Check out the fun and less informative review of MDNA below! But it does outline all the different tracklistings possible for Madonna's album, which is informative for everyone! Can't wait for the album!
"Girl Gone Wild" (still listed as "Girls" in my hand-out, oopsy) opens the album and is, for my money, a scorching-hot song. Is it "Madonna?" No; she didn't write it or anything. But it's a terrific opener and undeniable (to me) fun. "Gang Bang" is like "GGW" on female Viagra (chocolate?)—it's a dark, driving club stomper, aggressive as hell. It has a techno edge that reminded me superficially of "Control" by Traci Lords. (A song I love. And please don't take any of my comparisons too literally; there was nothing that sounded...reductive.) Mika came up with this???
"Turn Up the Radio" is a sweeping, joyous pop-dance song as anthemic as "Get Together," one of my very favorite post-Ray of Light songs. "Give Me All Your Luvin'" sticks out like a sore thumb on this album. I remain a fan of it, but it's not near the top of my MDNA list.
Loved hearing "Superstar," complete with Lola singing backing vocals! A charming and fluffy song ("ooooh, la la!") that felt for me like "Little Star" had grown up and was having fun.
The suite of songs "Love Spent," "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" is probably going to please any Madonna fan I've ever met. They're beautifully sung and are not cursed with oversimplified lyrics, nor do they sound like they care much if asinine radio programmers will like them. "Falling Free" is my fave song of the album so far, gorgeously sung, a total stand-out. Go, Joe Henry! Keep it together, indeed.
Now, I'd heard the bonus tracks were to die for, but who knew that a rumor would be true times 10? "Beautiful Killer" is a fucking great Orbit-sounding Solveig song (could Orbit really not have had a hand in this one???). How in the HELL this is not on the album proper, how in the HELL this is not a title track, I'll never understand. Even the cringe-inducing title "I Fucked Up" turns out to be a really pretty, plaintive pop song. "B-day Song" didn't seem to have its guest star—M.I.A. was M.I.A.
At some point, Nicki Minaj declares Madonna the only queen.
I genuinely loved most of what I heard. I would be shocked if many people didn't feel this was a vast improvement over Hard Candy which, let's be honest, was a good record. There are definitely songs on here that are personal, uplifting and inspiring mixed among the far louder "I'm still hot and young, fuck me in any hole you can!" club crushers.More news...
There are five album configurations as of February 21, 2012:STANDARD EXPLICIT ALBUM/ALL ACCOUNTS/PHYSICAL & DIGITAL
(1) "Girl Gone Wild"
(2) "Gang Bang"
(3) "I'm Addicted"
(4) "Turn Up the Radio"
(5) "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
(6) "Some Girls"
(7) "Superstar"
(8) "I Don't Give A"
(9) "I'm a Sinner"
(10) "Love Spent"
(11) "Masterpiece'
(12) "Falling Free"
STANDARD EDITED ALBUM/ALL ACCOUNTS/PHYSICAL & DIGITAL
Has all the same songs in the same sequence with no "Gang Bang"
DELUXE EXPLICIT ALBUM/ALL ACCOUNTS/PHYSICAL & DIGITALSame as first configuration, continues with:
(13) "Beautiful Killer"
(14) "I Fucked Up"
(15) "B-day Song"
(16) "Best Friend"
(17) "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Party Rock Remix) ft. Nicki Minaj & LMFAO
DELUXE EDITED ALBUM/WALMART EXCLUSIVE/PHYSICAL EDITION
(1) "Girl Gone Wild"
(2) "I'm Addicted"
(3) "Turn Up the Radio"
(4) "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
(5) "Some Girls"
(6) "Superstar"
(7) "I Don't Give A"
(8) "I'm a Sinner"
(9) "Love Spent"
(10) "Masterpiece"
(11) "Falling Free"
(12) "Beautiful Killer"
(13) "B-day Song"
(14) "Best Friend"
(15) "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Party Rock Remix) ft. Nicki Minaj & LMFAO
(16) "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Laidback Luke Remix)
SUPER BOWL DELUXE EXPLICIT/ITUNES EXCLUSIVE/DIGITAL VERSION
Same as second version but continues with:
(17) "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (Party Rock Remix) ft. Nicki Minaj & LMFAO
(18) "Love Spent" (Acoustic Version)
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