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I created a playlist.  It captures my mood lately.... and also offers proof that Madonna is a f'ing genius.  Haha.  It actually plays very well and incorporates many of her era's.  I just thought that it would be fun to share.  Very few of the songs were singles and about half have never been performed live.  This is the Madonna that the general public has never met but definitely should. It is mostly midtempo but I tried to add up moments.  Creating the playlist made me realize just how many Madonnas I have to choose from.  It runs 120 minutes.  
1. Erotica. 5:21
2. Goodbye to Innocence 4:53
3. Waiting 5:46
4. Ghosttown 4:10
5. Justify My Love 5:01
6. Revenge 3:47
7. Broken (I'm Sorry) 3:20
8. Rescue Me 5:32
9. Queen 4:15
10. I'm a Sinner 4:52
11. Human Nature 4:54
12. Bedtime Story 4:53
13. Act of Contrition 2:22
14. Paradise (Not for Me) 6:34
15. Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix) 4:54
16. Secret Garden 5:32
17. Isaac 5:59
18. I Don't Search I Find 4:08
19. Dark Ballet 4:14
20. Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Mix) 5:25
21. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You 5:08
22. Drowned World/Substitute for Love 5:12
23. Messiah 3:22
24. Falling Free 5:13
25. Ciao Bella 5:36

Let's sit down guys cause this is going to take a while and i'm about to vent a bit:
I was just watching Oprah's 1998 interview and then the Live Earth performance from 2007 for the first time in years...and i was thinking about how she looked like a completely different person back then. Not just physically, but her attitude as well.
I also realized...it was the last time we saw old school Madonna on stage with no major cosmetic surgery and before the drama hit her marriage, before Hard Candy, before S&S tour and before she was considered to be "following trends instead of creating them" as people say. She was just...so cool and confident on that stage! Amazing vocals, dancing 100% of the time, choreo on point. That's who i fell in love with.
A lot is said about how Guy Oseary taking over changed things...and even though i agree, it's also okay to point out how this was the point Madonna as a person changed, right? Am i alone in this?
What do you guys think happened at the end of that marriage that shaped Madonna to being the person she is right now? She literally went from being an english housewife that writes children books and has a british accent to excessive plastic surgery, dating boytoys, an overall less secure person than before to the point she's not even comfortable on letting her ego share a talk show with other people. I mean...her Graham Norton show appearances even from 2012 to 2019 are night and day honestly.
Career wise she always progressed in terms of ideas and you could feel an artistic evolution from her first album until American Life. Re-Invention Tour and the Confessions era was her "damage control" phase and worked for her. Why? She knew she had to deliver. Thinking only about herself and her artistic growth wouldn't get her anywhere and this IS a business after all. She was still modern, but doing 70's inspired disco music and that attracted multiple generations but everyone thought she was the coolest. i remember it so well. It was also the first Madonna era i was a fan of hers. My parents loved her, i was almost 18 and loved her. My cousins weren't even 10 and loved her.
How did we go from this to wearing grillz, dating boy toys, that Drake kiss, Bitch I'm Madonna phase, whatever she did at that VMA award where she told that Aretha Franklin story that went nowhere while dressed like...that. Going completely unprepared to Eurovision. How bad her vocal preparation was for that and even the BB Awards performances, and most of all...how unprofessional she became?
She was going through hell during S&S in 2008 and somehow she always kept it professional. Yes she could start a show like half an hour after its initial time...but nothing major.
How did we go from that stadium tour to  a theater tour that couldn't be worse organized, from that lottery program, to delayed shows at the start of the tour, then each city, then cancellations 3 hours before showtime, to Madonna saying she's being censored by the UK's curfew? Like...she's been performing there since the 80's. She always did her shows because she showed up on time. How can she not realize all this?
I always loved her, and i think i always will...but Madonna since Eurovision has been even harder to be...likable, even as a diehard fan. Never in a million years i ever expected Madonna to perform to an audience of over 200 million people completely unprepared like that. 
Is she really living in such a bubble that she doesn't realize everything bad she's doing to her career?
Has she been told so many times how great she is, she actually started to believe she was? She was always great at this business because she knew her strengths and lows...which right now...she doesn't. Speaking of which...i won't even mention the fact she went on doing a stadium tour in 2012 with basically album tracks (and hits completely changed from their original versions) from an album that didn't sell 2 million copies. Just 4 years before, she did a stadium tour and of course...she did hits. You NEED to know your audience. Somehow...she doesn't anymore. 
And yes she was always bitchy, sometimes cocky, always had a dry and sarcastic sense of humor, that's still there to this day. But she was always a pro. A hard working pro. And we could always count on her to deliver and she was always the best at doing that. 
Now she can still be...after waiting for hours...in venues with no AC on, after we stressed for months over lottery programs, canceled shows, reschedules, etc.
We also started to witness her victimizing herself more and more. Yes ageism exists...but you can't blame everything on sexism, ageism, etc. Look how she handled the SEX era. Watch those interviews from back then. She outsmarted everyone by being witty and confident. Now she cries on instagram. What happened?
What do you guys think about all this? And please, if you're pretending "this is the same madonna as always"...let's not fool ourselves. She's a totally different person and it's okay to admit. I love her and will always. That's why this is a bit hard to witness. Even harder to see her vocals being so amazing right now. Where was all that before Eurovision? Madame X album recordings (it's clear she had no vocal training before doing this record), etc?
Do you think all we need is a better team?
What's next for her? What do you still expect from Madonna?

Other Timelines:
The Pre- Madonna Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/11688-the-pre-madonna-era/?p=542015
The First Album Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/11796-the-madonna-first-album-era/?p=547412
The Like a Virgin Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12035-the-like-a-virgin-era/?p=557045
The True Blue Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12055-the-true-blue-era/?p=557777
The Who’s That Girl/You Can Dance Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12085-the-whos-that-girlyou-can-dance-era/?p=558619
The Like a Prayer Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12134-the-like-a-prayer-era/?p=560321
The Immaculate Breathless Blond Ambition Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12230-the-immaculate-breathless-blond-ambition-era/?p=562946
The Erotic Body of Girlie Sex Show Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/12452-the-erotic-body-of-girlie-sex-show-era/?p=570519
The Let’s Get Unconscious Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/14849-the-lets-get-unconscious-era/
The You Must Remember to Love Her Era http://www.madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/14891-the-you-must-remember-to-love-her-era/
The Quicker Than Ray of Light Era https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/14900-the-quicker-than-ray-of-light-era/
The Impressive Drowned World Music Era https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/15957-the-impressive-drowned-world-music-era/
 
Background: https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/17689-the-american-life-era/&do=findComment&comment=729290
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Unreleased: https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/index.php?/topic/17689-the-american-life-era/&do=findComment&comment=729289
AL Press:   http://madonnaunderground.com/madonna-live/album-promo/american-life-promo-tour/#tab-1432754322-2-25
AL Memorabilia:  http://madonnaunderground.com/madonna-live/album-promo/american-life-promo-tour/#tab-1432754748649-2-3
AL Pictures:   http://madonnaunderground.com/madonna-live/album-promo/american-life-promo-tour/#tab-1504696998871-8-1
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American Life Overview
·         Madonna promoted American Life on tour with a performance for MTV titled On Stage & On The Record, five songs were performed (American Life, Hollywood, Nothing Fails, X-Static Process and Like a Prayer), it was the first time since 1990’s Blond Ambition Tour that she performed Like a Prayer
·         Madonna exclusively performed in Tower Records in New York for people with a wristband, here she performed Like a Virgin instead of Like a Prayer. After the performance she was scheduled to do a signing, unfortunately halfway Madonna got up and left. More than half of the people were still waiting outside. This led to many disappointed fans. To make up for things all of them received a signed X-Static Process book. Unfortunately the books were signed by late Caresse Henry who was Madonna’s manager at the time
·         Madonna started her European tour in Cologne Germany at special TV show Absolut Madonna. Tickets for this were available for sale by phone for only 15 euro’s each. Madonna performed 3 songs: American Life, Hollywood and Music, after that she was interviewed by host Oliver Geissen
·         During the taping of the show there was a miscommunication. After singing American Life Madonna was ready to perform the second song. Production thought the interview was up next, so after speaking to Madonna (who seemed quite pissed) she finally got to perform the second and third song
·         In London she performed at Jonathan Ross, tickets were only available through a lottery. She sang American Life, Hollywood and Don’t Tell Me live, she also sat down for an interview
·         On May 2nd she exclusively performed in the tiny CD:UK studio. It was reserved especially for Madonna and only 200 fans got to attend this exclusive gig. She performed American Life and Hollywood and in between joked around with the fans. Here she confirmed that she was going on tour in 2004
·         In Paris Madonna performed an exclusive gig for only a couple of French fans at La Cantine Du Fouborg, tickets were only available through competitions
·         She was also a guest at TV show La Chanson Nr. 1, where certain acts performed her songs. She herself performed: American Life, Hollywood and Music
·         In London she performed Hollywood at TOTP (twice)
·         On May 9 she performed a gig in HMV in Oxford Street in London. Fans had to queue outside to get a wristband. In the centre of the store she performed her set and added Mother and Father and Like a Prayer
·         At the MTV Awards Madonna opened the show with a bang, being a groom she got up from a giant cake (reflecting on her first ever MTV Awards performance of ‘Like a Virgin’) and danced with her two brides Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. The kiss with Britney made headlines all of the world, the fact that she also kissed Christina was hardly mentioned
·         American Life is considered to be one of Madonna’s lowest selling albums, even though a fan favorite
·         She once again worked with Mirwais on this production
·         She pulled the original video for ‘American Life’ as she felt it was wrong to release it at the verge of America going to war
·         The original video directed by Jonas Akerlund was pulled and a new video with flags and Madonna inserted before them was released instead
·         After American Life, Hollywood, Nothing Fails and Love Profusion were released as singles. Nobody Knows Me was released to clubs only on a promotional 12″ vinyl