Rebel Heart Tour DVD | Showtime Premiere

[Turuncan 737]

I really like the concept, simple, classy and with a beautiful pic of her

 

Yeah, why not? Maybe this can be the cover of the live album, representing the simplicity of the product whereas the DVD cover can be more inclusive.

[G House 1,952]

If I were her, I'd use different covers for each product. That way, it feels more exclusive and fans buy more than one.
Plus, she did it already with the MDNA Tour BD/DVD.

[mr00mister 892]

If I were her, I'd use different covers for each product. That way, it feels more exclusive and fans buy more than one.

Plus, she did it already with the MDNA Tour BD/DVD.

 

using different covers (a different picture for the audio CD, for the DVD, and for the Blu-Ray) also will impulse collectors to get all the editions. even if they literally have the same content. look at what Gorillaz did with Humanz, their new album: 

 

[tajybajyboo 442]

Whilst it's true alternate covers are more collectable for fans, it does pose a problem from a manufacturing and marketing point of view:

 

1) There's a minimum print and replication order, so if any one cover sells more than the others, you can end up with a lot of excess stock on your hands. Do you then only re-print the version that sold more?

 

2) Multiple editions makes the Marketing campaign and product inconsistent, which is fine for die-hard who understand and track the alternate covers, but it can be very confusing for your average Joe who doesn't understand what they're buying.

 

Essentially you run the risk of diluting your campaign, in the hope hard-core fans will buy multiple copies. It might work in this instance - let's be honest, anyone buying this is likely to be long-serving fan at this point in her career - but then again, I wonder if multiple artwork and track-lists had a negative impact on Rebel Heart's album sales? To my mind, the standard album had the right number of tracks, but the wrong songs chosen in an inconsistent order, which didn't serve a consistent story arc or mood. It felt messy and bizarrely missed the title track. How does that even happen?!

 

For that reason, the 18-track Deluxe version was arguably better (and more definitive?), but would've been benefited from some considered editing to make a more succinct statement. Instead we had a potentially great album buried in an abundance of so-so songs - such a shame.

 

With that in mind, I've found the scatter-gun, 'throw everything at the wall and see what sticks' approach to be the biggest problem with the Rebel Heart era. The creativity and the effort were all there, but the final product was confusing and the roll out (for reasons obviously beyond control) was messy.

 

Going forward, I hope for her work will be clearer and more concise, both in terms of album track-list and show set-lists, starting with the Rebel Heart Tour DVD.

[Enrico 15,788]

I opened my IG account so that you can see it!

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUHMOIlDFyp/

[Enrico 15,788]

I hope it is not just a ten minutes BTS special!

It would be very ironic, worse than having "Behind me" as her new single!

 

 

A lot of different covers would be very nice, but not for my wallet...  

[RebelHeARTPOP 415]

Whilst it's true alternate covers are more collectable for fans, it does pose a problem from a manufacturing and marketing point of view:

 

1) There's a minimum print and replication order, so if any one cover sells more than the others, you can end up with a lot of excess stock on your hands. Do you then only re-print the version that sold more?

 

2) Multiple editions makes the Marketing campaign and product inconsistent, which is fine for die-hard who understand and track the alternate covers, but it can be very confusing for your average Joe who doesn't understand what they're buying.

 

Essentially you run the risk of diluting your campaign, in the hope hard-core fans will buy multiple copies. It might work in this instance - let's be honest, anyone buying this is likely to be long-serving fan at this point in her career - but then again, I wonder if multiple artwork and track-lists had a negative impact on Rebel Heart's album sales? To my mind, the standard album had the right number of tracks, but the wrong songs chosen in an inconsistent order, which didn't serve a consistent story arc or mood. It felt messy and bizarrely missed the title track. How does that even happen?!

 

For that reason, the 18-track Deluxe version was arguably better (and more definitive?), but would've been benefited from some considered editing to make a more succinct statement. Instead we had a potentially great album buried in an abundance of so-so songs - such a shame.

 

With that in mind, I've found the scatter-gun, 'throw everything at the wall and see what sticks' approach to be the biggest problem with the Rebel Heart era. The creativity and the effort were all there, but the final product was confusing and the roll out (for reasons obviously beyond control) was messy.

 

Going forward, I hope for her work will be clearer and more concise, both in terms of album track-list and show set-lists, starting with the Rebel Heart Tour DVD.

I think they were trying to go as close to the original concept as they could, bringing 2 Madonna things together, rebellion and love.

She wanted to do 2 albums, rebel and heart

Then bring them together for the Rebel Heart deluxe and the tour.

Like the sweater cover is OBVIOUSLY supposed to represent that Love part. She looks like a pin-up girl meets housewife. Then the grey wire cover, Rebellion. Her face in fetters trying to hold her back.

The red superdeluxe joins both

It sells sex and a fighter.

If it were re done as this

 

Rebel

Graffiti Heart

Devil Pray

Illuminati

Bitch I'm Madonna

Iconic

Joan Of Arc

Holy Water

Best Night

Veni Vedi Vici

S.E.X.

Borrowed Time

Rebel Heart

 

Heart

Living For Love

Ghosttown

Unapologetic Bitch

Hold Tight

HeartBreakCity

Body Shop

Inside Out

Wash All Over Me

Messiah

Beautiful Scars

Addicted

Rebel Heart

 

The flow would be better (obviously a little more re-ordering for each individual record)

But it would paint this unalienable picture it would sell the story arc it would always have the rebel heart track on both rebel and heart, the albums.

 

Then just as the superdeluxe WAS a two disc album that has everything come together to become Rebel Heart.

[wtg1987 10,151]

I wonder when they will announce the track listing and also the extra features ? Im still praying for Iconic backdrop in full :((

[RebelHeARTPOP 415]

I wonder when they will announce the track listing and also the extra features ? Im still praying for Iconic backdrop in full :((

Idk why they would include that tbh, it's not "extra" because almost all of it is used in the film, it would be nice but, it doesn't seem like something that would get included

[dylanlioncourt 5,774]

Idk why they would include that tbh, it's not "extra" because almost all of it is used in the film, it would be nice but, it doesn't seem like something that would get included

There's still the remainder with the Church of Marilyn scene, the hologram statue which I find very mesmerizing (saw it in person) and shame we haven't seen it in full aside from the brief instances in the Showtime footage.

[Fighter 28,797]

they never include backdrops fam, I dont know why ya'll acting brand new

[Bat-Fan 1,167]

I wonder when they will announce the track listing and also the extra features ? Im still praying for Iconic backdrop in full :((

and I want Take A Bow and Like A Prayer in the actual film.

[Enrico 15,788]

I feel Unapologetic Bitch fits more in the "Rebel" cd...

I would have loved a real double album and not a chaotic playlist!

[RebelHeARTPOP 415]

I feel Unapologetic Bitch fits more in the "Rebel" cd...

I would have loved a real double album and not a chaotic playlist!

Well it's about a more about a breakup less than society and her career

 

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[Scottyx 8,757]

everyone's panties in a bunch will at least keep us entertained until September lol

[tajybajyboo 442]

 

I think they were trying to go as close to the original concept as they could, bringing 2 Madonna things together, rebellion and love.

She wanted to do 2 albums, rebel and heart

Then bring them together for the Rebel Heart deluxe and the tour.

Like the sweater cover is OBVIOUSLY supposed to represent that Love part. She looks like a pin-up girl meets housewife. Then the grey wire cover, Rebellion. Her face in fetters trying to hold her back.

The red superdeluxe joins both

It sells sex and a fighter.

If it were re done as this

 

....

 

That's an interesting concept. I would probably edit out some of the songs and make both alums just 10 songs each, but I wonder how it might have sold had the album/albums been released that way?

 

In this day and age the shelf-life of an album is much shorter than it used to be 10-15 years ago (unless your Ed Sheeran or Adele!), so releasing it as part 1/part 2 would've prolonged interest during the Rebel Heart 'era'. I'd suggest releasing part 1 first, followed by the usual TV promotion, then begin the tour at the same time releasing part 2 and a new 'lead' single'. That way you get a second wave of interest at the beginning of the tour; and then once it's over, release a 3-disc double-CD Super deluxe edition + DVD of the tour.

[Fighter 28,797]

Should've been 2 EPs with lead singles. One released in Q4 2014 and the other in Q2 2015. With lead singles and great videos.
 
Too bad Interscope said no.
 
On the downside maybe people would've been confused, but I doubt they'd have been more confused than we were anyway.
 

I think they were trying to go as close to the original concept as they could, bringing 2 Madonna things together, rebellion and love.
She wanted to do 2 albums, rebel and heart
Then bring them together for the Rebel Heart deluxe and the tour.
Like the sweater cover is OBVIOUSLY supposed to represent that Love part. She looks like a pin-up girl meets housewife. Then the grey wire cover, Rebellion. Her face in fetters trying to hold her back.
The red superdeluxe joins both
It sells sex and a fighter.

 
 
To me its clear the wires cover represents the album as a whole. The red sexy cover represents the rebel, and the sweet sweater cover represents the heart.

[Turuncan 737]

Double album with two different concepts would have been a better idea, just like Beyoncé's "I Am... Sasha Fierce". Did Interscope dismiss the idea just because they didn't want her to fulfill her contract so that she would have to release another album?

[RebelHeARTPOP 415]

Double album with two different concepts would have been a better idea, just like Beyoncé's "I Am... Sasha Fierce". Did Interscope dismiss the idea just because they didn't want her to fulfill her contract so that she would have to release another album?

Interscope makes me wanna tear my hands off they're regularly terrible to Artistry

 

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[G House 1,952]

Pages ago, someone (I can't recall who did it) asked for a vinyl edition of the RHT and I thought that it would be a great idea.

The version that @@valonqar made is amazing, because I really love red vinyl (even better if it's translucid), but I came across this idea yesterday night and here it is: a puzzle picture disc, kind of a rare limited edition in my mind.
 

 

[devilpray 2,386]

@@G House YES YES YES TAKE MY MONEY 

[RebelHeARTPOP 415]

Pages ago, someone (I can't recall who did it) asked for a vinyl edition of the RHT and I thought that it would be a great idea.

The version that @@valonqar made is amazing, because I really love red vinyl (even better if it's translucid), but I came across this idea yesterday night and here it is: a puzzle picture disc, kind of a rare limited edition in my mind.

 

 

My pussy was just ripped from right out of my jeans. OMG I need this!

 

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[Fighter 28,797]

@@G House This is ICONIC, mawma.

[Turuncan 737]

@@G House

 

This is brilliant! We should do our best for Madonna's team to beware of these. Maybe they'll pick one of these. You know, the way the 'Sorry' single cover was chosen!

[mrsciccone 2,145]

Way to beautiful to be official! Amazinggggggg