Shaun
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6 hours ago, alquemist said:
you will never believe what I got today
GORGEOUS!!
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I love that the image with the typewriter didn't even include the track list at this point in the process. And I'd kill to read what all those yellow Post-It notes say! Or what M is looking at on her phone...
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Notice how in one of the concepts, the word "MADAME" is written across her face while the only thing on her lips is the letter "X". So fascinating to see this little peek into the creative review.
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How amazing is this? Sara, a member of M’s team, posted this for her birthday. Look at the different aesthetic options for the cover/booklet/disc that surround them! Madonna is so involved in her art, right down to its visual presentation. Check out the array of font treatments and designs that were considered. Nothing is by accident with Madonna. The cover art we were presented with is 100% her vision!
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Extreme Occident by a landslide
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Ok, following now! Too good!
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Extreme Occident
Killers Who Are Partying
Batuka
Come Alive
I Don’t Search I Find
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16 hours ago, Icykiller said:
FG without question. Never thought I would like it but I do. BIL is like thst one annoying song in every M album: Spanish Lesson, I'm So Stupid, Don't Stop, Bday Song, Push, Runaway Lover, ...It wouldn't be a M album without one, lol!
Ahh! I'm So Stupid and Runaway Lover are in my top tracks from their respective albums! Guess it's just like @Flip The Switch said...so many diverse opinions for such an all-encompassing artist. It's a good thing.
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I love both so much!
I listen to MX from Medellín through I Rise all the time, just as I listen to RH from Living For Love through Rebel Heart. Both absolutely stunning records...and so insanely different artistically.
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Loca for me!
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Madonna walks the walk. God Control will, unfortunately, always be relevant.
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55 minutes ago, peter said:
That was @Shaun‘s point... this is the only song connected to the project which suffers from the “I prefer the demo” effect which plagued Rebel Heart.
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Madonna’s versatility is unmatched. The same woman who sings Batuka sings Girl Gone Wild, Secret Garden, and Back In Business.
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Gets. Better. With. Each. Listen.
Haunting, melodic, eerie, artistic, inspirational, lyrically compelling. A Madonna homerun.
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I also like B-Day Song. Reminds me of her work with Breakfast Club. It’s very 1970s.
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Such an incredible part of this era! I’ll miss it.
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It’s definitely her watershed album of the ‘10s. What an album!
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Just now, dollhouse said:
yeah, the next album should be ready to be released in the fall, by todays standards
That would be amazing
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1 minute ago, dollhouse said:
The promotion was short, quick and fast paced. All performances and 5 videos were done and released in just few months.
Back in the day, we would just begin to prepare for a second video and single.
That’s a good point. Times have definitely changed. 2019 is so different from 1999 or even 2009 in terms of how artists approach album promotion.
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I’m assuming the place was busier pre-album because of all the anticipation, rumors, leaks, reviews, etc. But it seems like everyone loves the album and I still visit multiple times a day! I guess the decrease in activity is natural after an album has been out for over a month. I bet we’ll see a resurgence of activity in the weeks leading up to the tour and throughout its run! Very excited.
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12 minutes ago, VogueMusic said:
The point is that hearing works-in-progress before the final versions that complete the artists vision (let alone being exposed to them while the process is still going) shapes our perceptions, in more ways than one (and far more than we probably realize). And thus affect the way we take in, perceive, and process the true, final version of the work. Artists know this...that's why 99% of the time they don't expose their work to the public until they believe it's finished and fulfills their vision. Hearing earlier versions/demos later, after the fact, is different, as then those perceptions of the work are built on the foundation of the final work (as most artists probably intend).
Your patience is commendable.
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Just now, dylanciccone_ said:
And your point? If someone prefers one version or the other, doesn't make their opinion invalid.
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50 minutes ago, strictmachine said:
Am I the only one who doesn’t hear a lot of vocal effects on Batuka?! I just don’t hear it.
Are you being serious?
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7 minutes ago, the-queen said:
So glad to hear that. I was going to try and get involved SOMEHOW for you otherwise.
Thank you, dear!!!
Madame X album general discussion
in ARCHIVE - The MADAME X Forum
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Three months on, and Madame X is one of Madonna’s most integral albums. A true artistic statement. Sometimes sparse, sometimes chaotic, but always focused and intentional. Her most political record and one of her most enjoyable as a complete listen front-to-back. Cannot wait to see how this machine comes to visual life on stage!