On Monday, I reported that Madonna is working on new music for her upcoming album. madonna has never had a problem staying current with what's out there, always giving her twist to underground European dance music. While I was a bit worried with the lukewarm 'Celebration,' I think I'm a little at ease with the confirmed collaborators.
Brendan O'Brien is a well-known producer who has worked on albums by Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, AC/DC and Aerosmith. We all know if you've seen her on tour how madonna has become a beast with the guitar. Should we be expecting some grungy rock from the Queen of Pop?
Also A-Trak (who works on alot of music for Kanye West) and David Guetta (of 'When Love Takes Over' fame and has recently remixed 'Revolver' & 'Celebration' for M) is working on the album as well. According to MTV, here are six directions Madonna could go in.
Rock Opera
Madonna has theater experience (she famously lobbied hard to play Eva Peron in the film version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita") but has never really constructed an album based on a narrative (and the disastrous American Life shouldn't count). She could bring in Green Day producer Rob Cavallo to beef up her rock chops and flesh out her own version of American Idiot.
Electro-Rap Posse Album
If A-Trak is on board, she should expand her horizons and invite a cavalcade of MCs to throw down with her on a full-on rap album. We're certain that Lupe Fiasco, Dizzee Rascal, Mos Def, Rhymefest and Kanye would all probably be game to trade verses with Madonna, who is not necessarily a stranger to spitting. Remember her verse on "American Life"?
Metal
Though she's lorded over some tough dance beats in the past, truly hard music has never been her forte and remains an uncharted territory for the star. O'Brien has produced music for metallers like Mastodon and Incubus, so he's ready, willing and able to crank Madonna's sound up to 11 and really let her rip.
Country Rock
Madonna isn't above aping a current star, and with Taylor Swift cranking out huge hits in big numbers, why wouldn't she attempt to add country to her repertoire? O'Brien has produced twangy records for Springsteen and Pete Droge, and Madonna herself has toyed with country and dance sounds for "Don't Tell Me."
Straight Disco
Maybe all these producers are just there to throw us off the scent, and her plan is to actually crank out an even deeper-diving disco record. After all, her recent single "Celebration" was well-received, and the throwback sounds on 2008's Hard Candy wowed both the dance and pop worlds. Perhaps she just wants to make ABBA tunes for the rest of her career (which wouldn't be such a bad thing, really).
No Limit Revival
She could fire everybody, recruit Master P's Beats by the Pound crew and shout along to some late-'90s New Orleans bounce. That probably won't happen, but Silkk the Shocker could use the work.
I'm thinking Madonna will take elements of rock, dance, and hip hop and give it a futuristic electro twist. I do not believe she will do a full-fledged rock record. She tried to do a metal version of 'Hung Up' on her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour and it was terrible. Brendan can keep her on the right track with the guitar stuff, but add some synths and some layered beats behind the guitars. Let's face it: Madonna works best when she hides behind synthesizers. if it has a vibe like 'Kings of Leon,' 'The Killers' or maybe even 'Muse' she'll be on the right track. One of the cool things about doing pop music is you can dive into different elements of music and sounds, so you can experiment more. As long as the songs are catchy, the suits will become less worried. I think Madonna will cook up some hotness with A track, who always has some hot beats for Kanye & Kid Cudi. Madonna's always at her best when she's edgy and giving it to the kids. I like Guetta, but I also heard Britney was working with him as well. i hope that's not true, because it really annoys me when so many mainstream artists jump on the bandwagon and only want to work with who's hot instead of really having an ear out there for different genre's of music and working with people who aren't Timbaland.
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