I'm listening to RAY OF LIGHT for the first time in an AGE

[Shirley]

God but hasn't this BITCH has gone to SHIT since then?

 

[Sheena]

Not entirely, no...

But still, she hasn't done anything better since, agreed!

 

[AGinAg (37)]

I've liked and loved quite a bit of her material from Ray of Light ONWARDS... But so much of it has been so THROWAWAY and OF A MOMENT. But then isn't SO MUCH of her CAREER?

 

[Iguana]

A Madonna with integrity, intelligence and a sense of zen. I do miss 1998 Madonna. I'd be very happy for her to go back to her Power of Goodbye/Frozen look.

 

[Iguana]

Which tracks are standing out this evening, Donna?

 

[Dark Carnival]

A Madonna with integrity, intelligence and a sense of zen. I do miss 1998 Madonna. I'd be very happy for her to go back to her Power of Goodbye/Frozen look.

She hasn't had one of those look changes since then, has she?

 

[Shirley]

Finished now...that was such a good album

But I've been PLUNGED INTO DESPAIR on discovering that the BBC are showing a NINETY MINUTE DOCUMENTARY on the CURRENT DOINGS OF LULU on Saturday night

I'm going to DEMAND A REFUND

 

[Loufoque]

The last truly great album of her career

 

[funky]

Still the best pop album ever made

And best dance one at that

 

[Shirley]

Which tracks are standing out this evening, Donna?

Sorry for NOT REPLYING...I think the JOY of this album unlike so many of her others is that it's ALL GOOD and there really are NO CLUNKERS

 

[Loufoque]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
10 Swim
10 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
07 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
09 Sky Fits Heaven
06 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
10 Mer Girl
---
09 Has To Be

 

[Lockhart]

WHY NOT

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
10 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
08 Sky Fits Heaven
08 Shanti/Ashtangi
09 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
07 Little Star
08 Mer Girl
---
09 Has To Be

 

[lolly]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
06 Swim
10 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
09 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
08 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
10 Mer Girl
---
08 Has To Be

 

[AGinAg (37)]

04 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
08 Swim
09 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
08 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
07 Mer Girl
---
08 Has To Be

With a bit of DISTANCE from anything resembling a CAREER, it's quite easy to look back at her career and realise she never got better than ALL THIS.

 

[Loufoque]

Has To Be really makes you want to KILL YOURSELF doesn't it?

 

[Tisch]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
09 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
09 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
08 Sky Fits Heaven
05 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
09 Mer Girl

 

[Cerro de Casa]

11 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
09 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
09 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
10 Mer Girl
---
09 Has To Be

 

[Iguana]

She hasn't had one of those look changes since then, has she?

Well, apart from the face lifts!


09 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
10 Swim
10 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
08 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
10 To Have and Not To Hold
05 Little Star
10 Mer Girl

So many 10s, but they're well-deserved.

 

[Iguana]

Was 'Has To Be' a b-side? I've never even heard of it before!

 

[Lockhart]

It was the B-Side to Ray Of Light and was on the Japanese version of the album:

 

[lolly]

It was a Japanese bonus track, I think.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

It was a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album and the B-side to "Ray of Light" single.

 

[Beverley]

Was listening to this on repeat last week. Still love it as much as the first time it 'clicked' with me.

 

[Christian]

God but hasn't this BITCH has gone to SHIT since then?

She SURE HAS

I'm giving Ray Of Light a long overdue spin as a result of this thread. Let's face it, even the LESSER tracks are more than worthy of a cursory listen.

 

[VoR]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
08 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
09 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
08 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
10 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
09 Mer Girl
---
11 Has To Be

 

[straightorbroken]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
07 Swim
10 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters (10 for the Club 69 Radio Edit)
10 Sky Fits Heaven
08 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
10 Little Star
08 Mer Girl

 

[Cerro de Casa]

How the gods above... could be so unfair...

 

[ameraal]

i haven't listened to it in ages i have to admit

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
07 Swim
09 Ray of Light
09 Candy Perfume Girl
09 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
08 Shanti/Ashtangi
09 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
10 To Have and Not To Hold
09 Little Star
08 Mer Girl
---
07 Has To Be

 

[Sheena]

I'm surprised people don't listen to it more often. Must be a minimum of a bi-weekly play for me...

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
09 Ray of Light
09 Candy Perfume Girl
09 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
11 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
10 Mer Girl
---
10 Has To Be

 

[funky]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
10 Swim
09 Ray of Light
09 Candy Perfume Girl
07 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
07 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
09 Little Star
07 Mer Girl


I mean it DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. And judging by everyone else's scores, I'm not the only one to think so.

 

[funky]

and yeah TPOG is still the utimate 11 of 11s

 

[Jark]

08 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
08 Swim
10 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
09 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
09 Shanti/Ashtangi
09 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
07 Little Star
07 Mer Girl

 

[Frozen]

08 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
09 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
06 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
11 The Power of Goodbye
08 To Have and Not To Hold
07 Little Star
06 Mer Girl

 

[No Good Advice]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
07 Swim
07 Ray of Light
06Candy Perfume Girl
05 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
08 Sky Fits Heaven
04 Shanti/Ashtangi
11 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
06 To Have and Not To Hold
07 Little Star
06 Mer Girl

 

[Dr Lecter]

Amazing for an album 15 years into her career

11 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
09 Swim
10 Ray of Light
08 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
09 Nothing Really Matters
09 Sky Fits Heaven
06 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
10 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
09 Mer Girl
---
09 Has To Be

 

[straightorbroken]

So buoyantly brilliant it can barely contain itself. The video was like a mix of Grace Jones Pull Up to The Bumper, Phoebe Buffay and Koyaanisqatsi (1982).

 

[VV]

06 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
08 Swim
10 Ray of Light
01 Candy Perfume Girl
08 Skin
10 Nothing Really Matters
09 Sky Fits Heaven
04 Shanti/Ashtangi
10 Frozen
10 The Power of Goodbye
09 To Have and Not To Hold
06 Little Star
04 Mer Girl

 

[Debbie Jellinsky]

10 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
08 Swim
11 Ray of Light
07 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
11 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
06 Shanti/Ashtangi
11 Frozen
11 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
06 Little Star
10 Mer Girl
08 Has To Be

 

[Jark]

I love the first half of the album a lot more than the second.

11 Drowned World/Substitute for Love
10 Swim
11 Ray of Light
10 Candy Perfume Girl
10 Skin
08 Nothing Really Matters
10 Sky Fits Heaven
08 Shanti/Ashtangi
09 Frozen
08 The Power of Goodbye
07 To Have and Not To Hold
08 Little Star
06 Mer Girl

09 Has To Be

Frozen and The Power of Goodbye... all due respect but by and large I just don't want to hear them these days

 

[Sheena]

Imagine a world where Candy Perfume Girl scores higher than Frozen and The Power of Goodbye.