Madonna - Ray of Light Album |REACTION|

Our Madonna discography journey is back on schedule, and this is my reaction/review of her seventh studio album "Ray of Light".
Was this album worth the hype, let's find out together!
Twitter: / theajayii
1. Drowned World/Substitute For Love
2. Swim
3. Ray Of Light
4. Candy Perfume Girl
5. Skin
6. Nothing Really Matters
7. Sky Fits Heaven
8. Shanti/Ashtangi
9. Frozen
10. The Power Of Good-Bye
11. To Have And Not To Hold
12. Little Star
13. Mer Girl

[@jerryjaguar3239]

She unknowingly danced the choreo of ray of light😍😍

[@bremmdx]

I NOTICED THAT LMAO

[@user-be9pn9kh5p]

😂😂😂

[@eutrophication845]

Jerry Jaguar lol true

[@Noververify]

Let's bump this comment so she can watch that

[@JamesCimino]

I KNOW! THAT WAS THE BEST PART HAHAHAHAAH

[@ax51hay55]

Somewhere in an alternate universe, Madonna is listening to Ajay’s entire discography

[@vrrealo724]

Lmao

[@ludoadena]

😂

[@user-wn7et1ft9j]

BJORKS*

[@Mia-de8xf]

MASONNA

[@Hachidiego]

HAHAHA

[@paulrichard3614]

This album only gets better with time like fine wine

[@Thatpineappleboyy]

Paul Richard periodt!

[@Jsarson1976]

I totally agree it does get better over the years, it's timeless and I think for me my number 1 Album by Madonna.

[@kevinjordan6159]

Its my least fav album by her

[@cheskor]

Kevin Jordan you’re entitled to have terrible taste, sis.

[@kaiquesworld2737]

@@kevinjordan6159 Ray Of Light is her best album, and it has no discussion.

[@tarkcanercan7618]

Madonna: Mmmmmm Ajayll: Guuuuurrrrrllll mazannna mazzzonnaaaa

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@Akash93621]

@@ethypoo frr

[@Marc-zi5cq]

lmao

[@fanaldifedrizal2176]

Madonna: hmm.... AjayII: I'm gonna listen to the entire Madonna's discography

[@Honeycomblife]

She loves her hmmmms she ain't ready for Secret!

[@soneselenator3014]

Her power

[@gabrielbarros9742]

@PenumbraTheWolf MY BABY'S GOT A SECRET

[@salvadordehyrule7261]

Secret is too long and repetitive.

[@ayrtoncarranza6311]

Salvador Flores she’s not ready for take a bow

[@brooklynations]

I literally stopped everything I was doing. To watch this. This is my religion.

[@giuseppegenovese8774]

Same❤

[@cleo5942]

Yes, me too.

[@ghafargh9404]

I did not have to cause I do nothing

[@rcarnes1974]

Ditto!

[@espagnenorway]

me too

[@epiphany6189]

Madonna: hmmm Ajay: i’m gonna listen to her entire discography

[@emreasci-oj8nr]

She has an unreleased song wlin wich you can hear Madonna humming only.

[@limpflute3559]

@@emreasci-oj8nr what song

[@zfilipov]

@@limpflute3559 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qvqXxshZp1o68

[@josewaycoolerthanu]

@@emreasci-oj8nr Song? lol

[@lukelavergne4859]

I ALWAYS think about this comment I hope you know hahaha

[@JaedroCruz]

1. Drowned World / Subsititute For Love 1:55 2. Swim 3:57 3. Ray of Light 6:30 4. Candy Perfume Girl 10:54 5. Skin 12:17 6. Nothing Really Matters 14:24 7. Sky Fits Heaven 16:08 8. Shanti / Ashtangi 18:14 9. Frozen 19:44 10. The Power of Good-Bye 24:15 11. To Have And Not To Hold 27:09 12. Little Star 28:38 13. Mer Girl 30:45 So happy AJay enjoyed this record! Motherhood (Lola) really healed and matured Madonna's soul and it's reflected in the zen and sheer bliss of Ray of Light! 💙

[@JamesKiss]

JP you do gods work

[@thedragonseeds518]

hi daddy

[@lovelyjubblyy2657]

THANK YOU

[@SuperDvd96]

Thanks baby

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@strangercoz]

What happened to this album? Lola happened. What did Lola do? THAT! THAT is what Lola did!

[@brandonparker6696]

And Lola is now THAT girl

[@HeyAstor]

😂

[@AdamJMusic23]

Love it Now that's a Brilliant comment.... 💗

[@irkinix1]

I think this is her third video in which she sings ‘Sorry’

[@user-be9pn9kh5p]

That's her song!! 😂😂😂

[@user-mo7lb7me1k]

We've all been there

[@Kaia6485]

Yeah, she's listening to the song Ray of Light and then starts singing Sorry...too funny!

[@highland_persuasion]

Can't blame her. Sorry is the strongest song on COAD, which is saying something because that monster of an album had some major bops.

[@rizqykautsarfadhilah384]

wait. how many time has she referenced sorry in her videos??

[@JoeyGarcia.]

The power of goodbye is such a beautiful haunting song!! I still get chills! 20 years later!!! This whole album is pure magic!!!! A magical masterpiece

[@JoeyGarcia.]

RoPiDe stunning!

[@TheGamerClubber]

Fucking love It too.

[@ejm6460]

And it has probably the best lyrics she ever wrote in her entire discography

[@TheGunstyler]

Joe Garcia the best album of her so far...

[@htxbbyboiiboii8343]

I love this song❤

[@shestoosilly]

It's so addicting to watch people react to madonna for the first time. Isn't it?

[@MrLouis2865]

Kris Gordon I need help...let’s start a support group.. lol

[@shestoosilly]

Louis Smith lol

[@ladyhaha7548]

This is actually her 2nd time. Her first intro to Madonna was Madame X which she definitely did NOT like

[@Mariogiussepe]

I totally agree! ; for example when I’m feeling down sometimes and I rush to my phone look for You Tube and desperately seeking AJay’s reactions just changes my whole latitude! She makes you feel the same way you felt when You heard MADONNA’s music 🎶,I love her so much. I’ve been a Fan since I was in Catholic School 🏫 back in 1982, when She came out with “Everybody “ and “Holiday” and all the way through watching her Live at the MADAME ❌ Show in Miami Beach 🏖. Even AJAY would love her Shows Live. I was at the HARD CANDY 🍭 Show in Miami, Florida that was the Biggest Dance Party , I’ve ever went to 64,000 people with big smiles and wore out from dancing the whole way through. I’m sorry, I’d keep on going ….Love AJay’s Reactions so much! So glad that They got most of them back here…. Enjoy!

[@Red_Rebel]

Well if it’s not questionable and with some added substance (analysis lyrical and production with added opinions and candid responses) not like other people who just record themselves making wonky expressions and fake reactions just for the sake of being a “KZbinr” and to get views.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Never have i ever clicked something so fast!!

[@mrgordy1980]

Marcus Reindl haha me too

[@RelyaVoy]

Marcus Reindl same 😂

[@israeltorres1761]

Me too. 😂😂😂😂 It was funny for a moment. ❤

[@pupolliee]

same and did not disappoint, been waiting for this reaction

[@deriantorres4427]

same sis hahaha

[@cantthinkofaname750]

Mer girl is about a time when Madonna was visiting her chilhood home in Michigan and she decided to go for a little jog and she ended up in front of the cimetery where her mother was burried.

[@ojogantonio]

oh my god

[@armandodominguezgalvez1645]

I got sad after reading this :(

[@classylampshade9961]

Oof

[@MauPictures]

wow :'c

[@holywater9425]

Yeah her life is actually pretty tragic, people think she have it all, she earned and that's why she is the Queen of Pop

[@jessefigueroa345]

Madonna was really cool back then; she was experimenting with electronic sounds, techno, and spirituality.

[@celsodossi9816]

Ray Of Light is like crack. Once you start...

[@paulfilipdepra5951]

You can never go back

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@AlexeBriand2002]

@@ethypoo the MDNA and Hard Candy videos are gone

[@ethypoo]

@@AlexeBriand2002 actually it’s all madonna videos that’s not ray of light, confessions on a dance floor, rebel heart, and madame x that were removed

[@luvjenna1547]

There's one channel where all of her deleted reactions to Madonna uploaded

[@jtarantula3390]

SKY FITS HEAVEN IS JUST THAT, MOTHERFUCKING HEAVEN EPIC AF

[@jordan84]

Ray of Light is not only Madonna's best album, it's one of the best albums of all time.

[@AdamJMusic23]

Tell it like it is.... U ARE SO RIGHT, what came b4 & whatever comes after, 'RAY OF LIGHT' will always be That magnificent masterpiece 👑💎🌎💖🙏💐

[@filss]

lol

[@JesusOnFirexx]

Madonna Stan

[@alexc1474]

and that’s periodt

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

@@AdamJMusic23 like a Prayer is better

[@quidproquo82]

Mer Girl is probably the most bizarre and challenging song in her entire discography. It is dark, nightmarish, haunting, and completely sublime.

[@batmanfromgothamcity8428]

Easy Ride is there as well ☺️

[@Diego-gg1rc]

@@batmanfromgothamcity8428 I’m so stupid >

[@josesanchez-ho3bg]

the way that song never fails to give me goosebumps and make me cry so bad... literally a whole journey

[@devin9431]

A very emotional song too…at least for me. The beginning of the song being just the unanswered telephone tone…signaling that she can no longer speak to someone, presumably her deceased mother which the song is about. Recently lost the love of my life to illness, and still struggling with it, and I still sometimes call his number, even though I know he’s gone and won’t answer. I love the raw chilling honesty of the song and the open expression of the varying feelings of grief which never really go away. “I ran and I ran…I’m still running away…”

[@pollyanaketchlen6578]

the composition of this song is completely visceral, I don't think I've ever heard anything like it. The most subtle production and the super pure vocals, it even seems like a guided meditation, since in the lyrics she is narrating complete chaos. It's brilliant.

[@brentholcomb84]

Your reaction to the song "Ray of Light" just made my year. That is literally what happens to me every time I hear that damn song. I go flying through space and time dancing my ass off!!!!!!

[@jupiterfalls]

OMFG I screamed when I saw the notification lol

[@triumphantsound]

[@smevans001]

Same

[@highland_persuasion]

RAY OF LIGHT (the title track) remains one of the most exhilarating, euphoric, delirious songs anyone will ever hear in their entire life. It's just IMPOSSIBLE to resist or ignore. It's the sonic equivalent of a rollercoaster ride.

[@SerdarBu]

It's even M's favorite song of hers afaik.

[@mellodoo]

When listening to it can't stop thinking about the visual the time-lapse as the world around you going really quick

[@luisgab707]

My favorite song ever

[@claudiocastro6649]

This album is a MASTERPIECE from beginning to end. Madonna forever!

[@eatntell]

the Latin influence on to have and not to hold: the music of Brazilian composer João Gilberto, recently deceased.

[@anthonyastorga-schmidt2641]

great Bossa nova style track. sonically perfect

[@DjTrackcube]

Astrud Gilberto - Berimbau

[@linaaristi5330]

Frozen is the most beautiful song of Madona, still today it gets me after all of this years.

[@highland_persuasion]

PLOT TWIST: AjayII finding out that the song that started this entire Madonna journey was NOT the title track but actually Frozen. Yes it's cinematic indeed. So is Take A Bow from Bedtime Stories and Rain from Erotica.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

I think she will LOVE those as well.

[@Gustyrd1]

i'm not sure she will like Erotica but she will love the Bedtime Stories singles

[@2609israel]

Rain is a top track

[@vitalydavydov5049]

Lion23city I think Erotica is not gonna be her favorite but let’s keep fingers crossed haha

[@drb1157]

TRUE!!!!

[@aquariusrising7019]

The word gets thrown around a lot, but I truly believe this is Madonna's "masterpiece," and for an artist who's had so many hits, and strong albums, this is saying a lot. Mature, sublime and emotive songs done in an electronica-dance genre (which prior to was known for being a rather emotionless music genre) it game-changed what people thought of electronica and Madonna. The songs held up against the test of time just by virtue of being deeply personal songs that resonate trans-personally and spiritually. The lead single "Frozen" was a great example of what this album had to offer - chilly cold electronic beats, with mystical imagery and a soul-deep melancholy that only the acknowledgement of unrequited love can bring. The content ranged from the enlightenment and compassion having children can bring you, to the deep scars loss can leave and the heights of spiritual connection in a world that moves quicker than a "Ray of Light." It was one of the best records of the late 90's and a zenith for Madonna. 💙💙💙

[@GetTogetherdance]

Aquarius Rising its truly her magnus opus.

[@WasWasLo]

Agreed

[@clunkybootleg1357]

Very well said!

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@jerryaural9929]

That was beautifully explained, it truly is her magnum opus 💙

[@taraeasley1447]

1.This album was produced by one of the greatest EDM producers on the planet, William Orbit 2.The first single released was Frozen and there was a count down to the video's release. It was played on several channels simultaneously. 3.This album changed the game for pop music at the time (grunge, boy bands). 4. I think every song is a masterpiece. One of my favorite albums of all time! 5. And yes, Little Star is about her daughter. 6. You should watch the videos from this album. They are stunning. Especially Power Of Goodbye.

[@heyoletsgo9]

ray of light was produced by: madonna / william orbit (1 2 3 4 8 + 13) madonna / william orbit / patrick leonard (7 9 10 + 11) madonna / william orbit / marius de vries (5 + 6) madonna / marius de vries (12)

[@badvogue]

Totally agree with point number 3. The charts were dominated by boybands, grunge and R&B (possibly hip hop).

[@CHSMorrisseau]

Ummmm, co produced by Madonna herself!!

[@roge7383]

I remember in another Madonna review someone said the “hmmm”s in Frozen were gonna make you go insane..and here we are lmao

[@joseu151]

What about the hmmm in secret? They're coming.

[@JUSAGUYNKY]

Haengcon 1202 Your pic has me going insane!! Hehe Gorgeous!!!

[@roge7383]

@@JUSAGUYNKY aww omg thank you!!

[@giamarie2975]

She won 4 Grammys for this album such a masterpiece!

[@enriquesanchez9016]

I still can't believe she hasn't won any Grammy before this album. Like a Prayer alone should've won her a few!

[@Marc-zi5cq]

@@enriquesanchez9016 Same she was nominated for Like A Prayer and Bedtime Stories. They did her wrong.

[@gopies1456]

And the album sold 16 million worldwide

[@giamarie2975]

Altogether she won 7 Grammys in total throughout her whole career!

[@magicslave3066]

@@enriquesanchez9016 thank you i keep asking myself the same thing

[@Unicorniomanco]

Here's a tip: Madonna is a visual artist. Her videoclips put her songs on another level. You should watch them too, you won't regret!

[@princeterry6010]

Like a 90’s baby I was quite literally raised on this album, Ray of Light was the first song I knew by name as a youngin. Now at 23 I find myself reflecting on how this album has been a part of my process in growing through every major transition in my life thus far. Truly an icon of pop history, a staple piece of 90’s culture, the Bible of The Gays!

[@JustinMoraFilms]

Feel you I’m 33 and my mom constantly played this album as I grew up in the tail end of the 90s

[@facund8]

wut stop sexualing music you weirdo

[@enrikkinho]

madonna: nothing really m- ajay: hEy!

[@lorymaster7264]

“Frozen” is my parents’ favorite song of Madonna’s and they aren’t even her fans. I think this is one of her best singles, period.

[@DeathAH]

omg same my mom loves frozen and she doesnt like madonna

[@del4604]

la isla bonita and hung up are good too

[@tomarnold8417]

Wow you guys are so old. My mom won’t talk to me about music.

[@neutralman9124]

It's one of the best songs in music, period. I'm not a fan, either.

[@magicslave3066]

Do you know how many people listen to madonna that arent fans

[@JamesFluker]

The Power of Goodbye is honestly such a powerful song. Sometimes you just have to let go - and that's okay.

[@hallmark1]

it sure is ok

[@elbucio2615]

An upbeat/dance/catchy Madonna song: *exists* Ajay: I DON'T WANNA HEAR I DON'T WANNA KNOOOOOOW PLEASE DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@bkid831]

Frozen is one of Madonna’s best songs ever in my opinion. It’s excellent start to finish.

[@superomegax4199]

I lovvve Frozen sometimes I play that song at night so I can have sweet dreams. But honestly ray of light drowned world/substitute for love and power of goodbye is 3 of my favorite Madonna songs but like you said the best one is Frozen in which I love that song.

[@Gustyrd1]

@@superomegax4199 i love listening Drowned World when i need to calm down. If i am having a rough day, that song takes me out of everything and then i am more chill lol

[@superomegax4199]

@@Gustyrd1 yeah I love listening to it too it has a little soft tune and you know if you're like upset or depressed the song will probably touch your heart and then suck all that anger and frustration out of you.

[@whit350z2]

bkid831 facts

[@alarmcaller]

It's my #1 from her

[@highland_persuasion]

Ray of Light features Madonna's best vocal performances and most mature lyrics. It completes the trifecta of her most artistically fulfilling decade, which began with Erotica followed by Bedtime Stories. The 90s were Madonna's creative peak. Ray of Light still sounds fresh today.

[@DennisQLy-qx2em]

qhm 23252 exactly. Madonna went from a singles artist in the 80s to an album artist in the 90s. Her music was revolutionary and raw and personal.

[@lowebr90]

I think her creative peak begins in 89-90 with 'Like a Prayer' (the whole album), "Vogue", "Rescue Me" and obviously the Blond Ambition Tour. I couldn't agree more that 'Erotica' and 'Ray of Light' are masterpieces. As for 'Bedtime Stories', it has its moments (the second half especially) but as a whole it was kinda of a letdown after 'Erotica'.

[@highland_persuasion]

@@lowebr90 if you really think about it, Bedtime Stories was actually her most important album career-wise because it restored public faith in her music. It showed that she could be sexy without being sexual. She was pretty much hated after Erotica. Bedtime Stories sparked her image rebranding that eventually led to Ray of Light. It's only unfairly overlooked because it sounds lowkey and tame by Madonna's standards, but was essential.

[@lowebr90]

​@@highland_persuasion Yes, 'Bedtime Stories' was commercially important for her brand but I was talking about its quality. A personal opinion, of course.

[@highland_persuasion]

@@lowebr90 sure. For me, the fact that it's aged better especially compared to the other albums released that year and even in 1995 shows its quality. It is an era that, just like Erotica and Ray of Light, has its own unmistakable, distinctive sound that even its outtakes are easily identifiable from that period. Warm, comforting, plush, elegant and even expensive.

[@NocturneSoul]

It amazes me how a lot of people, specially new generations, don't have the capacity to concentrate for 5 minutes straight and just be in the moment and not expecting the next thing all the time. A 5 minutes song is not long at all, it's the average length of a pop song. But some people can't listen to a song without thinking about the next song, without having the urge for a song to end so they can listen to the next one. They can't simply relax, forget about time, forget about the next thing, and just be in the moment. I think they spend too much time on Instagram where everything is about the next thing, the next picture, the next story, the next whatever and nothing lasts longer than one minute.

[@Kaia6485]

Couldn't agree more. But what I've realized is Ajay should just say the song is not her favorite, not that the song is too long. She absolutely loves Lana Del Rey's newest album and one of her favorite songs on it is Cinnamon Girl, which is 5 minutes long. She should stop talking about the length of Madonna's songs (which most are 5 min) and just say what she likes or doesn't like about it.

[@NocturneSoul]

​@@Kaia6485 yes. I know. I don't think I'm talking specifically about AJ. After all she does concentrate on the songs and she appreciates the lyrics and the sounds, and sometimes she loves long songs that she don't want them to end. But sometimes she complains about the length of the song before even hearing it. But yeah, there are some youtubers who react to albums and are constantly waiting for a song to end so the next one can begin. And I know new bands are trying to write songs no longer than 2 or 3 minutes because they say people don't listen to songs longer than that. I think they're right! Younger generations can´t listen for more than 1 minute. They get bored so quickly it's scary. And bands are trying to adapt to that. It's so wrong.

[@NocturneSoul]

@Nes Ally it's crazy right? It's like the difference between reading a full text from the beginning of the page to the end, and jumping through links. New generations are used to quick and short information, and going from the start straight to the end without going through the whole process. It's all part of the same.

[@jtarantula3390]

Miguel Nuñez I love your perspective

[@NocturneSoul]

@@jtarantula3390 thank you!

[@WasWasLo]

This album gets better with each listen, even after 22 years. That's how amazing it is.

[@hcvondertann3535]

Growing up, I had a passion for Madonna, which I lost in the last decade. Watching you discover her discography has reawakened that love and excitement. Thank you.

[@salvadordehyrule7261]

Never give up on Madonna 😊

[@dinogiron2910]

Listen to Madame X

[@doomranger6047]

I feel exactly the same way. There used to be a time when I bought her albums the day they came out. For awhile now I don't really care as much. Ajay's Madonna journey even got me more into the Rebel Heart album. I didn't give that one enough of a chance, because the albums that had preceded it had gotten progressively worse. Now I think it's her most underated albums.

[@MrHsauvageau]

Madame x and rebel heart are Epic

[@01HGG]

Watch the music video to FROZEN. One of her best.

[@dmvsav]

YES!

[@sarahbeara7084]

I discovered it in 2011 and literally listened to it every damn day!

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

I used to be scared of that video as a kid lol

[@giuseppegenovese8774]

Give us MADONNA bedtime stories now🙏

[@butchbrewer4923]

The suspense for Like a Prayer is killing me

[@beachstreet101]

She takes too long to produce it.

[@_nidael]

@@beachstreet101 makes me think she's not going to do it. :'( Please give us, at least, a reaction of the missed Rebel Heart tracks. From Best Night to Graffiti Heart. You did it with Gaga, and you had a lot of fun with RH.

[@shawns6066]

Yea been waiting going on 2 weeks now !!!!

[@highland_persuasion]

In fairness to her she really hasn't released any review in almost 2 weeks so she must have been busy or something.

[@monsula]

Give Candy Perfume girl a few more listens. It took me probably more than 10 years for that song to grow on me. I think when the album came out that song just wasn't meant for me...but somehow one day, i just fell in love with it. It was finally the right time to become my warm friend. ;-)

[@Vicky-yf1bg]

Yeah me too, I skip that a lot and then I fell in love with it, but my favorite is 'to have and not to hold' and frozen

[@katrinaodom1149]

Drowned world/Substitute for love and The power of goodbye are my favorites candy perfume girl I have to go back and listen

[@mashthempotatoesplease5401]

@@Vicky-yf1bg Omg, you are probably like, the 5th person I've ever seen on the Internet that also likes To Have And Not To Hold, a lot of people seem to forget it even exists and the audacity- lol jk, it really is the best song in the album imo

[@ivancarabarin]

I started appreciating Candy Perfume Girl when I listened to the grunge arrengements they made for the Drowned World Tour and yeah, it's an amazing song

[@kitanakahn101]

It got me immediately. Tbh i love CPG more than Frozen when the album was released.

[@stephaniem6482]

What was Madonna going through, you ask? She was about to turn 40 (in an industry that had been calling her "old" for over ten years), she had her first baby with a man she wasn't in a relationship with (so she was a single mom), and she discovered yoga/Kabbalah and became a more spiritual person. She also had just achieved a career milestone by winning a Golden Globe for her acting in Evita, so she was determined to reach a similar milestone for her music... She won a video grammy before for her Blond Ambition tour film, but she never won a Grammy for her music and she had never been invited to perform at the Grammys either. When Ray of Light came out, she performed the coveted first performance of the ceremony and finally won two music-based Grammys: Best Pop Album and Best Dance Recording (Ray of Light), as well as a video Grammy for "Ray of Light".

[@rodponn7923]

That night she won 4 grammys out of 6 nominations

[@seesthruit]

Stephanie M What was that opening performance... just can’t remember

[@renatogenovese193]

@@seesthruit Nothing really matters

[@renatogenovese193]

Yes. One for the amazing visual by Testino. Best recording package🙌❤️

[@istealhearts9]

Queen 🏑🏑🏑🏑

[@quicorodrigues]

Madonna’s ray of light is her daughter! Madonna had become a mother! ❤️

[@pedronuevo8571]

Her best work... not just awesome melodies, sounds, beats, and lyrics but this album has a message and underlying philosophy that just pierces into your soul. 🙏🏻 Madonna for this masterpiece.

[@ethypoo]

i agree i personally like confessions better cause i can connect to the songs better, but ray of light is her best work, there isn’t a single bad song per se

[@JoeyGarcia.]

I’m just gonna say this. There isn’t another female singer ever to ever put out an album like this! I’ve been around enough and heard many many albums. By every female artists of many generations and there just isn’t anything ever like this. From the first time I heard this album I was mesmerized I still am today 20 some years later! It’s haunting,enchanting, mesmerizing,puts you in a spell! It’s perfection!

[@johnstan3666]

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

I'd say that there are albums from artists such as Bjork, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, etc that come close (or surpass it) but this is the best standard for pop music

[@brodieleblanc2198]

"Frozen" is literally one of the best songs ever written or recorded. Period.

[@sm0kingscr3amapillar]

amen.

[@absolutelychampagne]

PREACH

[@joshgavin1964]

A timeless masterpiece

[@ethypoo]

what happened to a lot of her madonna reactions? they’re getting taken down

[@absolutelychampagne]

@@ethypoo omg you're right! I didn't even notice! It must have something to do with copyright which sucks

[@Akacinnamonboy]

i’ve been waiting for this video for so ducking long

[@ebbageiryd59]

michael notar S A M E

[@Armando-ob8yd]

ducking ',)

[@user-wn7et1ft9j]

NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR BJORK

[@Arfipuss]

You can ducking say that again!

[@joshhorner]

Me too! I’ve been checking back like some sort of addict anxiously awaiting this post!

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Please continue this journey Queen, we starving!

[@kitanakahn101]

Madonna's fans never aged. Like a fine wine, that's how we are. It's a fact. 🍷

[@sumitsumbria4240]

Madonna gave birth to her first child and then made this album. This is the best album of Madonna. It has won 4 Grammy awards and is listed among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It is credited for bringing eletronica into the pop scene. She studied Hinduism and Buddhism before crafting this album. That's why it feels like you are meditating when you listen this album. Shanti/Ashanti is in Sanskrit language. The music contains bells of Hindu temples, pandits chanting mantras and praying to God.

[@bedirascioglu8243]

Sumit Sumbria wow, that is amazing

[@dinogiron2910]

AMEN ♡

[@anahivarcar101]

Great info!

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

Like a Prayer and confessions on a dance floor are better

[@sparkythekid9750]

She promoted this on Oprah, if you can find it online. It was a really good interview

[@albvvelazquez]

madonna is at her peak. she was going through pregnancy, she was studying yoga and the kabbalah

[@SerdarBu]

This.

[@braiau]

The end of the millennium too

[@Adam-ij1fg]

She has also come off a lot of vocal training during Evita so her voice was at its peak as well.

[@VictorJimenez-el7wo]

Dont forget the ending of an ERA in music and the beginning of a new world and to me frozen meet both halfway

[@doomranger6047]

I think the combination of many things caused an interesting mix of introspection for this Album. The birth of her Baby, the experience of making Evita (which to this day she says was one of the hardest experiences she ever went through) and that she was discovering eastern philosophies, yoga and Kaballah. I think these things led to a lot of spiritual growth. It was also a continuation of growth reflected on from other albums like "Like a prayer" "Bedtime Stories" and to an extent even "Erotica" This is why I think her best albums were from the mid point of her career.

[@mahtatmehdi4348]

Who else is waiting for AJ to react to Deeper and Deeper?

[@efraincolmenaresfuentes6026]

That's gonna be hilarious! Lol

[@NPGLAMB]

Need her to listen to that album

[@kaiquesworld2737]

Girl, she gonna DIE listening Erotica

[@Marc-zi5cq]

@@kaiquesworld2737 Erotica is my shit

[@kaiquesworld2737]

@@Marc-zi5cq she is taking a break to everything, not just madonna, relax.

[@ejm6460]

The title track is one song that can always and I mean always put me in a good, optimistic mood! So glad she liked it so much! And I cannot believe that she never performed The Power of Goodbye live; now that's a crime!

[@highland_persuasion]

Exactly. I mean she finally revisited Take a Bow 3 years ago after performing it last 20 years prior, so since The Power of Good-bye is an easier track to sing especially range-wise, I don't know what's keeping her from doing so. Just like Take a Bow, it would thematically be great for an encore or a finale.

[@Fred-kk6wy]

Well, she performed it several times in 1998 during the Ray of Light Promo Tour but never in a World Tour. I opined that it is not easy to sing it live as it may seem at first! Clearly, it would be great to listen to this jewel performed by Madonna again.

[@lov3sickb0y]

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[@Goldensim3456]

I swear this entire album just takes me to a whole other galaxy

[@jwulf]

I clicked this faster than a ray of light...

[@kenalexandremeridi]

J Wulf LMFAO love that pun

[@noemistephanie93]

Lol good one 😅

[@2funplace]

timeless music. in love. still 20 years later listen to her very much. LEGEND

[@aeki2005]

AJ, I haven't been a subscriber for a long time, but I already feel like you're my friend. I laughed with you, screamed and rocked with you, cried with you, agreed and argued with you...and I just wanna say - thank you! :-)

[@rrperry3606]

no one: Ajay: mAZonNa! MAZZONNAA!

[@Eprosis]

Y'all know we need a reaction to the music video for Madonna's Frozen.

[@kenalexandremeridi]

She should definitely react to Madonna’s visuals tbh

[@anahivarcar101]

YESSSSSSS

[@hernawatisamosir9932]

Yassss!!!!

[@hutnerbaekUBS]

💯💯💯💯!!!!!

[@danielacarvalho8930]

Jade Tlaloc yesssss

[@divaunknown3000]

This album is a trip Madonna and William Orbit are a Genius!!!

[@airrostov7173]

she found her fave madonna song and literally gave up on the other albums edit: she is continuing her mazonna journey yes !! (now, we need her to react to the songs which are not included in studio albums, like Vogue... 😭)

[@Marc-zi5cq]

She's probably busy listening to Ray Of Light over and over again, rightly so ;)

[@brandonparker6696]

💀💀💀😂😂😂😂 To bad cause there are still so many more gems left.

[@highland_persuasion]

Or she's probably too floored by Bedtime Stories she's really struggling to recover. I hope we'd get at least that. Not having the rest of Madonna's entire discography would suck, but it would be nice to just have Bedtime Stories as her last go.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

@@highland_persuasion Erotica too and i mean her not listening to Like A Prayer would suck. I think she'll like these albums alot more than the very electronic ones like EDM, American Life, Hard Candy.

[@highland_persuasion]

@@Marc-zi5cq it would be interesting how she would react to anything before Bedtime Stories as they are all very time-stamped, not by choice, but by the limitations of technology at the time they were produced. Since she always complained if a song sounded dated, and we have never really heard her review an album older than Ray of Light, which did not age at all, so it would be nice to see what she thinks of sounds that were created using more primitive equipment. Bedtime Stories has aged very well and does not really sound like 1994 like most of the albums released during that time. I think it will survive AjayII's discriminating tastes.

[@kenalexandremeridi]

Mer Girl ALWAYS stood out to me whenever I listened to this record. The album starts off with William orbit saying « you’ ll see » like the first voice you hear on the album isn’t Madonna. The ‘self obsessed’ pop star. It’s like she takes a back seat, and take you on a introspective spiritual journey throughout the rest of the record till you get to mer girl. The tracks before it make it seem Like she made peace with everything hurtful in her life her mother’s death, divorce, media scrutiny, the dark side of fame, the challenge of raising a child by herself at that. All for her to be like lol jk I don’t have all the answers, I’m still lost in life. (She touches on this year’s later with xstatic process in American life) With the ending line « i ran i ran, I’m still running away » almost like this entire musical journey was null It just stuck out to me, because it’s just such a stark contrast to the rest of the album. Love this record!

[@jimmonade]

The “you see” part is actually sampled from The San Sebastian Strings's 'Why I Follow the Tigers'. I learned that a few years ago because I too thought it was Orbit.

[@christianzimm7597]

I just now got educated then because all these years I thought that sample was saying "listen" LOL

[@FrankMattDsouza]

Mer Girl is a piece of art. It's my favorite on the album! I wish "Has to be" was included on the original album too! It's like a distant cousin of mer girl lol

[@kenalexandremeridi]

Brock Wayne I knew she sampled that but didn’t know it was that My whole life has been a lie 😮

[@Warren_90210]

Little background: Madonna got a lot of vocal training for Evita, and a lot of critics noticed a fuller vocal abilities.

[@mascottie]

86warmit yes. Those two albums had her best vocals by far

[@alvarojosegordillolinarez1424]

The voice of Madonna in the soundtrack of Evita is so good, it's out of this world! I knew she'd had some training! she sounds like an angel.

[@soaribb32]

Wish she worked on the plot more

[@doomranger6047]

Yes, some critics even judged her for it. I think it was the Rolling stone review that said that her vocal training had softened the edges of her content. And noted the way she sang the word LOVER in Drowned World/ Substitute for Love. That she sang the word LOVER like she never had any. I thought it was kind of funny. But, it was kind of crazy because she had been put down for years for her vocals and then when she improved them some were complaining that it made her sound insincere. Madonna never gets enough respect about her music.

[@sergioampv1640]

How do you all think that Madonna's 1980's hits would have sound been if she had received that training BEFORE her first albums?

[@cats011]

Her best album. Probably the greatest pop album ever! You need to react to her debut album and finish the Madonna discography journey

[@mickmayer6931]

AJay, you are so right about auto-tune. It just drives me crazy, when all the artists currently sounds the same.

[@guilhermerls2272]

Madonna and William Orbit make MAGIC together.

[@fredpittman1972]

Guilherme RLS Absolutely agree. I wish she’d do an album with William and Shep Petybone - bring back the geniuses!

[@mod8750]

@@fredpittman1972 well he was on mdna...ahem.

[@ismara17]

M O'D Because both of them didn’t produce MDNA.

[@Lostgirl47]

Frozen will forever be one of the greatest songs ever. PERIODT!!! The videos for this era were epic.

[@lucianodavila5343]

Nobody: REALLY nobody: Ajayii: Sings Sorry Love your vibes girl

[@hannekevervaet4958]

Frozen is the soundtrack to my the first dream I can remember, when I was about 4 y/o. It was beautiful and tbh I think I found my life calling in that dream. Thank you Madonna.

[@toby4643]

What's your life calling?

[@MorensTub]

This album was relased 20 years ago... You knows that means... The sound is so fresh actually... Is PERFECT ❤

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

MorensTM so so true. This album will never date.

[@songsfornikola]

one of the greatest albums of all time, the ARTIST jumped out!!

[@steveempiremantra2120]

Period

[@MofongoAmericano]

LOVED your reaction! to help you understand why Madonna is the legend? Her extreme catalog of emotions is her art. Not vocal range in the traditional sense, but range are multi-dimensional delivery. And lyrically there has always been a growth in her messages. She needs to say something important. In her more recent work, the use auto-tune is probably to conjure feelings that she hasn’t conjured up before. She is an artist that continuously competes with herself! And that is a hard undertaking!

[@Marc-zi5cq]

The reaction to Ray Of Light is the most amazing one ever haha. Please bless us with a reaction to her debut album.

[@5561_DollaDollaBills]

This album was her "comeback" album. Throughout the entire 90's her image was at her most scrutinized, specifically following the Erotica album (which I really hope you listen to) and the SEX book. Although she was still doing somewhat well commercially, the media was painting her as a flop, especially compared to her peers who had major hit albums (Mariah, Celine, Janet, Whitney, Shania, Alanis). She just had her first child, came back from the filming of Evita, and started studying Kaballah. To the public, it was a new Madonna who was no longer interested in controversy and whatnot. All of the introspection on this album is her basically telling us about all of the pain she endured throughout the extreme hate she received during the 90's. Little Star is an ode to her daughter, Mer Girl is an ode to her mother, Shanti/Ashtangi is a mantra in Sanskrit, and Drowned World/ Substitute for Love is her confession of how she was unhappy with the life she was living, leading to her spiritual enlightenment. Glad you enjoyed!!

[@fredpittman1972]

Isaiah Crooks I get what you are saying, and yes she had some image problems... but, those problems were quite gone by the time Ray of Light came out. Take a Bow from Bedtime stories was her longest running #1 on the Hot 100. Following that, she had Don’t Cry for me Argentina. Even before Bedtime Stories she had a pretty big hit with You’ll see. A lot of people like to say “come back”.... for Madonna, she didn’t really have to have a comeback until maybe Confessions and even that is a stretch. Most artists would love to have he success Madonna had between Erotica and Ray of Light.

[@AdamJMusic23]

Brilliant Summary of this Magnificent & epic Album... This still sounds sooo Good & Madonna is A legend forever bcos of it... 40 years deep & still owning it like Everytime b4 👑🌎❤️🙏💎🎉

[@Matthew-ij3zm]

@@fredpittman1972 I hate how people are making this comeback story up like Bedtime Stories and Evita weren't a thing and she didn't have any hits after Erotica. What's with all this endless victimization of Madonna?

[@juansebastianmontoya5835]

I knew some of this, but not all of it. Very interesting

[@deliciousexperience689]

I looovvveeed erotica. It was better than ray of light. the whole album was life. I heard it when it came out. I was 11 lol

[@highland_persuasion]

1996-1998 was a very special time in music. Many artists released some of their finest work (if not their best) at the time, and for some reason, a lot of them were in an introspective mood and curated deeply personal masterpieces such as George's OLDER, Mariah's BUTTERFLY, Kylie's IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS, Janet's THE VELVET ROPE, Lisa Stansfield's self-titled album, Whitney's MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE and of course Madonna's RAY OF LIGHT.

[@albvvelazquez]

let's not forget björk's homogenic

[@CharlieInDaUK]

Yes! This was truly a golden time for pop music. So many artists pushing the boundaries of the time and expressing themselves in their most creative ways.

[@lxa2815]

1999 too, Britney and Christina

[@lisbonacid]

OK computer by Radiohead was also released in 1997

[@hectoroma48]

Don't forget Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. 😍

[@aaalllaaannniiisss]

Ray of Light is a true masterpiece. One of a kind album. Spiritual, unique and ethereal experience. And it’s better with every new listen.

[@1980homme]

As a @madonna fan, since 1983, Drowned World/Substitute is my favorite song of all-time. To this day, I will never forget the moment I put that CD in on March 3rd, 1998 (day it came out, If memory serves) and DW began. Haunting.

[@r.j4449]

I´m going to say this in every Madonna reaction. There´s not complete Madonna experience if you don´t see her videos. She was the best.

[@hutnerbaekUBS]

Her videos are ESSENTIAL.

[@filibertoaguilar8414]

She IS the best.

[@Harleyq2011]

I always think this during these too.

[@seesthruit]

Yep..

[@beachstreet101]

Madonna and Michael Jackson were the top two mega entertainers that mastered the art of the music video. There’s no way she should skip that.

[@mascottie]

You need to watch the Frozen music video. Her best video to me

[@italolopez]

and nothing really matters as well

[@throwawaytaylor]

and Power Of Goodbye! (all the green!) (her black hair!)

[@andreassn5050]

She really should dive into Madonna's videography after she's done with her album discography, 'cause... damn! So many good videos.

[@israelalvarez4884]

Bedtime Story Its her best music video to me and her most artistic too.

[@AdamJMusic23]

There are too many great M videos & Songs to choose from. i say Ajay should do the Videography of 3 songs from each of her top 5 Favourite Madonna Albums 💐🌎❤️🙏💎

[@jessicajablonski6844]

My mom used to play frozen all the time when I was a kid, her reaction was always mine when I heard it 😂 it’s truly a amazing song

[@francisnguyen5700]

Ray of Light has been featured on numerous critics' lists of greatest albums of all time. English singer Adele named Ray of Light as one of the chief inspirations for her third studio album, 25.

[@luisernestoduranlopez9052]

I had never closed porn so fast.

[@miledkattoura620]

Cool 🤤😂

[@ludoadena]

😂 😂 🥖

[@luanarodrigues388]

Hahahahaahahahahahahhaha

[@Mia-de8xf]

Fap time cancelled

[@mohammedyehey1528]

This is a better orgasm

[@alarmcaller]

Finallyyyyyyyyyy!!! This album CHANGED MY LIFE when I heard it the first time. I was a senior in high school and this album changed my perspective on so many things.

[@anaquaslam]

littlebird96 I’m so glad to hear how positive of an affect this album has had on you. For me too. Her music became an absolute ray of light in my life. In Ajay’s words “She did that, that is what she did...”

[@soundspy]

This is one of her best albums in every aspect and a personal favorite of hers and mine. Here she explores truly deep topics like birth / rebirth, life through death, etc. She had just had her first child, given new life and in that being reborn herself.

[@vinifmen]

This is the album Madonna considers the best on her own discography.

[@aaalllaaannniiisss]

could you provide the source of this information, please? not that i don’t believe you, i’d just love to find out more 😀

[@Indraparadise]

I really wanted to see her reaction when Madonna screams in Ray Of Light. That's the best part of the song

[@beachstreet101]

Same here. I thought for sure she would lose it at that part.

[@officialGed]

Yeah, I was so waiting for that moment. She might have missed it while giving a comment on something. But I do hope she listens to the song again, notices that part and gives it its proper due :D

[@mr.peanutbutter956]

Same here :(

[@lucasm2059]

Ray of Light is the first album she made after becoming a mother, also, is an album after all backlash she suffered after Erotica (she embraced sex and called off the AIDS crises that took a lot of her friends). In Ray of Light she also embraces the Cabala, so it's also about a religious experience ("This is my religion" from the first track ;)

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

Actually bedtime stories is the album after all the backlash from erotica.

[@ravenclaw17]

Someone’s forgetting Bedtime Stories

[@lucasm2059]

@@nathanieljohnson5908 Yeah I know, but during Bedtime Stories she still was suffering the backlash, it wasn't as acclaimed as ROL and apart the singles, did not really succed with the public

[@lucasm2059]

Evita was more important for her image than Bedtime, and Ray of Light was her peak as an artist, the final proof of the legend she is

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

@@lucasm2059 umm. Bedtime stories was more commercially successful than erotica both album and singles wise. It spawned her longest #1 while Ray of light failed to produce a #1. I think her peak is either like a prayer or confessions on a dance floor

[@pluckerfish4570]

Yay!! I can’t wait for “Bedtime Stories” next

[@justinpierce7926]

JW VEVO she just dropped erotica right now

[@pluckerfish4570]

Justin Pierce I know that was an old comment

[@josesanchez-ho3bg]

This album hits so hard every single time you listen to it, no matter how many listens or much time it passes. I discovered it when i was fifteen years old and became completely obsessed with the depth of the melodies and lyrics, it literally blew my mind like no other Madonna album has ever done. I'd say this one has no skips since, in mi opinion, you have to listen to the whole body of work to fully get the album's message or at least get into the state of mind she's taking you through the music. You can tell this record came from a state of love, inspiration and peace after becoming a mother, and that really plays a huge part in its sound, which is helped by a brilliant production by the genius William Orbit.

[@josuemagno9972]

Candy Perfume Girl wasn't my favorite at first, but it really grew on me

[@user-uc9gi2xf8r]

Really, I remember it happened the same to me. Now I'm obsessed lol

[@lowebr90]

Same for "Skin". It's so hypnotic when you listen to it on your headphones

[@cleo5942]

On me too, It has a very unique strange noisy rock interlude

[@keremalicihan8844]

Candy Perfume Girl is my favorite Madonna song of all time.❤️🙌🏻

[@kenalexandremeridi]

Same I hated it as a teenager now i love the production lol

[@BETOANDJESSE]

“Ray of Light” 🔥⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️was nominated for album of the year, it won 4 Grammys. It won MTV Video of the year for ROL track. Her vocals were to a new level due to her work in “Evita” which made her won a Golden Globe. Ray Of Light era comes from her journey through motherhood, her first child. Her experience on mysticism and Kabbalah. After 21 yrs, this album still one of my favorites beginning to end, and certainly I say that “Skin” and “Sky fits Heaven” productions are still so early for their time. These tracks can be from 2050, that’s why they don’t get appreciated well enough... Thank you @AjayII This album tights Madonna from the 10’s and 00’s with Madonna from the 80’s and Madonna from the 90’s. This is my favorite album. You made us wait 2 weeks for this reaction 😎. Can’t wait for Bedtime Stories, Erotica, and her 80’s albums 👍🏼🔥🔥🎶🎶 ***some of her greatest tracks didn’t get released on the studio albums*** Once again, Thank you from a hard core Madonna fan ♥️👍🏼

[@wasabi.2839]

3 years latter and I'm still come back to this video, Ajayll we miss you!!

[@jamesdawriter]

I can't believe it is almost A YEAR since this video was released... Just when I was travelling back home, and I saw the notification that the video was out... WOW. Time flies! And everything is so different now! I miss those days. Love u, Ayjall

[@SoapFreak]

Btw, what was going on at the time that led to this album was a trifecta: She had her first child, was studying Kabbalah and therefore became much more spiritual and content with her life, and she had received extensive vocal training to do the movie "Evita", all contributing to this masterpiece of an album.

[@salvadordehyrule7261]

PERIOD

[@leandre202]

So... If you really like the "hummmm" you need to listen to "Bedtime Stories" album, specially "Secret"

[@Warren_90210]

leandre pereira yes! I’m so happy! That’s next!

[@robinmcbroom5994]

One of her best...

[@beachstreet101]

She needs to do Bedtime Stories now.

[@aegartabora]

@@beachstreet101 She really needs to, I love bedtime story, the song, it's poetic.

[@joakim2999]

She'e gonna love the "mmmm mmm, something's coming over"

[@chrisvacariu4257]

Madonna invented whispered songs and ASMR 15 years before becoming popular. She did that!

[@felipeyoutube04]

The Power Of Good-Bye is one of the most beautiful pop songs ever made. Still one of my top tracks.