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Posted by: HausofYeezus 22nd June 2013, 05:25 PM

Reviving this thread to discuss what songs or albums from the Madge that you're currently loving, rediscovering, have on repeat etc.

Posted by: HausofYeezus 22nd June 2013, 05:29 PM

I've been ever so slightly obsessed with Devil Wouldn't Recognise You recently.




An easy highlight off Hard Candy if only for the instrumental when it all kicks in. Absolutely stunning

Posted by: mr. everything 22nd June 2013, 05:35 PM

You'll see and This used to be my playground are my most listened songs in the past few weeks, so underrated

Posted by: liamk97 22nd June 2013, 06:02 PM

This is one of my favourites from the album too. In fact, in recent times, I've grown to enjoy all of Hard Candy aside from 'Spanish Lesson'. The last time I listened to the album, the track I obsessed over was 'Dance 2night'.


I've been listening to these two as well as I've been playing Something to Remember recently; 'This Used to Be My Playground' is beautiful and utterly underrated. That intro!

Posted by: SweetCandy 22nd June 2013, 06:17 PM

Interesting choices guys.

Gang Bang & Like A Virgin (MDNA Tour Versions)
It's been really hard not to think about the tour since its been talked about for ages and is the next big release. The reason I've been playing Gang Bang is I met this guy he told me he was single and a few dates later he told me he already had a boyfriend so I was gutted but oh well that's life so I wanted a good revenge song. Like A Virgin being sung over Evgeni's Waltz is so stunning and haunting I love it can't stop playing it.

Posted by: HausofYeezus 22nd June 2013, 06:28 PM

Ugh how annoying! Well Gang Bang is like the ultimate revenge song, so it makes sense listening to it on repeat now ha! It should SO become a Bond villain theme tune or something in the future

Posted by: SweetCandy 22nd June 2013, 06:31 PM

Good idea, really wish she made a video for it.

Posted by: SweetCandy 24th June 2013, 04:04 PM

Have you heard the long version?.

Posted by: Regina 26th June 2013, 08:22 PM

4 Minutes

In my top 3 Madge songs tbh, this is what made me become a massive fan.

Posted by: SweetCandy 26th June 2013, 08:39 PM

Had you listened to much of her stuff before 4 Minutes?.

Posted by: Regina 26th June 2013, 08:45 PM

Just Confessions On A Dancefloor, but i didn't give it much attention.

Posted by: SweetCandy 26th June 2013, 09:00 PM

Well all the buzz was around that before the Hard Candy era.

Posted by: Griff Newman 2nd July 2013, 03:11 PM

Flawless.

Posted by: vibe 2nd July 2013, 05:23 PM

I'm loving give it to me ATM

Posted by: HausofKubrick 7th July 2013, 06:37 PM

Came on the radio as my alarm went off a few mornings ago. Glorious way to start the day

Posted by: liamk97 7th July 2013, 06:40 PM

The intro to this is one of my favourites from all Madonna songs! I don't know what it is about it, it just makes me want to turn the volume up and dance! My favourite single from True Blue for sure.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 14th August 2013, 06:11 PM

Always got overshadowed by the two surrounding tracks on the album, but been loving this LOADS recently <3

Flawless start to an album.

Posted by: SweetCandy 15th August 2013, 05:30 PM

Get Together is a brilliant song I love the confessions tour version not that it's much different but the whole "get together" remixed repeatedly bit is excellent Stuart done well there.

Myself I'm loving She's Not Me at the moment.

Posted by: liamk97 18th August 2013, 12:12 PM

I've been listening to nothing but Madonna on my holiday - MDNA, Celebration and Confessions. The latter is easily her best album, not even a "just good" song (yes, I actually like 'I Love New York'!). I suppose my least favourite from the album is 'Future Lovers'. I agree with Haus that 'Get Together' is very over-looked, by myself too although after listening to it so much, I think it's in fact very high in terms of my ranking of Madonna singles! 'Hung Up' and 'Sorry' are certainly in my Top 5, perfect songs, can't fault them at all!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 17th June 2014, 01:10 PM

Have been playing Madge non-stop for the past month or so. Particularly the Ray of Light - Music - American Life - Confessions era which coincidentally make up my top four albums from her.

This in particular, has struck me recently:




In one of her most abrasive albums, this stands out as her at her most tender The lyrics are genius.

Posted by: ClausofKubrick 12th December 2014, 08:52 AM

Got a little closer~ to a guy last night through the power of Madonna. He remembered me from a previous night out because i lectured him about Madonna for a while and i went on to do the same last night too i don't remember doing it the first time but i said that that definitely sounds like me

Anyway i have had 'Oh Father' in my head all morning. So achingly beautiful

Posted by: liamk97 12th December 2014, 05:04 PM

Haus Dating Tip #1: stock up on your Madonna facts!

Absolutely adore 'Oh Father', I think anyone could identify their own experiences with its lyrics, even if it doesn't match the song's actual meaning.

Posted by: ClausofKubrick 19th December 2014, 10:31 PM

i literally judge everyone i meet on how much they like Madonna. I threw a diva strop at one last night because he said that Nicki Minaj was more iconic than Madonna (he was deliberately trying to wind me up looking back lol :/)

Completely agree about 'Oh Father'. I listen to it, and though i can't relate directly to the meaning behind the song, there are so many things i take from it about my own experiences. Such a true and honest song. The 'Like A Prayer' ballads are all lovely, 'Promise to Try' being the other big beauty.

Posted by: liamk97 20th December 2014, 02:33 PM

Haha! But to be fair, that's not even something that's acceptable as a joke, never mind as a serious comment!

I think Like a Prayer was the album that confirmed Madonna as so much more than just a big pop act. It's pretty skillful to touch everyone's personal experiences in a song without just being generic about it. I think Madonna's always been at her best with these types of ballads.

Posted by: liamk97 1st January 2015, 01:01 PM

Had a little boogie to Benny Benassi's mix of 'Celebration' last night when it surprisingly came on the TV! Sounded so good but I don't think anyone else took much notice.

Posted by: Regina 1st January 2015, 01:03 PM

Love Don't Here Anymore

Utter gorgeousness.

Posted by: SweetCandy 1st January 2015, 02:05 PM

Great song !!.

Posted by: Acoustic 8th January 2015, 10:16 PM

I've been playing Take a Bow a lot recently.

Madonna's vocal on this is beautiful. I love M's ballads but is one in particular has such sweet sounding vocal mixed with the harmonies.
Plus I love Babyface.

Posted by: Dino-2pacalypse 17th January 2015, 06:29 PM

Which version? the 80's version of the 90's version or maybe both??

Posted by: Joe. 18th January 2015, 11:59 PM

Papa Don't Preach is my all time favourite song. I listen to it almost every day.

Posted by: Mike Sugafan 19th January 2015, 01:48 PM

Frozen. Maybe it's not her best vocally, but the music is perfection I always get goosebumps listening to it

Posted by: HausofKubrick 19th January 2015, 05:31 PM

It's firmly in my top 3 from her now after i previously didn't rate it as highly. Had a very special meaning for me last summer as it was the song that helped push me to coming out to my mum

Posted by: HausofKubrick 3rd February 2015, 07:00 PM

I am REALLY getting into 'Music' (album) this past week. I previously just used it for the singles, 'Impressive Instant' and 'Runaway Lover', but there are so many other gems creeping up on me now. She really should have released more as singles.

The biggest one to hit me is 'I Deserve It'. The fact it comes after the stupendous duo of 'Impressive Instant' and 'Runaway Lover' (two of her very best album tracks) makes that a complete 11/10 trio run.

Posted by: liamk97 3rd February 2015, 08:08 PM

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! I went through a period last year where I was obsessed with the album too - I used to just pass it off as an album where she experimented a bit too much with auto-tune but it's so much more than that. 'I Deserve It' became one of my favourites too, along with 'Paradise' and 'Gone' - really intimate moments and they're stripped back enough to pay attention to the lyrics. I think Music now holds a place in my Top 5 Madonna albums.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 3rd February 2015, 10:27 PM

It's climbing up for me too. Will never be able to touch my holy trinity of 'Confessions...', 'Ray of Light' and 'True Blue' but it's top 5 for me too i think. I'm not keen on 'Paradise', it's a tad TOO jarring and i need to be in the right mood for it, but everything else is sublime. As an album it's very cohesive.

Posted by: liamk97 3rd February 2015, 11:12 PM

Yeah, Confessions and Ray of Light remain untouchable for me too. I'd probably Like a Prayer in my Top 5 but haven't decided what could complete it!

I agree about being in the right mood for 'Paradise' but I find myself in that mood a lot anyway! Sounds particularly good when chilling on a night.

Posted by: jark 4th February 2015, 10:17 AM

I've also become a bigger fan of Music over the last few months. Paradise is something I have to be in the right mood for, although the Confessions version was amazing. I'm with you Bal, I Deserve It is absolutely gorgeous, one of my favourite M album tracks.

I also think Don't Tell Me is her most underrated big hit single from the post-RoL era. Those guitar chords hook me instantly.

Posted by: liamk97 8th February 2015, 06:03 PM

Agreed. I've been appreciating it a lot more in recent times. I think the fact it's so unique in her singles discography makes it more special, but that said it's the right route of music that Madonna could/should go down again at this stage of her career.

Posted by: Regina 13th March 2015, 05:27 PM

Isaac

*.* I adore this song so much. Easily in my top 5 Madge songs. Having a Confessions sesh, actually forgot how much I adored it back when it came out, could well
rise up the ranks and overtake MDNA soon enough for me.

Posted by: liamk97 13th March 2015, 05:35 PM

I got the impression you didn't like Confessions but I'm glad to be proven wrong! 'Isaac' is perhaps my favourite non-single from the album (tussle between that and 'Let It Will Be') although I don't think I always liked it. I seem to remember be put off by the foreign vocals (Wiki tells me this is Yemenite language) I've grown to appreciate them and the song is perfection musically; I particularly like that drop around the 4:40 mark.

Posted by: Regina 13th March 2015, 05:39 PM

I like it, but I find it overrated people seem to hail it as her very best, much like Ray Of Light, only COADF is a better album.

Posted by: mr_aly 13th March 2015, 05:43 PM

That album is truly magical, it will always have special memories attached for me. I remember buying it during my lunch break on its release day and essentially outing myself to my entire college class.

I never liked 'Isaac' though.

Posted by: Regina 13th March 2015, 05:48 PM

I just stole my Mum's copy of it the first Madonna album I bought myself was Hard Candy. I remember feeling a bit odd about going up to pay for it

Edit: *.* How High too, omg. LOVE.

Posted by: HausofFrasier 19th March 2015, 08:26 PM

One of her darkest songs, lyrically, but somehow she makes it insanely infectious, joyous and uplifting. A song i always enjoy when hearing, but have only *just* put it on my essential Madge playlist. A real gem <3

Posted by: liamk97 22nd March 2015, 06:15 PM

It is surprising how well the contrast of lyrics and melody work. I suppose it could have been done so that there weren't too many down-tempos/ballads, although I could imagine this would sound very poignant as a down-tempo track. Pity, can't find any demos lurking about on the web.

Posted by: liamk97 18th April 2015, 03:04 PM

I've been listening to MDNA recently and it's actually a lot better than I give it credit for. I love the opening three tracks - all strong, club anthems (the chorus to 'Girl Gone Wild' could be stronger, mind) and express the album's intention of music to make you want to dance. The production for 'Turn Up the Radio' is good and it does make me want to sing along, just it's not really strong enough to be a single. That latter comment is especially relevant to 'Give Me All Your Luvin''; I do find it catchy but it would probably have been best left on the cutting room floor. I've never taken much notice of 'Falling Free' before but I'm quite liking it now. You can hear William Orbit influence on it; rather Ray of Light throwback. 'Beautiful Killer' is far too good to be left off the main list - in fact, I wouldn't say no to it being a single - and the same goes for 'Best Friend' which, like 'Falling Free', I've only just started to appreciate. Really honest song about her divorce from Guy; shame the production lets it down slightly.

01 Masterpiece
02 Gang Bang
03 I'm Addicted
04 Beautiful Killer
05 Girl Gone Wild
06 Some Girls
07 I Don't Give A
08 Love Spent
09 Best Friend
10 Falling Free
11 Turn Up the Radio
-
12 B'Day Song
13 Give Me All Your Luvin'
14 I f***ed Up
15 I'm a Sinner
16 Superstar

Songs below the dash are ones I'd scrap. I have a big soft spot for 'B'Day Song' but, let's face it, they were smoking something to record it and stick it on the album!

Posted by: Regina 18th April 2015, 05:17 PM

I f***ed Up and Superstar are two of her best songs though

Posted by: liamk97 18th April 2015, 05:18 PM

Regina! I was counting on you to approve of my MDNA session!

Posted by: HausofKendrick 20th April 2015, 07:28 PM

'MDNA' has become one of my favourite albums from her now (which is a shock even to ME given how much i used to berate it!). It's utterly insatiable and the highlights, of which there are many, have so much replay value. There some complete shockers (mainly 'B-Day Song') but the quality of the rest of it makes up for those moments. It's nowhere near as cohesive as her other albums, but i enjoy it for those fab moments and discard the rest.

Posted by: mr_aly 20th April 2015, 07:40 PM

'I Fucked Up' is criminally low there. Such a beautiful song.

Posted by: liamk97 20th April 2015, 08:09 PM

I think the intentions are there with 'I f***ed Up' but it just doesn't do anything for me.

Looking at the songs which I'd keep on the album, MDNA would be a strong album. I can't say if it would be one of my favourites as I have no clue what the order is outside of my Top 4. I just think the album feels unjointed with the mediocre songs in the middle. There's club bangers at the beginning and ballads at the end; there isn't that transition, no journey. I think 'Love Spent' would do that well if it were placed at the centre, or perhaps a little later to make room for a couple more tracks on a similar vein to 'I'm Addicted' before it, at the expense of 'Turn Up the Radio' if needs be.

It's probably better to be disheartened by a bad album than be annoyed at an album that could be really good if the right choices were made. MDNA is the latter.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 6th June 2015, 04:13 PM

I am utterly obsessed with 'Bedtime Story' right now. I have always found it to be the clear strongest song from its parent album, but it's the latest song to properly hit me from her away from any album. The song is sensational and really rallies me up whenever i need it to and the video is one of her best. The song and video package TOGETHER is just everything. Obviously, musically it's very experimental but listening to the lyrics closely recently has made me fall in love with it properly.

Posted by: Josh. 6th June 2015, 04:14 PM

I saw that you'd changed your avatar Bal, yay! Bedtime Stories remains her best album for me, from start to finish it's all just so relaxing and sultry. I think Human Nature is my favourite track though.

Posted by: liamk97 6th June 2015, 04:52 PM

After listening to Bedtime Stories the album a lot over the New Year, this title track had particularly grown on me. It is undeniably a brave creation, especially to release it as a single, and I do kind of like what the song is getting at (I'm starting to see it as an attempt to relax, forgetting all human creation, and letting your mind travel and find the answers itself). However, there is something a little too weird for my liking, nor do I really understand the video, although I do like the blonde Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter esque look!

The remaining three singles from the album are all individually excellent yet underrated, although I suppose 'Human Nature' has been getting some exposure since THAT kiss!!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 6th June 2015, 05:53 PM

Incredibly brave to release it as a single! It's way beyond its time and as you rightly put, deals with such huge issues. I don't know if i even relate to the lyrics or what she is saying, but they are so unearthly, powerful and unsettling that i can't help but stop what i am doing and just listen to the song.

The album still ranks fairly low for me if i was to compare them all but it is exactly as you describe it. I just prefer my Madge with a bit more OOMPH (which is probably why 'Bedtime Story' is a huge favourite for me ). I adore the album cover, it's probably one of my favourites, so it seemed right to have it as an avatar~

Posted by: Josh. 6th June 2015, 06:23 PM

It's one of my favourite album covers too, along with True Blue, I loved reading up on why there are all different flipped versions of it and stuff.

Also, I adore the colour of the side bit on the physical CD, it looks so nice on my shelf *-*

Posted by: HausofKubrick 7th June 2015, 11:18 AM

Favourite album artwork game to hit the forum? That may have to be arranged~ It's a splendid cover though as are all the pictures from that photoshoot. I love the colours/texture of it all <3 Haha you're such a CD obsessive

And i didn't mention the FLOW from 'Sanctuary' into 'Bedtime Story' too *.* probably second to 'Forbidden Love' --into--> 'Jump' in terms of album flow for me.

Posted by: liamk97 14th June 2015, 05:56 PM

Hard Candy to SLAY. Indeed it would be a great game and something that can happen perhaps later in the year.

Posted by: Josh. 14th June 2015, 07:11 PM

Oh wait, I've just seen this. YES PLEASE! She has a lot of very good artwork!

Tell me http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj262/esotericrant/BedtimeStoriesComparisonsmall.png is not the best colour ever on the side of a CD, it's so pretty

Posted by: liamk97 14th July 2015, 01:26 PM

I've been watching the Drowned World Tour and it's been fantastic viewing with some pretty strong vocals. Two songs in particular have stuck out for me: 'Impressive Instant' and 'Human Nature'.



A wacky song matched by a wacky performance - I love how kids tent tunnels have been added! Highlight is definitely smoke machine blasting between her legs in the "dance to a samba" part up to the loud autotune noise.

Also sounds good if the speed is turned up a notch.



This song has shot up my ranking of Madonna singles this year and this performance is my favourite I've seen. Highlight is the rocking cow scene - she looks HOT and the voice effect on "did I say something wrong?" is somehow utterly perfect.

Posted by: vibe 14th July 2015, 03:08 PM

I have been listening to Isaac a lot recently!!! What a total grower !

Bring the heaven and the stars down to earth for me !!!

Posted by: liamk97 15th July 2015, 11:44 AM

Big highlight from Confessions! Glad it's been growing on you - I think at one point I wasn't too sure about it but then it really hit me big time. That mini drop at 4:44-4:48 is soooo good.

Posted by: liamk97 21st July 2015, 05:40 PM

I have good news for Johnkm and other fans - Erotica has finally clicked with me!

Erotica Rank
01. Deeper and Deeper
02. Bad Girl
03. Rain
04. In This Life
05. Erotica
06. Waiting
07. Where Life Begins
08. Fever
09. Thief of Hearts
10. Bye Bye Baby
11. Words
12. Why's It So Hard
13. Secret Garden

Was really hard to compile that list because the album, in the same way as her debut album, is so consistent in sound and quality. Honestly no bad songs on the list so even those that missed the Top 10 have something special about them. I found that reading the lyrics in the booklet whilst the songs played really allowed me to appreciate the album for what it is. 'Where Life Begins' is actually really funny with its endless innuendos and 'Words' is like a lyrical prologue to 'Bedtime Story'. 'Rain', although one of my favourites, sticks out like a sore thumb on this album in terms of sound - 'Bad Girl' and 'Deeper and Deeper' to an extent to, but the former sounds similar to 'In This Life' at parts and the latter is essential to the album. Speaking of 'In This Life', I'll probably rank it higher in time because reading the first two verse really moved me.

After appreciating the lyrics, I was then able to enjoy the subtlety of the music. In a lot of tracks, it sounded similar to the music you associate with late night jazz bars, which suits the theme of the album rather well.

So yeah, really liking it and probably already prefer it to Bedtime Stories which had clicked early in the year.

Posted by: vibe 21st July 2015, 07:00 PM

You have seriously underrated whys it so hard ?

1. Deeper and Deeper
2. Erotica
3. Rain
4. Why's It So Hard?
5. Words
6. Bad Girl
7. In This Life
8. Waiting
9. Where Life Begins
10. Thief of hearts
11. Fever

Only songs i don't really like are :
12. Bye Bye Baby
13. Secret Garden

Posted by: liamk97 22nd July 2015, 02:15 PM

I do still like it and think it has a great message, it just feels too simplistic in comparison to the rest, I guess. That order is probably going to change a lot anyway!

Posted by: liamk97 17th August 2015, 06:55 PM

We put 'Like a Prayer' on the jukebox when I went out for my birthday last night and it was a real joyous moment as the pub all clapped, danced and/or sang along.

Exactly what the song is designed to do.

Posted by: vibe 18th August 2015, 10:04 AM

I was in a straight student bar bout two weeks ago, like a prayer was played and everyone knew it, was singing to it and was loving it !! It really is a song that appeals to anyone

Posted by: HausofKubrick 22nd November 2015, 09:44 PM

Have always liked this, but it's just SHOT up in my affections this weekend. From that ghostly "you can call me M tonight" to that stunning instrumentation in the chorus, a totally mesmerising, atmospheric beauty with lovely lyrics.

Posted by: True Qween 22nd November 2015, 10:48 PM

That's awful though.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 23rd November 2015, 05:16 PM

You think the same of 'Hung Up' so...

Posted by: vibe 23rd November 2015, 06:22 PM

Best night is one of my faves from rebel heart

Posted by: True Qween 23rd November 2015, 10:50 PM

Hung Up is like a 5.

Posted by: GingerbreadHaus 20th December 2015, 08:39 PM

I'm still not hugely in love with it, but the tour has made me really appreciate 'Holiday' a lot more! I don't return to much of the debut album (apart from 'Borderline' of course) but this is totally timeless music <3

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 11th January 2016, 10:30 PM

Listening to Like A Prayer at the moment, still absolutely incredible and the best thing she has ever done
Such an epic and fantastic pop song which really is one of the best of all time

Posted by: HausofTroye 12th January 2016, 07:04 PM

It's a timeless song full of so much meaning. I think it will forever mean something to music listeners no matter what generation hears it. The music video, the song itself, the live performances.. everything about it is pure perfection <3

Posted by: HausofTroye 26th January 2016, 09:31 PM

Gave 'American Life' a listen earlier, despite the negativity it sometimes gets I will argue in its defense. The harsh facade that the opening songs give are quickly dismissed with the incredible ballads on it. 'Love Profusion', 'Intervention' and 'Nothing Fails' are just sensational and I much prefer that side of the album to the (albeit very fun) IN-YOUR-FACE stuff. Overall it's a very solid album imo <3

Posted by: •Josh• 26th January 2016, 09:45 PM

It's her third favourite album for me, such interesting production throughout. I think Hollywood is probably my favourite track though!

Posted by: HausofTroye 26th January 2016, 09:49 PM

I wouldn't put it that high but it's a fantastic album for me as I said <3

Aside: JOSH where you been, you need to post more in the Madonna forum! Get stuck in please

Posted by: Regina 26th January 2016, 09:52 PM

Everyone knows by now American Life is my favourite Madonna album and probably in my top 5 all time faves too. The way she combined electronic and acoustic songs
while still make it flow well is a work of magic. Intervention remains her best song too.

Posted by: HausofTroye 7th February 2016, 05:05 PM

Effortlessly uplifting and joyous. I don't go back to the album as a whole much compared to some of her other albums but the highlights off it are so good. Also a Rebel Heart Tour highlight for me impossible to NOT smile when listening to it.

Posted by: liamk97 7th February 2016, 09:09 PM

Love the random Spanish guitar solo in the middle of a house/dance track! This is a much needed uplifting moment on its parent album; nice to see it getting some recognition on tour.

I heard 'Music' on the radio on the way back from work...dare I say it but this could actually be among my favourite Madonna singles.

Posted by: HausofTroye 7th February 2016, 09:19 PM

It has such a unique style among her discography. So much love for it <3 the 3:21 instrumental and onwards *.*!

'Music' is fantastic too. It has its big haters on here though, so be careful with professing your love for it

Posted by: HausofTroye 17th February 2016, 07:30 PM

Just been playing 'Hard Candy' which while ranking in my bottom 3 albums from her (possible 2nd bottom) is actually full of a fair amount of GOODNESS proving that even her weakest efforts in comparison are still passable.

Let me try and rank the album ~

AMAZE
01. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You

V GOOD
02. Miles Away
03. 4 Minutes
04. Give It 2 Me

GOOD
05. She's Not Me
06. Incredible (please don't judge me)
07. Candy Shop
08. Voices (I feel in time this could be a big grower on me but I have never really given it the chance)

Nah
09. Heartbeat
10. Beat Goes On
11. Dance 2night
12. Spanish Lesson

Posted by: Regina 17th February 2016, 07:34 PM

Heartbeat, Dance 2nigt and Spanish Lesson are all 9/10 moments though

Posted by: HausofTroye 19th February 2016, 12:44 PM

I can maybe, possibly accept some people enjoying the first two to some capacity but NOT Spanish Lesson, never. The album is solid, but it has some horrid moments on it from me and was the first album in her career that was so hit and miss.

Posted by: Alejandjob 20th February 2016, 12:34 AM

Hard Candy is horrid BUT the real terror in her discography is MDNA. It houses her worst Vocals ever(incredible) and the production is abysmal.

Even Spotify agrees because it doesn't even have it.

Posted by: mr_pmt 20th February 2016, 06:08 PM

Hard Candy is not only the worst Madonna album, but one of the worst albums I've ever heard by anyone. They chose the singles really well, 'Devil Wouldn't Recognise You' is also good and that's it. Maybe 'Beat Goes On' at a push if I'm severely intoxicated, most of the rest is unbearable and embarrassing.

Posted by: HausofTroye 20th February 2016, 06:34 PM

'Incredible' is on Hard Candy though AND DO NOT COME FOR MDNA. I absolutely adore it, and it's shameless FUN throughout. So many highlights and a lot of replay value (among the horrors - I don't deny those).


RLY!? I think it's really well produced and a lot of the songs while a bit throwaway are fun at least. I think it ranks as her worst for me when I properly try to rank them but the good moments on it are fantastic so I would never consider it to be one of the worst ever.

Posted by: Alejandjob 20th February 2016, 06:51 PM

So it is Replace that with Superstar.


MADONNA ALBUM RANK

1. Erotica
2. Confessions On A Dancefloor
3. Like A Prayer
4. Ray Of Light
5. American Life
6. Music
7. Bedtime Stories
8. Madonna
9. True Blue
10. Rebel Heart
11. Like A Virgin
12. Hard Candy
13. MDNA

The top 5 are all 10/10. Music to True Blue are 9s Rebel Heart is a 7 and the rest dont go above a 5.

Posted by: Alejandjob 20th February 2016, 07:01 PM

Also, why does my mums copy of True Blue have The title and her name on it? I always thought it was just her doing that iconic pose.

Posted by: HausofTroye 20th February 2016, 07:13 PM

That's strange, mine just has her pose (which is very iconic I agree ).

An album cover rate was teased a while back, maybe it needs to become a thing soon ~

Posted by: Alejandjob 20th February 2016, 07:17 PM

Maybe it's a regional thing?

I don't think she has ever done a bad cover album in her career so that would tough.


f***ing hell how did i forget HARD CANDY!?!? she looks like a cross between the crypt keeper and Skeletor on that one.

Posted by: HausofTroye 20th February 2016, 07:25 PM

Yeah.. people can love or hate the music on it but does ANYONE like that 'Hard Candy' album cover?

Posted by: vibe 20th February 2016, 07:27 PM

The album cover is hideous !!

How her team and her decided that it was sufficient !! It's really horrid.

Posted by: Alejandjob 20th February 2016, 07:29 PM

She should have gone for her original concept. She was going to do The Black Madonna but the label stopped her.

Posted by: Alejandjob 22nd February 2016, 06:56 PM

People always look at me weird when i say Erotica is my favourite Madonna album. Is it really that unpopular?

Posted by: Regina 22nd February 2016, 07:08 PM

Everything about Hard Candy is flawless.

1. American Life
2. Hard Candy
3. Rebel Heart
4. MDNA
5. Erotica
6. Music
7. Confessions On A Dancefloor
8. Bedtime Stories
9. True Blue
10. Like A Prayer
11. Madonna
12. Ray Of Light
13. Like A Virgin

Posted by: Alejandjob 22nd February 2016, 07:21 PM

I .... just don't know

Posted by: Regina 22nd February 2016, 07:29 PM

Posted by: HausofTroye 22nd February 2016, 08:07 PM

^ !

I should probably try and rank the albums but it seems like too gigantic a task right now :') All I know is that 'Confessions...' is firmly #1 (my #1 album from any artist ever) and 'Ray of Light' would be second. So those two are TOO LOW on Regina's list

Although we might agree on our least favourite albums (although actually 'Bedtime Stories <<<')

Posted by: HarryEzra 22nd February 2016, 08:13 PM

This MDNA love

Posted by: hotchoc26 11th March 2016, 11:11 PM

idk if the original Celebration was a single but this remix

Posted by: Regina 11th March 2016, 11:32 PM

....is diabolical.

Posted by: Alejandjob 12th March 2016, 05:07 PM

Celebration is horrid in any form.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 12th March 2016, 05:22 PM

First time hearing that remix and it's not bad ;o The original AND Benny Benassi remix are both incredible though. Her final ever smidgen of chart success perhaps?

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 12th March 2016, 09:33 PM

I have listened to Madonna 111 times in the last 22 hours or so! Stanning over her so badly today, she really is incredible


I've always quite liked this but this has hit me so badly today! The chorus is incredible


The iconic guitar riff at the start and one of her shining moments *.*


Listening to this now and still my favourite Madge track, so so incredible :Heart

Posted by: HausofKubrick 13th March 2016, 09:38 PM

Fantastic picks UV! It's fab to see you're big turnaround this past week and those play counts being so high *.* Keep going, songs still hit me to this day - she has so much on offer and a lot of it sinks in over time <3

Posted by: Alejandjob 13th March 2016, 10:41 PM

Inside Of Me.

Is it about anal sex? or is it about her dead mother? I can never tell

Posted by: liamk97 13th March 2016, 11:05 PM

First 'Rain' and now this, you have such a way of tainting her most beautiful songs!

Posted by: Alejandjob 13th March 2016, 11:13 PM

I always thought it was quite obvious with Rain IOM seems a lot more ambiguous.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 14th March 2016, 07:57 AM

Behave !!

I think we need a 'Toby Interprets Madonna Songs' thread

Posted by: liamk97 14th March 2016, 11:06 AM

I was aware of the metaphor but you lodged it in the forefront of my mind again whenever I listen to it!

Oh God, I think I'd need to throw away my copy of Something to Remember if we did that!

Posted by: Regina 14th March 2016, 11:26 AM

I think we just need to get Toby laid, since the ones who talk the most about sex are the ones not getting any.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 14th March 2016, 05:39 PM

Yeah pretty sure you can probably trace Madonna's own sex life through the music. Particular DRY PATCHES during Erotica and this latest album? :')

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 15th March 2016, 10:23 PM

Hung Up was playing in the background when I went out to eat tonight, sounded incredible as usual

Posted by: Alejandjob 16th March 2016, 12:55 AM

Madonna humping the stage at the first VMAs will never not be amazing. It could so easily have ended her but it did just the opposite*.*

Posted by: Alejandjob 31st March 2016, 04:42 PM

I'm gradually turning lotti into a stan

Posted by: HausofKubrick 31st March 2016, 04:57 PM

YES! Do it Her rate was fab iirc so shouldn't take much to push her into STAN territory *.*

Posted by: Alejandjob 31st March 2016, 05:00 PM

A 4 for You'll See proves she does

Posted by: princess_lotti 31st March 2016, 07:30 PM

omg i already am judging my own rate. why was i so harsh??

toby made me a playlist of her ballads and i am SO SLAYED

Posted by: Alejandjob 4th April 2016, 05:57 PM

I may have found a another meaning to Jimmy Jimmy.

Posted by: liamk97 4th April 2016, 06:07 PM

I don't particularly rate that song, so it's not at risk of being ruined, so fire away!

Posted by: Alejandjob 4th April 2016, 06:08 PM

My daddy says you need a good lickin''

Posted by: vibe 4th April 2016, 06:10 PM

Music album today !!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 4th April 2016, 06:15 PM

Lmao Toby :') that is so obvious but still so wrong.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 16th April 2016, 03:12 PM

Heard Express Yourself when I was out in town last week, sounded incredible and forgot how good it was
(And Pure Shores played straight after also )

Posted by: liamk97 17th April 2016, 01:16 PM

That's probably one of Madonna's classics I feel I've not fully appreciated yet, but I imagine hearing that out would change everything.

('Pure Shores' is a big favourite of mine too; William Orbit delivering the goods yet again!).

Posted by: Joe. 17th April 2016, 01:25 PM

Really loving Lucky Star at the moment!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 17th April 2016, 09:08 PM

'Lucky Star' I have been loving a fair bit recently too, but moreso the absolutely SPELL-BINDING LuckyStar/HungUp mashup at the Confessions Tour. That entire ~14 minute run is just out of this world, spectacular

Posted by: liamk97 31st July 2016, 03:33 AM

I'm sad because 'Hung Up' came on in a club just as I left to go home.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 31st July 2016, 02:59 PM

Aw!

Girl Gone Wild came on for me last night *.* snapchat soon found out ~

Posted by: liamk97 1st August 2016, 10:35 PM

As wet and feeble as that song is, I imagine I'd be incredibly fickle and go mad for it if I heard it on a night out.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 2nd August 2016, 10:03 AM

Yeah most people that know it go bonkers for it. I was with Leww off this site who is a big Madonna fan and his mate so we had a crazy moment together

It's probably the song I hear most when clubbing (it's a bit of a gay club staple and is played alarmingly often !).

Posted by: HausofKubrick 12th August 2016, 12:12 AM

In Dubai airport (about a third of a way through my 25 hour journey ) and they're playing 'Into the Groove' M getting that Dubai dollar ~

Posted by: liamk97 13th August 2016, 10:39 AM

A perfect song to put you in better spirits for a while on what sounds like an agonising journey! Hope it's worth it when you get there though, have fun!

Posted by: liamk97 22nd August 2016, 11:50 AM

'Like a Prayer' was played on my birthday night out at the weekend. I simply cannot begin to justifiably describe the atmosphere that song created but I remember seeing everyone's hands right up in the air and screaming the lyrics out at the top of their voices. I don't think there's anyone who couldn't enjoy this song when it is brought to such life as that.

Can we take a minute to appreciate the guy who played the villain playing air guitar on the stabbed woman's leg at the very end of the video? I've only just noticed it!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 26th August 2016, 12:48 AM

I think I've heard it a couple of times while out and it was exactly how you described it. A complete moment of music euphoria. <3

Posted by: Joe. 26th August 2016, 12:50 AM

Me against the music

Posted by: liamk97 26th August 2016, 04:11 PM

I've been listening to so much Britney music this past month and I have to say this is one of my favourites, despite the discussions we've had on the track in regards to living up to expectations and what could have been. As an actual song, it is so energetic and full of attitude; absolutely love the "I'm up against the speaker..." rap-esque verse.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 26th August 2016, 06:23 PM

Not Joe bringing the MATM debate into this forum too

It's OK at best for me~

Posted by: toby 26th August 2016, 07:54 PM

The only bit of MATM i like is when Madge reminds Britney of her existence and Brit just goes''yeah''

Posted by: dandy* 26th August 2016, 09:14 PM

'Til Death Do Us Part

When I did my top Madge songs countdown a year or so ago, this was originally about 12th but ended up claiming 4th (I think?) by the time I'd finished listening to them all so often... and since then I've just continued to listen to it so often that it's rapidly climbing my most listened to Madge tracks ever, it's just sublime and would definitely be top 2 now.

Posted by: HausofKubrick 27th August 2016, 06:35 PM

^ a lovely, lovely song completely dark but presented in such a joyous way. Really confusing emotions throughout and not one i'd expect you to necessarily love but wow at how much you do!

Listening to it now, it's such a powerful, beautiful song <3

Posted by: liamk97 28th August 2016, 01:39 PM

Haha I love this bit too. :') You can just envision the side-eye in the "yeah".

Posted by: HausofHorrors 23rd November 2016, 10:13 PM

Sky Fits Heaven probably has the best instrumentation of any Madonna track lyrically perfect too.

Posted by: liamk97 26th November 2016, 01:34 PM

Tbh, I think I could quite happily listen through an album of Ray of Light instrumentals. They have such complexity to make them unique and special, but a simplicity to prevent them from being too overbearing. William Orbit is legit one of the best producers, even for just his work on this album alone.

Shame about the background vocals, but the I love the "travelling down their own road" part of the instrumental.

Posted by: liamk97 18th December 2016, 02:29 PM

I've been obsessed with this mash-up of 'Living for Love' and 'What is Love?' again recently:



Fits so well together, both in sound and lyrics. I adore the chorus; so euphoric!

Posted by: HausofBallBalls 24th December 2016, 02:29 PM

That works so well !!!

Posted by: liamk97 25th December 2016, 06:11 PM

It does! I always thought it sounded very 90s and the way it fits so effortlessly into an actual 90s dance classic just confirms that.

There's also a 'Beat It' vs. 'Bitch I'm Madonna' mash up that I really like too.

Posted by: HausofBallBalls 29th December 2016, 12:48 AM

POWERHOUSE

Posted by: Aquamaqueesha 29th December 2016, 05:25 AM

I don't like her momdonna look in that video.

Posted by: liamk97 1st January 2017, 06:50 PM

More like Marilyndonna!

I saw the New Year in by singing to 'Like a Virgin' in a packed club last night (where everyone, whether they liked it or admitted to it, knew all the words).

Needless to say it was the peak of the night.

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 13th January 2017, 06:44 PM

I'm listening to I'm Breathless for the first time ever and its actually quite good? Sooner or Later would have been a smash if given the chance.

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 13th January 2017, 06:44 PM

And of course HANKY PANKY*.* what a bop

Posted by: HausofBallBalls 14th January 2017, 11:50 AM

Meh. And Hanky Panky is turd.

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 14th January 2017, 01:14 PM

obvs not getting any hanky panky x

Posted by: HausofSZA 14th January 2017, 02:15 PM

! Bitch I get my share ()

Posted by: liamk97 15th January 2017, 06:53 PM

I don't think I've listened to I'm Breathless in its entirety, but 'Sooner or Later' is definitely the best from what I've heard ('Vogue' aside, of course) - more specifically the performance she delivered at the Oscars 1991:



Adore the vocals, the movement, the look, the naughtiness. Perfect.

Posted by: liamk97 15th January 2017, 06:54 PM

Also, everyone secretly loves a bit of 'Hanky Panky'.

Rhyming 'panky' and 'spanky' is poetic genius.

Posted by: mr_pmt 2nd February 2017, 09:06 PM

Messiah

Two years on, this has properly clicked for me! Pretty beautiful stuff.

Posted by: liamk97 2nd February 2017, 09:25 PM

That's definitely one that has held up the best for me. A really graceful ballad that feels like it takes influence from the Like a Prayer ballads and adds a modern twist. I like the way it precedes the song 'Rebel Heart' - they may not fade into each other but they work together just as well - as you're feeling all melancholy from 'Messiah' and its outro, the guitars of the title track kick in, but it's not too upbeat to feel like a jolty change in tempo; everything is measured just right.

Posted by: HausofSZA 4th February 2017, 10:31 AM

Messiah is lovely.

Posted by: liamk97 12th April 2017, 01:32 PM

I've just listened to all the Rebel Heart demos (those whose final edits made the tracking list, at least). With the exception of the title track which I prefer, I think she made the right decision to alter them, although I do like what she did originally did with 'Devil Pray', 'Illuminati', 'Inside Out', 'Wash All Over Me' and 'Best Night'. I think the demo of 'Illuminati' will be preferred by a lot of people, but I think the more urban, harder sound works better with the lyrical content.

Posted by: liamk97 12th May 2017, 11:44 PM

La Isla Bonita playing in my local! Such a feel good classic, never fails to make me happy.

Posted by: liamk97 11th June 2017, 12:19 PM

Another Madonna song encounter last night - this time 'Causing a Commotion' and it was probably the first time I've heard it anywhere other than when I've played it myself. Not a song I've really ever took notice of but, hearing it last night and especially after hearing the Bright Light Bright Light cover, it's actually a slice of simple, joyful 80s pop greatness. Solid hook and I love the middle 8.

Posted by: HausofSZA 11th June 2017, 09:40 PM

They played 'Ray of Light' while I was out last night. Unfortunately I was otherwise occupied with someone in the smoking area so I could only listen from afar and not dance to it

Posted by: vibe 12th June 2017, 10:24 AM

Smoking Area tactic hey

Posted by: HausofSZA 13th June 2017, 06:18 PM

Haha yeah! Although this was a guy I have been acquaintances for a while, and have slowly drifted away from unfortunately Saturday night was a good re-bonding session for us though so we're still cool ~

I freak out whenever Madonna is played in a club, I think I just heard this too late into it to warrant a trip inside to dance!

Posted by: No Sleeep 13th June 2017, 07:55 PM

Waiting. I love the Justify My Love sample! I love Erotica, it's so underrated The hip hop sound really suited her tbh.

Posted by: liamk97 13th June 2017, 09:37 PM

Bal, 'Ray of Light' is my #1 Madge song that I want to hear on a night out (yes, even ahead of 'Hung Up') and you're telling me you IGNORED its calling?! I need to educate you.

Posted by: liamk97 13th June 2017, 09:40 PM

'Waiting' should have been a single; it just combines the 'controversial' themes of the album whilst still being quite commercial. Definitely an Erotica highlight.

Posted by: vibe 14th June 2017, 06:15 AM

Because of the sun I have been listening to La Is La Bonita quite abit .

There's so many live versions too

Posted by: liamk97 16th June 2017, 11:55 AM

The earlier performances of it are my favourite, but all of them have had strong qualities about them. Easy to see why she performs it so much.

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 16th June 2017, 04:45 PM

Im listening to the Erotica album. My favourite Madge album and in my top 5 ever*.*

Posted by: Mack 16th June 2017, 11:10 PM

Holiday as summer has truly arrived.

Posted by: liamk97 18th June 2017, 01:38 PM

'Deeper & Deeper', 'Bad Girl', 'Where Life Begins' and 'Waiting' are best <3

Posted by: Jade 20th June 2017, 10:41 PM

I was supposed to post this the other day but 'La Isla Bonita' came on in Buddies (an American diner type restaurant, I was there third-wheeling my bro and his girlfriend ) and sounded so good! One of my favourite Madge songs to hear in the summer

Posted by: liamk97 24th June 2017, 11:38 AM

Appreciation for 'La Isla Bonita' seems to be quite noticeable as we hit nicer weather. It's a great song in its own right but it's only elevated by the summer.

Posted by: No Sleeep 24th June 2017, 12:39 PM

Veni Vidi Vici

Still love this! Wish she performed it on the Rebel Heart Tour

I need a new Madonna album

Posted by: liamk97 24th June 2017, 09:50 PM

I quite like it too. On an album of so many songs, it's not one of my top favourites, but I definitely think it is a good blend of stepping into the hip-hop world and still being true to Madonna. It seemed she embraces nostalgia and her past with the Rebel Heart era and I think she captured that well with her spoken, slight-rap verses.

Posted by: No Sleeep 25th June 2017, 12:21 AM

Yes omg I love the references! "And when I struck a pose all the gay boys lost their mind" is iconic That's what makes the song one of my favourites on Rebel Heart. It would've been so great to have like a video montage of old music videos and clips playing behind her if she had done this song on tour.

Posted by: vibe 25th June 2017, 08:20 AM

I'm going through a burning up phase .

Posted by: liamk97 25th June 2017, 01:04 PM

Agreed, it could have been a really good trip down memory lane moment on the tour.


One of her debut's finest. It's got a real punk energy about it; almost like her interpretation of Debbie Harry.

Posted by: HausofSZA 27th June 2017, 08:16 PM

'Veni Vidi Vici' is such a bop and would've been explosive on tour - not sure why it wasn't included, it fit the theme perfectly! I guess the 'Rebel Heart' (song) montage did it well though~

Posted by: Regina 28th June 2017, 01:37 PM

La Isla Bonita from Sticky & Sweet.

I love how she mixed in Latte *.*

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 28th June 2017, 03:47 PM

for what seems to be the 78th time I'm trying (really f***ing hard) to get through Hard Candy. Candy Shop remains a career low and the rest just blends into one horrible blob of shit.

Posted by: Regina 28th June 2017, 03:50 PM

Hard Candy >>>>> Confessions

And Candy Shop is one of her best songs ever.

Posted by: liamk97 1st July 2017, 12:42 PM

You not even a fan of 'Give It 2 Me' or 'Devil Wouldn't Recognise You'?

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 1st July 2017, 03:34 PM

I forgot about GI2M but I stand by the rest

Posted by: HausofSZA 4th July 2017, 09:28 PM

'Devil Wouldn't Recognise You' though..

Posted by: liamk97 9th July 2017, 01:16 PM

'Devil' is to Hard Candy is what 'Ghosttown' is to Rebel Heart - an absolutely perfect example that Madonna still has that ability to create a song that makes you sit back and think "WOW!". Obviously there's been plenty of great moments in her recent discography, but these two have what it takes to be modern day Madonna classics.

Posted by: No Sleeep 17th July 2017, 11:45 PM

X-Static Process

WHY has it taken me this long to fully appreciate American Life, what is wrong with me!?

Posted by: liamk97 18th July 2017, 03:14 PM

'X-Static Process' is a beauty and Madonna always gave 110% when she sang it live at the time, however I do tend to find it ranks near the bottom of my American Life rank. A great deal of that is down to the album being perhaps Madonna's most consistent and closely-scoring, but the other songs also have something slightly more going for them or rather something that impacts me more.

'Intervention', 'Mother and Father' and 'Easy Ride' are some of the standout tracks for me. Her rendition of the former on the Tears of a Clown mini-tour really tugged at my heartstrings, especially what with everything that was going on between her and Rocco at the time.

Posted by: No Sleeep 19th July 2017, 06:55 PM

Mer Girl. Took me a long time to get into this but wow

'Intervention', 'X-Static Process' and 'Nothing Fails' are my faves. I love 'Nothing Fails' towards the end, when the choir comes in...

Posted by: No Sleeep 19th July 2017, 07:02 PM

Now Sky Fits Heaven ROL is on repeat today

Posted by: liamk97 19th July 2017, 07:09 PM

See the choir put me off 'Nothing Fails' for a while. I've since got back into it big time but I'd still prefer the choir not to be there, or at least for them to tone it down a bit. It's not like 'Like a Prayer' where the choir enhances the joyful mood and the rest of the production is so full on too.

I've had Ray of Light playing in my car recently - 'Sky Fits Heaven' is definitely a good 'un!

Posted by: Tyler 21st July 2017, 02:30 PM

Miles Away is quite possibly one of her most underrated singles. I adore it, the lyrics are captivating.

Posted by: Tyler 21st July 2017, 02:30 PM

I meant ballads, but singles works as well.

Posted by: liamk97 23rd July 2017, 12:43 PM

I think it could be other Liam's very favourite Madonna songs, or at least one of them.

It's generally quite underrated though. I do enjoy it myself, particularly the album version where it starts to fade out at the end whilst she's singing "so far away".

Posted by: No Sleeep 1st August 2017, 07:41 PM

White Heat

B. O. P. A music video for this would've slayed

Posted by: liamk97 6th August 2017, 01:11 PM

Yeah, I could imagine a video would be quite fab. The song itself is pretty catchy but I wouldn't say it was single material, especially compared to what were chosen as singles, so in that sense it's not much of missed opportunity. Not like how 'Gang Bang' should have had a video.

Posted by: HausofSZA 11th August 2017, 05:07 PM

Hmm White Heat is one of the weaker moments on an otherwise flawless album. I enjoy it but it doesn't hold a flame to some of the other highs on the album. The True Blue era never fails to make me happy <3

Posted by: liamk97 13th August 2017, 01:38 PM

Tbh none of the True Blue album tracks come close to the quality of the singles, I don't think.

They're all catchy bops but all rather throwaway when you compare them to the singles which are game changers of pop music.

Posted by: RosaParksMyCar 13th August 2017, 01:41 PM

True Blue is like a 6/10 on a good day

Posted by: vibe 14th August 2017, 05:10 PM

I love every song on TB

Posted by: liamk97 20th August 2017, 04:43 PM

I experienced 'Vogue' on a night out for the first time last night and it's safe to say it can join 'Gimme More' for bringing out the inner camp in EVERYONE.

Posted by: liamk97 10th September 2017, 01:16 PM

And 'Holiday' played last night! Gets a bit overexposed on tour but it's still such a feel-good, sing-along tune. That intro!

Posted by: Regina 18th January 2018, 08:25 PM

Time Stood Still

SUCH an underrated gem

Posted by: liamk97 18th January 2018, 08:29 PM

Is it bad that I've not heard this until now?

Posted by: Regina 18th January 2018, 09:10 PM

Yes. VERY BAD.

Posted by: liamk97 19th January 2018, 08:57 PM

Well I've educated myself and it is indeed gorgeous.

Posted by: Regina 16th February 2018, 07:40 PM

I just bought the Like A Virgin album and so giving it a spin. LOVE it.

Just need True Blue and Bedtime Stories then I'll have all her studio albums

Posted by: Jade 18th February 2018, 07:12 PM

My favourite Madonna song 'Frozen' is being used on Dancing On Ice right now to accompany Donna Air's routine

Posted by: liamk97 19th February 2018, 12:55 AM

#95 on UK iTunes!

Posted by: vibe 19th February 2018, 02:00 PM

A singer also murdered frozen on the voice .

But was only shown for a couple of seconds .

Posted by: Shia LeMuffQueef 2nd March 2018, 12:19 AM

Bad Girl, since remembering the #madonnagate moment when a Victoria Beckham fan tried to pass off a grainy copy of it as her next single

Really good song - got it on repeat

Posted by: Spiceboy 2nd March 2018, 11:19 AM

Omg True Blue is amazing, one of her complete best

Posted by: Spiceboy 2nd March 2018, 11:25 AM

I'm listening to I'm A Sinner. Not a fan of the MDNA album but it has some great stand out moments Gang bang, I'm a sinner, Love spent, Masterpiece!

Posted by: liamk97 2nd March 2018, 12:59 PM

I never knew that! Love it! 'Bad Girl' is a beauty; gorgeous melody and a really saddening subject matter. Doesn't seem to get the vocal appreciation it deserves.


When I was revisiting MDNA at the time of its 5th anniversary, 'I'm a Sinner' was shining through as one of my favourites. I reckon it would have made a good single with plenty of scope for a fantastic video. The others you mentioned there are also among its highlights.

Posted by: The Hissmobile 26th March 2018, 08:39 PM

Well Crazy for You, a very lovely song was on the BBC 4 TOTP re runs recently (it has reached 1985 on it) but she was in America touring at the time I think the presenter said, so there was no live performance, sadly, just the video.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 26th March 2018, 08:42 PM

If I'm not mistaken, Madonna only appeared on TOTP three times?

Posted by: vibe 27th March 2018, 06:48 PM

Holiday
Like A Virgin
Youll See
Music
Don’t Tell Me

Borderline was featured on re release but with the crowd dancing . Many madonna lookalikes.

Posted by: Blond 2.0 29th March 2018, 01:58 PM

Living for love

Posted by: ebae 3rd June 2018, 10:27 PM

I'm listening to Body Shop, it is a cute track

Posted by: juicemore 9th June 2018, 07:33 PM

Changes all the time but currently relistening to some of the Mirwais stuff and rediscovering I deserve this and Easy Ride and Gone.

Posted by: juicemore 9th June 2018, 07:33 PM

And Paradise (not for me)

Posted by: MJsSecretAngel 20th July 2018, 09:10 PM

Heartbeat, Miles Away and Masterpiece.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 23rd July 2018, 01:45 AM

Had ray of light the album on play today,gave power of goodbye a few plays.

Posted by: liamk97 21st October 2018, 12:53 PM

Heard the LMFAO remix of Give Me All Your Luvin' last night and I am unashamed to say I loved every moment of it.

Posted by: liamk97 7th March 2019, 02:32 PM

This is a BOP! Love those sax(?) moments! To think it was scrapped for 'Fever'!

Posted by: HausofTove 17th March 2019, 10:14 PM

Been playing the Confessions Tour Live soundtrack a lot this week. So many moments throughout it. Obviously the Lucky Star/Hung Up flow, but also love the live version of Get Together and the haunting Isaac. Erotica too *.*

Posted by: vibe 18th March 2019, 08:27 AM

I am really into 'im going to tell you a secret' right now!!!

Posted by: liamk97 22nd March 2019, 11:25 PM

Stuart Price really worked his magic on those older Madonna songs and completely revitalised them. 'Like a Virgin' and 'Live to Tell' are two of my favourites along with 'Erotica' and 'Lucky Star' as you mention. 'Hung Up' is her best tour finale by far and up there with her very best, if not the best, performances. The way she hypes the crowd is incredible and you just don't see that nowadays.

I recently watched the Sticky & Sweet Tour in full and find myself still returning to performances. 'Candy Shop' and 'Beat Goes On' is such a 1-2 punch of an opener; I'm never usually a fan of the former song but Madonna completely owns the stage and has bucketloads of charisma and confidence. 'Ray of Light' works fantastically as a rock song and has to be my favourite performance of the tour. The DVD version where, at the end of the performance, the crowd clap with their hands held high and chanting 'Ma-doooona' is just breathtaking. Madonna shows her appreciation for the audience and asks someone to request a song, to which they respond 'Like a Virgin'. This another incredibly touching moment with a call and response sing-along.

Posted by: liamk97 25th March 2019, 06:51 PM

Where do people stand on the MDNA Tour? I just can't get into it. Bad vocals and style over substance.

Posted by: vibe 25th March 2019, 09:11 PM

I do appreciate the MDNA tour the more I watch it.
The beginning is particularly good .

After LAP I think it’s strange to then go into I’m addicted and I’m a sinner.

The open your heart performance and the vogue performance are KILLER . I listen to the live version of revolver a lot due to ‘dont f*** with the queen’!!

Posted by: HausofTove 26th March 2019, 08:27 PM

Been ages since I listened to the album in full but the Revolver performance is fun ~

Posted by: liamk97 27th March 2019, 01:09 AM

There are some good moments throughout but overall I feel there's a lack of what makes Madonna tours so special. Kind of hard to specify what that is exactly but I know I didn't come away from watching the MDNA Tour with the same feelings I did from watching Confessions or S&S for instance. I found the parts that were meant to be seen as highlights like 'Girl Gone Wild'/'Revolver'/'Gang Bang' and the 'Like a Virgin'/'Love Spent'/'Evgeni's Waltz' sections just not doing much for me, whereas the small 'Papa Don't Preach' verse and all the interludes gave me more satisfaction. I did like 'Express Yourself' and thought the inclusion of 'Born This Way' and 'She's Not Me' was clever and funny, 'Masterpiece' was a tender moment with lots of heart and humanity and 'Vogue' was pretty glam, although fell short of placing among my favourite performances of that song. The only killer moment for me would be 'Celebration' which had lots of energy and great dancing.

The editing of the tour DVD is pretty shoddy; too much frantic camera movement and not enough focusing on the actual performances.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 27th March 2019, 10:07 AM

I’m a very late Madonna listener. Ghosttown go me into her!

Posted by: vibe 27th March 2019, 10:53 AM

Ghosttown is one of her best!!!

Posted by: HausofTove 27th March 2019, 06:27 PM

Great introductory song! One of her best in terms of recent output (and overall) for sure.

Have you gone back through her back-catalogue since?

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 30th March 2019, 01:17 PM

I’ve got her Celebration album but haven’t listened to any other studio albums yet! I have a feeling I’d probably like her 00s albums the most, which ones would you recommend?

Posted by: vibe 30th March 2019, 02:31 PM

If you like ghosttown listen to the album it came from Rebel Heart. Devil Peay and Joan Of Arc are other highlights.
Then try ray of light and confessions.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 30th March 2019, 03:00 PM

I’ve got the rebel heart album. Really enjoyed it 😊

Posted by: HausofTove 1st April 2019, 08:14 PM

Confessions is my favourite album by her and easily the best of the recent ones. Rebel Heart (as you know) is mostly fab too. MDNA and Hard Candy has some high moments but a lot of very low moments too

Then everything before these albums mentioned are iconic and near-masterpieces that need to be listened to!

Keep us updated

Posted by: HausofTove 17th April 2019, 03:43 PM

I have been playing and replaying the Music album so much recently.

- I Deserve It is one of her best
- Always been a fan of Don't Tell Me but recently it's shot up massively for me and I get so much life from it
- The double punch of Impressive Instant and Runaway Lover *.*
- Amazing and Gone are cute
- Paradise (Not For Me).. I still don't fully love.. not for me ~
- Music and WIFLFAG are still Brill

Always enjoyed the album but never as much as I have recently.

Posted by: vibe 18th April 2019, 09:18 PM

Medellin ofcourse

Posted by: Medellíam 11th June 2019, 05:35 PM

Just stumbled across this - what a bop!

Posted by: vibe 11th June 2019, 06:30 PM

Think it’s by oakenfold was a gift vinyl for her fan club members.

Posted by: HausofTove 19th June 2019, 06:50 PM

I'm feeling pretty shitty and ill and I just needed a Madge album to suit the mood I was in. Gone for Bedtime Stories - her softest, most calming album. I don't love this album like her others but it's always a nice listen through.

What are people's thoughts on the album?

Posted by: Medellíam 21st June 2019, 01:41 PM

Bedtime Stories is my go-to album when I'm feeling blue or need to chill out. A really underrated release but in a way I like that about it as I guess it feels like it's more personal to me. It takes a few tracks to get going but it's such a journey as soon as 'Inside of Me' hits. Moments of intimacy, moments of pain, moments of self-examination... lots to take in and the gentle, sensual sounds of the album helps the songs flow so easily. Deserves a lot more than being considered just 'damage limitation' to Erotica.

Posted by: vibe 21st June 2019, 02:38 PM

God control may now be my fav !

Medellin is now my most 12 played track ever !!

Posted by: HausofTove 23rd June 2019, 09:23 AM

Completely agree with all of this! It certainly doesn't rank as a personal favourite from her but it has so many moments throughout it that make it a worthy listen all the way through. The pay off being the build up from Sanctuary into Bedtime Story. I wish that was the last track on the album and Take a Bow was moved to much earlier!

Posted by: Medellíam 26th June 2019, 08:07 PM

Just randomly listened to Now! 45 and just discovered this:



Doesn't really do anything for me but nice to see the fantastic intro to 'Papa Don't Preach' get some recognition.

I was discovering some dance music earlier in the week and found this 'Material Girl' sampling track too:

Posted by: HausofTove 22nd July 2019, 07:34 AM

Giving Hard Candy one of its rare plays from me. It's a fun listen but in no way gives me the feels that pretty much every other Madonna album does.

Favourite from it: Devil Wouldn't Recognize You

Posted by: Medellíam 28th August 2019, 07:54 PM

I've just listened to 'Rescue Me' and 'I Don't Search, I Find' back to back and omg it's giving me life.

Literally drop 'I Don't Search, I Find' alongside any song from that era and it slots in so well.

Posted by: dandy* 28th August 2019, 09:06 PM

Currently enjoying a spot of Isaac. Revisiting all her material recently via the fabulous rate has really made me appreciate some of her songs all over again *.*

Posted by: Medellíam 6th September 2019, 01:40 AM

Adore 'Isaac'! That drop before the final choruses! *.*

I've got my Madonna playlist on shuffle and 'Girl Gone Wild' just came on. Always had a love/hate relationship with this one and I've decided I think it would be improved if it weren't for the "hey, ey, ey, ey" lyric. The beats are pretty cheap but at least it sounds like it's building to something, only for it to be that flat as f*** chorus.

Posted by: HausofF 7th September 2019, 11:43 AM

Idec, Girl Gone Wild is just that: wild. Such a fun listen always.

Posted by: Medellíam 10th September 2019, 05:12 PM

Just listened to the 12-inch version of 'Vogue'. Wow, what an experience! *.*

Posted by: dandy* 10th September 2019, 06:54 PM

Oh I listened to that for the first time the other day! It's okay but I was a bit disappointed if I'm honest, definitely doesn't add a lot to the normal version.

Posted by: Medellíam 10th September 2019, 08:59 PM

You're right, nothing is really added to the song, but I just love the new arrangement with the house interlude included in the extended intro and part of the chorus being moved ahead of the first verse. The song in its original form has enough room to breathe anyway but extending that further in this version works too.

Posted by: Atonement 11th September 2019, 08:32 PM

So I'm just minding my own business and listening to 'Confessions' on Spotify and I am SHOCKED to discover that the alarm clock sound has been erased from the beginning of 'Get Together'.

Posted by: Medellíam 11th September 2019, 08:34 PM

That's the unmixed edit for you! I agree it's strange hearing 'Get Together' without the alarm clock!

Posted by: HausofF 11th September 2019, 08:35 PM

It's because of this: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=225488

In short ~ sort it out Spotify!

Posted by: Atonement 11th September 2019, 08:35 PM

Oh ew the whole album is like this. Spotify really annoys me sometimes. So many albums missing, and then things like this.

Posted by: Medellíam 11th September 2019, 08:40 PM

I like the edited version for the sake of playlists and listening on shuffle, but there should really be two versions of the album uploaded. Or maybe on the edited version, there could be a way of adjusting those transitions so you still get the full song that you're listening to without the other song fading in?

Posted by: dandy* 6th December 2019, 09:54 PM

I'm listening to Ray of Light this evening. I do love the album but I've always found the ordering of the tracks a little out in places, especially as the title track just sounds amazing after Drowned World as an intro. I've found myself listening to it quite a lot in this order now:

01 Drowned World
02 Ray of Light
03 Sky Fits Heaven
04 Candy Perfume Girl
05 Swim
06 Frozen
07 The Power of Good-bye
08 Skin
09 Shanti / Ashtangi
10 Nothing Really Matters
11 To Have and Not to Hold
12 Little Star
13 Mer Girl

Not too many changes but I just find myself enjoying it far more like that for some reason.

Posted by: Medellíam 17th January 2020, 08:35 PM

I like the way 'Swim' fades out into 'Ray of Light' but 'Drowned World' does the trick just as well. I've had no issue with the ordering of the tracks but I'll check out your altered version and see what I think!

Speaking of 'Ray of Light', I'm loving this extended version of the track:



I remember Madonna, or maybe it was Orbit, saying in an interview that the original version of the track was 10 minutes long but that they had to cut it down - I wonder if '10 minutes' was a slight exaggeration and that this was the version they're talking about? They described it as going completely bonkers towards the end so the description fits.

Posted by: Medellíam 16th February 2020, 06:21 PM

On the subject of extended mixes, I've been obsessed with an extended mix of 'Hung Up on YouTube. Now, just today, I've discovered that it's an official mix and is on Spotify!



Added to my Madonna playlist!

Posted by: Liam.k. 29th February 2020, 05:31 PM

Stumbled across this mash-up of 'Ray of Light' with Gaga's 'Stupid Love' and it works really well!



Both are suitably bonkers and fun, fun, fun. Love the extended outro, are there some new vocals that aren't in the finished version?

Posted by: Jordan Lee 8th May 2020, 02:30 PM

Listening to Frozen right now

It’s now made me want to listen to Ray of Light the album in full

Posted by: Hauspital* 8th May 2020, 08:44 PM

Frozen The entire RoL era is perfection. What a special era!

Posted by: Hauspital* 8th May 2020, 08:47 PM

I have had 'I'm Breathless' on repeat this past week The survivor polls led me to it, and i've decided to properly give it time Some of the tracks are pure trash but there are a handful of nices ones (and 'Vogue' ofc), so it's not totally a lost cause!

Posted by: thtr85 9th May 2020, 12:59 AM

Listening to a Stardust vs Madonna - Music Sounds Better on ‘Holiday’, absolutely great remix. There was a few videos completed love it!

Posted by: dandy* 9th May 2020, 11:01 AM

Do you enjoy any of the showtune style ones? It’s all about side B for me as I have a soft spot for every track in the second half

Posted by: Hauspital* 10th May 2020, 12:03 AM

From 'Something to Remember' onwards, it's starts to feel like a more cohesive and "proper" album.

The first half has all the real stinkers :/

Posted by: Dexton 13th May 2020, 12:07 PM

Fresh from the AF Idol thread I listened to the first half of Celebration because I had NO IDEA Holiday was by Madonna It turns out I'm actually a secret Madonna fan... so secret in fact I didn't even know it. So there's a rough rate of the first disc

CD 1:
01) 06 Hung Up - I knew this song but I've never been a big fan, it's okay but I'd rather just listen to ABBA
02) 08 Music - I've heard this in passing before, not the most memorable though tbh but I'm a fan
03) 08 Vogue - I KNEW THIS WAS MADONNA! I actually quite like it as a song, if it's not something I listen to very often.
04) 09 4 Minutes - Great song, I've always liked this as a Justin Timberlake song
05) 10 Holiday - Banger that I ONLY JUST FOUND OUT WAS MADONNA
06) 08 Like A Virgin - Another one of the few songs I knew was from Madonna although ngl I knew it from Pitch Perfect first
07) 06 Into The Groove
08) 09 Everybody - I really like it on first listen
09) 09 Like A Prayer - I knew she had a song called this but never knew it was this song!!
10) 10 Ray Of Light - I love this song, but again did not know this was Madonna... Such a banger I can't believe I just didn't know I feel the same way I felt when I found out Believe was by Cher
11) 08 Sorry - This reminds me of the Scooby Doo theme song
12) 08 Express Yourself - Once again had no clue this was a Madonna song
13) 06 Open Your Heart - See the above, except I like this much less
14) 06 Borderline - Never heard this before
15) 05 Secret - Or this, I feel her voice gets lost in the song here a bit it sounds like a demo that got lost
16) 06 Erotica
17) 05 Justify My Love - Similar to Secret imo
18) 07 Celebration

Posted by: vibe 13th May 2020, 01:33 PM

Welcome Dexton !

Always pleased to welcome a new fan .

During lockdown I have taken the time to listen to Kylie whom I have never given the time of day to before.

Is it due to your age that you didn’t know these songs were from Madonna ?

Posted by: Hauspital* 13th May 2020, 03:11 PM

Moved these posts here, hope you don't mind

DEXTON Is this your first Madonna forum post? WELCOME xo Good to see you discovering new music today. Celebration as a collection is a good place to start because it has some of her more recent hits, but avoids the very recent ones which are extremely divisive, oop~

I am most shocked that you didn't really know much of 'Like A Prayer' as a song before this! It's one of (if not the) most impactful pop songs of all time!!

There's the super deluxe double disc version of Celebration too btw, just mentioning

Stick around in the forum - we don't bite!

Posted by: Dexton 13th May 2020, 04:18 PM

Hey!

I'm the same with regards to Kylie tbh, the odd song of hers I've enjoyed but I can't say I know any more about her music than I did Madonnas!

I think so primarily yeah, I know a lot of the songs from hearing them out and about but that's about it for the most part. I'm not generally someone who only listens to newer music though in fact most of the time I listen to older stuff (older being mostly 90s - mid 00s ). Although saying that Madonna had plenty of material in that time period so who knows why she slipped through the cracks for me plus I look at her latest releases now and there's collabs with Swae Lee and Maluma of all people so shes obviously at least trying to keep up with the times!

I think it probably is my first post here! Well this is my second now. I've doubled my post count in the forum already in one day the posters chart won't know what hits it

I actually quite liked Living For Love when it came out but never thought to listen to anything else from her at the time, whether that'll change now or not I don't know - I do plan on listening to more from Celebration though I had quite the enlightening experience I do know Like A Prayer but aside from hearing it in passing I never thought much of it tbh, and even now listening it is a good song but why is/was it so huge?

Posted by: Liam.k. 13th May 2020, 04:46 PM

Always interesting to hear the thoughts of someone properly discovering Madonna! It's so surreal to realise people may not be fully aware certain songs were by Madonna, even some of her biggest hits! I guess her many makeovers and explorations of genres means that many people might have grown up hearing or seeing her songs but never making the connection between them.

I'd definitely recommend listening to the second of Celebration if you enjoyed the first! Lots of great songs to discover there, some big hits too!

Posted by: Hauspital* 14th May 2020, 12:28 AM

Make sure you keep us updated with your thoughts when you listen to a bit more!

Posted by: Jordan Lee 9th June 2020, 01:49 PM

I listened to American Life the single today then decided to then play the entire American Life album!

What a listen it was. For me the album really got going around the time it gets to Nobody Knows Me from that point on it’s really all killer for me.

Still not keen on the title track, Hollywood or I’m So Stupid though. Love Profusion sounds better now than it did years though but it’s not a highlight of the album.

A great album full of great album tracks but not great singles wise.

(Sorry for turning this into an album thread lol just couldn’t find a separate one just based on American Life).

Posted by: Liam.k. 18th June 2020, 05:38 PM

I enjoy all of American Life but I agree it really gets in its stride from 'Nobody Knows Me'. I really wish 'Nothing Fails' was given a proper release - I really think this could have saved the album a little. Radio would surely eat it up and it would represent a side to the album that was sadly being neglected. Ah well.

Posted by: vibe 18th June 2020, 06:24 PM

Nothing fails would have been a hit !