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Old 10-04-2012, 03:23
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerfri...chart-history/

I really am not suprised by this at all... Extremley weak singles. None existent promotion and so on...

People keep going on about the fact that the album made it to number 1. Well with how many fans she has worldwide that's no suprise. What really matters is how the album performs in the long run. And the second weeks sales sums the album up. Weak. This era has been such a disapointment for me. I was really hoping for an energetic era like the Confessions era, full of promotion, hit singles, massive promo tour etc. And instead we get MDNA. it feels as if no effort has been put into any of it. and the tracks on the album are so beneath Madonna. She really could do so much better. And when Madonna releases another greatest hits album in the future, I really don't think any song of MDNA deserve to appear on it, because when you listen to Like a Prayer, Open Your Heart, Into The Groove, Music, Hung Up and 4 Minutes you can totally see how those songs are in an entire different league to the likes of B-Day Song, Girl Gone WIld etc.

So much for a comeback...
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Old 10-04-2012, 03:31
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Oh dear, it's a shame because I like MDNA. This seems like Bionic 2 (i.e Flop number 1 album).
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Old 10-04-2012, 03:47
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the album was not included in the price of her concert tickets though, like that article suggests. that is slightly misleading to be fair and his previous article claimed that too. it is nonetheless disappointing and she doesn't seem that bothered at all. however, she is concentrating on her tour and i dare say she will profit more from that.

i totally disagree with the op about the standard of the album though and i dare say they should have perhaps not have purchased a concert ticket. after all she will no doubt perform a lot of songs from this record.
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Old 10-04-2012, 04:14
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The Sales Is Passed By Bionic's In America. So Techincally Its Bigger Than Bionic. But It's A Disappointment For Madonna
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Old 10-04-2012, 04:16
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This isnt good but hey shes been in the business for years! So less of the bionic remarks lol!!
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:32
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Bionic's sales are barely at 1 million Worldwide nearly two years since release

I think the album will have similar sales to Beyonce's 4. That album it's self sold about 2.5 million copies which was rather good.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:40
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This isnt good but hey shes been in the business for years! So less of the bionic remarks lol!!
Bionic's sales are barely at 1 million Worldwide nearly two years since release

I think the album will have similar sales to Beyonce's 4. That album it's self sold about 2.5 million copies which was rather good.
I wasn't comparing it Bionic in terms of specfic sales, simply that both of them got to Number one and intially seemed to be doing pretty well, and then suffered large chart drops in their second week which made things seem like they were flopping/underperforming.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:53
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Her record label doesn't help imo. In the past few years it's only been able to focus on 2 artists at a time. Almost everybody on that label flops now. It's awful.

It's a shame aswell, because that record label completely dominated the music industry during 2003-2007, but something went wrong after that.
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Old 10-04-2012, 07:55
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I'm pleased this has happened as I think the total lack of promo has been really bad. She was everywhere with Confessions and Hard Candy. Plus the single choices terrible. There are a couple of gems on this album. I'm Addicted, Love Spent, I'm A Sinner.. but she has really took her eye off the ball and I hope like American Life's sales this acts as a wake up call.

Personally I think it will. Madonna will not be happy about this.
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Old 10-04-2012, 08:29
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerfri...chart-history/

I really am not suprised by this at all... Extremley weak singles. None existent promotion and so on...

People keep going on about the fact that the album made it to number 1. Well with how many fans she has worldwide that's no suprise. What really matters is how the album performs in the long run. And the second weeks sales sums the album up. Weak. This era has been such a disapointment for me. I was really hoping for an energetic era like the Confessions era, full of promotion, hit singles, massive promo tour etc. And instead we get MDNA. it feels as if no effort has been put into any of it. and the tracks on the album are so beneath Madonna. She really could do so much better. And when Madonna releases another greatest hits album in the future, I really don't think any song of MDNA deserve to appear on it, because when you listen to Like a Prayer, Open Your Heart, Into The Groove, Music, Hung Up and 4 Minutes you can totally see how those songs are in an entire different league to the likes of B-Day Song, Girl Gone WIld etc.

So much for a comeback...
Her future is behind her?
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Old 10-04-2012, 08:42
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Her future is behind her?
I wouldn't say that. She is still breaking records and MDNA has broken a few new records for her.

The problem is she has no singles out to sustain the albums sales. So its going to drop unless they start getting their act together. An album cannot stay in the charts on name alone. It needs a hit single out there to support it and there are several on the album just waiting to be released. Weak intro singles have caused the problem with the drop. The strangest thing here is that this is the first time Madonna has ever done this. Someone advised her badly. I hope she isn't taking advice from Lola.

On a side note. MDNA has just been declared the fastest selling international album in India.

And also do not forget she has now sold nearly 900k of MDNA worldwide. Its easy to focus on the negative but there are still loads of positives as well.
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:20
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Well no promo, it deserves to drop IMO , radio will not play her (which is not her fault) *sigh*

The wrong singles were released, that was the biggest cluncker!

That Roger Friedman is a vile huamn being and is always reporting negative crap, his articles are full of spin about Madonna, he hates her for some reason. He is really putrid, the picture of him says it all really.
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:22
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Madonna needs to get back to her old stuff. This album is empty with no message that same as Sticky & Sweet.

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Old 10-04-2012, 09:26
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Madonna needs to get back to her old stuff. This album is empty with no message that same as Sticky & Sweet.

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Listen to the lyrics
They have a lot of meaning

Imo MDN is about her divorce, love, ageism and having fun.
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Old 10-04-2012, 09:52
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I wouldn't say that. She is still breaking records and MDNA has broken a few new records for her.

The problem is she has no singles out to sustain the albums sales. So its going to drop unless they start getting their act together. An album cannot stay in the charts on name alone. It needs a hit single out there to support it and there are several on the album just waiting to be released. Weak intro singles have caused the problem with the drop. The strangest thing here is that this is the first time Madonna has ever done this. Someone advised her badly. I hope she isn't taking advice from Lola.

On a side note. MDNA has just been declared the fastest selling international album in India.

And also do not forget she has now sold nearly 900k of MDNA worldwide. Its easy to focus on the negative but there are still loads of positives as well.
All these numbers suggest she has a large fanbase, most of whom would buy anything she produced. But there are very few new fans, that explains the dramatic fall off in sales.

Her image is a problem now. Madonna is a 53 yr old, same age as myself, I've grown up listening to her. some of her songs do reflect the ageing process but she needs to be thoughtful. Madonna is a control freak unlikely to need or take advice. She wants to mix it with the young girls, it doesn't work, or more precisely, it won't get her their audience. She should grow old gracefully like Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:02
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This is in America right?
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:30
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I think the signs are all there that MDNA is going to be considered a flop as far as Madonna is concerned.

I know her fans are pointing to the fact that it got to Number 1 in the charts, but lets be honest here that's hardly a massive acheivement these days, hell even Vera Lynn managed it a couple of years ago.

Whether it be lack of singles, lack of promotion or simply that the music scene has moved on, this album appears to be sinking like a stone.
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Old 10-04-2012, 10:37
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I think the signs are all there that MDNA is going to be considered a flop as far as Madonna is concerned.

I know her fans are pointing to the fact that it got to Number 1 in the charts, but lets be honest here that's hardly a massive acheivement these days, hell even Vera Lynn managed it a couple of years ago.

Whether it be lack of singles, lack of promotion or simply that the music scene has moved on, this album appears to be sinking like a stone.
Nearly a million world wide sales in two weeks is a huge acheivement though. Very few artists can do that on name alone.

That proves the audience is there. She just lacked a huge lead in single this time to bring in the casuals.

It is purely all down to the single choices. Nothing else.
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Old 10-04-2012, 11:07
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I'm not surprised. I expected a massive return as well, but this album campaign is FAR from it. She only did one promotional performance and as massive as it was, it still isn't strong enough to launch an album especially given that it took place 6 weeks before its release. She has some really strong songs on 'MDNA', like 'I'm Addicted', 'Gang Bang', 'Beautiful Killer' and even 'Falling Free' and 'Love Spent', but even the singles she chose could have worked with a little promotion.
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Old 10-04-2012, 11:43
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Well if she cant even produce something good enough for Radio 1, she isnt going to get any new fans. Her old ones will buy it in the first week and then it will sink. She could easily keep geting number 1 albums this way, but she wont be in the best sellers of the year list anymore.
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Old 10-04-2012, 11:49
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LOL if she did produce something supposedly good enough for radio 1 they wouldn't play her anyway because of her age.
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Old 10-04-2012, 12:03
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I hope sales pick up. The only other eras which suffered saleswise are Erotica and American Life, both of which still continued her strings of hits and only really suffered because of backlash created by M herself.

This era is suffering simply due to lack of singles and promo. I just hope her 'no promo' rule works in her favour. Although, if it doesn't, I expect it all to be back to normal for her next album.
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Old 10-04-2012, 12:05
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The music on MDNA is very dated, so it's no surprise, really.
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Old 10-04-2012, 12:07
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I think this is just a part of a current trend among the "dinosaurs" of the pop world, Madonna, Britney, Beyoncé and Christina have all fallen into the same trap it would seem, relying on mainly their names to sell an album and all suffering in the long run with disappointing sales.

Look at the effort that Katy Perry and Rihanna go to to promote their work and it puts the old girls to shame!
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Old 10-04-2012, 12:11
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I think this is just a part of a current trend among the "dinosaurs" of the pop world, Madonna, Britney, Beyoncé and Christina have all fallen into the same trap it would seem, relying on mainly their names to sell an album and all suffering in the long run with disappointing sales.

Look at the effort that Katy Perry and Rihanna go to to promote their work and it puts the old girls to shame!
Madonna has been here before though. She'll be back. She always is.

Infact nearly a million sold already isn't even a flop.

The mistake was not releasing 'I'm Addicted'' as the first single. Its so fresh and like NOTHING around right now. Would have been the perfect lead in. Every critic who reviewed the album said the same.
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