base talk Madonna's Rebel Heart (tracks 1-6) turn 10

[T.O.A.D.S.]

 

The record had been set for a March 2015 release, with the first single to be released on Valentine's Day. However, after a flurry of unexpected album content leaks, Madonna released Rebel Heart for pre-order on the iTunes Store on December 20, 2014, with six songs made available immediately for download. A police investigation led to an Israeli man being arrested and charged with hacking into Madonna's computer and leaking the songs. The album's artwork became popular on social media, leading to numerous memes being created.

 

Madonna said: "I was hoping to release my new single 'Living For Love' on Valentine's Day with the rest of the album coming in the Spring. I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by T.O.A.D.S.

[Dragonfly]

I remember that mess

And then Björk's Vulnicura leaked shortly after

[MP3]

I was so happy with these first 6 songs I remember! I was obsessed with Living for Love and Devil Pray. After Confessions I think Rebel Heart was the most exiting era, so much visuals, so much promo, it was great

[Prodigal Self]

0/6

[Illuminati]

Loved Living For Love tbh

[TeeJay]

her 3rd best album. It's so good, has a few tracks that needed to be cut but overall, a great album.

[ICLDXU4HS]

her 2nd worst album. It's so bad, has a few tracks that were quite nice but overall, an abominable album.

[Bubble Tea]

One of her best 00s albums tbh. It's the last time she went HARD with album promo and performances. She was everywhere and the tour was huge. 

 

[LOTF]

Oof I cannot for the life of me believe it has been an entire decade. How time flies!!!

[simplywohoo]

13 minutes ago, LOTF said:

Oof I cannot for the life of me believe it has been an entire decade. How time flies!!!

i was gagged when i checked the date and realized it's true

[808dream]

The way most demos were great and sounded better than what was officially released 

 

[BlahBlahBlah]

Living For Love was and still is a bop

[Young In Love]

ahh it was such an exciting time! as horrible as it was for the material leaking, i remember feeling cool af walking around the city and blasting the unreleased songs in my earpods as a teenager 

Rebel Heart will always have a special place in my heart 

[pink lightning]

God this day was so chaotic, I was gagged

[HonourableVomit]

Unapologetic ***** still tears 

[SupremeGoddess]

of course it had to be a man from israel

[Chris]

Again, I think Rebel Heart is underrated and not as bad as people say it is.

 

Does it have some clunky tracks? Yes.

 

But it also does have some solid tracks as well in my opinion.

 

Let me get my licks in and say it's WAY better than FagDNA and Madame Fxg that's for sure hihi.

 

 

[Kota]

Forever mourning the Avicii versions of Rebel Heart/Wash All Over Me and what could have been 

[Alongoria13]

10 years…damn

 

Not gonna lie she missed out on two hits thanks to the leaks,  Wash All Over Me in particular.

[Jack!]

I remember thinking the leaked version of Illuminati was so good, and then when this dropped and I hit play, well...

[Leppie]

I'm so nostalgic for this album. Honestly the last era I got really excited for

[PaloSanto]

It's so strange how ***** I'm Madonna didnt become a holidays classic. Shame!

[Popboi.]

One of the most weird, exciting, puzzling and hilarious moments to be in the fandom  Madonna laying a slight gasp as everything was leaking around her and said "time to finish the damn album", only to end up making multiple drafts afterwards that leaked too.

 

33 minutes ago, Alongoria13 said:

10 years…damn

 

Not gonna lie she missed out on two hits thanks to the leaks,  Wash All Over Me in particular.

Pretty sure the 3 singles were chosen in advance so WAOM had no chance to be one in either original form or the released one  wbk she wanted LFL for Valentine's, BIM was an extremely obvious single and Ghosttown was a breath of fresh air, especially being a single between those two.

[blown away]

One of her best albums post 2000. She seemed so passionate about it and it shows on a lot of those songs. Living For Love, Devil Pray, Ghosttown, Hold Tight, Joan Of Arc, Messiah, Wash All Over Me are all great songs and Beetch I'm Madonna, Iconic, Unapologetic Beetch and Holy Water are fun bops.

 

 I hope her next album is of the same level of quality.

[SlowGinFizzzz]

Ghosttown and B*tch I'm Madonna remain career highlights, Devil Pray and Unapologetic B*tch are fun too. Living For Love could've been great had she not picked this awful version, let alone as the lead single. However, the main problem with Rebel Heart is that the second half of the album is really, really weak aside from Holy Water. 

Edited 3 hours ago by SlowGinFizzzz