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| Artist: Madonna
Label: Maverick
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 4048
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.6 x 0.5
UPC: 093624786528
EAN: 0093624786528
ASIN: B00004WMXZ
Release Date: September 18, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Music | | • | Impressive Instant | | • | Runaway Lover | | • | I Deserve It | | • | Amazing | | • | Nobody's Perfect | | • | Don't Tell Me | | • | What It Feels Like For A Girl | | • | Paradise (Not For Me) | | • | Gone | | • | American Pie |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The new millennium saw a change in Madonna as, ever at the forefront of popular music trends, she took the earth mother vibes of Ray Of Light and transposed them to the heart of the dancefloor. The end product, Music, is a wondrous mixture of the familiar and the audaciously new--tracks like "Amazing" and "Runaway Lover" would have slotted nicely into the more uptempo sections of Ray Of Light, whereas tracks like "Impressive Instant" and the title track "Music" take Madonna closer to the sound of the dancefloor underground. William Orbit, the man responsible for producing the Ray Of Light album, has a hand in proceedings again, but the majority of tracks are produced by French whizzkid Mirwais, who brings a distinctive Gallic House feel to the proceedings, taking Madonna's voice and putting it through a vocoder until it sounds more like an instrument rather than a vocal line. Whereas Ray Of Light was her album of the joys of motherhood, Music is clearly the sound of a woman in love, for hard evidence look no further than the ballad "I Deserve It", with its opening line "This guy was meant for me", clearly dedicated to the father of her second child, Guy Ritchie. With a well-balanced mix of downtempo and uptempo numbers, all stamped with her innovative style, Music is further proof that Madonna is still way ahead of the pack. --Helen Marquis
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 AMAZING***** May 23, 2008
need i say more...a legendary album and it was the first album of hers i purchased(nearly 10 years ago)and it really got me into her music.
all tracks are 10/10 it is fantastic along with-true blue,like a prayer,hard candy,Confessions,American Life,and the amazing erotica...:)
love this album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it is definitely better than Ray of Light and is a stunning album to listen to,a fabulous all rounder.
True Blue was her best album(with like a prayer)but Music is my all time favourite album and tops my list 10*/10 a sheer classic.
Music-10+/10-fantastic song to get your body moving.
impressive instant-10+/10 wow this is fantastic(SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SINGLE!!).
Runaway Lover-10/10-great song/beat.
I deserve it-10/10-wow is this an amazing song or what?
Amazing-10+/10-love this track,a class act from Maddie.
Nobody's Perfect-10/10-a lil' hint of techno.
Don't Tell Me-10+/10-Love this song soooooo much,great!!!
What It Feels Like For A Girl-10+/10-Fantastic power ballad...everyone will love this track if they don't already.
Paradise (not for me)-10+/10-a song written about her mother,and has a feeling of her Ray Of Light era(only better).
Gone-10+/10-slick and suits the album...love it.
American Pie-shouldn't have been on this album(i tend to ignore it:)but nevertheless its an okay version that soon grows on you that i have to give it a 9/10...
a fantastic album that everyone will love...a personal favorite of mine 10/10 CLASSIC!!!!!
Mirwais, William Orbit, Guy Sigsworth... April 29, 2008
...Damian Le Gassik, Nik Young, Spike and Madonna!!!!
1. Music. 10/10
2. Impressive Instant. 10/10
3. Runaway Lover. 8/10
4. I Deserve It. 9/10
5. Amazing. 7/10
6. Nobody's Perfect. 9/10
7. Don't Tell Me. 10/10
8. What It Feels Like For a Girl. 10/10
9. Paradise (Not For Me). 9/10
10. Gone. 10/10
11. American Pie. 8/10
OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
With "Ray of Light" you got Madonna as an ambient artist, with "Music" you get an French Electronica Madonna, working with Mirwais Amhadzai.
 One of Madge's best....... August 3, 2007
For me, this is one of Madonnas best all round albums, and yes, its better than Ray of Light. This has a very distinct sound and identity, and there is not a bad track to be had. The tracks have excellent range, from thumping dance, to ballad, to beautiful lyrics. For me, the only bad track is American Pie, which for my money is a poor version, being slowed down, and 're-imagined'.
That said,this should sit proudly in anyones collection. A great album from a great artist at the top of her game. GET IT!!
Madonna - Music December 23, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It will be quite hard to beat the below reviews but I will try with this review....
As you know, this album was released in 2000, after her 4x Platinum (US), comeback album, Ray Of Light, which is the most common favourite Madonna album, although I disagree. Music is more distinctive and unique, although does also contain some very catchy popular dance songs, the first being "Music", which to be honest, is definitely not my favourite. It seems like a very simple song, but does have a very catchy and distinct chorus, which was the reason why it got to #1 all around the world. The next song is "Impressive Instant". It is a fun, catchy song, and follows the disco/dance theme of the previous track, and in my opinion, is a lot better. "Runaway Lover" is another cool dance song, but not one of my favourites - it doesn't really go anywhere, but is still a fun, catchy song to some extent - I like the lyrics though.
The last seven songs are the best seven songs on this CD, and some of them are Madonna's best. They are all personal and Madonna really shows her emotions, like she did on Ray Of Light. "I Deserve It" is about Madonna's current husband, and is about how they were meant for each other etc etc, and how Madonna has no regrets and deserves her fame. The subject matter may not be very original but the lyrics are great, as well as the beats and I love how this song builds up into a nearly masterpiece, and I love strange synthesizer solo. "It's Amazing" is another song that follows the "quiet first-verse-which-leads-in-to-a-loud-chorus" routine, like many of my favourite albums do. "It's Amazing" is a song that I didn't like very much at first, but I love it now. It follows the same 'routine' as the previous track, and works very well. It has a wide range of influence form country to dance to pop to trance to who knows where, which makes the song very unique and distinct. "Nobody's Perfect" is the first really strange songs on this CD, and this is why I like it so much, and unlike many, I love how it is so overproduced. Madonna sings about an event where she was not perfect, was dishonest etc and is another personal song.
"Don't Tell Me" at the time it was released, was one of the best Madonna singles ever (with Secret and Like a Prayer). This is another 'country' song, and has a great video. The strings are also great, and I especially like the laidback-ness of this song, and strange synths, and the extended outro. It was the follow up to the lead single "Music". "What It Feels Like For A Girl" may even be better than "Don't Tell Me". It is a very 'nice' song, and I guess it is about the man's point of view about what is feels like to be a girl. It is also about sexism to an extent, and is Madonna's daughter favourite song from Music. Other adjectives would be relaxed, sexy, relaxed, beautiful, catchy, and it was the third and last single from this album (excluding track 2, which was only released as a club single)
"Paraside (not for me)" completely blew me away. Madonna proves that she is more original, creative and unique than any other popstar (maybe except for one), and this song clearly supports that. It is such an inaccessible song about fame, basically and her childhood. The song starts out with only vocal and percussion, and some strange synths then come in, which really takes this song up to 'the next level' before Madonna starts to speak French (Madonna write this with a French guy, whose name I cannot remember), so to put it simply, this is one of Madonna's best songs, definitely. The closing track, "Gone" is one of Madonna's underrated where the acoustic guitars return. This has been interpreted very widely in different ways, but it basically is about all of the things the above nine tracks - it makes an excellent closer. This is one of Madonna's best songs lyrically, and the chorus is absolutely beautiful.
8 / 10
Another Superb Effort May 4, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Madonna returned in late 2000 with this superb effort, following on from the critically-acclaimed and grammy award winning success of what is still possibly her greatest album yet, Ray Of Light (1998).
The album would be titled Music and would again offer the sound of the future and continued in a vaguely similar format to Ray Of Light. Madonna worked with a multiple number of producers on this project which included William Orbit (who also co-produced Ray Of Light), Mirwais Ahmadzai, Guy Sioworth and Mark "Spike" Stent. Music, offered another set of a diverse range of tracks that were both adventurous and compelling which has always been the genius of Madonna as she still never ceases to amaze and surprise. Madonna has always had that uncanny ability to be experimental and creative and still always come out on top.
The title track, Music is a monster dance-floor filler. Containing a swirling electronic pop-funk vibe, Madonnas playful delivery gives startling ignition to this slick offering that caught onto the public like a magnet. Unsurprisingly and very deservedly, Music became a cross-Atlantic chart-topper.
Impressive Instant is another startling and mesmerising tune with its strikingly synthesised effects and driving grooves. Would have made a perfect choice for release as a single as this would undoubtedly have been another monster hit.
Runaway Lover, is a mid-tempo dance number that contains another series of bizarre, synchronised sounds thats still vastly origanal and highly inventive with its unique musical arrangements. Actually Runaway Lover does admitedly sound like a left-over track from Ray Of Light, but still is utterly impressive.
I Deserve It has a remarkable combination of electronic-dance, with its again, synthesised effect, blended neatly into an arrangement that has a country twinge to it. A moody, acoustic guirtar ballad, the song is blatantly a touching dedication to her husband, Guy Ritchie, an immensley talented film director, whose credits include the two cult classics, Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrells (1998) and Snatch (2001) You get to more fully apprerciate Madonnas striking vocal abilities here, and she puts in a powerful and passionate performance as always the case with Madonna.
Amazing is a highly stylized, guirtar-powered and uptempo William Orbit collaboration who works his magic yet again with Madonna as he had done so consistently on the Ray Of Light album.
Nobodys Perfect is one of the more commercial-orientated singles though those synchronised and echoey sound effects are still clocking away amidst the musical arrangements and Madonna delivers a subtle, exuberant vocal performance, neatly surfboarding along the complex arrangements.
Don't Tell Me, returns again to the neatly gelled mixture of Dance/Country and delivers it with seemingly a vengeance. Madonna has always been sassy and street-smart and its nice to see she hasn't lost any of her magical touch over the years and if anything she just gets better and better!
What It Feels Like For A Girl, is a more sultry, grooving number that is effectively mellow in its content and is a nice way of beginning to wind the album down. Certainly has many musical merits and this also was lifted as a single where it became another rapid Top 10 seller, though its mix is different to the version on here.
More atmospheric was the stormy, moody, Paradise (Not For Me) where Madonnas slightly chilly delivery sends shivers down the spine through its trance-like arrangements. One of the more adventurous and inventive recordings on here!
Finally this rollercoaster ride of an album begins slowing down with two impeccably delivered Dance-Country numbers, Gone and her fabulous renedition of American Pie which rounds the album off on a high note.
Expectations were high after the classic Ray Of Light set which was one of the most significant albums of the 1990's and certainly one of the biggest of Madonnas career to date. The album generally received critical praise but was often unfairly compared constantly to Ray Of Light (which often came out better) but you should really judge this album on its own merits as there are enough individual qualities of its own and is consistently excellent, bubbling in a remarkable multitude of styles.
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