deathproof 10,555 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hmm, it’s my favorite album of all time, but the blueprint? I don’t see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husam Elzien 656 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 7 hours ago, deathproof said: Hmm, it’s my favorite album of all time, but the blueprint? I don’t see that. The blueprint for sexually charged/liberated music? I mean no female artist was being that direct about sex before Erotica. Where Life Begins and Secret Garden walked so WAP could run. RUADJAI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahual 599 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I appreciate the album and it usually sits at either #5 or #6 on my list of favorite Madonna albums, but I don't care for its sexual songs. Where Life Begins is a complete skip for me because I find it uncomfortable, not to mention that the instrumental is incredibly stark and boring in my opinion. I also don't like Did You Do It? for similar reasons, although I figure most fans probably hated that song too, so it's not controversial to diss it. I also don't really like Waiting or Words for being monotonous and almost redundant, but at least they're not completely awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBicycle 602 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Love erotica. Was not a massive fan when it came out, as I was a Vouge/LAP type gal, but got into it due to the GS tour in Australia. Recently bought an original pressing on vinyl. OMG! Sounds amazing, fresh and is now one of my favourites. The first side of Erotica, Fever, BBB and D&D is just a 1,2,3,4 power punch of musical pop greatness. Might stop listening to the WIFLFAG mixes and put it on the turntable right now! RUADJAI and Kieran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldencalf 12,573 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 As far as I’m concerned it was never underrated. I bought the CD in the spring of 1993 mostly because she was in the press so much. And I was blown away by how good the album was. So I started slowly getting all her albums in reverse chronological order. By the end of the summer I was obsessed with her music but Erotica and Bedtime Stories always remained my absolute favorites Semtex1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottyx 8,757 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Wasn't underrated here either. Deeper and Deeper was on the radio all the time along with Bad Girl. At the time, once I got through Blond Ambition, I couldn't wait to see what dirty thing she was gonna do next lol .. teenage years. Sigh. Semtex1, Levon and RUADJAI 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 10,555 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 2:46 AM, Husam Elzien said: The blueprint for sexually charged/liberated music? I mean no female artist was being that direct about sex before Erotica. Where Life Begins and Secret Garden walked so WAP could run. I still don’t see it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Madonna 218 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I disagree. Erotica is nowhere near a underrated album. I love the Erotica era so much! And Madonna's badass alter ego Dita! ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 2,360 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Lately I've been listening to this album a lot. I already really liked the album but listening to it lately has made me realize just how good it is, and the fact that (to me, at least) it doesn't get old. To be able to listen to it every day after 30 years and it still sounds amazing, just goes to show how timeless this album is. The production is definitely a sign of the 90s, but still sounds fantastic today. The percussion is sharp, the basslines are sensual and groovy, the strings and synths are beautifully layered on the tracks. I think a lot of why people don't give this album the credit it deserves is because of a lot of the spoken word sections here. I personally love it, but I think for others, especially at the time, it's not something people were used to. Not to mention, historically this album was condemned in her discography so a lot of people I think don't revisit it or give it its deserved credit. Among fans, there's no question about this album being underrated; I think it's one of her most beloved albums among fans. The problem is, we see this album for the amazing body of work it is, and how ahead of its time it is, but outside the fanbase, not many people do. I feel like if people actually knew what happened during this era, then she would get the credit for it today. Maybe the biopic will talk about it? Levon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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