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All Music Guide

The likes of 'Never Letchu Go' (a sweet, glistening ballad), 'Luv' (carrying a brisk, feel-good clap-and-bounce), 'Rollercoaster' (suitably jittery and giddy), and 'Can't B Good' are as innocent, universal, and inviting as anything else in Janet's past.

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Village Voice

Discipline is the most cohesive deep-groove album from La Jackson since "Control."

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NOW Magazine

Jackson wouldn’t want us to call it a comeback, but it sure sounds like one.

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Los Angeles Times

Discipline tries to service both Tyler Perry-loving moms and their gone-wild progeny, sacrificing Jackson's own vision in the process.

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Rolling Stone

Just lie back and enjoy the sensations as pure aural autoeroticism.

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Dot Music

Still, if not perfect, there's plenty to like on Discipline, and while none of it is exactly vintage Janet, there's enough here to keep the Jackson name on pop's A-list for a little while longer.

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Prefix Magazine

Discipline, is nowhere near the high point of her career, but it is better than its predecessor.

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Slant Magazine

At 22 tracks, Discipline is anything but disciplined, but it's also Janet's most cohesive album in a while.

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PopMatters

On Discipline, Janet sounds part nympho, part aging diva trying to keep up with her would be replacements. It works on some songs, but fails miserably on most.

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Entertainment Weekly

Despite a couple of promising tracks the music generally befits the absurd lyrics.... Dupri, Ne-Yo, Rodney Jerkins, The-Dream, and StarGate often drown out Jackson's breathy vocals with soulless beats.

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Boston Globe

Jackson's decision to recycle the nympho routine one more time is just boring.

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Hot Press

Seriously, Ms Jackson, I invite you around for high tea and you turn up leather clad, groaning, and hollering about touching yourself. Mrs Wilberforce didn’t know where to look and the vicar was most upset.

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The Guardian

'Can't B Good' is completely lovely; the rest are unmemorable.

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Hartford Courant

When juxtaposed with the album's bubble-gum bounce, the creepy parts just seem creepier.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 53 User Votes

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Matt L gave it a10:
A really good album. I love "Feedback" and "Rock with U". Janet is at her top. ^^ I'm so sorry this album wasn't a commercial success because it's one of her best albums.

Bittersweet J. gave it a4:
Janet Jackson tries to have a great album like "Control", but she just arrived to the toes of "Control"!! This album has good songs like "Feedback", but moaning and masturbating is not so good for an artist.

Daniela P. gave it a10:
Great sound, miss Jackson!

Tedko T. gave it a10:
Best album from 00s Janet's albums.

Thomas B. gave it a2:
D'you ever notice that the compliment robots, always out in sheer force for major label pieces of junk like this album, always give albums a 10 and always do first name last initial? Terrible album.

Victor G. gave it a0:
Masturbating to a dictionary? Kind of odd when you consider the fact that the whole album is so poorly written. Sad for a woman her age to have so little to say about sex. Totally over her discussing her sex life.

Rock Star gave it a10:
I realy like this album! I listened to it mad times already. I can't listen to it without moving a little bit... and she really has me there (like I'm at a show) when I turn it up. Keep up the good work, Janet - you got it goin' on!

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