Madame X vs. Rebel Heart [track by track]

[Cerro de Casa]

Inspired by @Jingle POP! in the other thread. Let's do it

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

 

[RaspberrySwirl]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray ?
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight ?
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic ?
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out ?
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me ?
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X. ?
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

I don’t seem to remember many of these. Most of the time they’re equally bad.

I do love Best Night. It has that early 00’s sound that I love for nostalgic reasons.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I don’t seem to remember many of these. Most of the time they’re equally bad.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart



MADAME X: 9
REBEL HEART: 10


I suppose this proves @Jingle POP! 's point.

Madame X is the better album but I think Rebel Heart has individually better songs - at least when they're stacked up like that.

 

[Marilyn]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix)vs. Rebel Heart

8 vs. 11, but I still rate Madame X higher as an album

God Control vs. Ghosttown is a painful match-up because God Control is amazing and I prefer it to every song on Rebel Heart… except Ghosttown

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water though

I literally lolled / shook my head in shame as to how abysmal they both are.

 

[Iguana]

Bitch I'm Loca is great

 

[Iguana]

Hola Water abysmal though, of course.

 

[RaspberrySwirl]

Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water though

I literally lolled / shook my head in shame as to how abysmal they both are.

Exactly.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Bitch I'm Loca is great

I like her verses, they give me hints of I'm Breathless era vocals.. but the whole 'Bitch I'm Local' premise is Ciccone juvenilia at its worst. Sometimes we love to see it ('Thief Of Hearts', 'Bitch I'm Madonna') but some other times (most notably 'B'Day Song'), we really don't.

 

[Music]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

10 - 9 to Rebel Heart, however, I prefer Madame X as a whole but Rebel Heart has higher highs.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Hola Water abysmal though, of course.

 

[Iguana]

 

[Iguana]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

Well, Rebel Heart didn't stand a chance.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

 

[Iguana]

I don't know what the remix is, but I know it's better

 

[Iguana]

I think BACK THAT UP TO THE BEAT is fantastic. I went through a period of having it on loads on repeat and I don't regret it

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I think BACK THAT UP TO THE BEAT is fantastic. I went through a period of having it on loads on repeat and I don't regret it

It's nice but I preferred the original leaked demo from the RH sessions.

 

[Iguana]

It's nice but I preferred the original leaked demo from the RH sessions.

 

[Iguana]

I'll be drinking Krug Rosé and sometimes LEMON DROPS

 

[POP!]

I will have to re-visit Madame X before I partake. Since it's not as relistenable I'm not as familiar with the deeper cuts

 

[POP!]

The lack of "Body Shop" admiration in this thread is... interesting.

You can keep it overnight
You can do whatever you like
Working overtime
Working on the line

 

[BoysForSeles]

Madame X IN at #8 on the Albumism readers’ poll. Rebel Heart LANGUISHING at #13.

READERS’ POLL RESULTS: Your Favorite Madonna Albums of All Time Revealed & Ranked

Madonna has crafted many classic albums, but which ones are YOUR favorites?

www.albumism.com

 

[Iguana]

I feel HUGELY vindicated.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Madame X IN at #8 on the Albumism readers’ poll. Rebel Heart LANGUISHING at #13.

READERS’ POLL RESULTS: Your Favorite Madonna Albums of All Time Revealed & Ranked

Madonna has crafted many classic albums, but which ones are YOUR favorites?

www.albumism.com

That's nice and Imma letchufinish but American Life at 12 and Madonna at 11 effectively mean this list is jancelled.

 

[Sheena]

Like A Prayer at 4 is equally DISTURBING

 

[BoysForSeles]

My top 3 has been Ray of Light, Music and Confessions On A Dancefloor for many years. Like A Prayer is fabulous too, impeccable singles.

 

[POP!]

Medellín vs. Living For Love
Dark Ballet vs. Devil Pray
God Control vs. Ghosttown
Future vs. Unapologetic Bitch
Batuka vs. Illuminati
Killers Who Are Partying vs. Bitch I'm Madonna
Crave vs. Hold Tight
Crazy vs. Joan of Arc
Come Alive vs. Iconic
Extreme Occident vs. HeartBreakCity
Faz Gostoso vs. Body Shop
Bitch I'm Loca vs. Holy Water
I Don't Search I Find vs. Inside Out
Looking for Mercy vs. Wash All Over Me
I Rise vs. Best Night
Funana vs. Veni Vidi Vici
Back That Up To The Beat vs. S.E.X.
Ciao Bella vs. Messiah
Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) vs. Rebel Heart

5-14 - Rebel

 

[Inner Smile]

I don't like the red bits

 

[Halli]

I never really got into Madame as a whole ALBAM, but Medellin remains superb.

Rebel Heart had such highs - especially Ghosttown and the title track, would have been a superb 10 track ALBAM