Mooncrown11 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yes thanks everyone for the great pics and interviews of this fantastic era! Brings back so many wonderful memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sinner Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm in love with this look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Here are scans from an interview with Paul Zollo taken from the book Songwriters On Songwriting. This is my favorite interview from the Like A Prayer era conducted in L.A. during a break in filming Dick Tracy. Enjoy! wow, this interview always amazes me. I think since ROL we haven't got a real interview about how many songs were put into place. And just how much Madonna praises Pat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 As the album is fresh in her mind now, hopefully we'll get a few more songs apart from the title-track and "Express Yourself" in the 2015 tour. I'm hoping for "Keep it Together", "Spanish Eyes" and "Oh Father" please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Oh this is the first time I listen to the first version of Dear Jessie! After so long listening to the strip down track, it sounds weird, but at the same time it's so full of life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncrown11 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 As the album is fresh in her mind now, hopefully we'll get a few more songs apart from the title-track and "Express Yourself" in the 2015 tour. I'm hoping for "Keep it Together", "Spanish Eyes" and "Oh Father" please. I'm hoping with you-I would die to hear Oh Father live in full . It's one of my favorite M songs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 By the way, is it just me or is the best official Like a Prayer in terms of sound quality is the vinyl reissue from last year? That is by far the best recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooncrown11 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 And some photos I snapped of the actual magazine layout for those who haven't seen it: ] I remember this article when it came out -thanks for posting it again. I always liked this picture-were there any other out takes from this photo shoot? I know there are some of her in a cemetery in a similar dress but I think it was red and her hair was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 So she and Pat wrote LAP album only in two weeks? Why then everyone is insisting MDNA or HC were "rushed jobs"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 So she and Pat wrote LAP album only in two weeks? Why then everyone is insisting MDNA or HC were "rushed jobs"? Because people have short memories. Also, there is an incorrect assumption that music has to be laboured over for months. Sometimes writing songs is spontaneous and quick, others times it takes longer. There is no rhyme or reason with song writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernatural Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Madonna's stuff sounds so unique because she doesn't polish the fuck out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernatural Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 So she and Pat wrote LAP album only in two weeks? Why then everyone is insisting MDNA or HC were "rushed jobs"? Orbit complained about not having all the time he wanted then all of a sudden the album sounded "rushed". At the same time Hard Candy went from dated to ahead of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Orbit complained about not having all the time he wanted then all of a sudden the album sounded "rushed". At the same time Hard Candy went from dated to ahead of its time.Yeah William felt rushed because he thought the experience would be similar to the ray of light experience. Things have changed. M has continued to move forward and absorb different opportunities and recording environments so she did the way she did it. Hard Candy was never ahead of it's time. It was dated but M just wanted to do something fun, hip and dance-driven to fit the mold of the upcoming tour. She doesn't care what people are "doing" or "thinking" of what she is doing. Sometimes that pleases fans (when she finds an unassuming producer and creates something groundbreaking) and in this instance, it doesn't please many fans that feel she's being generic. When you separate all the BS, Hard Candy AND MDNA are solid pop efforts and I actually think they were needed in her discography...(maybe not so much the hard candy cover) it feels straightforward pop of now where Like a Virgin and True Blue was that for the 80's and Bedtime Stories and Erotica (...? Maybe) was the straightforward but maybe more ahead r&b driven sound of the 90's. Do I make any sense? Anyone agree? Lol And to further discuss, Like A Prayer and (yes I know Erotica is amazing...)Ray of Light were super inspired and great. Music and American Life were this generic folk/acoustic/electronica sound (if only there were other artists making music within this style) and then came great Confessions... Actually thinking back...I guess Bedtime Stories and Something to Remember are those generic-ish 90's albums with Erotica being the next great one. Her first album is just a complete introduction to all this and I wouldn't count it, and I'm Breathless is a concept record for Dick Tracy which is great nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Because people have short memories. Also, there is an incorrect assumption that music has to be laboured over for months. Sometimes writing songs is spontaneous and quick, others times it takes longer. There is no rhyme or reason with song writing. I agree. My best written songs were written in 30-45 minutes. If I had the studio, producer, and experience, my songs would be recorded in a fly. On that same note, sometimes it takes longer when you are trying to perfect something that usually has a looser style (I was just watching a special on Blondie and this was the case) ...they could record in no time and then with other songs they would do more and more takes which annoyed the band but the producer insisted for the sake of the complete sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 SIR STEPHEN BRAY, GETCHO SHIT TOGETHER AND LEARN HOW TO LEAK A GODDAMN MUSIC FILE! Okkkkkk!!! The King of Life!!! Stephen Bray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 What a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 And some photos I snapped of the actual magazine layout for those who haven't seen it: OMG OMG, its like The Bible. <Beeble> for the german fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsInHeaven Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Mattress is OWNING this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boy skeffington Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I agree. My best written songs were written in 30-45 minutes. If I had the studio, producer, and experience, my songs would be recorded in a fly. On that same note, sometimes it takes longer when you are trying to perfect something that usually has a looser style (I was just watching a special on Blondie and this was the case) ...they could record in no time and then with other songs they would do more and more takes which annoyed the band but the producer insisted for the sake of the complete sound. Someone is getting off on the smell of his own farts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boy skeffington Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Great thread. It's such a wonderful album and monumental achievement for her. When the pope excommunicates you, you are doing something RIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Someone is getting off on the smell of his own farts... What are you talking about? I'm discussing how the time it takes to write a song or record an album varies greatly and has no implication as to whether it will be perceived as great or not. You obviously have no appreciation in the process of songwriting and recording music. I do. You don't have to be an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 She had the best adverts in the business: "It shall be released. March 21, 1989." other side: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The US cassingles: Like A Prayer (7" Version) b/w Act Of Contrition Express Yourself (7" Remix) b/w The Look Of Love Cherish (Fade) b/w Supernatural Oh Father (Edit) b/w Pray For Spanish Eyes Keep It Together (Single Remix) b/w Keep It Together (Instrumental) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Alternate US sleeve for "Express Yourself" cassingle. Features EY variation on Like A Prayer LP logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 There will never be another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Alternate US sleeve for "Express Yourself" cassingle. Features EY variation on Like A Prayer LP logo. is this the video version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 ^ thats amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 is this the video version? Unfortunately not. It's musically identical to the other release (7" Remix b/w "The Look Of Love"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 She really is something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Her first commercial CD single in the US. It measures 12 inches tall and just over 3 inches wide with a folded under tear-off sleeve to house the 3" CD single (a mini-version of the 7" artwork). Like A Prayer (7" Version) b/w Act Of Contrition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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