Five years of 'Madame X'

[Suedehead]

Not everyone is coming to the
Future!

 

[Suedehead]

Yes I know the era was a disastuh but I still love the album.

 

[straightorbroken]

It stands up well as being rather bold and her most unflinching execution since CoaD. I'm going to listen later. And the artwork I can't believe I once looked at in dismay - all the pictures from the album look great to me. Ciao Bella at the gym until later when I put the rest of it on.

 

[Suedehead]

I think it was really well packaged, agreed. I didn't like the rainbow vinyl but otherwise the rest of it was nicely put together.

Ratings coming.

 

[Suedehead]

Medellín
Dark Ballet
God Control
Future
Batuka
Killers Who Are Partying
Crave
Crazy
Come Alive
Extreme Occident
Faz Gostoso
Bitch I'm Loca
I Don't Search I Find
Looking For Mercy
I Rise


Funana
Back That Up To The Beat
Ciao Bela

 

[Ellie]

Don’t even think I’ve heard a single song. You know my tastes - any I’d actually like?

 

[lolly]

Easily her most satisfying work post CoaDF for me - and arguably MORE satisfying in a creative sense than it. There are some elements (largely trap) I'd happily do without, but on the whole I'm very fond.

 

[Iguana]

I loved that she was trying some different and there was a lot less 'chasing the crowd' than the previous albums. Some of the songs are technically good but not all that enjoyable to listen to - eg Dark Ballet, God Control, Killers - I really like them, I just don't really know I want to listen to them lots more times. Maybe they're just a bit too long.

Big keepers for me are Medellin, Crave, Come Alive, I Don't Search I Find. I also ended up really liking Future after not being too sure at first, and I sometimes am obsessed with Back That Up To The Beat.

 

[Suedehead]

Don’t even think I’ve heard a single song. You know my tastes - any I’d actually like?

To be honest I don't think you'd like any of it
Maybe Crazy, Crave and Come Alive

 

[funky]

I only like 2 songs

 

[funky]

Some of the songs are technically good but not all that enjoyable to listen to

This

 

[OutSynk]

5 years and 55 threads of this album

 

[straightorbroken]

I needed that:



Madonna meets Enigma. Wait, I'll try and sound young. It's very Enigma-coded.

 

[Suedehead]

10 Medellín
08 Dark Ballet
11 God Control
08 Future
07 Batuka
08 Killers Who Are Partying
09 Crave
08 Crazy
07 Come Alive
08 Extreme Occident
10 Faz Gostoso
05 Bitch I'm Loca
09 I Don't Search I Find
05 Looking For Mercy
07 I Rise


05 Funana
07 Back That Up To The Beat
07 Ciao Bela

 

[Suedehead]

5 years and 55 threads of this album

 

[Pipo]

God Control would have been huge with proper promo

 

[VV]

09 Medellín
11 Dark Ballet
10 God Control
08 Future
07 Batuka
09 Killers Who Are Partying
08 Crave
09 Crazy
09 Come Alive
08 Extreme Occident
07 Faz Gostoso
06 Bitch I'm Loca
09 I Don't Search I Find
08 Looking For Mercy
09 I Rise

 

[Christian]

So good to see her doing something creatively daring. Unfortunately, it really isn't all that fun to listen to. Looking at that tracklisting, there's not a single song I'd choose to listen to voluntarily. Most of them aren't awful, just not very enticing.

 

[Debbie Jellinsky]

I loved that she was trying some different and there was a lot less 'chasing the crowd' than the previous albums. Some of the songs are technically good but not all that enjoyable to listen to - eg Dark Ballet, God Control, Killers - I really like them, I just don't really know I want to listen to them lots more times. Maybe they're just a bit too long.

Big keepers for me are Medellin, Crave, Come Alive, I Don't Search I Find. I also ended up really liking Future after not being too sure at first, and I sometimes am obsessed with Back That Up To The Beat.

That's exactly it. While I admire what she set out to do with this album I don't really enjoy listening to it. I only come back to God Control IDSIF and (recently) I Rise. Some of the rest is just a slog to get through from start to finish.
I have no desire to rewatch the Madame X concert either, but that's partly due to the horrendous editing.

 

[lolly]

Sections of the concert are utterly beautiful

 

[Joseph]

I like very little of the album BUT the tour was amazing.

 

[Suedehead]

O MUNDO !!!!

 

[Suedehead]

Wild is the world
And lonely is the path

 

[Pipo]

Wild is the world
And lonely is the path

Tão louca, sua boca
Mas essa sua dança me deixa maluca
Com ar de safado (safado)

c'mon Suedey let's DANCE!

I completely forgot Faz Gostoso is a complete bop.