Starting in 10 minutes. Hopefully Adele's song doesn't leak and crash the server until after we're done. Will you 11 live to see another update?
Also I'm gonna do picture/gif hints for every song. Some are pretty obvious I think and others are so random and only vaguely associated to the song that I'll be impressed if you get the hint.
Host commentary - One of Madonna’s better latin interpolations. It just has a lush instrumentation and works. The worst part of listening to the solo version is knowing its fate as an album track on a Ricky Martin album. How cruel. At least it is still a Madonna duet at the very least unlike Love Won’t Wait which went to Gary Barlow with nary a Madge vocal.
Guest commentary Reinvention -A beautiful guitar backing, and smooth lyrics. Quite a dreamy song.
Eeveelution - Wait, this actually slays. Finally, a noteworthy unreleased song.
Anyway I'm scared for my 11 - but I'm SURE it wouldn't be kicked out, even the most avid haters of it wouldn't kick it before the top 40... would they?
Host commentary - This song is literally Girl Gone Wild 0.5. Like I’m serious. Listen to GGW and listen to this and tell me they don’t sound ridiculously similar. #Reductive (well I guess GGW is reductive, but you didn’t need this song to know that). It is a small bop, but it lasted way too long in my opinion.
Guest commentary Subomie - Very cool, but lacking something to make it really punch.
Reinvention– this is amazing! Where is it from?
84. The Beast Within
Average - 6.743 Album: Extras Rank within album: 5th/4th of 13
Host commentary - A really creative moment and Madonna should really do more spoken word stuff (or just put out an audiobook of the Bible). Her voice sounds both formidable and comforting at the same time. This and If You Forget Me give all kinds of life. Maybe do them as interludes to help an album seem cohesive. That being said, I don’t think it should have outlasted all of these actual songs in the rate.
Guest commentary Mr. Fahrenheit - One of her most creative moments ever. An inspired thought and still the best opening to any of her shows
Subomie - Interesting but I don't know if I like it beating actual developed songs. Feel similar to Act of Contrition.
Pandora- I know she’s literally just quoting stuff from the bible, but The Beast Within is insanely genius and haunting. The Justify My Love samples are really smart too + the visuals for it are mesmerizing.
Reinvention–I’ve always loved this, it’s so scary, and her voice is fierce.
LoveLiveMusic - This song has left an amazing legacy in Madonna’s touring career. Used as an interlude in The Girlie Show World Tour and as the opening of The Re-Invention World Tour it’s one of Madonna’s ultimate mixes of religion and music. In I’m Going To Tell You A Secret she described that the word beast isn’t about Satan or evil entity but more so the chaos in our own world how we will survive through it.
