TwistedElegance™ Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Time to put the old girl out to pasture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Erotica is a well-produced album It really is. Ive always loved this song but no one talks about it. Madonna goes spoken word... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illi Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Erotica: House beats with shitty to mediocre vocals... Madonna can actually sound decent, but she doesn't for most of the album But Rain and Bad Girl are my jams though...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Remember when Madonna got a black eye "from her daughter" in 1998 Madonna's pride and joy apparently gave her a hook and jab. The pop star showed up at a New York movie premiere party with a bruised left eye she got last week while playing with daughter Lourdes, the Daily News reported Friday.It seems Material Mom was bouncing the 18-month-old tyke on her lap when the child's head smacked into the bone under her eye. "She was playing peekaboo with her baby," publicist Liz Rosenberg said. "I'm almost embarrassed to tell you about it because it sounds so cute. But that's what happened." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I actually love how she sounds on Erotica, it fits the album perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 one of my all time favs :wub: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 :wub: Introspectdonna > 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 This SHITS :wub: Introspectdonna > I want a mellow orientated album ala Memoirs of an imperfect Buffet but she's so desperate for some relevance that it's not going to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 :wub: Introspectdonna > that's my bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 This SHITS Why have I never heard this before? I love it. Never realised she sounds like Kylie sometimes. #late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I get it Kanye, I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’ at 25: Classic Track-by-Track Review To celebrate its 25th anniversary on March 21, here's our track-by-track look back at Madonna's classic studio album, 1989's "Like A Prayer." By early 1989, the world had come to know Madonna as a dance-pop provocateur with quirky-sexy style. She was the biggest female celebrity on the planet, and yet for all her fame, few realized just how much pain and self-doubt this soon-to-be-divorced 30-year-old lapsed Catholic from Detroit was carting around. With “Like a Prayer,” that would all change. Madonna's 40 Biggest Billboard Hits Recorded amid the dissolution of her marriage to actor Sean Penn, “Like a Prayer” was Madonna’s most introspective and eclectic album to date. Unlike the three that came before, it blended classic psychedelic rock with then-current synth-pop sounds. And now, a quarter-century after its March 21, 1989 release, it doesn’t sound a bit dated. Lyrically, it’s about growing up, moving on from bad romance, and getting right with God and family. At least two of the songs center on the death of Madonna’s mother, a childhood trauma that had a strong part in making the singer who she is. Madonna's Fashion Evolution: 55 Iconic Looks Before “Like a Prayer” was even released, Madonna made it clear this wouldn’t be just another album. Three weeks before the release, she debuted the video for the title track, the first of five top 20 Hot 100 singles spawned from the album. Featuring depictions of murder, interracial love, and cross burnings, the clip juxtaposed notions of religious and sexual ecstasy, leaving some folks puzzled and just about everyone talking. Catholics denounced her; Pepsi dropped ads featuring her (and ended plans to sponsor her tour). Fans, of course, ate it up. Controversy aside, “Like a Prayer” is among Madonna’s finest moments, and over the next 10 tracks, its namesake album never lets up. It’s funky, poignant, and even a little kooky. And while Madonna is the quintessential singles artist, this chart-topping LP stands as one of her most fully realized collection of songs. Read on for our classic track-by-track review. “Like a Prayer” What a way to start an album. First, distorted guitars and a heavy thud. From there, a pop-gospel workout that’s as enigmatic as it is invigorating. It’s “Thriller” meets Catholic mysticism, and "Like A Prayer" works just as well without its vivid video. No wonder it shot to No. 1 on the Hot 100 a month after its release. “Express Yourself” The party moves from the church to Madonna’s posh high-rise, where she looks at her jewels and satin sheets and decides she’d rather have a man who’s in touch with his feelings. It’s her brassy, funky version of “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and it climbed all the way to No. 2 on the Hot 100. “Love Song” This collab between Madonna and Prince is the ‘80s-pop equivalent of Wonder Woman teaming up with Batman. Given the star power, the track feels a touch slight, and as Prince’s signature scratchy disco guitar breaks through Madonna’s synths, the divergent musical sensibilities make like the lovers in the lyrics—they don’t quite connect. “Till Death Do Us Part” As her tumultuous marriage to actor Sean Penn comes to an end, Madonna reflects on the well-publicized fights—“He starts to scream / the vases fly”—and emotional distance that doomed the couple. The skittering guitar or keyboard part creates a frazzled feel that contrasts nicely with Madonna’s assured vocals. “Promise to Try” Seemingly a straightforward song about the death of Madonna’s mother, this piano ballad is actually rather complex. She’s singing to her devastated five-year-old self, and in addition to offering some advice for coping—“Don’t you forget her face”—she asks for forgiveness. She knows she’s made mistakes, and she fears she’s let her mother and herself down. “Cherish” A welcome reprieve after “Promise to Try,” the album’s third single is a frolicking pop confection about true love. The only conceivable reason this thing didn't quite make it to No. 1: America likes its Madonna a little edgier. “Dear Jessie” This playful psych-pop fantasia could have come from Prince’s “Around the World In a Day” album, though the Purple One had nothing to do with it. Madonna wrote and produced it with Patrick Leonard, whose young daughter was the inspiration. Listening back, it’s obvious Madonna was destined for motherhood. “Oh Father” A companion of sorts to “Promise to Try,” this song about Madonna’s strained relationship with her father leaves little to the imagination. As a child, she felt betrayed by his decision to remarry, and in a 1989 sit-down with Interview magazine, she traced her rebellious, independent spirit back to the sinking feeling her lone surviving parent had been “taken away” by her stepmother. Though it’s hardly a feel-good track, it resonated with listeners and reached No. 20. “Keep It Together” As the preceding eight tracks attest, Madonna had some familial issues. But on this mid-tempo synth-funk tune, she offers an olive branch to her estranged father and siblings, insisting that blood “is thicker than any circumstance.” A No. 8 hit in March 1990, “Keep It Together” is a tense groover. “Spanish Eyes” This Latin-flavored guitar ballad is either about AIDS or gang violence, and the ambiguity—a topic of debate among fans to this day—shows just how far Madonna had come since “Everybody” and “Borderline.” “Act of Contrition” Having spent the previous 10 tracks digging into some pretty deep emotions, Madonna takes a minute to decompress. Amid wailing guitars and backwards tape loops, she empties the contents of her head, and in the hilarious coda, she’s not sure if she’s confessing her sins and reserving a place in heaven or booking a room at a trendy hotel. “What do you mean it’s not in the computer?” she asks, ending the record in true Madonna fashion, with a big old wink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 That album was such a big part of my childhood. Some of it sounds really dated now but I still love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I think this was her first true reinvention as a recording artist. Beyond evolving her sound and look as she had done prior, she set out to change how she was perceived as an artist, or rather that she was to be perceived as an artist. The album on the whole is I think overrated, but the standouts are some of her absolute most iconic (not to mention the visuals). I'm waiting for one of these girls today to switch it up the way she did, and not coast on being a pop dance artist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I am the same age as this album... I wonder which of us has aged better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The song Like A Prayer was #1 on the Hot 100 when I was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 She looks sexy Ugh how does she stay so thin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 She looks sexy Ugh how does she stay so thin Fitness and healthy lifestyle,I do respect that she's always been against cigarettes and drugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 She looks sexy Ugh how does she stay so thin She's "Addicted To Sweat" (great plug there ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Fitness and healthy lifestyle,I do respect that she's always been against cigarettes and drugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 It's true though, Madonna's always been very straight edge, that particular interview she said she smoked a joint beforehand and was generally acting like a cunt but that was just her being difficult for Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.C Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennita Jo. Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I am the same age as this album... I wonder which of us has aged better? You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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