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3 minutes ago, Samo said:
Yeah but Madonna did lots of press for WE , which came out the week of the Superbowl. She had ONE hour specials for Graham Norton, Anderson Cooper, the Good Morning America/2020/ Nightline Cynthia McFaden Interview, Rock center Interview, Superbowl press conference and separate interviews with journalists, another one hour special episode of Ellen DeGeneres Show while on tour, appearance on Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Conan show behind the scenes of MDNA tour, Harper's Bazaar, The Advocateand Vanity Fair Italia covers
She did A LOT of press , it was just more geared towards WE with the album only being casually mentioned
MX is shaping up to be her least promoted era BY FAR
I don't think it will be the least promoted, or at least I hope. I think she has a lot more in store, and will come out in full force closer to the album release... I would suspect we should start seeing a lot more action from this coming week onwards.
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9 minutes ago, rocknrolla said:
A three star review is not good, especially from Rolling Stone. Her worst score ever.
A 2 or a 1 star score is bad, not a 3 star.
These were RS scores on her previous albums, as shared by @Shaun earlier in the thread.
Debut: no star rating
LAV: 3.5
TB: no star rating
LAP: 3.5
E: 4
BS: 3.5
ROL: 4
Music: 4
AL: 3
Confessions: 3.5
HC: 4
MDNA: 3.5
RH: 3.5
MX: 3
So no, not her worst score ever from RS. They also gave AL a 3 star, and it's a brilliant work of art. So to be honest, after reading their basic review which barely talks about the music, I couldn't care less what score RS gives.
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31 minutes ago, Humberto77rj said:
"The only issue with Madonna is that she dared to age in front of the world.
She did not die like Michael Jackson, or left the Spotlight to live only as a recording artist, not a touring one. She doesn't live solely by greatest hits like Cindy Lauper or Elton Jhon. She is living as a woman creating and making new music, wether you want it or not."
Thank you for sharing!
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I do think a lot more promo is on its way!
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1 hour ago, Bat-Fan said:
Reviewers arent really crazy about Killers.
And maybe it will turn out to be a fan favourite!
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10 hours ago, luluthecat said:
Nice to see the promo posters are up on the London Underground this morning!
Beautiful.
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^^^OMG, people are completely crazy! Lucifer? The Anti-Christ?
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4 hours ago, Danmacevents said:
Madame X is going to deliver I just know it!
I have the exact same feeling!
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19 minutes ago, Eltacubo said:
I dont take it for granted we have one of our favorite girls around, inspired and kicking ass.
This. So much this. And thank you for sharing the photo of the poster on the tube!
It's wonderful to witness M almost 40 years into her career still creating, making music, and putting together amazing shows like only she can. We are truly privileged.
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This is not a review at all. No actual talk of the music, except that it is weird. And I love Weirdonna.
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5 hours ago, karbatal said:
I can't vote. The poll doesn't appear!
Same here! Don't know why!
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Messy 80s hair!
Loved that moment, and absolutely love the messy 80s hair!
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This is a great interview! I’m loving all I’m hearing and reading about this album.
A truly special album is coming.
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6 minutes ago, TXIII said:
ohhhh I wonder what this is...
Love this. It's based on the Madame X painting, isn't it? Then it has Madonna's many faces.
AMAZING!
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9 hours ago, Morrigan said:
So this is why this irrelevant, supposed singing contest blog is so snarky towards madonna
Is this wiwibloggs supposed to be important?
Never heard of them!!
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10 hours ago, Messiah said:
Unfortunately that's not even credible anymore, after editing the vocals of a live performance.
Anyone can say now that she did it again.
Such a bad decision, honestly...
I understand what you mean, but let's not let the negativity get to us. She would be dragged having edited the vocals or not. People that hate her can find malice in everything she does. We have seen that many times before, and will continue to see for the years to come.
Knowing Madonna as we all do, she more than anyone must have been truly disappointed with how things worked out, so no need to keep dragging her down anymore. I think it's just time to move on and enjoy all the amazing things still to come.
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4 minutes ago, Confessit said:
I think they have been picked first due to the fetaures rather than being the best and most single worthy cuts from the album. I think there's some proof of this in the fact she has had a music video ready since February but not released it yet and that song is just Madonna no features....obviously focusing on the features first is to drive (hopefully) more of the general public to these songs/videos after all Swae Lee is one of the biggest streaming artists around.
Completely agree with this. Just made a similar point in the Album Discussion thread.
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5 hours ago, Andra said:4 hours ago, Nikki said:
she said he is also there
3 hours ago, Flip The Switch said:3 hours ago, pjcowley said:3 hours ago, Marcelox said:
2 hours ago, pjcowley said:2 hours ago, Nikki said:This is amazing. Thank you all for sharing all these review teases. Sounds so promising! I knew she would deliver the goods, and this project would be another creative peak in her discography. This will be a killer album!
Can't wait to read the full reviews and listen to album in June, 14th.
I had mentioned this before in previous discussions, but I believe the chosen singles/buzz singles were primarily chosen by Interscope/Maverick to reach different segments of the market, but I think fans would prefer much more to get the 100% Madonna songs first. It's a marketing strategy, and I get it, but at this stage in M's career, it doesn't really have much impact.
I'm so excited for all that's still to come.
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1 hour ago, side_streets said:
Yeah, I know!
My favourite sentence about Madonna.
Awful, isn’t it?
It’s the haters favourite phrase to justify the awful stuff they say about her.
“I liked Ma donna, but she’s past it and needs to retire. She is just destroying her legacy now!”
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“Destroying her legacy”
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8 hours ago, VogueMusic said:
Noticed that when it comes to the US media, hardly any mention of the bum notes on LAP...all attention is paid to the political nature of the performance, and the flags presented. And not overly negative, from what I've seen. Interesting.
5 hours ago, Katypatra said:If it was Gaga, she would have turned it into a victim trip, blaming depression or some shit, and I guarantee, the media would have been so supportive and encouraging. But it’s Madonna. And it’s popular to hate on Madonna. I saw a bunch of “fans” on M’s fb account bitching that they too had the “right” to express their satisfaction and be objective. So I replied to them:
“Yes you can be objective. Yes you can express your dissatisfaction with the performance. Just remember, there are millions of you and there is only one Madonna. Kick her down to the floor with your criticism till she breaks or be a decent human and help her get through this difficult moment!”
The press and social media have been absolutely despicable in Europe, but I’m glad in the US they are focusing on the message and not on the flat notes.
If this were Caca, you can be sure the next day she would be posting a selfie from hospital saying she had to get emergency surgery because her vocal cords had been damaged.
I do think it is time to move on though. M fans need to stick together and not surrender to the ridiculous claims that this is the end. Please don’t question her artistry or talent. That’s exactly what the haters want.
This woman has seen it all, done it all, and always overcame the obstacles put in front of her. This won’t be any different.
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42 minutes ago, johndvd25 said:
Especially in this forum..so heartbreaking to see tons of pages of negativity. Why is that when she achieve something or had an amazing performance like in the BBMAs she get only a handful of pages. So sad..
To be honest, people here might have been negative, but almost everyone remained understanding of the circumstances, and made constructive criticisms, pointing out things they loved and things they hoped would have been better.
If you look out there, the negativity goes beyond that. People across the media and social media have been absolutely vicious, making truly horrible comments, and rejoicing on each others attacks at M.
So @Bill, I completely get what you are saying, and feel exactly the same. It’s been a torrent of abuse, which absolutely breaks my heart. I have tried to stay away from all of it, but has been almost impossible.
I will always love her though, in the good and in the bad times, and all this just makes me love her even more.
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11 minutes ago, Disintegration said:
It’s the first massive exposure any musical element of Madonna has hit the general public since, what, Celebration in 2009? Maybe 4 Minutes? MDNA and RH didn’t produce big hit singles at all here.
I’ve had a lot of friends message me about it. Nothing good. It’s sad, really. As has been noted, the extra tour dates announcement was obviously planned to come after a well received performance at Eurovision and the announcement instead comes across as awkward.
If people want to take this performance and use it as the signifier of what they think about Madonna, ignoring all the times she’s killed it on stage, then that’s their loss in a way. The one good thing that may come out of this is that she does take more vocal coaching and sorts out whatever went wrong on Saturday
I’m just going to try to ignore anything on social media until this blows over.
I don’t like to make negative posts like this, especially as a new poster, but it’s just been a downer of a weekend as a fan.
6 minutes ago, Jazzy Jan said:It is painful for us to witness this backlash again. We all know how incredible Madonna is as a performer. We know what a beautiful wonderful entertainer she is and how lovely her voice it. Seen it all the time. I adore her as a singer and entertainer and her music has given me life so to speak since her first album and single. I don't live in the UK but as soon as I heard those vocals in Like a Prayer that for whatever reason were out of tune, I felt so frightened for her. Sounds dramatic - yeah I know - but true. This sounds dramatic too but wanted to cry for her. To all of us, Madonna is incredibly important, why we are on this forum and why we love her so much. I was already upset over the Australian election result amongst other things and was thinking that I had this to cheer me up. The negative reaction to her performance has only made me more depressed and as you both noted, the way that the truly vile haters are having a field day is horrific to all of us fans. We know she will prevail and get over this ( she always does ) but I am not ashamed to admit that it hurts like hell.
It really does hurt like hell. Thank you both for also sharing how you feel. @Disintegration @Jazzy Jan.
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Agree with you
per cent. So much moaning over the last couple of days.
Let’s enjoy the ride, instead of trying to manage everything she should or shouldn’t been doing.