Madonna's MDNA Album & Singles Chat — Page 10

Matt, I really like you too (and owe you a message I think), but I'm not sure I follow--why should I be insulted or upset if you didn't lkike a line in a review I liked :P

Personallyt, I think it's a fair comment, even if you're always playing with fan fire when you bring up either singer in reviews. But everyone does, and there's a reason--for much of the public the Madonna of the past's place in the public consciousness has been "co-opted and perverted" by Gaga. (Perverted is meant in the original sense I'm pretty sure, since the same guy has done some pretty interesting but postive reviews of Gaga as well on allmusic). I don't really see the issue. Whether you think it's a bad thing or a good thing, I think in the image of the world it holds some weight. (*prays this doesn't turn into an argument about whether Gaga is the new Madonna bla bla).

Today actually was my second full listen, and first time hearing it blasted on a decent sound system--made a big difference (i still wish the three better tracks on the pointless bonus disc had been mixed into the album itself...)

I've been listening to it pretty much non stop since Monday and it's moved up to one of my top 3 Madonna albums. I'm surprised at how much I love it actually.
There are so many songs I love 'Turn Up the Radio', 'I'm Addicted', 'Love Spent', 'I F*CKed Up', 'Gang Bang' and 'Masterpiece' are stand outs for me. And I love the production on the album overall.
It's the first Madonna album I've been able to enjoy as entire album since American Life. Instead of having to pick out a few songs that I like.

Well its detractors have pointed out that it makes great clothes shopping change room music (it's funny to me how in the past 10-15 years muzak in many shops has been replaced by pop/dance).

I think I've come to regard the album as good if not better than many similar dance/pop albums out in the past few years (I like it much more than Britney, but I liked Kylie's more--at least musically--partly due to her using Stuart Price for it all--I tend to prefer albums that rely on one or two producers). As a Madonna album it sorta rates above the middle, which I'm fine with--I admit after I was so deflated by Hard Candy maybe my standards are lowered, and I've never been a huge fan of Madonna's confessional lyrics.

To bring up the age issue again:

http://flavorwire.com/272713/madonnas-mdna-where-are-all-the-elderstateswomen-of-pop

"Madonna should have made a breakup album. Not some dreamy, melodramatic teen-pop breakup album, but a record by a middle-aged mother about the failure of her marriage. You can tell that she wanted to"

Oh lord. and that says it all. Has this woman heard when Madonna tries to make prolonged stabs at that kinda music? It doesn't go well. She calls the album vapid but, and I say this as a fan, Madonna's confesional lyrics themselves have always really been pretty vapid. I don't know what anyone would expect.

On the other hand, while once again, I don't wanna hear a slew of divorce songs, I think this is one of the more balanced and thoughtful comments on the (seemingly) inevitable age issue

http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-madonna-mdna/

I think this IS Madonna's divorce album and that she doesn't have the right help to pull it off. I'd be much more interested in Katy Perry's divorce album (now that we can admit Madonna's music is best when considered of a piece with the likes of Katy, Brit-Brit and Rhi-Rhi).

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Well, I have to say I think this album proves that what Gaga is putting out at this time is head and pointy angular shoulders above it. Madonna's album is a producers project. Gaga's a singer/songwriter/musician. Madonna should just be compared to the cream puffs.

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Anyway, a lot of good music came out last week. Including Paul Weller's Sonic Kicks.

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The album is really growing on me. Some songs come close to be being pretty brilliant. So far my favorites are 'Falling Free' and 'I F**ked Up.'

Some songs sound like they are from some of her previous albums. 'I'm a Sinner' sounds like it's straight from RAY OF LIGHT. 'I'm Addicted' could easily be from MUSIC. 'I Don't Give A' is a great song, but it's certainly reminiscent of early 90's Madonna.

It's a pretty great album. Certainly more original than HARD CANDY. I actually really like the majority of HARD CANDY, but the problem was that Timbaland, Timberlake, Pharrell, and Danja gave her too much of a generic sound. It was the right time for her to return to an R&B/Urban pop sound, and I really like some of the songs, but the album doesn't have much originality.

Updated On: 3/31/12 at 04:38 PM

I think on the whole, it's a decent album, but there are 2 songs that are complete awful duds. The lyrics of Superstar literally make me cringe. And then there's B'day Song. WTF. Really? what the hell is that? It's almost insulting. I'm not sure if that's a bonus track on the deluxe album, but still, WHY BOTHER?

Except she's not getting played in gay bars. Wherever I have gone the past two weeks, this album's the one thing I am not hearing.

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I go for the early bird specials when Madonna's cohort is out and about.

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That sounds fun. What's Canal Street famous for?

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I hope there's lots of shops with lots of gorgeous little, you know gorgeous little things and wind up boxing nuns and the like.

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