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Janet Jackson
Discipline
(Universal)
Nearly 25 years  after Janet Jackson's brother released Thriller, and seven of its nine tracks made the Billboard top 10, it's nice to see that at least some  one in the Jackson family is still  putting out music.
Her brother's older works are worth mentioning because much of Discipline takes a cue from the pop of  that long-gone era.
Reviving the sounds of old would seem to be the 'flava' of the moment in the industry. Rihanna's  done this with Don't Stop the Music; Snoop Dogg  on Sensual Seduction, and Britney Spears even  borrows from the Turtles on  Ooh Ooh Baby.
And Jackson  does the same. Rock With You would give any disco-era dance floor  hit a run for its money. Close your eyes during Can't Be Good and you could be forgiven for thinking it's vintage Michael.
His little sister though has taken the  vogue for electro a step further by adding computerised voice stopgaps to the songs - to mostly annoying effect. But at least she didn't try reviving parachute pants and red leather jackets as part of the album concept.
Discipline was produced by her new fiancee, Jermaine Dupri, who twiddled knobs on her last album, 20 Y.O., the worst-selling of her career. The pair seems to have shaken the  ill effects of that outing, at least in Hong Kong - Discipline sits  at No 8 this week on the local chart, four slots beneath the  25th anniversary edition of Thriller.
All in all, Discipline shines.  But  if you weren't  a fan of the singer's music before, this release  won't persuade you to become one now.  Discipline shows little overall improvement, however, suggesting the diva might have to push herself harder the next time around if she is to see results.



Janet Jackson