Madonna's Houston Performance - any reviews, comments? (rent, buy)

[catfancier]

I have never forgotten an early review of her singing -- I believe it was in Rolling Stone: "Minnie Mouse on helium." I think she has improved a bit since then but it was on-target, IMO!

I enjoyed a few of her early '80s videos on MTV (remember when MTV was MTV and actually played music videos???) because she is charismatic, but that was then and this is now. I have no interest in "seeing" her...the few early tunes that I liked, I would just play them on CD if I wanted. Which I don't....she kind of lost me in that whole dominatrix/nude photos book period she went thru. Plus I do believe old boyfriend Warren Beatty's comment in her "documentary" that "you don't want to LIVE off-camera!"
I think in the dictionary if you look up narcissist, there will be a photo of Madonna. Can't imagine how Ritchie spent 8 years married to her.....

I did like the video, I think it was Express Yourself, with the cat <g>.

Not that I have spent this much time thinking about her (or typing about her) in the past 25 years.....

[theSUBlime]

Living in Montrose definitely helped my boyfriend and I out, because we didn't have to pay for parking. (We just took the rail.) We also didnt have to drive 2 hours to get back home.

My overall comment was like "DAMN! When I turn 50, I need to be able to do that"!

[Mom2Feebs]

Originally Posted by jfre81

If you ask me, anyone who cares that much about a celebrity's political views is out of touch.

Originally Posted by texas7

Yes I was really glad she didn't make any political comments because I don't pay to hear a performer or actor's comments - I am there to see their talent, not the comments in their mind. The only thing political was one song accompanied by a lot of images flashing in the background and the final flashing image was Barack. No political talk though - only a those flashing images.

That's enough, IMHO.

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by catfancier

I think in the dictionary if you look up narcissist, there will be a photo of Madonna.

Ain't that the truth? That much narcissism is much more tolerable in a 20 or 30 year old because you expect there may be more growing up to do. But 50? Not attractive at all.

[BRIAN77008]

Originally Posted by ZeroTX

Really her best album is Ray of Light - 1998. Great all the way through. She does have talent.

AGREED 100%. My favorite album of hers. Wish she would go back to her spiritual side. But I love Madonna. Her concert was great! Yes she showed up 2 hours late, but not sure how much of that is her doing or how much of that was Minute Maid officials holding her off so more beer and popcorn could be sold along with t-shirts, programs, etc.

Did anyone catch what she said during the concert, that it was her first time in Houston? WRONG. It was her second time. She opened her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990 but according to rumor received such bad press that she never came to Texas again.

[travelguy_73]

I hadn't been to Minute Maid for a music concert, and thought the venue was halfway decent. What did I like best? That we were out and home and in bed within 30 minutes of leaving! Seriously, I actually nodded off a couple of times during the show. I didn't mind so much that it started late because we came late (after hearing that she is typically 2 hours late).

I have always been a big Madonna fan, but this concert wasn't all that. Too much guitar (yes Madge, we get it, you can play the electric guitar), too many oddly-remixed old hits, and way too much of her new stuff. Kudos to her for reinventing herself for the younger fans, but I guess at 35, I'm no longer in that group .

[arbucle]

My wife and I saw M at Texas stadium at The a Like Virgin tour in 1982?She looked good then, sort of . What her politics are now I would have no interest in seeing her again ,ever. Just like our young and dumb Obamacans we thought she was cool ,but in reality has no substance .She looks like a bag of bones with skin.What do I know the only cd's that I have bought in 25 years was the stones greatest hits .

[XodoX]

We went to and I just thought she was terrific!!!!

Yeah she was late and stuff but she did an awesome job! Did not regret paying the 450 for a second.

Just too bad she did not have the American Pie song scheduled.

[XodoX]

Originally Posted by BRIAN77008

AGREED 100%. My favorite album of hers. Wish she would go back to her spiritual side. But I love Madonna. Her concert was great! Yes she showed up 2 hours late, but not sure how much of that is her doing or how much of that was Minute Maid officials holding her off so more beer and popcorn could be sold along with t-shirts, programs, etc.

Did anyone catch what she said during the concert, that it was her first time in Houston? WRONG. It was her second time. She opened her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990 but according to rumor received such bad press that she never came to Texas again.

I think you are totally right about that! It was supposed to start at 7.30pm and I think they opened the doors around 6.30-45 ish. So there was no way everybody could have been seated on time.

[theSUBlime]

I thought it was kinda funny when she told the people who were on the ground floor they needed excercise! I think she might have hit a nerve with what used was once "America's Fattest City"!