Janet Jackson
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I think the issue must just be on the app. I don't use the app but downloaded to see if that issue happened with me as well and it does say "unsupported video'. I guess the app hasn't been updated to reflect that Instagram,Twitter, Facebook, etc videos now embed (the video morgan20 quoted is an Instagram video of Janet's). Other than on the app I can see the video no matter what browser or device I'm using.
Caught her show with my mommy and she slayed. I’m not big on her new stuff, I just wanted to hear the oldies. When If started I bout lost my ish, lol. Janet still got it.
I’m going next month. How was her stamina? A friend who went said this was probably the last big tour she’s got left in her.
I think she still has pretty good stamina. I guess you could say the setlist was made though to reflect that Janet is 51 now. So there is a lot of dancing/heavy choreography at the beginning of the show (the songs before the ballad and slow jams section - so dancing for nearly 15 songs), a slower section, and then there is more heavy choreography near the end of the show (but a lot of dancing through she show regardless).The show is definitely a mixture of some songs with more intricate choreography/dancing, some songs with smooth (yet precise) choreography/dancing (for songs that are slow jams but not ballads), some songs with minimal/no dancing
Here is how the show is broke down dancing wise basically in order of the setlist:
-"The Knowledge" & "State Of The World" are more about introducing you to the show so not a whole lot of choreography but more so about you being in Janet's presence.
-"BURNITUP!", "Nasty", "Feedback", "Miss You Much", "Alright", "You Want This", "Control", "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "The Pleasure Principle", "Escapade", "When I Think Of You", "All For You", and"All Nite (Don't Stop)" have a lot of dancing/choreography (so dancing for 13 songs after the 2 intro songs)
-"Love Will Never Do (Without You)" is the last song before an intermission and this has minimal dancing but is more about Janet interacting with the audience
-"Twenty Foreplay", "Where Are You Now", "Come Back To Me", "The Body That Loves You", and "Spending Time With You" are performances where she sit downs to perform the song
-"No Sleep", "Got 'Til It's Gone", and "That's The Way Love Goes" is smooth choreography so smooth but precise dancing/choreography
-"Island Life" is a song where she sits down
-"Throb" is about showcasing the dancers
-"Together Again" is the last song before an intermission and this has minimal dancing but is more about Janet interacting with the audience
-"What About" is performed and it's choreography is like an acting piece to convey what is talked about in the song
-"If" and "Rhythm Nation" are performed full out
-"Black Eagle" and "New Agenda" doesn't have choreography but Janet is standing up singing
-"Dammn Baby" has subtle choreography
-"I Get Lonely" is her performing only the breakdown from that song
-"Well Traveled" doesn't have choreography
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Wow! This sounds great! I’m excited to go. I saw Velvet Rope tour back in the day..it was amazing.
I've actually seen quite a few reviewers compare the State Of The World Tour to The Velvet Rope Tour because both tours are very much about telling a story in comparison to Janet's other tours. The Velvet Rope Tour was considered an autobiographical show where Janet used elements of Broadway theatre to tell her story. While the State Of The World Tour is very much about Janet addressing socially conscious issues through her performing her socially conscious music she has released over the years while also acknowledging elements of her career. So the different outfits she wears for the show are very reminiscent of former tour outfits and for certain songs she will have the intro visuals or background visuals be the music video for particular songs. Janet also acknowledges her music catalog beyond the hits so she performs some "fan favorite" album tracks, never performed previously-released singles, and other songs that haven't been performed since the tour that accompanied the album the songs were on.
I've already mentioned it in this thread but I was excited to see "Twenty Foreplay" finally be performed. It was a single released by Janet but she had never performed it live before this tour. For the performance of the song on this tour Janet sits down to perform the song and the background visuals is the music video of "Twenty Foreplay". And the "Twenty Foreplay" music video is probably my favorite non-dancing/performance music video from Janet because of the storytelling element (Dorothy Dandridge inspired) and I always thought it was beautifully shot.
