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Madonna looks fantastic. I just love it a lot.

The Immaculate Collection was an event and corresponds to an era in Madonna’s career. To a lesser degree, Something To Remember shares this characteristic. There was a concept behind both of them, and the quality shows. No subsequent collection has had this type of impact. TIC may not be comprehensive, but it is a Madonna album through and through. The gorgeous art direction and design remain the very best in her illustrious career in my opinion. The mixes that appear on TIC became the definitive versions for the masses. You Can Dance gets an honorary mention for nostalgia, but it covers a very short period of time in M’s career. Finally Enough Love was a noble effort in design and concept, but it fell short with the poor selection of edited mixes, and the lack of insight that should have been included through journalistic writing about the history of Madonna, dance music, DJ’s and the evolution of club mixes. The artwork was below standard for the scope of the project, particularly considering it was her first major legacy release. I still fail to understand how people get excited to collect rainbow colored vinyl and such. That has no value to me compared to the input and conceptual wealth of TIC, STR or YCD. Celebration served as a decent selection of her greatest hits with a few unforgivable omissions and inclusions, but without a major upscaling of the tracks and the relative banality of both the packaging and the new songs in comparison to the regal powerhouses that were Justify My Love and Rescue Me - Mr. Brainwash was nothing more than another investment scam commercial artist lacking the cultural nuance and gravitas that Madonna’s career retrospective deserved, and while the song Celebration is a decent tip of the hat composite to all things Madonna, Revolver is frankly a travesty with hindsight - the entire project fell flat and sold poorly too, which seemed shocking even in the era of digital music considering it was a definitive greatest hits package from the top selling female artist of all time. GHV2 is an abomination and has been erased from all memory. I don’t know anyone who has that album or refers to it in any way.

Something to Remember is a gorgeous album. I used to listen to that every night in bed. Along with Prince’s Emancipation. Nothing can beat The Immaculate though. I don’t care that it contains remixes. Some of those remixes have become more iconic than the original versions. The artwork is also mega iconic. Rather than Celebration she could have done an expanded version with a variation of the same artwork. Kind of like both Queen and Abba have done with their compilations. Celebration is an awful compilation and tour name. Imagine ‘The Immaculate World Tour’

The streaming version has issues too, cause some of them were never fixed. But of course some people are better at not noticing than others, plus equipment, earphones, etc. In the end some people just don't care about audio, just the songs, and that's fine. Which is not an excuse for the record company to do things right and release a quality product. About the compilations, "The Immaculate Collection" will never not be ICONIC.

You say other words?!?!

This version was such a waste of time. It could not possibly house all of Madonna's biggest hits. ....that being said, if you were forced to put together the track listing then what would it be? Here are my two cents. Although, possibly too much to cram onto a single CD release. Holiday Like a Virgin Into the Groove Crazy For You Papa Don't Preach Open Your Heart La Isla Bonita Live to Tell Like A Prayer Express Yourself Vogue Justify My Love Erotica Human Nature Take A Bow Frozen Ray of Light Music Don't Tell Me Hung Up 4 Minutes Celebration

I'm always surprised to discover how forgotten "Music" is. Its streaming numbers, barely 78M on Spotify, for probably the #1 song of year 2000 and a monster hit worldwide, is incredibly low. Of all her #1 hits, apart from "Playground" for obvious reasons, it seems to be the most forgotten one. "Take A Bow" is lower but that was a hit only in the US. Sometimes I wonder if the "Celebration" version of "Music", full of glitches, is partially to blame for that. It's not really one you want to come back to, not a good listening experience.

I always forget about GHV2. I think I listened to it twice. @WokeUpInMedellin You are talking about a following from the 80s until now. I guess if you are 20 something now it sounds kind of old for you. For the fans that enjoyed the most interesting evolution and strongest eras of Madonna, TIC is really relevant and representative. It came at a time when the aesthetics in music were really important. Videos, fashion, Record design. And Madonna (and her team) were great at it. I don't listen to Celebration much only when I feel like playing it on vinyl. It feels long and boring at some points. I can't stand Revolver and being the last of side D i can skip it. But the most part of the flow does'nt work for me and I skip songs. It's a good compilation? probably ..but I never feel any excitement about it.

That did not take them long at all. Are they on this forum?

I liked the blue corset. It's nice she was wearing colors for a change instead of all black on black. Confessions tour 1st section: all black, Sticky & Sweet 1st section: all black, MDNA 1st section: all black, Rebel Heart 1st section: all black. Would be cool if the 1st section corset changed to colors reminiscent of her Virgin tour costume like a soft purple or lime green, not black

Shut. The. Frig. Up.

Hopefully in the future a final compilation will be released from beginning to end with all 80's, 90's, 00's etc remastered carefully without the interference of a high on weed producer.

Take how you like it!

Jump Turn Up The Radio or How High?

So am I bitch!

What great pics of our ledge!!!

The "Celebration" Standard 1CD edition was just a cheaper option to offer to casual fans and a quick money maker for Warner, they knew hardcore fans would want every edition. I always though it flowed better than the Deluxe 2CD full edition, though. I would have made: 01. Holiday 02. Like A Virgin 03. Material Girl 04. Into The Groove 05. Papa Don't Preach 06. Open Your Heart 07. La Isla Bonita 08. Like A Prayer 09. Express Yourself 10. Vogue 11. Erotica 12. Secret 13. Frozen 14. Ray Of Light 15. Music 16. Hung Up 17. 4 Minutes 18. Celebration

CD babe. This was 2009. Spotify wasn’t what it was then.

My experience with Spotify (that I started using more often in the last year) is that they always push the same songs. Even if I liked others. I keep press to listen La Isla Bonita, Hung Up, Vogue, 4 Minutes, Frozen Mix and Like a Prayer. Recently they are playing D&D and NRM, I believe because the tour. But my top picks like Rescue Me, Open Your Heart.. never show on playlist or recommendations even if I play them .

It does. Music is a song that I skip or don't pay much attention but I purposely played it in Spotify from Celebration and from Music one after another. And it has a muddy echo or weird loudness about it. Sounds blotchy. I think some (younger) crowd are used the Celebration version by now or maybe the noise style of the sound hide it for some. But the album version is far much cleaner .

Hear me out, I'm still Breathless : Madonna Greatest hits revisited with the sound of Jazz, rag and Swing!

Never too late indeed!

Sorry to depress the thread, everyone seemed to love Luther when he was alive so lets let him party in peace!! RIP from whatever, taken too young

One of my best friends died of a heart attack but it was AIDS, he went from HIV to AIDS the year before and lost so much weight got grumpy ect (hes not my only friend that has we probably all have a few ) same pattern. They dont die of AIDS, its brings them down to die from something else. Its tragic and even though their families know they also said heart attack. I was there when the policeman took his hat off writing down 'HAD HIV FOR A LONG TIME - AIDS' when they found the body) - they told my neighbour it was cancer! Its so strange but the stigma is so real I guess it helps them. I didnt know Luther so cant say the same. The family wanted to keep him straight too.

I feel like if you answer The Immaculate Collection, you're kind of old. It only covers her second-worst decade, and Celebration and FEL are so much better.

My version of GHV2 with the original title the Second Coming

This Used to Be My Playground Amazing or I'm a Sinner?

Walking around on a cloud 'Cause every girl you meet just trips on you Saying your name out loud I guess you met your match Now what will you do True Blue or This Used To Be My Playground ?

Pretty sure that's in regards to the physical releases that were originally released in 2009, not the current streaming versions. They've probably have since fixed said errors for the streaming version, but of course everybody is still "hung up" (pun intended) about the past.

GHV2 can rot in hell... with some of the versions on TIC

Her and The Weeknd's voice sounds so perfect together. Its like they fuse into 1. Working with him is one of her best decisions of the past 15 years.

Not true at all 😂

Celebration is almost perfect. If the audio quality was better and the correct single mixes used, it would've been sensational. Give It 2 Me should've replaced Miles Away I'll Remember should've replaced Who's That Girl. The Power Of Good-bye could've worked here too. Maybe You'll See. Deeper And Deeper should've been on there instead of Everybody. That would've been a perfect compilation.

Do we think most countries right now can afford BRAND new collection of physical? Old or reused yes but new collection even CD might be expensive and vinyl is practically impossible in 3rd world countries or even some 1st world countries due to inflation and lack of materials

No, your pattern of bxllshxt and manipulation moved my Spirit to rebuke your malice and the shady way you move. Get behind me Satan.

We're going to be haunted by that damn grammy pic for decades...

crazy for you or unapologetic bitch

Amazing Cherish (Single Cover) or Beautiful Stranger (Single Cover)

I voted Immaculate Collection, not because they’re my favorite songs, but because it’s the most cohesive package and shows the most effort. Sheep’s touch on all the songs made them all fit together and make sense. It’s a high energy album and the new songs are just as good as everything else. Can’t say that about any of the others, even if I like the songs on some of the others better.

This really is a fantastic watch :-

Erotica movie: Who’s That Girl or Desperately Seeking Susan?

none there's never been a greatest hits package/album yet

Making sure I stream Human Nature, The Power Of Good-bye, Hollywood and Give It 2 Me so their numbers rise.

Huh? Aren't we all here because we enjoy listening to a 65 year old?

Y'all better recognize. Medellin ain't no match for US kids. Shoo-bee-doo-bee-DFWM,

I agree that was an odd question to ask of people! It's not just what "black" people wear. Not to say, black people didn't help make it become more popular in more modern times!