Madonna - Rebel Heart (Deluxe) | Full Album REACTION + ANALYSIS

[@ericmason6540]

What Madonna album should I react to next? For reference, here are my Madonna album reactions so far: Ray of Light: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pICviaOHbNFrnZY Like a Prayer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSThJJrpcSFo5o Erotica: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6mQe6OEa7OppZY Confessions on a Dance Floor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmaUqpSpfcp-ec0 Bedtime Stories: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnu4YXSVoL2mZ68 American Life: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXnEqYN7m6eonaM Music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoHChZysart3hdE Madame X: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4jXknyhqJaFgaM

[@jasperylanan8380]

I hope you’ll react to 2008’s “Hard Candy”. It is a polarizing album since most fans have deemed it the most “un-Madonna” album in her discography while some fans (like me) think that it is a carefree dance-pop record which is very Madonna. You should also react to “I’m Breathless”.

[@juanmanuelberra123]

I'm Breathless shouldn't be oberlooked. it's a concept album based on her character in the Dick Tracy movie. And also it has Vogue!

[@trueblue-blackout9900]

True blue, like a virgin , her debut

[@trueblue-blackout9900]

And Britneys circus and baby one more time album,

[@highland_persuasion]

I'M BREATHLESS or TRUE BLUE.

[@chris3232]

Rebel Heart was conceptualized as a double album with a Rebel and a Heart side. The label wouldn't allow her to carry out this idea. Songs started to leak months before she had even completed or announced the project due to a hack, and the entire post-production process was rushed to get the album out before any major damage was done. She referred to the project as her "end of the world record", meaning she wanted to write music that she could strip down and play acoustic in a post apocalyptic setting. It's where she began to settle into the mindset that she ultimately actualized on Madame X, becoming more political again and the desire to strip it all back, including removing the veneer of what "we" believed Madonna to be. She said something along the lines of feeling uneasy in the world seeing the hatred and injustices while she was touring her previous album, MDNA, and that we were heading towards something really bad if we didn't band together and make necessary changes (this was a year before Tr*mp, and... well) and she felt love was the solution, which she walked back on with "God Control": They say we need love, but we need more than this. Overall, the record is messy but endearing and serves as a great full circle moment with all the Easter eggs and references for fans who have been on this journey with her for the last few decades.

[@Paadre82]

It's a shame that we are probably never going to hear this album as she first intended give it to us. Because of the leaks, she had to rush the project, rework on several songs and cut other tracks. I mean, when you listen to the demos that have leaked, you realise how much potential there is, especially when you think that tracks like "Heaven" and "Queen" did not even make the final cut (and in my opinion they would have perfectly replaced some other songs that did). Anyways, very interesting review.

[@jonevan580]

Queen is such a damn good song I can’t believe it wasn’t included but S.E.X was 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Joelsellers29]

I'm still pissed at those hackers years later.

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

I absolutely love this album and I think it's Madonna's most overlooked album of her career. To me, it's her most personal album since Like a Prayer. It's almost like a sister album to erotica. My favorites are Devil pray, Joan of arc, heartbreakcity, body shop, wash all over me, messiah, and rebel heart. Idk why but Rebel heart (The song) makes me cry. I think it's one of Madonna's best songs and this album as well. Fun fact: Madonna actually produced "Hold tight" all by herself.

[@JAFerr-ug9jb]

My thoughts exactly

[@highland_persuasion]

Fun fact: if you factor in all the songs that are part of this album in all its released versions, this is Madonna's longest playing record to date at 25 tracks in total.

[@itsalexney]

It looks like his poor innocent soul left his body during the end of “S.E.X” lol. It’s cute. Messiah brings the smile back. 😂

[@drcarlosgenetica]

Lmao 😅. He’s so sweet

[@alexgiron8148]

At the Rebel Heart tour she performed “Heartbreak City” followed by “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”, that moment was amazing. One of the highlights of the tour. The performance and interaction with the dancer, the pain he’s giving her was raw and beautiful

[@got2bjosh]

Rebel Heart is by far the best of Madonna's three albums from the 2010s. The longest album of her career, it comes across as an amalgamation of the best of her artistic explorations. A potential swan song of an album, Rebel Heart is filled with pathos, existential introspection, sonic variety, and trademark uptempo fun. I still enjoy the reflective lyrical content, diverse production, and her vocals.

[@mrmagassi]

You should not forget her album "I'm Breathless" songs inspired by the film Dick Tracy. It really is a must :) Great review btw, Rebel Heart was first intended to be a dual record (one disc REBEL, the other disc HEART). Due to the songs being leaked before the release; things were re-thought (a shame really).

[@johna2066]

I’ve never clicked on anything so fast. 🙌🏻👑Ⓜ️❤️

[@ethypoo]

this album deserved better, all the singles should’ve been hits

[@isaaklondon7720]

React to all Madonna's musical tours in chronological order.

[@Joelsellers29]

There's a girl doing that now, she has just now got to Like a virgin tour. After going through her demos and first two albums. She is pretty awesome.

[@angelherreraperez555]

@@Joelsellers29 What's her channel name?

[@OneDamnBoy]

Or the confessions tour at least

[@kaiquesworld2737]

Up

[@highland_persuasion]

This is honestly a big ask. He's probably gonna finish all of her videos first.

[@andrewhutchinson5327]

I'm a few days late to the party, but great job once again in analyzing Madonna, Eric! I've always had a soft spot for this album, because underneath a lot of the EDM-style production I could really hear just how sad and vulnerable Madonna was while working on this project (esp. with "Ghosttown", "Hold Tight", "Joan of Arc" and "Inside Out"). The album that came right before this one, "MDNA", was filled with a lot of anger due to a divorce she went through - and I feel like this was the time she finally got to a place of being able to mourn. A lot of people pair this album with "Erotica", and I can see why, but I actually pair it most with "Ray of Light". ROL was made about 15 years after Madonna first became famous when she became pregnant and therefore questioned everything she had done up until that point. Rebel Heart was made another 15 years later and I feel like this was another point where Madonna really paused and questioned a lot of her life's actions and reasons for being. I think for your next Madonna album "True Blue" would be a nice choice. (I can't wait for you to hear "Live to Tell"; it's one of the best songs she's ever written!)

[@joeymex9193]

"So returning to S.E.X., it's about exactly what you think it's about: baking". That made me almost fall out of my chair hahahaha Great reaction video btw, loved it.

[@candelariosaenziii2729]

PLEASE DO MDNA! It was seen as a failure and there's lots of fans who dislike it but I think it would be SO interesting to analyze it in the context of her first album in her 50s, post divorce, and the controversy involving Gaga. I think there is SO much to unpack and so many things that can be read both on the service level and underneath the artifice. Not a popular Madonna album but I know you can read between the lines and do it justice Eric!!!

[@pjay9875]

I don’t why so many people hate that album I thought it was amazing and had some really good songs and that tour was amazing

[@ethypoo]

yeah, it’s one of my least favorite madonna albums but i still love it as a whole

[@richardwalker9038]

This album aged very well. I am eating my words

[@igoroslaj1082]

I was really curious about your interpretation. At 25 songs released + 15 more demos leaked beforehand this record has as many interpretations as it's song count. I wish we could hear it as madonna originally intended as a double album as the flow is sometimes obviously contradicting. So - what you've added, I never caught on what you said how as album progresses she goes more humble in love songs. Great observation! This is why I always anticipate your reactions... I personally see this record as Madonna embracing her diminishing popularity, introspecting and repositioning herself in the world. Unfortunately with such level of stardom obviously there will some egocentricism in her persona, not so much in her music and expression, but it was there in different forms. That sudden drop in this last decade must have stung her, and I think it's understandable too. That's how I understand Wash all over me, I always felt she sings about the end of her, well not career, but end of what her career was. And it's even more blatantly obvious on Queen (originally super deluxe track) where she sings about Queen being slain as new generation comes. That nicely ties in into Madame X where she finally again sounds uninhibited and free of expectation as she honestly embraced not caring about being number 1 anymore, as much as simply being a musician and social activist. Sorry for the long post, hopefully you will react to True blue or Like a virgin next (perhaps best in chronological order), and thank you for another amazing reaction ❤️ looking forward to the next one!

[@igoroslaj1082]

Oh also this record was infamous with the leaks. I'm sure if it wasn't for the leaks it would sound totally different and the original Rebel heart demo was intended to be the first single. Some of the songs sounded so drastically different that it might be a cool idea for you to compare demo vs album version (Rebel heart, living for love, wash all over me, illuminati, inside out, messiah...)

[@Chris-vj8fv]

This is one of my favorite albums of hers. Me and my husband were breaking up the year this came out. It was very cathartic listening to the album

[@jonevan580]

Great reaction. I always thought ‘Wash all over me’ was more specifically about her trying to navigate the changing landscape of pop culture and trying to decide whether to stay a part of it, or to turn her back on it all.

[@alrimawi]

The music analysis king has returned with another smashing reaction

[@zacschillinger]

Still my favorite Madonna album almost 6 years laters!

[@stevenalexander403]

G'day it's Steven from down under again This has got to be one of the most underrated albums. We were lucky enough to watch Madonna perform her last world concert here in Sydney which included material from Rebel Heart. Great anitytical review Keep up the great work

[@themindfulwitch996]

Great reaction again Eric. I loved your commentary and facial expressions during "S.E.X.". Highly amusing. I see in the comments a "suggestion" to react to Madonna's tours in chronological order and I have to say that if you find the time I would love that. Other reactors just break up the tours into parts until they finish each one. I know you're a busy guy and need to follow what interests you personally as well as what gets you the views but I for one would love that. Thanks again for the great insight and work you put into these videos. Take care.

[@coolhive2941]

Great job as always. I love this album start to finish, but over the intervening years, it’s the ballads that keep me coming back. They’re all stellar. Also- You should write a book of collected essays on musical analyses that you’ve done. Deep dive discographies. You’re that good.

[@amedeo29]

Your facial expressions during S.E.X. = Priceless. 😂 That song is so awkward. My problem with this album is it didn’t need to be 19 tracks long. Several songs like SEX didn’t need to be there. This album doesn’t reinvent the wheel sonically, Madame X was a lot more adventurous in that sense, but what I love about this album is Madonna’s vocals. Highlights for me are Living For Love, Devil Pray, Joan Of Arc, Body Shop, Inside Out, Wash All Over Me, and Messiah. A lot of simple lyrics, but I enjoy the overall message and tone of the album. Resilience in the face of adversity. I also think it’s one of her better produced albums in recent years. It just sounds so polished. My biggest gripe with Madame X is that despite being quirky and different, it sounded poorly mixed, and her vocals processed poorly. MDNA, which is the album that proceeded Rebel Heart, is my least liked album, largely for the production, which sounds noisy/tin canny, and almost cheap. Revel Heart isn’t necessarily a classic, but for later career Madonna, it’s a very enjoyable entry.

[@AugustEverywhere]

I like Rebel Heart a lot. Most of it was so good. Living for Love, Unapologetic Bitch, Bitch I'm Madonna were standouts, while Ghosttown was quickly my favorite and got repeat plays right away. Always nice when you pop up on my suggested list. The feigned ignorance about S.E.X. was cute; also Madonna is correct (37:33) and your acknowledgement was perfect. Will have to do some catch up. Appreciate your insights as always.

[@scottmoorela1]

I love everything about this album. For me- the Rebel Heart era was up there with the Ray of Light and Confessions eras...

[@elgabriel2983]

You should be a music critic! So intelligent and open without judging. As a big Madonna fan I can only agree with your reactions. And you have a cute smile! ;)

[@kimbaedie]

Just because I never see any reactions to it I recommend her album ; I'm Breathless. Even though she is singing as her character from movie Dick Tracy,it shows her voice differently. Love your reactions!😊

[@MarcosVieiraShowreel]

A bottle of wine and your reaction+analysis of this amazing album is all i need to end my night!!! And you are so cute!xx

[@RebelHe4rt]

You are very talented dude, you have a great way of conveying the messages in each song ❤️ I enjoy listening to your reviews

[@Diego-xg2nd]

Eric’s head: ⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️

[@KillaG3590]

You have to watch the Rebel Heart Tour when she performs “ Holy Water “ it’s so good she mixed the religious and sexual tone of the song with the performance

[@antoniojr.sabjapelai9849]

I really liked this video. "Rebel Heart" is a wonderful and very special album for me. Madonna shows us, on the one hand, her human and fragile side, and on the other hand, her naughty and rebellious side. Many of the versions are not the originals, many of the demos leaked before the album release are better. Excuse my English, I am using the translator and it is not accurate when expressing my opinion.

[@LuisGonzalez-fz6ti]

Excellent reaction Eric. But, you don't tell us, what's your favorite track or if you have more than one. I love that you make references about her previous albums. This makes it a COMPLETE analysis. That's amazing ❤️ Thanks for all your job in the Madonna's albums. As a Madonna fan, I appreciate it so much. ❤️ Really, thank you of the bottom of my heart. #RebelHeartRules ✌️ BTW: how modest you are in the minute 37:34 😆😆

[@ericmason6540]

Thank you so much! I think right now my favorites are Illuminati, Body Shop, Holy Water, and Wash All Over Me. :)

[@Icon4life2]

React to Her debut album (one of my top 5 favs) and True Blue! Love your reactions! You have such a great insight and analytical approach to these reviews. Love it!

[@croix1965]

I m following a lot of personn as you who make music reactions., but you re , so far , the most cleaver and all your reactions are so subtle.. I m from France 🇫🇷 and I m a huge fan of your videos . Sorry for my poor English . And if you can all French will be very happy to have reactions about some French artists and album like Christine and the queen , Daft punk , stromae

[@timothyryan170]

In bed sick and this ray of light pops up in my feed. He’s the best!

[@paulwaters7834]

wonderful Album, very eclectic and fun and a wonderful review as always xx

[@SomeGuy-mg5jy]

I've always thought of Rebel Heart as the sister album to Erotica.

[@Joelsellers29]

That's what I said when it first was released.

[@xchi6581]

Definitely the older and less interesting sister nonetheless lol

[@sharkyroman]

Another great reaction/analysis, Eric ... Next up .. maybe MDNA or True Blue .... 😉👍🏼

[@umberto9963]

You HAVE to watch the live performance of Iconic at the Rebel Heart Tour. The song will make just so much more sense when paired with the live performance.

[@ganesago]

I love your videos on Madonna. Your insight and opinions are always on point. I appreciate what people have written on the comments section as well. I have been a fan since she first came out. I've watched her grow as an artist and her evolution is something that I'm familiar with. That is why it would be interesting to hear from you, seeing that you've made videos on all her latest records, if you think that what she is now as an artist was there from the beginning or did she become what she is now because of her artistic journey. Do the first album.

[@weatherlicious]

This album is one of my Top 3 favorite Madonna albums of all time---thus far.

[@irina1296]

Rebel Heart is my 5th favorite Madonna album. Her voice sounds surprisingly clean and charming. Great lyrics but a ton of beautiful tracks were NOT included to the final cut - Nothing Lasts Forever, Alone with You, Heaven, Tragic Girl, Revolution, Queen, Never Let You Go, Trust No Bitch

[@Joelsellers29]

Thanks! Great review as usual! Hope you & yours are doing great! ☮️

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

You make amazing connections with her music.

[@berniecasey7592]

I remember reading about the album on the net before release and those leaks damm shame it had to be re-worked would have been nice to have Everything.

[@shaunbailey9272]

def true blue. A Classic. Also just an fyi there is a super deluxe edition of Rebel Heart that you should check out. including the song that i think should have been on the regular edition called beautiful scars.

[@mkdfan]

You should listen to MDNA and Hard Candy. They aren’t the deepest lyrically (some tracks are) but they contain many bops!

[@bonditoddy]

Can’t wait for u do madonna concert reactions l!

[@Chris-vj8fv]

Yayyyyyyyyyy hi Eric! Thanks for the awesome video and good vibes .

[@riodelizo9120]

Background is so iconic...no pun intended hehehe

[@camilosanjuan3939]

Ghosttown is supposedly dedicated to her son (they were fighting after the custody hearings between her and his father) so after knowing that the song takes another level. You should definitly do True Blue after!

[@antoniojr.sabjapelai9849]

I watched the video again and I really like and appreciate your review of this excellent album. In the super deluxe edition there are some more songs, I hope you have time to listen to them sometime.

[@ownyourcrazy8734]

Thank you for your insights. I always learn something that I wish I picked up on myself.

[@Javachacin]

As always THANK YOU. Excellent analysis, so illuminating - makes me appreciate and revisit with a whole new set of ears. Actually would love to hear you talk through an album that means a lot to you; that you love - that combination of head & heart might make my ultimate Eric Mason video analysis.

[@ericmason6540]

Thank you so much! :)

[@openyourchakras918]

Really enjoyed this, I would LOVE if you would react to “Borrowed Time” & “Beautiful Scars” two outtakes on the Rebel Heart EP

[@tizianotorcasio6046]

Hi Eric, This reaction was amazing as always, the best analysis of this album. And just for this reason, I hoped you would have reacted to the most complete version of It, including all the extra tracks, or maybe with some demo version too, but I know It would be too long for you. Anyway I liked It so much. You're great!!!! Thank you very much Eric 😊

[@adrianmorales497]

I really your opinion and Analisis, I enjoy every reaction and feedback to every track even if i don't like them psdta: Am I the only one who thinks Eric is so handsome?

[@oifogs3287]

Great video as always, Eric!

[@alexgiron8148]

React to True Blue; Like a Virgin and Madonna. Maybe MDNA. Also, what about reacting to her tours?

[@yeronmyradar]

I love your videos! I just subbed about a week ago, and I started to watch all of them :).

[@ericmason6540]

Thank you so much! :)

[@jameshanley6886]

1990 I'm Breathless

[@kristophervenegas5748]

You should react to some of Brandy’s albums like Full Moon, Never Say Never and B7 or Miley Cyrus’ albums and most notably Plastic Hearts

[@berniecasey7592]

I BOUGHT ALL VERSIONS-I LOVE IT.

[@JUSAGUYNKY]

Joan of Arc is like my all time favorite!!

[@victormaxmiliano2574]

Love Madonna 👑❤❤❤

[@mr29]

Please do the Evita soundtrack. So good!

[@cleenegame]

Unapologetic Bitch and Illuminati were experiences heightened in the concert stage. They were tongue-in-cheek pieces fillled with self-deprecating humour.

[@SerahsCooking]

Great reaction!

[@postmitotic2164]

I love this album but it should have been so much better ! the potential was huge...

I loveeee your videos! Keep them coming! and wow you are handsome

[@MarcosVieiraShowreel]

Just reatchig this ......wish Madonna could see it |||XXX

[@softshallow7435]

Hi Eric! Happy New Year!

[@irkinix1]

The leaked demos of 'Wash all Over Me' and 'Rebel Heart' were much better than the album versions

[@nathanieljohnson5908]

I disagree. Wash all over me is much better as a ballad and rebel heart is better stripped down

[@rubencanuela9758]

Please do a madonna tour reactions. It's a different story right there

[@dudusfurlan]

Something to remember especial songs next

[@p6833]

I need a smiling Eric bobblehead

[@softshallow7435]

Body shop is one of my fave songs on this. Full of word play and double entendres. 😁

[@Mysicalgreenunicorn03]

Mine too. Such an unexpected moment

[@MrLouis2865]

MDNA please.

[@madonnaunderground]

MDNA!

[@bsolano]

Amazing 😍

[@dana.1546]

Please react to "True Blue" next, it's simply just the best Madonna album period, and her best selling to date (besides the Immaculate compilation), dah ! It's obvious it's the best. Sales can't lie. I don't understand why Rebel Heart wasn't embraced by the general public that much because to me, it's her best album since "American Life". It has a lot of songs and a lot of them range from good to very good. But it's always seen as a failure and to me the 3 main reasons are : 1 too many songs always confuse people. it's always better I think to have 10 or so songs and only choose the best ones than to drown people in 16 or something songs. People are so negative these days that the more songs you put out, the more you're up for criticism. 2 the wrong singles were chosen : Living For Love wasn't strong enough as a lead single and B*tch I'm Madonna wasn't worthy enough (everywhere I went at the time of release of this single, it's "Hold Tight" I was listenning on the radio, not "B*tch". Obviously the radios chose well, Madonna did not. She then released "Hold Tight" but it was too late because by then, the hype of the album was already down. and 3 "Addicted" : the best song of the album was only on the rare super deluxe edition. "Addicted" puts "Living For Love" to shame and should have been chosen as the first single instead.

[@softshallow7435]

The Devils Pray melody sounds abit like The Animals House Of The Rising Sun. react to it tell me what you think Eric?

[@ericmason6540]

I definitely hear the similarity, especially because HOTRS has folk and blues influences and this album has some country influences. :)

[@ryanmurphy4901]

Do you have social media? Love your reactions and the details you catch.

[@ericmason6540]

Thank you! I don't yet, but if I make any other accounts I'll be sure to announce it. :)

[@Chris-vj8fv]

Not Madonna related but I was wondering what you thought of Amanda Gorman's poem from the Innaguration?

[@ericmason6540]

I think she did a great job! It's definitely a particular style of spoken-word poetry that I don't usually seek out, so I took a look at her written work and I was very impressed. I'd like to read more of her work for sure. :)

[@Chris-vj8fv]

@@ericmason6540 I don't know anything about poetry but I was instantly drawn in. She really is magnanimous I think.

[@artiepavlov6022]

How about the gay classic - Cher's Believe? I haven't listened to the whole album in decades! but man it was on fire.

[@antonk5414]

I loved the leaked demos, which most of them are definitely much better in production than the final versions, and I'm fed up that she added this annoying synth drum march sound almost in every final mixes... unnecessary. And with the whole rushed production, the mastering is kinda bad as well (Holy Water low volume!). Great album overall with so much lost potential. btw, the Avicii demos of Wash All over Me and Rebel Heart are total masterpieces! For some reason, Wash All Over Me the message I got is that she is tired of this world and if the death comes for her, let her wash her away from all this earthly madness. Also, the transition between SEX and Messiah always makes me laugh because of the very odd and awkward song order choice.

[@CarlWayne1975]

Did you get "Justify My Love" from "Best Night"??? lol

[@toddmccuen6423]

To me . . . Devil Pray is an anti-drug song. She is wanting to be so good that the devil will pray for her to go down another road.

[@busterburn5659]

Madonna asked Diplo for the craziest sounds for Bitch I’m Madonna 😂

[@scottsaunders5087]

A messy album but with some great highlights ghost town in particular

[@hamzayldz6737]

I agree with your Unapologetic Bitch comment. But I think when she was making this song she didn't take herself and the song seriously, I guess she was just having fun. Same with Bitch I'm Madonna.

[@earlkhentpermites8506]

37:37 LOL I-

[@israelcarmona3139]

te amo

[@daniellaplume2006]

HI, Eric

[@jplogan70]

Def True Blue next!

[@Nana-v3b1u]

PLEASE REACT TO CONFESSIONS TOUR

[@dal9631]

Where oh where are you