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    PARIS - 9 December thread #1

    in ARCHIVE - Madonna

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    Hi, guys. I have two tickets (fosse) for the first night in Paris (december 9th). I made a mistake while buying the tickets on the presale, when I actually should have bought the early entry package. And so I end upwith four tickets for the first concert. I was trying to resell tem throught Ticketmaster but it seems not to be possible. If anyone is interested, please contact me. And of course, I will sell it for the face value.

    Thanks!

    "Rebel Heart" Reviews [continued] - thread 2

    in ARCHIVE - The REBEL HEART Forum

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    That seems to be a good review, but I don't know why it isnt rated yet. S T Elerwine always points out some stupid cliches about Madonnas career but it is nice to see a honest critic trying to make sense out of something that, for him, is not fully that easy to digest.

    ALL MUSIC

    Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

    Rebel Heart was introduced to the world with an indiscipline uncharacteristic of Madonna. Blame it on hackers who rushed out a clutch of unfinished tracks at the end of 2014, a few months before the record's scheduled spring release. Madonna countered by putting six full tracks up on a digital service, a move that likely inflated the final Deluxe Edition of Rebel Heart up to a whopping 19 tracks weighing in at 75 minutes, but even that unveiling wasn't performed without a hitch: during an ornate performance of "Living for Love," she stumbled on-stage at the BRIT Awards. Such cracks in Madge's armor happily play into the humanity coursing through Rebel Heart (maybe the hiccups were intentional after all?), a record that ultimately benefits from its daunting mess. All the extra space allows ample room for detours, letting Madonna indulge in both Erotica-era taboo-busting sleaze ("Holy Water") and feather-light pop ("Body Shop"). Although she takes a lingering look back at the past on "Veni Vidi Vici" -- her cataloging of past hits walks right on the edge of camp, kept away from the danger zone by a cameo from Nas -- Rebel Heart, like any Madonna album, looks forward. Opener "Living for Love" announces as much, as its classic disco is soon exploded into a decibel-shattering EDM pulse coming courtesy of co-producer Diplo. Madonna brings him back a few more times -- the pairing of the reggae-bouncing "Unapologetic Bitch" and Nicki Minaj showcase "Bitch I'm Madonna," their titles suggesting vulgarity, their execution flinty and knowing -- but she cleverly balances these clubby bangers with "Devil Pray," an expert evocation of her folktronica Y2K co-produced by Avicii, and "Illuminati," a sleek, spooky collaboration with Kanye West. These are the anchors of the album, grounding the record when Madonna wanders into slow-churning meditation, unabashed revivals of her '90s adult contemporary mode, casual confession ("I spent sometime as a narcissist"), and defiant celebrations of questionable taste. Undoubtedly, some of this flair would've been excised if the record was a manageable length, but the blessing of the unwieldiness is that it does indeed represent a loosening of Madonna's legendary need for control. Certainly, the ambition remains, along with the hunger to remain on the bleeding edge, but she's allowing her past to mingle with her present, allowing her to seem human yet somewhat grander at the same time.

    "Rebel Heart" Reviews [continued] - thread 2

    in ARCHIVE - The REBEL HEART Forum

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    "I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is." - Jean-Michel Basquiat

    First post, guys. Really loving this era. It makes it even better to see you being so supportive of Madonna.

    Don't worry about the bad reviews. "Rebel Heart" makes evident just how some critics are stupid and absolutely miss what dealing with creation and art vision really is. In this album Madonna have enough songs that could be put together in at least two more "cohesive" albums that every so called critic could only give her stellar reviews. She obviously knew that, but that was never her goal.

    They simply dont get an artistic vision in pop world, what makes this album even more close to Erotica.

    Hope youre all enjoying what shes been doing as much as I am!

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