Virgin Voices: Madonna (Tribute): Amazon.ca: Music

1. Holiday - Heaven

2. Like A Prayer - Loleatta Holloway

3. Like A Virgin (LCD Mix) - Annabella Lwin Of Bow Wow Wow

4. Why It's So Hard - Dead Or Alive

5. Live To Tell - Berlin

6. Vogue - Astralasia

7. Justify My Love - Frontline Assembly

8. Bad Girl - James Hardway/ Amanda Ghost, Boy George

9. Material Girl - KMFDM

10. Bedtime Story - Silverbeam

11. Express Yourself - Information Society

12. Swim - Spahn Ranch

13. Frozen (Razed In Black Mix) - Gene Loves Jezebel

14. Burning Up (Interface Mix) - The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black

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Entertainment Weekly

Only when Loleatta Holloway and KMFDM pounce like panthers on their respective tracks ... is the disc worthy of its subject.

Album Description

1999 tribute to the most popular female artist of all time. Features performances by Heaven 17, Dead Or Alive, Berlin, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, Information Society, Gene Loves Jezebel, Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow), , Spahn Ranch and more. 14 tracks. 1999 release.

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3.2 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Madonna tribute album, Mar 15 2003

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Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virgin Voices (Audio CD)

I personally love Cleopatra Records' tribute albums, let alone goth and industrial music. And being a big Madonna fan, I thought the idea of synth-pop, goth, and industrial artists/bands covering Madonna's songs were a wicked idea. Normally I'm not wild on tribute albums, especially nowadays when even Britney Spears and NSYNC have tribute albums out (i.e a bunch of unknown singers covering bad pop music). Personally I prefer the second volume of "Virgin Voices". Still the first album had some first rate cover songs. One of my particular favorites is Loleatta Holloway's cover of "Like a Prayer". She turns the pop song into a house classic. I didn't realize until later on that this tribute album would be my first introduction to one of my favorte pop/rock artists Amanda Ghost. I'm not wild on "Bad Girl" as a song but Amanda's contributions to the song was enjoyable enough for me. I thought KMFDM and Front Line Assembly did an excellent job of giving the listener an earful on their versions of "Material Girl" and "Justify My Love". Their abrasive, industrial beats allowed them to turn Madonna's songs into their own. I can't say that I like "Like a Virgin" as a song nor did I like the version that Bow Wow Wow singer Annabella Lwin did. Being a big Dead or Alive fan, I loved their version of "Why It's So Hard". That isn't really one of my favorite Madonna songs but they way they covered the song made me appreciate the song even more so. The only other miss I found on this album was the "Burning Up" [Interface Mix] by The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black. I'm not really familiar with the song itself nor did I enjoy the TVHKB's version. Other than that and "Like a Virgin", I loved what the artists and bands brought to the table with their renditions of classic Madonna songs.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Judge for yourself and listen to the samples before buying., Dec 22 2001

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T. Trahan "Cooking Cajun" (HI, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virgin Voices (Audio CD)

My opinions on this CD stem from my enjoyment of industrial music and unique takes on cover songs.

I agree with other industrial or techno fans that The KMFDM, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black covers were really good. They satisfy my craving for industrial while providing a fresh perspective on hit songs.

The Dead or Alive cover was pretty good as well. As far as most of the other tunes, I felt like I was listening to a close copy of the original. Is it a tribute to Madonna to attempt to perform and sing a song in the style that Madonna sang it? I don't think so. My idea of a tribute or good cover is to provide imaginative and creative angles on a classic song. A good example would be Garbage's version of a Beach Boy's tune in the song "Push It".

Judge for yourself and listen to the samples before buying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars KMFDM doin' it again!, Dec 21 2000

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1337 d00d (Cambridge, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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KMFDM's Material Girl is worth the price of the CD. My only complaint is what's missing: Pig. Raymond Watts always does these Industrial tribute albums. I would have loved to hear him do an evil-lounge-singer cover, as he did with NIN's Head Like a Hole and KMFDM's Disobedience (didn't he do the vocals on the original version, too?). Buy this album and you get to hear En Esch singing about panties. Very cool.

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Most recent customer reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Virgin Voices a Worthy Cover Album
Bow-Wow-Wow's Like a Virgin gets my pelvis moving--I am a true Madonna fanatic and prefer this version over the old-hat rendition from the eighties anyday. Read more

Published on Dec 11 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars So-So!
Well, I bought this CD and all I have to say is that it's just OK. I am a huge fan of Madonna and I thought some of the songs were just insults! Read more

Published on Mar 29 2000 by J. Trimm