Talk:Music (Madonna album)

Album sales

The following are references to estimates on overall sales: http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html = 15m, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Biggest-Selling-Madonna-Albums/lm/37BXBHN8JKB68 = 13m, http://charts.mlvc.org/CHThist.php = 13m, http://www.world4madonna.com/charts/ = 14m, http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41261&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 = 8.61m. Overall, in comparison, the first link is always over inflated to all the others. Best concensus is 13m

GA Review

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Nominator: 11JORN (talk · contribs)

Reviewer: Nkon21 (talk · contribs) 07:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

What a coincidence that I saw this GAN, I heard Music playing at the store the other day and now I have it playing on a loop. Will review this within the next week or so ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 07:01, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

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Sorry for the lengthy delay as I had been preoccupied by other stuff recently. I'll begin the review shortly. ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 04:34, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Infobox

• Good

Lead, background and development

• Following the success of her previous album Ray of Light in 1998, the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market. → Perhaps rewrite this to something like: Following the success of her previous album Ray of Light (1998), Madonna found herself in a music scene increasingly influenced by a younger generation of singers such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. This led her to seek a distinctive sound that would set her apart in the evolving musical landscape.
• Elaborating a western theme for the album, Madonna reinvented her image as a cowgirl. → With the album embracing a western motif, Madonna reimagined her image in the role of a cowgirl.
• Briefly summarize of the trends in the last sentence of the lead
• In 1998, Madonna released her seventh studio album Ray of Light, which became a critical and commercial success, → In 1998, Madonna released her seventh studio album Ray of Light to critical and commercial success,
• 41st ceremony 41st edition of the ceremony
• she was keen on getting back to the studio → she was keen on returning to the studio
• towards William Orbit towards producer William Orbit
• producer of Ray of Light with whom she collaborated with on Ray of Light
• Also, the music scene was being dominated by a younger generation of singers like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, and peers from her own generation like Prince and Janet Jackson were experiencing diminishing record sales, prompting Madonna to look for a distinctive sound within this market. → Perhaps rewrite this to something like: Moreover, the music industry became increasingly influenced by a new generation of artists such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. At the same time, contemporaries of Madonna's own generation, including Prince and Janet Jackson, were seeing a decline in their record sales, prompting Madonna to seek a distinctive sound in the music market.
• Ahmadzaï always preferred taking musical risks and hence he wanted the collaborations with Madonna to get out the best from the singer → Perhaps rewrite this to something like: Ahmadzaï, known for his inclination towards musical innovation, felt inspired to collaborate with Madonna in a way that would achieve her greatest potential.

Writing and recording

• Add alt texts for images, "see caption" would also suffice
• Madonna also stated she did not want her records to sound like everyone else's, as Orbit became popular among other mainstream artists after collaborating with her. → Madonna expressed that she did not want her music to blend in with others, especially since Orbit gained popularity amongst mainstream artists following their collaboration.
• "threw out everything and started all over again". throw out everything and start over again.
• While seeking another collaborator to start over, Madonna wanted someone → As she sought a new collaborator to start over, Madonna was in search of someone
• "with real talent" it almost sounds as if she's insulting her previous collaborator so I'm not sure it's necessary
• He had received a demo to songs from his album Production needs to be rephrased
• When Madonna listened to the tape, she felt his sound was exactly what she needed for her next record, and within three weeks they got together to work on the album at Sarm West. → Upon hearing the tape, Madonna believed that his sound was exactly what she was seeking for her next record. Within three weeks, they met at Sarm West to commence work on the album.
• On their first days together, Madonna faced communication problems with Ahmadzaï since he barely spoke English, which made her want to "rip [her] hair out", and his manager → During their first days of collaboration, Madonna encountered language barriers with Ahmadzaï due to his limited English proficiency. This frustrated her to the point of wanting to "rip [her] hair out". Consequently, Ahmadzaï's manager
• the vibe → the atmosphere
• sent to the singer → sent to Madonna
• Madonna became interested on working with Guy Sigsworth as she admired his love of understated technology in music, and contacted him for → Madonna developed an interest in collaborating with Guy Sigsworth as she was drawn by his appreciation for understated technology in music. She reached out to him with the intention of
• Madonna played him the rough demo tracks developed for Music → Madonna presented him with the preliminary demo tracks developed for Music.
• Madonna and Sigsworth decided to keep all the musical noises from the demo. So the producer had to find a way to reposition her vocals around the segments → Madonna and Sigsworth chose to retain all the musical noises from the demo; this required the producer to creatively reconfigure her vocals around the segments
• That way they would → That way, they would

Composition

• which contains influences containing influences
• Madonna described Music as Madonna characterized Music as
• than Ray of Light, compared to Ray of Light.
• and "funky, She described its composition as "funky,
• Thematically, it could Thematically, the album can
• which Madonna described respectively as the frivolous and non-frivolous sides of her life → which Madonna described as the frivolous and non-frivolous sides of her life, respectively
• Madonna also explained that the album reflected her need to dance, as opposed to her introspective mood on Ray of Light → Madonna felt that the album embodied her desire to dance, contrasting with the introspective tone of Ray of Light.
• as she felt like an animal "ready to be sprung from a cage" after living a low-key domestic life in the previous years, and was missing performing → She likened herself to an animal "ready to be sprung from a cage" after leading a quiet and domestic life for years, expressing a longing for performance
• humor", → humor".
• She defined Music as a record made to "join the coldness or the remoteness of living in the machine age in the world of high technology with warmth and compassion and a sense of humor" → She characterized Music as a record made to bridge the gap between the impersonal experience of living in an era of advanced technology, with the "warmth, "compassion, and a sense of humor" of human connection.
• and saw it as "a reflection of what's going on in society, and as far as I'm concerned, we've become too complacent." The singer perceived the album as a mirror of societal trends, as she felt that society had became "too complacent."
• "Music", the title track, The title track "Music"
• The whole production has Its production features
• "the uniting power of music" doesn't quite sound neutral
• has been described by who?
• A "burbling" synth arrives at the 2:30 mark, and then the chorus of "I'm in a trance" is repeated, ending the song with a solo vocal phrase. rephrase as track times can differ
• "I Deserve It" is the fourth song present on the album. It is The record's fourth track, "I Deserve It", was
• "Don't Tell Me" is the seventh track on Music and was The seventh track, "Don't Tell Me", was
• The album's final track in the United States and Canada, "Gone" continues "Gone", the final track on the American and Canadian versions of the album, continues
• delete "apparently" and attribute sentence to source

Artwork and release

• The images and typographical style paid homage to the iconography of the western United States, relishing Americana culture while at the same time satirizing it. → The visuals and typographical style paid homage to the iconography of the American west, relishing Americana culture while simultaneously satirizing it.
• Mondino had the idea of the western themes for the album; Madonna was not sure at first, but was convinced by the photographer and eventually appreciated the final result. → Mondino proposed the concept of Western motifs for the album. Madonna was initially unsure of the idea, but the photographer convinced her and she eventually appreciated the final result.
• she had a release party → she held a release party

Promotion

• Reword first sentence as: Madonna embarked on a promotional tour following the album's release, appearing on several television shows to publicize the album.
• For the performance, the stage had five giant video screens, which showed images from several moments of her career. → During the performance, the stage was equipped with five large video screens that displayed images from various moments from her career.
• Not sure if the Jon Stewart quote is necessary
• Madonna also made Madonna also held
• Another concert → The second concert
• rename Tour sub-section to "Concert tour", as the previous section also discussed a tour
• time was short and she had to prepare the show within three months. → reword to something like: she was met with time constraints and had only three months to prepare the show.
• Jamie King was signed up → Jamie King served
• success: with a → success; with a
• on August 21, 2000, after being leaked onto the internet in websites like Napster, which prompted Madonna's team to issue a statement threatening legal action against them. → on August 21, 2000. It had previously been leaked on internet platforms such as Napster, leading Madonna's team to respond with a statement threatening to take legal measures against them.
• radio; therefore radio, therefore
• rewrite last sentence as: Madonna had planned for the song to be the fourth official single from Music, but her record label intended to release "Amazing" instead, issuing promos and test pressings for the track. However, due to a lack of consensus, no additional singles were released.

Critical reception & commercial performance

• affirmed that Madonna "[has] got her sass back." grammar
• Remove "the" before CNN
• "around the world" → globally
• The album enjoyed success → The album also saw success
• best selling album in Denmark → best selling album in the country

More to come. ɴᴋᴏɴ21 ❯❯❯ talk 09:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)