Time to change gears and go to "Ray of Light" or "Erotica". Both are completely different from other Madonna albums and also completely different from each other as well. Erotica is an album for adult listeners, with controversial lyrics about sex, romance, relationships, social issues, and the sound is early 90's trip-hop, hip-hop and deep-house oriented. Ray of Light on the other hand is an emotional journey through an espiritual awakening, with lyrics about fame, motherhood, death, religion, and spiritual life, and it's very electronic music, pure electronica, but very emotional, intimate, soulful and touching, and with a lot of ethnic sounds and feels from India and the Middle East.
I think it’s important to see the juxtapositions between music and American life. This celebrates Americana where American life critiques it. Also American life is now loved more than anything. We love to see it
When the song Music broke in 2000 there was NOTHING LIKE IT on the radio. The sounds were so fresh. Mirwais' glitchy electronics on Music and Don't Tell Me were revolutionary. In fact, with every album she released, Madonna was AHEAD of the curve and a TRENDSETTER in music for 25 YEARS! (1983-2008) until she released Hard Candy and suddenly fell behind.
I would argue Hard Candy had to happen. And it’s still super enjoyable and showed Madonna can even do what is current. And rebel heart & madame x are proof she can continue to be a head of everything
@@BethThereseReactsZander is completely right. Buy you said in the beginning of Runaway Lover. You have to go into this album completely open. The times this album came out it was groundbreaking.
What It Feels Like For A Girl is possibly one of the most underrated Madonna songs. Such a brillant little gem with impeccable production and perfect lyrics.
hahah Right? I just didn't have this confusion at that time because the first time I heard it it was actually with the video on MTV. Because I guess I would've done the same.
My 11-year-old, gay little heart exploded when I first heard 'Music'. I had never heard of Madonna prior to this (no interner back then) and my life changed forever. This album was also the first one I ever owned ❤
I've always had this theory that Madonna enjoyed the success with the "Ray of Light" album, withdrew to the distant countryside, learned to play guitar, and then returned, blending acoustic and country elements with electronic music to create "Music," an album that is quite forgotten by Madonna's fans but personally it's one of my favorites.
i wouldnt say it’s forgotten by her fans tbh. i’ve heard a lot of hype for this album. her 80’s music, erotica, ray of light of course, music, rebel heart, and of course confessions are her most talked about and well liked, some even overrated in her fandom
The Queen of Pop! No other mainstream superstar was as experimental with music like Madonna was in the late 90’s and early 00’s. She gained major cred. Music was an EPIC global worldwide smash it. It was so unique for a mainstream audience.
So you've done: Confessions (2005), American Life (2003), Music (2000), in reverse order. It makes sense to continue backwards through her discography... Ray of Light (1998 electronica), Something to Remember (1995 ballads compilation), Bedtime Stories (1994 RnB), Erotica (1992 Deep House/Hip Hop), I'm Breathless (1990 jazzy/musical 1930s style concept album), Like a Prayer (1989 autobiographical masterpiece), True Blue (1986 pop), Like a Virgin (1984 bubblegum pop), Madonna (debut 1983 dance pop).
Madame X would be a strange one to start a Madonna journey on as it's probably her most divisive album. Even though I rate it as her Magnum Opus. The risk would be too great that she might not continue with other albums. I'm not mad that she chose Confessions as her gateway album. It was super popular with broad mass appeal (even though I rate it low because I like experimental Madonna.)@@softshallow7435
Music is work of GENIUS!!! And this is exactly what Madonna excels at: introducing something new, a surprise effect-every time. You have to look at her music from the perspective of the time when it was released. It was a completely new thing, with new sounds and a mix of different instruments. It involved a lot of experimenting and creating new sounds for future generations. Without Madonna, nothing would be the same today. She paved the way and opened so many doors for everyone who followed. In my opinion, this album, along with Ray of Light and American Life, are her three best albums-not only in her repertoire but also in music history as some of the very best. Please do Ray of Light next -> in my opinion unbeatable - The best of the best!!!!
I can definitely understand how it was so new & different at the time considering in 2024 it was so new to me!! Can only imagine how it was at an even earlier time
Runaway Lover and Amazing were produced by William Orbit, he produced her previous album Ray of Light. The song Music was a huge global worldwide #1 song and #1 dance song. Don't tell me was also a hit. The type of music you are describing as acoustic plus production effects is typically referred to as folk electronica.
Love that you connected to "What if feels like for a girl". She is singing her heart out on this song and everything about it is absolutely perfect. So glad you get it!!!!!
Yes, definitely you are one of the best (if not the only one) that reacts to songs paying attention to the music and not looking for "hits". It's so good watching your energy to each song and the way you feel them. Congratulations again. And I wasn't even concerned about if you liked the same songs as me or if you would say that you hated the album at all, the experience of watching you and listening to your impressions is all that matters. Great job!
Ray of Light, Music, and American Life are the ultimate trio. I view American Life as the antithesis, thematically, of Ray of Light. And Music is the “fuzzy” transition between the themes Madonna was articulating musically. Highly suggest checking out Ray of Light.
I remember an interview where she talked about wanting to use sounds normally associated with cold techno music but in a more emotional, thoughtful way. And yes, everything is intentional with madonna as she is famous for paying attention to every single detail in her music, her performances, videos.
Actually "Runaway Lover" and "Amazing" were produced by William Orbit, the producer of the Ray of Light album - I said this 'cause of the "touché, Mirwaïs" part. - I say this with love & respect because I have been a Madonna fan since 1998 (when I was 14, now i'm 39) & i'm definitely a Madonna geek 😅 - I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS. Can't wait for you to cover her entire discography & videos & live shows!
“Ray of Light” is PEAK Madonna, the pinnacle of the modern era of her career, lyrically, musically, thematically! I CAN NOT wait to hear your thoughts on that!
Thank you again for reacting to Madonna! As written before she's my favorite artist and you're one of my favorite reactors, so this is a perfect match. Lenghty comment ahead. You mentioned Mirwais a lot in this video however he isn't the only person that produced the album. After the Ray of Light sessions, Madonna reunited with William Orbit, who produced most of it as well as some soundtrack songs with her afterwards, to do Music with her. However she felt that the stuff made with him was more of the same so she either kept the more dance-y tracks (Runaway Lover and Amazing), reworked them (Gone was reworked by Mark Stent who also reworked X-Static Process on American Life, and Mysore Style was reworked into Cyber-Raga, a japanese bonus track), or scrapped them (Arioso, La Petite Jeune Fille, Like an Angel Passing Through My Room, Liquid Love, Run; all very good tracks that leaked but Madonna doesn't like to repeat herself). She then met Mirwais who worked on the other tracks: Music, Impressive Instant, I Deserve It, Nobody's Perfect, Don't Tell Me, and Paradise. Hollywood and Intervention from American Life were intially written during the Music sessions as well. She also met Guy Sigsworth who did What It Feels Like for a Girl. If you disliked the vocoder in Nobody's Perfect, you might dislike Madame X, her last album, which was produced in part by Mirwais. It's full of that vocoder effect, although the lyrics are more similar in style to American Life, more serious and political in its content, dealing with world issues. But you seemed to like the three William Orbit tracks in this reaction, which means that you might like Ray of Light, my favorite album, which is more "spiritual heavy". I hope that you will check her videos as well, which are an integral part of her artistic work. Seeing you watching the Britney videos for the first time was really great, and if you liked her videos, you will definitely like Madonna's videography. The American Life era has some of her best videos.
The thing I love about Madonna so much is that every single album is like in its own whole universe!! Her earlier albums are very much pop but even bedtime stories is such an experimental album pretty early in her career. She is always keeping us on our toes!!!! But favorite album is ray of light!!! Even though before that, I could not decide between true blue, like a Virgin and bedtime stories!!! There are a few songs from each album that I cannot choose between. And the immaculate collection is perfect to just put on after you have listened to all the other albums, of course!
Music still sounds SO fresh a quarter of a century later. Madonna's 12th and final #1 hit. What Vogue was for 90s Madonna, Music became for 00s Madonna: the ultimate, career & decade-defining dance hit. So many great live versions of both songs as fans expect to hear them at her concerts. Cyber-Raga was a bonus track you missed out on. She finally put it on itunes & youtube. Sounds like a mix of her Ray of Light & Music eras.
I really enjoyed this reaction, thank you! The sound and beats of Impressive Instant are simply insane, I can't keep still when I hear it. Gone, Nobody's Perfect and Paradise Not for Me are goosebump moments, so beautiful - check out her live performance of "Paradise..." from the Confessions tour, it's even better, even more goosebumps. Amazing, which I can listen to over and over, and I find its sound transcends Madonna's albums and could easily be found on Ray of Light or American Life, yet it feels different. The Above & Beyond/Oakenfold remix of What it Feels Like for a Girl is another tune can't sit still to. For me, Madonna's magic is partly in the mix of acoustic guitars, EDM and orchestra.
She's a PIONEER....period ❤ Love your Madonna reactions... she's the Queen of Pop for so many reasons Love that new generations are discovering her art Congrats from Chile
10 year old me discovered Don’t Tell Me while watching music videos at 4am in a run down motel in Arizona. 20ish years later I finally gave this album a listen and now it’s in my top 3 from Madonna. ❤ Love watching these from you! 🫶🏽
Gone is my favorite from this album. She has some great album closers. Totally understand what you’re saying. Personally speaking, American Life is excellent. This album is good but not one I go back to. Ray of Life is top tier. You will be in a trance with some songs. Sky Fits Heaven is that song for me on that album. Her humming on that album alone deserved a Grammy. That album is so good. The lyrics are 👌🏼👌🏼very thoughtful/ meaningful. We all are so excited for you to get to it! Great reaction!!
Seeing your absolute real reaction to hearing "What It Feels Like For A Girl" was so pure and wonderful. Check out the video for the song to see how she flipped it on its heels. This is why Madonna is the Queen of pop.
Hi Beth! Not sure if anyone has mentioned yet,but the opening line from ‘What it Feels Like for a Girl’ is actually from a movie. Do a search for ‘Cement Garden’ and the scene with that quote should pop up. Or add ‘Girls can wear jeans’ to narrow it down if needed. By the way, loving your Madonna reactions.Your ‘American Life’ reaction is the best one on UA-cam by far!!! ‘Music’, whilst having some great moments always felt a little disjointed to me. I can see what the album was intended to be in a cohesive sense,but it just didn’t quite pull it off. Keep up the good work! With love from the UK 🇬🇧
@@BethThereseReacts For quite a while,I thought it was Madonna putting on an English accent. She was living in the UK at the time and married to an English fella, Guy Ritchie. She would often slip into a ‘posh’ English accent,much to the the amusement (and bewilderment) of everyone.😄
'What It Feels Like For A Girl' was produced by Guy Sigsworth. He worked with Imogen Heap on their Frou Frou project. They only have one album, Details. The first track, 'Let Go', on that album was HUGE when it was released. It was the theme song to the movie Garden State. You should watch the videos for this album as well. The remixes are insane.
Holy moly you really need to listen to Ray of Light! Madonna at her best. Erotica can be polarizing but she really pushed a lot of limits with it and it’s a masterpiece
*Ray of Light* was met with universal acclaim upon its release and is often considered Madonna's magnum opus album. and it is! The *Something to Remember* ballads compilation album is completely different from the three albums you've already listened to.
I think it's great to remember that album was released in 2000 and Madonna was introduced to french house music and euroclash. Ofc it sounds like she found a new alley to play and decided to play. She was also very spiritual back then.... Songs like Impressive Instant is like a huge journey into the cosmos with french house as soundtrack ahaha.
No Madonna album is similar to the other, her discography is so diverse like no one other's. American Life is electro-folk and Music is electro-acoustic.
I just spent the night watching your three Madonna reactions and all I can think is, damn, and you haven’t even listened to the Ray of Light, Bedtime Stories, Like a Prayer, and Erotica albums yet. You’re in for such a treat. I die of envy any time someone listens to Madonna albums for the first time. I WISH I could listen to Madonna albums for the first time again. Her music is so euphoric and intoxicating. I like that you keep using words like “abduction” and “trance” during these videos but it’s just the absolute truth. SUBSCRIBED.
I loved this album and bought all the CD singles (back when you had to do that) for all the remixes I could find lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm remembering that the video for What It Feels Like For a Girl (which used the Above & Beyond remix of the song) was banned from airing on MTV.
You're a great reactor, so engaged with the song itself and very honest about your experience with the song, with a bit of light comedy sprinkled in. It's refreshing when everyone is doing reactions these days, I'm glad I've found a music reactor that's this good! As most people have mentioned, Ray of Light is probably a must, even if you never react to another Madonna album. It's her most accomplished work. despite being a little long, it features some of the best music of her career. Frozen in particular is an out and out masterpiece.
Love your reaction! you need to watch the video of "What It Feels Like for a Girl" it's a remix and the video is really intense lol. Also this album has two bonus tracks "American Pie" (worldwide bonus track except north america) and "Cyber-Raga" (japan bonus track). Also the latin american edition of the album has the spanish version of "What It Feels..." with the title "Lo Que Siente la Mujer". The album before "Music" is "Ray of Light" and it's absolutely a fan favorite along "Confessions" :)
William Orbit is the producer of "Runaway Lover", "Amazing", and "Gone." He also did amazing work with Madonna on the Ray of Light album and 6 songs on MDNA. "Amazing" uses an instrumental that she and Orbit have used several times, originally on her hit single "Beautiful Stranger" and then again on a song called "I'm a Sinner." Guy Sigsworth produced "What It Feels Like For a Girl."
I stumbled across this reaction. Now I HAVE TO watch the rest !!! As a Madonna Stan “Music” had to grow on me as a whole album. (I love it now). Nobody’s Perfect is a grower for sure
When I hear this album again … I’m reminded of bands like Air and Daft Punk and the MASSIVE influence France was having on the electronic music scene in the late 90s And early 00s
Don't Tell Me was originally written by Joe Henry, her brother-in-law. It's technically a cover of his song Stop. ua-cam.com/video/rsLyftGFJ5M/v-deo.htmlsi=Rgd8N0XS0cGHCqJ- He would also co-produce three more songs of hers... Jump, Devil Wouldn't Recognize You, and Falling Free.
What I love about Madonna is her ability to go with her gut and to no doubt it for one second. This was the album to make after Ray Of Light , in ROL (not to spoil it for you) she is spiritual and self reflective, in Music she has let go of the things that are holding her back and now we move on to funkier sounds, more experimental, this album feels like a trip through sounds with fun, personal lyrics and it culminates with Gone, one of her best album closers, giving us the passage to American Life
First of all, amazing reaction! I like how sincere your opinions are. Anyway, I feel like Mirwais' production is very easy to get an "overdosis" from, especially when you listen to two albums in a row, it can sound too repetitive or too intense as his style is based on autotune, heavy mixing and bizarre combinations. These features are very unique for sure, but for us regular, distant from electronic listeners, it can be too much if we are not in the mood. With that being said, if you plan to move on with her discography chronologically, you will definitely be surprised with what she's got in store, as Ray of Light is not only one of her best albums, but also one of the best records ever made according to multiple critics, reviews and listeners. There you will find very personal lyrics, transcending sounds and her best vocals in any of her studio albums due to her intense lessons for the Evita movie (1996), a musical that required her to extend her reach and technique. I hope you continue to have fun while listening to Madonna, her discography combined with her videos, attitudes and uniqueness can surely prove how no one can beat her in the pop game, she really is the queen. Thank you and love from Brazil :)
You make great points! Maybe I should’ve had an album or two in between these so I didn’t get as overwhelmed. Thanks for this insightful and kind comment!! 😁🩷🇧🇷
The music album sold 11 million albums worldwide. Music the single was a huge success and a Madonna classic reaching no.1 in 23 countries including no.1 in the USA, UK and Australia. Don’t tell me was a top 10 hit world wide reaching no.4 in the USA 🇺🇸
I was literally feeling like I don’t know I’m in the mood for this after just listening to American Life and you said both lol😂❤ Madonna ballets always grow on you. Amazing I had that on repeat on and off for years
Madonna did a beautiful live version of Paradise (Not for Me) in one of her tours (reinvention?) that showed just how beautiful the harmonies are in that song… and Gone is just so gorgeous, a little sad, but raw and real. So underrated. I think with further listens, when you know what to expect, you’ll get used to the production of some of the more chaotic songs, like Impressive Instant, which are such bops. I absolutely love that one too. The only really clunker on her is I Deserve It. Guy Richie even f’ed up her music. Lol
When I first heard Impressive Instant I was absolutely blown away. It was so sonically interesting, catchy while still being dissonant. She was killing it at the cutting edge of the pop world at age 42! Watching her do it live at Roseland in NYC and on the Drowned World Tour was nothing short of an explosive thrill - btw I can't wait to see how confused you are by that tour - most of the audience was too! I will always love this album - Paradise Not For Me is pure genius. It's easy to see why she shifted to Mirwais - the two William Orbit tracks are ok but uninspired in comparison. American Life seemed like a huge letdown after this but I have learned to appreciate it in retrospect.
You should see the videos for this era. There’s videos for music, don’t tell me, what it feels like for a girl (it’s a dance remix for the video that was banned for being too violent), and also a tour backdrop video for paradise not for me
I really loved you reaction on Don't Tell Me. When a CD or cassette was wrong they made that broken sound, Mirwais and Madonna wanted to give that effect. And the first part of What it Feels like for a Girl is from a movie
Hi Beth! Thx for this reaction! IMO this album was different at that time since in early 2000s the sound was so influenced by 90's R&B and it make it very peculiar! For me her best 3 album are the ones she released in 90s (Erotica, Bedtime Stories and Ray Of Light) cuz i really like the trip pop sound of ROL and especially the R&B/soul/blues/jazz sound in Erotica and Bedtime Stories🌟✨. The song music has such an ipnothic rythm and I enjoy it so much! Pls continue with Madonna's album reaction! I love seeing them cuz u are so real and genuine and u deserve more sub!😊 I see eveyone is calling ROL and u should get into it🥰. See ya in ur Madonna/Mariah Carey's video! I luv ya and i wish u an amazing day❤️🌻
The record company wanted to put out Amazing as a single but she said it sounded too much like Beautiful Stranger and she wanted to put out impressive instant..they said no, she refused to do anything with Amazing and they ended up putting Impressive instant as a promo only club single..I wish they had let her do it because it could have had a great video
Runaway Lover and Amazing are the two songs which weren't produced by Mirwais but by William Orbit. Orbit (co)-produced Ray of Light with Madonna and Pat Leonard. In In general most of Madonna's songs are co-written and co-produced by her.
This album is classed as "Leftfield" which is a less alienating version of experimental, often described as quirky and atypical of genre. I really love how open minded and mature you are about taking in a stranger pop album. This video was so much fun and you articulated your thoughts so well!
I’d recommend doing erotica next it’s totally different and from a different era of music production. More dancehall, r&b, jazz, and like American life it’s conceptual too. It’s also perhaps her most controversial album and was a big shift in sound for her that wasn’t expected. It was her first studio album of the 90’s. Def one of her strongest imo. I think in order to appreciate Ray of Light this one should be listened to first and perhaps also Like a Prayer. So you can get a couple more different perspectives of her.
what it feels like for a girl. literally my favorite madonna's song, the spanish version. when i listened to it as a little boy, it changed me lol, and the video is forever embedded in my mind
Back when Glee (TV Show) was on the air, they covered 'What it Feels Like for A Girl'. They had the boys sing the song. Madonna she really liked the idea of having the Men in the show sing the song.
So now, it's time for her quintessential album "Ray of Light" which more introspective than other albums on her catalogue. Can't wait for that reaction!
Time to change gears and go to "Ray of Light" or "Erotica". Both are completely different from other Madonna albums and also completely different from each other as well. Erotica is an album for adult listeners, with controversial lyrics about sex, romance, relationships, social issues, and the sound is early 90's trip-hop, hip-hop and deep-house oriented. Ray of Light on the other hand is an emotional journey through an espiritual awakening, with lyrics about fame, motherhood, death, religion, and spiritual life, and it's very electronic music, pure electronica, but very emotional, intimate, soulful and touching, and with a lot of ethnic sounds and feels from India and the Middle East.
Thanks for the summaries!!
Those are great descriptions of each album!
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@@BethThereseReacts On Ray of Light you'll get the same instrumentation of Amazing song from music
I think it’s important to see the juxtapositions between music and American life. This celebrates Americana where American life critiques it.
Also American life is now loved more than anything. We love to see it
I can't wait for the "ray of light" album!!!!
yes please!
When the song Music broke in 2000 there was NOTHING LIKE IT on the radio. The sounds were so fresh. Mirwais' glitchy electronics on Music and Don't Tell Me were revolutionary.
In fact, with every album she released, Madonna was AHEAD of the curve and a TRENDSETTER in music for 25 YEARS! (1983-2008) until she released Hard Candy and suddenly fell behind.
I would argue Hard Candy had to happen. And it’s still super enjoyable and showed Madonna can even do what is current. And rebel heart & madame x are proof she can continue to be a head of everything
I believe it!!!
Hard Candy is my soundtrack for the "house cleaning" day
@@BethThereseReactsZander is completely right. Buy you said in the beginning of Runaway Lover. You have to go into this album completely open. The times this album came out it was groundbreaking.
I like Hard Candy, mostly… it’s MDNA and Rebel Heart that were her weakest.
Ray of light. Be ready. Light some candles, take a bath. It’s sonically beautiful. Takes you on a journey. Get ready!!!
Sonically beautiful indeed!❤👑❤ LONG LIVE THE QUEEN 👑 👑👑
What It Feels Like For A Girl is possibly one of the most underrated Madonna songs. Such a brillant little gem with impeccable production and perfect lyrics.
You get ittt
And Ghost Town
I cry every single time, literally
The dont tell me confusion got me
lol right 😭
hahah Right? I just didn't have this confusion at that time because the first time I heard it it was actually with the video on MTV. Because I guess I would've done the same.
LMFAOOOOOO
My 11-year-old, gay little heart exploded when I first heard 'Music'. I had never heard of Madonna prior to this (no interner back then) and my life changed forever. This album was also the first one I ever owned ❤
You're gonna love Ray of light and bedtime stories
Yay!
I've always had this theory that Madonna enjoyed the success with the "Ray of Light" album, withdrew to the distant countryside, learned to play guitar, and then returned, blending acoustic and country elements with electronic music to create "Music," an album that is quite forgotten by Madonna's fans but personally it's one of my favorites.
That’s so poetic! lol
i wouldnt say it’s forgotten by her fans tbh. i’ve heard a lot of hype for this album. her 80’s music, erotica, ray of light of course, music, rebel heart, and of course confessions are her most talked about and well liked, some even overrated in her fandom
This album sold over 15 millions copies all around the world. 1 million copies sold in France ! A masterpiece ! The French touch !!!
The Queen of Pop!
No other mainstream superstar was as experimental with music like Madonna was in the late 90’s and early 00’s. She gained major cred. Music was an EPIC global worldwide smash it. It was so unique for a mainstream audience.
I believe it!
So you've done:
Confessions (2005),
American Life (2003),
Music (2000),
in reverse order.
It makes sense to continue backwards through her discography...
Ray of Light (1998 electronica),
Something to Remember (1995 ballads compilation),
Bedtime Stories (1994 RnB),
Erotica (1992 Deep House/Hip Hop),
I'm Breathless (1990 jazzy/musical 1930s style concept album),
Like a Prayer (1989 autobiographical masterpiece),
True Blue (1986 pop),
Like a Virgin (1984 bubblegum pop),
Madonna (debut 1983 dance pop).
That might make sense!
She should have started from Madam X (2019).
Madame X would be a strange one to start a Madonna journey on as it's probably her most divisive album. Even though I rate it as her Magnum Opus. The risk would be too great that she might not continue with other albums. I'm not mad that she chose Confessions as her gateway album. It was super popular with broad mass appeal (even though I rate it low because I like experimental Madonna.)@@softshallow7435
Don't forget Madame X, Rebel Heart, hard Candy and MDMA
@@bexyweewaggysactually, except for Rebel Heart, these albums are rather forgettable.
This album is so good! Music and don’t tell me are instant timeless classics!
True!!
Music is work of GENIUS!!! And this is exactly what Madonna excels at: introducing something new, a surprise effect-every time. You have to look at her music from the perspective of the time when it was released. It was a completely new thing, with new sounds and a mix of different instruments. It involved a lot of experimenting and creating new sounds for future generations. Without Madonna, nothing would be the same today. She paved the way and opened so many doors for everyone who followed.
In my opinion, this album, along with Ray of Light and American Life, are her three best albums-not only in her repertoire but also in music history as some of the very best.
Please do Ray of Light next -> in my opinion unbeatable - The best of the best!!!!
I can definitely understand how it was so new & different at the time considering in 2024 it was so new to me!! Can only imagine how it was at an even earlier time
Runaway Lover and Amazing were produced by William Orbit, he produced her previous album Ray of Light. The song Music was a huge global worldwide #1 song and #1 dance song. Don't tell me was also a hit. The type of music you are describing as acoustic plus production effects is typically referred to as folk electronica.
Shoutout william orbit! Oh yeah, i do remember folktronica being mentioned a lot under my AL video lol!
Paradise (Not For Me) is my all time Nr.1
When I first heard that song, I immediately fell in love with it 100% 💖💖💖
Same for me. I loved that song from the very first moment
I'm not new here, and I'm LIVING for these Madonna reactions. Can't wait for Ray of Light ❤
Thank you!!! Yay i’m so glad 😁💙💙💙
Love that you connected to "What if feels like for a girl". She is singing her heart out on this song and everything about it is absolutely perfect. So glad you get it!!!!!
girlie is back with another madonna reaction. yayyyyy
😁💃🏻🎶🩷
Yes, definitely you are one of the best (if not the only one) that reacts to songs paying attention to the music and not looking for "hits". It's so good watching your energy to each song and the way you feel them. Congratulations again. And I wasn't even concerned about if you liked the same songs as me or if you would say that you hated the album at all, the experience of watching you and listening to your impressions is all that matters. Great job!
Aw thank you!!!
Ray of Light, Music, and American Life are the ultimate trio. I view American Life as the antithesis, thematically, of Ray of Light. And Music is the “fuzzy” transition between the themes Madonna was articulating musically. Highly suggest checking out Ray of Light.
Ooh ok interesting
Word!
Love your reactions to Madonna's albums! There's so much more to come! I'm waitiiiing!
Thank you 😁🩷
I remember an interview where she talked about wanting to use sounds normally associated with cold techno music but in a more emotional, thoughtful way. And yes, everything is intentional with madonna as she is famous for paying attention to every single detail in her music, her performances, videos.
Ooh i love that fact, thanks for sharing
Actually "Runaway Lover" and "Amazing" were produced by William Orbit, the producer of the Ray of Light album - I said this 'cause of the "touché, Mirwaïs" part. - I say this with love & respect because I have been a Madonna fan since 1998 (when I was 14, now i'm 39) & i'm definitely a Madonna geek 😅 - I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS. Can't wait for you to cover her entire discography & videos & live shows!
Ahh oops shoutout william orbit!! 😂
Dont Tell Me is one of her best songs, it's low-key incredible.
Frrrr
madonna co-produces every album. she's involved in every beat, synth, and of course lyrics and melodies.
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“Ray of Light” is PEAK Madonna, the pinnacle of the modern era of her career, lyrically, musically, thematically! I CAN NOT wait to hear your thoughts on that!
That’s what everyone’s saying!
Ray of Light should be your next pick for Madonna! And after, please do Rebel Heart! ❤️
Ray of Light is calling
@@BethThereseReactsyes yes yes!!!! If you love Ray of Light then Rebel Heart is just as amazing.
Thank you again for reacting to Madonna! As written before she's my favorite artist and you're one of my favorite reactors, so this is a perfect match. Lenghty comment ahead.
You mentioned Mirwais a lot in this video however he isn't the only person that produced the album. After the Ray of Light sessions, Madonna reunited with William Orbit, who produced most of it as well as some soundtrack songs with her afterwards, to do Music with her. However she felt that the stuff made with him was more of the same so she either kept the more dance-y tracks (Runaway Lover and Amazing), reworked them (Gone was reworked by Mark Stent who also reworked X-Static Process on American Life, and Mysore Style was reworked into Cyber-Raga, a japanese bonus track), or scrapped them (Arioso, La Petite Jeune Fille, Like an Angel Passing Through My Room, Liquid Love, Run; all very good tracks that leaked but Madonna doesn't like to repeat herself).
She then met Mirwais who worked on the other tracks: Music, Impressive Instant, I Deserve It, Nobody's Perfect, Don't Tell Me, and Paradise. Hollywood and Intervention from American Life were intially written during the Music sessions as well. She also met Guy Sigsworth who did What It Feels Like for a Girl.
If you disliked the vocoder in Nobody's Perfect, you might dislike Madame X, her last album, which was produced in part by Mirwais. It's full of that vocoder effect, although the lyrics are more similar in style to American Life, more serious and political in its content, dealing with world issues. But you seemed to like the three William Orbit tracks in this reaction, which means that you might like Ray of Light, my favorite album, which is more "spiritual heavy".
I hope that you will check her videos as well, which are an integral part of her artistic work. Seeing you watching the Britney videos for the first time was really great, and if you liked her videos, you will definitely like Madonna's videography. The American Life era has some of her best videos.
Shoutout william orbit!! 🗣️ thanks for the info 😁
The thing I love about Madonna so much is that every single album is like in its own whole universe!! Her earlier albums are very much pop but even bedtime stories is such an experimental album pretty early in her career. She is always keeping us on our toes!!!! But favorite album is ray of light!!! Even though before that, I could not decide between true blue, like a Virgin and bedtime stories!!! There are a few songs from each album that I cannot choose between.
And the immaculate collection is perfect to just put on after you have listened to all the other albums, of course!
Music still sounds SO fresh a quarter of a century later. Madonna's 12th and final #1 hit. What Vogue was for 90s Madonna, Music became for 00s Madonna: the ultimate, career & decade-defining dance hit. So many great live versions of both songs as fans expect to hear them at her concerts. Cyber-Raga was a bonus track you missed out on. She finally put it on itunes & youtube. Sounds like a mix of her Ray of Light & Music eras.
I really enjoyed this reaction, thank you! The sound and beats of Impressive Instant are simply insane, I can't keep still when I hear it. Gone, Nobody's Perfect and Paradise Not for Me are goosebump moments, so beautiful - check out her live performance of "Paradise..." from the Confessions tour, it's even better, even more goosebumps. Amazing, which I can listen to over and over, and I find its sound transcends Madonna's albums and could easily be found on Ray of Light or American Life, yet it feels different. The Above & Beyond/Oakenfold remix of What it Feels Like for a Girl is another tune can't sit still to. For me, Madonna's magic is partly in the mix of acoustic guitars, EDM and orchestra.
She's a PIONEER....period ❤
Love your Madonna reactions... she's the Queen of Pop for so many reasons
Love that new generations are discovering her art
Congrats from Chile
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Being a huge madonna fan I love your reactions!!!!
Thank you so much!!!
10 year old me discovered Don’t Tell Me while watching music videos at 4am in a run down motel in Arizona. 20ish years later I finally gave this album a listen and now it’s in my top 3 from Madonna. ❤ Love watching these from you! 🫶🏽
That’s such a specific memory, love it 😭😂🩷
Gone is my favorite from this album. She has some great album closers.
Totally understand what you’re saying. Personally speaking, American Life is excellent. This album is good but not one I go back to. Ray of Life is top tier. You will be in a trance with some songs. Sky Fits Heaven is that song for me on that album. Her humming on that album alone deserved a Grammy. That album is so good. The lyrics are 👌🏼👌🏼very thoughtful/ meaningful. We all are so excited for you to get to it!
Great reaction!!
I cannot wait to see your reaction to Ray of Light and Erotica
Seeing your absolute real reaction to hearing "What It Feels Like For A Girl" was so pure and wonderful. Check out the video for the song to see how she flipped it on its heels. This is why Madonna is the Queen of pop.
Hi Beth! Not sure if anyone has mentioned yet,but the opening line from ‘What it Feels Like for a Girl’ is actually from a movie. Do a search for ‘Cement Garden’ and the scene with that quote should pop up. Or add ‘Girls can wear jeans’ to narrow it down if needed. By the way, loving your Madonna reactions.Your ‘American Life’ reaction is the best one on UA-cam by far!!! ‘Music’, whilst having some great moments always felt a little disjointed to me. I can see what the album was intended to be in a cohesive sense,but it just didn’t quite pull it off. Keep up the good work! With love from the UK 🇬🇧
Oh that makes sense!! It did seem like a recording of something. Glad you are enjoying, thanks so much 😁💙
@@BethThereseReacts For quite a while,I thought it was Madonna putting on an English accent. She was living in the UK at the time and married to an English fella, Guy Ritchie. She would often slip into a ‘posh’ English accent,much to the the amusement (and bewilderment) of everyone.😄
Now is the turn of ray of light 🤭🤭🤭 I love your reactions gurl!!!! ❤❤
Thank you!! 😁💙
Beth, you’re so lovely and funny. I love your reactions!!
Thank you so much 🥹💙
'What It Feels Like For A Girl' was produced by Guy Sigsworth. He worked with Imogen Heap on their Frou Frou project. They only have one album, Details. The first track, 'Let Go', on that album was HUGE when it was released. It was the theme song to the movie Garden State. You should watch the videos for this album as well. The remixes are insane.
Holy moly you really need to listen to Ray of Light! Madonna at her best. Erotica can be polarizing but she really pushed a lot of limits with it and it’s a masterpiece
Another great reaction! Looking forward to next one you do.😊
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 😁
*Ray of Light* was met with universal acclaim upon its release and is often considered Madonna's magnum opus album. and it is!
The *Something to Remember* ballads compilation album is completely different from the three albums you've already listened to.
I think it's great to remember that album was released in 2000 and Madonna was introduced to french house music and euroclash. Ofc it sounds like she found a new alley to play and decided to play. She was also very spiritual back then.... Songs like Impressive Instant is like a huge journey into the cosmos with french house as soundtrack ahaha.
No Madonna album is similar to the other, her discography is so diverse like no one other's. American Life is electro-folk and Music is electro-acoustic.
That’s what i’ve heard!
Yes!
The rocket in Nobody’s Perfect is why I love your channel. 😂
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One of my FAV Madonna albums it’s a real MASTERWORK
I just spent the night watching your three Madonna reactions and all I can think is, damn, and you haven’t even listened to the Ray of Light, Bedtime Stories, Like a Prayer, and Erotica albums yet. You’re in for such a treat. I die of envy any time someone listens to Madonna albums for the first time. I WISH I could listen to Madonna albums for the first time again. Her music is so euphoric and intoxicating. I like that you keep using words like “abduction” and “trance” during these videos but it’s just the absolute truth. SUBSCRIBED.
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Omg i love you! I’m so happy you’re discovering the genius of Madonna. I wish i was there with you vibing to all her songs!! ❤❤❤
I love this album! What a great reaction ❤
Thank you! 🩷🎶
Thank you for the amazing reaction video for my only Queen forever and always. ❤
I loved this album and bought all the CD singles (back when you had to do that) for all the remixes I could find lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm remembering that the video for What It Feels Like For a Girl (which used the Above & Beyond remix of the song) was banned from airing on MTV.
You're a great reactor, so engaged with the song itself and very honest about your experience with the song, with a bit of light comedy sprinkled in. It's refreshing when everyone is doing reactions these days, I'm glad I've found a music reactor that's this good!
As most people have mentioned, Ray of Light is probably a must, even if you never react to another Madonna album. It's her most accomplished work. despite being a little long, it features some of the best music of her career. Frozen in particular is an out and out masterpiece.
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that
I NEED YOUR RAY OF LIGHT REACTION NOWWWW
I can say Ray of Light+Music+American Life is her alien abduction era 😅
Don't tell me is so good, I'm emotionally connected to it
Love your reaction! you need to watch the video of "What It Feels Like for a Girl" it's a remix and the video is really intense lol. Also this album has two bonus tracks "American Pie" (worldwide bonus track except north america) and "Cyber-Raga" (japan bonus track). Also the latin american edition of the album has the spanish version of "What It Feels..." with the title "Lo Que Siente la Mujer". The album before "Music" is "Ray of Light" and it's absolutely a fan favorite along "Confessions" :)
Thank you! I didn’t know about the bonus tracks! 🩷
William Orbit is the producer of "Runaway Lover", "Amazing", and "Gone." He also did amazing work with Madonna on the Ray of Light album and 6 songs on MDNA. "Amazing" uses an instrumental that she and Orbit have used several times, originally on her hit single "Beautiful Stranger" and then again on a song called "I'm a Sinner." Guy Sigsworth produced "What It Feels Like For a Girl."
Waiting for the Erotica album!!! And waiting for you make a reaction for the Christina Aguilera albuns!
I stumbled across this reaction. Now I HAVE TO watch the rest !!! As a Madonna Stan “Music” had to grow on me as a whole album. (I love it now). Nobody’s Perfect is a grower for sure
@@andrewalvara1697 😍♥️ admittedly i probably need to listen to Music more since i haven’t listened to it too much!
@@BethThereseReactsits perfect for August
When I hear this album again … I’m reminded of bands like Air and Daft Punk and the MASSIVE influence France was having on the electronic music scene in the late 90s And early 00s
Ah I love this album, and I definitely loved your reaction to it! I would be really excited to see your reaction to Erotica and Ray of Light! Awesome
Thank you!! 😁💙
Don't Tell Me was originally written by Joe Henry, her brother-in-law. It's technically a cover of his song Stop.
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He would also co-produce three more songs of hers... Jump, Devil Wouldn't Recognize You, and Falling Free.
I am obsessed with “What it Feels Like” it really applies to being in any underclass!!
What I love about Madonna is her ability to go with her gut and to no doubt it for one second. This was the album to make after Ray Of Light , in ROL (not to spoil it for you) she is spiritual and self reflective, in Music she has let go of the things that are holding her back and now we move on to funkier sounds, more experimental, this album feels like a trip through sounds with fun, personal lyrics and it culminates with Gone, one of her best album closers, giving us the passage to American Life
Great reactions. I am anxious to see you cover rebel heart. Great album.
First of all, amazing reaction! I like how sincere your opinions are. Anyway, I feel like Mirwais' production is very easy to get an "overdosis" from, especially when you listen to two albums in a row, it can sound too repetitive or too intense as his style is based on autotune, heavy mixing and bizarre combinations. These features are very unique for sure, but for us regular, distant from electronic listeners, it can be too much if we are not in the mood. With that being said, if you plan to move on with her discography chronologically, you will definitely be surprised with what she's got in store, as Ray of Light is not only one of her best albums, but also one of the best records ever made according to multiple critics, reviews and listeners. There you will find very personal lyrics, transcending sounds and her best vocals in any of her studio albums due to her intense lessons for the Evita movie (1996), a musical that required her to extend her reach and technique. I hope you continue to have fun while listening to Madonna, her discography combined with her videos, attitudes and uniqueness can surely prove how no one can beat her in the pop game, she really is the queen. Thank you and love from Brazil :)
You make great points! Maybe I should’ve had an album or two in between these so I didn’t get as overwhelmed. Thanks for this insightful and kind comment!! 😁🩷🇧🇷
That one is a grower! Believe me, Beth. The production is outstanding listening in the earphones
Impressive Instant it’s out of this world
Music production in this song it’s insane
made in France ! the French touch
The music album sold 11 million albums worldwide. Music the single was a huge success and a Madonna classic reaching no.1 in 23 countries including no.1 in the USA, UK and Australia.
Don’t tell me was a top 10 hit world wide reaching no.4 in the USA 🇺🇸
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I was literally feeling like I don’t know I’m in the mood for this after just listening to American Life and you said both lol😂❤ Madonna ballets always grow on you. Amazing I had that on repeat on and off for years
Music was the #1 mega smash during my senior year of High School. Great memories.
Madonna did a beautiful live version of Paradise (Not for Me) in one of her tours (reinvention?) that showed just how beautiful the harmonies are in that song… and Gone is just so gorgeous, a little sad, but raw and real. So underrated. I think with further listens, when you know what to expect, you’ll get used to the production of some of the more chaotic songs, like Impressive Instant, which are such bops. I absolutely love that one too. The only really clunker on her is I Deserve It. Guy Richie even f’ed up her music. Lol
Confessions,not Reinvention
When I first heard Impressive Instant I was absolutely blown away. It was so sonically interesting, catchy while still being dissonant. She was killing it at the cutting edge of the pop world at age 42! Watching her do it live at Roseland in NYC and on the Drowned World Tour was nothing short of an explosive thrill - btw I can't wait to see how confused you are by that tour - most of the audience was too! I will always love this album - Paradise Not For Me is pure genius. It's easy to see why she shifted to Mirwais - the two William Orbit tracks are ok but uninspired in comparison. American Life seemed like a huge letdown after this but I have learned to appreciate it in retrospect.
At this point you gotta just go down the line in reverse release order bc every record is SO different 😭
Lolll
I hope Madonna can come up with a universally loved album again. Her works after Confessions divided fans....
I feel like i’ve seen the most positivity toward ray of light!
@@BethThereseReactsThat's before confession her run from true blue to confessions are considered one of the great album runs in pop music
Binge watching you and laughing my head off to your face at the end of Runaway Lover. 😂
You don’t even know how long I’ve waited for that😭
Aw thanks for ur patience 😅😭💃🏻🩷
You should see the videos for this era. There’s videos for music, don’t tell me, what it feels like for a girl (it’s a dance remix for the video that was banned for being too violent), and also a tour backdrop video for paradise not for me
I really enjoy these madonna videos.
Please do Rebel Heart next
Yay! Glad you’re enjoying
Music is her best album! I love it ❤
Next has to be Ray of Light
I really loved you reaction on Don't Tell Me. When a CD or cassette was wrong they made that broken sound, Mirwais and Madonna wanted to give that effect. And the first part of What it Feels like for a Girl is from a movie
That’s so interesting!
Hi Beth! Thx for this reaction! IMO this album was different at that time since in early 2000s the sound was so influenced by 90's R&B and it make it very peculiar! For me her best 3 album are the ones she released in 90s (Erotica, Bedtime Stories and Ray Of Light) cuz i really like the trip pop sound of ROL and especially the R&B/soul/blues/jazz sound in Erotica and Bedtime Stories🌟✨. The song music has such an ipnothic rythm and I enjoy it so much! Pls continue with Madonna's album reaction! I love seeing them cuz u are so real and genuine and u deserve more sub!😊 I see eveyone is calling ROL and u should get into it🥰. See ya in ur Madonna/Mariah Carey's video! I luv ya and i wish u an amazing day❤️🌻
When you jumped during the beginning of AMAZING made me jumped! 😂😂
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The record company wanted to put out Amazing as a single but she said it sounded too much like Beautiful Stranger and she wanted to put out impressive instant..they said no, she refused to do anything with Amazing and they ended up putting Impressive instant as a promo only club single..I wish they had let her do it because it could have had a great video
Runaway Lover and Amazing are the two songs which weren't produced by Mirwais but by William Orbit. Orbit (co)-produced Ray of Light with Madonna and Pat Leonard. In In general most of Madonna's songs are co-written and co-produced by her.
I loved “Music” (the song) and “Don’t Tell Me” as a teenager.
Madonna, our Queen! You will love Bedtime Stories and Ray of Light albums ❤❤❤
I think you’ll enjoy the Confession Tour throughout but the portion of the show with Drowned World, Paradise (Not for Me) etc is exceptional.
This album is classed as "Leftfield" which is a less alienating version of experimental, often described as quirky and atypical of genre. I really love how open minded and mature you are about taking in a stranger pop album. This video was so much fun and you articulated your thoughts so well!
Thank you so much! 😀
5:36 i think it means more like a confession. loving the video ❤
Love that! 🩷
I love your Madonna reactions!! ❤❤
Yay!! Thank you!
I’d recommend doing erotica next it’s totally different and from a different era of music production. More dancehall, r&b, jazz, and like American life it’s conceptual too. It’s also perhaps her most controversial album and was a big shift in sound for her that wasn’t expected. It was her first studio album of the 90’s. Def one of her strongest imo. I think in order to appreciate Ray of Light this one should be listened to first and perhaps also Like a Prayer. So you can get a couple more different perspectives of her.
Nobody's perfect and Paradise are my favorites ❤
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Same!
what it feels like for a girl. literally my favorite madonna's song, the spanish version. when i listened to it as a little boy, it changed me lol, and the video is forever embedded in my mind
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Back when Glee (TV Show) was on the air, they covered 'What it Feels Like for A Girl'. They had the boys sing the song. Madonna she really liked the idea of having the Men in the show sing the song.
this is one of her best, Like a prayer, her eponymous, true blue, ray of light are her best works, the rest are single composed albums
So now, it's time for her quintessential album "Ray of Light" which more introspective than other albums on her catalogue.
Can't wait for that reaction!