MadonnasManOne wrote:Apparently, Goldfrapp is very popular in the UK. There have been several pictures of Madonna carrying the CD around with her. She also stated that she loves Goldfrapp. Is this a person, or a group. What kind of music do they make? Are they good?
I was thinking about that very same thing myself, well we know Madonna has a lot of taste and she's always been up on other cutting edge artists - she's also a big fan of Massive Attack, Bjork, and Kylie Minogue. But Goldfrapp more than anything:
This album, Black Cherry was basically the *American Life* that Madonna wishes she'd made. Released the same year, it was a little flop in the U.S. because it was so different from her first album,
Felt Mountain. Anyway, now they've retired to making albums in Europe only. But I think it's impossible for people who loved
Music and
American Life to not like
Black Cherry. With songs like "Strict Machine", "Crystalline Green", "Twist", "Train", and "Tiptoe" - I'm surprised that Goldfrapp wasn't a huge deal in the mainstream. It easily trumped all the Britney, Christina, and Jessica factory produced. It's as cutting edge as it gets without being straightforward techno. At least check out the song samples at Amazon.com. Or if you have Napster, download the free files of "Strict Machine", "Crystalline Green", and "Twist". I really hope you have Napster, you're in for a treat.
