Guest Not4Pussies Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 On any of Ms album recording sessions which ones would they be and why? For me, her first album just to hear and see how it all began. Madonna finally recording her first album. Erotica, such a dark album that inspired some of her best lyrics. Erotica Diaries coming to life. Ray Of Light, she bared her soul for that album and was fully inspired. What we got to see in Ultrasound with Kurt Loder, was fascinating. Hard Candy, just to see what type of chemistry she had with Pharrells sexy ass. How she worked with Kanye. Two big egos in the room and of course to witness what really happened when Pharrell made M cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Probably Hard Candy just so I could see the moment Pharrell made Madonna cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'd love to see her in 81-82, alone in her NYC apartment, pre-fame. I wanna see the spark, the moment she went from pedestrian to superstar. I want to witness the entire first album's creation, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Like a Prayer: To see how it all came together and what ideas were being tossed around I'm Breathless: Just to see how Vogue came to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ditaluver Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Lap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Hmmmm.... LAP, because it's such a mystery to me. No pun intended. Then Erotica, just to see the Erotica diaries come to life. Then Bedtime Stories, since I really don't have any sense of what those sessions were like aside from Madonna saying she felt like a babysitter. I also have the platinum Madonna in my head, but she really looked like this during the recording sessions, which is weird to me since I picture her like she looks on the album cover, much softer and less edgy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Erotica. I wanna know what guys she was fucking seeing. Plus we know nothing about the collaboration between her and Andre. It was a different time for M all before the book and album dropped. I'd even be a fly on the wall for the meetings she had with Warner. American Life comes to mind since it was such an intimate album with basically 1 producer. The convos she had with Mirwsis about society and politics would b interesting to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Good topic!! Definitely LAP, because like Vocalism said, it is kinda mysterious to me. It was obviously a time when she was very inspired. I like to say that magic happened in the studio at that time. But yeah, I would love to have been there to observe the creation of some of the greatest pop songs ever written: Like a Prayer, Express Yourself, Cherish. And to witness the emotional birth of Promise To Try, Till Death Do Us Part, and Oh Father... And to see the passion in her face as she belted out that chorus to Spanish Eyes. It would be a real treat to get a glimpse into the making of Supernatural, as well. Overall, a thoroughly interesting album with such deeply personal and powerful messages, I can't imagine a better behind-the-scenes experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh76 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Hard Candy.On this album,Madonna was working with some big name celebrities...Justin,Kanye West.Pharrell.It would be interesting to see if any egos clashed,or if there was any drama (besides the "Pharrell made me cry" incident) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Definitely Like A Prayer and Bedtime Stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 During MDNA, and so every time she put a foot wrong I would fly around and irritate the shit out of her. Watch out for the Mortein! Or alternatively, Something to Remember and their decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wasn't there a rumor or something about Madonna yelling like crazy to tire out her voice to give it a more raspy sound for some of the songs on Like a Prayer? Why do I recall reading something like that a long ass time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Spent Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Lap Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Erotica. I wanna know what guys she was fucking seeing. Plus we know nothing about the collaboration between her and Andre. It was a different time for M all before the book and album dropped. I'd even be a fly on the wall for the meetings she had with Warner. In my fantasies, she didn't get spooked by the backlash and decided to work with Andre Betts on all/most of BS instead of the big R&B names at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimos Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Erotica. After reading the Erotica Diaries it's obvious that so much love and attention to detail was put into that album, from the choice of microphones, the various samples, the lyric rewrites, the fact that it was mixed to analogue tape to give it a warmer sound. It would have been fascinating to watch. It would also have been interesting to see COAD come together in Stuart Price's attic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
material_boy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 "Bedtime Stories" -- She was in such a unique place in her career at this point. She was still a megastar able to move huge numbers of albums, but she was despised by the general public. I'd love to see how she worked at the absolute low point of her career, how those external pressures inspired / motivated her and how they depressed / stressed her. Also, I'd love to see how she managed to put together an album with four different producers that spans R&B, pop, electronica, and hip hop while still managing to make it sound cohesive. Also also, I'd love to be a fly on the wall for those very early "Bedtime Stories" recording sessions -- back when Shep was still involved with the project. I'd love to see "Secret" go from the rumored 70s throwback disco / dance song to the slow-burning R&B track we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Bedtime Stories for sure. Her most mysterious era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt420 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The first album. She had EVERYTHING to prove at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crux Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Like A Prayer, Erotica and BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paparazzo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hard Candy.On this album,Madonna was working with some big name celebrities...Justin,Kanye West.Pharrell.It would be interesting to see if any egos clashed,or if there was any drama (besides the "Pharrell made me cry" incident) Do we know how Pharrell made her cry or is it still a mystery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaything Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Do we know how Pharrell made her cry or is it still a mystery? We don't know how exactly but she talked about it during one of the interviews in Cannes in 2008 I think. She couldn't sing one note the way he wanted and then they had a discussion and she told him "you can't talk to me like that" and cried and he said "uuuhhh, Madonna has a heart". lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avoid the cliche Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Definitely Like A Prayer for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBoxx Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Like A Prayer because I would love to hear First Is A Kiss and Love Attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsInHeaven Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Like A Virgin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I forgot to mention (and I've mentioned this before), but I came pretty close to being a fly on the wall during LAP in 2000 when a friend of a friend played me a cassette tape of the works-in-progress. It included LAP without the choir, an early version of "Cherish," plus an unknown song I never heard before (probably "First Is a Kiss" or "Love Attack" but I don't recall). I don't even recall what the song sounded like, but I don't remember it being better than anything on the album. I truly regret not trying harder to get a copy, but he never would have let me. This was before all the internet leaks and he said if it ever got out the person who gave it to him would get in trouble. Anyway, I have very little memory of what any of the songs sounded like, but it was a nice night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimos Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 ^ I'm surprised you have little memory of what the songs sounded like. That would have been seared in my brain forever haha. I'd love to hear the early version of Cherish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 ^ I'm surprised you have little memory of what the songs sounded like. That would have been seared in my brain forever haha. I'd love to hear the early version of Cherish. But then over the years, you'd be listening to the final album versions. Whatever those album versions sounded like, would be hard to recall when you can't get the album mix out of your head. Would like to know what that unreleased song was..., was it Just a Dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 ^ Yeah, I mean, I only heard them once, in a small room filled with people and I'm pretty sure the adrenaline was running really high since this was before all of the internet leaks and LAP is my favorite album of all time. I think he might have even been fast-forwarding through the tape and playing bits and pieces and I think I believed I would somehow be able to get a copy and listen more closely another time. What I do remember very clearly is LAP without the choir. It felt really naked and unfinished. All of the songs just felt very demo-like. Very similar to, say, the early "Live to Tell" demo that's out there. Vocals a little rough, instrumentation not full. I have no idea what the unreleased song was at all. I have not recollection other than that it was something I'd never heard before. I may have known the title at the time, but it was at least 13 years ago. I'm still in touch with the friend who knows the guy, but I've never asked again because I know what the answer will be, but if the occasion arises, I might mention it again. With all of the leaks that have happened, I doubt M's camp would care much. They seem to only care about new stuff leaking. On a side note: I'm certain he was a huge Madonna fan (there was an entire spare bedroom devoted to M paraphernalia), so I would be shocked if he's not active in a Madonna forum. REVEAL YOURSELF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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