Madonna in general

~ How it all started ~ I feel like I have to admit it. I am a Madonna fan. Have been since she burst onto the music scene in 1982 when I was 10 years old. I used to buy smash hits magazine and loved using their lyrics provided to sing along to the latest songs in the chart. This is how I discovered Madonna. The song Lucky Star was printed and I thought 'Ive heard this' So of course when it next appeared on my radio I was armed with my song lyrics and I've never looked back. Of course back then no-one knew I could sing and wanted to sing and loved to sing. This was my secret. So many a happy hour was spent in my bedroom singing along to my new ...  Read the complete review

The most recent delivery of Madonna's evolution (or devolution) is 'American Life'. For 20 years, she has maintained and expanded on her pop legend. Some records may be more revered than others, but long before New Kids On the Block, Boyzone, the Spice Girls, Britney Spears and 'N Sync was Madonna creating her blueprint on how to become immediately successful and then more (and more). Unfortunately, most acts tended to passively follow her map initially and are not savvy and/or motivated enough to complete follow through and expand on it. The rest is at u-rate-it.com, it was politically overlooked at dooyoo. :D ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I know this opinion is probably going to offend people but I feel I have to speak out following a particular event. Let me set the scene. My flatmate. a good friend who also happens to be gay. He paid £180 just for the ticket to the recent madonna concert in paris. On return he told me he had a fantastic time and that he absolutely loved her. He returned with a glossy programme from the concert which cost him another £50. I was amazed. This leads me on to my great admiration for the woman. Not only can she not sing or write music, but she has managed to become a pop icon. In fact not just a pop icon but a female icon. This is a woman ...  Read the complete review

Everyone has a favourite Madonna. Whether it’s the ‘Vogue’ Madonna, exuding sex and style, or the ‘Earth Mother’ Madonna, exuding, er, tofu and karma, there isn’t a single person who can be said to dislike all of her songs (although I’m not sure anyone really did like ‘Dear Jessie’, the pink elephants and lemonade song, that would always sound more interesting juxtaposed with, say, ‘Justify My Love’. Madonna Louise Ciccone was born in 1958 in Michigan, to a family of Italian origin. You got the feeling that had she been born in Britain about 20 years later, Nigel would have been forced to pick ...  Read the complete review

With the exception of her one-off Brixton Academy gig, Madonna?s Drowned World Tour has been her first in quite a while. Amid the hype surrounding the tour, tickets were sold within hours of being made available, rumours circulated as to whether she would sing any of her old songs and the sale of cowboy hats rocketed. However, the one question that presided in everyone?s minds was "Will it be as good as her earlier tours?". Having been to the Blond Ambition tour, many moons ago, I was blown away by Madonna?s ability to sing and dance energetically while oozing sexuality and shmoozing the crowd. It was great to see that nothing has changed. Madonna is ...  Read the complete review