What "Vogue", "Justify My Love" and "Rescue me" already announced in advance, in 1992 on this album - from being just Chartpop and towards the club sound with hip-hop bonds and monotonous sound carpets, including lascivious to suggestive lyrics. Idiosyncratic, szenig and disconcerting for many.
The overdose of free movement took place for most in combination with the Sex book and Madonna starred in the movie "Body of Evidence", but I stick to it - "Erotica" is one of Madonna's best, most creative and most expressive album. Passing the Radio Pop a la "La Isla Bonita" or "Like a prayer" - over the family-grade pop videos, at least for now, but consistently. Disappointed, many have to realize for themselves that Madonna had been experimenting in the studio. The sound sounded Underground, jazzy and black. The Lyriks were anything but "family safe". It was about sexual preferences, fantasies and stories full of passion, devotion and experiments - without further ado. "Erotica" not revealed itself as a collective work or and those that could not wipe off previous expectations, said goodbye to unsettled - Madonna was first put to the test.
Undeterred, which she still docked six singles out, among them such beautiful tracks like the midtempo ballad "Bad girl" and "Rain", with probably the best videos of their careers or even "Deeper and Deeper" and for many real disturbing title track and opener. Despite worldwide criticism, Madonna reached but also a new audience, albeit in smaller numbers. The adult mature sound made in many trendy clubs wide - Madonna was now at least there acceptable where it was previously too unspectacular or mainstream as Dauerhitlieferant. They firmed endültig as gay icon and Diva, also due to their allusions in the texts and their confessions and statements about "sexual freedom" in many ways.
Often "Erotica" is about this time document derogatory reports without the music is at the forefront of what Madonna has unfortunately responsible for themselves. Assuming, however, the time, you can discover that this crude and imaginative material is unique, bold, exciting and personally very successful for me. Titles like "Where Life Begins", "Waiting", "Bye Bye Baby" or "Secret Garden" are cool, playful, creative and urban tracks, how to find them only here by Madonna. The step in a potentially for the majority ungefälligere musical landscape and thus a priori expected lower chart success until then endlessly kissed Madonna earned my respect.
Despite the conversion - it is and will remain good to very good pop music. The titles have wonderful choruses and create a lot of atmosphere. It was and is a landmark and a meaningful and entertaining album, if you like the slightly open - then you can celebrate it even completely.
