tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760031875946937955.post1958350546114136214..comments2023-04-02T17:23:25.455+10:00Comments on What music are you listening to?: In bed with my demonIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13793812010375699263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760031875946937955.post-62712540044170267422010-02-03T21:18:34.012+11:002010-02-03T21:18:34.012+11:00Ah yes, Guy, I have already been warned about Hard...Ah yes, Guy, I have already been warned about Hard Candy ... and while I am inclined to steer clear of it, there is nothing more like a red rag to a bull than the words "do not buy" to me.<br /><br />Thanks for popping in with your comments Guy!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793812010375699263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760031875946937955.post-37234412968784610062010-02-03T16:47:48.681+11:002010-02-03T16:47:48.681+11:00That's why I'm devoted to pop! Because whe...That's why I'm devoted to pop! Because when it's good (and I would say that Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer are both very good albums, mostly) it can make you forget yourself. And I think part of it is that simplicity and familiarity -- everyone has an 'in' to these songs. And even the more complex emotional territory covered by Like a Prayer is familiar because so much of it is borrowing from cinema, and also from Madonna's own public life. <br /><br />For me part of the reason Madonna makes such a good pop star is that her terrifying work-ethic and various metamorphoses (spelling?) add to that sense of transcendence -- before her botched facelift you thought she really was defying time!<br /><br />If you really want to scare yourself listen to Hard Candy. Do not buy.Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023865047019803963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760031875946937955.post-34930536021972658452010-01-20T18:29:19.289+11:002010-01-20T18:29:19.289+11:00Absolutely! These albums (alba?)are just a hoot to...Absolutely! These albums (alba?)are just a hoot to listen to and they're now so old that most of the staff in JB Hi-Fi are too young to realize how unfashionable they are. While the dance tracks on 'Like A Prayer' are good fun, I also really like the slow songs, such as 'Promise to try', 'Pray for Spanish Eyes' and, above all, 'Oh father'.<br /><br />In my view, some of Madonna's work has been (like here) her collaborations with Patrick Leonard; the partnership reappears some albums later (1998) in the dazzling 'Ray of Light' which, in its dream-like fantasies about water rivals Hendrix's '1993 - A merman I should turn to be.' <br /><br />Good stuff! Now let's talk about Michael Jackson's 'Hits' DVD, which sits happily and loudly alongside my Madonna videos.Patrick Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738143636776945427noreply@blogger.com