karbatal Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 what's a filler? A song that won't be a single or a song that is only there to reach a certain number of tracks? Because i can't think of a Madonna album that has songs just for the sake of it. Even when there are songs that are a bit weaker, like Jimmy Jimmy or Push, many people love them, so they have a porpose there. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LMTWGR or Stay or Don't Stop, for example. Maybe the only "filler" y don't like much is the Birthday Song, i don't like Did You Do It much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shine Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Erotica! Why's It So Hard Did You Do It (the worst filler EVER!) In This Life Where Life Begins Waiting Secret Garden Bye Bye Baby Erotica should've been like this in my opinion... 1. Erotica (including sung verses, the You Thrill Me part as pre-chorus and the Erotic, erotic, etc. part as chorus) 2. Fever 3. Deeper and Deeper 4. Waiting 5. Goodbye to Innocence 6. Bad Girl 7. Shame 8. Thief of Hearts 9. Words [Demo] 10. Rain 11. Bye Bye Baby 12. Secret Garden #facepalm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 oh dear... Sometimes i really question the taste of some people here. To consider a filler Waiting or Where Life Begins o Swim or Sky Fits Heaven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Mdna, Hard Candy, AL, Music, Bedtime Story & Erotica have more than 2 fillers Like a Prayer, LIke a Virgin and Ray of Light have at least one filler True Blue, only one Jimmy Jimmy Madonna has no filler, this album is pure perfection!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasqual Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 oh god...i dont think there is a album with fillers and thats why i buy madonna albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjewell88 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hmm, it seems like everyone's definition of "filler" is different. Sounds like some people think of filler as just "a song I don't like". I'm gagging seeing songs like "waiting" "secret garden" "where's the party" "love tried to welcome me" "push" "to have and not to hold" and "swim" on other peoples lists: all amazing songs that have meant so much to me, I think of filler as a really crappy song that was only included because the record company needed something to record to put out the album with a respectable amount of tracks. With that definition I think the only M albums with filler are LAV and True Blue. On LAV I think Pretender and Stay are much inferior to the rest of the tracks. On True Blue it's Jimmy Jimmy and Love Makes the World Go Round. IMHO she hasn't had much filler since, personally I really hate "incredible" on HC and "Superstar" on MDNA. But both songs are a fully realized version of a concept M wanted to put out. Just cause I don't like them doesn't mean they are filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJimmy Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I hate the fact that people freak out about people calling this or that a "filler". A filler isn't necessarily a bad or unenjoyable track. Most of them just seem to lack substance and impact. They are not essential to the album most of the times but have been added to: 1. emphasize the theme of the album (often ends up extremely forced and way too predictable but not in all cases) 2. bring a bit more variety to the album or to lighten it up a bit if the album itself is very serious and dark in it's content, for example. (song is often overlooked or not as strong as the other tracks and might seem oit of place) 3. to fill time or pad an album around the two or three hits. I think case 2 is what applies to M in most cases. Gaga's "Born This Way" is a perfect example for case one (every song was written to apply to the theme that it makes the whole album extremely implausible...like all of Gaga's music), while case three applies to Janet's "Discipline" (one good song, the rest is utter shit). Calling a song a filler is not always a bad thing. I like Stay and I like Think of Me. Do I think they're fillers? Yes, I do. Why? Because they were never meant to be big hits or as strong as the singles they've chosen. They were made to fill the album with more songs. AL is a filler album. No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bretticus Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Confessions, easily. How High, Sorry, I Love New York, Isaac, Push, Like It Or Not. All filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndvd25 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Madonna - think of me - i know it LAV - stay - pretender TB - jimmy jimmy - love makes the world go round BS - dont stop M - runaway lover - amazing - nobodys perfect COADF - how high - i love new york - isaac - like it or not HC - spanish lesson MDNA - superstar - some girls - masterpiece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares1987 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Like a Virgin and Erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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