MADONNA/REBEL HEART and More — Page 16

It's awesome to see so many great comments.

---

They reviewed it recently on SOUND OPINIONS. Jim gave it a "Try It" stating he liked the ballads but thought the dance tracks were passé, Greg gave a virulent "Trash It", saying that Madonna is much like U2 at this point: a corporation putting out product rather than music. They both agreed that "S.E.X" is one of the worst songs Madonna has ever recorded.

---

HeartbreakCity is my personal fave.

---

"They both agreed that "S.E.X" is one of the worst songs Madonna has ever recorded."
Agreed. But Holy Water has become my favorite song about Madonna's vagina.

"its always the case at most of her tours that the cheap seats are left till last minute"

No, actually, once her top prices went over $150 the cheap seats sold out first. At least that's true in the US in the last four tours. I am really curious why you feel a need to make up an answer for EVERYTHING? I'm interested in general how exorbitant ticket prices affect the outcome and check big tours all the time, particularly Madonna and U2. There are others I check on too, Bette Midler, for instance. And they ALL now sell out the cheap seats first. At least in the US.

I also think it's curious they completely restructured the Ticketmaster format so there isn't a button that says Find Seats but now it says See Tickets and that it misleads the poor suckers to resale first. And yeah, it IS curious they won't let you pick seats on a map.

Go ahead, "Oh Namo, Madonna has NEVER let people see seat maps!!!!! She has said in the past she knows she isn't the greatest map reader. She has never once ever in her life ever not once ever allowed people to sell tickets to her shows by picking out seats on a venue map."

---

Updated On: 3/17/15 at 10:56 AM

I am interested in ALL of these pricing schemes, from Broadway premium to Sleep No More.

---

I also check Rentboy.com prices. Apartment rentals in various cities. So, if there are ever threads about those topics, you might see me putting what I know in those, too.

PS PLENTY of mid-level (190 bucks!) tickets to Madonna in Boston if everybody has been completely frozen out by all the sold out shows in other cities.

---

I love this album. More than any of her albums since Ray of Light.
But I haven't bought a ticket yet. I just can't justify spending that kind of money on one show. Two tickets, plus related expenses...that's a vacation.
And it's definitely not selling like the MDNA tour. That tour sold out yankee stadium in 20 minutes and added another show almost immediately. No new dates have been added in the NYC area so far.
I really do like this album so I might spring for a cheap seat in Atlantic City. I've seen Madonna and Lady Gaga there and the venue is so small that almost any seat is good.
But I hope Namo is right about this pricing model being unsustainable. Because I'm done spending $400 to see anyone.

Of course it does! If you don't want to hear Madonna sing graphic lyrics about sex and/or her genitalia, YOU ARE NOT A FAN. Who else could be the target audience for those songs? She wants YOU to picture her vag in action.

---

Updated On: 3/17/15 at 02:52 PM

Um...you may want to try the intelligent use of "aw" before throwing stones.

---

IPhone auto correct, but hey you caught it, I'm impressed. Maybe that can be the thing you repeat over and over again in joke format now? It would make a change from your recent string of same old same old 'witty' posts.

---

HitsDailyDouble is showing that the album will debut at #1 with 116,472 in sales. Not terrible, not great numbers. At least, it's not a Mariah flop.

But their sales plus streaming shows Empire at #1. Not sure what this means for the Billboard 200.

Updated On: 3/17/15 at 04:04 PM