What two Madonna albums sound good when played together?

[Tudors 674]

What 2 Madonna album pairing sounds the best when played immediately after the other? I love to listen to something to remember album followed by Ray of light album. Such a smooth ride and journey. Especially I want you orcestral going right into drowned world. The best! 😭

 

Also second place for me would be Music album played before American Life because they are so sonically similar to me.

[Scottyx 9,258]

True Blue into Like A Prayer

[Aiwa08 18,460]

True Blue and Like A Prayer.

[Salida 540]

American life and Rebel Heart, for me.

[Cyber-Raga 317]

TB and LAP, hands down. 

[steady75 10,298]

Erotica & Bedtime 

but I do feel like Madonna albums always came in pairs til American Life.

[Andreo 6,081]

Confessions and Hard Candy 🥰

[Andreo 6,081]

On a serious note, Music and American Life is the most correct choice. They're literally two sides of the same coin, both american folk sound mixed with techno. MUSIC is baiting the audience with the americana image, and ends up being the more trippy and psychedelic album among the two; AL is the tormented and raging version of the first and ironically puts more on emphasis on the american folk souns rather than the dark electronic vibe of it.

It's actually so fun how both these albums are so united by the similarities in their production, yet end up being the complete opposite thematically. Actually Spacey trippy album with folk vibes for the one promoted with a country yeehaw ass cover, and midlife crisis inspired, traditional folkloristic tales for the album that shows itself as dark and bad and rebel

[Boombox90 4,376]

Like a Prayer followed by Erotica

[Aiwa08 18,460]

3 minutes ago, Boombox90 said:

Like a Prayer followed by Erotica

I agree. But I always need the bridge between them (Vogue - Justify My Love - Rescue Me).

[Pootz333 2,912]

I agree with Music/ American Life.

Though, one of my unpopular opinions is that I wish Music had been a more Confessions style dance album. The style of Music/ Impressive Instant/ Runaway Lover. The switch from Runaway Lover to I Deserve It is the biggest buzz kill. 

[Voguerista 13,263]

Music and American Life. Music and Confessions too!

[drownedworld 581]

Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor

[CYSMM 689]

Music >> American Life

[bstranger 994]

Madonna and Like a Virgin

[Tudors 674]

Erotica and Bedtime also is great together since their is some hip hop on erotica and r n b vibes on bedtime..

 

Also true blue and lap!

[gst6662000 408]

12 hours ago, steady75 said:

Erotica & Bedtime 

but I do feel like Madonna albums always came in pairs til American Life.

second this for obvious reasons cause I...... ughhhhhhhh

[maddy1111 1,954]

14 hours ago, Salida said:

American life and Rebel Heart, for me.

[steady75 10,298]

Like A Prayer & Erotica is such a random shout. Where is the through line sonically and thematically?

[FrozenRain 364]

Madonna x Confessions on a Dance Floor

[Anapausis 6,642]

Only studio albums are allowed on this?

If not, The Immaculate Collection and GHV2. Say what you wanna say, both are ultimate Madonna's view on her own trajectory for both her first 2 decades.

[skyfitswim 929]

true blue  & like a prayer

ray of light & confessions on a dance floor 

music &  hard candy 

erotica & madame x

bedtime storys & american life 

 

[TheGoth 698]

The Immaculate Collection and GHV2 😁

[LongIslandTea 1,889]

You can dance & COADF 

[xavier 5,205]

It’s a mood thing, just depends. 
 

Erotica & Rebel Heart