Veronica-Electronica

There’s something to be said for quality over quantity.

Courtney has said way worse about pretty much everyone. Haha. Getting roasted by Courtney is an honour in my book.

As an Australian, I very much second this! I kept holding out hope that she was going to announce another leg of the tour that included Australia. But I was able to see her here on the Rebel Heart tour at least. I wasn’t surprised she missed us this tour, it’s a long way to travel and the tour was already such a huge undertaking.

I mean, that’s pretty on brand for her. The Yassification of Björk!

Precisely!

It did seem strange to me when she was absent from the RSD list this year.

I would love a LAV expanded reissue for its 40th anniversary in November. But it still perplexes me that the first album had its 40th anniversary last year and there was no expanded reissue for that. It would have been the perfect opportunity to start this long discussed reissue campaign with Warner, with the album that started it all! TBH I have lost all faith that any of these expanded reissues are coming. But happy for my cynicism to be proven incorrect.

Technically no, she doesn’t always release something for RSD but she has been very active on the RSD roster since 2016, sometimes with multiple releases and only skipping 2020 and 2021. 2023 RSD: American Life Mixshow Mix 2022 RSD Black Friday: Everybody (40th Anniversary) 2022 RSD: Who’s That Girl (Super Club Mix) 2019 RSD Black Friday: I Rise 2019 RSD: La Isla Bonita (Super Mix) 2019 RSD: True Blue (Super Club Mix) 2018 RSD Black Friday: Ray Of Light (20th Anniversary Clear Vinyl Reissue) 2018 RSD: You Can Dance (Red Vinyl Reissue) 2018 RSD: The First Album (Picture Disc Reissue) 2017 RSD: Dance Mix (Reissue) 2016 RSD: Like A Virgin & Other Big Hits! (Reissue)

RSD releases have already been announced, nothing from Madonna this year.

Ah that makes sense. I was surprised he was the photographer when I first saw the image as Madonna looks way more like herself than she normally does in his overly facetuned iphone photography.

I don’t believe the “unexpected surprise” is related to Madonna at all. Either the sequencing of those Instagram stories was accidental (ie he just reshared the story of Madonna in the booth that he was tagged in and then innocently posted about the “unexpected surprise” next) or it was deliberate (ie he posted them in that sequence to give the illusion that the “unexpected surprise” is related to Madonna to drive interest to his page because he knows most of his followers only care about Madonna related content). He’s probably lurking somewhere in this forum either rubbing his hands together at how successful he’s been at misdirecting, or nervously biting his nails to the quick, bracing for the impending backlash when the “unexpected surprise” is revealed to be a non-M-related non-event.

Bitter lamentations? I missed that, what did he say?

I keep hoping that enough time will pass and the “exclusive” nature of the RSD releases is no longer relevant and they will add them to streaming too. i bought the AL Mixshow EP on vinyl, but I’d love to be able to add the Mother & Father and Easy Ride remixes to my Spotify playlists.

I’ve never been a fan of the UK/Europe Into The Groove artwork (featuring the photo of Madonna and Rosanna Arquette). Always preferred the Brazilian artwork instead. Either way, I don’t think it will matter because I put all my money on it being released to streaming as Angel/Into The Groove as they have done with previous double-a-side releases. If it even gets a digital release at all that is.

Yes, I agree that she seemed to take less risks (or at least, not take as many big risks) after the way AL was received, which is what I love about Madame X. It seemed truly unexpected. And even sonically I can find similarities between the two albums.