The thing with Janet, is that when she sings live, she sounds exactly like her records. Which is why people have a hard time believing she can actually sing or that she is not lip-syncing. And though she is not a belter, she creates killer harmonies with her background vocals, which brings so much depth and dimension to her music. Therein lies her talent. Gotta love that lady!
Not every female singer has to sound like Aretha Franklin. Janet does her own thang and it works for her. Is Smokey Robinson a power house singer? Her voice sounds different then the rest...I really wish people would stop saying she has weak vocals or this mess like stop it can't you just appreciate her for who she is. Most of the haters are fans of artists I wouldn't even bring up cause a herd would follow but anyway it's Ms. Jackson if ya nasty 4 life. Love.
+Benjamin De Cruz No one would think to come for Smokey in this way because he's a man. The men singers are allowed to be diverse. Even the white female singers are allowed to have diversity. But the Black women singers? Apparently they all have to sound the same, with big, soaring vocals. That's great if you're Aretha, Patti, Etta, etc, because that's how God created them. The others are just as talented with the voices God meant for them to have. I think the people comparing everyone all the time are insecure about their own lives.
***** Yes you're right all the way!! So many different black female singers they all sound different in their own unique way. Too bad some people can't appreciate that.
+Benjamin De Cruz I Love her voice it's so polished and she's a perfectionist with raw distinctive and unique vocals that cannot be imitated or duplicated. Trust there's so many who would die for Janet's brand period. Janet brand is unbreakable untouchable and a triple threat I Love the fact she doesn't screech and scream and try so hard. Hell Janet does this with ease, perfection and with Love. #TeamJanet "Peace"
+Benjamin De Cruz People aren't going to stop saying she has weak vocals, because that's their shitty opinion. We all have them. Don't fret on the naysayers.
Jimmy Jam brought out a good point about her voice. He said it’s not that Janet can’t sing, she has the type of voice that you can sing along with. Like Diana Ross & Ciara & Britney. You can’t sing along with a voice like Whitney’s or Mariah’s or Aretha’s(no matter how hard you try lol). You just listen to them sing & you’re captivated. But that’s part of the reason Janet’s musical career is successful. Everybody wants to sing along to a Janet song(Control, Nasty, I Get So Lonely). I totally agree with him.
Janet looking at him like “Play that piano boyyyy!” Her and Michael did the same face, head groove and moved the same way when the liked a beat or vocals.😂❤️
Janet has never been a belter/vocalist like Whitney and Mariah but what her voice lacked in power, she made up for with versatility. Think about the smooth R&B of "That's The Way..." and "I Get Lonely", or her pop vocals on "All For You", or how bout her rock vocals on "Black Cat" and "Scream". Have people been deaf all these years? Stop comparing and just listen to her songs and you'll see how unique her voice is. :)
+lenzino7383 Exactly, in fact she was Oscar nominated for her song `Again` from Poetic Justice....it`s all about how a singer can convey a song to an audience....a person can scream to the top of their lungs, but it doesn`t mean they are the best singer....A whole lot of powerhouse vocalist don`t have an Oscar nor Oscar nominated song...but Janet is an Oscar Nominee for her vocals on Again.
beyonce really great singers are WHITNEY HUSTON PATTIE LABELL MARIAH CAREY ARE GREATS BEYONCE CANT SING NEAR BETTER THAN ANY OF THOSE LADIES ESPECIALLY WHITNEY WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER 1
No hun, beYAWNce be trying so hard that she turns the simplest songs into a horrible mess. She already sings aggressively as if she's trying to prove something. She is very overrated and definitely doesn`t stand out with the greats like Whitney, Aretha, Patti, Natalie not even Diana Ross.
This was an awesome performance. The reason why "some" people have said that Janet Jackson can't sing is because her voice is soft and pretty. She is not a "Powerhouse" singer or someone who does a lot of vocal runs and screams all the time. However, she sounds professional, has a beautiful tone and quality to her voice. This performance was perfect vocally.
When ppl say she can't sing. Come watch this video. Yelling, screaming runs& riffs don't mean u can sing. Janet stays in her lane. And THAT is why she is the legend/icon/diva that she is!! Respect the Queen!! 👑
kayteeelle Madonna has very good live vocals, and in her first 20 years she almost always has had sung live. do researches before u write stupid things. And yes this is a great vocal, but Madonna doesnt have worse voice.
When you know your strengths..u can become the master of it. Janet is well aware of what she can and what she can’t do vocally and that is what makes her brilliant. You ain’t gonna see my gurl do the national anthem at a stadium baseball game and that’s fine but she will go on Rosie O Donnell and sing down boots and have the children gag. Take notes new girls
I don't give a FUDGE about Whitney's or Aretha's vocals. I'm totally okay with JANET. In fact I'm totally in love with her voice and I'll choose her's a 10000000times over the other's.
Janet has a beautiful and angelic tone. It’s very nimble and airy. What she lacks in power, she makes up with great harmonies and no one can take that away from her.
MrSincere88, Agreed. Alot of people can shout, but the way she harmonizes, the way she rides those notes takes skill, a practiced ear and finesse. Beautiful.
When Janet sings like this "angels cry".........proof that you do not need a powerhouse voice/range to convey emotion. Her voice was dripping with longing for a lost love. Amazing! Loved it!!
I"m a damn Janet Fanatic and I can't believe that I'm just now seeing this...with that being said, I am even more impressed with this woman, she never disappoints and to hear her do this performance gave me goose bumps because she is so raw and you can see the work she put into her vocals no matter how low her register was which was impressive to her high notes. What a blessing it is to have had this beautiful woman in our lifetime.
Janet's voice is so sweet and unique. For the record, a good acoustic performance from any SINGER is enough proof that they can sing. If Janet couldn't sing, she would not have nailed this performance like she did. She doesn't have a big voice, but she uses her instrument VERY WELL. Please drop it already!!
There is a strong feminine qualitie in Janets voice and mannerism that is very hard to find in female singers of today. Something hsppened where females no longer want to be soft and sweet any more. But Janet has manage to preserve that .
Janet can sing she's known for her harmonizing tones in her voice she has a soothing vocal range you don't have to be a powerhouse singer in order to sing.
Swear nobody in RU-vid comments knows anything about singing, music, beauty, or art. Everyone’s so blinded as to what the mainstream has deemed to be “good” or “talented” that they completely overlook anything else that could possibly be skillful and artistic. NO - She does not nor will ever sing like Whitney, Mariah, Patti, Tina, etc etc etc. The voice that Janet has - *TO ME PERSONALLY* - is like nothing I’ve ever heard in any other female artist before. Mainstream media usually portrays “amazing” “talented” female vocalists as quite strong, soulful, bring the house down type singers. But when Janet sings, it’s as if I’m listening to a woman’s sensual whisper; and yet she’s SINGING like that... there’s such a sensitive, inviting, gentle beauty in the softness of her singing voice... but it’s not only that feminine whispery aspect that makes it so captivating to me though, it’s the way in which she manipulates that high pitched serene softness with such precise skill, how she goes about painting the tones and keys of the music with an artistry, & talent that is hers and hers alone - and yet never having to use any heavy-handedness with her voice whatsoever in order to deliver the performance of the songs she sings in that unique and artistically beautiful way that IS JUST AS impressive, skillful, talented, and awe inspiring AS those stronger voiced singers like I mentioned before... and *THAT* is what makes her the *absolute unique one of a kind vocalist that she is* ... to me at least. And I will never stop being infinitely grateful over having been so blessed to have seen and heard her perform her artistry live and in the flesh right before me during her Unbreakable Tour a few years back!
I can hear her all day. Im classically trained but r&b is my favorite bc of the sweetness and sensuality of it's singing. And Janet has that. She gives herself in her singing and sweet , pretty and makes me smile. Oh and it takes a real singer to have great pitch and a natural ability to instinctually harmonize to create a cohesive sound. She has more charisma and beauty in her voice than most of these immature female singers today who sound like nasal girlish brats. Whoever says she can't sing clearly does not know how to sing.
RIP 🕊 James 'Big Jim' Wright 🎹🎵🎶 Thank you for the songs and the memories. [Janet, Mariah, Yolanda, Aretha, Chaka, Ann Nesby, Sounds of Blackness] We cherish them forever 💯✊🏾 Also, You Betta Sang...🤩
She sounds just like the record. Janet has very nice range, very beautiful pitch, tone, and control... Very eclectic with her music, so this isnt her only style of singing. I really love that about her. Can’t put her in a particular genre. She’s most genres
She would be famous based on her sheer talent. She is not only a singer, but one of the greatest performers that have ever done it. She is also a songwriter. She would have been famous without the Jackson name. She has IT. The factor that makes people a superstar. Being a great vocalist, is not a recipe for super stardom.
Janet has a beautiful voice. She's been doing this forever. She was born to do exactly this. She's amazing in all her craft. Just Respect the original Queen of Music 🎶❤️🙌🏾💯👸🏽👑
JANET Voice is so beautiful, listen to her tone, pitch and her texture is amazing. She amazing singer in my opinion. she has a nice range and very good control. Britney on the other hand lack vocal control, flat and cant hold notes at all. Britney needs vocal training badly and some talent. Janet is a Jackson who been praised for recording by the industry best.
Britney was a trained vocalist and was well on her way to broadway before she got signed. She’s a great emotional singer and it showed in her live performances before she got huge. She sang live and strong. But what you hear now is the result of singing improperly for years for the sake of the sound coupled with the constant dancing. The industry fucked her out of her gift. But she’s got one of the most recognizable voices in music because of it
Also she was naturally an alto. Her sweet notes were midbelts but that wasn’t commercial pop enough for the producers. In a sense they were right as far as sales. She’s got the top spot on debutes and the one she beat out for it was Whitney Houston.
Omg..Somebody help me, I heard this version today, it made me call into work, told them I can't make it My emotions went all the way to back to 1997. What a powerful song, Big man sang the hell out of this song!
If only people really knew how good Ms. Jackson really is.., if you listen to her songs, she layers her background vocals like crazy. Not everyone needs to be a powerhouse singer but trust, she has one of the sexiest voices and definitely the chops to back it up.
Wow. Haters still trying to come for you after over thirty years in this business? Must mean that you are doing something right. Go on Ms. Jackson! Oh and she absolutely killed this performance!!! Screaming does not equal singing and Janet can saaang! #queen
This is one of my favorite performances by any artist.. Not even a huge fan of Janet's music, but this is what I call a PERFORMANCE. Wow, pure vocals. Janet killed it. And those are some very talented background singers. It's so hard to be that precise and consistent and obviously there is no room for mistakes when the only instrument is a keyboard. FLAWLESS!!
That ending was so nice, that was always my favorite part of the song, other than the breakdown of course. "I do believe that you and me are no longer." That's intense right there.
One of her best performances. Loved that she stripped it down and sang. Janet may not be Mariah or Chaka but this is proof that she can sing and what we hear on her albums is not so far from the truth.
I hope there is an official Janet Jackson documentary or something soon so that there will be a reason to restore this footage and audio. Perfect Performance 🌹
So True! People think that Janet is just a small little voice, but she is VERY versatile with her voice. I mean she can go from this "I Get Lonely" to "Black Cat" soundin like a rockstar in the matter of seconds. That's true artistry and ability.
Janet should slow her tour down if she continues to tour after having her baby, and pick the right songs for an acoustic segment of the tour, songs like this one, Alright, Enjoy, When I Think of you, Nothing, No Sleep, Got til it's Gone, just to name a few.
I wish people would stop comparing her to Micheal , yes they look a like most siblings do no she doesn't sound like him no she does not dance like him give them both credit as indiviuals for the great work they both do or did
I love Janet Jackson as a artist she tells her own story in the songs even sexuality but she never out sang other singers. Janet has a own unique voice and she knows how to do it out of her own heart of melody with a beat of drums , dancing while singing , piano playing , sitting on the stool and sing , or doing with out music she do it all with her own way and we love it all keep up a good work and never mind of the haters .
Maan I love her tone. Not everyone has to have a lot of power behind their voices to be a great vocalist. She was in control of her voice the whole time unlike many vocalists with 'powerful' voices that sometimes sing out of key.
Sherilyn Benally I know that Janet and Michael are brother and sister, but watching her expressions and mannerisms where so similar to Michaels, especially that side view I just saw all of Michael...Janet and MJ are and where Amazing.
Her voice is so beautiful and soft. I never heard her sing live but this is absolutely beautiful. Such an incredible performance everyone did phenomenal.
Wonderful vocals. You dont have to scream at the top of your lungs and run up and down the scales to have a nice voice. Its soft...pretty..and in the pocket.
People always think cause you don't have strong vocals that you can't sing. But, then those people need to realize, they don't truly know what singing is, and the art & purpose of singing. Janet has a very beautiful voice, and she's very talented.
She is amazing. It's always great to hear her sit down and sing a live performance. That's more proof that she's not dependent on heavy production and dance moves to give a great performance.
