Music - Madonna

Following the record-setting success of the previous album, Ray Of Light, this long-awaited awaited album was pre-empted by the leak of the lead single 'Music' on the Internet. The result a curious mixture of country, techno, disco and je ne sais quoi! What the fans heard, they liked, so it must have been good publicity for the album, which was co-produced by four producers: Mirwais Ahmadzai, William Orbit (of Ray of Light fame), Guy Sigsworth and Mark Stent. Music is the title track and lead single of this album and is a party anthem dedicated to music. A curiously masculine sounding intro vocal of "Hey Mr DJ, put a record on, I wanna dance with ...  Read the complete review

I am a huge Madonna fan. She has been in the charts for as long as I can remember. I was only two when she released ‘Holiday’ and so can not remember a time without Madonna. Madonna’s great popularity is probably due to her ability to change, to move with the trends and be on the pulse of what is fashionable at the time. No two Madonna albums sound the same, from the bubblegum pop of 'Like a Prayer' to the dance beats of ‘Erotica’ to the spiritual songs of ‘Ray of Light’. When Ray of Light was released I fell in love with the album straight away. It was a total change from her previous albums, it was ...  Read the complete review

'Music' is definately a grower. There are times when I'm still uncertain as to whether the title track and first single proper, is actually any good, and on a first listen the whole album can seem to coast by without any real significance. But on a closer listen, 'Music', the album, just like 'Music, the song, is undeniably groovy. But one thing that seems clear to me is that while hoping that after the one-two of 'Something To Remember' and 'Evita', Madonna wouldn't descend into MOR shlock hell (the uptempo greats on 'Ray Of Light' - 'Swim', 'Nothing Really Matters', the title track), the best ...  Read the complete review

Madonna set the pop world alight back in 1998 with the release of her album “Ray Of Light”. This was a collaboration with music producer William Orbit, his style and her voice proved to be a great hit and the album was well received by the critics. Since then a number of artists have followed in her footsteps and employed the services of Orbit (most notably the All Saints on their “Saints And Sinners” album). To keep ahead of the pop rat race Madonna has again taken her music to a different level by using a variety of different producers. Some tracks on this album feature the work of Orbit and these tend to be in a similar vein to the ...  Read the complete review

It was a brave almost pompous decision by Madonna to call her new album ‘Music’. Along with producing chart hit after hit, Madonna has always moved with the times as her last album ‘Ray of Light’ highlighted. With the latter not being a compliment I feared the worst from her new album as the charts are currently plagued by manufactured industrial waste i.e. Westlife and friends. Madonna’s cover of Don MacLean’s irritating nursery rhyme ‘American Pie’ was uncalled for and did little to advertise her new album or send people scampering to their local record stores to order one. The song only increased the chances ...  Read the complete review