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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 17, 2014 16:41:10 GMT -5
The only one that really grabbed me on first listen was "Unapologetic Bitch." I'm all about some reggae Madonna, lmao. With some tweaking and a Nicki verse, it would be hot as hell.
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Post by bunifah on Dec 17, 2014 16:56:49 GMT -5
If Beyonce was able to record an album and film videos without no one knowing / leaking, then anyone can. Madonna should just hire better people for her team. Point blank and a period
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Post by Dreams on Dec 17, 2014 17:02:30 GMT -5
The only one that really grabbed me on first listen was "Unapologetic Bitch." I'm all about some reggae Madonna, lmao. With some tweaking and a Nicki verse, it would be hot as hell. "When we did it... I'll admit it, I wasn't satisfied!"LMFAO! Madonna noooooo! I only heard that one and "Living For Love". "Living For Love" reminds me of Kiesza's "Hideaway" (and I dislike that song!) with a choir. Sounded like she was aiming for a modern day "Like A Prayer," the ending of the song particularly gave me slight LAP teas, but it doesn't quite get there you know. Doesn't sound as rich, organic or substantial, for lack of a better word, as LAP. Anyway, it's so bizarre to me that this leaked. A star of her level shouldn't have that happening to her. And it's not a couple songs we're talking about; it's a whole album.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 17, 2014 17:14:50 GMT -5
What are some names of songs that aren't included here, if she does indeed get rid of half?
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Post by SuperTrouper on Dec 17, 2014 17:16:36 GMT -5
"Addicted (The One That Got Away)", "Bitch I'm Madonna", "Heartbreak City", "Illuminati", "Make the Devil Pray" and "Unapologetic Bitch" are highlights on first and second listen. Almost all of them are miles better than most of MDNA. This is definitely a return to form. I'm so happy and excited. What are some names of songs that aren't included here, if she does indeed get rid of half? Well, I believe there are whole different sessions with producers that weren't included in this leak at all. Natalia Kills / Martin Kierszenbaum, Pharrell, MNEK, Mike Dean, Ryan Tedder, DJ Dahi and probably a couple others?
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Post by August on Dec 17, 2014 18:11:40 GMT -5
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Post by Kinney on Dec 17, 2014 18:28:40 GMT -5
I want to listen to the leak, but it just feels wrong.
She is one of the most powerful women in the world and she has endless resources to keep this sort of thing from ever happening. The whole situation is just sort of mind-boggling.
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Post by Safado on Dec 17, 2014 19:31:00 GMT -5
I am so tempted to listen but I am going to respect her and not listen to it until she releases it officially.....ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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Post by Keelzit on Dec 17, 2014 20:12:11 GMT -5
I won't listen to any of the leaked tracks. It was fun when Rebel Heart leaked but listening to the whole album before it's even finished will not satisfy my need for new Madonna music and I'll probably grow tired of it by the time the finished product is released.
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Post by SuperTrouper on Dec 17, 2014 20:27:13 GMT -5
I personally don't feel conflicted about it. I buy multiple copies of her albums, I pay ridiculous amounts of $$$ to see her shows, this is simply something I will "use" until I can purchase her real album.
Will they get burned out on me by then? Well, she says half of them won't make it on the album - and the others are not final versions. I'm sure some of them sound pretty finished, so they will turn out be the album versions after all. But then again, listening to albums "in full" is not something I highly value, so come next year I will just listen to the new tracks individually.
That's how I justify it, and I'm not even sorry because most of them are making me really, really happy right now :)
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Post by Ling-Ling on Dec 17, 2014 21:10:00 GMT -5
I listened to them once just to see the general direction she's going in. Can't say I'm too thrilled with most of the tracks.
I'm happy if more than half of these find their way into the gutter. And I hope the fact that they leaked so early gets her back in the booth to improve the ones that do make it.
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Post by Wolfy on Dec 17, 2014 21:22:03 GMT -5
They most likely leaked on purpose. Usually only big fans listen to leaked demos. Those fans will buy the album regardless of what leaks. These leaked demos are giving LN some very valuable early feedback. Fans will dissect them and give them ideas on which songs to keep, which need to be tweaked and which would make the best singles.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Dec 17, 2014 21:24:16 GMT -5
They most likely leaked on purpose. Usually only big fans listen to leaked demos. Those fans will buy the album regardless of what leaks. These leaked demos are giving LN some very valuable early feedback. Fans will dissect them and give them ideas on which songs to keep, which need to be tweaked and which would make the best singles. I haven't seen a ton of good reviews for the majority of the songs. It sucks if she paid the producers just to scrap the songs?
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Post by Dammn Baby on Dec 17, 2014 21:33:04 GMT -5
I listened to them once just to see the general direction she's going in. Can't say I'm too thrilled with most of the tracks. I'm happy if more than half of these find their way into the gutter. And I hope the fact that they leaked so early gets her back in the booth to improve the ones that do make it. Agreed. Rebel Heart is the only one from this batch that I can use. Other than RH, the best songs are completely unmemorable, and the worst unlistenable.
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Post by @DjKingBee on Dec 17, 2014 21:59:26 GMT -5
Holy sh!t !!! Bitch I'm madonna is too damn dope !!!! Diplo killed that production
Unapologetic b!tch is a standout track and should be a single needs cleaning up sound quality sounds like a demo
Living for love is a good one too !!!
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Post by xxzion72xx on Dec 17, 2014 22:04:44 GMT -5
Doesn't matter if there are leaks or whatever ... The Diehards like myself will buy it no matter what... The casual fan will care less about the leaks and buy it based on it the material being good, so the end result is no need to rush the album or panic, M will make the earth shake no matter what.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 22:14:04 GMT -5
I don't think all these "leaks" are really leaks. I don't think the "Give Me All Your Luvin" "leak" was a leak either. I think they're judging the reaction. It's not like the final product leaked.
I don't like the general direction of this material, but I didn't like the last two albums either, so I'm not surprised. "Living For Love" is her best song in years though.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Dec 17, 2014 22:40:09 GMT -5
I havnt listened to the leaks but from what I have read from the reactions from the full demos is very positive.
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Post by josh on Dec 18, 2014 1:55:20 GMT -5
I caved and listened to Living For Love and I'm really happy with it! I don't love the verses, but once the pre-chorus kicks in, it's wonderful!
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Post by Robert J on Dec 18, 2014 7:29:51 GMT -5
Highlights of the demos are definitely "Rebel Heart" and "Addicted (The One That Got Away)" for me. Something about the latter reminds me a lot of ABBA.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 18, 2014 10:30:51 GMT -5
Which ones should be cut?
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Post by August on Dec 18, 2014 12:24:36 GMT -5
I listened to the entire leak now...I had promised myself I wouldnt, but the temptation was too much.
I definitely think there are some tracks here that just wouldn't make the album. There are way more down tempo tracks here than would normally be on a Madonna album.
if it was up to me, I would say:
Keep: -Rebel heart -Illuminati -Joan of Arc -Living for Love -Make the Devil Pray -Revolution -Wash All Over Me -Addicted
Ditch: -Bitch I'm Madonna -Borrowed Time -Heartbreak City -Messiah -Unapologetic Bitch (though not likely considering how much she loves that hashtag)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 13:02:23 GMT -5
'Illuminati' tho lmaooo I kinda love it
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Post by So Pure on Dec 18, 2014 14:41:19 GMT -5
I caved in and listened. "Living For Love" is just classic Madonna. I think it'll be remembered with some of her best. Can't wait to hear the finished track. These are obviously demo tracks & not completed versions. I think this will probably delay the album release even further though.
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Post by ILLUSION on Dec 18, 2014 16:12:19 GMT -5
Nicki Minaj recently gave an interview with Power 105.1 and confirmed that she was in the studio with Madonna
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 18, 2014 16:26:11 GMT -5
Nicki Minaj recently gave an interview with Power 105.1 and confirmed that she was in the studio with Madonna If you Shazam UB, it says Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 18, 2014 19:00:04 GMT -5
There was talk that the Madonna/Nicki M. track was for Diplo's album, but I don't know if it was confirmed.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Dec 18, 2014 19:37:58 GMT -5
Roger Friedman who usually bashes madonna had th is to say:
Madonna’s Leaked Album May Be Her Best: Glue Sniffing Salvation and A Joan of Arc Complex ■Music by Roger Friedman - December 18, 2014 5:49 pm 0 34
“It might sound like I’m an unapologetic bitch/Sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is.” That’s Madonna, from what may be the title track for a new album. The album was leaked this week, at least in part, and it’s floating around the internet in bits and pieces. Madonna says she’s upset, but I think she doth protest too much. After several flops, (MDNA, anyone?) Madge had to try something new.
I can’t really review an unfinished album that’s come out unofficially. But if this the work in progress, then Madonna’s on the right road. I haven’t been able to turn off “Addicted to The One that Got Away,” a really great dance single that’s also a sharply composed pop song. Of the six tracks I’ve heard, that’s the most commercial and destined for radio.
The other songs are not dance, really, and are more serious: religion is a consistent theme, and I don’t mean Kabbalah. For the first time in eons, Madonna sounds honest and invested in what she’s singing about. On some of these tracks her voice is refreshingly unprocessed. Her tendency toward reediness works– especially when the songs are spare, acoustic guitar and piano driven. There’s also one, “Messiah,” produced with strings that’s got a majestic anthem like feel.
Of course, Madonna likes to shock. In “Make the Devil Pray,” which musically owes a lot to the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun,” she sings about redemption after indulgence : “We can do drugs, we can smoke weed, and we can drink whiskey. We can get high, and we could get stoned, we can sniff glue, and we could do E, and we can drop acid.”
But there may be focus mostly on “Joan of Arc.” That’s where Madonna complains about media scrutiny, and criticism. “Each time they take a photograph,” she sings, “I lose a part of me I can’t get back.” She’s upset about media “dragging my soul through the dirt…One little lie can ruin my day.” She admits: “I’m not Joan of Arc (not yet).”
Oh my! There’s more, and I can’t wait for Madonna to give us the whole project the way she Wants it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 18, 2014 20:23:07 GMT -5
RUMOR:
According to Interscope Records, "Living For Love" will debut on the radio next Monday. 3 hours ago, Madonna posted a video of choreographers dancing to the very song.
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Post by cause_for_celebration on Dec 18, 2014 20:25:43 GMT -5
RUMOR: According to Interscope Records, "Living For Love" will debut on the radio next Monday. 3 hours ago, Madonna posted a video of choreographers dancing to the very song. I saw her post a video of choreographed dance with Mr. Probz's "Waves" playing in the background and the hashtag #livingforlove. Would be cool if the song gets an official premiere so soon, doubt it though.
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