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With her latest release, MDNA, Madonna revisits some of the themes and sounds that made her the queen of pop.
Today the very funny Nadya Ginsburg, well known for her one woman show the Madonnalouges, joins us to take a look at the mind of Madonna and her latest trippy album, MDNA.
Fausto Fernós is the host of iTunes’ #1 LGBT talk show, the Feast of Fun podcast, which he produces and hosts with his partner, Marc Felion.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois. Feast of Fun grew out of an audio blog to promote the live show into the world’s most downloaded talk show aimed for gay people.
When he’s not blogging, recording or sleeping, Fausto can be found at the gym or appreciating the beauty found in nature.
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Hi guys,
Great show! I love with Nadya is on, her Madonna is both skewering, but with a knowing wink that we all love Madonna anyway.
Madonna’s career in music, despite all the focus on the change of fashion or sonic palette from each to each, have always been based on similar ideas; namely professing spiritual ecstasy through secular release. From early songs such as “Everybody” to “Holiday” and their call to hedonistic pleasure, and integration of catholic themes in “Angel” and “Like a Virgin,” These two concepts of the sacred and secular have been (in varying ratios) present. Highlights where these themes become crystalline and distilled are albums such as Like a Prayer, Ray of Light, and I’ll even argue that Erotica (with it’s sacred sexuality) are excellent examples of the interplay of these themes. The less successful albums in Madonna’s career have been times when the ratio just wasn’t right. Bedtime Stories, American Life, Something to Remember (love songs compilation), and Hard Candy are examples where she didn’t get it right. Not to say they don’t have good songs on each, but as a whole they didn’t spark as well; possibly because each’s emphasis on the secular, without the spiritual ecstasy.
MDNA, for me, has the balance back. The spirituality is up front and impassioned and questioning. The secular release is mirrored throughout, and in some songs even a bit over the top. My only criticism of MDNA is the song writing. Listening to some old Madonna albums, the songs she co-wrote with Pat Leonard or William Orbit seem to have a lyric depth that’s missing on this album. The songs are fun, some of them are clever, but ultimately they’re pop and they do please.
I agree with Nadya in her assessment of Madonna at 53. We still want her to be fun, provocative, and to remind us of that wild abandon we might have felt when listened to our first Madonna song. I guess that’s what Madonna’s best at, making us feel good to the soul about being on the dance floor.
Stephen
Yes, the lyrics on the new Madonna album are so third grade. What happened? I thought since Lady Gaga raised the bar she would really bust it out. I am so disappointed because I know she can do so much better than this. Hopefully the tour will focus on her older/better material. Watch out Ke$ha!
Lady Gaga RAISED the bar!? Give me a fucking break!
The latest Lady Gaga album was so bad! Madonna’s new album is 10 times better than Lady Gaga’s latest album. Right now it feels like Lady Gaga is a one hit time wonder.
One hit wonder???
She has over 10 hits already
I’m sorry you don’t liek the Born this way album but people have diffrent music tastes and I have my own so just because you don’t like ti doesent mean everyone else shoulden’t aswell.
hisssterical show! love the cher line about looking good longer.
re: republicans. when i naturalized i registered republican. why? because the democratic party does not speak for me. that doesn’t mean i vote republican, it just means that the democrats don’t automatically have my vote. i should register “decline to state” but i like the conversations that being registered republican generate. In leftists bubble land (San Francisco) someone who didn’t vote for Obama (me, no I didn’t vote for mccain either) supports obama more than people who did vote for him.
irregardless (sic) of the issues, Obama has my vote (even if Romney comes out in full support of marriage equality before obama). Three words: supreme court nominations.
Hilarious, brilliant show! Loved Nadya Ginsburg!!!