Madonna's Bedtime Stories turns 20 years old!

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Madonna's biggest flop Bedtime Stories was released 20 years ago. Didn't seem to hurt her career. Where will Gaga be in 20 years?

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Twenty years ago this month, Madonna released her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.
 
While Madonna certainly didn't lack for fame in 1994, the button-pushing Erotica album had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.
 
Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last four years challenging and subverting America's s-xual puritanism. But after releasing an entire book called Sex featuring nude pictures of herself and other celebrities, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm.

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[uo111 5,250]

Take A Bow is one of her best though.

[Prismatic 4,789]

Masterpiece. The album cover :legendary: . The songs :legendary: .

[JEWRJEWR 5,663]

wasnt it erotica or something like that

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Also for making one of the most expensive music videos for a flop album :megaflop:

[Computer 10,973]

Take A Bow is one of her best though.

And one of her longest week #1 singles. Truly one of her biggest hits :applause:

[Redstreak 6,653]

One year ago next month, Lady Gaga released her fourth studio album, ARTPOP, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.

While Gaga certainly didn't lack for fame in 2013, the button-pushing Born This Way album album had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in half a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.

Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last five years challenging and subverting America's views on art and fame. But after releasing an entire album called ARTPOP featuring endless countdown apps and reverse-Warholian inspired Koons covers, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm.

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wasnt it erotica or something like that

Yes Erotica was a similar story but Bedtime Stories is at the 20 years milestone.

And also the comparisons to ARTPOP are so similar, yet in the end it is considered a classic and did not hurt her career whatsoever.

"For the first time in a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her" Could be taken from any newspaper article about Gaga last year tbh.

[JaggedMonster 2]

Gaga's Ray of Light is coming

 

Gaga- ha frozen

[Emvee 7,710]

Oh Take A Bow is from this album? Yeah I remember that song being a huge hit.

[Popo 3,724]

One year ago next month, Lady Gaga released her fourth studio album, ARTPOP, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.

While Gaga certainly didn't lack for fame in 2013, the button-pushing Born This Way album album had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in half a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.

Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last five years challenging and subverting America's views on art and fame. But after releasing an entire album called ARTPOP featuring endless countdown apps and reverse-Warholian inspired Koons covers, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm.

 

 Gaga took 5 years to accomplish what Madonna did in 20

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Bedtime stories unlike ARTPOP actually saved and cleaned madonna's career and image

 

her image was really damaged after the erotica era, but with bedtime stories she kinda got people back at her awith ray of light she was on the top of the world again

 

meanwhile ARTPOP did the oppositive to gaga's career and image

[Computer 10,973]

One year ago next month, Lady Gaga released her fourth studio album, ARTPOP, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.

While Gaga certainly didn't lack for fame in 2013, the button-pushing Born This Way album album had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in half a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.

Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last five years challenging and subverting America's views on art and fame. But after releasing an entire album called ARTPOP featuring endless countdown apps and reverse-Warholian inspired Koons covers, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm.

EXACTLY

And Gaga will continue to slay while ARTPOP will get its due eventually. :ghostlegend:

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One year ago next month, Lady Gaga released her fourth studio album, ARTPOP, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.

While Gaga certainly didn't lack for fame in 2013, the button-pushing Born This Way album album had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in half a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.

Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last five years challenging and subverting America's views on art and fame. But after releasing an entire album called ARTPOP featuring endless countdown apps and reverse-Warholian inspired Koons covers, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm.

 

Please don't turn this into "ARTPOP didn't flop" thing. #BuyARTPOP #BuyC2C

[Batwings 12,847]

I didn't realize Bedtime Stories was considered a flop. I thought Secret and Take a Bow were pretty big hits.