moniquearis Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 I was there for the STL show (second time seeing MDNA after Chicago September 21st) and she was great of course! I didn't feel the crowd nor Madonna were as energetic as the Chicago show I saw, but she killed it nonetheless. Chicago is always the best crowd. This first time for me seeing her outside of Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glindathegood Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Great review but did you see the comments below...once again, furious people for the late start. Given the super pro that she is, I can't believe she thinks these late starts are cool.... YES, we FANS do not care, but we are only a small percent of these venues. The vast majority who are making this tour such a success feel disrespected....and in a sense, they are. I don't even bother reading the comments on reviews anymore. They are always negative. If it wasn't the late start, they'd be complaining about something else like the lack of older hits or her costumes. A few comments on a website does not represent the majority of people going to the tour. The time the concert starts at has been well publicized now so I think most people know. It might be a huge issue if it was a GA stadium where you have to get there early to get a good place. But with an arena show you can just arrive later closer to the start time and your seat is right there for you. Some people get off from work later so the later start time actually gives them more time to relax after work, have dinner and get dressed for the show without having to rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquearis Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Video of the sound problem: [media=] [/media] The incident went on like this, if people are interested.So the screen and the train sound started. The dancers started started coming out. The stage blocks didn't move. One of the dancers were looking down at Madonna who's under the stage at the time, Kinda like "Bitch, what the fuck are you doing down there? Come the fuck up already." look. The vocal from the playback started but still no Madonna. A good half a minute later only did she rise to the stage, just her block, not the other blocks. She wasn't singing, has a laugh/smile on her face. Kinda like "Shit we just fucked up." And walked towards the mic. Then when everyone in place, the blocks rose up with the train graphics. She still didn't sing then. I think she tried to pick it up from there but then decided not to, possibly not to cheat her St. Louis fans of the full experience. That's that's when she said "Stop. Stop. I want you to stop." or something like that. The rest went on just like the posted video. She was a trooper. Didn't let the emotion and incident affect the rest of the show. Tho once the she disappeared from the stage after Celebration, her mic was still on, you can hear her say .. something, something shit. Kinda like "I'm not dealing with that shit" or something of that nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonoka Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Here's a video that shows the first run of the song and Madonna stopping it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMoody Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 She seems to purposely choose more casual fan-types for these rare moments. I think she knows fanatics like us couldn't sustain touching her and surviving long enough to write our worshipful babble....lol. I would fucking die just wiping the sweat off her back!! [media=] [/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY PIG Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 i could watch her LAV performance for hours on end! she was truly born to be on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Video of the sound problem: [media=] [/media] oops! somebody is going to have a huge trouble! she seems relaxed, but I´m sure she has yeld to somebody after this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 [media=] [/media] celebration seems o be evolving all the time! everytime i watch one of the performances, something new has been added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquearis Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 She seems to purposely choose more casual fan-types for these rare moments. I think she knows fanatics like us couldn't sustain touching her and surviving long enough to write our worshipful babble....lol. I would fucking die just wiping the sweat off her back!! [media=] [/media] You would've written a whole book on her back, scream, panic, scream some more, wrote Chapter 2, before going into a coma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Thanks for posting those awesome videos from st. louis. It looked like a great show & she seemed very relax & in total control at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reviewer apparently wasn't aware of "Love Spent": http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/madonna-goes-wild-in-athletic-scottrade-center-show/article_2c28d1a4-f726-514d-a0e1-1b87d91d9a0e.html St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nov. 2, 2012 Madonna 'goes wild' in athletic Scottrade Center show By Kevin C. Johnson Madonna had some explaining to do to her St. Louis fans Thursday night when she brought her “MDNA” tour to a sold-out Scottrade Center. After performing a percussion-fueled “Open Your Heart” that ended with a break-dance spotlight with her son Rocco, she acknowledged that it was the first time she had brought one of her extravaganzas to town. “It’s finally good to be here. I kicked and screamed my way to St. Louis. I begged my way to St. Louis,” the pop star said to massive applause from 17,000 fans at the beginning of a chatty but personal interlude. She wished a fan down front a Happy Birthday and said there wasn’t a better way for him to spend his day; complimented a group who came dressed as vintage Madonna; explained the importance of voting, surprisingly without endorsing anyone by name; and then she did the unthinkable. She didn’t make one of her signature headline-making statements but instead referred to St. Louis as being in Minnesota, a concert sin that drew as many boos as if she’d called President Barack Obama a “black Muslim” again. Sure, there’s a St. Louis Park and a St. Louis County in Minnesota, but that’s not where Madonna was Thursday night. She apologized quickly, asked fans if they wanted her to come back, and promptly moved onto cute pop throwaway “Masterpiece.” Madonna’s two-hour show wasn’t fully a masterpiece itself, though it often carried out her high ambitions, despite a moment near the end that went haywire for her. Showy and stunning, the heavy-handed spectacle boasted a Broadway-esque overload of sights and sounds that even included a crew of drummers dangling high overhead during one song. Madonna delivered an impressive athletic performance with none of the stiffness of her Super Bowl halftime show. She proved at 54 she still has plenty to show in concert, even if her recent album output says otherwise. The tour’s biggest drawback is that it leans heavily on one of her lesser efforts, “MDNA.” Her set list was weighed down with “MDNA” songs at the expense of old favorites. Songs such as “Holiday” and “Lucky Star” were only teased during a pre-taped video segment. To Madonna’s credit, her new songs came off better in concert than in their recorded forms. Madonna, who graced the stage at 10:37 p.m., opened her show with a church set piece doused in Catholic imagery including cloaked monks. A repentant Madonna voiceover gave way to Her Madgesty bursting the church wide open for first song “Girl Gone Wild” from “MDNA.” Next song “Revolver” was all dancers and guns and “Gang Bang,” another “MDNA” cut, featured Madonna repeatedly shooting a lover while fake blood covered the screen behind her. It was dramatic for sure and not much fun. No wonder her fans in Colorado shuddered. Madonna threw a tasty musical bone at fans with “Papa Don’t Preach,” performed mostly on her knees, while “Hung Up” demonstrated particular prowess as she sang it on her back and on a tightrope, and while she was crawling and was dragged across the stage. Madonna strapped on a guitar for “I Don’t Give A,” with video accompaniment from Nicki Minaj. There was more fun guitar play for “Turn Up the Radio.” She and her double-jointed dance troupe donned colorful marching band uniforms for “Express Yourself,” which detoured into Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” Madonna stated repeatedly “she’s not me,” a not-so-subtle dig at Gaga. “Give Me All Your Luvin’” allowed Madonna to show off her best cheerleader moves, and “Vogue” was as stylishly staged as its name implies. “Vogue” paved the way for other pleasing fare such as “Erotica” and “Human Nature,” which Madonna started as a striptease that ended with her revealing her black thong. A version of “Like a Virgin” recast as an old-fashioned piano ballad was a questionable choice. Fans threw dollar bills at her as she writhed around the floor. She explained the money she collected was for the people in New York who lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy. During “I’m a Sinner,” she suddenly stopped the song and said she was having sound problems. “We are at the mercy of technology,” she said. “This is like my worst nightmare.” She wondered aloud if she should disappear and come back, thanked fans for their patience and a few minutes later restarted the song. “Like a Prayer,” which came with a gospel choir, and “Celebration” closed out the big evening. Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold, who produced “Celebration” for Madonna, got the crowd going early with a set of high-energy dance cuts. Madonna set list, Scottrade Center, Nov. 1 — “Girl Gone Wild” — “Revolver” — “Gang Bang” — “Papa Don’t Preach” — “Hung Up” — “I Don’t Give A” — “Best Friend”/”Heartbeat” — “Express Yourself”/”Born This Way” — “Give Me All Your Luvin” — Turn Up the Radio” — “Open Your Heart” — “Masterpiece” — “Justify My Love” (interlude) — “Vogue” — “Candy Shop” — “Erotica” — “Human Nature” — “Like a Virgin” — “Nobody Knows Me” — “I’m Addicted” — “I’m a Sinner” — “Like a Prayer” — “Celebration” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ROCKERITO_MX Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 oops! somebody is going to have a huge trouble! she seems relaxed, but I´m sure she has yeld to somebody after this! Nobody got in trouble. A piece of equipment simply burnt out. She was completely cool and understood that shit breaks sometimes. Now if it happens again then its another story ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narendra Sen Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 She seems to purposely choose more casual fan-types for these rare moments. I think she knows fanatics like us couldn't sustain touching her and surviving long enough to write our worshipful babble....lol. I would fucking die just wiping the sweat off her back!! [media=] [/media] I......I can't This is like the cutest thing I've ever seen. This is the opposite of Demonna - she's so calm, so patient, so warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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