Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Madonna: Living for Love


Living for Love was released as the lead single from Madonna's thirteenth studio album, released on March 10th, 2015. Living for Love was released on December 20th, 2014. She has since released two follow up singles from Rebel Heart; her thirteenth album.

Madonna: Lucky Star ["New" mix]


The "New" mix of Lucky Star found on the remastered version of Madonna's self-titled debut studio album is extraordinary. I received the remastered version of her debut album not too long ago. It was a great purchase considering I bought it on CD. I had bought her debut studio album years earlier but I gave it away to a dear friend. However I wanted it back as far as having my own copy.

Madonna: Rescue Me [Titanic Vocal]


The Titanic Vocal of Rescue Me remains my favorite remix of Rescue Me. I have owned the Rescue Me maxi-single for quite some time. I have been a Madonna fan for a long time as well. I must have bought the maxi-single for Rescue Me in the early to mid 90s. It was a great decision, Madonna is a great singer and her maxi-singles are my favorite from any artist in the biz.

Madonna: Girl Gone Wild


I just ordered the maxi-single for Girl Gone Wild. I am getting overly excited while I wait for it to get here. I ordered it from Amazon.com so I have to wait quite a bit considering it was a rare product that they could not ship right away. However, when it comes to Madonna singles, I could wait forever.

Madonna: Like a Virgin


Like a Virgin was released as Madonna's second studio album; with the Queen of Pop dropping her thirteenth studio album just this past March. That was in 1984 and this is 2015. That would be over thirty years later for anyone who is counting, which in my mind represents a very long and lucrative career. The Queen of Pop is now worth around $750,000,000.

Madonna: Rebel Heart


Rebel Heart is the title of Madonna's latest studio album released on March 10th, 2015. The font that Madonna chose to use for the album title is similar to the font she used for the album entitled Erotica. I love when she does things like that; however, you have to be a pretty big fan to notice the resemblance.

Madonna: Secret [Junior's sound factory mix]


Junior's sound factory mix of Secret is quite extraordinary. I have it on one version of the maxi-single for Secret, as there is more than one version of the maxi-single for Secret. For example, there are different versions from different countries. Madonna used to release different version for her maxi-singles depending on which country it was being released in. I usually bought the American versions because I live in Canada however there has been the odd time where I have bought maxi-singles released by Madonna from Germany and so on.

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

M.I.A: Kala


Kala was released as M.I.A.'s second studio album in August of 2007. I am not sure when I bought it but it wasn't too long after that. However, it did take a while for Kala to get my attention. However, it's a great album and I have chosen to revisit it recently because it is so great.

M.I.A: Matangi


I just downloaded five tracks from M.I.A.'s most recent studio album entitled Matangi. They are pretty wild. I didn't think they would be considering the reviews I read about Matangi. However, my opinion of things is usually the opposite of "the group". For example, I heard of this group think phenomena and I could agree with it more, in so far as I usually tend to think outside the box when it comes to the rest of society.

Karl Wolf: Carerra


Carerra was released as the third single from Karl Wolf's second studio album. He released a very successful single prior to Carerra. However it has always been about Carerra, as far as I am concerned. For example, I just downloaded a recent single of Karl Wolf's but in my opinion it just accentuates Carerra.

Massari: Body Body


I downloaded this track by Massari a few years ago entitled Body Body and it was a great decision. Massari has made a comeback in my life and I have actually gone so far as to download a recent release of his. But it all started a few years ago when I was picking up an interest in the religion of Islam. I had a pretty good idea that perhaps he could be of that faith, taking into account Lebanon’s religious makeup. However I still do not know for sure whether he is actually Muslim or not.

Karl Wolf: Go Your Own


I just downloaded this wicked song by Karl Wolf. I haven't downloaded a song by Karl Wolf in such a long time. But now I have put some space between me and Middle Eastern music, so I feel as though I can open myself back up to the possibilities of that genre; not that Karl Wolf sings in Arabic or anything. The Karl Wolf track I downloaded was Go Your Own Way.

Massari ft. French Montana: Shisha


I just downloaded this amazing track by Massari. It features French Montana and is entitled Shisha. It's not the most amazing track I have ever heard by any artist. But Massari is from Lebanon and since Ramadan just ended as I write this, I thought it would be pretty neat to download a song of his. Massari was born in Beirut, Lebanon and French Montana was born in Morocco.

Jennifer Lopez ft. French Montana: I Luh Ya Papi


I Luh Ya Papi was released as the lead single from Jennifer Lopez's eighth studio album. It features rapper French Montana who was born in Morocco. It is unclear to me whether or not French Montana is a practicing Muslim or not. However, the country he was born in is clearly a Muslim majority country.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Mariah Carey: Infinity


Mariah Carey's latest single is entitled Infinity. It's pretty amazing actually and I love the lyrics. It talks about believing in Infinity and how the concept of infinity is loving Mariah Carey more and more. I really feel as though there is such thing as infinity, considering that it is something you learn in Mathematics. For example, the number "pi" goes on forever.

Mariah Carey: #1 to Infinity


Mariah Carey just released her second compilation album featuring her #1’s. It’s entitled #1 to Infinity. It’s like the sequel to her first compilation featuring her #1 hits, simply entitled #1’s. I don't know much about it other than the lead single is quite interesting and the album artwork is as well. It surprised me when I heard she was releasing this compilation album. She just released her fourteenth studio album last year and I didn't think I would hear from her again so soon.

Mariah Carey: Touch My Body


Touch My Body was released as the lead single from Mariah Carey's eleventh studio album entitled E=MC^2. E=MC^2 is one of my favorite Mariah Carey albums and is one of her best. Released in 2008, it acts like the sequel to The Emancipation of Mimi and is evident in the title.