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PrintableGangstaFam said: VoicesCarry said: Along with "Thriller", that was the album that helped bring dance music back to the mainstream after disco died. And it wasn't trendsetting? Please. One of the problems I have with this record is that I don't think it sounds like a Madonna record. Anyone could have made this album. I was expecting something fresh, but if she needed to resort to sampling, I wish she'd picked less obvious tracks. I can't listen to "Future Lovers" because the source material is so defining that I'd rather listen to "I Feel Love" (and who wouldn't?). That sample is too distracting for me to enjoy it. And the reason why everyone likes "Get Together"? It's incredibly similar to "Holiday" - listen again. I find it interesting that you feel this album sounds like it could have been made in the 80's. I feel that it is completely stuck in the 00's and has more in common with early 90's eurodisco trends than the 80's. I wish she'd made a fun dance record a) without sampling the obvious and b) without sullying it with her inane musings on fame and fortune. But I blame Stuart Price, and I hope she doesn't make another album with him. Believe me, I was incredibly excited for this record but it really let me down hard. I knew from the moment I heard "Hung Up" that I wouldn't fall in love with it. "Get Together" is the only track that really fulfills the glam-slam hype. P.S. David, you should really listen to a Kylie album, because if you like this, you should like Light Years or Fever a LOT. I know you hate her even though you've never bothered to listen to her stuff, but she and Madge have a lot in common. See, I was hugely disappointed with it at first, because I'm a huge fan of all of her last 3 albums. I'm learning to like it, but it's never going to be one of my favorites. I've already stopped listening to it for the most part. I like it now and even love about 5 of the songs. But a few of them like "Future Lovers", "How High", sometimes "Push" and especially "Isaac" can really get on my nerves. My first impressions were that it was extremely generic and not much like a Madonna album at all. I thought other than the lyrics, you could subsitute any various Minogue or the like in place of Madonna. I now appreciate it for what it is and I think she totally nailed it with "Get Together", "Jump", "Sorry", "Hung Up" and "I Love NY". That said, I hope she doesn't stick with this formula for a trilogy of albums like someone suggested. It'd get tired REAL fast. A trilogy is a dumb idea I think too. SHe'd be skewered! I have yet to see someone successfully pull of a VOL 2 or Record a trilogy that worked. It works in concept only in the artists head. Best I have seen are after thoughts of it. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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superspaceboy said: A trilogy is a dumb idea I think too. SHe'd be skewered! I have yet to see someone successfully pull of a VOL 2 or Record a trilogy that worked. It works in concept only in the artists head. Best I have seen are after thoughts of it.
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GangstaFam said: superspaceboy said: A trilogy is a dumb idea I think too. SHe'd be skewered! I have yet to see someone successfully pull of a VOL 2 or Record a trilogy that worked. It works in concept only in the artists head. Best I have seen are after thoughts of it.
Have you heard Bowie's Berlin trilogy? Is this the Outside/Earthling/Whatever the last one in the trilogy was? Or is this a different trilogy? I mean Bowies the onlyone I know that has even attempted one. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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superspaceboy said: GangstaFam said: Have you heard Bowie's Berlin trilogy? Is this the Outside/Earthling/Whatever the last one in the trilogy was? Or is this a different trilogy? I mean Bowies the onlyone I know that has even attempted one. Low/Heroes/Lodger '77-'79 | |
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GangstaFam said: superspaceboy said: Is this the Outside/Earthling/Whatever the last one in the trilogy was? Or is this a different trilogy? I mean Bowies the onlyone I know that has even attempted one. Low/Heroes/Lodger '77-'79 Ah...no wonder the announcement of the next one was met with  .
I am not aware of the trilogy you mention. So we have one trilogy that worked  Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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GangstaFam said: superspaceboy said: Is this the Outside/Earthling/Whatever the last one in the trilogy was? Or is this a different trilogy? I mean Bowies the onlyone I know that has even attempted one. Low/Heroes/Lodger '77-'79 What makes it a trilogy? Not like an "era" like Boy-October-War, but a trilogy? | |
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Anxiety said: it's my favorite song on the album.
 mine too. Sorry through I love New York is my favorite part of the disc. http://elmadartista.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/madartista | |
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VoicesCarry said: P.S. David, you should really listen to a Kylie album, because if you like this, you should like Light Years or Fever a LOT. I know you hate her even though you've never bothered to listen to her stuff, but she and Madge have a lot in common. I've listened to both those albums by queer pressure and don't dig them at all, and to me is not as good as this album. Kylie has always made lifeless dance music IMHO. And if Kylie had a lot in common with Madonna, i might actually like her, and i don't so i don't know where that logic comes from. [Edited 12/16/05 20:58pm] | |
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jayaredee said: VoicesCarry said: P.S. David, you should really listen to a Kylie album, because if you like this, you should like Light Years or Fever a LOT. I know you hate her even though you've never bothered to listen to her stuff, but she and Madge have a lot in common. I've listened to both those albums by queer pressure and don't dig them at all, and to me is not as good as this album. Kylie has always made lifeless dance music IMHO. And if Kylie had a lot in common with Madonna, i might actually like her, and i don't so i don't know where that logic comes from. [Edited 12/16/05 20:58pm] It's not logic, it's opinion. 
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VoicesCarry said: jayaredee said: VoicesCarry said:
I've listened to both those albums by queer pressure and don't dig them at all, and to me is not as good as this album. Kylie has always made lifeless dance music IMHO. And if Kylie had a lot in common with Madonna, i might actually like her, and i don't so i don't know where that logic comes from. [Edited 12/16/05 20:58pm] It's not logic, it's opinion.
Have you heard Kylie Minogue (1994) or Impossible Princess (1997)? Yes i've heard Impossible Princess, haven't heard Kylie Minogue. My favorite is easily Body Language and it shamefully didn't fair too well.I also like a few tracks here and there, but otherwise i'm not a fan. Her 80s material is unlistenable to me. Sorry Moonbeam, and Chico..... Give me Mariah (sans rappers), Madonna, and Janet anyday. | |
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jayaredee said: Her 80s material is unlistenable to me.
Yes, it is! | |
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hmmmm, this is a hard one for me as i LOVE the music album and i love both of the tracks mirwais did on COAD. but i cant stand the american life album for the life of me except for 'die another day' but that wasnt meant to be on the album anyway so i dont really include it, oh and i can stand 'easy ride' but i think its the beautiful sounds of the violins that makes that song listenable. i try so hard to like it and ive listened to it alot but it just is simply terrible to me. accoustic mixed with cheap sounding bleapy noises and terrible lyrics just doesnt work. i dont know what it is that makes it sound so cheap and stale, as i guess you could say music has the same kind of sound on some songs but i love that cd and i dont get the same 'cheap' feeling from it. | |
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VoicesCarry said: jayaredee said: Her 80s material is unlistenable to me.
Yes, it is! 
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MendesCity said: VoicesCarry said: Yes, it is!
I was agreeing with him; it is unlistenable. | |
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VoicesCarry said: MendesCity said:
I was agreeing with him; it is unlistenable. I'm not a huge fan of any of her '80s albums, but she couldn't be beat for great singles over the decade. | |
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