As from Monday you can keep in touch with me and my ramblings via doo/tooyoo as Pinkle. So I'm not d...
As from Monday you can keep in touch with me and my ramblings via doo/tooyoo as Pinkle. So I'm not disappearing!
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This is journey into the psyche of the woman now known as Mrs. Ritchie, is one of may twists and turns. This CD is also once again a tapestry of different musical influences. Madonna combines a plethora of people including Damian La Gassick and Nick Young under the collective flagship of William Orbit and Mirwais Ahmadzai.
Aside from the craze for celebrity T-shirts and cowboy hats. Music is simply what the title says.
I really like the tackiness of the pictures on the CD cover but,must admit that Madonna looks a bit like a Liverpool scally (blonde hair, fake tan, gold jewelry and pink lipstick). I bought it for £6.99 in a Virgin Megastore sale.
‘Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel come together’.
I wasn’t overly taken with this when I first heard it but the so unbelievably boisterous, the chorus so delicious that I soon realized that Madonna was once again re-emerging with a classic in the making. Forgive me if I sound a tad too glib but the woman had the foresight and sense of humour to put Ali G in the video. Fantastic weekend music to drink copious amounts of alcohol to before going to your chosen destination….
2. Impressive Instant 8/10 ( Madonna/ Ahmadzai)
‘ Cosmic systems intertwine /Astral bodies
drip like wine/ All of nature ebbs and flows.’
Throbbing base line accompanies this story of lust at first sight. A cracking tune with Madonna making all sorts of strange vocals and harmonies
3. Runaway Lover 8/10 (Madonna/Orbit)
‘ You lost your reputation on a woman / You didn’t understand or care to know.’
Anyone who has been out with a complete and utter scoundrel can indentify with this song. It’s in your face and upbeat. Once again very good for those I am over him/her moments.
4. I Deserve It 10/10 (Madonna/ Ahmadzai)
‘ I have no regrets/ There’s nothing to forget/ All the pain was worth it’.
This is almost acoustic. It is Madonna wearing her heart on her sleeve for the entire world to see. It is such a sweet song that overexposure can probably lead to cavities. Was the word ‘ Guy’ used deliberately? I hope so.
5. Amazing 9/ 10 (Madonna / Orbit)
‘ You took a poison arrow and you aimed it at my heart/It’s heavy and it’s bitter and it’s tearing me apart.’
We’ve all been there. Been totally mad about someone who should be neutered/ slapped/ shipped off to another hemisphere (delete as applicable). Yet this person is like the human incarnation of all your desires. Madonna puts this vibe across in yet another bouncing track…. Is her energy boundless?
6. Nobody’s Perfect 10/10 (Madonna / Ahmadzai)
‘Cool I am when I am with you/ Cool I’m not when I am lonely’
The only downside to this effort is that it sounds a bit like that terrible Cher ‘ Believe’ record when she synthesizes her voice. The beat is steady, with an accompanying guitar. The lyrics are startlingly human … the track ends with the phase ‘ Love me’. Showing us all that even superstars are vulnerable. Great record.
7. Don’t Tell Me 9/10 (Madonna/ Ahmadzai)
‘ Don’t tell me to stop/ tell the rain not to drop/ Tell the wind not to blow/ Cos you said so’
This is the one that prompted the whole silly cowgirl thing. Great dance record. As if anyone would dare tell Madge how to do anything anyhow. Fabulous harmonies and violins.
8. What It Feels Like For A Girl 9/10 (Madonna/ Sigworth)
‘ Strong inside but you don’t know it/ Good little girls never show it’
I discovered that she has also recorded this track in Spanish. This features a great excerpt from Serge Gainsbourg’s ‘ Cement Garden’. This record is so feminine and sexy it positively purrs. From a Girl’s perspective this is most suitable listening when your hormones are a bit chaotic. Womanly and wry.
9. Paradise (Not For Me) 9/10 ( Madonna / Ahmadzai)
‘ I can’t remember when I was young/I can’t explain if it was wrong/ My life goes on / But not the same/ Into your eyes my face remains.’
Its track is delectably downbeat but still somehow remains on the chilled side of introspection rather than, in the 'I must drink a bottle of wine because my life is crap camp.' She sings a bit of French in it too, which sound quite alluring. I must translate it someday. The usual twiddly electric noises that loom largely in this CD also feature, but they appear with great care and excellent production.
10. Gone 10/10 (Madonna/ Gassick/Young)
‘Letting go is not my thing/ Walk away/ Won’t let it happen again/ I’m not/ I’m not very smart.’
This is as my first rather dire offering on this CD, where Madonna goes into Gloria Gaynor mode. No not sequins and seventies karioke, but rather this acoustic based record is her answer to ‘ I Will Survive’. This record is quite possibly one of the most inspirational songs I have heard in years. Harmonies are fantastic. Lyrics are insightful. Whenever I am feeling a little low, this record rescues me from listening to Radiohead.
11. American Pie 6/10 (McLean)
‘ Now do you believe and can music save your mortal soul?’
Music the CD might possibly save your soul, but this cover version is almost certainly the most disappointing thing since Shangai Surprise or Body of Evidence. Lordy! I digress. This is a brilliant song that Madonna has over produced. The background electronic bits sound like a like a 1970’s children’s television program or something.
On the whole you can see why this was a winner at the Brit Awards 2001. Madonna seems to be getting better and better. When I listen to this next to her earlier stuff such as ‘ Lucky Star’ or ‘Causing a Commotion’ the difference in her vocal talent and her level of production is phenomenal. I can’t wait for her next CD.
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Madonna,I luv all of her tracks,she is so versatile over decades unlike the recent ones...good opinion..very well explained...and also thanx for ur comment on my opinion
DrDebs 09.07.2002 05:19
i think Mads rocks, and like a fine wine her music just seems to get better with age.. cool op! Ü dr d.
The new millennium saw a change in Madonna as, ever at the forefront of popular music ... more
trends, she took the earth mother vibes ofRay Of Lightand transposed them to the heart of the dancefloor. The end product,Music, is a wondrous mixture of the familiar...
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