Product: Janet: The Velvet Rope (1998)
Rating: 1.0
What A Loser
There's nothing more to say about this concert DVD, except that it totally stinked! I mean it did not capture my interest or even my excitement in buying it. The only saving grace for buying it is that it's a music material from Janet Jackson, which unfortunately, I happen to collect. God, she is much more better in her albums, which of course are recorded and remastered (thanks to modern technology in music preservation).I tried to watch the DVD, but only after a couple of minutes, i felt irritated and so annoyed, just by looking at the over-all production. I just thought that Madonna's singing was terrible. Janet's was even worse. At least Madonna's voice has certain clarity and character for each of her songs. Janet, on the other hand, despite her great hits (I really do like her songs), boringly sings with her monotonous thin and weak voice, like in this concert. Worst of all, she lip-synched the songs! Maybe she is already having difficulties in singing as a result of her nose job.The concept of the concert is somehow copied from Madonna's Girlie Show Tour of 1993. In fact, Janet's unconsciously trying to be Madonna in terms of artistry. Sorry Janet, you still need the guts and inventiveness to be like the true Queen of Pop.And my advice to all is, before saying Janet Jackson concerts are the best, you should watch first the Madonna concerts. You're missing a lot in making intelligent judgements. As for the DVD, well... it's not a smash but rather a trash.