The Velvet Rope "deep-down funk" and trip hop, as Jackson distorts her voice in a low range during a challenge of self-scrutiny. "Got 'til It's Gone" is an alternative pop and trip hop song, featuring folk singer Joni Mitchell and rapper Q-Tip. Jackson speaks of vulnerability and regret in a "depressive sobriety". Interlude "Speakerphone" consists of Jackson beginning to masturbate before a phone conversation with sister-in-law Lisa-Marie Presley. "My Need" is a mid-tempo hip-hop song tackling self-obsession and unbridled lust. Interlude "Fasten Your Seatbelts" portrays Jackson and her dancers mimicking Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" and "All About Eve".
All About Eve (band) years, releasing live albums "Fairy Light Nights" in 2000, and "Fairy Light Nights Volume 2" in 2001. In 2002, Willson-Piper left the band to pursue other projects, to be replaced by new guitarist Toni Haimi, previously of the band Malluka and currently a member of the Sohodolls. Later that year, All About Eve released the live album and DVD "Cinemasonic" with a line-up of Regan, Cousin, Haimi, Carter and Hood. A collection of early recordings was also released, entitled "" (no second volume has yet appeared). Also in 2002, Regan and Cousin released their first studio recordings in a decade,