“After three blockbuster albums, the megastar turned introspective, plumbing the depths of depression. Considered a disappointment at the time, it’s become one of her most beloved LPs.”
“The marketplace has been both artistic boot camp and therapist’s couch for Janet Jackson; at the core of her bond with her audience is the fact that it has paid for the privilege to watch her come into her own. It is simulated intimacy — but what other kind is there when the object of […]”