...sounds...um...er...interesting...

according to drownedmadonna.com:

Madonna and Jaime King have defined the three major "sections" of the new show:

1. Equestrian

2. Middle Eastern

3. Disco

And the songs being played according to madonnatribe.com:

All of "Confessions" LP except "Future Lovers"
"Erotica"
"Hollywood"
"Borderline"
"Where's the Party"

I hope this is all untrue. Especially the "Equestrian" shit. The thing I love most about her is her live shows but this shit sounds wack and like she's still milking that horse accident (sooo 2005).

And I thought the whole thing was supposed to be disco! That was gonna be cool...70s disco, 80s disco, Studio 54 disco, future disco, raver/electronica, electro clash, break dancing...that had me excited.

So are we to assume that this is the complete setlist? If so, that'd be pretty skimpy and disappointing.

personally, I wish we could get confirmation that the setlist WAS skimpy and disappointing. Then my broke ass could sit this tour out!

endorphin74 said:

NO!

We'll see. Denny and I swore we were skipping "the next tour" after our lukewarm response to Reinvention.


Then she had to go and release an album that KICKED MY ASS and I changed my tune.


But, the way things are now...I skipped Billy Bragg last weekend cos I didn't have the $20. In the hierarchy of my concert NEEDS this year, Madonna just may not make the cut.

endorphin74 said:

See, I'm ass backwards.

I LOVED "American Life". But circumstances prevented me from going. And I've been kicking myself ever since, especially after seeing the "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret" documentary.

I like the new album okay, but it'll never be one of my favorites. And the more I hear about this new tour, the less enthused I am, other than the possibility of some small venues. But I know I've gotta be there because of the HUGE regret I feel about missing the last one.

and gangsta...you didn't go to RIT? why the F not? for me the fact that she opened with Vogue, sang Into the Groove, Deeper and Deeper, and Burning Up alone made it worth it.

BITCH better play Future Lovers!

Even if it's just during a costume change

endorphin74 said:

My least favorite song...she can keep it off. Then again, what are the chances she'll play here! Not lin love with the classic tracklisting other than "Erotica"..I hate "Holllywood"!

I hate "Nothing Fails," "Xstatic Process," and I'm not crazy about "Intervention

badujunkie said:

Who in the world hates the original "Nothing Fails". I didn't dig the remix I can't understand why that was promoted as a single (sort of). The original kicked ass and everyone knew it (she got a huge reaction when she preformed it live on an MTV special).

wait...endorphin...what DIDN'T you like about RIT? I for one thought the costumes were subpar, there were almost TOO many hits from the 80s (it seemed like she just chose songs from the Immaculate Collection and some other stuff from AL) and even though AL isn't one of my favorit Madge albums, the few songs I love off their (love profusion, so stupid, hollywood) she didn't sing live.

VinnyM27 said:

I even loved the remix.

bitch had me eating out of her hand for that song.

endorphin74 said:

You're turning into Sassy.

close, but it would've been more like:

"bitch made my pussy drip for that song"

badujunkie said:

For me, the energy of the show seemed very uneven. It seemed just as I was getting into it, she'd roll-out another wonky version of a classic. I'm in the minority here, but I hated the version she did of Deeper and Deeper. I had not seen this done live before and as it's one of my favorite Madonna dance songs, I was expecting to work it to that song. Instead she did that weird-ass, slow, cabaret-ish version and I was beside myself.



My favorite song was honestly Nobody Knows Me. It was simple, it was powerful and bitch had me eating out of her hand for that song Sadly it didn't last.

My BF actually got up in the middle of the show and: went to the bathroom, smoked, looked at merchandise and got a beer. When he finally got back he didn't even ask what he missed.

I dunno, it's hard to point to WHAT exactly caused us to be less impressed than with Drowned World. But, it just didn't work as well for me.

That being said, I'm glad I went. But we had more fun hanging out with our friends in chi-town than we actually did at the show, and that's a BAD sign.

endorphin74 said:

Bitch better go to work! Clean up on Aisle 3! Flap flap flap!

i LOVED that version of D&D...thought it was beautiful and her best vocals EVER.

badujunkie said:

I was shocked to read people's responses to that performance as I thought EVERYONE would hate it. Man was I off the mark.

I dunno, looking back, my reaction to the show probably said a lot more about me and where I was with music at that time. I had totally burned-out on AL and was barely even able to make myself play Madonna leading up to the show.

And, it was shortly after the Musicology shows so I had been thru 3 nights of Prince insanity, each night in amazing seats. Then, I was at RIT sitting in the upper deck, feeling disconnected from the show and just kinda blah about it all.

endorphin74 said:

04...that was the best year...2 erykah shows, 3 madonna shows, 3 prince shows...i agree the musicology tour left me in tears almost every time and i didn't have the same feeling with RIT...something about it felt a little slopped together and disjointed and a little bit of a letdown...but it's madonna nonetheless and a bad madonna show is like a bad orgasm...still pretty F*Ing good

So are we to assume that this is the complete setlist? If so, that'd be pretty skimpy and disappointing.