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Music Tracks
1. Music
2. Impressive Instant
3. Runaway Lover
4. I Deserve It
5. Amazing
6. Nobody's Perfect
7. Don't Tell Me
8. What It Feels Like For A Girl
9. Paradise (Not For Me)
10. Gone
Madonna - Music
Music Review
Mama Madonna returned from the spiritual world and got her groove thing goin' once again for Music. Flanked by Ray of Light's tried-and-true producer William Orbit and a French newcomer, DJ and producer Mirwais, Madonna pours her heart out on the dancefloor, combining self-revealing lyrics with retro-electro beats. Reinventing herself as an urban cowgirl pimpette, Madonna once again sets the standard for mainstream pop, which will probably only be topped by her next release. --Beth Massa
Music Review
Madonna's never really been a musical trendsetter; she's a trend champion. She's always felt an affinity with underground culture, but not until her soul-searching trip-hop breakthrough Ray of Light had this love been the sole mainstay of her albums. On Music, she's inducted the cool funk of Parisian electro-pop as the latest addition to her musical court, abruptly closing the chapter of the movement's niche status. Here, French DJ Mirwais Ahmadzai takes on the majority of production credit, with Light's William Orbit billed on two tracks; the result is a collection of songs that often links arm-in-arm with Franco-techno groups ranging from Daft Punk to Air.

Madonna relinquished unprecedented production control on Ray of Light, which resulted in the best album of her career. On Music, she does the same, dividing the CD into three distinct voices. Orbit's train-track-clacking drum loops churning under citrusy trance ("Runaway Lover" and "Amazing") shimmer for the headphone set. When Ahmadzai diverts from his pure-play French-style club burners ("Impressive Instant" and the title track), he employs several temporarily fashionable gimmicks such as vocoder effects ("Nobody's Perfect") and spacious keyboard work combined with acoustic guitar ("I Deserve It"). Lyrically, Madonna's introspection and love songs are some of her most intimate. Given the surrounding context of the album, "I Deserve It" is an outright folk song, and on "Don't Tell Me," she forgoes precisely enunciated singing for the aching plead of an emotive R&B crooner. For a second time, instead of exploiting an of-the-moment subgenre, she immortalizes it. And in doing so, she simultaneously draws massive mainstream attention to a deserving class of dance music and raises the bar for Top 40 pop. --Beth Massa



Users's Reviews
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A bit disappointing (but still kinda good)
3
Why "Music" managed to do so well compared to "American life" is beyond me. Dont get me wrong, i like this album, but i just dont think its her best.

Music (5/10) Not the worst on the album and not the best. its an okay song.

Impressive instant (8/10) I like this song, its a weird song but still good and danceable.

Runaway lover (1/10) pretty weak

I deserve it (8/10) A slightly slow song that kinda reminds me of a country tune. i like this one alot.

Amazing (9/10) Though a clear ripoff of her hit "Beautiful stranger" i still perfer this version over the other.

Nobody's perfect (10/10) My favorite song on the album, the very end is the best part, "MMMM...MMMM...YEAH"

Dont tell me (8/10) Good song, i hated this so much at first, but as time grew i started to like it more and more.

What it feels like for a girl (10/10) Very good song, i like it alot. the video was very controversial and was banned (i think) from MTV.

Paradise (not for me) (0/10) This song is not for me lol

Gone (8/10) Good song, though it should have been made a bit longer in length of time.

Not very good but still worth having. Had the american version of this album included the single American pie and Cyber-raga, it would have been a little better.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2006-01-02
it's been 5 years already
5
and this album is still sounding like fresh new music. It has stood the test of time in my book.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-12-25
Al die kerstballen!
5
En al die kerstballen zijn de knallers, tis kerstims jongens, maak me gek! oooh katja schuurman!

MARIAH CAREY SUCKS!
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-12-24