Crystal Coffin Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 AMERICAN LIFE. It's actually...good. What exactly makes it good? Answer: The contrasting sounds of the electronic beats and the acoustic guitar. It creates SONIC MADNESS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I never got the hate for this song. It's fab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Its a great song! I think the rap is what put a lot of people off. Its an amazing track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 I don't care about the rap, really. It's just whatever. What matters the most, however, is the delicious OUTRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Have you ever heard it on loud speakers? In a car? Boombox? Trust me, IT KNOCKS! The rap is good, it's her voice that needed improvement! Rap is all about flow & delivery; had she spit her verse in the same tone of voice she used in the intro (the 'do I have to change my name' part) it would've worked better. But still, I love it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 IsaacHarris: I asked you to talk about how crap the album version of TUTR is. You kept quiet about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 IsaacHarris: I asked you to talk about how crap the album version of TUTR is. You kept quiet about it Whats there to discuss? It's THAT BAD. I remember hearing the leaked snippet & thinking 'Madonna, girl, nah, quit it, cut, stop, ugh, NO THANKS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Coffin Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Whats there to discuss? It's THAT BAD. I remember hearing the leaked snippet & thinking 'Madonna, girl, nah, quit it, cut, stop, ugh, NO THANKS." Of course that was the most underwhelming of all the snippets! Thank God she KILLED IT LIVE...with the screaming and whatnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adirondak Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 People were put off the rap because prior to the song / album release, Madonna said in interviews that she would be "rapping" on the album. Of course, then people thought she was gonna be spitting out some Eminem style rhymes and we got "I get a double shott-ay". Had Madonna and her team not hyped up rap as an element of the song / album, it wouldn't have been seen as such a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 American Life the album is her best mastered album EVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I love it and the rap too. The whole point of the rap is that it's ironic. It's mocking rap culture...or commercial obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamifero Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 AL is LIFE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 i love the song.....really love... but the rap...please..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 But the song without the rap goes nowhere. I love the combination of the hard electronic beats with the sweet acoustic melody. I remember madonna in a radio interview referring to the sound of AL as 'stiff.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkbysix Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I like the bits before the rap AH. Fuck it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruncher9123 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I think the song tanked with the general public (and many fans) because of the cheese-factor that is a whiny/preachy celebrity telling people what to think. I thought the rap was in good humor and fun. But, I'm with Crystal Coffin, the contrast in production is to die for. Additionally, the next time Madonna gets asked, for the trillionth time, how she juggles her career with her motherhood I hope she answers by rapping: "...I got a lawyer, a manager, an agent, and a chef. Three nannies, an assistant, a driver, and a jet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runa Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 This song is perfect, from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpencerCSR Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I love the rap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.K Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I love it and the rap too. The whole point of the rap is that it's ironic. It's mocking rap culture...or commercial obsession. I've always seen it this way.Actually,it's a pretty genius use of irony considering the american charts were all about hip hop back then,even more so than today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPowered Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Love this song. Always did. Always will! Now in 2013/14 people actually start to mix acoustic stuff with electronic music. 10 FUCKING YEARS LATER! American Life was clearly ahead of it's time and it'll become more appreciated as time passes, just like Erotica. I'm 100% sure about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 AL was a hit here, I actually remember it being played on Capital at least twice an hour....the Jonathan Ross performance though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtaticboy82 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 American Life Oakenfold Downtempo Remix is to die for: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabl0114 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 American Life the album is her best mastered album EVER I don't know much about mastering and stuff. What makes it the best? I also heard that HC had crap mastering. I can't tell the difference :-/ Oh yeah AL rocks!!!! Fuck it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_attack Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I love it and the rap too. The whole point of the rap is that it's ironic. It's mocking rap culture...or commercial obsession. I think it went over lots of heads. I think the biggest disappointment of her career was pulling the uncensored AL video. Who cares if she would have been crucified by the US. It would have been punk as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I have loved this since the first time I heard it! Ben!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I think it went over lots of heads. I think the biggest disappointment of her career was pulling the uncensored AL video. Who cares if she would have been crucified by the US. It would have been punk as fuck. She topped that off by excluding the song and video on Celebration! I still don't get that up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 AL was a hit here, I actually remember it being played on Capital at least twice an hour....the Jonathan Ross performance though The rap part is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 This in actually an interesting track, and some of the official remixes for the single are great. Also have to admit that's it's my least favorite song on the album even though I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt420 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Sonic madness is the perfect way to describe this song! It's not a smooth, chilled out listen. It's jerky, "stiff" and abrupt in some parts. I think that had as much to do with it's relative lack of commercial success as the rap. I wouldn't consider AL one of my fave M albums, but I've always liked AL the song BECAUSE of the "sonic madness". At the time I wished the album had more of that than the acoustic driven tracks. That outro sounds insane on good headphones! I need to give the AL album a listen all the way through again, it's been quite a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Not4Pussies Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I don't know much about mastering and stuff. What makes it the best? I also heard that HC had crap mastering. I can't tell the difference :-/ Oh yeah AL rocks!!!! Fuck it! Listen to the album on loud speakers or surround sound then listen to MDNA. You'll know what I mean. As for HC, i think only the Timbaland tracks are not mastered that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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