[RetroMusicFan]

Originally Posted by wizzywick

Right. Every so often I come up with a hyperthetical idea for a Madonna album. Now MDNA is virtually upon us, I am now imagining her next album.

It is October 2014

Madonna is in Paris, wearing a beautiful tight dress, cleavage slightly revealed but sexily safe in her dress! It is a black dress with red flowers on. On her legs are ankle bracelets and she is looking totally gorgeous. Short hair, straight and looking like Liza Minnelli. This is a 56 year old woman who looks 40! The internet is full of threads suggesting "Madonna is trying too hard to look youthful". The media pick up on the fact that a 56 year old should not be making dance records and even, controversially, on BBC1's Question Time a question "Is it time for Madonna to start acting her age" was light heartedly discussed with a tory MP suggesting it wasn't, a Labour female MP who said she was still an icon for million of women around the world and a Daily Mail reporter suggesting that she is the sperm of satan.

Madonna is in Paris promoting her new album. There is to be no World Tour this time around as Madonna has decided to take 2 years off so that she can mentor her 18 year old daughter who has decided to become a professional dancer.

But between now and Christmas, a number of TV appearances have been arranged and on BBC1, as part of their recent hit "A Sunday Night With....." series, a whole show will be dedicated to Madonna who will perform 4 songs from her new albums.

Her new album is called : Distant Drums and is a cracker!

Like MDNA (the critically acclaimed album of 2012 which has sold 8.2 million copies worldwide) it starts off with a bang!

1) Thunder In The City

A huge dance track produced by Madonna pal William Orbit. In the vein of Music's Runaway Lover but with a beat like Celebration, this is a great album opener. At the end of the song, she sings, without any instrumentation, a psalm before a mighty boom echoes throughout the speakers and we're straight into track 2 which is....

2) Party Time

Another great dance track, not quite as frenetic as track 1, but this time Stuart Price is the co-producer. Remember "Get Together"? Well this is that but on ecstacy!

3) When I Remember Paradise

This is a beautiful, meaningful song which highlights Madonna's maturing vocal style. It is the best ballad she's done since "Falling Free" and this is co-produced by William Orbit and her old collaborator Patrick Leonard.

4) I Feel Like Crying

Another tender ballad. Produced by Patrick Leonard and Stuart Price.

5) If You Trust In Me

After 2 melancholy, but beautiful tracks, the pace quickens! This is a beat laden song that will have you up dancing! Produced by Shep Pettibone and Tony Calderone.

6) Distant Drums

The title track and the UK Number 1 single. It's a belter of a song and the gospel choir are sublime! Another great track produced by Orbit and Leonard.

7) Family Ties

Hooray!!!! After 25 years this is the first Steve Bray and Madonna collaboration. It's very 80's and thank God for that! Great little dance track that won't tire you out!

8) Faith

A church organ opens this song. It starts off like a hymn, with the gospel choir of Distant Drums just humming beautifully in the background! Then it becomes a brilliant jazzy, electro number that will make you put it on repeat for days. Produced by Stuart Price and Patrick Leonard.

9) Where You Are

William Orbit's distinctive beats echo throughout this mid tempo number about her lost love.

10) Bedazzled

A cute, poppy little song, similar in style to "Amazing" but slower. This is the first real sign that the album is coming to an end. Co-produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai.

11) Into the Night

A big band ballad! A first for Madonna but brilliantly executed. Produced by Patrick Leonard.

12) Once There Were Dreams

Now there are memories. A sad song sort of highlighting the stardom Madonna has experienced. A fabulous ballad. Co-produced by William Orbit.

13) The Last Dance

This is by far saving the best until last. A very Abba-esque ballad that will leave you wanting to play the whole album again. A first too as this was co-produced by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. No wonder it sounds Abbaish!


I wrote this originally last night but it seems it was missed! Wanted to know what you guys thought! Wouldn't it be awesome if we were genuinely awaiting the arrival of another new Madonna album! That's the trouble with Madge! We wait ages for an album, it comes and then it's gone. Like Christmas but only with longer intervals in between!

That's really good, sorry if it got ignored.

I really love the idea of her working with Steve Bray and Pat Leonard again, they made some great songs with her.

I also would love her to do more Will Orbit stuff and work with Pet Shop Boys.

[boysforpele]

Wow...surely Girl Gone Wild (Offer Nissim Mix) just has to be the opening song on the new tour!!! Wow!!!

[jadebutterfly96]

Originally Posted by boysforpele

Wow...surely Girl Gone Wild (Offer Nissim Mix) just has to be the opening song on the new tour!!! Wow!!!

That would be epic!

[little-monster]

Chase and Status are very successful music producers. They did some great tracks on Rihanna's Rated R and their own album last year had some amazing production. They do dance european dub step type music.

[wizzywick]

Originally Posted by little-monster

Chase and Status are very successful music producers. They did some great tracks on Rihanna's Rated R and their own album last year had some amazing production. They do dance european dub step type music.

In that case I wouldn't want them to work with Madonna. There's dub-stepping in MDNA so I don't want her to do that again. I would want her to go rocky next time so maybe Jim Steinman or the blokes from Abba for me!

[little-monster]

I ****ed up - We get to hear all of it, not just a snippet
I love it

[elasticlove]

Think I might have another retro Madonna party tonight. Making a playlist now, any suggestions?

[Josh Pinder]

Just logged on, LOVE I Fu**ed Up! It is again, another really different song! and so glad we can hear it in full.

Very moody beats here and i lvoe how personal the lyrics are....this has to be her most confessional work since Like A Prayer!....brutally honest stuff...and i love the end "...or not" very cool reminds me of Music/American Life acoustic/sonic fusion! But different too....love ehr voice ehre too. Every response looks positive too.

Tbh i dont wanna think about her next album yet....so hyped for MDNA. Personally if she were to move and continue the direction she has i would love for her to work with Massive Attack again (they worked with M on productions for SOmething To Remember...but only her cover of Marvin gayes I Want You made the cut...beautiful cover!) I love their recent stuff (3 years ago now however!) But ifeel Madonna and Massive Attack and patrick Leonard being the reunion would be something else! like working with a new team too she hasnt worked with yet and her reunited with Leonard and Massive Attack...would be interesting.

But it really looks like MDNA is gonna be quite the standard setter......I love that she is having fun with these deeper elements, shame its being "shunned" on the Deluxe really....because this song is full on beautiful and Beautiful Killer sounds like it will be immense too.

So glad that one of the bonus songs were put out in full however Not Turn Up The Radio etc....cannot wait for the full songs on MDNA....8 days!

[Josh Pinder]

new promo poster...EPIC!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...01711999_n.jpg

[Josh Pinder]

Love him or hate him, Perez has an EPIC/PHENOMENAL jacket

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...84373591_n.jpg

I want i want i want i want i want!!!

[Josh Pinder]

MDNA Will Save Pop Music is a TT right now....you gotta love the power of social networking really

[TH14]

It's pretty extraordinary how it hasn't leaked yet. People must be really scared of leaking it after what happened to the guy who leaked GMAYL but a low quality version is being streamed tomorrow and should be circulating pretty soon after

[little-monster]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

MDNA Will Save Pop Music is a TT right now....you gotta love the power of social networking really

She is also helping to save Dance music as well

[elasticlove]

Originally Posted by Josh Pinder

Love him or hate him, Perez has an EPIC/PHENOMENAL jacket

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...84373591_n.jpg

I want i want i want i want i want!!!

Sorry but Perez has no redeeming features.

[BadKid95]

Radio 2 just played Masterpiece! It sounds fantastic on the radio

[Gigi4]

New preview - Best Friend

http://perezhilton.com/2012-03-18-ma...g#.T2X6cq4_Lz0

I like it, but not as much as some of the others.

[little-monster]

Thanks Gigi
I am loving the **** you attitude with this album. Madonna hasn't had that attitude since American life. LOVE IT

[wizzywick]

Originally Posted by Gigi4

New preview - Best Friend

http://perezhilton.com/2012-03-18-ma...g#.T2X6cq4_Lz0

I like it, but not as much as some of the others.

It's sort of 80s Madonna! I like it for that reason.

[Gigi4]

Originally Posted by little-monster

Thanks Gigi
I am loving the **** you attitude with this album. Madonna hasn't had that attitude since American life. LOVE IT

I'm loving the lyrics on this album. I think it has some of her best most honest lyrics since LAP. Personally, I prefer lyrics that are confessional about relationships, breaking up with someone, heartache, rather than more generalized lyrics about politics or spirituality. The last couple of albums I thought she got into some of those spiritual/Kaballah cliches too much, but now she is going back to being more real, honest and personal and I love it because it's so relatable.

[little-monster]

Originally Posted by Gigi4

I'm loving the lyrics on this album. I think it has some of her best most honest lyrics since LAP. Personally, I prefer lyrics that are confessional about relationships, breaking up with someone, heartache, rather than more generalized lyrics about politics or spirituality. The last couple of albums I thought she got into some of those spiritual/Kaballah cliches too much, but now she is going back to being more real, honest and personal and I love it because it's so relatable.

Couldn't agree more

[DayCar]

Can someone help me? I'm quite a big Madonna fan but lately I've been SO busy with uni work I'm quite out the loop regarding new previews and stuff. Every now and then I see a new headline on DS about a new MDNA preview but I havn't had time to listen and now I have but I don't want to just seach something like 'MDNA previews' as I don't want to miss one that might be exclusive on another site! So could anyone list exactly what previews have been released? I LOVEEEE I F*****d up!!

[MCA1992]

I F***ed Up is a beautiful song, very well produced and the lyrics are great. I love the attitude Madonna is displaying with this album and how personal a lot of the song contents are to her.

Best Friend was very much a deluxe edition track kind of song. Nothing that sets the world on fire and it was a wise move to keep it off the standard edition! Although saying that it is far from the worst snippet I've heard from MDNA! Credit to Benassi for producing something very much different to his normal loud industrial beat sound.

[-red10laf-]

Originally Posted by DayCar

Can someone help me? I'm quite a big Madonna fan but lately I've been SO busy with uni work I'm quite out the loop regarding new previews and stuff. Every now and then I see a new headline on DS about a new MDNA preview but I havn't had time to listen and now I have but I don't want to just seach something like 'MDNA previews' as I don't want to miss one that might be exclusive on another site! So could anyone list exactly what previews have been released? I LOVEEEE I F*****d up!!

I'm Addicted
Love Spent
Gang Bang
Superstar
Falling Free
I Don't Give A
Beautiful Killer
I F*cked Up
Best Friend

These are all of the previews so far!!!

[BadKid95]

Falling Free has proven to be my favourite

[TH14]

Not a fan on Best Friend at all. I won't be playing it again after my initial album run through