Commerce contra Art: Madonna, where are you?

Madonna. Interestingly, I found their debut back in the 80s, it felt lively, but as the critics as one-hit wonder. But followed Hit Factory, album in Album. Madonna remained. Voice? Nothing great, but mass-produced. But there was something - something special, what made them unique or could be. Your Transfiguration, the constant readiness to reinvent itself again and again, but most of all their proverbial courage to make innovative music that was felt at first as often bulky and getting used to but after repeated listening emerged as a major pop.
So many albums that I still often hear today and milestones in their genre were, testify: The completely underrated "Erotica", the ballad "Bedtime Stories" full of beautiful compositions, "Ray of Light" course, the wholly exceptional " I m Breathless "(great art!) to the ingenious dancefloor classic" Confessions ... "And always - even with weaker albums - real musical highlights which were by no means stunning voice Madonna forgotten in favor of the brilliant overall package and the Star to the made what it is today: pop queen with the world's highest requirements, Bitch, scandal noodle, style icon, caring mother - a woman of extremes, to mix everything together and to unite art as well as commerce ingeniously knew.

"MDNA" I have now heard -zigmal; always in the safe expectation that the knowledge to have once again initially misjudged a gem because it was too innovative and hence knit unusual, would be already set.
But unfortunately without success.

I noticed instead that Madonna now (a number and nothing else for me incidentally) is more than 50 on apparent safe. That means: It is based exclusively on the mainstream, but unfortunately avoids the for them so typical and characteristic experiments (which just made them what they were) to Although a piece of mass-compatible with a fairly uninspired mix of current sounds, for any music deliver. Sure, there are a few songs on these two discs acceptable, where one listens with some interest and vaguely reminiscent of the usual Madonna effect. Away (!) Remember. This is precisely the problem: "MDNA" represents for me a tired imitation former greatness Dar es will sell, certainly, provides in relation to revenue probably its least successful commercial album "Erotica" in the shadows.. But: There will remain nothing more than one of the time soon overran New Release, the dust after a few months on the shelves. It simply lacks important prerequisites for the opposite: Songs of artistic substance that will remain unforgettable. Quality knows no expiration date.

"MDNA" unfortunately. Nice, ordinary and exchangeable Tagespop. Profitable and mass appeal.
But tomorrow obsolete, replaced and forgotten.
Where is the Madonna that aneckte, surprised, provoked, and - above all - put musical standards? This question can not be avoided: Madonna, where are you?