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What kind of Erotica/Confessions heaven is this?!

 

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I truly can't believe post-MDNA Madonna made a song like God Control

 

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I really can't get enough of 'God Control'! :wub: 'Crazy', 'Come Alive' and 'Looking for Mercy' are shining through as big highlights too.

 

Australian interview:

 

 

Interview with The Guardian, where she talks about the album, #MeToo and her infamous "to rule the world" comment: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/...t-like-a-nobody

 

Interview with Jo Wiley on BBC Radio 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005v84#play

'God Control' would have been so perfect for the Eurovision performance. Why didn't they do that?

 

They really did leave the best, most exciting and interesting stuff tucked away on this album. I wish they'd have been a bit more brave/bold with the choice of tracks they chose to showcase this album beforehand.

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'God Control' would have been so perfect for the Eurovision performance. Why didn't they do that?

 

They really did leave the best, most exciting and interesting stuff tucked away on this album. I wish they'd have been a bit more brave/bold with the choice of tracks they chose to showcase this album beforehand.

Yes! 'God Control' would have been perfect - brilliantly bizarre and disco suits Eurovision to a tee and it's got the political edge that Madonna wanted to push.

 

I get the need to push the more radio/commercially-friendly songs as they'll have boosted her streaming better (it might not be great by other artists' standards but it is for Madonna and, after streaming cost her a #1 album in the US last time, I can see why they'd want to address this).

I think this is her best album since Confessions I really do

 

Going off what’s new to me and not mentioning singles.

 

God Control I instantly loved. And I agree that should’ve been the Eurovision performance

 

Batuka is lovely I love the street feel to it and feel it’s quite lion king esque.

 

Killers Who Are Partying is genius but so opposite to what I imagined. I quite like that the title isn’t actually in the song but I was expecting it to be a big in your face anthem it’s much more stripped back but I think that works in its favour. Just going off song titles I thought God Control was going to be the sombre laid back track and Killers the disco rap like one but they’re the other way around.

 

Come Alive I love as well I’d say Come Alive and Crazy are the most radio like tracks.

 

Extreme Occident was another highlight. And Looking For Mercy is a great ballad.

 

The only meh part of the album for me was the second Maluma collab and the Anita track they’re what stuck with me the least.

 

Another small point I’d say is that Medellin opening the album feels strange I think it would’ve been better placed in the later half of the album

like maybe after Bitch I’m Loca? I dunno like Tracks 2-6 flow so well together and almost sort of tell a story I think Dark Ballet would’ve been a better opening track as I think that’s more telling the story of the album but aside from that it’s a great album.

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Another small point I’d say is that Medellin opening the album feels strange I think it would’ve been better placed in the later half of the album

like maybe after Bitch I’m Loca? I dunno like Tracks 2-6 flow so well together and almost sort of tell a story I think Dark Ballet would’ve been a better opening track as I think that’s more telling the story of the album but aside from that it’s a great album.

I know what you mean. I don't mind it so much because I see 'Medellin' as an introduction to Madonna's new lifestyle; the first verse in particular, it just feels like the birth of the album, so it seems right that it starts the album. The "I took a pill and had a dream" lyrics makes me think that we too are been transported to a new world and we go on the journey with her.

 

'Killers Who Are Partying' wasn't what I was expecting either but I too really like it. It seems to be under fire due to its lyrics but they don't really bother me; she's essentially saying she stands with those who are oppressed or under attack or judged.

With all the amazing tracks why future at Eurovision?
Just finished... going to wait a few more listens before posting full thoughts but I’m pleasantly surprised that I actually want to listen a couple more times so soon!

I am totally here for Ciao Bella! Definitely should have made the standard album.

 

I quite like Funana too

I know I have said this already but God Control is so incredible. I can’t believe she did it. What a Eurovision performance that could have been.

 

Still need to gather my thoughts on the entire record but I’m mostly impressed — even Future sounds better in the context of the album.

I'm tempted to say that this is her best album for quite some time but I don't know if I'm just over stanning at this point. I'm particularly impressed by Medellín, God Control, Batuka, Crave, Come Alive, Extreme Occident, Faz Gostoso, I Don't Search I Find, Looking For Mercy and Ciao Bella. There's nothing without any merit at all though, Future and I Rise are both better as part of the album and I think even the nutcracker bit in Dark Ballet may grow on me over time too, I totally agree with Jordan Lee above though that it would have made a great statement as an opening track. Funana is kinda lovely in the way it name checks some great deceased icons too. That just leaves Killers Who Are Partying and Crazy... the former is musically sound but I do find the lyrics too cringe and clumsy, there are definitely better ways of expressing the general sentiment - I do enjoy it when it gets going though so it's not skippable. Crazy is just too safe within the context of this album but it's not bad as such.

 

I'd like to have seen her finally properly release Queen on this album too, I think it would have fitted really well and would have made a better closing track than I Rise.

Full thoughts to come in time, but on first full listen it's a hectic, manic, deranged, crazed listen... and I am SO here for the ride!

 

It also beggers further belief on how on earth Future was chosen as a pre-album track to be released :wacko: It's easily the weakest on the album and one of the worst songs she's put her name to imo :')

Gave a listen to a few of the songs that you guys were listing as highlights and the production on 'I Don't Search I Find' really is marvellous, very reminiscent of her work with William Orbit :wub: 'God Control' is also a standout! Didn't care at all for the other songs I'd heard from this era until today but my opinion of it may be swayed now ~
Total loon mode here but I'm currently feeling really quite proud of her for doing this. It's like nothing else she's attempted before (maybe parts of American Life are the closest I guess?) and it totally works as a collection for me. There aren't many acts who could release something this different so far into their careers and I totally love that she hasn't played it safe at all.
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