1998....another reinvention... newfound spiritulity...the inspiration of little Lourdes...all of this comes together for what some critics hailed as Madonna's best album to date: The Grammy-winning RAY OF LIGHT.



Here's the tracklist:

Drowned World/Substitute For Love
Swim
Ray Of Light
Candy Perfume Girl
Skin
Nothing Really Matters
Sky Fits Heaven
Shanti/Ashtangi
Frozen
The Power Of Goodbye
To Have And Not To Hold
Little Star
Mer Girl

THis is going to be a hard survivor for me...I love this record! OK so I'm going to vote off the song that instantly became the "skip over" song, "Shanti/Ashtangi."


On a side note...when I first saw this picture back in '98 I was convincd Madge was hanging out with Stevie Nicks (or hoping!!)

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Shanti/Ashtangi

In a way I hope Drowned World/Substitute For Love wins, because I think it's really beautiful.

If not then, please:

Frozen
Ray Of Light
The Power Of Good-bye (LOVE it!)
Sky Fits Heaven
Candy Perfume Girl

I love this whole album. I even do like Shanti/Ashtangi, but it's my least favorite, so I have to vote it off, too. My favorites from this album are "The Power of Goodbye" and "Sky Fits Heaven".

I'll join the crowd and vote off "Shanti/Ashtangi." I like the track and differing samples running throughout it, but her delivery leaves some to be desired.

"Little Star" should be next. It's too damn fluffy.

Favorites:

Swim
Candy Perfume Girl
Sky Fits Heaven
Frozen
To Have and Not to Hold
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I have to vote off To Have and Not to Hold

purplegypsy said:

You forgot yoga. This was the time when she wouldn't STFU about yoga and how it changed her damn life.

Looking back on it, damn, that was a great album. Frankly, she did nothing else after that, she could have went out in style, not to say that it's follow ups weren't worthy of a release.

I guess I'll vote of "Shanti/Ashtangi". It's just not as natural as most of the other songs.

I can't believe so many of y'all are voting off Shanti/Ashtangi!

RipHer2Shreds, I am totally with you.

a) I vote off "Mer Girl" first.
b) Cannot believe anyone is voting off "Shanti/Ashtangi" first.

i love shanti... always have... would have loved to see it live... people prob don't like that its written in a very little understood language...

also love Cyber-ragga

"Mer Girl"

Damn. I feel like I should sit this round out. But I can't. I honestly love all of these songs. Ones that I used to think were my least favorite are now some of my very favorites. Looking back though, the least substantial would have to be "Shanti/Ashtangi". Love it. Can sing every word. But the others are better.

Skin

GrayKing said:

You Madonna fans sure have shitty taste.

argh, I can't stand it. First round and already people are voting off
"Mer Girl" which is her most intimate, personal, weird and haunting
song ever.

I don't want to vote any songs off this album, but I'll stop being a
big pussy and vote anyway:

"Shanti/Ashtangi"

ehuffnsd said:

That's my favorite song on ROL!!

Shame on those of you who voted off "Shanti/Ashtangi"! That's one of the most unique,original songs on the album,and that groove is fierce!


Why isn't anybody voting off the lame "Nothing Really Matters"?

DavidEye said:

that's next on lmy list

DavidEye said:

I agree with you David, it's one of the best. People just don't appreciate Japaneese singing, damn them.




Shut up David

My vote goes to Little Star, though it won't make a difference.

jayaredee said:

It's Shanskrit... the langauge of the anicent Hindu religous texts

Shanti/Ashtangi

ehuffnsd said:

Even Madonna fans learn new things every day, thanks for clearing that up

What about Cyberraga, which by the way is really crap

jayaredee said:

Hopefully it will next round.

jayaredee said:

same thing... they are both prayers said during yoga... though cyberraga is a prayer for peace... and she was going to give it a different name... something with the US... but she decided against it

DavidEye said:

Keeping that in mind

and y'all call yourselves madonna fans!

i vote off little star.

shanti/ahstangi is such a great track, like most of the record. the only song i usually always skip is little star. the fact that anyone has voted off mergirl in the first round is crazy! i'll quit my bitching but just know i could go on and on about this.

oh, and skin...someone voted off skin...

SassyBritches said:

That'd be me! It's just not my fave track on there. I skip both that one and Little Star. It was just first in line.

this is hard, i love them all