I agree. Nothing Madonna has ever done can come close to something like, say, Hamburger Lady by Throbbing Gristle. But they're so under the radar as to be invisible. Madonna's just a packaged Barbie doll, only instead of being a Veterinarian, or a Bay Watch life guard, or a beautician, she's just "In Your Face" Barbie. Pull her string and listen to the craziness that comes out! She's such a safe, sanitized kind of controversial.
She's such a safe, sanitized kind of controversial.
Bingo!
Here's some "dangerous art" from nearly 40/50 years ago.
http://members.tripod.com/~pinkfreudian/archivebacon.html
Madonna's just a packaged Barbie doll, only instead of being a Veterinarian, or a Bay Watch life guard, or a beautician, she's just "In Your Face" Barbie.
As they say, "she hits the demo" -- demographic. And what a sweet spot demographic it is. Everyone and their grandma can understand what she's doing. They might say, "S&M, oh bad, bad..." or "Oh, S&M oh, edgy..." but they get what it is...
the bands that do something truly original and edgy have such a small demographic as to almost laughable. Some of the hottest bands in NYC today among the uber-hipster young are...get this!...ska bands.