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  1. Hiya! Just saw this podcast was published in The Guardian last Friday and wanted to share it (in case it has not been uploaded here yet) Presented by Nosheen Iqbal, with Mary Gabriel and Donna De Lory, produced by Natalie Ktena and Jim O'Donoghue Martin, executive producer Homa Khaleeli https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/dec/15/how-madonna-changed-pop-culture-for-ever-podcast
  2. Another one! https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/madonnas-celebration-tour-is-more-than-just-another-greatest-hits-show/amp/
  3. the Huff Post made a compilation of the opening night reviews' highlights https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/madonna-celebration-tour-reviews_uk_652d0579e4b03b213b068980
  4. I wish i had any type of info…but I am as in the dark as most of us regarding if it is legit or not… 😅
  5. not sure of this was posted before... but I just saw it now and wanted to share in case
  6. reaaaally enjoying watching this! great work as usual @Blue Jean!!!!! Thank you, it helps soooo much to get extra hyped for this final night before the tour premieres
  7. and another The Guardian article about M today! they are defo hyping up to opening night ;) https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/11/madonna-cone-bra-weapon-celebration-tour-women-power-passion-of-the-pop-icon
  8. Ahead of the opening night of the Celebration Tour on saturday (can u believe we are almost there?!!!?), the Guardian has published this article today. Hope it is ok to post it here https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/09/get-into-the-groove-writers-go-head-to-head-to-declare-madonnas-best-album
  9. My best memories are from DWT, CT and MDNA. i remember the opening night of the DWT in Barcelona very vividly, but particularly the first time she "flew" in the air in Sky fits heaven, such a surprise and the reaction from the audience was incredible; also have great memories of the second night, she was much more relaxed and interactive with us. While waiting in the opening night, the crowd went crazy when we saw Guy Ritchie entering the arena to see the show. That and the reaction to the first notes of Holiday... Wild reaction! I managed to secure a front row space for the CT after many hours of cueing in the worst possible conditions in Amsterdam, and that concert experience was AMAZING. I mean... the mirror ball opening up right in front of me was the ultimate M experience live. But the best was when she (briefly) locked eyes with me and asked me something during the flags interlude. I could barely talk back at her hahahah Live to Tell live in that tour was simply stunning and moving, and what an ending with the whole disco section and hung up as a finale... Another great memory was winning the golden triangle lottery for MDNA. I started shaking from nerves and when I saw I was front row again I couldn't believe it. Got to chat with Guy O while waiting for the show to start and he took a pic of me and 2 other fans while we waited in the golden triangle, plus there is a pic he took from the stage (during M's sound check) where u can see her from the back and looking at us fans (and u can see me grinning at her) I loved the beginning: the bass was soooo powerful with the intro you could feel it deep in your body, a somewhat "scary" and espectacular opening. And the floating marching band in GMAYL was another spectacle (not a huge fan of the song but that live rendition made up for it) SS and RH tours, probably due to personal reasons, made no great impression on me (even if for RH i was again front row, I simply didn't manage to connect to it, it felt as if something was missing... i felt no urgency or artistic drive in that tour) And I unfortunately missed the Reinvention Tour due to work commitments the day of the show in Arnhem. A pity cause I had friends attending and they were sooooo enthusiastic about it. My Madame X show in Paris got cancelled... And I am unable to attend the CT2, unfortunately... unless things change, I'll only be able to enjoy it through fan videos. Gutted about it cause I have a feeling it will be spectacular.
  10. The SEX book is being exhibited in Barcelona's CCCB as part of a (quite good) exhibition around Marquis de Sade's work and its effect on society and art.
  11. one word: wow!!!!!!! Brilliant work, thank you for sharing it...
  12. i have to go with Everybody. I prefer the dirtier sound of the demo but, being her very first single, and with that amazing story behind (how she got it to be played in Danceteria, contract with Sire, etc._) it has that extra special thing in her "iconography". I love this album.
  13. This thread was very needed when u created it! Lets celebrate her and her career and achievements, her artistic evolution, her rebelliousness and her determination to continue! 💗
  14. great topic! I have always thought so myself, cause the key variation between the instr and the vocals is quite evident...yet i find the remixes deliciously addictive, for sure in my top 10 of all of her (remix) discography
  15. voted! thanks @Curtainsfor organizing this! Very curious...
  16. i share this link to an article in the Guardian of today. In a way it is related to this discussion about all the hate she gets https://www.theguardian.com/music/commentisfree/2023/jan/29/madonna-celebration-tour-sexism-ageism-female-artists
  17. To me, Madame X is very close to being a masterpiece (with a few moments where she made some decisions that hurt it slightly) I think it is a polarizing album for fans because it is more of a sonic experience than a traditional music album. I see it as a merge of music and sound design, a piece where Madonna's voice is a part of it as instrument and narrator, more than as a singer (though there are plenty of beautiful singing moments in it). In that sense, it could be seen somehow like what Bjork is doing nowadays: creating a sonic world where the voice merges and lives in, becoming part of it as an instrument that delivers also meaning and imagery through words. Some clunky choices in the selection of the tracks take you out of the trip she proposes. She seems to have the tour too much in mind when she makes her latest albums, and therefore the album suffers for it. The production's style of some tracks (i rise and looking for mercy come to mind now) if slightly reworked to fit the portuguese music style theme of the album would have made more sense as closers. Mirwais should have produced them of at least re mix them somehow in the end. As they are, they dilute the illusion created and go purely in the realm of the lyrical content. That is why I think some of you would prefer Ciao Bella as a closer: it belongs to the journey she took us to. All that said, the album is glorious. Beautiful production, surprising, fresh and not "of the moment" (there is longevity in it). I love it and I hope she keeps sonically exploring in whichever genre she chooses to dive into (whenever she is inspired for a new album)
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