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It’s a common misconception that Janet mimes a lot, while this may be true for some of the appearances that she makes on the television, over the years Janet has done a lot of live singing. I think we should have a thread where we only post the performances she's sang live in. While Janet doesn't have a huge powerhouse voice, she definitely can sing, and in her day had a quite an impressive range.

I'll start us off with a few of my favourites:

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(minus Nasty)

Please just stick to the topic, if you don't like Janet or her music, simply ignore this thread instead of creating drama with those of us who do.
 
raz2911;3403388 said:
It&#8217;s a common misconception that Janet mimes a lot, while this may be true for some of the appearances that she makes on the television, over the years Janet has done a lot of live singing. I think we should have a thread where we only post the performances she's sang live in. While Janet doesn't have a huge powerhouse voice, she definitely can sing, and in her day had a quite an impressive range.

I'll start us off with a few of my favourites:

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MOdINxvEun4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QL62ZwXhi2I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qvvZzVBi6jA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wTet4EEzZ9g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
(minus Nasty)

Please just stick to the topic, if you don't like Janet or her music, simply ignore this thread instead of creating drama with those of us who do.
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I am not really a fan of her music and I was hoping to be persuaded by at least one of the videos. However they all showcase what a thin voice she has.I could not even go past the minute mark for the first one.Maybe it is because I am not very familiar with a lot of her music. Diana Ross also does not have a powerhouse voice but for me, her music/voice has something appealing, that Janet&#8217;s music has never managed to have.
 
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That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it :), but I don't think those performances sound thin or weak at all, at other times when she sings live, like when she does some of her more up-tempo songs, it can sound thin, but I think those performances are pretty impressive for her, and its definitely not weak as some people make out.
Like I said her voice isn't powerful, but she can put good emotion into a song, her voice is just soft, soothing and erotic I think, I think it's beautiful. If you want an indication of her studio voice if you aren't familiar with her music, this video is great, but then again its her studio voice:



Anyway here are some more of her singing live:



 
you don't have to be a powerhouse singer to sing, the thing I like about her singing is that she has excellent harmony and and her voice showcases emotions very well.
 
sometimes I like to hear a not so powerhouse voice
I think this was a really good performance
 
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Great Vocals????:unsure:

LOL

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MJStorm said:
Great Vocals????:unsure:

LOL

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Great vocals "doesn't =" loud signing.. Heck many people don't think MJ has a great voice because of his tone and the way he uses it sometimes (which I don't agree with). While Janet isn't MJ in the signing department, she can still sing. She has a nice tone, isn't pitchy and sings in key. Everyone doesn't have to have a big singing voice like Mariah or Whitney in order to be able to sing.
 
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^^^^^Great vocals "doesn't =" Janet signing. LOL

Sorry, I can not argue with someone who thinks Janet sings well.LOL
 
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God some people, Janet can sing. She's not Whitney, or anything like that. Go look at the video I posted of her studio range above, if you still don't think she can sing, you obviously don't know too much about singing, her voice isn't spectacular, but there is much worse out there, she has good range and pours emotion into her songs, her voice isn't the biggest but she uses it well, well minus maybe her last few albums where she hasn't been using her voice to its full potential.
Plus you're hardly a trustworthy person to talk to about Janet's singing seeing as anything she does you bring your negativity to, so you're obviously going to say she can't sing. I honestly don't get why if you hate Janet so much, you come into the threads about her and start arguments, it comes off very childish if you ask me, if you don't want to talk about the topic of the thread and just want to argue, why post at all?
 
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Janet is not a singer, she was never meant to be a singer she's average at best like many other recoding artists, tbh I don't even care if she mimes or sings live, she's not a vocalist not even a decent one, never was and never will be, no matter how hard some people try to prove the opposite. Having said that, I have to admit that I did like some of her songs, especially the All For You album songs, I even enjoyed ''Dont's stop'' which was barely appreciated or recognized.

I like her dance tracks and even her older songs such as Together Again, but that's about it, being or not being a good vocalist hasn't got anyting to do with having nice/enjoyable songs, while she's never been a great singing talent she's definetely had nice songs over the years.
 
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I think she's above average due to her range and emotion she portrays in certain songs, she can hit the highs in some songs, and lows in others. But in her past few albums she's left quite a bit to be desired and kept her vocals very limited in terms of versatility, even if she's an average singer, she can still hold a note and sing a ballad when she chooses, whereas some people won't even give her credit for that. She's not the best vocalist, nowhere near it, but she is good at what she does and uses it well, along with great lyrics and production.

Another performance from the Rhythm Nation tour :)
 
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Janet is a tremendously good singer for the voice she was given. No, she's not a powerhouse but she uses her voice in creative ways and really stretches beyond her limits. Just listen to Black Cat -


To me that rivals Michael's grittiest vocals on BAD or Dangerous. The girl has talent. And let's not forget that often she would sing live AND dance, something Michael rarely did later in his career.
 
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I love Janet's voice but I don't think I would go as far as to say that though, but that's your opinion :) I do think she is very underrated as a singer, I think her voice (with maybe the exception of MJ) is one of the most emotional voices I've ever heard, its amazing how when she sings songs like Again you can feel the emotion, her soft voice emphasizes that.

Carinemjj said:
How I LOVE that song, that clip, that look that performance!!! Thanks for posting!
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No problem :D

This is the only truly 100% live performance she's ever done of All For You to my knowledge:

 
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I really think had she gone for the "gritty" thing more often, she'd be up there with MJ. It disappoints me when I hear some of her later stuff and she's barely using her voice. She really went into that sexy, whispering kind of stuff - which is very sexy indeed, I do love it! - but I think vocally she wasn't stretching herself. The Velvet Rope is a great example of how wide her range is.
 
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I agree, Janet really shows off her range on the velvet rope, its my favourite album of hers, and I think its one of the the best albums ever created!

Together Again from The Velvet Rope World Tour
 
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^ Agreed! There is so much to pull apart on that album, its' definitely a concept album like Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of the Moon or even the Beatles Sgt Pepper's. There's a great theme running through it.
 
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kindofdisco said:
Janet is a tremendously good singer for the voice she was given. No, she's not a powerhouse but she uses her voice in creative ways and really stretches beyond her limits. Just listen to Black Cat -


To me that rivals Michael's grittiest vocals on BAD or Dangerous. The girl has talent. And let's not forget that often she would sing live AND dance, something Michael rarely did later in his career.
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You seriously are comparing Janet's voice in this clip to MJ's on the BAD and Dangerous albums are you? Good Lord!
So what if MJ did not always sing live during his later career?He had more than earned his "chops".100 times over!Most people know he was a good singer.He had been singing tremendously well since he was a young boy.Have you not heard his rendition of "ain't no sunshine" as part of the Jackson 5?


By the time he died, he was still a good singer.

The video you posted, I can see the dancing, but I can hardly hear the singing over the guiter, drums e.t.c
 
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I'm sorry, I'm not familar with Michael Jackson. That's why you know, I'm on an MJ site. With a username with a line from the Jacksons hit, Blame It On the Boogie. With a signature of a drawing from his Jacksons days. Sorry, not familar with him at all.

LOL! Come on girl, give me a break here.


I never said a bad word about Michael, I was just saying that IF Janet stretched her vocals more and used that "gritty" tone - which Michael only started using around the Victory/BAD era - she would be on par in THAT part of Michael's vocals. Not his J5 days, not his Jacksons vocals. Not his ballad vocals. JUST the "gritty" effect he used sometimes.
 
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kindofdisco said:
I'm sorry, I'm not familar with Michael Jackson. That's why you know, I'm on an MJ site. With a username with a line from the Jacksons hit, Blame It On the Boogie. With a signature of a drawing from his Jacksons days. Sorry, not familar with him at all.
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Ha Ha!
 
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Thanks everyone for posting the live clips. It's always nice to hear those real performances.
 
layla2;3403400 said:
I am not really a fan of her music and I was hoping to be persuaded by at least one of the videos. However they all showcase what a thin voice she has.I could not even go past the minute mark for the first one.Maybe it is because I am not very familiar with a lot of her music. Diana Ross also does not have a powerhouse voice but for me, her music/voice has something appealing, that Janet’s music has never managed to have.
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How can have an pinion if you only watched a minute. If u watched the whole of the first video you would have seen her great vocals towards the end, like with most songs.
 
strawberry45220 said:
you don't have to be a powerhouse singer to sing, the thing I like about her singing is that she has excellent harmony and and her voice showcases emotions very well.
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This!!

Couldn't have put it better.

Wailing is not attractive anyway. I don't want to hear Mariah warble and screech when I can hear Janet soothingly and soulfully sing a song.
Karen carpenter anyone? The blond one from Abba? Both not wailers and yet beautiful singers.

Of course she's got a powerful voice otherwise she wouldn't be able to sing lol.
 
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