UPDATE: This post was written prior to Madonna canceling all her Boston tour dates (including the one I was scheduled to see). As you might be able to tell, I never had full faith that this show would go on, so I’m not totally butthurt by it. But more on that in a later post… come back for that one. In the meantime, here’s a bittersweet post that was written when there was still hope in the world.
Tomorrow marks the ninth time I will (hopefully) see Madonna live. With her ‘Madame X’ tour getting knocked about a bit – those super-late start times, those canceled first-shows in every city, that pesky knee injury – I’m not counting on anything, but if anyone can power through and put on a good show, it’s Madonna. From all accounts (none through cel phones since they aren’t allowed) this one features her latest album quite heavily, which is what she does best for her die-hard fans. (I still remember the magnificence of the ‘Drowned World Tour’ where she neglected most of her hits for her new songs – and it remains my favorite live outing.) Luckily, the ‘Madame X’ album is filled with pretty solid stuff, and I’m told the weaker songs benefit from the elevation of her live performance.
In celebration of all that, here are a few Madonna Timeline links that should fuel your desire to hear such wonders play out in a theatrical setting:
~ ‘Express Yourself‘
~ ‘Vogue‘
~ ‘Future‘
~ ‘Batuka‘
~ ‘American Life‘
~ ‘Papa Don’t Preach‘
~ ‘Extreme Occident‘
~ ‘God Control‘
