Frozen

Ray of Light Euro Promotion

Nocturnal Enchantress

Here We Go

February 14, 1998 - The Ice Ball Gig @ The Roxy - Ray of Light

In her first club performance in 14 years, Madonna delivered a Valentine we will never forget by premiering 3 new tracks off her highly anticipated album Ray of Light at the Roxy. One didn't even have to be there to feel it for its aftershocks would be felt all around the world. She started with Sky Fits Heaven, went into Shanti/Ashtangi and finished off with a 10 plus minute version of Ray of Light.

Putting things in perspective, for those of us who had been following her career since the beginning, prior to Frozen and this engagement, these were unsure times. This is territory that hadn't been covered before in pop. Would the next album be a Streisand/Celine? We had just come off Something to Remember, Evita and the birth of her first child and she was turning 40. A lot of new fans came into Madonna during this Evita time and loved all that shyt because she was on blast in the media and a magazine cover girl for the last 2 years. In retrospect, all that's fabulous because it was part of the evolution of the greatest star that ever lived but then it was extremely uncertain. You can't see the forest from the trees.

However, as usual, Madonna did not disappoint with Ray of Light. In fact, she shined so brightly and changed so drastically, that the entire music industry would eventually move right along with her. In every genre of music. You could even hear an electronic blip and bubble at the Grand Ole Opry. It was so fantastic that she emerged from the depths of that adult contemporary hell with Ray of Light. We could never have envisioned that sonic or visual transformation. And for that alone, we will forever be grateful. And because Something to Forget was of the past and not the reality hardcore music fans feared, it could then be appreciated and viewed truly as Something to Remember.

Moral of this long winded boring story? Never count Madonna out because she will fuck the living shyt out of your mind, body and soul.

BLAST THIS SHYT!!!

Watching You Watching Me

Mario Testino Shoots Madonna 1998

Ray of Light Billboard Magazine Promo

Ray of Light promo pic on back cover of Billboard Magazine. Loved how there was no name or title just March 3. Fantastic.

That Sequined 'Ray of Light' Furry Wrap Thingy ♥

Madonna photographed in early 1998 by Mario Testino wearing that sequined Ray of Light furry wrap thing that was touted in the Los Angeles Times as cover for the album.

... and then again in 1999 at the Grammy Awards. ♥ I love it.

Madonna and Child - Vanity Fair - March 1998

The making of Ray of Light and Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon.

Multishow 'Frozen' Live Canal 5 1998 Interview

Love the whole thing, watch it all.

Faster Than The Speeding Light

Family Guy Does Ray of Light

Italian "Ray of Light" Interview

Madonna sits down with Fabrizio Frizzi and discusses Ray of Light and the ill-fated version of Chicago that she and Goldie Hawn were to star in. Which should have been the follow up to Evita.

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda.

EAT IT!

February 21, 1998 - “Frozen” on BBC1-TV’s National Lottery Show

Where's Katy Grin and Twiggly?

The Power of Goodbye - MTV Euro Awards, Milan

Such a great live vocal performance. That she can sing a song like this in the pop music forum and make it so powerful is one of the many reasons why Madonna is so exceptional. There will never be another. Also, at the end is her accepting two awards. She's mind-blowingly gorgeous here to me. xo

The Power of Goodbye - Top of the Pops

I have never seen this before. Love it. It's when she got the hair right.

Ultra Sound - The Making of Ray of Light

Part 1

Part 2

NME - '84 & '98

Taken from Portrait of The Artist As a Consumer - NME February 4, 1984 and extract from an Interview with Sylvia Pattterson - NME March 7, 1998

Through the Endless Years

Nothing Really Matters

Love the red brows.

One of my favorite Madonna videos. Hatsumomo is ready to roll. Under appreciated at the time, hopefully over time fans have come to appreciate. I really dig Johan Renck's work. Take a look after all these years.