Ceremony। American Life । Madonna

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4 minutes ago, Aarghya said:

11. I'm So Stupid - Average Score: 6.74

Highest Score: 10 @MingersPrayer @erotic4

Lowest Score: 0 @776673564747836765

COMMENTS:

@Pennywise The most unnecessary song of the album, yet it is still good.

@Blown Away The first 30 seconds are ok, not very interesting but tolerable. Then that awful IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-part comes in and the song is ruined, everything after that is bad.

@MingersPrayer This is one of the core tracks on the album - bringing the “fuzzy dream” metaphor that ol’ Madge loves so much right to the opener. People hate this song - I love it. It’s always listed as the worst track in reviews but I’m so into it. 15 year old angsty me was self-hating to the Max relating to the lyrics.

@SabadoDeGloria This is a solid song, but wedged between Hollywood and Love Profusion it's weaknesses are more apparent.

@HeavyMetalLover My anthem.

@nickkoko Just an average-sounding track. Lyrics are good, just the delivery leaves something to be desired.

@shoful Once again connecting with the preceding song, Madonna utters how “stupid” & “greedy” she was in her past. I personally view this as a connection to Hollywood on the fact that she believes she was stupid to think public opinion and success was the key to life. As she famously stated “[I want] to rule the world”. This song essentially backtracking on that statement in hope for a higher understanding of success in life. Lyrically not one of her better songs, but the message beneath it may be her most important.

@Lionel Ronaldo The worst on the album if you ask me. I couldn’t get into this song, it was, almost horrible

@paradox it's alright to listen to. honestly filler though

@Judas Society I've always like it when she does songs like a social commentary.

Love this review @shoful

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6 minutes ago, Aarghya said:

11. I'm So Stupid - Average Score: 6.74

Highest Score: 10 @MingersPrayer @erotic4

Lowest Score: 0 @776673564747836765

 

@Blown Away The first 30 seconds are ok, not very interesting but tolerable. Then that awful IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-part comes in and the song is ruined, 

My gurl always right

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WHAT no

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10. Nobody Knows Me - Average Score: 7.76

Highest Score: 10 @MingersPrayer @Cupid Boy @GaGaLB @shoful @lasagna @Madame Goo Goo 

Lowest Score: 1 @Blown Away @Agunimon 

COMMENTS:

@Pennywise Okay so I don't really see this as a song, it's more like spoken word to me. But those words are so good tho.

@Blown Away This was... an experience. The instrumental is interesting at first but quickly becomes dull and vocally the song is very grating. Too many effects were used on them. I can't even make it to the end of this song.

@MingersPrayer Another controversial one. Love this. 15 year old me really help that “had so many lives since I was a child”. The reinvention tour transformed this perfectly - loved the conveyor belt performance, added synth and harmonies. This for me is one of the stronger songs - the vocoder, though intense, I really enjoy. I can already see my comment beside other people’s tearing this apart but honestly I just love this album so much.

@SabadoDeGloria One of the weaker songs on the album that is only more apparent when it is preceded by Love Profusion and followed by the iconic trio of Nothing Fails, Intervention, and X-Static Process.

@HeavyMetalLover I don't waste my time reading magazines.

@nickkoko Very underrated track. The Re-Invention Tour version is also great.

@memomemome This song pretty much anti-pop. And when you read the lyrics, you can see why. Madonna was pretty much rebel all along.
Production wise not my favorite.

@shoful Returning back to the aggressive tone of the album is Madonna’s statement against people’s perceptions of her. And potentially a statement about how people think they really know someone when they don’t. I really connect to the message that this song conveys and I feel like a lot of people can. People all the time in social settings make assumptions about you without knowing anything about you and this song is essentially a message of not caring about all that ****. Focus on yourself.

@Lionel Ronaldo Without that autotune this could have been a nice one, it could get a higher rate.

@paradox the quality

@Judas Society The production is the saving grace for this song.

 

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1 minute ago, Aarghya said:

10. Nobody Knows Me - Average Score: 7.76

Highest Score: 10 @MingersPrayer @Cupid Boy @GaGaLB @shoful @lasagna @Madame Goo Goo 

Lowest Score: 1 @Blown Away @Agunimon 

COMMENTS:

@Pennywise Okay so I don't really see this as a song, it's more like spoken word to me. But those words are so good tho.

@Blown Away This was... an experience. The instrumental is interesting at first but quickly becomes dull and vocally the song is very grating. Too many effects were used on them. I can't even make it to the end of this song.

@MingersPrayer Another controversial one. Love this. 15 year old me really help that “had so many lives since I was a child”. The reinvention tour transformed this perfectly - loved the conveyor belt performance, added synth and harmonies. This for me is one of the stronger songs - the vocoder, though intense, I really enjoy. I can already see my comment beside other people’s tearing this apart but honestly I just love this album so much.

@SabadoDeGloria One of the weaker songs on the album that is only more apparent when it is preceded by Love Profusion and followed by the iconic trio of Nothing Fails, Intervention, and X-Static Process.

@HeavyMetalLover I don't waste my time reading magazines.

@nickkoko Very underrated track. The Re-Invention Tour version is also great.

@memomemome This song pretty much anti-pop. And when you read the lyrics, you can see why. Madonna was pretty much rebel all along.
Production wise not my favorite.

@shoful Returning back to the aggressive tone of the album is Madonna’s statement against people’s perceptions of her. And potentially a statement about how people think they really know someone when they don’t. I really connect to the message that this song conveys and I feel like a lot of people can. People all the time in social settings make assumptions about you without knowing anything about you and this song is essentially a message of not caring about all that ****. Focus on yourself.

@Lionel Ronaldo Without that autotune this could have been a nice one, it could get a higher rate.

@paradox the quality

@Judas Society The production is the saving grace for this song.

 

Good. The ceremony is still good. 

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@Blown Away This was... an experience. The instrumental is interesting at first but quickly becomes dull and vocally the song is very grating. Too many effects were used on them. I can't even make it to the end of this song.
 

@Blown Away always right hun 

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WHY THIS CEREMONY IS SO DULL!!!

 

[nickkoko 922]

I can live with these results so far. I still think NKM is underrated.

[paradox 4,568]

1 minute ago, Aarghya said:

WHY THIS CEREMONY IS SO DULL!!!

 

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2 minutes ago, Aarghya said:

@HeavyMetalLover I don't waste my time reading magazines.

I don’t think she watches the telly much either. Much more into the Mikraot Gedolot our Madge. 

[shoful 13,304]

2 minutes ago, Aarghya said:

WHY THIS CEREMONY IS SO DULL!!!

 

Lets make it undull

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9. Intervention - Average Score: 7.98

Highest Score: 11 @Brecht

Lowest Score: 1 @Agunimon

COMMENTS:

@Pennywise One of her best ballads. I have a feeling that y'all will do this song dirty tho.

@Blown Away It's monotonous and makes me fall asleep. The chorus is quite nice though and there's nothing irritating about the song, it's just boring as hell.

@MingersPrayer Reminds me of the acoustic moments on Music. Love the harmonies and how simple the chord progression is.

@SabadoDeGloria Oh, how I wish I had two 11's to give out, because this definitely would receive the close second. This song is so raw, so honest, and so sadly beautiful. It's really a brilliant example of how deep Madonna can be and how exposed she allows herself to be when she's at her most vulnerable.

@HeavyMetalLover Her voice and the production is everything. Chills every time.

@nickkoko I like the lyrics, but the production can be a little much.

@memomemome Another song that could be one of the great ballad from her, but idk....
They could make it emotional, but no they don't

@shoful Madonna’s first love song about her newborn son: Rocco. A love message to her son that the world is “lonely” but love transcends all of that. Love keeps all of us together even if we’re Miles Away. I always feel like this hits hard with me because it really makes me think about myself and life, and what I want from it. This song provokes a lot of emotion from me.

@Lionel Ronaldo Beautiful song

@paradox cute

 

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3 minutes ago, Aarghya said:

WHY THIS CEREMONY IS SO DULL!!!

 

 

lets dance together to make it fun

[shoful 13,304]

Very sad that NKM is out but understandable I guess, I thought M&F would go before that

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1 minute ago, Aarghya said:

9. Intervention - Average Score: 7.98

Highest Score: 11 @Brecht

Lowest Score: 1 @Agunimon

COMMENTS:

@Pennywise One of her best ballads. I have a feeling that y'all will do this song dirty tho.

@Blown Away It's monotonous and makes me fall asleep. The chorus is quite nice though and there's nothing irritating about the song, it's just boring as hell.

@MingersPrayer Reminds me of the acoustic moments on Music. Love the harmonies and how simple the chord progression is.

@SabadoDeGloria Oh, how I wish I had two 11's to give out, because this definitely would receive the close second. This song is so raw, so honest, and so sadly beautiful. It's really a brilliant example of how deep Madonna can be and how exposed she allows herself to be when she's at her most vulnerable.

@HeavyMetalLover Her voice and the production is everything. Chills every time.

@nickkoko I like the lyrics, but the production can be a little much.

@memomemome Another song that could be one of the great ballad from her, but idk....
They could make it emotional, but no they don't

@shoful Madonna’s first love song about her newborn son: Rocco. A love message to her son that the world is “lonely” but love transcends all of that. Love keeps all of us together even if we’re Miles Away. I always feel like this hits hard with me because it really makes me think about myself and life, and what I want from it. This song provokes a lot of emotion from me.

@Lionel Ronaldo Beautiful song

@paradox cute

 

Wtf yall

 

@Aarghya cancel the ceremony it’s time to go home now