Rebel Heart - Album Thread [Happy 1st Birthday!]

[SimonVenekeo 1,893]

Playing the clean versions as i type... this is beyond ridiculous.

It sooooo distracts from the song but it's like a guilty pleasure!!

[SimonVenekeo 1,893]

Kendrick Lamar's album broke several records (streams, downloads...), not sure about physical sales though.I still don't get why you're all obsessed with her charting #1David Bowie, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones haven't reached the top 10 since 1922 but they still are living legends with whom everyone wants to work. Isn't legacy more interesting/rewarding than chart positions?

I'm happy she was #1 in my country! I did my part! I agree though chart positions aren't everything when you have a long career. Eventually you're gonna slip a bit. I mean Cher has like almost 30 albums and I think ones like Black Rose didn't even chart.

[Halex 1,610]

Kendrick Lamar's album broke several records (streams, downloads...), not sure about physical sales though.I still don't get why you're all obsessed with her charting #1

I kinda have the same point of view. So what if she's not #1 ? That doesn't make her any less of a household name, especially in this day and age where the charts don't mean that much anymore. 

[thatLHC 151]

suddenly its like nobody has ever witnessed much worse albums top that chart.

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[thatLHC 151]

If only good music made it to #1, the world would be a better place.

 

but then again whether its good or bad music is completely subjective, so...

[richiemadonna 11]

I think "Rebel  Heart" is one of Madonna's best albums!!!! I like it very very much.

[M-Master 903]

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[Breathless 5,286]

Thank you!

[groovyguy 63,858]

RebelHeart sold 20,000 copies in Italy in her 1st. Week ( is eligible for Gold Certification)

[M-Master 903]

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[M-Master 903]

RebelHeart sold 20,000 copies in Italy in her 1st. Week ( is eligible for Gold Certification)

Inalians do it better

[manoba 699]

The released album gets 6/10 from me.It should have been divided into two parts, it's way too messy and some of the tracks are just not true Madonna quality. I prefer to make my own 10/10 version of what we got. ;)

[Fighter 28,800]

The released album gets 6/10 from me.It should have been divided into two parts, it's way too messy and some of the tracks are just not true Madonna quality.I prefer to make my own 10/10 version of what we got. ;)

 

I can't even listen to some of the demos, especially Rebel Heart. It pains me she didn't realise the potential of that song.

[devilpray 2,387]

she lost her mind after the leaks and fucked up a little

[Yung Rapunxel 2,174]

The tracklist is quite confusing, she should have released the album in two parts, the leaks didn't prevent this concept

[devilpray 2,387]

her label didn't want the album to have two parts

[Yung Rapunxel 2,174]

her label didn't want the album to have two parts

 

She told in a interview but she should have done anyway, let's apply "Bitch, I'm Madonna".

 

If Beyoncé did with I Am Sasha Fierce, why her label didn't let Madonna do it

[madgefan 10,156]

I heard Christina had the same issues with Back to Basics but she won in the end.

[Yung Rapunxel 2,174]

I heard Christina had the same issues with Back to Basics but she won in the end.

 

Oh yes, I forgot about that one too delicious album btw

[Fighter 28,800]

True. Label should've respected Madonna's wishes and she shouldn't have backed down. i dont know why she lets people dictacte so much of her, sounds like insecurity to me.   and the stupid label 

 

Album is great anyway but as a double album and maybe 2 lead singles, would've been more exciting conceptually. 

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[Esteban 125]

When all the demos first leaked and the idea of a double album was first suggested, I was all excited and 100% behind the idea of an album of two halves...CD1- Rebel (edgy, sexual, confrontational), CD2- Heart (heartfelt, confessional, traditional). But having lived with the official album for a few weeks and sitting through a mixed bag of emotions, I think they were correct to keep the album as a rollercoaster of emotions, themes and show the conflicting sides of Madonna...she is, after all, a complex mix of ping-ponging between emotions and her many sides exposed/hidden within a single heartbeat- vulnerability, strength, sadness, joy, provocative, solitary etc. Also, I think many of us would listen more to one CD more than the other...I would, if I'm honest, have played "Heart" more than "Rebel" and so Rebel would become tired very quickly...all one theme, but this way (and I always play an album in its intended sequence and never shuffle/skip) I have been exposed and begin to enjoy tracks like Unapologetic Bitch, Iconic, Holy Water, S.E.X. and Illuminati because they are surrounded by my favourite Heart tracks...which makes me begin to listen and grow to love those more Rebel tracks. So, for me, the erratic tracklisting works and makes me enjoy EVERY track instead of favoring a certain side.

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[Esteban 125]

+1000The critics would have crucified her. "Rebel" side would have been labelled desperate, Katy Perry/Kiezsa ripoff. And also, Iconic or VVV are upbeat but they really don't have anything rebellious (even though she sings about being a renegade and all), they're celebratory. "Heart" side would have been ballads, midtempo tracks and LFL. Very unbalanced.Also, I think that this Rebel vs. Heart concept is very immature and goes against what Madonna has been for the past 30 years. She is not one thing or another, she is both at the same time. She is not a punk rocker, someone who goes against the mainstream for the sake of it. She isn't a lovey-dovey romantic doll either, her feelings are always somewhat linked to sexuality, religion, spirituality, politics, art and so on. Her complexity and the way she embraces it is really one of her trademarks. Rebel Heart (the song) and Wash All Over Me express that very well, and that's probably why these tracks conclude the different versions of the album.

 

I completely agree...the critics (and some fans) would compare the two sides against each other...like a "Something To Remember" battle with "Confessions On A Dancefloor" ;) I like that its a complex mixed vibe, like the lady herself. Plus the term 'Rebel' is a difficult one to pinpoint...I consider Wash All Over Me as a determined, rebellious story...also Ghosttown could fit the bill as rebelling/fighting against all that life throws at you and still believing and moving onwards and upwards, so we probably would have had a fast side and a slow side...which doesn't necessarily suggest either Rebel or Heart. I like that within each song there is a mix of both and each story can be labelled as either/or....again, a perfect way to describe Madonna and her back catalogue. It's also fascinating to go on that little journey from the full of hurt HeartBreakCity to the joyous, playful Body Shop and followed by the confidently sexual Holy Water...even the filthy tongue-firmly-wedged-into-cheek S.E.X. going into the beautifully Gothic heart of Messiah perfectly portray the many characteristics and complexities of a female artist.