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Who is Charli X?

Who is Charli X?

I always thought it was related to Rosie O'Donnel 
 
ROE or MOE!

I’d have to agree that with hindsight, Madame X makes for a tedious listen. It also happens to correspond to a time in my life that was particularly difficult, and so I don’t have any peripheral memories to bolster any affection for it. Intellectually, there is a concept behind the album, but it fails to ever deliver on fully developing what could have been a master work. The production, dare I say, is what truly drags the good songs into the mud. I think Medellin, Dark Ballet, Killers, Crazy and Crave are the closest to achieving their sonic goals, but even the gorgeous Come Alive, Extreme Occident, Looking For Mercy and I Rise are just plain burdened with unnecessary vocal filters, and either kitchen sink production or meandering studio tricks that never build to a satisfying conclusion. The inclusion of Faz Gostosa is baffling as it belongs on a totally different album, and there are no words to ever describe how angry Bitch I’m Loca makes me as a total waste of space that, in addition to being substandard, adds to the disastrous interruption to the flow of the album that its predecessor begins. Five years later I am quite certain that the overuse of pitch correction and auto tune was a grotesque miscalculation that renders the entire project less heart-driven and soulful, when that is exactly what these songs needed the most. The fact that Madonna hasn’t released an album since makes me wonder if her creative force has been spent, which is truly a shame as I had always hoped for her deepest most insightfully introspective and philosophical work to continue to evolve out of the experiment that was Madame X. 
 
The fact that its heavy-handed approach trumps Hard Candy’s basic lack of appeal to me in making it to the bottom of the list says a lot! At least HC delivered an era that brought joy and smiles to many on a stellar global tour. On tour, Madame X seemed determined to either kill me by asphyxiation from overheating in the stifling theater settings or drive me to suicide with its general darkness, only heightened by Madonna’s constant pain. A very strange era in Madonna’s storied career. Perhaps it will be revisited differently in the future, but upon recently trying to listen to it, I felt the distinct combination of indifference, boredom and sadness. Not a good look. 

I have to say Madame X unfortunately. I’m glad she tried to be experimental again, but it did not hit the mark. 

I loathe this look and spread.
Her Cruella DeVille phase lol

Back to Madonna and Carlton 

Overdramatic? Moi? Baby, you must have confused me for the FIFTEEN PLUS PARAGRAPH RANT above me. 💋 

The fact that fans didn't realise that Human nature was the first digital single reissued and Finally Enough Love the first curated physical project of this deal, still amaze me. 

The attitude of some fans that any artist ‘owes’ them anything, or that they are somehow being ripped off by not having deluxe editions etc is bizzare to me. 
 

i imagine his home looks like an episode of Hoarders.

Well he used it for the Guy Guido documentary. They should have released a complementary cd at the time with the best files...

the problem is that Madonna's collabs with these artists never go anywhere and gen Z doesn't bite, because the songs just not good enough. These artists save the good songs and genuine hits for themselves or other younger collab artists. They collab with Madonna because it's an honor to work with a legend, not because they are hoping for a hit.

I don't mind the breadcrumbs... I just don't wanna get sick from the mold

This would literally be the smartest move she's done since Popular and a great way to rehab her image with gen z.  Not sure what you're going on about.  Brat summer was everywhere.

Babes, we ain't getting anything else from her anytime soon, let us live our pop culture lives and salivate over whatever breadcrumbs she throws at us...

glad to hear it's not real, Madonna's collabs and features with trendy celebs don't really bring anything new to the table

Atlantic has confirmed it's fake.

I'd be down for this. The Troye Sivan and Billie Eilish remixes have both been incredible... M might throw in samples of one of her own club classics - Music, Into The Groove or any number of other bangers...

What a stupid thread. 
 

The Promo CDr lists it as "Rock Version", so that would be the closest thing to a proper, correct labelling of that version (the CDs had no mention of it being any different from the Confessions version, and the Spotify version had it listed as "I Love New York - Live").
https://www.discogs.com/release/15519652-Madonna-Im-Going-To-Tell-You-A-Secret
Despite this it is commonly known that this rock version is an early version. It was probably mastered for the live album, just like how Back That Up got mastered when its demo got released.
 
Yes it was. Most of Dallas Austin's work from Bedtime Stories was remixed near the end of the album completion in hopes to give it more of a pop feel, less urban.
Daniel Abraham reworked "Keep On" as "Don't Stop", and "Honesty" was reworked as "Your Honesty". Though as we know only "Don't Stop" made it to the album. "Your Honesty" was then set to appear on the 2003 boxset that got scrapped and the song instead appeared on Remixed and Revisited.
Secret is the only song that appeared on the album with Austin's production intact. Let Down Your Guard and Freedom were later released, but as rare tracks, and Right on Time was left unreleased.
 

But that's because Bowie is dead. And you know how happy are to 'open vaults' and release every single cassette they found while hoovering the studio, under a sofa.
But Madonna is precious about this stuff and perfectionist. that's why we don;t have any of the special anniversary boxes with new material and demos.

Ricardo Gomes says hello.