tommymad

I personally prefer the "live" feel, the seamless edits etc that she doesn't seem to do any more. I love seeing the B-roll footage/news report footage from her shows because it shows how well she actually does perform, the editing style can have the reverse of the intended effect, I feel. The part in Iconic on Rebel heart tour springs to mind, when she rushes forward suddenly, it was rendered less dramatic. There are many examples. From the preview video she posted, I'm expecting graphical overlays and reverse footage, slow mo, fast mo.

Get Together Die another day What it feels like for a girl American Pie Hung Up

Agreed. Still feeling shit about last Sunday's shortened show

I feel that she is gaslighting her fanbase, those who are upset at least, into thinking they have the problem. It makes me feel extremely depressed to read about her rudeness. My Madonna fandom really makes me feel bad about myself at the moment, and that's a first. Not to mention the whopping defect in my bank account.

Your phone is locked up in a pouch at the entrance to the venue. I was leaning up against the wall drinking beer, watching the queue of people buying merchandise.

Ditto, that was me on Sunday night.

Ill keep my fingers crossed for, I hope you have a great time.

Just watched it. As far as i can tell just listening through my phone speaker, they turned up her live vocal which fearures strong autotune, more hard tuned than the studio version which was louder in the broadcast version

Her reference to the cut start actually increased my annoyance! I think if if id been surrounded by like minded fans itd have been a better experience. The married couples around me I dont think realised what had happened. I always get too affected by what other people are doing at concerts. My madonna love is a private thing! ?

I guess im pissed off I had to pay the cost The thing that hurt me most Was that i git ripped off *dramatic synth chord* I got ripped off! (Reverberates to infinity)

Yes, when i heard about the shortened show i became very stressed, thinking please god, not my show, not after i paid all that money etc etc. Sadly, it did happen. Not helped by the slightly annoying family in front of me who from what i gleaned from their chatting, got free tickets. Glugging beer and asking if she was doing the old songs yet!

Love Bad Girl.

Rubbing it in (unintentionally).

Yeah fair enough. Its just, as i say the disappointment is still raw. As i previously posted, i couldnt afford to see the show but if id seen the full thing as madonna originally intended id have felt better about it. (As in, I got myself into more debt for my queen)

Yeah maybe, i was just thinking of myself. Seeing as still on the coach on the way home from the show. Its still raw and im tired!

You make valid points but allow those who attended a chopped up show to share their disappointment.

Gosh, yes, like a prayer was quite flat and i dont mean the vocals. It had everyone clapping along of course though, cause its like a prayer. Maybe you should help her with her next setlist? The fan show? She'd never do it. Generally speaking, i like that she does what the hell she wants and i enjoy it on its own merits. On the subject of the absent opening, how does she enter the stage in that performance? Imagine Girlie with no Erotica, Blond with no Express Yourself!

Agreed. And speaking as someone who only saw tonights show, the pacing was really not great, so many monolgues it was hard to get lost in the performance.

...the reason im saying this here is because i went the show on my own. I have no chum i can vent with or share in this disappointment..nobody i know is crazy enough to spend 475 quid on a concert ticket. I took out a credit card to pay for it, friends said i was silly to do this as already in debt. So the feeling of being short changed by this woman ive idolized for 30 years is acute. Im sure ill get over it. Not to say i wasnt captivated by parts of the show. Frozen was stunning, loved the stairs in extreme occident and the rescue me interlude were all great theatre.

I found it hard to enjoy the show because I felt so upset. I shall remember this feeling next time she announces a tour.

I wish id been informed of this prior and been offered a refund or partial refund. Absolutely gutted. The wait for her to come on and realising what was about to happen was so unbearable, a very unpleasant experience. This was my one madame x show and purchased with borrowed cash. What a disaster.

Ok, thats good to know. Dont want to listen to any more before Sunday's show...he said optimistically.

I was going to say, have avoided listening to most of the bootlegs but I did a little comparison of like a prayer and there are clear differences in phrasing and intonation on the two i heard.

I felt the same emotion

Really well deciphered! I was going to say - she had the same issue with the opening counts on the first night at Wembley. From the amateur video, you can see that she didn't receive the count it because she misses the first beat and then has to catch up. On the second night (I was there) it was sorted. Actually while we're on the subject, a lot of people think that the soundboard recording from Wembley is from the opening night, the 25th but it's from the 26th, you can tell from the dialogue and the fact that the count in is audible before the footstep sound effect.