frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Why is she so against releasing ballads? She didn't used to be like that. Just look at the tracklist of Something To Remember. The Power Of Good-Bye was the last proper ballad release. What It Feels Like For A Girl had the remix video. Nothing Fails had no video. Miles Away video used random tour footage and was only a promo. Masterpiece wasn't a single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 they make her seem old. "acting her age" and she's against it. she rather wants EMD to go down with dem babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I agree! Her best songs are her mid-tempo songs and ballads. I love dance floor stompers too, but please, some variety would be nice! Her albums reflect that, but not her recent singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I really want another Secret or You'll See... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Last ballad video was Hey You. And we even had a live performance too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I wish her singles would represent her albums better, like this: Music What It Feels Like For A Girl Don't Tell Me Paradise (Not For Me) Impressive Instant Love Profusion Nothing Fails Nobody Knows Me Intervention Hung Up Get Together Forbidden Love Future Lovers Candy Shop Beat Goes On Miles Away Give It 2 Me Masterpiece I'm Addicted Love Spent I Don't Give A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Last ballad video was Hey You. And we even had a live performance too Yes, the live performance was great, but there was not a proper video. It was basically an environmental slideshow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Are there even that many ballads in the charts these days? or over the last 10 years? It's predominately dance music. And I mean true ballads...not these slightly mid-temp "ballads" with a touch of EDM shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yes. Adele, Miley, Britney, Katy, etc have all released ballads. Besides, Madonna shouldn't choose a single based on what is on the charts. She tried that. It didn't work. Time for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 yadayadayada.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I agreed with everything you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yes. Adele, Miley, Britney, Katy, etc have all released ballads. Besides, Madonna shouldn't choose a single based on what is on the charts. She tried that. It didn't work. Time for something else. I wouldn't consider any of those recent singles from those artists as traditional "ballads" per say...except maybe Adele (and she is clearly the exception considering the kind of music she makes and caters to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_On_Her Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Madonna's management is all about big bucks. They know that ballads aren't going to be popular with the market they want to attract. Its sad. The late 90's ballads were very big. Since the 00's not so much. I love Madonna's ballads, Paradise (Not For Me), To Have And Not To Hold, Gone, Intervention they are amazing songs some of the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmark Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) Her ballads are the best. At least we got some gorgeous ones on MDNA... also, the slower version of "Love Spent" by William Orbit and performed on the one leg of the MDNA tour is now one of my faves by her. Edited September 4, 2014 by madmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmark Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) I don't know why she is caring about charts anymore with a club banger.... something ethereal, beautiful and serious is what she needs to throw at the word as her big first new single next... and sure, it could be "ballad-y" if that is what seems to be more popular now. Like everybody keeps saying, it isn't like radio is going to play her big banger tune anyway that would probably be better suited to an "Ariana Grande" type artist. Come on Madonna, let the work speak for itself and you never know, it could still be a big hit for her, sell the same amount of digital singles anyway because you know the fans will buy it, stream it, etc. What they are "banking on" isn't going to be much different no matter what she releases, but her credibility will be a lot higher with something more serious this time around. Edited September 4, 2014 by madmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Even with the mixed reviews of MDNA from long time fans, I still believe the ballads on the album were very good. I know some people don't like some specific ballads, but Masterpiece, FF, & IFU were very good tracks. What made M singles choices so interesting in the past were that some of her ballads had been chosen as singles. I love GGW & TUTR, but it became obvious early on that those songs would not be substantial hits at this point in M career. I also love Miles Away, but the lazy video did not do anything to promote the single at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dream Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 what has the world missed so far? what it feel like for a girl i deserve it gone time stood still nothing fails x-static process intervention easy ride devil wouldn't recognize you masterpiece falling free 11 songs with a potential of "single release" ...all gone now!.. These all could have been such amazing videos!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dream Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I also love Miles Away, but the lazy video did not do anything to promote the single at the time. I think I'm the only person in the world that likes the video they made for Miles Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Because she doesn't want people to be getting out of their seats to get hot dogs or go to the bathroom when she sings them on stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think I'm the only person in the world that likes the video they made for Miles Away. MA video is realistically not bad at all. I just have held high standards for most of M videos because they have been consistently very good throughout her career. I do love the single & even the official club remixes kicked ass back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndvd25 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I miss Madonna's epic videos with storyline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJM Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 what has the world missed so far? what it feel like for a girl i deserve it gone time stood still nothing fails x-static process intervention easy ride devil wouldn't recognize you masterpiece falling free 11 songs with a potential of "single release" ...all gone now!.. I deserve it would have been a beautiful single Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 all her ballads are amazing. there is no bad song at all. she's the queen of ballads whether she likes it or not. I feel it comes even easier to her than a dance track. she has a natural talent and ear for it i agree she should release a few more ballads. maybe one ballad per new album. it's something. and same for her videos without story lines lately. we know she's capable of it but recently her videos are similar to those of every other pop girl. its a shame because that's what really stands out with madonna: her stories and the whole image and concept of her videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmark Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) As much as I would love a nice serious beautiful ballad-y style song from her this time around as the lead single, I don't think it's going to happen, I think we are getting "yasss bitch I'm Madonna pop bottles at da club" which could still very well be fun if done in the right way I suppose, lol..... I think it would be cool to get a "Something to Remember part 2" album in the future if she really gets in the mood to finally release that single as the lead single. THEN she could feature on the album some of these beautiful songs you guys are mentioning from the late 90's/2000's that the world didn't get to hear as much or focus on, plus tack on some songs she missed on the first compilation album like "The Look of Love" and any other rare gems. A boy can dream, haha. Edited September 5, 2014 by madmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Only if the industry trends move towards the standard being ballads and mid-tempos could I see any of this happening. As of right now, we're still in the EDM era, moving more and more towards a resurgence of dance-oriented funk/R&B/and even House (thank god). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticlimbo Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Wasn't she disappointed with her chart positions? She tried a lot to beat Boyz II Men and then, You Must Love Me she really wanted to be a #1. Frozen was #2 losing for a similar R&B song by K-Ci & Jojo, must have broken her heart. Then the dance music she released brought a new direction to her decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Only if the industry trends move towards the standard being ballads and mid-tempos could I see any of this happening. As of right now, we're still in the EDM era, moving more and more towards a resurgence of dance-oriented funk/R&B/and even House (thank god). But all that shit sounds the same. It's so boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confessit Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 MA video is realistically not bad at all. I just have held high standards for most of M videos because they have been consistently very good throughout her career. I do love the single & even the official club remixes kicked ass back in the day. I agree Miles Away did have a great video and Madonna obviously loves that song because we have it a place on Celebration! ....which was terrible as it took up the space of a REAL hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 But all that shit sounds the same. It's so boring! Speak for yourself. I'm glad some funkiness is coming back to this tired-ass EDM shit. Talk about 'sounding the same'. If more producers other than Pharrell started in on it too, then perhaps it wouldn't all be so...similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 I find it interesting that #1 singles were passed up for Miles Away. I guess they wanted first and last Warner singles on it. Actually, Everybody wasn't a hit either. It was in the clubs, but it didn't chart elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts