ruey
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I've been trying to get this Top 50 sorted for almost two weeks now. I won't be surprised if I miss the deadline... Geez!
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OMG I just read the X Factor rumour. So this is really going to happen soon! BELIEVE!
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Shame. And to this day nobody even cares to mention Christina Aguilera
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Even though the wait is killing me, I have to admit knowing she's still working in the studio (mainly with Diplo) gives me a lot of hope that this next album is going to kick ass!
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Stay is underrated
"scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodooly be bop"
And this!
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I can definitely agree with Thief of Hearts & Time Stood Still on that list.
Personally I think "Love Spent" is her most underrated song. It is by far the most sophisticated track on MDNA and despite sounding a little demo-like it still rocks my Madonna world. Could have been a monster hit with more vivid vocals and production.
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i think if it was published in post bush era it would be a bigger hit...
but since it was to early...in a time where bush administracy, pro war propaganda and burst of usa patriotism was on its peak it was impossible to push it comercialy more than it was....
uk was under blair....bush num 2
AL has real quality of conceptual artistic pop album.
it is underrated by fans, by critics and media.
i would dare to say that itsher rol numb 2. and in some things even better. as it sounds still fresh and its sound it equal then and now....orbit cant match with mirwais. rol was really good but it sounds like 90' album. that is orbit failure.
See I really think that her speaking up about the war hurt the album and even the single a lot more. Unfortunately AL arrived at a really bad time, and given that it didn't resonate with the public as well as RoL & Music did, it was largely dismissed by many fans too.
I was just listening to Intervention. What an incredible track!
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Maybe. But didn't people hear the song before they saw the anti-war video? I like American Life but you have to admit it's a bit of an odd song, with the rap and lyrics about being super duper in the Mini Cooper. I know that's tongue in cheek but a lot of people didn't get the sense of humor and thought she was trying to be a serious rapper. Love Profusion and Hollywood are a little more conventional in their song structure.
Perhaps so. And the anti-war video definitely did not help the album recover either.
I love both Hollywood and Love Profusion, because it was a fresh sound for Madonna and I especially enjoyed the acoustic/electronic fusion.
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I don't think the songs are inaccessible or that weird. They are very melodic with cool hooks. I don't think it was uncommercial in general but uncommercial for Madonna since it was a very different sound for her, much less dance oriented and with more guitars than people are used to from her.
AL was not a good single, but I think Hollywood and Love Profusion are great radio singles. It might have had a different result if AL wasn't the first single.
Could it be possible AL suffered even more as result of Madonna's anti-war comments?
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Totally agree - best part of the song, and I also love the "aaah aaah aaah" background vocals that follow
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i m not sure what influence rol had...it was success but influence i dont see. more influence was made by coadf leotard or cowboys from Music album on fashion then rol music did influenced other pop music. electronic music already was part of mainstream at that time. it was major hit as a surprise that madonna did with her reinvention by sound and visual then anything else (ofcours and quality of production, lyrics and melodies)
Hmmm, I dare say that Ray Of Light may have singlehandedly introduced electronica into the mainstream
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It really could have charted higher in the UK, It's a fantastic song! Hands down my favourite off Hard Candy. I sometimes wish that HC had sounded like GI2ME throughout.
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According to my LastFM scrobbles (last 12 months):
01 Confessions on a Dance Floor
02 MDNA
03 American Life
04 Hard Candy
05 True Blue
06 Ray of Light
07 Like a Virgin
08 Like a Prayer
09 Erotica
10 Music
11 Madonna
12 Bedtime Stories
I always listen to "Vogue" from the Celebration collection as I never listen to I'm Breathless.
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I adored that episode of Graham Norton Show! She was lovely.
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Did Madonna have a peak in her career? Or is there more than one peak? Maybe her career is leveled out evenly in your eyes? Maybe her whole career is a peak?
What do you think?
Yep, "Confessions on a Dance Floor" was her creative peak in my opinion. She hasn't done anything remotely as masterful as that since... although let's see what the new album delivers. I'm always hopeful before a new release.
Song of the Week 10/19/14 : LET IT WILL BE
in ARCHIVE - Madonna
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TUNE! It never tires