also MIA and Nicki on one track? it's a bit blatant/desperate
― Poppy Newgod and the Phantom Banned (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh and yeah agree about the "DNA" part of it too
― Poppy Newgod and the Phantom Banned (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
MIA's probably the most desperate one in that equation.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
just think Madge cd've picked a subtler way to tell us she's "with it"
― Poppy Newgod and the Phantom Banned (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
right - weed is the dubstep drug of choice surely. mdma + dubstep = DNW
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:46 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
but Lex--all the nuubsteppers are into the "rave scene"!!!
― it means 'super-otm' (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
xxp: Lex, you're talking about someone who released "Give It To Me" as a single, on what grounds are you basing this trust
memories receding ever rapidly into the past ;_;
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
Her best titles are always based on her name - her debut, Like A Virgin, Like a Prayer, The Immaculate Collection, even COADF, and now this. It's already been said but she really does have the fucking luckiest name in music history.
I'm just hoping the first single is a red herring built around the Superbowl and album is actually destroys.
― prolego, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
*the album is
weed + madonna + dubstep does not sound terrible if her vocals are produced right
― surm, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 16:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's a bit of that new song that sounds a lot like 'Bohemian Like You'
― Rapper rejoins fat man's co-op (NickB), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
i.e. terrible
^yeah
― it means 'super-otm' (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
"The release of 'MDNA' has been marred slightly by the leak of an early version of the first single, 'Gimme All Your Luvin' in November last year, for which a Spanish man was arrested in December."
Gosh, it must have been a really terrible version.
― Oh shit, that's my bone! (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 17:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Man, that could be a mediocre single from any number of acts. But mostly sounds like peppy Britney, c. Toxic.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 18:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
not a zz top cover i take it
― goole, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 18:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is that Genesis P Orridge in the You Tube up thread?
― Doran, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 20:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
the dubstep middle 8 is the most hilarious musical development of the past year
― thug eclair (The Reverend), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Perhaps a bridge too far to think that the MDMA pun would have any relationship to the style of the music - Madonna doubtless is just pleased that it codes as youthful, electronic etc.
If you take a really wide lens approach that basically thinks of MDNA as = young people at raves then perhaps she ought to have gotten Skrillex to produce the whole thing.
OTOH her last single was produced by Paul Oakenfold and had appropriately euphoric aspirations (also was not very good).
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe it's time for more ABBA samples.
― skip, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
madonna + dubstep = lou reed + metallica
― demolition with discretion (m coleman), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
She should do an album with The Knife and Planningtorock
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
most importantly every single video should include her treating a DDR machine like a stripper pole IMO
― tyga mother (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is there even any indication that that dubstep-breakdown-thing is part of an official release?
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 22:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's a triple pun right? her own name, mdma + referring to a generation of fans and artists who have her in their dna
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
If it's a triple pun, it may be the first triple pun in pop music since "12 Inches of Snow."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
such a limp stab at a dubstep bridge too. sounds like it was made by some pop producer who tried to approximate skrillex using keyboard presets and doesn't actually know how to work an lfo.
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
Is there a dubstep template in Garageband yet?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe she could get MSTRKRFT, BNJMN, SBTRKT and other producers who hate vowels on board.
― "only girl in the kitchen" (boxedjoy), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
KMFDM too.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
kissing my...?
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
or rather, Keine Mehrheit Für Das Mitleid
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's German disco, Lex. Kinda.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
(Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit would make more sense)
― Bam! Orgasm explosion in your facehole. (DJP), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
― tyga mother (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:36 PM (1 hour ago)
^^^
― teledyldonix, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had this disc and never thought about the title much but wow that is good
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 January 2012 00:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
All these producer ideas are terrible at a time when the phone presumably still hasn't rung for Dennis Ferrer and Quentin Harris.
Pretty sure I read that the album was being produced by Martin Solveig? Which isn't terrible but isn't exactly very exciting either.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 12 January 2012 11:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
KMFDM = Kill MotherFucking Depeche Mode
― DavidM, Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost Unless it all sounds like "Rocking Music".
― Tim F, Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe she should just make a lolspk moombahton album like Nadia Oh's.
― "only girl in the kitchen" (boxedjoy), Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
martin solveig is definitely terrible, think i'd rather skrillex
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't think madge's voice is quite up to dennis ferrer/quentin harris levels of production though - they best frame house/r&b divas who can BELT IT OUT.
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Quentin Harris? Calvin Harris more like
― Number None, Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Isn't this being produced by William Orbit?
― lost ai weiwei (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 12 January 2012 13:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
KMFDM = Knights In Satan's Service
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Thursday, 12 January 2012 22:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Y'all make me think this'll be her Blackout.
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Friday, 13 January 2012 00:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
she had her blackout already in 1992
― prolego, Friday, 13 January 2012 01:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
OTMFM
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 13 January 2012 01:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-on-born-this-way-interesting-redo-1005865552.story#/news/madonna-on-born-this-way-interesting-redo-1005865552.story
― do you not like slouching? (Eazy), Friday, 13 January 2012 04:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Madonna invites Azari & III to support her on her new tour
― sean-paul sartre (flopson), Saturday, 14 January 2012 15:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
she'll have her "believe" yet, i'm sure
― da croupier, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 23:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
read the comments on that Forbes article
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 23:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
This whole Madonna/Lionel thing suddenly makes me feel like I'm living in a weirdo version of the 80s.
― Look at how funky he is! (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 00:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah, i passed by an electronics/music store downtown that had a new release slate and it was MADONNAIRON MAIDENLIONEL RICHIEKATY PERRY
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 01:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Leftsetz ragging on Madonna almost makes me want to buy this
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 14:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Madonna‘s “MDNA” album had the biggest second week drop in chart history last week, I am told.
well she's all about the drop these days right?
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
www.rimshot.com
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
which does not lead where i woulda thought it would
This album is not actually as unrelentingly terrible as you ppl say it is.
It does sound, however, like she went to all the trouble of throwing this amazing fabulous party - and then couldn't be bothered turning up for it.
― I want to smother him in electronic butter. (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Friday, 3 August 2012 09:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
Picks up considerably in the second half, so I'm glad I persisted with it. I Don't Give A and I'm A Sinner have been enjoyable circle rides where she stops crowing about how awesome it is Being Madonna, and gets back to the serious business of, y'know, being Madonna.
― I want to smother him in electronic butter. (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Friday, 3 August 2012 09:58 (9 months ago) Permalink
Holy shit, Falling Free.
I cannot believe the difference between the two halves of this album. Like, side 1, which is all "drugs, sex, shooting dudes in the head" is completely phoned in, like she didn't even turn up at the studio, went through the motions, etc. But then the second half, which is all "musings on life and love and ageing and the death and decay of impossible love" and then suddenly she stops phoning it in, and MADONNA turns up.
Like she's only doing the "yay, parties, clubbing!" stuff to fulfill contractual obligations, but the album tracks that come when that's out the way are subtly amazing.
― I want to smother him in electronic butter. (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Friday, 3 August 2012 10:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's actually pretty unrelentingly terrible.
― I dont even know that I think this sucks per se (forksclovetofu), Friday, 3 August 2012 19:42 (9 months ago) Permalink
completely forgot that this even came out
― giallo pudding pops (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 3 August 2012 19:44 (9 months ago) Permalink
It does pick up towards the end, but after that tedious first half-hour I feel like "hey, this isn't completely crap" rather than "ok, this is a good song"
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 3 August 2012 19:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
so glad this bombed in the US.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 August 2012 19:53 (9 months ago) Permalink
get HER!
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/08/eltonmadonna.html
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 August 2012 19:07 (9 months ago) Permalink
By referring to Madonna as a fairground stripper, Elton has basically described 99% of all female pop singers out there today. Their shtick consists of look changes, showing a boob, showing a piece of ass, pretending to be bisexual etc etc etc. The saddest thing is that gay men have supported the careers of these women.
I honestly don't know why men who are interested sexually in men have gone and supported the careers of women who appeal sexually to men who are not like us. Strange, isn't it?
Posted by: jason | Aug 6, 2012 8:55:23 AM
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 August 2012 19:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
Here let me just fix that up for you
The saddest thing is that gay men have supported the careers of these women.I honestly don't know why men who are interested sexually in men have gone and supported the careers of women who appeal sexually to men who are not like us. Strange, isn't it?Posted by: jason | Aug 6, 2012 8:55:23 AM
― the mandy moorhols (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 6 August 2012 19:23 (9 months ago) Permalink
I listened to Hard Candy a couple months ago and it didn't seem nearly as bad as I remembered.
I don't think I've ever been more wrong, more often, more vehemently, in as many different ways, over a longer period of time, and with as many supposedly clear-eyed self-revisions as with Madonna. There was never a Madonna album I liked on first listen. I'm still suddenly falling in love with old singles I hated. It's all on an upward curve, though, so there's something pleasingly right to me about her confidence, which makes me laugh. I feel silly offering strong opinions about her music at all anymore, one way or the other (given how much I now like Hard Candy, I suspect MDNA is better than this thread's borderline consensus, but of course I'm going to think that).
I will say, I now might vote the other way on that TS: Madonna vs. Elvis thread. The not-trying/not-showing-up-to-the-studio quality discussed above strikes me as a refinement of something that was always mysteriously there (or not there) in her singing. To me it's the sound of close, fascinated, concerned attentiveness to the contours of a melody just within reach of her ability, almost child-like with wonder or conscientiousness or both, but which winds up registering emotionally as all kinds of intimacy and attitude. Or maybe that's just me. Anyway, I'm beginning to think I'd love her if she'd never released anything but the last two albums...
― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 11 August 2012 00:28 (9 months ago) Permalink
I am at the show in Philly right now. Her opening act is a DJ playing an hour-long set of 45-second snippets of songs while everyone just sits and watches.
― the mandy moorhols (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 01:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
Also he has played FOUR Madonna songs as well as the opening riff of "Eye Of The Tiger". This guy is the WORST and his only shot of redeeming himself is playing "If Madonna Calls" or maybe even just "Queen's English"
― the mandy moorhols (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 01:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
What hath Girl Talk wrought.
― Earth, Wind & Fire & Alabama (Eazy), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 01:19 (8 months ago) Permalink
Holy shit that was so much fun.
― the mandy moorhols (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 06:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
So we found tickets for the show tonight on eBay for $35 each. Wisely skipping the opening DJ.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 12 October 2012 04:03 (7 months ago) Permalink
Two hours of Vigilant Citizen pop-celebrity Illuminati/Osiris shlock set to dubstep. Some parts legitimately great, but weird apocalyptic vibe was more off-putting WTF than ridiculously engaging. Suspect Roger Waters would like this show a lot.
More than once, gf and I turned to each other and said "is she really drunk?"
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 12 October 2012 19:05 (7 months ago) Permalink