Madonna - MDNA
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by snwbrder757 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:46 pm
This album, IMO, is up there with Ray Of Light.
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by atbw13 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:58 pm
Awesome album !
You can easily listen to it from the beginnig to the end without skipping any track !(Something I don´t do since Ray of Light btw)
At first, I was really worried she´d come up with something like Hard Candy but as soon as I heard the snippets I knew it´d be really great!
I´m in love with this album since last Monday !
You can easily listen to it from the beginnig to the end without skipping any track !(Something I don´t do since Ray of Light btw)
At first, I was really worried she´d come up with something like Hard Candy but as soon as I heard the snippets I knew it´d be really great!
I´m in love with this album since last Monday !
Denise , we ( Madonna Fans ) will miss you A LOT !
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by Benjamin » Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:30 pm
I haven't shared my thought on the album yet, as I wanted to listen properly to the record before I'd give my judgement.
I must say 'MDNA' is a very solid, energetic and fun record. The album is a mixture of poppy melodies and electro beats supplied by some of the best producers in the scene, including the mighty William Orbit and Benny Benassi. Orbit produced my favorite Madonna album 'Ray Of Light' so my expectations of 'MDNA' were quite high. I also love the Benassi mixes of previous Madonna material.
I love 'Ray Of Light' so much because the songs are deep. It's a very spiritual album and lyricwise it's the best thing Madonna has ever done. When I read some of the reviews of 'MDNA' i saw that a critic described the album as 'Ray Of Light on steroids'. I can't disagree more. 'ROL' and 'MDNA' are two very different albums that don't have anything in common, besides producer William Orbit. And still, his productions on both albums are very different. I wouldn't recognize Orbit's productions on 'MDNA' as I compare them to those on 'Ray of Light' (or on All Saint's album 'Saints & Sinners' for example). He did somthing totally different.
So, I think 'MDNA' is nothing like 'Ray of Light'. I'd say it's a harder, more clubby, less mainstream, 2012 version of 'Confessions On A Dance Floor'. And that's a good thing. I loved the 'Confessions' album, but I feel Madonna has taken more risks with 'MDNA'. I also feel 'MDNA' is more complete. There are a couple of songs I think are quite average on 'Confessions' - 'Push', 'Jump' for example - but there are none on 'MDNA'. Besides 'Superstar' maybe. That said - I do like the song better than those mentioned above and I can appreciate the happy, bubbly and poppy aspects of it.
'Give Me All Your Luvin' was a great song to start this era with. I totally understand why they went with the song, especially since Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. are featured on the track. The label obviously aimed for US Radio to play the song because of the involvement of Nicki. I do think however that another Martin Solveig track would've been a better first single. 'Turn Up The Radio' would make the perfect single IMO. It's a catchy and uplifting song that is tailormade for radio. I think it could become a big hit in Europe, Australia and UK - and even US - because of the chorus. I can also imagine a video for the song. In my head it would be a mash-up of the 'Ray Of Light' and 'Where Them Girls At' (David Guetta) videos. I really hope it will be released as single some point. Preferably this Summer.
Other highlights on the album for me are the Orbit productions 'Some Girls' and 'Gang Bang'. The latter is very different from the other tracks, but I do love the fact Madonna went all out of the box for this one. I'd love to see a crazy video for it. From the deluxe tracks I absolutely adore 'B-Day Song' and 'Beautiful Killer'. I wish they would've been on the standard version instead of 'I Don't Give A' and 'Masterpiece' (since the latter is already released on the W.E. Soundtrack). I also absolutely love the album's second single 'Girl Gone Wild'. One of the best Madonna singles in years.
Madonna only released four singles during the 'Confessions' era and three (with only two accompanying music videos) during the 'Hard Candy' era. For this era I want her to release at least five singles and five music videos plus some club singles only. The album is too good to be wasted and I think Madonna needs to put herself out there with those releases. I'd love to see 'Gang Bang' getting a single treatment, but I don't think it'd get played by radio stations. Therefor I'd love her to make it a club single only, with a hot set of remixes. I think I'd love to see 'Turn Up The Radio', 'I'm Addicted' and 'Beautiful Killer' released as mainstream singles.
I must say 'MDNA' is a very solid, energetic and fun record. The album is a mixture of poppy melodies and electro beats supplied by some of the best producers in the scene, including the mighty William Orbit and Benny Benassi. Orbit produced my favorite Madonna album 'Ray Of Light' so my expectations of 'MDNA' were quite high. I also love the Benassi mixes of previous Madonna material.
I love 'Ray Of Light' so much because the songs are deep. It's a very spiritual album and lyricwise it's the best thing Madonna has ever done. When I read some of the reviews of 'MDNA' i saw that a critic described the album as 'Ray Of Light on steroids'. I can't disagree more. 'ROL' and 'MDNA' are two very different albums that don't have anything in common, besides producer William Orbit. And still, his productions on both albums are very different. I wouldn't recognize Orbit's productions on 'MDNA' as I compare them to those on 'Ray of Light' (or on All Saint's album 'Saints & Sinners' for example). He did somthing totally different.
So, I think 'MDNA' is nothing like 'Ray of Light'. I'd say it's a harder, more clubby, less mainstream, 2012 version of 'Confessions On A Dance Floor'. And that's a good thing. I loved the 'Confessions' album, but I feel Madonna has taken more risks with 'MDNA'. I also feel 'MDNA' is more complete. There are a couple of songs I think are quite average on 'Confessions' - 'Push', 'Jump' for example - but there are none on 'MDNA'. Besides 'Superstar' maybe. That said - I do like the song better than those mentioned above and I can appreciate the happy, bubbly and poppy aspects of it.
'Give Me All Your Luvin' was a great song to start this era with. I totally understand why they went with the song, especially since Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. are featured on the track. The label obviously aimed for US Radio to play the song because of the involvement of Nicki. I do think however that another Martin Solveig track would've been a better first single. 'Turn Up The Radio' would make the perfect single IMO. It's a catchy and uplifting song that is tailormade for radio. I think it could become a big hit in Europe, Australia and UK - and even US - because of the chorus. I can also imagine a video for the song. In my head it would be a mash-up of the 'Ray Of Light' and 'Where Them Girls At' (David Guetta) videos. I really hope it will be released as single some point. Preferably this Summer.
Other highlights on the album for me are the Orbit productions 'Some Girls' and 'Gang Bang'. The latter is very different from the other tracks, but I do love the fact Madonna went all out of the box for this one. I'd love to see a crazy video for it. From the deluxe tracks I absolutely adore 'B-Day Song' and 'Beautiful Killer'. I wish they would've been on the standard version instead of 'I Don't Give A' and 'Masterpiece' (since the latter is already released on the W.E. Soundtrack). I also absolutely love the album's second single 'Girl Gone Wild'. One of the best Madonna singles in years.
Madonna only released four singles during the 'Confessions' era and three (with only two accompanying music videos) during the 'Hard Candy' era. For this era I want her to release at least five singles and five music videos plus some club singles only. The album is too good to be wasted and I think Madonna needs to put herself out there with those releases. I'd love to see 'Gang Bang' getting a single treatment, but I don't think it'd get played by radio stations. Therefor I'd love her to make it a club single only, with a hot set of remixes. I think I'd love to see 'Turn Up The Radio', 'I'm Addicted' and 'Beautiful Killer' released as mainstream singles.
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by GetBack » Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:02 pm
Great review from BanZai! 
I think "Turn Up the Radio" would have really given her a huge hit, it's the most radio-friendly song and an instant grower, I've played the song to many non-fans and they like it a lot! 
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by jio » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:04 pm
yay, my copy finally arrived
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by atbw13 » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:20 pm
From MadonnaTribe :
MDNA Greek Special Edition
Madonna's new album has been released in a special format in Greece! MDNA comes out in its standard 12 track edition, single disc, with a 8 page mini book, all wrapped up in a nice carboard packaging, retailing at 9.90 €.
The cover carries a white frame with a "Greece - Special Edition" writing all-around, and the Greek flag on the side.
MDNA Greek Special Edition
Madonna's new album has been released in a special format in Greece! MDNA comes out in its standard 12 track edition, single disc, with a 8 page mini book, all wrapped up in a nice carboard packaging, retailing at 9.90 €.
The cover carries a white frame with a "Greece - Special Edition" writing all-around, and the Greek flag on the side.
Denise , we ( Madonna Fans ) will miss you A LOT !
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by GetBack » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:45 pm
Does anyone have this??atbw13 wrote:From MadonnaTribe :
MDNA Greek Special Edition
Madonna's new album has been released in a special format in Greece! MDNA comes out in its standard 12 track edition, single disc, with a 8 page mini book, all wrapped up in a nice carboard packaging, retailing at 9.90 €.
The cover carries a white frame with a "Greece - Special Edition" writing all-around, and the Greek flag on the side.
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by jio » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:49 pm
my MDNA review (after first complete listen)
For those old enough to remember there was a time beginning in the mid-90s and lasting until the end of the decade and a bit more that clubs in continental Europe were ruled by acts such as Clock and Corona who everybody loved to dance to but most people over 18 wouldn't want to be seen buying their stuff and superstars of the time wouldn't dare to make music sounding like that. It was simply considered too simplistic and fluffy. It was called eurodance (or eurotrash).
Then along comes Lady Gaga at a time when America was sick of R&B and makes a career by releasing songs sounding like rejects of those same '90s acts. Well... Madonna was there in the '90s, probably danced to those same records too and the first half of the album is her take on eurodance. And she does it well (most of the time). Gang Bang is just amazing, Girl Gone Wild and I'm Addicted just great but she also channels the worst of the '90s on the rather average Turn Up The Radio and the god-awful Superstar (which must be this album's Spanish Lesson, probably she's gonna perform it on tour
) Elsewhere I Don't Give A sounds like the best efforts of those same eurogroups to create something sounding like american R&B (and usually failing)
Unlike Lady Gaga though, Madonna was also present in the '80s. The second half of the album is Madonna doing the '80s music that she never did back in the day. Some Girls sounds like an LMFAO remix of a Kim Wilde song, I'm A Sinner is Madonna meets Duran Duran meets Eurythmics and the glorious Love Spent begins with a 60s-type banjo but almost had me singing "Hands Up baby hands up give me your love give me give me your love" towards the end (clearly by far the best song of the whole set). On disc two the gorgeous Beautiful Killer is another 80s-flavoured song (with a slight bit of touch of Madonna's own Beautiful Stranger which is also influencing the first single Give Me All Your Luvin' which say what you want still sounds great to my ears). Clearly Madonna's heart is more into these songs as her voice sounds far stronger on this half rather than the first
Elsewhere, Madonna creates a gorgeouuus ballad with Masterpiece, sounds as a 90s Irish eurovision entry with the rather good closer of disc one Falling Free and updates Music's Nobody's Perfect on the rather wonderful I F*cked Up. It is hard to see why that song along with BK ended up on disc two and Superstar on disc 1 (although Best Friend and B-Day Song definitely sound like fillers even on disc 2).
As a conclusion the reason why this is Madonna's longest record ever is probably that this is the music that Madonna can do in her sleep without any effort at all. It's Madonna doing the music of the 80s and the 90s that she never did back then. And it works wonders. Clearly Madonna's best album since her William Orbit/Mirwais trilogy and a return back to form for the queen.
9/10
For those old enough to remember there was a time beginning in the mid-90s and lasting until the end of the decade and a bit more that clubs in continental Europe were ruled by acts such as Clock and Corona who everybody loved to dance to but most people over 18 wouldn't want to be seen buying their stuff and superstars of the time wouldn't dare to make music sounding like that. It was simply considered too simplistic and fluffy. It was called eurodance (or eurotrash).
Then along comes Lady Gaga at a time when America was sick of R&B and makes a career by releasing songs sounding like rejects of those same '90s acts. Well... Madonna was there in the '90s, probably danced to those same records too and the first half of the album is her take on eurodance. And she does it well (most of the time). Gang Bang is just amazing, Girl Gone Wild and I'm Addicted just great but she also channels the worst of the '90s on the rather average Turn Up The Radio and the god-awful Superstar (which must be this album's Spanish Lesson, probably she's gonna perform it on tour
) Elsewhere I Don't Give A sounds like the best efforts of those same eurogroups to create something sounding like american R&B (and usually failing)
Unlike Lady Gaga though, Madonna was also present in the '80s. The second half of the album is Madonna doing the '80s music that she never did back in the day. Some Girls sounds like an LMFAO remix of a Kim Wilde song, I'm A Sinner is Madonna meets Duran Duran meets Eurythmics and the glorious Love Spent begins with a 60s-type banjo but almost had me singing "Hands Up baby hands up give me your love give me give me your love" towards the end (clearly by far the best song of the whole set). On disc two the gorgeous Beautiful Killer is another 80s-flavoured song (with a slight bit of touch of Madonna's own Beautiful Stranger which is also influencing the first single Give Me All Your Luvin' which say what you want still sounds great to my ears). Clearly Madonna's heart is more into these songs as her voice sounds far stronger on this half rather than the first
Elsewhere, Madonna creates a gorgeouuus ballad with Masterpiece, sounds as a 90s Irish eurovision entry with the rather good closer of disc one Falling Free and updates Music's Nobody's Perfect on the rather wonderful I F*cked Up. It is hard to see why that song along with BK ended up on disc two and Superstar on disc 1 (although Best Friend and B-Day Song definitely sound like fillers even on disc 2).
As a conclusion the reason why this is Madonna's longest record ever is probably that this is the music that Madonna can do in her sleep without any effort at all. It's Madonna doing the music of the 80s and the 90s that she never did back then. And it works wonders. Clearly Madonna's best album since her William Orbit/Mirwais trilogy and a return back to form for the queen.
9/10
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by TiagoRodrigues » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:00 pm
And i couldn't agree more!It's Madonna doing the music of the 80s and the 90s that she never did back then. And it works wonders. Clearly Madonna's best album since her William Orbit/Mirwais trilogy and a return back to form for the queen.
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by GetBack » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:01 pm
Another amazing review from jio! I agree that she channels her early self in many of the songs, which is a great idea and concept!
Anyway, I love the songs you all dislike, especially "Superstar"!
Anyway, I love the songs you all dislike, especially "Superstar"!
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by B_IN_ME » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:18 pm
WOW...
What an amazing album!
After the first listenings i thought "Oh, it´s crap..."
But after one week and some listenings with eyes closes in my bed i have to say:
THIS is an amazing album!
It´s a bit risky, experimental... And it sounds so complete. Much more than Hard Candy!
IT´s a bit of American Life, COAD and some new sounds...
The only songs i didnt like are:
Turn up the Radio and Superstar
BEST SONGS:
1. Falling Free
(So great)
2. Best Friend (goregous lyrics)
3. Beautiful Killer
4. Love Spent
Masterpiece and Gang Bang are also great ...
So much better than the last ones of Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga or so...
It deserves 5 Singles and great longevity!
Sad that the first two singles going in a complete other direction then the rest...
What an amazing album!
After the first listenings i thought "Oh, it´s crap..."
But after one week and some listenings with eyes closes in my bed i have to say:
THIS is an amazing album!
It´s a bit risky, experimental... And it sounds so complete. Much more than Hard Candy!
IT´s a bit of American Life, COAD and some new sounds...
The only songs i didnt like are:
Turn up the Radio and Superstar
BEST SONGS:
1. Falling Free
(So great)
2. Best Friend (goregous lyrics)
3. Beautiful Killer
4. Love Spent
Masterpiece and Gang Bang are also great ...
So much better than the last ones of Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga or so...
It deserves 5 Singles and great longevity!
Sad that the first two singles going in a complete other direction then the rest...
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