Renato Iodice

Thank God. Anyway, I realize that POPULAR is neither SECRETS nor BLINDING LIGHTS, but it's still a lovable song... honestly I can't say the same about her last decade's production.

Let me guess, you think Masterpiece is one of her greatest songs, do you?

Chi sei? :-)

After several months of repeated listenings, I'm sure about one thing: POPULAR is better than the 99% of her '10s production. I really hope on a album produced by/with The Weeknd.

I find Superstar more tolerable than Masterpiss and Love Spent

Another religious lunatic? Me? You don't know me, you don't know what you are talking about it, therefore stop calling names. I repeat; Holy Water is garbage... you enjoy its frivolous blasphemy? Fine, but lyrically and musically is only one of the countless missteps of her last three albums. Also, I don't hate Rebel Heart for the Avicii demo's affair: I hate it because at its best, it's downright forgettable.

Total garbage, and its blasphemy is really unnecessary...

I forgot Vogue... :-/

Hung Up Don't Tell Me Bedtime Story Rain Bad Girl Like a Prayer Lucky Star Papa Don't Preach You'll See Oh Father (it's not among my favourite songs, but... damn! The video is amazing!)

No problems at all; it just tells me a lot about your tastes and it confirms me that they don't matter in a discussion about good music, that's all ^_^

Well, you like Love Spent, enough said

To me LOVE SPENT is unlistenable, but to each his own.

It's seriously hard to choose only 20 songs, but I'll try. Not in particular order, just the first twenty tracks I'm thinking about it. HOLIDAY LUCKY STAR PAPA DON'T PREACH LIVE TO TELL SECRET YOU'LL SEE SANCTUARY/BEDTIME STORY (in my mind they are a single track) DEEPER AND DEEPER FROZEN THE POWER OF GOODBYE DON'T TELL ME WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL (album version) HUNG UP GET TOGETHER FORBIDDEN LOVE/JUMP (again, they are a single track) LIKE A PRAYER LA ISLA BONITA RAIN VOGUE FUTURE LOVERS Honorable mention: ANGEL DRESS YOU UP I DESERVE IT GONE BEAT GOES ON GIVE IT 2 ME PARADISE NOT FOR ME EASY RIDE

Well, as far as her 80s, 90s and 00s I don't think there's a song that I actively hate: I find tracks such as To Have And Not To Hold or Little Star flat and boring, but not "bad"... also, a Cry Baby or a Love Makes etc etc could be cheesy, but I prefer ignoring them. My "hatred" is actually directed at her last three albums, in particular: Love Spent; Masterpiece; Some Girls; I Don't Give A; I'm a Sinner; Wash All Over Me (album version); Holy Water; Graffiti Heart; Future; Medellin. But I actually dislike the majority of MDNA, Rebel Heart and Madame X; some good/fine tracks here and there, but frankly that's all... the 10s were a disaster.

I know I'm right, thank you.

A few? Please...

Anyway, I guess that if Music had had more singles, probably Impressive Instant would have been another success... also, what about Future Lovers? It had a lot of potential. Anyway, I agree on American Life, I like it but overall it is/was an album without killer tracks.

What are you saying? Don't Tell Me was a hit as well as a classic of her discography.

Because it's unlistenable.

"Overrated" doesn't mean "bad", and I'm not pretending to ignore Ray of Light's critical and commercial success that paved the road for Music and Confessions. Ray of Light a very good album, but I don't think that, outside its fanbase, it will ever be her most beloved album... yes, I know that it's still her most awarded, its videos are sumptuous and so on, but the general public will always gravitate towards her "funniest" albums.

Sorry, I rest my case and I won't change my mind. I don't care about the rhetoric about Ray of Light's legacy; how many Grammy have Like a Virgin, True Blue and Like a Prayer won? Zero. Are they as celebrated as Ray of Light with countless catchphrases such as "HER LAST GOOD ALBUM!", "HER ONLY MASTERPIECE!", "IT CHANGED MUSIC FOREVER!" and so on? No. And so what? Like a Virgin, True Blue and Like a Prayer are still her best selling albums, with some of her best selling/most memorable singles; and along with Confessions, they are the most streamed albums... and you know why? Because the general public and the casual listeners don't give a S. about rhetoric, reviews, awards and so on. Her 80s stuff will always be her most celebrated production. P.S. Anyway, I agree that Madame X is trash.

Sorry, I'm still not sure... yes, the album is often celebrated as the quintessential comeback album, but when it comes to music, I literally don't see it as an influential work: as I wrote before, in 1999 the music scene changed completely, and in 2000 Ray of Light' sound was already a thing of the past. And, unpopular opinion, I still think that way too many ROL tracks sound like "Madonna trying to replicate Chemical Brothers, Bjork, Portishead, Fatboy Slim' sound". I thought the same in 1998 and I haven't changed my mind. It's still a good album, but IMHO a little overhyped and overrated: I'm not surprised that it's not her most streamed work.

Actually the general public is gravitating toward the 80s albums and Confessions... despite all the rhetoric about ROL, the casual listeners prefer the "funny" Madona.

I still think we are overhyping and exaggerating ROL impact: I'm not saying it's a bad album, no one can deny its success, but it seems to me that too many fans act like in 1998 Madonna invented the trip hop sound... but in 1999, that sound was already dead.

I don't think we'll experience a massive difference from what we see right now on Spotify: with five legendary singles, and a sound that defines the 80s more than any album from that decade, True Blue is and will always be her most popular album. But in general, I guess her 80s production + Confessions will always be the favourite Madonna... at least among the casual listeners.