Madonna - MTV Ultrasound Inside 1998

MTV Ultrasound Inside - The recording of Madonna's Ray of Light album. Interview by Kurt Loder.
1998 - MTV Productions

[@badvogue]

This was her most brilliant era. “Ray of Light” has everything that most albums nowadays don't have: soul, spirit, mystery -and talent, of course.

[@rebelblue]

And Erotica!

[@IanBrownMakeUpArtist]

Felipe Cárdenas Totally agree. It was as well received by her fans as it was by the critics. I miss when she made music like this. Her work in recent years has felt very soulless. Something just doesn’t resonate.

[@jaytee9440]

They shade! I love it

[@Reinvented04]

Rebel Heart is a good album... good melodies of course that’s your opinion, Ray of light is a great album but not her best, maybe for younger generation yes...

[@sheLovesG]

For me it’s her Dark Side Of The Moon

[@so7iane88]

Still remember the thrill of ''Nothing really matters''...and her look 💜👑

[@jamesmodlin4458]

Daddy ya they'd trash her with ridiculous appropriation shreiks today.

[@mikebtko]

Daddy ya "Drowned World" was her most autobiographical song ever, it's a genius recording! I probably walked away if I was her after "What It Feels Like For A Girl". And left us with a better video for it, and the album version instead of that remix... Music Industry became completely demonic, and she participated in that part. It was always wicked, but after 911, it was time bolt for the door!!!

[@so7iane88]

mikebtko unfortunately,but at least we still have her amazing music (records...)

[@mikebtko]

Daddy ya I always thought a lot of her tracks could've been stripped a bit more. Like Stevie Nicks, Madonna had that 80's overly produced sound, even 90's before "Bedtimes Stories" album. Like "Rain" sounded beautiful, stripped down, like this guy did for her song... kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKDFkHtqa6qkgKc

[@jesperlindholm902]

amen

[@angel_x.o]

When mtv Was mtv 😢😢😢

[@MarcosAmaralOficial]

ola.. assista o video com minha musica autoral em homenagem a Madonna - Dona do Pop => kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipm5hqCXhcaka9k

[@gavinwolves2528]

Best madonna album ever! Go back to this style please Madonna! Still play this album on a regular basis

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

Madonna has made it clear that she don´t want to do the same album twice. As she herself has said that before. I would love to see her experiment more with her music and to not make commercial pop music. She does not need a hit single to secure her place in music history, as she is the best selling female artist with over 300 million albums sold worldwide. If she experimented with her music, even more people will see what an amazing artist she is. :)

[@nocturnalsoul1499]

I love Madonna 😚 Queen of Pop

[@starshine1843]

The best album in history period.

[@SaraShakur94]

Exactly

[@111usul]

Dark Side Of The Moon entered the chat

[@realtalk8665]

Amazing seeing Skin being created was the track that really caught my ear when I first heard Ray of light

[@TheINVG]

Like a prayer , Ray of light and confessions are the holy trinity of pop

[@LuvLight13]

This IS MY FAVORITE TIME FOR MADONNA!!!!!!!!! This time period was and still is AMAZING. RAY OF LIGHT WAS HER BEST!!!!!!!! Very spiritual. She’s always AHEAD of the times hence Madonna starts all the trends and everything!!!!!! When my daughter was a baby and her years as a child I used to sing “Little Star” too her every SINGLE NIGHT. I LOVE YOU MADONNA ......36 years strong.

[@missNINAPoliti]

Historic Album , so many feelings on this masterpiece ...Ray Of Light forever !!!

[@bbchoux6892]

Ugh I want all the interview in good quality like this :(

[@zacuzzi]

*“Songs are like tattoos they represent a time in your life where you used to have those emotions” - that’s so true*

[@travisjay43]

I remember watching this.

[@Animamundi139]

I can listen to each song on this album ❤ my all time favorite Madonna album post 80s! Confessions on a Dance Floor is amazing too !!!

[@johannaochoa7745]

This album is a masterpiece!! I don't wanna say that you should remember those day for your new album because you are like a pokemon, always IN EVOLUTION! LOL I just wanna say LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

[@One--Up]

I hope you were kidding. This is INSANE.

[@latinheat1132]

That year was magical, 1998, my first year as s fan. I loved the MADONNA WEEKEND SPECIAL

[@skurinski]

I miss 1998 Madonna, not the wannabe we have today. She was far more mature back then.

[@jackins2000]

Sad truth. But My queen is My queen and She can make mistakes.

[@dottyduke]

I agree. She stood out from the hard work on her albums. I feel like the 2010s haven't been good on her. The albums aren't as memorable, the sound isn't as unique, and she tends to try to follow other rather than write the trend herself by trying to hard to be younger.

[@sergioampv1640]

I think she has lost self-respect. She didn't used to follow trends, she used to make them.

[@RockinDaBoombox]

It’s because of her children. Yes, that includes her recent boy toys.

[@THEARTURLIVE]

Maybe she is mentally not ok :(

[@gusreycrobar]

Best sound EVER! 💗

[@Celluloidkid]

WOW!! Simply amazing!! What a blast from the past!

[@gonzaloarvietti4920]

I think she is there now in 2018 but she feel so much pressure, and she dont need to try fit in the new youth, its ridiculous she is more than any artist nowaday, but now is like childish, immature, and try so hard to be bad. that sad.

[@TheFlush1980]

Gonzalo Arvietti I agree with you, I am curious what would happen if she made an album strictly for herself, without trying to stay relevant in the music world. When she simply does what she wants. I bet she can create magic.

[@vibeology9432]

@Zach Zach stop saying wake up. That’s annoying. Madame X is indeed made for radio- working with Malika, crave lee and Anita are purely to get streams. Especially Anita who has the artistic integrity of white bread. God control is madonnas attempt to fit in with this eras culture. That’s why it feels much less legit than erotica or like a prayer

[@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5461]

22 years later she's still the leading Pop act and the only one alive out of the holy trinity of Pop.

[@theusersam]

That Album Was QUALITY instead of QUANTITY, LOVE!! And the stuff she talks about back then are things Eckhart Tolle, Oprah etc talk about now!

[@Mayabee321]

She was bursting with happy feminine energy in this era. She seemed genuinely happy with being a new mother and making a huge transformation in her music and spiritual journey.

[@danifrim1310]

Ray of light bestseller álbum every from madonna

[@aviadfenyo2204]

❤her best work to this day - musically artistically spiritually The singles the videos Wow.

[@nakianiteshade]

I'm here for Madonna's Inner Light.

[@miandott7651]

TE AMO ♡MADONNA♡ THE ONLY ONE QUEEN👑❤💯

[@velkov76]

Best album ever

[@futurelover07]

SKIN is still one of my favorite song ever.

[@teacherlucas9982]

Will we ever have something closest to Ray of light again? She hasn't topped this yet, not even confessions.

[@neirecristodelima8993]

Maravilhosa!!! AMO D+

[@marqueamore8467]

This is her best era. So honest.

[@jesusenriquelopezzapata4094]

Your hair seems like being of gold

[@antonymousgawker7032]

Now, this is an iconic doco.

[@bettysmith9466]

Your hair was awesome. I loved it. We all wore our hair like that in the 80's. We wore the make up and the jewelry too and I looks hot just like you!

[@MadonnaMatt73]

My queen

[@madonnarainhadopop6037]

Atemporal.

[@chb3676]

God damn!!! 39 year old Madonna was fine af!

[@xoxboytoy]

I LOVED FOREVER

[@stage51manager]

MTV The 90s! This is why I miss the 90s! The mid 90s late 90s, things were so much better.

[@VICKYTECH0]

😍😍😍

[@madstarlive]

epic interview

[@missmargaretclaudie9391]

I love all of Madonna's Art work, And I have always loved the spiritual side of the music, and the mystical feelings and healing her music brings. Madonna who is your Muse, from the days of the beginning of the rooftop meeting in New York and all the way through, and I would love to hear about your spiritual beliefs, God is real, and yet there is so much more to know

[@7668-m5l]

Yes, Ma'am

[@renewillemsen5605]

~Madonna~is~an~angel~

[@SoySatiel]

Tengo el VHS de MTV con subtítulos!!! Me sentía la persona más afortunada cuando pude tener esa grabación y verla cuando quisiera

[@dwfmedia]

Awww our Madge 👍 Big up's also to WILLIAM ORBIT who mixed this album

[@dashfox8464]

Queen!!!!

[@MiguelLopez-kd5qq]

Por favor ...MADONNA....QUERIDA...PERMITE QUE TUS MENSAJES ...TODOS . TODOS...SEAN TRADUCIDOS A CIENTOS DE MILLONES DE LATINOAMERICANOS..QUE TE AMAMOS...NECESITAMOS SABER COMO PIENSAS...EN ESPAÑOL...

[@kokinkokecruz4476]

thats madona ...each deferent album.........if madonna was doing the same thing the same beats....madonna it would died to many yeas ago...that is madona madonna always diferent

[@JosiasMessiah]

#Madonna #QueenOfPop ❤️🇧🇷

[@GenerationXChick]

She so had a thing for Kurt

[@mariselacordoba0703]

😍😘

[@konstantinekurelias]

interesting Skin was titled Flirtation Dance before she changed it.

[@kseniaryazanceva4883]

So hard for make music song power getting to hear what we want result

[@christopherneil7936]

Why To Cut Off The Part Of "Frozen" Video Shoot? It Was Longer! 😠😡

[@cecyliapulver5597]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@nicknick5979]

I'm not a fan....but her science is Surpurb....tantric goddess

[@germanoiacobino9896]

like a prayer,ray of light e confession capolavori

[@soaribb32]

Drug music without drugs

[@josephtafur]

Yep

[@andisusilo59]

THATS TRUE

[@flywings111]

@Daxton Knight Not really. "Believe" was different, Ray of Light was definitely more into mysterious psychedelic electronica

[@voxtur__7]

I find that true only for Madonna and Lana Del Rey's music.

[@shibba2517]

And then MDNA came out - a drug music with drugs

[@camel4244]

"Ray of Light" album in just 3 words = MASTERPIECE OF POP

[@RDrRD1989]

Daniel Assumpção exactly

[@danelleon7743]

Is the bible of Pop

[@Ant-Alman]

The "skin" footage from the studio is unique!

[@MoneyKateOlsen]

Real Madonna Fans are here before a thousand views.

[@antonioposh]

thecraftteens real Madonna fans watched this on Mtv on a TV hehehehe and now again

[@MoneyKateOlsen]

lol I was too young to see it on TV. ROL came out when I was 7.

[@antonioposh]

thecraftteens I was 14

[@toothpasteboy1763]

thecraftteens Yesss

[@badvogue]

View number 50.

[@skurinski]

I miss 1998 Madonna tbh. She seemed way more mature than nowadays

[@lashercollette88]

She seemed much more relaxed during the “Ray of Light” era.

[@becauseisaidso92]

@treg1980 you are completely mistaken It wasn't an act It was definitely the most truthful and honest thing she's ever done

[@FirstnameLastname-nx1oh]

She’s so messy now. She used to be all about precision and top of everything less careless.

[@AdamJMusic23]

In my mind, this Era was the peak & pinicle of madonna's Amazing Reign...I really wanted it to go on till 2002. Music hit could have been a soundtrack song & 'American life' could have been half an album confined with 'music' b4 CODF. Then the best of 'MDNA' could have been a 2010 album combined with 50% of HardCandy. 'REBEL HEART & Madame X' the two Great albums of the past Decade. ✅

[@tasibho]

Because she wasnt trying to be an 18year old teenager then. She has an incredible bountiful and youthful energy but she doesn't seem to realise it doesn't fit in with her previous consistently great body of work and iconic status.

[@RicoVroomen]

98 was the best spiritual year

[@starshine1843]

98 really was iconically spiritaul. It was all tie die, new age shops, incense, Hindu stuff, Kula shaker shamanism. God I miss these years.

[@PanickedTato]

Not only do I vividly remember watching this when it aired, I also remember recording it on our spiffy VCR and rewatching it quite a few times.

[@natebeach]

Yes! Me too! 😆 On my RCA vcr... seems like another lifetime

[@roncerod]

She was asked about Janet her right?

[@saidaboubakar5039]

DID SHE SAY MARYA WAS BRAVE?

[@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5461]

@@roncerod who?

[@tosomt5419]

i miss the 90's i really do

[@Mia-de8xf]

She's so lovely here. Down to earth, humble and funny.

[@so7iane88]

''Skin'' was called ''Flirtation dance'' on the paper then she erased it 👌🤓

[@badvogue]

Daddy ya I cannot imagine calling “Skin” like that. For me, it sounds like some sort of “Erotica” outtake, haha!

[@brandonparker6696]

Lol I don't know why I found that funny

[@theusersam]

old news :-)

[@so7iane88]

Felipe Cárdenas it's part of her way of expressing herself

[@sesnuev]

I always found "Skin" one of the best songs of Madonna! Is really sad that it was not a single!

[@miloseviczarko45]

Never getting bored of this album. So happy to have it in my collection.

[@pam0626]

Ray of Light & the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill are the best album of the late 90’s.

[@padms6167]

I missed her natural skinny unplumpt unstuff cheek face

[@jonl7692]

what a shallow thing to say

[@patricksimon8656]

Jon L I’m a fan but I have to agree. Too plumped up now

[@yeahiagree1070]

same. i also miss when she made cool music.. still a legend though

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Jon L ha! That’s rich when talking about the most shallow woman on the face of the earth.

[@RockinDaBoombox]

I remember when fans complained about her sunken in cheeks during the ROL era and now fans are complaining that her cheeks are too full. 😂 The woman can never win.

[@01HGG]

This album is a masterpiece. Everyone should own it.

[@danielbferreira]

Programa clássico, saudades quando a MTV era sobre música

[@gleyoliveira]

Daniel Ferreira os acústicos eram ótimos

[@jerezanofe]

Dear Madonna, Your real fans are waitting for another great album like "Ray of light" or "Confessions on a dance floor". Please work again with producers as Patrick Leonard, William Orbit or Stuart Price

[@stanleywoodwardiii3194]

She worked with mirwais again.

[@stanleywoodwardiii3194]

In the new album.madame x

[@IanBrownMakeUpArtist]

jerezanofe Yes!!! Totally agree. ❤️

[@ithinkthefucknotyoutrickas5461]

@@stanleywoodwardiii3194 and that was a HUGE mistake, he is her worst collaborator

[@santiagobassi3569]

@@stanleywoodwardiii3194 Amd she worked with William Orbit too, in the album "MDNA" (2012)

[@tashee8772]

Makes you realize how terrible Madame X has been. Ray of Light was a masterpiece.

[@francoandres6825]

her best Album ray of light followed by Erotica then bedtime stories at #3 and 4#finally confessions....after that I stopped listening to her...She started working with the wrong people fashion wise and musically...I would love to see her work with Orbit again.

[@mannies3]

I totally agree, but Madame X is a great concept album (even if I don't like the duets)

[@alexcal24]

I just love the "NEVER MIND" comment on the Skin renaming. Also, I love that her voice is exactly as in the album. Yes, she can sing :D

[@gabiu]

Best album ever made

[@mrhopfrog2000]

I WATCHED THIS A MILLION TIMES WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, IT WAS LIKE WATCHING AN SPIRITUAL GUIDE AND INSPIRATION FOR MY ADULT SELF IN DEVELOPEMENT...LOL

[@albusseverus5996]

Madonna ray of light was the first album I'd listen to and here i am, gay.

[@jackins2000]

Did Madonna made You gay? XD Looks like it! Just kidding - She's not that male... XD Greetings to You Albus!

[@daniellima9231]

She got you, her spells are strong till tday

[@RDrRD1989]

Albus Severus are you top or bttm?

[@albusseverus5996]

MrRD1981 bottom

[@RDrRD1989]

Albus Severus me too. Power bttm 😎👍😘

[@pedropimentel2294]

NAME A MORE ICONIC ALBUM

[@theegeorgi]

techno girl - you're right boo

[@enricovankeeken9503]

*Like a prayer*

[@justjackjordinjustin]

@@enricovankeeken9503 Like A Prayer (Entire LP; especially on Picture Disc :) & Confessions On A Dance Floor

[@bananaman3981]

Melodrama by Lorde ofc But hey I LOVE Ray of Light too lol

[@enricovankeeken9503]

@@bananaman3981 *Apollo XXI by **#stevelacy** And you are really Miss Lana Banana :-)*

[@Trixie76]

Her interviews w Kurt Loder are the best.

[@abrahamaghenorpolanco3520]

madonna please do a ray of light inspired new album!!

[@MadonnaMusic1]

Abraham Aghenor Polanco Except for the fact that Madonna never repeats herself (for the albums)

[@abrahamaghenorpolanco3520]

I didn´t said that she have to repeat herself. I mean like a new era just as emotional, vanguard, cultural, deep and futuristic as ray of light one. And actually, I think madonna does repeat sometimes certains ideas.

[@MadonnaMusic1]

Abraham Aghenor Polanco Ah,so you didn't mean a Ray Of Light 2.0 .Ok i'm sorry. Well,Music another great reinvention and an original album though not a good album as Ray Of Light in my opinion.Then we had 2003's American Life,but you don't seem to be a fan of it,at least seem to be.It wasn't as emotional,but it had a lot of emotional songs(Nothing Fails,Intervention,Easy Ride,Love Profusion and Mother And Father)and the amount of anger in American Life and Hollywood is very high. Futuristic? Yes. Deep?Yes. Cultural? Well,the message is pretty deep. Vanguard? It was way less successful than Ray Of Light,so obviously not.Then considering the backlash sorrounding the title track and Hollywood especially in the US... Then we had 2005's Confessions On A Dancefloor, vanguard and futuristic(though looking back to the past,to 1970's/80's Disco)but not as emotional and deep,although it has some deep and interesting lyrics,especially Isaac,Like It Or Not,Push,How High,Etc... Then we had the mediocre Hard Candy and MDNA though they had some good songs and the solid Rebel Heart.She may repeat,but always in a different way.Every album is different from each other.Girl Gone Wild may be similar to Celebration for the sound,but MDNA is completely different from Hard Candy for example.Not to mention her image,good or bad,is almost never the same.Confessions On A Dancefloor resumes in some way her dance output of the 80's,but in a different way and referencing also to disco and to other artists,with samples and paying omage. Just think about how Like A Virgin(1984),True Blue(1986)and Like A Prayer(1989)are different one from each other,or Like A Prayer from Erotica(1992)and Bedtime Stories(1994),or Ray Of Light from Music(2000)and American Life(2003).It's astonishing.Then compare it to the difference between Thriller and Bad,or Bad and Dangerous,or Dangerous and History:Past Present and Future

[@sesnuev]

And what resumes The Next Best Thing balad for example? :-)

[@NocturneSoul]

I know what you mean. You´re talking about an album with deep personal lyrics, with rich sound and content, a serious artistic, not pretending to be a pop star for the younger listeners, an album different from albums like Hard Candy for example. But you know, she´s recording a song with Maluma, so I guess that´s not the direction she´s going.

[@zafnatpaneaj4992]

Her best album so far. Absolutelly brilliant !!! Just awesome and flawless !!! William Orbit, geniuos...!!! She looks so mature and smart those days. I learnt so much from the ROL era...!!! I do miss that Madonna very much...!!!

[@missesrobot8182]

Upload the show where Madonna goes to her old apartment. The show Lady Gaga tried to recreate. Lmao!

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

Finally this is uploaded on her official site. I love the "Ray of Light" album. Her best album in my opinion. One of the great masterpieces of the 1990´s and also one of the best albums of all time. She took many chances with this album and it paid off in a lot of ways. :)

[@madamex6128]

Queen 2018???

[@toppr9579]

Pedro Yes ROL is still the Queen of all albums.

[@haroldg.taladro4008]

Still the Queen and probably forever Queen of Pop.

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

She is still the Queen. Nobody is going to take her grown from her. She has nothing left to prove to secure her legendary status in the music industry. She has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. The most for any female singer and she has also broken other records. Her name will always be in the history books. Actually I think that in 15-30 years (depending on how old Madonna will be before she dies), she will only be more relevant to people and then her estate will still earn a lot of money, from all the unreleased material she has recorded and the continued record sales of her albums and singels. :)

[@victor.amc11]

Hoje em dia não se mede mais a popularidade de um artista com vendas de albums físicos Adele hoje é muito maior do que Madonna ousou tentar ser algum dia

[@veronariba]

CarlosM jajajajajaajajajajajaja

[@brandonparker6696]

She needs to go brunette again. She'll look more youthful. And I really hope she realizes that she doesn't need to fit in with the music of all those other generic pop stars. Madonna just needs to look at people like FKA Twigs, Kelela, Lana Del Rey, Sky Ferreira. Get one of them to write for her something.

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

I would love to her ser as a brunette or maybe with red hair (like she had in the "Ray of Light" music video). She is really pretty with both hair colours. I think that the blond hair colour should go, because she has had that colour for the last 10-12 years. So she needs to change it up a bit. :)

[@IanBrownMakeUpArtist]

Brandon Parker Thank you. Totally agree. ❤️

[@cowboystyle4513]

Unfortanatley she did it with "Give me all your loving" yo capture a younger generation. I liked her until Hard Candy, her last good album

[@wahn10]

One of the most brilliant pop albums ever. Listened to the album again the other day and it sounds like it was released yesterday. Genius.

[@jtrover]

I remember watching this live on MTV. It was great to see it again, 20 years later.

[@brenovictor6959]

20 years ago.

[@lucasribeiro271]

when mtv was good

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Ray of Light album 20th anniversary release. Love Kurt Loder interviews to Madonna

[@bobbyciccone]

15 years of career and she made an amazing album, lots of awards (including Grammys), and it´s something rare on pop universe. Longevity as an artist, being very creative. Amazing era

[@bdiaz3546]

I really miss this Madonna.

[@markjohnson8709]

Such an icon

[@Kaia6485]

I don't like it when she brushes off who she was in the 80's. Does she not realize the major cultural impact she had at that time? She captured the post disco-dance-pop sound of the early 80's and brought it to the main stream along with the style of dress. There was no female pop icon before her, only women of rock, country, folk and punk. She should be proud of that. Also in reference to her drug response, although she has never been addicted to drugs or alcohol, she definitely has stated before that she has done pot and ecstasy on more than one occasion.

[@matrixone22]

Her greatest album. It was the era that got me hooked as a fan when she dropped it back in 98

[@rafcorreia]

This is the Madonna we all love and respect. A true trailblazer in the music and video industry.

[@wm3277]

She still looks like herself... having plastick surgery doesnt do her justice