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  1. I just gave it another listen today off the back of this thread, and there is definitely a live band, or at least live instruments on there. He's A Man has live drums, horns and keys. Sooner or later the same. I hate to say it, but this actually might be the most live album she's ever done, with the exception of Like A Prayer and Evita.
  2. I love it. He's a Man has always been a favourite of mine - such a vampish song, with one of her very best vocal performances. I would love to hear a solo version of What Can You Lose. I think a LQ demo is circulating. Mandy Patinkin's vocals are a little too histrionic for my liking. Im a bit confused though. I thought they did work with a longlist of musicians on this album? At the very least the Sondheim tracks. Wikipedia has this: " The singer and Leonard enlisted a ten-piece live band and jazz musicians.[23] The sessions took place at Johnny Yuma Recording and Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles, California, and concluded by three weeks.[6] The songs on the album reflect Madonna's showgirl personality where her singing ranged from "rootsy, rocking" in nature to slow, "laid-back and soulful" vocals. A studied approach was evident in most of them, which O'Brien compared to "an actress playing a part and performing a vocal exercise in technique". Some of the songs had Madonna pitching her vocals and belting the notes only when necessary. A dryness was prevalent in most of the singing, which was required for the songs and the setting. Guy Pratt, who also played bass, said that the singer "was in character and started smoking. She actually ponced a cigarette off me. Her character smoked, so therefore she did."
  3. Agreed. Madonna has no interest in doing a retrospective. she is forward thinking and has (somewhat naively) believed that respect for the quality of her output over the years would simply be cemented in the eyes of future generations - but unfortunately that shit needs promoting to people who have never heard it, otherwise it will be forgotten. The reason these Prince deluxe sets are so brilliant are that they bring together his unreleased stuff, remastered work, edits & b-sides, and live performances, in one brilliantly put together package, by fans. Madonna could do something very similar. She doesnt have the extensive vault that prince has, but she must have between 5-10 unreleased tracks & b-sides per album, tons of excellent remixes (something prince never really had), brilliantly crafted and unique live shows for each album, extensive photo shoots and looks. There is definitely a box set package for each era for sure.
  4. I think if Prince had not wanted his unreleased recordings to be heard, he would have destroyed them. I personally believe it was all part of his masterplan. As a prolific songwriter who had music pouring out of him i think he lost interest in his recordings very quickly and like madonna had little interest in going back and revisiting stuff. He knew that the music was great and too good not to be heard so figured when he was gone, someone - his family - would take it upon themselves to ensure his fans heard it. Im also of the camp of people who believes prince was partially responsible for so much of his unreleased stuff leaking as bootlegs down the years. He knew this added a huge element of intrigue and obsession for his fans, so it was in his interest for his fans to be able to hear and collect this stuff.
  5. He is a fan full stop. He stans for her, and always gives her props when people try and drag her vs Gaga. He likes to bitch but in a salacious gossipy kinda way, not because he dislikes her.
  6. These problems are endemic of the wider industry as a whole - music is having some major quality control issues and has been for many years. People are abandoning traditional recording methods, and adopting quick and cheap recording processes. Everything is recorded badly, and super compressed. I dont know for sure as im not an expert but a lot of her vocals sound super compressed which means they werent recorded properly in the first place - OR - she purposefully allowed herself to be autotuned. It breaks my heart to think what Rebel Heart could have been had she had time to produce it in the way she intended. Im not saying it would have been hugely different for sure, but at least she wouldn't have been rushed and had her decision making prejudiced. The sessions probably had the best selection of songs she has recorded since Ray Of Light, but it was poor production that let it all down - something that ultimately she always got right - even if it was bringing someone in at the last minute to oversee quality control as an over arching thing - like Nellee Hooper did on Bedtime Stories. I think she may have intended Kanye to fulfil that role, and while i dont hate what he did with some songs, he ultimately wasn't invested in the project. One thing we can say is that Mirwais is an audiophile so i do expect these problems to be eradicated somewhat with his re-introduction for the new record.
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