I would assume a filler song is a song that is not relevant to the overarching theme of the album and feels as if it were just arbitrarily thrown on to the track list just for the sake of taking up space/time - purposeless.
If there are any songs on TVR that I think are pointless and irrelevant/a distraction to the theme, they would be "My Need", "Anything", and "Rope Burn".
I would assume a filler song is a song that is not relevant to the overarching theme of the album and feels as if it were just arbitrarily thrown on to the track list just for the sake of taking up space/time - purposeless.
If there are any songs on TVR that I think are pointless and irrelevant/a distraction to the theme, they would be "My Need", "Anything", and "Rope Burn".
None of those songs are filler. They all serve to meld the theme of introspection and Janet's trademark sexuality in a unique way. Especially "My Need".
But the album wasn't supposed to be about sex. That's just Janet doing what she does and singing about sex. How do those three songs at all relate to her personal struggles and deepest thoughts? They don't!
Rihanna's albums aren't about anything (except Rated R) and are automatically full of filler SO.
But the album wasn't supposed to be about sex. That's just Janet doing what she does and singing about sex. How do those three songs at all relate to her personal struggles and deepest thoughts? They don't!
Rihanna's albums aren't about anything (except Rated R) and are automatically full of filler SO.
Sex is used as a form of escapism from her personal demons throughout The Velvet Rope.
That's just Janet doing what she does and singing about sex. How do those three songs at all relate to her personal struggles and deepest thoughts? They don't! 
