HEADOFTHEPACK
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Dec 20, 2014 2:50:34 GMT -5
"I was hoping to release my new single 'Living For Love' on Valentine's Day with the rest of the album coming in the Spring. I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift," commented Madonna.
- good (and very quick) move from her.
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grandelf
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Post by grandelf on Dec 20, 2014 2:53:10 GMT -5
Well it looks like everyone can forget "traditional album promo" forever.
I'm betting tour annoucement will happen in February when more music is released.
For those who didn't listen to the demos: Living For Love ditched the 1990s house sound in favor of a 2010s electropop sound, but the melody and the vocals are the same.
She DID go back to Nicki Minaj AND Kanye West, didn't expect that. The 19 tracks might feature Pharrell collaborations as well.
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SPRΞΞ
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 20, 2014 3:53:36 GMT -5
Fantastic album cover.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Dec 20, 2014 3:54:02 GMT -5
I'm loving the songs.
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Post by seaguy27 on Dec 20, 2014 4:05:25 GMT -5
Love the album cover as well. Does anyone think the way Rebel Heart is written is sorta similar to the way Erotica was written on that album cover?
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Post by grandelf on Dec 20, 2014 4:14:16 GMT -5
^Yeah it sure does. The cover is like a combination of Madonna, Erotica & American Life!
Unapologetic Bitch is the same as the demo version to me, while Illuminati seems to be quite different. Devil Pray has some differences too so the assumption about Blood Diamonds/DJ Dahi reworking tracks seems to be correct.
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Post by seaguy27 on Dec 20, 2014 4:19:20 GMT -5
Living for Love has more punch than the demo and blends a more modern sound with the 90s retro vibe. Devil Pray has that electro country vibe like Don't Tell Me had.
Im actually enjoying the material so far and Madonna seems more invested in this project than she did during MDNA.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 20, 2014 4:51:00 GMT -5
What a flop forum this is sometimes, the internet is blowing up and there are like 5 comments here? lol
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Post by cause_for_celebration on Dec 20, 2014 4:54:15 GMT -5
AHHHHJHHGEJWMSBDJSJSGJEJSBSBSBSBSBSNSJ!!!!!
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Post by music89 on Dec 20, 2014 4:57:21 GMT -5
Disappointing so far Living For Love is cute tho. I like the album cover!
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Post by Glove Slap on Dec 20, 2014 5:10:33 GMT -5
I like Unapologetic Bitch, it reminds me a lot of Rihanna. Devil Pray and Ghosttown are nice too. Everything else is kinda meh on the first few listens. They also sound like they should be...resung?
That album cover is also terrible, her second worst behind Hard Candy. I get the vibe it tries to go for, but it looks incredibly cheap, like she got in a fight with a telephone cord.
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grandelf
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Post by grandelf on Dec 20, 2014 5:13:26 GMT -5
I think the album cover is actually one of the best things about this "era" so far and her best since at least American Life. I never had an issue with the covers of Hard Candy/MDNA but they are generic compared to Rebel Heart.
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Post by colbyco on Dec 20, 2014 5:15:37 GMT -5
"Ghosttown" is stunning! I'm not too thrilled about what they did with "Illuminati". The uptempo version of the demo worked much better in my opinion, but the swap out of the guitar during the verses in the demo with the synths in the album version was a stroke of genius. I wished they had worked that into the demo version and polished it up...it would've taken it to another level. The UK didn't get "Living for Love" in the pre-order, but that's because it's due to be released as a single on Monday, 22nd December and it would be ineligible to chart in the UK if were included in the pre-order...smart move by Interscope.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Dec 20, 2014 5:19:14 GMT -5
After listening to them all some more, I really love "Ghosttown", "Illuminati", and "Devil Pray." "Unapologetic Bitch" is fun. I found the production on "Bitch I'm Madonna" to be too noisy for my liking. This is shaping up to be a really good record. Of course she will put a couple of the weaker ones now because she has to save the really special ones for later. This one is a lot more instant than MDNA.
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Post by SuperTrouper on Dec 20, 2014 5:47:47 GMT -5
They've completely ruined "Devil Pray" and "Illuminati". I will be listening to the demos instead. AND I suggest anyone who skipped on the demos to go back and have a listen after hearing the album versions.
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Post by cause_for_celebration on Dec 20, 2014 5:48:37 GMT -5
They've completely ruined "Devil Pray" and "Illuminati". I will be listening to the demos instead. AND I suggest anyone who skipped on the demos to go back and have a listen after hearing the album versions. Now that she gave us this gift, I don't mind listening to the demos. I'll need to search for them now!
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Post by bunifah on Dec 20, 2014 5:54:54 GMT -5
FINALLY a popstar is playing the game and making a BOLD MOVE I did not see this coming! SLAY THEM MADONNA!
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Post by bunifah on Dec 20, 2014 5:55:20 GMT -5
She got me hyped up as fuck. Downloaded them without even thinking! She is not playing
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Post by seaguy27 on Dec 20, 2014 6:04:03 GMT -5
I prefer the final version of Devil Pray to the demo.
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Post by August on Dec 20, 2014 6:52:48 GMT -5
I am so excited! I am LOVING this new version of Devil Pray and it is now my favorite track so far. That whole baseline breakdown in the middle, holy moly so good.
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Post by Mean A$$ on Dec 20, 2014 7:30:43 GMT -5
I love the new tracks especially Unapologetic Bitch.
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Post by HEADOFTHEPACK on Dec 20, 2014 7:39:19 GMT -5
She does seem far more invested in this album - the songs do sound unique, which is something that couldn't be said for MDNA.
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Post by skizzo on Dec 20, 2014 8:01:58 GMT -5
The demo version of Living For Love is soooo much better imo
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 8:10:23 GMT -5
Living for Love is epic the rest she can keep. I don't hate the album cover nor do I feel album covers mean anything but wtf is the symbolism of shoe laces all over her face. Its a C cover.
Living For Love is best thing she done in a minute.
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 20, 2014 8:23:00 GMT -5
I like most of the songs. Madonna this time got the right producers and right sound.These songs are the best since the era when Madonna had that song "Hung Up".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 8:26:20 GMT -5
"Living For Love" still sounds like a demo to me-- the vocals sound like an early cut. My favorite single by her since "Jump" or "Get Together" though. Based on these songs alone, this is already better than her last two albums. They sound like Madonna doing Madonna and not Madonna doing whatever the 20 years olds at the moment are doing, unlike Hard Candy and MDNA.
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Post by grandelf on Dec 20, 2014 8:47:52 GMT -5
They sound like Madonna doing Madonna and not Madonna doing whatever the 20 years olds at the moment are doing Come on now, Bitch I'm Madonna/Unapologetic Bitch are practically the definition of the latter. That said, at least the production seems to be superior than that of MDNA. Curious whether the remaining tracks will include Pharrell's input.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 8:53:23 GMT -5
I don't think I listened to those long enough to form that impression. Perhaps you're right.
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Post by Nick on Dec 20, 2014 9:00:40 GMT -5
What a flop forum this is sometimes, the internet is blowing up and there are like 5 comments here? lol Some of us woke up to this news! LOL
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 20, 2014 9:12:19 GMT -5
^Yes. I got up at 8am to the news.
LOVE the album cover. You know every Madonna drag queen is going on stage tonight with her face wrapped up.
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