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Does anyone think it is weird she decided not to release a double CD album? All leaked songs, except Ghosttown, are on the album. She could just add AFF songs and have double CD album, without any problem. And it could be much stronger and more conceptual. One CD for more provocative and fun songs, the other for love and AFF songs.

Agree. I think many songs show how HC could have sounded, especially Hold Tight and Back That Up, which are the closest to HC IMO. Too bad there are no AFF songs. I thought she cared about them and wanted to send the message of love.

It is artistic. Just because it doesn't use the typical pattern of beauty esthetic, doesn't mean it isn't beautiful.

If Ryan Tedder did rework Hold Tight, then it probably has no connection to demo no.5.

Could be. There are so many provocative images.

Seems like it is, together with this pic, from the same photosession.

I don't know. I hope it is reworked. Sound too much like HC outtake or an urban-pop song by some Justin.

Yes.

This should have been the album cover.

They weren't really rushed. HU was a solid video, but under Madonna's level. She should stay away from urban and basic videos. GMAYL was good. Of course, it wasn't something epic.

Kylie's AntiTour also used album songs, that weren't released as singles.

Apparently, Ryan Tedder reworked RH, while Kayne West reworked WAOM.

It could work. Delivering more music will get anyone's attention. Just look at Kylie, who surprised fans and public with her EP with Garibay, after album release. It was such a cool moment. She keeps surprising. First a tour with obscure songs, then an EP. All so spontaneous. Madonna should take a note.

Oops, I wanted to write "in the beginning of the 80s". I corrected it.

Making songs like Freedom, Revolution and God Is Love and not releasing them, not even as bonus songs, would be stupid and a waste of time. There is always an option to release an EP after album. Just imagine, Revolution Of Love EP inspired by AFF, with songs like Borrowed Time, Revolution, Freedom and God Is Love. All have similar themes and similar music style. Madonna better read this.

Well, she was evolving and wasn't really a serious artist in the beginning of the 80s. True Blue was her first more serious and more mature album.

There are too many songs she can use as bonus tracks for album editions and even as B-sides for singles. Judging by the past, they have always been messy with unreleased material. Instead of letting some songs leak (Latte, Across The Sky), they could have been B-sides on singles. Anyway, tracklists for MDNA's standard edition and deluxe edition have been posted about the same time.

If there is an edition with bonus songs, why didn't we get its tracklist too? It shouldn't be a secret.

So, that means S.E.X isn't one of Natalia's/Martin's works.

We didn't get Miley, but we got Mike Tyson.

IMO, S.E.X and HW have bad lyrics, but they are musically more interesting than many songs. NLYG is a solid track. Cliche lyrics, neat music, but it could have been done by anyone and sounds so dated. BIM is already a joke and the lyrics of Illuminati aren't profound. These songs were a sign we shouldn't expect a masterpiece.

Well, I don't know. Maybe I will hate S.E.X and HW as finished versions. Who knows. There are a lot of songs for different tastes. Madonna isn't the same woman who wants to make conceptual and serious music works. Now, her albums have serious and silly, mature and vulgar, good or bad songs. Even, the released songs from RH showed that we aren't getting something flawless. I am not saying you should buy it. That's you choice. It all depends on how you or anyone else buy music. Some people listen to albums before they buy the, the others like to buy them and be surprised.

I do speak for myself and I don't bring other opinions down.

Sexual themes have nothing to do with "trying to be young". BD and NLYG aren't flawless either.

You don't know how they even sound and the rest of songs too. The album isn't perfect for anyone. Not just because all our favorite songs aren't there, but also because the album isn't a collection of best songs. People are bitching about HW and S.E.X, but they think BIM is a good or tolerable song. BIM is noise and trash, but I don't bitch about the whole album because of that song.