vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 19:49 | |
rockit99 wrote:Obviously I'd heard this track before, but on hearing it on RP this time I had to find out who it was... (yes I know, hard to believe...).
To paraphrase what others have said here: A good track is a good track is a good track. My own preferences and tastes veer toward blues, rock and (original) R&B, but that doesn't preclude appreciating a Good Track.
Divorcing the perception of Madonna 'the celebrity' from the music of this track enables one to appreciate it's worth.
Just sayin'....
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rockit99
(Chelsea, London) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 03:39 | |
Obviously I'd heard this track before, but on hearing it on RP this time I had to find out who it was... (yes I know, hard to believe...).
To paraphrase what others have said here: A good track is a good track is a good track. My own preferences and tastes veer toward blues, rock and (original) R&B, but that doesn't preclude appreciating a Good Track.
Divorcing the perception of Madonna 'the celebrity' from the music of this track enables one to appreciate it's worth.
Just sayin'....
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Grammarcop
(Upriver from Zug Island) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 03:33 | |
I frankly wasn't paying attention. It was my daughter who asked me to turn it off!
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oldsaxon
(United Kingdom) | | Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 03:31 | |
I've always been a fan....there, I said it...I'm out of the closet.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 08:49 | |
unclehud wrote:Can't help but LOVE this girl.
Forget the cult of personality/notoriety/BS that she created around herself.
I think you might be contradicting yourself there, Unc. If you only heard her music, which is often pretty good and sometimes innovative, you'd not love her as you'd know nothing of her. It's not possible to know anything of her outside her manufactured personality cult, so it's impossible to forget it. She is the perfect Spectacular artist, with no real public personality but a series of personas designed to appeal to a range of audiences. She is, as the pseudy critics say, a cipher. She is immensely talented (though how much she owes to songwriters and producers and media agents is debatable), but you can't ignore her personality cult and separate it from her music. The best you can do is a 'blind tasting', listen to a song without knowing it's herself and evaluate it on its merits as a song, which is what I did and yes, it's a good track by a good singer. |
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govna
(beantown) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 08:46 | |
i remember thinking this video was awesome.
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aelfheld
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Marvins_Dog wrote:This song is exactly 6:16 too long.
Felt much, much longer. |
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clwguy
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also in agreement. this is a very good song and worthy of being in the rotation. hcaudill wrote:
All together now: Just because an artist or track gets overplayed on corporate radio DOESN'T MAKE IT BAD. The great unwashed masses consume a lot of dreck music, but it doesn't follow that all popular music is dreck.
This is a great track and if it was by an undiscovered indie songstress we'd all be falling over each other to uprate it.
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 08:40 | |
...okay, yes, i did a double-take...
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 15:03 | |
xtalman wrote:
I know GaGa is in the library.
There are some really great GaGa songs. See prior comment |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 15:02 | |
hcaudill wrote:
All together now: Just because an artist or track gets overplayed on corporate radio DOESN'T MAKE IT BAD. The great unwashed masses consume a lot of dreck music, but it doesn't follow that all popular music is dreck.
This is a great track and if it was by an undiscovered indie songstress we'd all be falling over each other to uprate it.
Couldn't agree more. Bravo. |
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Marvins_Dog
(Woodland Park, Colorado) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:44 | |
This song is exactly 6:16 too long.
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unclehud
(300 feet above the planet) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:43 | |
Can't help but LOVE this girl.
Forget the cult of personality/notoriety/BS that she created around herself. She has talent out the wazoo, and found arrangers and producers that knew how to highlight her talents. She found video producers that knew how to highlight her physical talents for MTV, too, but isn't that how one plays the game?
Don't hate her because her voice is beautiful.
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Grammarcop
(Hey, I can see Canada from here!) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:43 | |
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trissi
(allupinya) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
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abbey_normal
(Behind keyboard) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
If I remember correctly, this was Madonna's foray into techno/electronica. I always thought "The Power of Goodbye" was decent.
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
Madonna is ok
(beats hearing another boring Coldplay song)
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hcaudill
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
HonduranRed wrote:I listen to RP to get away from what is(was) played on the corporate radio All together now: Just because an artist or track gets overplayed on corporate radio DOESN'T MAKE IT BAD. The great unwashed masses consume a lot of dreck music, but it doesn't follow that all popular music is dreck. This is a great track and if it was by an undiscovered indie songstress we'd all be falling over each other to uprate it. |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
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ocbrander
| | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:42 | |
Not a huge Madonna fan, but this CD is really good. I think it's William Orbit's influence.
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Gregorama
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:41 | |
Ray of Light is a great album. William Orbit produced it, so it is a little atypical and not as commercial as you'd expect.
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Relayer
(Gainesville, FL) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:41 | |
Wow, who would have guessed we would see her here on RP. Although I think Live To Tell is a song better suites for RP.
I hate pop, but I don't hate this. Ray of Light was kinda a cool song too.
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big_gare
(Langley, Bee Cee, Canada) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:41 | |
All of the fashionista silliness, media frenzy, hype, etc. aside - - this is a good track. Go Bill, go!
:-)
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xtalman
(What dimension?) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:41 | |
Baby_M wrote:The question on everyone's mind is: will Bill be brave enough to follow this up with Justin Bieber, New Kids on the Block, or Lady GaGa?
If I've got to listen to a Madonna song, this is probably the most benign possibility. 5
I know GaGa is in the library. |
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olivertwist
(Atlanta GA) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:40 | |
martinc wrote:OK my kids just came down and found me listening to Madonna. Gasp!
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dburges
(Fountain Hills, AZ) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:40 | |
WTF?! Who are you and what have you done with my streaming Internet radio station?
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neuticle
(fog fog fog) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:40 | |
Don't tell anyone I like this song..
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:40 | |
Play Ray of Light!
Play Ray of Light!
Play Ray of Light!
Play Ray of Light!
Play Ray of Light!
Play Ray of Light!
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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:39 | |
Wait a minute...I thought I was on Pandora.....BILL I love you for playing this! YES YES YES!!!!
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UltraNurd
(Cambridge, MA) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 14:39 | |
Huh. I'd never heard this song before.
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