Welcome to the world of international pop, Miss Jackson. She had a lot to lose as comparisons to her famous brother were inevitable, but she held her own. After her first 2 albums, Dream Street and Janet Jackson, bombed, Control was the album that launched Janet into the international spotlight with the likes of brilliant tracks Nasty, What Have You Done For Me Lately and of course, the title track. The album includes trademark Janet material; kick-ass dance (the aforementioned Nasty and Pleasure Principle), soft sing-a-long happy tunes (When I Think of You) and the obligatory ballads (Let's Wait Awhile) and it never disappoints. The videos that accompanied the 6 singles from the album are also typical Janet - well choreographed routines and lots of happy clappers smiling away in the background. With a rawer edge than her more recent material, this is probably one of the most original and innovative albums of the 80s and shows who the real talent in this family is.....
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Indeed, Janet is in Control, 10 May 2002
Control is an excellent album from a truly gifted and talented musical icon. It showed that Janet was indeed her own individual and not just another "Jackson," and it catipulted her into the ranks of superstardom. I can remember all of the singles off this album from my childhood, each one of them bringing a smile to my face when I remember those days of not having a care in the world. It was by far the edgiest album released by a Jackson at the time, which was refreshing considering her previous two albums were more conventional pop. Jimmy Jam once said that they wanted the album to be one that would be in all black households in America, and I'm sure they achieved that feat, and then some. No album from 1986 made a more bold, confident statement than Janet's Control, and to this day there are imitators but no duplicators of magic that this album unleashed.
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