Get Together Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Opening wise, Erotica! Perfect song to set the tone and story of the album to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 DW definately. Probably her best song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3oMDNA Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) WTF?? I can't believe it!! nobody loves Girl Gone Wild??? Is fucking perfect!!! a perfect opening!!! I Love GGW Edited January 13, 2014 by l3oMDNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 i love them all but i would have to say: Like a Prayer the intro Prince guitar, the choir, where it goes and where it ends. eclectic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_On_Her Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Like A Prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Madonna.com this confirms what i'm saying...for her camp it never existed...so we all are fools.... btw...it's genius to write purple on purple.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anastaza Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Drowned World with Erotica a VERY close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Papa followed by Erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 He's A Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBoxx Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 i don't want to start again stating the fact that IB is a studio album....obviously it is....if M thinks it's garbage or a fans' fantasy or a cat, that doesn't change the fact...a collection of songs (nor live, nor previously released, and please....it's not a soundtrack....) put together on an official release....i once read that some dion's fans consider the titanic soundtrack a dion's album..... once i even stated that i don't snore, but play angelic music while sleeping...well....i think i'm not right.... I agree, I'm Breathless is a studio album. I mean, look at the press kit.. "an album that promises to be her most talked-about to date" "a stunning new LP" Btw. I voted Erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon_77 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I voted for Papa Don't Preach; such a classic. Hung Up is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Drowned World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adreeyen Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Those last three are amazing. Hung up, Candy Shop, and Girl Gone Wild. They all made my MadonnaNation Top 40. I don't think I could pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4mad2 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Erotica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
material_boy Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 this confirms what i'm saying...for her camp it never existed...so we all are fools.... btw...it's genius to write purple on purple.... Never existed? They have listed right there at the very bottom -- as a soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruncher9123 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 WTF?? I can't believe it!! nobody loves Girl Gone Wild??? Is fucking perfect!!! a perfect opening!!! I Love GGW I love GGW. It just doesn't kick down the door in the way HU does. If GGW shatters glass and emerges from a levitating confessional, then HU is a dozen dicks all ejaculating in your face at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenButterfly Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Papa Don't Preach Them opening strings tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugbyguy Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm finding this extremely difficult. When you sum it all up, the majority of her opening tracks are some of her biggest or most iconic tracks. I love Hung Up, GGW, Drowned World and Survival. Lucky Star, Material Girl and Papa Dont Preach are essential tracks but don't rank as favorites for me. I never liked Candy Shop and can't stand the album version of American Life and Like a Prayer as I prefer their remixes. I might have to go for Hung Up purely because I absolutely fell in love with it, it's a banging dance track and that breakdown in the middle is absolutely sublime. The MTV awards performance brought the house down that night and I remember my excitement being very intense for that performance, right up there with the Supernowl. The Grammy performance was another masterpiece but lacked the oomph of the MTV one and Madonna came across as a little restrained during that one. I also love the slow motion routine in the middle when the beat drops out. Iconic in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruncher9123 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 ......The MTV awards performance brought the house down that night and I remember my excitement being very intense for that performance...... I agree. I recall Madonna stating in an interview that the energy/excitement from the audience during the MTV Europe Awards was on par to one of her fan-filled concerts. I still watch that on YouTube every now and then. Even when her voice croaks at the end sounds cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Never existed? They have listed right there at the very bottom -- as a soundtrack. really? i told you it's hard to read there....well obviously they don't know what a soundtrack is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Candy Shop. I can't help but to shake my sugar when it's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Even though there are some truly genius songs on this list, I had to go with Erotica, because if we're strictly speaking in terms of what an album opener is supposed to accomplish (getting your attention, setting the tone), Erotica is unparalleled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPowered Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is waaay harder than the other poll... Madge has a knack for killer opening tracks. I voted for "Drowned World." Such an haunting, ethereal opening -- one of her all-time great tracks in its own right and excellent introduction to the new post-motherhood, spiritual Madonna. God, I need to listen to "Drowned World" right now. This tbh. I listened to Drowned World recently and it reminded me how brilliant this song is. I think it's actually better than LAP in terms of being an album opener. Girl Gone Wild works really well as opening song too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Drowned World for me, it sets the mood for an entire masterpiece of an album, a blissful journey into electronic heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
material_boy Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I didn't expect this poll to end up as a three-way tie. But I love the results -- "Like a Prayer," "Erotica," and "Drowned World" would be my top three picks for best opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxcatcher Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Drowned World (Substitute for Love)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Candy Shop. sometimes i think that people say that just to prove who much they love Hard Candy, hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Erotica is superb, but Like a Prayer is bombastic, fills the atmosphere and delivers vocals, energy... You want to play with album just to listen to Like a Prayer again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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