ElectrOnyx
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Post by ElectrOnyx on Mar 23, 2012 10:14:30 GMT -5
Oh man, I think Holiday Guy and I are the only ones left who haven't listened to the entire album. Count me in. I am anxiously waiting. |
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Shooter
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Post by Shooter on Mar 23, 2012 10:48:35 GMT -5
Oh man, I think Holiday Guy and I are the only ones left who haven't listened to the entire album. Count me in. I am anxiously waiting. Me four. I'm patient. |
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Carlitoz
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Post by Carlitoz on Mar 23, 2012 10:48:37 GMT -5
I'm waiting until Tuesday too  |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 23, 2012 11:17:35 GMT -5
I'm waiting until Monday.
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SuperTrouper
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Post by SuperTrouper on Mar 23, 2012 11:22:21 GMT -5
I haven't listened to it either! One music shop says they will have it by Monday, but another already lists it as "released".  I think I will go check out tomorrow and hopefully will be able to get my hands on a copy. |
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SPRΞΞ
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 23, 2012 11:33:26 GMT -5
i didn't listen to the album yesterday, because i want to keep it as fresh as possible for as long as possible. I'm DEFINITELY listening tonight when i get home from work. Every song is stuck in my head, and i'm loving each and every one. Brilliant, amazing album. You guys who haven't heard it yet are in for a real treat. |
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JessieLou
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Post by JessieLou on Mar 23, 2012 12:01:11 GMT -5
I haven't listened either but I will soon lol
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 23, 2012 12:03:31 GMT -5
US fans, don't buy the album until Monday. The SoundScan week starts on Monday.
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botoxic
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Post by botoxic on Mar 23, 2012 13:02:13 GMT -5
I have listened to all snippets released by the label, and I allowed myself to listen in full to the one song that intrigued me most as far as future singles go, "Turn Up the Radio." I will wait to listen to the rest in its entirety, and even though I pre-ordered the album via iTunes, I plan to wait until I have the physical CD in hand (old-school that way). That will likely not be until Wednesday, as I have extremely hectic schedules this Monday and Tuesday and will not be able to make it to a music store.
I pre-ordered the deluxe version but may purchase just the regular CD. From the bonus tracks, I like the snippet of Beautiful Killer, and I F**ked Up sounds decent, but B-Day Song sounds atrocious, and not really feeling the snippet of Best Friend either.
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jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Mar 23, 2012 14:58:19 GMT -5
DrownedMadonna.com @drownedmadonna
Q mag. says MDNA is everything you would want from a #Madonna album and that it's her best album since Ray Of Light. 4/5 stars. @
Q Magazine Review of Madonna's MDNA.
In the new issue there's a full page review basically saying MDNA is everything you would want from a Madonna album and that it's her best collection of songs since Ray of Light. They list I'm Addicted, Gang Bang, I'm A Sinner, Turn Up The Radio, Falling Free and Some Girls as highlights. 4/5 stars.
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HEADOFTHEPACK
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Mar 23, 2012 15:24:35 GMT -5
MDNA ★★★★
Girl Gone Wild ★★★½
Gang Bang ★★★★★
I'm Addicted ★★★★★
Turn Up the Radio ★★★★½
Give Me All Your Luvin' ★★★
Some Girls ★★
Superstar ★★
I Don't Give A ★★★★
I'm A Sinner ★★★★
Love Spent ★★★★½
Masterpiece ★★★★★
Falling Free ★★★
Beautiful Killer ★★★
I f**ked Up ★★★½
B-Day Song ★★
Best Friend ★★
I could have easily lost Some Girls and Superstar and given it the same rating - needless filler. They are pretty low points, but those with the highest ratings are her best moments in years. Great Madonna album.
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Post by chartfreak on Mar 23, 2012 16:10:45 GMT -5
US fans, don't buy the album until Monday. The SoundScan week starts on Monday. Yes, do not add to street date violation. We need every single copy to count towards first week! |
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Post by ALEX GONE WILD on Mar 23, 2012 16:30:58 GMT -5
MDNA ★★★★ Girl Gone Wild ★★★½ Gang Bang ★★★★★ I'm Addicted ★★★★★ Turn Up the Radio ★★★★½ Give Me All Your Luvin' ★★★ Some Girls ★★ Superstar ★★ I Don't Give A ★★★★ I'm A Sinner ★★★★ Love Spent ★★★★½ Masterpiece ★★★★★ Falling Free ★★★ Beautiful Killer ★★★ I f**ked Up ★★★½ B-Day Song ★★ Best Friend ★★ I could have easily lost Some Girls and Superstar and given it the same rating - needless filler. They are pretty low points, but those with the highest ratings are her best moments in years. Great Madonna album. Some Girls is one of my favorite.. I love how everyone likes different things when it comes to Madonna. |
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HolidayGuy
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 23, 2012 16:38:26 GMT -5
But thebigham, you have listened to previews.  Only the true-blue MDNA audio virgins are "waiting." hehe I've stayed away from anything not titled "Give Me All Your Luvin'," "Girl Gone Wild" or "Masterpiece." |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 23, 2012 17:02:59 GMT -5
^WHY do you need to keep bringing that up?
I've listened to just the 1 minute snippets. I've heard the full versions of GMAYL, MP, IFU and GGW, but that's it.
Can't wait to hear all of GB and LS.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 23, 2012 17:03:41 GMT -5
From Billboard.com: The Queen of Pop keeps piling up No. 1s... LUVIN' ' AND NOT LEAVIN': As previously reported, Madonna's legend on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs chart grows this week, as "Give Me All Your Luvin'," featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., rises 2-1 to become her 41st leader on the list. She pulls further ahead of runner-up Janet Jackson, who's banked 19 toppers. The coronation adds yet another honor to Madonna's illustrious chart history. If we include the Material Girl's leading entries on other active, current-based, domestic Billboard charts, her chart-topping total swells to a whopping 151 No. 1s. Here are Madonna's No. 1 sums on the following lists: 41, Dance/Club Play Songs 33, Hot Dance Singles Sales 15, Hot Singles Sales 12, Billboard Hot 100 9, Radio Songs 9, Music Video Sales 7, Billboard 200 7, Dance/Mix Show Airplay 5, Adult Contemporary 3, Internet Albums 2, Digital Albums 2, Digital Songs 2, Hot Digital Tracks 2, Pop Songs 1, Dance/Electronic Albums 1, Tastemaker Albums Mirroring the tempo of so many of her hits, when it comes to topping Billboard charts, Madonna doesn't appear to be slowing down. She could reign again soon on Dance/Club Play Songs, where "Girl Gone Wild" bounds 46-20 as the chart's Greatest Gainer, indicating potential for the track to become Madonna's 42nd No. 1 on the tally within weeks. And, Tuesday's (March 26) release of the Material Girl's 12th studio album of new material, "MDNA," could lead to No. 1 arrivals on multiple surveys the following week. www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-madonna-one-direction-1006561152.story?utm_source=most_recent |
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HolidayGuy
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 23, 2012 17:17:24 GMT -5
Did I mention that here or at MNation? Can't keep track lately. hehe But it probably was just the one instance.
Billboard didn't mention where 151 No. 1s places M. I'd be curious to see a list of acts with the most unique No. 1 titles across all Billboard charts. Would require some extensive research, though.
P.S.: Gary has the Pop Songs count at 2, but "Take a Bow" is the only one to reach the top since Top 40/Mainstream (Pop Songs) debuted in October 1992. Of course, she had a couple hit No. 1 on Radio & Records that peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's pop-format chart.
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chatoyant
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Post by chatoyant on Mar 23, 2012 17:32:32 GMT -5
Didn't "I'll Remember" hit #1 on Pop Songs?
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OneDrag
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Post by OneDrag on Mar 23, 2012 17:34:57 GMT -5
I think the album is good overall and I may actually buy it. My favorite tracks are "Turn Up the Radio", "Some Girls", "I Don't Give A" and "Masterpiece".
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 23, 2012 18:47:55 GMT -5
^Thank you, Mariah fan.  |
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jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Mar 23, 2012 18:48:19 GMT -5
Newsday
Grade A
Drops: Madonna still on top with 'MDNA'
Published: March 23, 2012 5:52 PM
By GLENN GAMBOA glenn.gamboa@newsday.com
Madonna is at a crossroads.
The windup for her 12th studio album, "MDNA" (Interscope), was huge, drawing more than 114 million viewers for the most-watched Super Bowl Halftime Show in history, where she rolled out the album's first single "Give Me All Your Luvin'." However, radio didn't really embrace the giddy, cheerleader-driven pop song, which stalled at No. 10 after its initial burst of sales, even after it was augmented with current A-listers Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and LMFAO. That welcome re-raised the question that has dogged Madonna for the past decade or so: Can she still be a pop star?
Part of what makes "MDNA" so extraordinary is that the answer seems unclear -- even to Madonna. On half of "MDNA," Madonna, surrounded by such state-of-the-art collaborators as hot producer Martin Solveig, sounds like she is readying her last stand as the Queen of Pop, marshaling upbeat dance numbers, well-crafted enough to match anything today's crop of pop princesses -- Rihanna, Katy Perry and, of course, Lady Gaga -- could muster. On the other half of "MDNA," though, Madonna, with her "Ray of Light" producer William Orbit, sounds like she could easily leave pop behind to create dark, challenging EDM and work on her far-more-lucrative concert tours.
Throw in the fact that Madonna clearly still has unresolved feelings about her divorce from director Guy Ritchie -- and is willing to openly discuss them -- and "MDNA" not only becomes her most interesting album since 1998's "Ray of Light," but her most artistically fearless album since 1989's "Like a Prayer."
There is no filler here, no unrealized potential. Each song on "MDNA" is part of Madonna's internal argument about her future as a pop star, an artist, a wife and a woman. And over the course of an hour or so, they all try to hash it out.
The songs produced by Solveig, best known in America for the dance hit "Hello," are all timely pop songs, ranging from the catchy escapism of "Give Me All Your Luvin' " and "Turn Up the Radio" to the defiant "I Don't Give A," which features Madonna rapping about her post-divorce life ("You were so mad at me / Who's got custody? / Lawyers, suck it up / Didn't have a pre-nup") and employs Minaj in another song-stealing turn.
The songs produced by Orbit are more diverse. There's the tabloid-fodder dubstep "Gang Bang," where Madonna cleverly adopts Ritchie's violent filmmaking style into her lyrics, and the electronic "Some Girls." However, even more thrilling is the gorgeous, vulnerable trio of tracks that close out the regular version of the album -- the Abba-esque, banjo-riffic "Love Spent," the Golden Globe-winning love song "Masterpiece" and the epic, "Frozen"-like "Falling Free," where Madonna looks for a way to move on.
"MDNA" shows that Madonna, who celebrates the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough debut this year, can still pull out some surprises -- even for herself.
MADONNA
"MDNA"
GRADE A
BOTTOM LINE Madonna expresses herself
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floridagrl
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Post by floridagrl on Mar 23, 2012 19:09:14 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the album yet either. Only some snippets. Waiting (im)patiently until Monday!!!  |
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jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Mar 23, 2012 19:15:45 GMT -5
After deep ( lol ) thought, in my opinion, I guess it really doesn't matter if one has listened or is waiting. At the end of the day, the ones who have listened, Love it, and those who are waiting will Love it. All are happy.
I am happy because this will probably break her own record at debuting at #1 in the most countries.
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Post by Illusions on Mar 23, 2012 19:25:50 GMT -5
MDNA ★★★★½
Girl Gone Wild ★★★½
Gang Bang ★★★★★
I'm Addicted ★★★★★
Turn Up the Radio ★★★★½
Give Me All Your Luvin' ★★★★
Some Girls ★★★★½
Superstar ★★★
I Don't Give A ★★★★½
I'm A Sinner ★★★½
Love Spent ★★★★★
Masterpiece ★★★★½
Falling Free ★★★★½
Beautiful Killer ★★★★
I f**ked Up ★★★★½
B-Day Song ★
Best Friend ★★★★
My favorites are Love Spent, Gang Bang, I'm Addicted, I Don't Give A and Some Girls. B-Day Song is awful and should have never been recorded.
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SPRΞΞ
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 24, 2012 3:39:51 GMT -5
i love every single track. Which is uncommon for a Madonna album, or for any album. The best from this album supersedes anything from other artists' albums. Gang Bang just trumps any release from any other artist. The entire album is one gigantic bullseye. I couldn't be happier. |
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Post by Mpol on Mar 24, 2012 5:32:35 GMT -5
Beautiful Killer NEEDED to be on the Standard version instead of Superstar. Seriously. LOVE IT!
B-Day song should have NEVER been made.
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jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Mar 24, 2012 6:55:58 GMT -5
Impressive ads on iTunes today especially for the single. Album moving up fast now. |
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HolidayGuy
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 24, 2012 7:30:53 GMT -5
"I'll Remember" stopped at No. 2 on Pop Songs.
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Piriguette
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Post by Piriguette on Mar 24, 2012 9:08:47 GMT -5
Cannot wait....counting down the hours. This is so exciting.
BTW, the Smirnoff remix album, more information will be revealed on the 26th. Cannot wait to get that as well.
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Post by texasdevil on Mar 24, 2012 9:25:20 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the album yet either. Only some snippets. Waiting (im)patiently until Monday!!! x2!  |
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