The Torture Chamber

Tristan_Geoff · 11-03-2015, 09:02 PM

Well. I did it. I just wasted 45 minutes of my life listening to a full Madonna album. Never thought I'd do that.

(too lazy to find album art)
Album: Like a Virgin
Artist: Madonna
Genre: Dance-Pop/Post-Disco (though I can't see most of these tracks being the highlight of the dance floor)
Year: 1983

Material Girl: We've all heard this one before, needs no introduction. Very basic, repetitive pop number.

Angel: Ugh... that intro was really, really lacking. Very repetitive, though the general atmosphere sounds like something that could easily be made into vaporwave.

Like a Virgin: Now there's a decent intro. Not doing too well to keep my attention however. And these lyrics... Also extremely repetitive.

Over and Over: Good start, sounds kinda New Order... then it jumps right off into more Go-Gos territory. Some obvious similarities to Material Girl.

Love Don't Live Here Anymore: With a title like that, it's bound to be sappy. More of that New Order sound. I have to say, this track isn't awful. The bassline is fun, and the vocals are pretty atmospheric. Melo-dramatic? Yes. But not the worst I've heard of pop. Not too shabby. (after further research, I found that this was a cover of a late 70's soul song. Boo. I thought Madonna was ok for once, then to find it isn't actually her song.

Dress You Up: Very disco. Not a fan of this track. The delivery of "from your head down to your toes" makes me cringe. Backing vocals are also very annoying.

Shoo Bee Doo: A very melo-dramatic piano ballad. Yay. Oh, a drum track kicked in. Now a bassline. I must say, I'm really tempted to skip this one. At 5:17, it's tha albums longest track too. Ooh, now a saxaphone. It doesn't get better than this. Very repetitive near the end.

Pretender: Cool intro. I feel like I've heard this song a million times. Must have been a product of a How to Write a Hit Single book. This track will not end.

Stay: The archetypal New Wave Pop song. Nothing holding this track up on it's own.

Overall Rating: 3/10 (was 4 until I found out Love Don't Live Here was a cover)

11-03-2015, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tristan_Geoff midnite roles around Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 5,304	Well. I did it. I just wasted 45 minutes of my life listening to a full Madonna album. Never thought I'd do that. (too lazy to find album art) Album: Like a Virgin Artist: Madonna Genre: Dance-Pop/Post-Disco (though I can't see most of these tracks being the highlight of the dance floor) Year: 1983 Material Girl: We've all heard this one before, needs no introduction. Very basic, repetitive pop number. Angel: Ugh... that intro was really, really lacking. Very repetitive, though the general atmosphere sounds like something that could easily be made into vaporwave. Like a Virgin: Now there's a decent intro. Not doing too well to keep my attention however. And these lyrics... Also extremely repetitive. Over and Over: Good start, sounds kinda New Order... then it jumps right off into more Go-Gos territory. Some obvious similarities to Material Girl. Love Don't Live Here Anymore: With a title like that, it's bound to be sappy. More of that New Order sound. I have to say, this track isn't awful. The bassline is fun, and the vocals are pretty atmospheric. Melo-dramatic? Yes. But not the worst I've heard of pop. Not too shabby. (after further research, I found that this was a cover of a late 70's soul song. Boo. I thought Madonna was ok for once, then to find it isn't actually her song. Dress You Up: Very disco. Not a fan of this track. The delivery of "from your head down to your toes" makes me cringe. Backing vocals are also very annoying. Shoo Bee Doo: A very melo-dramatic piano ballad. Yay. Oh, a drum track kicked in. Now a bassline. I must say, I'm really tempted to skip this one. At 5:17, it's tha albums longest track too. Ooh, now a saxaphone. It doesn't get better than this. Very repetitive near the end. Pretender: Cool intro. I feel like I've heard this song a million times. Must have been a product of a How to Write a Hit Single book. This track will not end. Stay: The archetypal New Wave Pop song. Nothing holding this track up on it's own. Overall Rating: 3/10 (was 4 until I found out Love Don't Live Here was a cover)