I Know It’s Going To Be A Good Day
Let’s face it: MDNA is immense.
Sixteen original songs is something we don’t get everyday, and when you listen to it in a single shot, it seems even longer. It never ends, in the good way.
It has so many faces, and still you experience it as a whole.
The sound in MDNA is hard and fierce. When we got to listen to the record at the label, one of the journalists in the listening room was coming from a magazine completely focused on sound and music technology. He was overwhelmed. We actually had to ask him if that was in a good or in a bad way, because he was left speechless. It was the first, by the way.
Madonna’s voice changes constantly, from one song to another, and even inside a same song. There are high notes you’ve never heard before, not even in Evita. Rough vocals that will made you wonder if that is actually Madonna, and sweet whispers that will reassure you that she is. The album still has the happy side M has been talking much about. She loves to say that’s unapologetic. She may be lying. You’ll find out soon.
You can certainly perceive Madonna letting herself go, and getting ready to face her demons. It’s not that all she wants is just you giving her All You Luvin’.
She fooled you. And now you’re trapped.
Now you have to listen to her stories, you’ll feel her pain – and it will feel good. (Only the one who inflicts the pain can take it away).
In this album I can find a sort of unintentional beauty. Once again, I think this happens because this is how MDNA turned out, it wasn’t planned. It tells many stories, but most of all it tells its own – the story of recording an album and how ideas, demos, feelings and backgrounds melt together into a work of art.
It echoes all the Madonna you know, and unveils one you don’t know yet. It is as confessional as her most intimate releases, as strong as her best disco stompers, and as contemporary as… well, as MDNA.
If you are weak, gave into temptation, and listened to the snippets (yes, Internet is Evil) don’t worry. Listening to MDNA will wash all your sins away.
Mark you calendar and make sure you save extra time for the release date. You’ll be wanting to listen to MDNA over and over again. I certainly am.
The End.