Madonna- NEW ALBUM news, Let the countdown begin..... Options

[mj_monrose]

Her Majesty was interviewed on the Ellen show in the States, and when asked what she's currently doing workwise she said that once she's finished editing W.E (her film) she's going into the studio to work on new music (AT LONG LAST!!!!!!)

[mad4rooney]

I wouldn't really say this was news but at least she's talking about her recording career which to me is far more exciting than any film news.

[mj_monrose]

At least it's confirmation she's going to be making more music, as there has been a fear amongst some Madonna fans that she may be done musically and wouldn't record again. Then again, people had her written off prior to Ray of Light saying she was done musically and then she came back with that monster album.

[YORKSHIRE GUY]

I think she's done musically.

[poland74]

New Madonna material is long overdue or at least it will be by the time it is released. I know a lot won't agree and I am a major fan but Madonna has never released a bad album in my opinion, sure some have been better than others.

And Yorkshire Guy although I don't agree with you, I think you mean done musically in a creative sense. She isn't done with music by far, not while she is only a year or two into her 10 year deal with LiveNation that includes albums not just touring.

[boogie_artist]

Hmm what she will come up with next, latino album?
Hope its dancey poppy stuff, stick to what you're good at and all that.

[darker_phoenix]

I think she's done musically.

Ridiculous.

[Cobden]

There's not much more she can do now. Classical perhaps? It's just about the only type of music she hasn't covered. That'd shock 'em.

[guylikeu]

I listen to Hard Candy all the time, it's a great album. I leave out 3 tracks, but the rest are all gold.

I would never have called myself a Madonna fan before this year but I'm SO there for whatever she does next.

As an aside, I do always hate it when someone of Madonna's stature does something they will never be great at (in this case directing). I'm a huge Janet fan and it makes me so sad that she said she only wants to act now

[Cobden]

I think I've listened to Hard Candy about 4 times, whereas I've loved every other Madonna album - Erotica is one of my favourite albums of all time.

[mj_monrose]

Hard Candy wasn't as strong or coherent as its predecessor, Confessions, but it certainly had its moments of brilliance such as Miles Away, Give It 2 Me, She's Not Me, Beat Goes On & Devil. I think the cold / ugly artwork and poor videos associated with this album, have made it difficult for people to warm to the album and look for the gems amongst some pretty mundane R&P/pop songs...

I agree that Erotica remains Madonna's best album to date and in my opinion the album that sounds least dated of any of her work, and sounds as fresh today as it was when it was released nearly two decades ago.

[boogie_artist]

I think most would agree that American Life was crap.

[poland74]

I think most would agree that American Life was crap.

I'm not most then. It isn't as good as many of her other albums that's true but I still like it a lot. There are some very good songs on there.

[saintly_boy]

Apparently she's working with Taylor Swift and T-Pain

[mikes]

I want her to do really bleak and beautiful songs again like You'll See and This Used To Be My Playground ..

[tigraboi]

I would put Erotica and Hard Candy at the bottom of my list - I would also beg to differ with mj_monrose in that i feel Erotica is the MOST dated of Madonna's albums in that it's Shep Pettibone production is very much of it's time - don't get me wrong I loved a lot of his production and mixes for lots of artists in that era but it's one of the few Madonna albums that you can tell exactly what time period it was made/released whereas most of her albums still sound quite fresh, True Blue and Like A Prayer being my favourites.

Also, I seem to be one of the minority who absolutely LOVES American Life and still listen to it regularly, and after True Blue would probably fight with Like A Prayer to be my 2nd favourite Madonna album. I feel it's much more coherent than Music which I loved at the time but grew tired of very quickly, yet 7 years later I still love American Life.

Hard Candy I don't like much and I don't even own so much as a downloaded copy of the Celebration single - a completely underwhelming track and not worthy of Madonna at all.

[guylikeu]

I liek American Life, but I can completely understand why anyone would find it annoying!

I want her to do really bleak and beautiful songs again like You'll See and This Used To Be My Playground ..

Have you heard Devil Wouldn't Recognise You? It's not quite as slow as the 2 you mentioned, but it's a fab song with great lyrics

[mikes]

Nopes!! might youtube..

[Cobden]

Hard Candy wasn't as strong or coherent as its predecessor, Confessions, but it certainly had its moments of brilliance such as Miles Away...

Miles Away is such a bland, weak song - probably my least favourite Madonna single ever. I'm not surprised it's her lowest ever charting song, barely scraping into the top 40!

[Sam Sung]

I want her to do really bleak and beautiful songs again like You'll See and This Used To Be My Playground ..

I feel the same. I really, really, really don't wanna see her try to be young and edgy and compete with all the current batch of popstars. 4 Minutes really gave off that kind of vibe of desparation, and I'm worried she'll do that again, even moreso now since the arrival of You-Know-Who on the pop scene in the last couple of years. It would be better for her to go down the road of something dark and haunting, maybe she sould take some inspiration from someone like Fever Ray.