Madonna Slammed for Politically-Heavy Tour

IMDB ^ | 05/28/04 | IMDB/WENN news service

[RightWingAtheist]

Pop superstar Madonna's Re-Invention tour has been slammed by American critics - for overloading the show with "naive" political statements. The "American Life" singer, 45, kicked off the US leg of her tour in California on Monday but failed to impress critics with her attempts to "wipe the slate clean" by ditching her trademark raunchy routines. The Los Angeles Times sniped, "This promised to be Madonna's tour de force, a reappraisal that put her work in new and revealing contexts. But time and again she fell short of the challenge." Many critics were unimpressed by the images of the Iraq war, injured civilian children and US soldiers, saying Madonna should look back to her past concert tours for inspiration. Others suggested her cover of John Lennon classic "Imagine," throughout which a hard-hitting video featuring Israeli and Palestinian children walking hand in hand was played, was ill-conceived. The Californian newspaper added, "Madonna traded most of the old sexual teasing for social commentary, and she's no John Lennon, friends." The New York Times concurred, "Madonna is far too slippery - and far too savvy - for this sort of faux-naive sentimentalism." Tabloid The New York Post added, "Madonna's blonde ambition is fading to bland."

[RightWingAtheist]

Madonna-more Stifler's Mom than Stacy's Mom, although she continues to think otherwise.

[TheBigB]

I think of her more as Norman Bates's mom, myself.

[Mike Bates]

The Californian newspaper added, "Madonna traded most of the old sexual teasing for social commentary, and she's no John Lennon, friends."

That's a compliment, right?

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[bmwcyle]

Madonna's blonde ambition is fading to bland

Burn out is here

[ken5050]

Does anybody know what "kabalah water" is?

[uncitizen]

She played Imagine? I thought with her new image of being a mom and a childrens book writer and all that she was gonna go "neo-con".

[stillnoprotestsagainstmuslims]

What`s amazing to me is why this b*tch ever had a career in the first place. Her whole act is "Look at me..Pay attention to me"

[Caipirabob]

Sounds like Madonna is experiencing her own "John and Yoko" phase sans John or any of his talent.

[Spok]

From promoting slutty sex to promoting left wing politics. I think it's a fit.

[inkling]

I thought with her new image of being a mom and a childrens book writer and all that she was gonna go "neo-con".

If she wants to shock people -- which seems to be her only driving force in life -- she should become a patriot and a prude. Anything else is the same ol' crap.

[bmwcyle]

Something someone is making a lot of money on.
http://www.kabbalah.com/kabbalah/what.html

[NYCVirago]

Madonna is so humorless, she doesn't see that it's quite amusing to hear her sing "imagine no possessions" when she charges $325 a ticket.

[isthisnickcool]

"Madonna is far too slippery.....

LOL! I'm not gonna touch that. Or Madonna for that matter.

[stillnoprotestsagainstmuslims]

She should have done her one act like she did the day after 911 when she got on stage in LA and told the crowd; "We should not do anything rash, it`s best to let bygones be bygones." Yeah real nice honey. No wonder she fled to the Euroweenies.

[SMARTY]

What a numb skull. She is supposed to be an 'artist'. If you have the nearly undivided attention of the world and all you can think of is to dress like hooker and jiggle and jump up and down on a stage like a demented half-wit, how much of an artist are you and who is going to take you seriously?? If you have something to say and half a brain, what the hell are you doing up there??? More to the point, who do you think you are talking to but a crowd of mindless, half-educated simpletons like yourself. Go somewhere and read a book or something. Get your mentality out of your underpants, for once!

[uncitizen]

she should become a patriot and a prude. Anything else is the same ol' crap.

Right. Same ole crap. New outfit. New biceps.

p.s. most American patriots don't live in London.

[ken5050]

Thanks....I think..amazing how shallow and empty their lives are..

[TrueBeliever9]

Kabbalah where to begin?

Mysticism is going to get Madonna into more "hot water."

Every time Kabbalah arises - so does disaster!

[GSWarrior]

Madonna is an oldies act.

[gathersnomoss]

Rush did a great job of breaking down this liberal ideology today. Essentially stating that liberals absolutely feel that we must get along and not fight back when we are attacked. We have to understand our enemy and come from their point of view.