Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. This was originally created and developed by Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, popular names from the Hollywood’s Broadway Music, who first conceived Glee as a film. The three write all of the show's episodes and Murphy and Falchuk serve as the show's main directors. The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009, and the first season aired from September 9, 2009 to June 8, 2010. The second season began airing on September 21, 2010, and a third season has been commissioned.
Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that are selected by Murphy, who aims to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums have been released by Columbia Records. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over twenty-one million digital single sales and nine million album sales. The series features numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between chart hits and show tunes. Song choices are integral to script development; with Murphy explaining that each episode has a theme will choose songs that help to move the story along.
Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography. The show's musical performances have been a commercial success, with over twenty-one million copies of Glee cast single releases purchased digitally, and over nine million albums purchased worldwide.
In 2009, the Glee cast had 25 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since The Beatles had 31 songs in the chart in 1964. In February 2011, Glee surpassed Elvis as the artist with the most songs placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though less than one-fourth have charted for more than one week.
Why Did I choose this Album?
I am certified Glee fanatic. Along with my close friends and sister, we are so much attached with Glee and its music. They revived songs that today’s generation are not familiar with and make it a new terrified hit after hit after hit. Everyone can relate to each episode and can get attached to the songs they sing. Glee music breaks all genres and performs it with new sound and flavors suitable for their audiences. I choose this album for it is one of my favorite episode in the series and it has fascinating and up beat tunes.
The Power of Madonna is the 15th Glee episode premiered on April 20, 2010. When cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester demands that Madonna's music be played over the school intercom system, glee club director Will Schuester sets the club a Madonna-themed assignment, hoping to empower the female club members. "The Power of Madonna" was written and directed by series creator Ryan Murphy, and serves as a musical tribute to Madonna, featuring cover versions of eight of her songs, with the singer having granted Glee the rights to her entire catalogue of music. The Power of Madonna features seven of the Material Girl's tunes, all of them taken from the same episode.
Madonna's music has always thrived on drama, and it lends itself well to Glee's theater-pop approach, which tends to bring out the cheese in even the most serious of songs. A trip straight back into the 1980s — with a small sidestep into the 21st century — the mini-album features remakes of seven of Madonna’s songs. Most of them are classics, such as ‘Express Yourself’ and ‘Vogue.’ One is a mash-up of ‘Borderline’ and ‘Open your Heart,’ and one is a more recent single, ‘4 Minutes.’ Indeed, this album is such lovable album.
I may not be able to buy it on the music store yet I have saved a copy on my pc and Ipod and been listening to it every possible time I love to listen to it. I will always be a Glee fanatic and will be looking forward for more of their music that reflects the life of a teenage life today. Being dumped, bullied and whatever in between, Glee is the glimpse of today’s youth life.
Album Review
The Queen of Pop has been fittingly given the first tribute episode in the hit TV series Glee. Madonna’s songs have been synonymous to excellence and pop perfection. Her songs are always filled with substance and with the Glee cast covering her singles for the EP; the product should be something desirable. Desirable, it really is. The episode may only last for seven tracks but the Glee cast do give justice to Madonna’s material.
Glee and Madonna ends up as a well-done ‘marriage’ in my book. There really are loads of positives in this release although a short one. One of them is that other cast members finally get the chance to show off their vocal chops. Jane Lynch, also known as Sue Sylvester, makes her debut with Vogue, one of the EP’s quality tracks. Lynch finally shows that Glee is more than a Lea Michele show. Another cast member who has her vocal debut is Naya Rivera who portrays Santana. Who would have thought that she actually has a great voice? Jayma Mays and Rivera actually make their respective vocal debuts in Like A Virgin, a track that somehow plays it safe but has its shining moment when Rivera’s vocals get some part of the limelight.
Perfectly done, I can say the track was. Sadly, the album still releases an aura that tells it is still the Lea Michele show. Michele sings lead vocals for four of the seven tracks in the album. It is not really a bad thing initially but it gets too stale for people’s tastes eventually. Of all the Michele-related tracks, it is the album closer, Like A Prayer, that stands out from the rest of the pack. The gospel vibe that the track had absolutely did wonders. Desirable, the record really is. I bet Madonna is smiling after hearing the record. I really do. 
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