CHIC0 said:

CHIC0 said:

The Erotica and BS album was really the era that I got into Madonna, so i have very fond memories of both. For me Erotica is the stronger of the two simply because its a borderline concept album, and the limited number of producers helps mould a very distinctive sound. Tracks such as Deeper & Deeper, Waiting, Rain & Bad Girl are as good as anything she's ever done.

For a time i was in love with that album so much, however I have to say i dont think it plays very strongly now. Tracks such as Secret, Sanctuary, Forbidden Love & Take A bow are beautiful, however having heard the other 4-5 songs from the same sessions / period I really do think she chose the wrong tracklisting. She's said herself she did that much work, and worked with that many producers on that album, that she had a really hard time threading it all together cohesively, and i think thats really the albums downfall for me.

After 1990 she really took major strides to be taken seriously as an artist, and move away from the obvious pop music that was Like A Prayer. She was still pop, but she wanted to do it differently, and i think these two albums were the initial steps she made to get onto that road, the one where she had creative freedom. erotica and BS got slated because people didnt want that from madonna, coupled with the whole Sex thing, and the changing sound of the US music market, madonna seemed lost. Ray Of Light was a major album for her because it ensured her legacy had a new chapter (or seven), and also ensured her that creative freedom she'd persued with Erotica & BS. Ray Of Light is a better album because it has better songs, and strictly one producer, it couldnt have been made however without the other two.

here's a review from next week's issue of People magazine

[Edited 11/10/05 6:16am]

a review from The Advocate

superspaceboy said:

yeah,I'd like to see some of those negative reviews too


I love the album,but I have a few complaints.The songs "Forbidden Love" and "How High" are the two weakest tracks,imo.These songs are dull and never really catch fire."I Love New York" has atrocious lyrics but at least musically,it is a kickass track.

ehuffnsd said:

I also heard that "Hung Up" just reached Number One in Germany.

DavidEye said:

what kind of a review is that? did it even say anything? what a crap magazine.

IstenSzek said:

Kylie Ciccone & Madonna Minogue

CHIC0 said:

the Advocate lost it's edge years ago when it started to play to the mainstream. i don't like it when gay rags or people try to play to the mainstream. i want acceptance but i don't think gay people should have to give up who they are to get it.

CrozzaUK said:

"Love Tried To Welcome Me"

Five singles from Confessions....
Posted: 10 November 2005
Warner Music are so pleased with the reaction to Confessions On A Dance Floor that there are already plans to release five singles off the album!


and on Parkinson Madonna claims she is a gay man in a woman's body again.

CrozzaUK said:

i think with Erotica she started moving away from being a singles artists, meaning an artists who puts out an album with a few hits and some good album tracks and a few clunkers, to an album artist. where the songs started to fit a theme and just play well together. part of the reason GHV2 sucked was they didn't rework the songs to make them fit together.

Sone of Confessions may not stand on it's own but as it album is it stellar. that's why i'm not going to worry about singles charts. the album will do fine.

Madonna on course for 11th UK number one
Posted: 09 November 2005
From the Daily Star:
Madonna will storm to the top of the charts with Hung Up. Selling twice as many copies as the No.2 act so far this week, Madge's Abba-sampling dancefloor filler is well worthy of the top spot.

From musicweek.co.uk:
Madonna is on course for an 11th number one single this weekend, after retail reports suggest that new single Hung Up (Warner Bros) is comfortably outselling the current chart-topper, Westlife's Face To Face. It is the singer's 62nd release, and comes some 21 years after she emerged in the UK with debut hit Holiday.

DavidEye said:

And you'll find half the folks here disagree.I love the 2 you mentioned and HATE ILNY...even musically.

In honor of the new album, and the album booklet and video that so prominently feature her ass, behold my very first Madonna avatar...

Tom said:

I love it...

jayaredee said:

Co-

When is the release date for the limited edition? I know its suppossed to be in December, but that is about it.

Oh, and that is a SLAMMIN' Avvie, Tom!

JediMaster said:

Dec 13

superspaceboy said:

I've been reading them here. Maybe it was more specfically the last thread but everyone seemed to be bored with it. The reviews were luke warm at best...

VinnyM27 said:

probably because of the poor sound quality of the leak

Madonna is at # 5 on today's TRL!!!!!

DON'T GIVE UP.....KEEP VOTING!! IT'S WORKING!!!

Start voting NOW for tomorrow's show at 1-800-342-5688 or at http www.mtv.com/onair/trl/vote

From www.drownedmadonna.com:

Drowned Madonna keeps on revealing details on the Promotional Tour for "Confessions on a Dance Floor".

The set for KoKo and G-A-Y will be minimal, because they are very small venues. There will be video screens but otherwise really simple. NO huge mirror ball.

Jamie King is working on the choreography.

Dancers will be dressed in some shade of purple or 1978 clothing, while the band in white suits with purple shirts. We remind you that there won't be background singers.

Well... If you haven't realized it yet, Madonna's new favorite color is PURPLE... Even the guitar amps will be PURPLE on her next world tour.

VinnyM27 said:

really? it seemed to me that most of the people who generally like madonna were happy with the new cd. all of the print reviews i've read have been celebrating the cd, too. maybe we define "lukewarm" differently?

Madonna thanks Spike Stent, Alex Dromgoole, P Dub, Mirwais, Bloodhsy & Avant, Anders, ABBA, Monte Pittman, Joe Henry and Yitznak Sinwani in her new album credits "for being part of this collaboration and helping to make it all happen".
She also thanks Liz Rosenberg, Shari Goldsmith, David Toraya and Michael Goldsmith "for oiling the machine", and her managers Guy Oseary and Angela Becker "for the creative and emotional support".

Madonna also adds extra special thanks to The Thin White Duke aka Stuart Price "without you this record never would have happened".

superspaceboy said:

i did not swear my life on it. i said i HEARD it was going to be!!

ehuffnsd said:

five singles,huh?


I think these should be the five singles:

"Hung Up"
"Sorry"
"Push"
"Jump"
"Let It Will Be"

and release "Get Together" as a promo single,to the clubs.