karbatal Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I love American Life. It's an album that is incredibly especial for me, i can identify with loads of songs, and i think that most people can too. It's a process that we all pass sooner or later, when we discover/decide that some parts of our life are wrong and we have to change, and if we stay "xtatic" we can't. The Love Profusion we feel, when we discover that love is the answer so many times, because when you are loved and you love, things fit into place and we feel better with ourselves. It's the same message with Intervention or Nothing Fails. With Nothing Fails, Madonna explained the "secret" that she had explained years ago, that happiness lies in our own hands, and that we can't be controlled by what surrounds us. Because we can't change reality, we can change how we feel towards reality. Xtatic Process is my favourite song because it has so many things captured in just 3 minutes, how we can get lost in toxic love (for a mother, father, partner) and we change ourselves to make that person happy, we adjust and in fact we have to be ourselves and be loved by what we really are. "And in the process i forgot that i was special too". Mother and Father has such powerful lines. "Turned my heart in to a cage" always goes like a dart in my brain. So many times it happens with so many people. And when that happens, we don't let anybody in, even though we think we allow love to flow, we are building barriers all the time. For me, this is one of finest moments in Madonna's career. The end of a process that started with ROL, and continued with Music and ended with American Life. No wonder the next album was different, and from then on she is different, at least in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 One of her greatest albums! Love Profusion, Nothing Fails, Intervention, X-static Process, Mother and Father - all brilliant! I think Intervention is one of the best love songs EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gery Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 so true! I got to save my babyBecause he makes me cryI got to make him happyI got to teach him how to flyI want to take him higherWay up like a bird in the skyI got to calm him down nowI want to save his lifeAnd I know that love will change us foreverAnd I know that love will keep us togetherAnd I know, I knowThere is nothing to fearAnd I know that loveWill take us away from hereSometimes it's such a pleasureSometimes I wanna tear it all downIt's easy to be lazyAnd hard to go away from the crowdI know the road looks lonelyBut that's just Satan's gameAnd either way my babyWe'll never be the sameAnd I know that love will change us foreverAnd I know that love will keep us togetherAnd I know, I knowThere is nothing to fearAnd I know that loveWill take us away from hereIn the blink of an eye everything could changeSay hello to your life now your livingThis is it from now onIt's a brand new dayIt was time to wake up from this dream (from this dream)I know the road looks lonelyBut that's just Satan's gameAnd either way my babyYou'll never be the sameAnd I know that love will change us foreverAnd I know that love will keep us togetherAnd I know, I knowThere is nothing to fearAnd I know that loveWill take us away from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluejean Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 It's a good album. I like it. X-Static Process is my favourite as well. I even like the song American Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Amazing album! My favorite album after Erotica and Bedtime Stories. Great songs, great singles, great videos. It was raped by the critics. Fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_attack Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I love it too. Xtatic process is amazing but since it's the only non mirwais song so i cut it out and make it a IGTTYAS extra. Maybe just me but 1 producer / 1album Would have been awesome if she was all English countrysidedonna a and said "here's a teaser for the new album" and then fucked us all in the ass with Hung Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Tell me about it. Brlliant album. I remember loving Mother and Father on first listem when we heard those AOL first listen. Still one of my favs. Someone said it was like Madonna playing Atari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonoka Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 AL can never get enough appreciation! Mother And Father is one of my favourites of that album, yes we know it's not the new LAP like it was supposed to be according to the rumours back then (which might explain why people were eventually disappointed with that song), but it's perfect! And don't get me started on Intervention, it might be my favourite Madonna song ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 my all time favorite album after Ray Of Light its loud and stiff but it has an emotional core the production is ace and it contains my number one favorite madonna song ever, X-Static Process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 I recall i used to play it on vinyl a lot a the time. The cd was a bit "flat" and vinyl had such strong bass that always worked perfectly. For example the ending of Nothing Fails is even more dramatic, the same with Mother and Father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 my all time favorite album after Ray Of Light its loud and stiff but it has an emotional core the production is ace and it contains my number one favorite madonna song ever, X-Static Process Still sounds fresh. Excellent production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I recall i used to play it on vinyl a lot a the time. The cd was a bit "flat" and vinyl had such strong bass that always worked perfectly. For example the ending of Nothing Fails is even more dramatic, the same with Mother and Father. The ending of Nobody Knows Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yes, and Hollywood, that for me is a bit "flat" produced (gorgeus, but lacks a bit of strenght) However, Confessions in vinyl sounds weird. The same with Hard Candy (too much distorssion from Timbaland). MDNA sounds superb too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabl0114 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Sounds like I should invest in a turntable. So ML and MDNA sound great on vinyl. Any others that are must listen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Everyone! Of course it all depends on your turntable. Mine is the one i had as a kid. If you buy a cheap one maybe the sound is not so great. But mine being an original 80s one, means that it has a plastic that covers the vinyl while it's playing. And that plastic works like a resonance box, that makes the bass play harder. Before it was remastered, Like a Virgin sounded a bit "metallic" on cd, but on vinyl it sounded much more alive. But it may be just my turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabl0114 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I remember those plastic covers lol wow you still have your turntable from back then, that's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yes, any moment it will stop working haha. It's weird that it lasts so much, i played it all the time as kid. But as my big brother always was afraid that i would break it, i used it so respectfully... I never ever touched the needle. It's more or less like this. This is the cover i talk about. I guess some new ones have it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 ...when we heard those AOL first listen... I listened to that AOL broadcast so much that I still sometimes hear that goddamn male voice randomly saying "AOL first listen" during the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I love this album so much, and so many of the songs make me cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I love this album so much, and so many of the songs make me cry Me too! Last time I listened to the album I just started crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic_system Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Her last AMAZING album to me. I loved Confessions/Hard Candy/MDNA but American Life was just another world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I listened to that AOL broadcast so much that I still sometimes hear that goddamn male voice randomly saying "AOL first listen" during the songs. I still have the CD somewhere with those files. I was playing it non-stop before the album release. How can we forget the "Hi this is Madonna, wtf do you think you're doing?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsInHeaven Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 my fave Madonna's album, and to think that when it was released i did not like it at first listen and i suggested to my sister not to buy it ( she wanted to) saying the music did not even sound like Madonna's very quickly i did change my mind and it is now my favorite from her releases. I listened to that AOL broadcast so much that I still sometimes hear that goddamn male voice randomly saying "AOL first listen" during the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I GOTTA GIVE IT UUUUUUUPPPPP!!! I love American Life's juxtaposition, really harsh electronic beats paired with warm lyrics. Any flack the album gets is beyond me; its definitely interesting/ unexpected/ fresh/ different from a lot of dance-pop records. Madonna clearly did exactly what she wanted to do, musically. Don't get me started in those videos (they're some of her best). Top 4 M Albums, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 When I first listened to Easy Ride, I got shivers It's one of her best acomplished albums, no question about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbleweedt Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 my all time favorite album after Ray Of Light its loud and stiff but it has an emotional core the production is ace and it contains my number one favorite madonna song ever, X-Static Process Listening and admiring that song right now. So heartfelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 its loud and stiff but it has an emotional core the production is ace and it contains my number one favorite madonna song ever, X-Static Process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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