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 5th July 2016, 10:08 PM
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 BuzzJack Idol
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 To celebrate 30 years since the release of True Blue, we'll continue the Buzzjack tradition of rating the album: xx | Papa Don't Preach xx | Open Your Heart xx | White Heat xx | Live to Tell xx | Where's the Party xx | True Blue xx | La Isla Bonita xx | Jimmy Jimmy xx | Love Makes the World Go Round Note that you don't have to base your rates on the original recordings (according to Spotify, the original 'Papa Don't Preach' is different to the one that appears on Celebration, for instance). |
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5th July 2016, 10:25 PM
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What an album <3 cannot wait for this!
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5th July 2016, 10:31 PM
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BuzzJack Idol
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Even though I prefer a handful of her other albums, it's easy to see why this is so widely regarded as her most iconic album. The tracking list reads like MJ's Thriller or Bad to me in terms of the big, grand, iconic singles and the general non-stop well-rounded pop goodness and the cover/artwork is just so classic and God-like.
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5th July 2016, 10:45 PM
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Would have to class this as my fav M album !!
10 Papa Don't Preach 9.5 Open Your Heart 8 White Heat 11 Live To Tell 7.5 Where's The Party 9 True Blue 10 La Isla Bonita 7.5 Jimmy Jimmy 7 Love Makes The World Go Round I adored the last two tracks a lot when I was a lot younger  I used to always sing the line 'why oh why or why do fools fool in love with fools like you .....' to my parents. |
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5th July 2016, 10:53 PM
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09.5 | Papa Don't Preach
10.0 | Open Your Heart 07.0 | White Heat 10.0 | Live to Tell 09.5 | Where's the Party 08.5 | True Blue 11.0 | La Isla Bonita 07.0 | Jimmy Jimmy 08.5 | Love Makes the World Go Round |
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6th July 2016, 06:02 PM
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I relistened to the album this morning in celebration. Every song has its rightful place on the album and it all flows so wonderfully. There were some moments throughout that really grabbed me too like some of the lyrics or little vocal tricks. It's a very simple album on the surface that gets more richer the more time you give it.
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7th July 2016, 12:58 PM
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11 | Papa Don't Preach
9.5 | Open Your Heart 7.5 | White Heat 8.5 | Live to Tell 6.5 | Where's the Party 9.5 | True Blue 10.0 | La Isla Bonita 7.5| Jimmy Jimmy 7.0 | Love Makes the World Go Round |
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7th July 2016, 05:12 PM
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The averages for this rate are going to be so high aren't they?
 Not a score given below 7 yet! There really is no filler on it, so that's not surprising. Edit: Except for Joe with that one for 'Where's the Party' (which I ADORE  )
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7th July 2016, 06:00 PM
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10 | Papa Don't Preach
11 | Open Your Heart 08 | White Heat 10 | Live to Tell 07 | Where's the Party 06 | True Blue 10 | La Isla Bonita 05 | Jimmy Jimmy 06 | Love Makes the World Go Round The four best singles are head and shoulders above the others for me now, although I did like all of the other ones too when I was a child - oddly back then the only track I wasn't keen on was Open Your Heart! |
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8th July 2016, 05:36 PM
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We're all Glitter and Tears in the Moonlight...
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11 | Papa Don't Preach
10 | Open Your Heart 09 | White Heat 10 | Live to Tell 10 | Where's the Party 10 | True Blue 10 | La Isla Bonita 05 | Jimmy Jimmy 08 | Love Makes the World Go Round This post has been edited by SamJudd: 8th July 2016, 05:36 PM |
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10th July 2016, 01:04 AM
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 I'm not asleep, my mind is alive.
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11 | Papa Don't Preach
10 | Open Your Heart 09 | White Heat 10 | Live to Tell 10 | Where's the Party 06 | True Blue 10 | La Isla Bonita 05 | Jimmy Jimmy 05 | Love Makes the World Go Round |
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10th July 2016, 12:53 PM
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10 | Papa Don't Preach
8.5 | Open Your Heart 9.5 | White Heat 10 | Live to Tell 08 | Where's the Party 10 | True Blue 11 | La Isla Bonita 07 | Jimmy Jimmy 05 | Love Makes the World Go Round The only Madge album along with Like A Virgin I don't own on CD, but one of the better ones for sure. I need to buy it. |
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 10th July 2016, 04:23 PM
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BuzzJack Platinum Member
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QUOTE(vibe @ Jul 5 2016, 11:45 PM)  Would have to class this as my fav M album !! 10 Papa Don't Preach 9.5 Open Your Heart 7 White Heat 11 Live To Tell 8.5 Where's The Party 9 True Blue 10 La Isla Bonita 7.5 Jimmy Jimmy 7.5 Love Makes The World Go Round I adored the last two tracks a lot when I was a lot younger I used to always sing the line 'why oh why or why do fools fool in love with fools like you .....' to my parents. |
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10th July 2016, 04:24 PM
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BuzzJack Platinum Member
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I have edited my scores
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10th July 2016, 08:35 PM
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10 | Papa Don't Preach
11 | Open Your Heart 06 | White Heat 08 | Live to Tell 08 | Where's the Party 08 | True Blue 09 | La Isla Bonita 05 | Jimmy Jimmy 07 | Love Makes the World Go Round WHAT an album  Even my weakest song on here I thoroughly enjoy, it's just all relative. I have always enjoyed this but with this anniversary and me listening to it a lot more it's shooting higher and higher in my affections by the minute <3 <3
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12th July 2016, 05:20 PM
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Bumping the title track up a tad, but edited it in ~
I can't stop listening to this album
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12th July 2016, 08:10 PM
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Break the tension
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10 | Papa Don't Preach
11 | Open Your Heart 07 | White Heat 09 | Live to Tell 07 | Where's the Party 05 | True Blue 08 | La Isla Bonita 04 | Jimmy Jimmy 07 | Love Makes the World Go Round |
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13th July 2016, 12:51 PM
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BuzzJack Idol
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Thanks for all the rates so far - deadline is Saturday night for anyone who is yet to vote and wants to!
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14th July 2016, 07:52 PM
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BuzzJack Idol
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10 | Papa Don't Preach
10 | Open Your Heart 07 | White Heat 10 | Live to Tell 08 | Where's the Party 09 | True Blue 09 | La Isla Bonita 07 | Jimmy Jimmy 06 | Love Makes the World Go Round This rate makes it appear like True Blue is one of my favourite albums by Madonna but I wouldn't say it was necessarily right up there - I judge albums on more than just how much I like the sound of the songs if that makes sense, for instance, the Like a Prayer album has a couple of songs I'd rate lower than a 5 but my favourite moments along with the lyrics and context and mood etc. would push the album above True Blue which averages higher. That's not to say I don't like this album; I actually didn't realise how much I loved it! Fantastic run of singles and the album tracks are pure pop happiness - for the latter, I may expect Madonna to generally be more complex with pop but it is still so refreshing to make care-free music like this too. 'Jimmy Jimmy' was one of the biggest surprises upon re-listening as I thought I judged that as one of her least good but it's so catchy, particularly the "why oh why oh why" hook that Vibe mentioned. |
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14th July 2016, 09:19 PM
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Where's The Party was the big shock for me. I've always enjoyed it but I now find it one of the most euphoric moments on the whole album.
This anniversary has done wonders for the album and me <3 |
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