Guest seancannon Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 The best aspects to this album.... Nobody Knows Me (live version) Love Profusion (happy song) and the middle finger up to George W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini1313 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Great album - Easy Ride, Nothing Fails, & Nobody Knows Me are still great tunes! agreed! & xstatic proccess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnkm Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Nobody Knows Me (live version) I NEVER got the love for the live version, its awful, it takes away what I loved about the song, which is a pity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seancannon Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I NEVER got the love for the live version, its awful, it takes away what I loved about the song, which is a pity You're kidding?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest immaculate sanctuary Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Actually, the most unappreciated album of hers is Bedtime Stories. i totally agree! i absolutley adore that album! as for american life (which i just so happened to be listening to when i saw this thread...weird...) i love it! i especially love the title song, love profusion, hollywood, mother & father...i really enjoy the whole album. i don't understand why it's hated on so much. there isn't 1 album by madonna that i don't love tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subhuman Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Love the album. The stripped down production works well in most parts. There are some great tracks on it including one of my all-time favorites, Intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D'Deridex Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The album is mediocre but it did force her to make Confessions on a Dance Floor, so I'm thankful on some level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etips Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I liken American Life to the sound of a jackhammer running while a cat is having its tail pulled. From start to finish the album is just gaudy. Electronica mixed with folk has to be the tackiest meshing of sounds I've ever heard. It's the sonic equivalent to wearing a green shirt with red pants. Madonna seemed like she was deliberately going for another eclectic/deep type of album, ala Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, then attempted to wing it when she discovered that she wasn't inspired. "Material Girl" did a better job of conveying the message that the whole AL album wanted to, but couldn't. I suppose the album has this underdog appeal that gives it enigma points to those who get off on extreme atypical, but I just see it as noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I liken American Life to the sound of a jackhammer running while a cat is having its tail pulled. From start to finish the album is just gaudy. Electronica mixed with folk has to be the tackiest meshing of sounds I've ever heard. It's the sonic equivalent to wearing a green shirt with red pants. Madonna seemed like she was deliberately going for another eclectic/deep type of album, ala Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, then attempted to wing it when she discovered that she wasn't inspired. "Material Girl" did a better job of conveying the message that the whole AL album wanted to, but couldn't. I suppose the album has this underdog appeal that gives it enigma points to those who get off on extreme atypical, but I just see it as noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ursaminorjim Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Ouch. Hey, guys - I'm no fan of this album myself, but as it's an "appreciation" thread, we should just not respond and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I suppose the album has this underdog appeal that gives it enigma points to those who get off on extreme atypical, but I just see it as noise. Noise? What r u..a Donny Osmond fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 ^^ Well I totally agree there. I usually don't in such instances. Though I'm sure there was an appreciation thread for this album very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBounce12 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Love Profusion, Nothing Fails and Hollywood are all . It's a better album than it has been given credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Noise? What r u..a Donny Osmond fan? Hey, Crazy Horses rocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnkm Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 You're kidding?!!! Not in the slighest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etips Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Noise? What r u..a Donny Osmond fan? So because I called what is (IMO) a cluttered mix of random, discombobulated sounds "noise," I'm condescended as being a Donny Osmond fan. Sure. BTW, I do like his song "Sacred Emotion." Like it better than anything on American Life, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellenger1981 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Probably my favorite Madonna album of this decade. Looking back I think fondly of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebastard Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 This album is far from weak it has some of her best work since Ray Of Light. Love Profusion is perfect in every sense and gets under your skin Hollywood, Intervention, Nobody's Knows Me, Xstatic Process, DAD, Easy Ride, Mother and Father are all great. I've gone from hating American Life(the song) to loving it sans rap. I'm so stupid & Nothing fails are the only songs i skip but im coming around to Nothing fails. Love this album. Love Profusion & Xstatic Process are 2 of my favorite songs of all time of any artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnkm Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I dont get all this love for Love Profusion, its dreary and boring, it really lets the album down. Now Im not the biggest fan of Nothing Fails/Intervention/X-Static Process but their all good songs. Love Profusion is the only dud song on, what is, one of her best albums, at least for me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robster Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 love the album, has great moments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voguerista Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 I love it too. I listened to the whole thing again last night on a road trip and was loving it more than ever....EVERY SONG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotica blu Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Its wrong to see AL as underrated it's simply unloved. I refuse to waste engery attempting to get other fans to hear and feel what I feel about the overall sound and content on the album. Fuck em! This is a Madonna treat for her ego and I love every second of it. If I could change one thing I'd delete DAD. After Erotica comes AL and after that comes HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I like this album. I had downloaded a "Special Edition" of this, which was edited by a fan. He/she removed Die Another Day and rearranged the order of the tracklisting. I think his/her edits improved the songs. I like the original version as well. My Top 3 picks are American Life (I love the song including the rap - I think it's hilarious), Mother and Father (one of the album's gems), and Die Another Day. I think this album is like a cross between a dance record and a ballad/acoustic album. It stands out from her catalog because it has that "I'm-distant-but-I-am-being-personal" sound to it, which I think is what I love the most about this album. I prefer this one than COADF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narendra Sen Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Although I don't think 'American Life' is one of her best, I still consider it a very good album that could have been better (just like 'Hard Candy'). My favourites are "Hollywood', 'I'm So Stupid', 'Nobody Knows Me', 'Die Another Day', 'Easy Ride'. To some extent I even like 'Love Profusion' but "I know I can feel bad/When I get in a bad mood"(aka one of the stupidest lines ever written for a song) kinda ruins it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I ALWAYS LOVED THIS ALBUM! If I really think about it... There arent ANY SONGS from American Life that I Dont Like. OH, How Can I Forget... ^^^THE GREATEST VIDEO EVER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOD Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I liken American Life to the sound of a jackhammer running while a cat is having its tail pulled. From start to finish the album is just gaudy. Electronica mixed with folk has to be the tackiest meshing of sounds I've ever heard. It's the sonic equivalent to wearing a green shirt with red pants. Madonna seemed like she was deliberately going for another eclectic/deep type of album, ala Like a Prayer and Ray of Light, then attempted to wing it when she discovered that she wasn't inspired. "Material Girl" did a better job of conveying the message that the whole AL album wanted to, but couldn't. I suppose the album has this underdog appeal that gives it enigma points to those who get off on extreme atypical, but I just see it as noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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