| It's not official but Madonna may be bringing | | | | |
| her phenomenally | | | | focus, as she has in the past, on dance. |
| | | | Wherever Madonna goes |
| successful CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor, | | | | |
| live to a venue near | | | | many others follow. She wants people to |
| | | | "get out of their seats" in |
| you. To date, Confessions has sold nearly | | | | |
| 1.29 million copies in the | | | | response to the music. She wants them to |
| | | | "have a good time |
| United States alone. It continues to top | | | | |
| sales charts in the UK, and | | | | straight through and non-stop." Considering |
| | | | that one song on the |
| Madonna was recently recognized as the | | | | |
| female artist with the most | | | | CD is a hit single and she co-wrote and |
| | | | co-produced Confessions |
| number one hits in the UK. It seems almost | | | | |
| certain that Madonna's | | | | with Stuart Price, (Madonna's musical |
| | | | director on her 2002 |
| fan base will soon be pleading for her to | | | | |
| finalize preparations for a | | | | Drowned World Tour and last summer's |
| | | | Reinvention Tour) one |
| Confessions tour. How do we know Madonna | | | | |
| may be preparing | | | | may assume that Confessions on a Dance Floor |
| | | | will be a visually |
| for a tour? While not coming out and making | | | | |
| it official, she has | | | | extraordinary concert.Madonna, of course, |
| | | | didn't do this all by herself. The genius |
| made some statements that hint at the | | | | forces |
| possibility.In a recent interview, Madonna | | | | |
| spoke about some performances | | | | of musicality that worked with her on |
| | | | Confessions will no doubt |
| she has booked for the near future. She will | | | | |
| be performing at the | | | | help her make the tour just as successful as |
| | | | the CD. Assistance |
| Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in | | | | |
| Indio, California, on | | | | from artisans such as Bloosdhy and Avant |
| | | | (Grammy winners), the |
| April 30, 2006. She said, "I am especially | | | | |
| excited about playing | | | | producer of Madonna's last two albums-- |
| | | | Mirwais Ahmadzai, and |
| Coachella before I start my own tour." In | | | | |
| some interviews | | | | co-writer Henrik Jonback will bring the live |
| | | | version of Confessions |
| Madonna even talked about her vision for her | | | | |
| next tour, some ideas | | | | to the stage.Madonna's part in producing |
| | | | this album comes from her fascination |
| she has for its visual presentation on the | | | | |
| stage and what the | | | | with post modernism and technology. In |
| | | | talking about the making of |
| Confessions on a Dance Floor show will | | | | |
| represent for her.Madonna's plans for her | | | | Confessions on a Dance Floor she said, "I'm |
| tour aren't specifically connected to | | | | trying to find the |
| | | | |
| Confessions, but when she says things such | | | | soulfulness in technology and playing with |
| as, "I want them (the | | | | that. I would prefer to not |
| | | | |
| audience) to feel like they're inside a | | | | have back-up singers. I would rather take my |
| disco ball," it's hard to imagine | | | | own voice and layer |
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| that her vision doesn't involve Confessions. | | | | it and change it and put effects on it so it |
| Other statements like, "I | | | | sounds like a lot of |
| | | | |
| want a sound system in surround and the | | | | different tones and timbres."Madonna fans |
| dancers personalities to | | | | know that this artist loves her craft. She |
| | | | is excited |
| come out" indicates that a tour for | | | | |
| Confessions is highly likely. So | | | | about her music and passionate about |
| | | | bringing it to the stage. If you |
| what is all this excitement | | | | |
| about?Confessions, the fourteenth album/CD | | | | haven't heard the entire CD yet, you are in |
| created by Madonna, is a | | | | for a treat. This is the |
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| mix of anything you want it to be. It's | | | | kind of CD that requires you either find a |
| about power and | | | | place to relax and just |
| | | | |
| empowerment and love and its costs. In this | | | | listen or occupy a space where you can start |
| re-invention of | | | | moving. There is no |
| | | | |
| Madonna herself and the disco-era, she has | | | | typical break between the songs. This music |
| come back with | | | | will make even those |
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| possibly the best work she has ever done. | | | | that don't dance get up and move their feet. |
| There are blogs and | | | | The Mistress of Visual |
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| message boards full of comments on | | | | Artistry herself is the only one who can |
| Confessions. "I never even | | | | bring Confessions on a |
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| liked this woman and I have to say, this is | | | | Dance Floor to life on stage. Throughout the |
| real good stuff," one | | | | world of music, it is |
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| person noted. Other comments include, "Only | | | | rumored that this tour could start as soon |
| Madonna could bring | | | | as August or September |
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| back disco and dance with the popularity it | | | | 2006. Start getting in line for tickets!This |
| had in the 1970's."It has been suggested that | | | | article was written by Rita R. |
| not only will she tour but that she will | | | | |