Originally Posted by glyn9799:
“Just got home from Edinburgh after last night and thought I would share my two pence
The show itself was incredible. I've been a HUGE Madonna fan for years and this was my first time live - it was brilliant to just be there. Truly awesome. However, I wasn't too impressed at her cutting out 'I'm Addicted' and 'Like a Virgin'. I'm Addicted was the one MDNA so I was most looking forward too, so that was disappointing. If she knew she had an 11pm curfew she should have been on that stage on time. If curfews are a problem she should have stuck to arenas. I can totally understand her wanting to start the show later though. When darkness fell (around the time of Vogue) the whole atmosphere just changed. The stage looked incredible.
I paid for the cheap seats (if £77 can be called cheap) and was sat in the south stand. Now, i'm guessing these seats were bought by the more casual fans because nobody around me knew ANY of her new tracks. Because MDNA has spawned no hit singles, none of her new material had any real effect. It wasn't until 'Papa Don't Preach' kicked in (about 4 songs into the show) that my area started to pay attention. That was a shame because it kinda dampened the atmosphere.This leads me to suggest that her next album NEEDS promotion. Without promotion she doesn't get hits, which in turn leads to no album sales, which in turn leads to going on tour and singing songs which nobody knows. I really hope she doesn't follow this path for future albums. It doesn't work. 
The lack of her audience interaction was also a shame, but to her credit she did apologise and said she had been told to keep the show moving in order to meet the curfew.
The Like a Prayer / Celebration finale was one of the best show endings i've ever seen. As I said before, the stage lights under that dark sky were just stunning. I also loved Vogue, Express Yourself, I Don't Give A, and also the brilliantly done 'Justify My Love' and 'Nobody Knows Me' interludes. They were like mini works of art.
I dragged my two mates with me and they both loved the show too, so hopefully next time we will splash out on the more expensive tickets and sit with the more like-minded M fans. I could see from my seats that the crowd in the East stand were having a ball throughout!
Don't get me started on the car park situation though. Oh my goodness... I almost abandoned my car on a grass verge. Never in my life I have seen such atrocious parking facilities.
Overall, 8/10 I can confirm that I will be listening to MDNA on repeat for quite a while.”
“Just got home from Edinburgh after last night and thought I would share my two pence
The show itself was incredible. I've been a HUGE Madonna fan for years and this was my first time live - it was brilliant to just be there. Truly awesome. However, I wasn't too impressed at her cutting out 'I'm Addicted' and 'Like a Virgin'. I'm Addicted was the one MDNA so I was most looking forward too, so that was disappointing. If she knew she had an 11pm curfew she should have been on that stage on time. If curfews are a problem she should have stuck to arenas. I can totally understand her wanting to start the show later though. When darkness fell (around the time of Vogue) the whole atmosphere just changed. The stage looked incredible.
I paid for the cheap seats (if £77 can be called cheap
) and was sat in the south stand. Now, i'm guessing these seats were bought by the more casual fans because nobody around me knew ANY of her new tracks. Because MDNA has spawned no hit singles, none of her new material had any real effect. It wasn't until 'Papa Don't Preach' kicked in (about 4 songs into the show) that my area started to pay attention. That was a shame because it kinda dampened the atmosphere.This leads me to suggest that her next album NEEDS promotion. Without promotion she doesn't get hits, which in turn leads to no album sales, which in turn leads to going on tour and singing songs which nobody knows. I really hope she doesn't follow this path for future albums. It doesn't work. The lack of her audience interaction was also a shame, but to her credit she did apologise and said she had been told to keep the show moving in order to meet the curfew.
The Like a Prayer / Celebration finale was one of the best show endings i've ever seen. As I said before, the stage lights under that dark sky were just stunning.
I also loved Vogue, Express Yourself, I Don't Give A, and also the brilliantly done 'Justify My Love' and 'Nobody Knows Me' interludes. They were like mini works of art.I dragged my two mates with me and they both loved the show too, so hopefully next time we will splash out on the more expensive tickets and sit with the more like-minded M fans. I could see from my seats that the crowd in the East stand were having a ball throughout!
Don't get me started on the car park situation though. Oh my goodness... I almost abandoned my car on a grass verge. Never in my life I have seen such atrocious parking facilities.
Overall, 8/10
I can confirm that I will be listening to MDNA on repeat for quite a while.”
just EPIC reading that! glad you had a beautiful time
And tbh....i think after this tour has done all its dates they will assess and reassess what went "wrong" with the MDNA era overall....and again its true part of seeing M is everyone that goes (not just hardcore fans/passionate fans) knows the songs on the album enough due to the album being promoted physically and ensuring some hit and known releases from the respective album!
That way (like previous tours) people will know the new album material inside and out when they go and see Madonna live.
also interesting seeing how people think/react to when she performs more stripped back, rockier numbers on the MDNA shows....i reckon fusing Rock, guitar, symphonics with Dance will be a way to go.....much like boysforpele has said...like Rokysopp, and/or like Friendly Fires, Foster The People, Naked & Famous have done in recent years.
Progressive meets Alternative Dance/Indie style....imagine that!! Like if COnfessions met Like A Prayer and had an orgy with Erotica with Ray Of Light and Music
WOAHSERZ!! haha!
