Shane Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 The deluxe gets all the love, but I think the standard cover with the full body red dress photo is nearly as good. Does anyone else love it, or going out on a limb, prefer it to the deluxe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Love it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I think it is beautiful. That blue and red thing going on. That photo above looked better than the square version and would've fit the MDNA Tour DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 The gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVC Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Beautiful but Not worthy of an album cover. Like the album itself, it lacked a lot of thought and conviction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Beautiful but Not worthy of an album cover. Like the album itself, it lacked a lot of thought and conviction. Do you think the deluxe is worthy of an album cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocco Papa Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I actually prefer the standard cover. I'm so happy I got the standard CD with my ticket, otherwise, I would just have the deluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loomer Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I misread this as being about Rebel Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSD Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Love it. The suggestion of crucifixion/stigmata makes it a more interesting Madonna album cover (especially for an album opening with the act of contrition) to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocco Papa Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 The color scheme is great (love the blue) and I prefer a full-body shot to a close-up. I also love how the MDNA text fits perfectly with the way her hands are spread out. It's a much better cover in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I thought the cover looks especially good on vinyl because of the size of the 12' disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 LOVE both the standard and deluxe versions of the MDNA cover. But I will say that deluxe version takes the cake. Very iconic. I wouldn't consider the standard as striking, but it's definitely a beautiful image. I really loved that reflective glass overlay they did with a lot of the imagery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messiahxxx Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 love it! When it was first released i actually liked this one more than the deluxe one, but that definitelly changed over time. Have yet to buy the standar edition cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le smoking Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I love it. I think the deluxe photo works better as a cover, but this is a much more striking image. I always thought she was giving Jesus teas which makes more conceptual sense (act of contrition etc as LSD said) as a cover than the deluxe, which was just a glam shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Gold Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I wonder what the unretouched looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Did the photos from this session ever leak? I'd love to see both covers without the wavy glass effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Love it ! It looks better in portrait form than it does as a square or horizontal.I think the whole shoot is fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Did the photos from this session ever leak? I'd love to see both covers without the wavy glass effect.The wavy glass is part of the shoot. So yes, the outtakes did leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Oh ok. I thought it was added after. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 It's beautiful. First I didn't like it because I was so mesmerized by the deluxe version. And I didn't know either that the glass was part of the shoot. I always thought it was an effect added later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I prefer the standard edition cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 illuminati interesting i love both....would have liked the whole booklet with this scheme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 The standard cover is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Borderline Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I also prefer the standard cover for MDNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danMfan Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Love this cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danMfan Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Talking about MDNA, I don't like the booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I prefer the deluxe cover. Very Herb Ritts-esque picture/angle.. Wish it was a bit centered tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Talking about MDNA, I don't like the booklet. Agree nothing close to what it should have been even though for sure includes some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messiahxxx Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 yeah the booklet could've been better, but hc and al are by far the worst. Erotica, bs and music are my favorites, along with the immaculate collection and celebration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I prefer the special ed one, although reading your comments made me appreciate the standard one better than I did before. I think the standard one doesn't represent the album well. In it she seems to be surrendering to something, arms open, eyes closed, head turned. The album, although divided between two moods, is rather confrontational. The deluxe cover represents that side better: chin up, looking down. In the standard, the glass looks like a shield; in the deluxe, it looks like a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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