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 'Ray of Light' • album discussion, 7th album | 1998 |
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 23rd February 2021, 06:35 PM
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QUOTE(Liam.k. @ Feb 23 2021, 02:07 PM)  HD 'Frozen' video! This one might even be my favourite so far! It's so clear you can actually see the base of her wig!  S T U N N I N G The moment she crashes into the ground and transforms into the crows looks even more majestic in HD. This is an amazing treat for one of her best videos <3 |
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23rd February 2021, 06:46 PM
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QUOTE(Among Haus @ Feb 23 2021, 06:35 PM) S T U N N I N G The moment she crashes into the ground and transforms into the crows looks even more majestic in HD. This is an amazing treat for one of her best videos <3 Definitely! It feels like they're actually coming towards you! I noticed that happens a few times in the video; certainly helped me experience the video in a way I hadn't before. In fact, I don't think I ever watched closely enough to notice her levitating half way through. Today is actually the 23rd anniversary of 'Frozen', so this is a wonderful birthday gift. Also, I love your analysis of the 'Ray of Light' album! I think I agree with pretty much everything there. The title song is my earliest Madonna memory too, particularly the video as you mention. That image of Madonna is the one that first comes to mind if I picture her in my head. Your picks for bottom 2 are the same for me but for the same reason that they're the ones I return to least; they're definitely essential to the album journey. |
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1st March 2021, 05:10 PM
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This interview is such a ride. :') |
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3rd March 2021, 10:03 PM
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OMG BAL LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT!!!!
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3rd March 2021, 10:32 PM
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OMG! One of her best ever videos. I have to watch this on my TV tomorrow !!!
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3rd March 2021, 10:34 PM
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I’ve watched it already and it’s fantastic! She has red eyebrows?
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3rd March 2021, 10:35 PM
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 not me finding this is out just as I'm switching off for the night! 
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4th March 2021, 09:29 AM
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Just a bloody brilliant album...so hard to rank this in any order for me... Really appreciate Candy Perfume Girl much more than I used to.
1. Sky Fits Heaven 2. Frozen 3 The Power of Goodbye 4. Skin 5. Drowned World / Substitute for Love 6. Ray of Light 7. Candy Perfume Girl 8. Nothing Really Matters 9. To Have and Not to Hold 10 Swim 11. Little Star 12. Mer Girl 13 Shanti / Ashtangi |
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12th March 2021, 12:02 AM
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12th March 2021, 09:49 AM
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"Jayrusaleminians" - Umi.
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The HD remasters look incredible... it's like watching them for the first time!
Are these single remix EPs just coming at random? It's great that there's effort being made to include more of her catalogue on digital platforms. Random: the font for Madonna - Frozen has been changed! Original - https://www.steveyb.co.uk/wp-content/galler...ing41Frozen.jpg 2021 digital - https://e-cdn-images.dzcdn.net/images/cover...0000-80-0-0.jpg |
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12th March 2021, 02:59 PM
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iTunes:
#2 Greece #3 Brazil #3 Sweden #4 Ireland #4 Mexico #5 Spain #15 United Kingdom #36 Australia #43 United States #56 Canada #66 Russia #67 France #72 Germany #81 Bulgaria I believe #15 is the highest position achieved of all remix EPs in the UK! Even got the Extended Club Mix Edit appearing at #141 on the songs chart - don't recall any individual remix getting anywhere as high. QUOTE(Jay❄ @ Mar 12 2021, 09:49 AM) Are these single remix EPs just coming at random? It's great that there's effort being made to include more of her catalogue on digital platforms. The videos and remix EPs are released to mark their anniversaries, although it's anyone's guess as to which anniversaries will be marked. I think the end goal is to have all the remix EPs uploaded and hopefully the same can be done with the videos, however it's harder for the older videos (see 'Material Girl') as I think it depends on whether they can go back to the original film or have to just enhance the existing video. |
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12th March 2021, 05:46 PM
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What remixes are the best? Theres so many to get through !!
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12th March 2021, 05:59 PM
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I think the Widescreen Mix is best. There's parts that stay faithful to the original but then there's really interesting, atmospheric sounds explored throughout.
All the mixes are worth a listen though; I liked them all. |
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19th March 2021, 06:13 PM
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The extended club mix is much better than I thought it would be - also like the widescreen and meltdown mixes too
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25th August 2021, 06:20 PM
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AF idol has made me return to this album and love it perhaps even more than I did before. I mean, it's my favourite 90s album/second favourite Madonna album/in my top 5 albums of all time, but who knew I could love it even more with further listens?
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26th August 2021, 10:51 AM
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 ) and my main takeaway is OOFT @ 'Skin' <3 instantly stanning that song more even than 4/5 of the singles. 'Little Star' and 'Shanti / Ashtangi' (sounded like some proto-psytrance) were standout album tracks as well, along with 'Sky Fits Heaven' as I already knew.Also 'Frozen' remains one of the best songs of all time obvs |
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10th October 2022, 12:12 PM
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WHY has this popped up in my recommended? :’)
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22nd February 2023, 07:11 PM
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'Ray of Light' album was first released in Japan 25 years today! I've always cited 'Confessions' as my favourite album with 'Ray of Light' a very close second, but I'm starting to think this has overtaken! A stunning piece of art, everything about it is just exceptional.
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24th February 2023, 02:33 PM
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A 3 track "work in progress" CD has leaked - 'Candy Perfume Girl' and 'Drowned World' are more or less how they sound in the final version but this version of 'Sky Fits Heaven' is the Patrick Leonard demo with early Orbit production: The final version is obviously the best but I do really like this early demo with more subtle Orbit production. Some anniversary articles: |
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25th February 2023, 08:53 PM
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'Ray of Light' album is #77 on UK iTunes, presumably thanks to the anniversary articles. Also #1 on... Iceland Apple Music!
This was how the album and its songs performed on Spotify on 23rd February (info taken from UKMIX): QUOTE POSITION (+/-): Album - Total Streams (Daily Gain) %±YD {%±LW}
06 (=): Ray of Light - 242,497,817 (+245,087) +48.82% {+74.82%} 15 (+1): Frozen4 - 98,091,387 (+63,340) +14.73% {+15.74%} 18 (+2): Ray of Light˛ - 56,198,886 (+42,727) +38.97% {+52.30%} 19 (=): The Power of Good-Bye - 37,605,329 (+39,352) +20.98% {+26.49%} 40 (+18): Drowned World / Substitute for Love - 8,758,073 (+15,873) +95.36% {+245.22%} 45 (+11): Nothing Really Matters - 10,500,391 (+14,921) +75.01% {+133.10%} 52 (+13): Swim - 4,701,189 (+11,617) +121.91% {+390.58%} 56 (+14): Candy Perfume Girl - 4,020,993 (+10,574) +136.29% {+441.15%} 57 (+15): Skin - 4,172,171 (+9,901) +138.46% {+368.58%} 60 (+13): Sky Fits Heaven - 4,447,246 (+9,334) +126.61% {+307.95%} 64 (+16): To Have and Not to Hold - 4,313,676 (+8,183) +126.68% {+287.27%} 66 (+17): Shanti / Ashtangi - 4,078,234 (+7,623) +131.98% {+293.55%} 69 (+25): Little Star - 3,237,777 (+6,353) +141.38% {+327.52%} 71 (+40): Mer Girl - 2,372,465 (+5,289) +158.50% {+408.56%} |
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