MEGARATE: American Life era [Results Show - Recap on first page]

[spinningaround 1,165]

6 hours ago, Curtains said:

I answered to that on the first page.

Oh sorry, i didn't realise that.

Well... still... i think it qualifies as a Madonna song since the song itself its basically a duet. Have you ever heard the Britney solo version? Sounds very different, vocally speaking. I think it should be included, but thats just my opinion. I will be voting soon  

[mirtillo 631]

I don't want no lies
I don't watch TV
I don't waste my time
Won't read a magazine

 

[desperateK 67]

Voted!

I used to like this album as a whole and considered it very consistent when it came out. As years have gone by, I've been surprised by how many songs haven't stayed with me or seem weak to me now as compositions...

[Tony Fortin 688]

What I want is to find my place
Breath the air and
feel the sun on my children's face

[Curtains 6,559]

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We're now at half of the voting period, so I'm tagging some of you that might be interested to join in. So far, I've received 43 votes!

[spinningaround 1,165]

Voted! Curious to see the results...

[mirtillo 631]

I'm not religious
But I feel so moved
Makes me want to pray
Pray you'll always be here

[mikenmark 341]

Voted, hope you all have the same "terrible" taste as me.  Justice for DAD😜

[Ayham 2,367]

[Ayham 2,367]

Beautiful album, funny me after almost 15 years I realize how beautiful this song! 

 

[Copenhagen Ciccone 133]

Some time between ‘Music’ and ‘American Life’ I went from being a casual fan to a die hard fan which made ‘American Life’ the first Madonna release I followed closely <3

Edited May 27 by Copenhagen Ciccone

[chaosmen1984mk 192]

I always wanted to see a rock or acoustic Madonna and with this album both wishes were fulfilled and better still, discreet and ear-friendly electronic sounds were added and all this mix resulted in a product that exceeded my expectations although I admit that it is not an album many will like it at first listen, but right there lies its charm and particularity, it is an album that you learn to love over time.

The only song that I feel breaks the cohesion of the album is Die Another day, I feel that it should not have been included for this reason because its sound differs a lot from the rest of the songs on the album (something similar to what happened with 4 Minutes on Hard Candy), plus I don't like it because I find it overproduced both in sounds and in Madonna's distorted voice. Therefore, for being the different and rejected of the group, I will have to give it the score it deserves, although the video for this song is wonderful and it has nothing to do with hating the song.

Special mention for Mother and Father, my favorite on the album, both for the message and for the production, the perfect example of how sounds can transmit emotions, especially the final part where Madonna, whose voice is distorted like a girl, repeats that she is trying to overcome the memory of her mother's death and lead a normal life while in the background the sounds come together and gradually increase in intensity until they end up in something chaotic, a chaos that reflects the mental struggle that develops in her because of the difficulty that it is for her to overcome the trauma and that we do not know if she will be successful in it. That's why I think that The song that should have followed after should have been Easy Ride and not Die Another Day since its slow and calm rhythm made the perfect contrast with the intensity of the final part of Mother and Father.

[mirtillo 631]

Sometimes it's such a pleasure
Sometimes I wanna tear it all down
It's easy to be lazy
And hard to go away from the crowd

[GhostOrchid 497]

Voted!

Thank you @Curtains for making me listen to this masterpiece again from beginning to end with full attention, after many years, and reminding me why it holds #2 on my All-time M list.

I tend to forget...  

[Curtains 6,559]

49 votes as of now. And I'm glad you're all able to rediscover the albums during these games as well. I do it at the same time as you and it's a joy!

[Unruhe 1,254]

Voted!

[mirtillo 631]

I'm not myself when you're around
I'm not myself standing in a crowd
I'm not myself and I don't know how
I'm not myself, myself right now

[Fontainebleau 2,722]

I finally voted! For me this was the hardest megarate. American Life is such a cohesive album and my favourite song changes from day to day, depending on my mood. I had a really good time rediscovering this album. I think even songs like Die Another Day and I'm So Stupid are outstanding despite these songs getting a lot of criticism. American Life certainly is in my top 5 of favourite Madonna albums.

[MDNA22 669]

So much better than Madame X  - similar production but much stronger songs and more restrained voice distortion so it actually does not sound like a robot singing 

[alfi1973 23]

Voted !

[Curtains 6,559]

55 votes as of now!

[Winn 1,381]

On 5/26/2022 at 2:21 PM, desperateK said:

Voted!

I used to like this album as a whole and considered it very consistent when it came out. As years have gone by, I've been surprised by how many songs haven't stayed with me or seem weak to me now as compositions...

Agreed. I was surprised how relatively low I rated many of the songs. It's no MUSIC that's for sure.

[The Grey Pilgrim 2,174]

 In my opinion, American Life does not hold up we at all compared to the majority of her discography, I keep being reminded by some people that this is some underrated gem. Going back and listening to it all the way through makes me understand why it deserved to flop.

[mirtillo 631]

I got to give it up
Find someone to love me
I got to let it go
Find someone that I can care for

[poodle 201]

I hate this album. I dislike it, I gagged when I first listened to it, I only bought dozens of copies as a collector to have AL on my shelf. Fuck this album. It's horrible, and fuck Mirwais.