cletta1201's Full Review: Confessions on a Dance Floor [Limited] by Madonna
I could go on and on about how Madonna is always reinventing herself. I could talk for days about how she is the pop icon that tiny pop tartlet’s aspire to be. I could ramble aimlessly about her faux British accent, her Kabbalah fetish and her poor acting skills. I could babble feverishly about the fact that with the release of her new album Confessions On A Dance Floor, she’s taken to wearing the color purple and leotards and it scares me – but all of that would really be superfluous.
More than a dance/pop megastar, Madonna is really a musical institution and she is fully aware of this. This heightened awareness allows Madonna to seemingly do whatever it is musically that she very well pleases and she always seems to have her finger on the musical pulse of the world. With big dance/pop music a la Gwen Stefani making such great headway this year and her last album American Life not having been received so well (and in hindsight – it really wasn’t bad at all, just (as in many instances with Madonna) ahead of the curve), it was inevitable that Madonna would find herself right back where she started from – on the dancefloor.
Love or hate her Madonna is no dummy. Confessions’ first single is the hypnotically disco ”Hung Up” which feels like colored strobe lights and roller skates but still manages to put a really fresh spin on that aesthetic. ”Get Together” and ”Sorry” are equally infectious as their track predecessor. ”Get Together” with it’s pulsing bass line and electronic thump feels a bit like it could have been equally at home on Ray Of Light in terms of it’s vibrancy and synthesized sound. ”Sorry” complete with its title uttered in several languages is ridiculously entrancing and an early album highlight.
One of the things that make dance music so easy to love is that it’s often so mindless. Madonna certainly has a few of those tracks within Confessions. ”I Love New York” and ”Jump” are perfectly fluffy. The former will either make you smile and shake your booty or quickly pass over it’s seemingly silly arrangement and lyrics like ”Other places make me feel like a dork / Los Angeles is for people who sleep / Paris and London / Baby you can keep” - it’s not exactly deep, but it is in some senses, is exactly the kind of cheeky thing you’d expect from Madonna.
However, it wouldn’t be Madonna if encased in a shiny pop package there was a little message or ten. ”Let It Will Be” is about personal growth and acceptance wrapped up as an almost silky and seductive dance track. ”Push”, with its Middle-Eastern tinge is about, well, being pushed. Vocally, it’s one of ”Confessions” most interesting moments. Madonna’s voice sounds sweet and strong – displaying her own growth as not just an artist but a singer. Certainly she’s no Mariah Carey, but she holds her own.
- Final Thoughts-
If Madonna’s career were to end with ”Confessions On A Dance Floor”, there would be nothing to be ashamed of. She’s had an illustrious career that has, seemingly, served her quite well. ”Confessions” at its heart is a dance album and it serves it’s purpose as such. Delve a little deeper and you’ll find that Madonna wouldn’t be Madonna without interjecting a bit of her own philosophy into it. However, if that’s not your thing – musically the album is so good you don’t have to care about what she’s trying to sell you, you can just get into the groove (ha!) and let the album take control.
On Confessions of a Dance Floor, Madonna, the most popular and significant female artist in pop music, returns unapologetically to her roots. A stunni...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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