norrelb

Why pit these two songs against each other? Is this a joke?

My friends/co-workers have been asking how the show was in the last few days and every time I'm just at a loss for words trying to describe it to them without going full Madonna fan mode on them. It's so many things. I was on the fence about going to the Miami shows(I'm a Florida local), but I think at this point I need to, just to see it again so I can wrap my head around it, because even now I'm still mindblown. Honestly, probably will borrow this from you when people ask about the show

Actually, before the show is about to begin there is an announcement. Then, before it is REALLY about to begin, there is a recording of Madonna that comes over the speakers to announce she’s about to start the show.

Not sure what that negative comment was about above. I went to the Sep 26th show, and was absolutely blown away! Her vocals are the best they’ve ever been, the theatricality and artistic approach to the songs(rather than playing them straight like a typical “concert”) were really interesting. I’m not sure whether or not to call this show a “concert” or “theatre”, but it is an absolutely mesmerizing show. If there were anything about the show I think that fell flat for me, it was Crazy during Act 2, and the overall flow of Act 3. Crazy did not add to much to the show for me, other than giving her a jumping off point to talk about love. In that case, she could’ve done Crave in its album form, or remixed an older love song of hers to fit the vibe. As for Act 3, everything following Come Alive didn’t make much sense in terms of narrative. Future/Crave/LAP/I Rise do not transition into each other that well. It made no sense in context of the flow and narrative to go from talking about the future with visuals of the apocalypse, to a disco track, to a trap-inspired rendition of LAP, to a melancholy/uplifting closer. It was a stretch, the way she blended these together. Had it been LAP/Crave/Future/I Rise, I think it would’ve worked better for the overall flow, but on their own, each of these songs were all amazing moments of the show. Don’t believe the haters. This show is meant to be experienced with an open heart, and an open mind. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but to say she’s boring, not dancing, and not singing great or live are all choices, if not false. I don’t think I’ll ever get the image of Madonna in that colonial-era outfit screaming “A new democracy” from atop the staircases, while throwing that fugly hat almost two stories down to the floor out of my mind.

Here’s mine: INTRO - I Rise 1. Future 2. 4 Minutes 3. American Life 4. Dark Ballet 5. I’m So Stupid INTERLUDE - Extreme Occident 6. Frozen 7. Batuka SHORT INTERLUDE 8. Human Nature 9. Survival OR Like it or Not 10. Come Alive INTERLUDE - Killers 11. Medellín (elements of Offer Nissim Sphinx remix) 12. Faz Gostoso 13. Like A Virgin 14. Crazy 15. Crave INTERLUDE - Bedtime Story 16. Drowned World 17. Like A Prayer 18. Rescue Me 19. I Don’t Search I Find / Vogue 20. Take A Bow ENCORE 21. God Control / Keep It Together - - - I really tried to take into account the songs that she has already teased for us(Like A Virgin, Human Nature, Vogue, Frozen, etc.) and other older songs that resonate thematically and lyrically with the songs on Madame X(Keep It Together, American Life, Survival). Obviously some of those album tracks are a stretch, but I’ll be damned if songs like KIT and AF don’t “work” with this current era.