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    “God Control” thread

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    Mmmmmmmh...  How do I put this...

    Well, Madonna's accomplishments are due to her talents, creativity, hard work, discipline, fearless, bravery... You name It.

    Meanwhile this bitch accomplishments are not even hers, she just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and be lucky enough to Live to Tell. Now she feels like this moral authority to Tell Madonna and the rest of us how should we do certain things that are way bigger than her and her over inflated ego. 

    This bitch better calm down and show some respect. What she did and said was disgusting. She should be ashamed and apologize for acting like a brat and give lessons to somebody who does It better. She should also be thankful that Madonna paid attention to her, she doesnt deserve It.

     

    Madame X album general discussion

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    6 hours ago, Shane said:

    I honestly feel bad for the people buying a physical copy at any store other than Target and not having a clue that they are missing two gems.  The blonde cover is obviously the true album that represents Madonna’s vision, as it is the only one available on Spotify (at least in USA).  Also it was the version serviced to reviewers.

     

    The true album is the one with 15 tracks, but the real cover is the Standard. Her best cover ever.

    MADAME X album reviews

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    19 minutes ago, Herfaceremains said:

    I think it’s important to remember that traditionally music critics have been straight male, rock-oriented, unprogressive, and anti-pop. I don’t see much of an evolution in this, other than in the way we’ve see nerds transform into hipsters because they adhere to the uniform society has prescribed and they went to the gym thanks to the tech industry’s economic clout and subsequent cultural takeover! The very notion of genre-shifting gives these people hives, and so Madonna is mostly not seen as an artist, but as a pillaging, cultural-appropriating, mediocrely talented entertainer who has simply skated over the zeitgeist as if by sheer force of narcissistic determination. These, I believe, are the assumptions of the writers of each 3/5, and some of the 4/5 reviews we have seen.

    There has nearly always been a resistance to the notion that Madonna is creative and original. Instead, the only explanation for her success has to come from her deft manipulation and deceit. It’s the very essence of the patriarchy and its pernicious misogyny, and while the popular genres are no longer rock and soul, critics seem to approach Madonna as if she were still defined by another era when that was the case. 

    My main point regarding critics and why I personally find them all essentially disappointing is that, as journalists, you’d expect them to seek a unique perspective on their subject. However, nearly every review is written as if based off of some version of a Cliff Notes bio born outside of context and the broader scope of investigation. This leads to a very monotonous, seemingly lazy approach to understanding the music, and most certainly to understanding Madonna herself; it’s as if the writer and reader require a revisionist history lesson in order to even begin to grasp who Madonna is and what she has done, the most irritating common thread in the collective narrative being that Madonna was once an iffy trendsetter by design, but has been assaulting the world with an uneven and mediocre output of trend-chasing albums since she was whipped into submission post-American Life. Ironically, you’d get the feeling that some of her fans agree with this narrative, thus reinforcing my theory that there are a good deal of masochists among us to have chosen to endure something they don’t actually appreciate for more than a decade! It’s as if Madonna has a requirement to be purely confessional, or limited to the naïveté of the anthemic disco-stomper. If her music and lyrics don’t address this need more obviously she has failed: she didn’t become Joni Mitchell, so how dare she pick up a guitar and write words that aren’t tantalizing, veiled confessionals; she didn’t grow grey, and become the wistful, nonchalant vagabond, writing enigmatic academic poetry like Patti Smith, and so how dare she manifest as a real sentient human being on a real human journey towards awakening and enlightenment. Oh! And we mustn’t forget that she is the only human being alive to wish to preserve her youthfulness. She should just stop investing in herself altogether beyond her past, acceptable accomplishments, and she should especially unplug from all technology because, well, she’s been old for over ten years and must stop challenging herself and the general public through this outrageous desire to invent, to innovate, to inspire and to be inspired. Otherwise, no matter how interesting it seems, it is “BIZARRE”.

    Is it bizarre? Sure, it’s a narrative that deserves to be explored to a degree, but if you repeat something enough, it becomes the truth. “Madonna must fit into the quirky box now if she wants us to qualify this output”! It’s both disheartening and hysterical all at once! 

    I have read very little of value that deserves to become the truth in these reviews. I can make up my own mind about what is good and bad, and Madame X is quintessentially Madonna at her best. Whether or not that is good enough for someone else doesn’t interest me much at all unless they are able to tell me why with knowledge, passion and intelligence, which is what a music critic is paid to do after all! I’m still waiting. 

     

     

    This should be pinned! 

    MADAME X album reviews

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    19 minutes ago, Ai Papi Si. said:

    I actually kinda agree with this. I think the deluxe edition crap is really unnecessary too.

    make a 12 song album and call it a day. Or at least recognize when stuff like Mercy belongs on the album instead of Killers or Loca 

     

    You better not touch Killers or Loca from my album bitch!

     

    but i agree with the editions. there shouldn't be the standard edition with 13 tracks, the one with 15 should be the standard and the one with 18 the deluxe.

    the standard editions feels incomplete without the 2 marvelous songs.

    MTV video premiere of “Medellín”

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    9 minutes ago, kubi said:

    I've been rewatching the video and my theory is that Medellin is an overture for a larger story. It showcases the beginning (her prayer), the middle (her dance class) and the end (her riding away with her love.) 

     

    I'm very intrigued by the scene in black and white where she runs away from something/someone. Let's see what unfolds when the 2nd single comes. I can't wait!!! 

    WATCH: Madonna + Maluma “Medellín” iconic video

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    2 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:

    The interview was rushed and the time delay was awkward.  However,  I don't think she come across as annoyed at all.  In fact,  took it with great humour - her quips about the time delay were classic Madonna humour.  She was joking about talking so much - would of loved to just hear her talk non stop instead but I still thought it was a chaotic fun experience.   Most of the time when people think Madonna is annoyed or bitchy,  I never do. Think she is naturally witty and her humour shines through. 

     

    Exactly. It may be easy for me since not only I love Madonna, but I also have a similar sense of humor. But i think it's quite easy to get when she's pissed and when she's joking... You don't need a university career to get it. People are too stupidtaking things so literal these days...  

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