Posted October 27, 20159 yr http://i57.tinypic.com/2z6cazb.jpg 20 years have passed since Madonna released her ballads collection Something to Remember. Madonna usually excels in giving a raw vocal performance that's rich in pain and emotion, but which is the best from this selection of some of the best? Usual rules apply, one 11, one -1, half marks accepted. Deadline is Monday 2nd November and I promise I'll stay on top of the results this time (maybe). :P xx | I Want You (with Massive Attack) xx | I'll Remember xx | Take a Bow xx | You'll See xx | Crazy for You xx | This Used to Be My Playground xx | Live to Tell xx | Love Don't Live Here Anymore xx | Something to Remember xx | Forbidden Love xx | One More Chance xx | Rain xx | Oh Father xx | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
October 27, 20159 yr 07 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 08 | I'll Remember 09 | Take a Bow 10 | You'll See 08 | Crazy for You 06 | This Used to Be My Playground 09 | Live to Tell 11 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 07 | Something to Remember 07 | Forbidden Love 09 | One More Chance 10 | Rain 10 | Oh Father 09 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
October 29, 20159 yr 07 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 08 | I'll Remember 08 | Take a Bow 10 You'll See 11 Crazy for You 07 This Used to Be My Playground 10 Live to Tell 09 Love Don't Live Here Anymore 06 Something to Remember 06 Forbidden Love 07 One More Chance 09 Rain 10 Oh Father 07 I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack) Could have easily given every song a ten I love them all !!
October 31, 20159 yr Author 07 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 07 | I'll Remember 09 | Take a Bow 10 | You'll See 09 | Crazy for You 08 | This Used to Be My Playground 10 | Live to Tell 09 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 08 | Something to Remember 09 | Forbidden Love 08 | One More Chance 08 | Rain 10 | Oh Father 08 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack) A part of me thinks I've been overgenerous but I do truly think this is great ballad after ballad. More votes please!
October 31, 20159 yr 08 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 08 | I'll Remember 07 | Take a Bow 11 | You'll See 10 | Crazy for You 08 | This Used to Be My Playground 10 | Live to Tell 10 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 08 | Something to Remember 07 | Forbidden Love 08 | One More Chance 09 | Rain 10 | Oh Father 08 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack) I've stuck this on to rate, even though I've heard it about 100 times anyway. God, she really did know how to EMOTE back in the day, even pretty basic balladry like Love Don't Live Here is transformed into a fantastic track with her brittle, vulnerable vocals. I also think this era was probably her peak looks wise. Classy and beautiful yet still sexual and vital. She looks incredible in the video for You'll See.
October 31, 20159 yr Author Definitely, anyone who assumes Madonna can't sing should nip down to the charity shop and grab this album. A "technically imperfect" voice usually holds much more pain and vulnerability than a "technically perfect" one. I agree that she looked impeccably gorgeous in the mid-90s - hello 'Take a Bow' video.
October 31, 20159 yr 07 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 10 | I'll Remember 09 | Take a Bow 10 | You'll See 11 | Crazy for You 10 | This Used to Be My Playground 09 | Live to Tell 07 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 08 | Something to Remember 08 | Forbidden Love 06 | One More Chance 10 | Rain 10 | Oh Father 08 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
November 2, 20159 yr 08 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 06 | I'll Remember 08 | Take a Bow 11 | You'll See 10 | Crazy for You 09 | This Used to Be My Playground 08 | Live to Tell 08 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 07 | Something to Remember 08 | Forbidden Love 07 | One More Chance 08 | Rain 08 | Oh Father 07 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack) One of the first Madonna albums I got and still one of my faves, this started all my Madonna love
November 2, 20159 yr 08 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 07 | I'll Remember 08 | Take a Bow 07 | You'll See 11 | Crazy for You 07 | This Used to Be My Playground 09 | Live to Tell 06 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 06 | Something to Remember 06 | Forbidden Love 07 | One More Chance 08 | Rain 09 | Oh Father 06 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
November 2, 20159 yr 6 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 7 | I'll Remember 9 | Take a Bow 11 | You'll See 7.5 | Crazy for You 7 | This Used to Be My Playground 8 | Live to Tell 8 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 7.5 | Something to Remember 7 | Forbidden Love 7 | One More Chance 8.5 | Rain 7 | Oh Father 7 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
November 3, 20159 yr Lovely to see these high scores for 'Rain'. Easily my favourite on this :wub: I WILL BE RATING. Please pester me closer to the deadline if i haven't by then! Just need to refresh my memory on a few of them ^_^
November 6, 20159 yr 10 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 07 | I'll Remember 08 | Take a Bow 10 | You'll See 09 | Crazy for You 06 | This Used to Be My Playground 08 | Live to Tell 07 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 06 | Something to Remember 07 | Forbidden Love 07 | One More Chance 10 | Rain 07 | Oh Father 08 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack)
November 7, 20159 yr 06 | I Want You (with Massive Attack) 07 | I'll Remember 08 | Take a Bow 07 | You'll See 08 | Crazy for You 07 | This Used to Be My Playground 09 | Live to Tell 09 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore 06 | Something to Remember 09 | Forbidden Love 05 | One More Chance 11 | Rain 10 | Oh Father 06 | I Want You [Orchestral] (with Massive Attack) ^ they all had one score higher, but my love for 'Rain' is so much so that i had to demote everything down a point just to have some sort of perspective for the gap between them! What a beautiful collection though :wub:
November 10, 20159 yr Author 14 // Something to Remember // 69.5 pts. ~ We weren't meant to be, at least not in this lifetime ~ -sMM5Ueb3vo Highest Points: 8 (liamk97, Qween, Acidburn), 7.5 (Nick F1) Lowest Points: 6 (vibe, Joe., mr_pmt, HausofKubrick), 7 (Regina, Aaliyah4Eva) The standard of this album is incredibly high but it still doesn't feel right seeing the title track at the very bottom. This originally appeared on the soundtrack I'm Breathless and is said to deal with her failed marriage to Sean Penn, which can definitely be understood when you pay attention to the bittersweet lyrics. There's great sadness in Madonna's gentle voice as she sings of her mistakes and of how it was a case of right place at the wrong time, yet she sees the positive in this heartache and expresses how Sean taught her to love herself; something "no other man said". I think I too underrated this song because the subject matter is so touching and the production, particularly the piano outro, is just so soothing and exactly what makes this album great. 13 // One More Chance // 71 pts. ~ I was a fool, but now I understand ~ oFbpr6L5dx0 Highest Points: 9 (Regina), 8 (liamk97, Qween) Lowest Points: 5 (HausofKubrick), 6 (Acidburn) One of her worst selling and arguably least remembered single, but that shouldn't deny the beauty of this song. Specifically recorded for this album, Madonna joined forces with David Foster for 'One More Chance' (producer for the likes of Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion) and took advantage of the vocal lessons she had been taking in preparation of Evita as she angelically sings over an acoustic guitar melody that had traces of the Spanish-inspirations practiced in 'La Isla Bonita' and 'Who's That Girl' etc. Lyrically, Madonna expresses her vulnerable side again as she begs for a lover's forgiveness, a contrast to the willingness to accept the end of a relationship that's present in the song above.
November 10, 20159 yr It's a great album, so even those are the bottom are good songs. I'd say they are fairly placed, though my personal dislike for Take A Bow would have seen it bottom.
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