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Hard Candy Album (2008)
Madonna
Warner Bros. |
Review of Hard Candy Album
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have been listening to Madonna for twenty five
years. I remember when her first album came out and I remember most of the
milestones in her career. Many younger listeners (and musicians) probably
do not know or realize the great amount of influence she has had upon the music
industry -- especially pop music. I remember a time when people waited for
her next album or next music video just to see what she did. She was
always inventive and on the cutting edge of not only music, but culture and
society. She would write songs (or portray them in her videos) about life,
but would tackle controversial issues like sex, religion and politics.
When listening and reviewing any album by Madonna there is a standard checklist
that I go by and I shall do so for this, her most recent release Hard Candy:
1) Solid music - check; 2) Great dance beat - check; 3) Great production
quality - check; 4) Innovative - um, no check. I cannot say that this is a
bad album, because it is not. However, when critiquing a legend like
Madonna, good just doesn't cut it for her, after all these years, I still expect
her to bring forth something new with each release. However, her music
just mimics the stuff that is already out there, with a bit of her old retro
sound mixed in. Once again, it is not bad. You can dance to it,
listen to it, etc., but it is a lot more of the same that you hear by
everyone else that is trying to be what Madonna is - a super star.
Is the album good - check - but not as great as a Madonna album should be.
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Press Release:
'HARD CANDY' DELICIOUS NEW MADONNA ALBUM SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON
WARNER BROS. RECORDS APRIL 29th
Madonna's
11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records "HARD CANDY" is scheduled to
have a global release on April 28th and a US release on April 29th, it
was confirmed by her label. "HARD CANDY" (the follow up to Madonna's
"CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR" which debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries
and sold over 8 million copies), has been described as a brilliant
up-tempo collection of 12 songs in which Madonna remains ensconced in
club mode but this time adds an urban hip hop beat in collaboration with
musical partners Timbaland,
Justin Timberlake,
Pharrell Williams of the
Neptunes and Nate "Danja" Hills. The debut single, the pulsating "4
Minutes" will be released at the end of March.
"The title is a juxtaposition of tough and sweetness…kind of like I'm
gonna kick your ass but it's going to make you feel good. And of course,
I love candy" laughed the material girl.
Madonna, a multi-Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, producer,
cultural icon, world renowned stage performer, video visionary,
children's book author, director and documentary film maker has sold 200
million albums in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career
and is slated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on
March 10th. |
Tracks
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Song Title |
1. Candy Shop
2. 4 Minutes
3. Give It 2 Me
4. Heartbeat
5. Miles Away
6. She s Not Me
7. Incredible
8. Beat Goes On
9. Dance 2night
10. Spanish Lesson
11. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
12. Voices |
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This review was written by
Ian Ripley. Copyright
2008, All Rights Reserved. |
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