GangstaFam said:

I see what you're saying.If she did do a rock album,I would hope that it wouldn't sound like Sheryl Crow or Courtney Love...lol...I want it to edgy and unique,not your run-of-the-mill female rock album.

As for electronica,I don't think she's ready to completely abandon it yet.That's fine with me.I'd rather for her to do edgy electronica instead of formulaic,sample-heavy R&B.

DavidEye said:

I'd actually rather her do an album like Sheryl Crow or Courtney Love than some of the alternatives. Based on the rumors, it was supposed to be 'dance-rock', a la Franz Ferdinand and The Killers. I don't mind that style, but I didn't really want that from Madonna. Now if she hooked up with New Order, that'd be a different story.

I'm looking forward to this album.

I seem to be a one of the rare species who really enjoyed 'American life'.

I hope I can AFFORD to see her live this time. After all these years there is no way she needs to charge that much. I'm hoping for some £40-£60 basic tickets this time. I have never seen her live. I bet its an experience!

GangstaFam said:

No,you don't really want her to do an album like Sheryl Crow,do you? Her music is bland and boring.I was thinking Maddy would do an album of "danceable rock"....like the remixes on 'Remixed and Revisted'....that would be cool.

I wish Maddy could hook up with JuniorSenior.Their sound is very interesting.

Mr7 said:

Yeah,I hope the tickets are cheaper this time around.You don't wanna know how much money I spent to see her last year

Defying Gravity
In An Instant
Twisted Logic
I Love New York
Stare
Goddess
You're The One
Imagine
The Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
Liquid Love

ehuffnsd said:

Kurt Loder?? No way.... he would suck shit from Madonna's ass if she told him to.....

DavidEye said:[quote]

GangstaFam said:

David - I'm not a fan of their's but I read recently that they've got a new album coming out soon. Thought you might like to know - you've mentioned them before.

onenitealone said:[quote]

DavidEye said:

Cool.Their last album 'Move Your Feet' is superb.They have a cool,edgy electronica/rock sound that is intoxicating.Madonna should do a few songs with them,and see how it turns out.

DavidEye said:

That song is (annoyingly) catchy. It's just I can't stand the sight of them! If Madonna did hook up with them, I think she'd keep them behind-the-scenes.

onenitealone said:

that would be no problem.For the most part,she keeps all of her producers "behind the scenes",lol.I've never even seen Patrick Leonard.

DavidEye said:

Hmm, thinking about it, me too! Surprising, really, considering how well-connected the two are.

Cant wait for new madonna stuff. I know a lot of people are hoping for a rock direction, but i think this would be wrong for her - im not averse to new directions (and i like rock music), but madonna is dance / pop, she awlays has and will be. If its true Stuart Price is one of the main collaborators, then this is great news as Im really into his work at the moment. His Thin White Duke mixes are always great, and his Jacques Lu Cont solo stuff is also excellent, retro with an eye to the current scene.

Her comments about it being a dance album are a relief because quite frankly, I cant resist madonna when she decides she wants to dance (Holiday > Into The Groove > Vogue > Music), however I pray to god it isn't some unimaginative peice of bandwaggon chasing.

Madonna always makes really good choices when it comes to producers. Nile Rodgers to Stephen Bray, to Pat Leonard, to Shep Pettibone, to William Orbit to Mirwais, none of them were that obvious (apart from Nile Rodgers), yet all provided her with a fresh backdrop to work against, and i am definitely relieved to hear Mirwais isnt the main man on the next project. Not because i hated american life, I actually loved it, but because its vital for Madonna to continually evolve her sound. The only person im ever happy to hear shes writing with is Pat Leonard, as I think he brings out the best - songwriting wise- in her, however she always needs a fresh producer to make her sound cutting edge.

CrozzaUK said:

co-sign, and the idea of her touring will only benefit the album's sales and promotion.

DavidEye said:

Madonna will never sing Like A Virgin live... at the HMV store it was kinda spontatouns, but come on now she'll be 48 next year on tour... don't see LAV as possible. She'll probably forgo Take A Bow to prevent people from calling it a farewell tour. Also Mike Mcknight has said that Madonna likes Live to Tell but doesn't want to sing it again.

ehuffnsd said:

Yep, Like a Virgin is never going to be sung again by Madonna. I never heard the HMV version, but i heard she barely sang any of it and got the audiesnce to sing most of it.

And with Live to Tell, i predict it reminds her too much of Sean Penn and her failed marriage and doesn't want to sing it.

Take a Bow would be fine if people didn't take it as a retirement song and seen the song as it really is.

I don't like the idea of Keep it Together at the end either, too much like BA.

DavidEye said:[quote]MADONNA DEFYING GRAVITY WORLD TOUR 2006

Defying Gravity
another new song
Dress You Up
Borderline
Lucky Star
True Blue
new song
Cherish
Justify My Love (a hard rock version)
Like A Prayer
new song
Into The Groove
Live To Tell
Hollywood
new song
Like A Virgin
Bad Girl
Rain
Secret
Ray Of Light
new song
new song
Take A Bow
Keep It Together

[quote]

I would kill to hear these songs on the next tour. Borderline is still one of her best and most soulful melancholy songs, and i reckon it could be given a cool retro twist if played now. I reckon Bad girl is also terribly underrated. No one does melancholy like madge, and she sounds like shes about to burst into tears on this one.

Id also like to hear open your heart again, and perhaps something like Over & over. When she sang that first time it was like her mission statement, so her singing it again now would be like full circle.....i reckon she could do this pretty well now, although im sure she'd die before singing this one again.

From her later stuff id love to hear the power of goodbye, and beautiful stranger (again), and perhaps also a proper dance / disco version of mother & father. I still think this song has not been given the support it deserves. It should have been a single, and it should have been a big dance number, sadly it got lost in the confusion and controversy surrounding American Life.


All these plus long term classics (Into The Groove, Vogue, Like A Prayer, Holiday etc etc). I dont just wish for these, i expect them.

CrozzaUK said:

I loved her version of Bad Girl on SNL (i have it if anyone wants it uploaded, orgnote me) and she sang it really well.

jayaredee said:

Agreed. I have that version and she sings it really well. I thought the band she played with on that SNL were excellent. Are they the house band or something, because they really let rip on that song?

CrozzaUK said:

No it was her band, i recognize most of them from the Girlie Show

DavidEye said:

It'll never happen, but here it goes...

Act of Contrition
Secret Garden
Everybody
Who's that Girl? (reworked/updated)
Till Death Do Us Part
Supernatural
Gone
Physical Attraction
Dress You Up
Thief of Hearts
Human Nature
Love Tried To Welcome Me
Dear Jessie
Open Your Heart (Done in that Asian style that snuck-in for a few bars and fucked me up on the Drowned World tour!)
Swim
Waiting
Spanish Eyes
Gambler
Impressive Instant/Rescue Me
Borderline
ALL THIS plus the 4-5 new songs that have to be peppered in from the new album...

Madonna.....again.....

jayaredee said:

if i'm not mistaken Live to Tell is not about Sean. Live to Tell is about her rape in the early days in NY.

I'm sure the feelings that it brings up are ones she would like to put behind her now that she is a mother and happily married.

Bedtime Story
new song
Lucky Star
Sky Fits Heaven

Open Your Heart
Where's the Party
New Song
New Song

Nothing Fails
Like a Prayer
Frozen
What it Feels Like for a Girl
Sanctuary

Justify My Love
New Song
Everybody
Music
Into the Groove
Deeper and Deeper

Holiday

New #1 Single

ehuffnsd said:

I was thinking she could do a totally different version of "Like A Virgin"....like a parody or something.Remember the 'Girlie Show' version? That's what I'm thinking of.It could be really fun,ironic and tongue-in-cheek.I think there's a chance she could still perform it on tour.Remember,she once said that she would never sing "Material Girl" again,and yet it made the setlist for 'Re-invention.

ehuffnsd said:

I really hope that "Live To Tell" makes it onto the setlist.That's such a powerful song.It could even be used as the encore.

DavidEye said:

I would love it if she'd do "The Look of Love" too. Never gonna happen though, I'm afraid.

GangstaFam said:

I love that song too,but I doubt that she would perform it.

ehuffnsd said:

No, i know it wasn't written about Sean, but was written for his movie and so forth. I dunno, i thought there might have been a connection.

Anyways, i never knew Madonna was raped

Songs that should definitely be considered for the tour:


***"This Used To Be My Playground"---such a sad,tearjerker of a song.I don't think Maddy has ever performed it live.It could be performed in a medley with "Take A Bow".

***"Causing A Commotion"---a fun,lively song.I'd rather hear this song instead of something predictable like "Hoilday" or "Music".


***"Oh Father"---another emotion song that works well in a live setting

***"X-Static Process"---I was kinda disappointed that this song didn't make the 'Re-Invention' setlist.It's a gorgeous little number.I can imagine her sittting down,playing acoustic guitar for this one.

***"Everybody"---I'd rather hear this instead of the tired "Holiday".

***"Sooner Or Later"---one of the highlights of the 'Re-Invention' tour was the jazzy,lonnge-style rendition of "Deeper and Deeper".Why not expand that segment? This song would be perfect.

***"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"---an 'Evita' segment would be cool.Either this song or "You Must Be Love" could be used.