Like a Virgin [Remaster] by Madonna

Pros: State-of-the-art fun 80's pop.
Cons: At times slightly dated, at other times TERRIBLY dated.

While the fact is that critics love Madonna more now than when she was first starting out, I fail to understand why. I mean, she’s just not exciting anymore. Since her career redefining album “Ray of Light”, her music has been on a steady ...

Pros: It's a fun 80s pop album!
Cons: Not her most original statement...

If you were to ask anybody in 1983 whether or not Madonna would be dubbed the Queen of Pop, they probably would have laughed in your face. Then, the little bugger dropped Like a Virgin and made music history, successfully enticing ...

Pros: Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Material Girl, mostly fun songs
Cons: Filler, many songs sound the same

Madonna was a minor celebrity after the release of her 1983 s elf-titled debut album. Then, in 1984, her second album, Like A Virgin, was released, and she became a superstar. Who doesn’t know the ...

Pros: Good early songs
Cons: None

Now after many years of newer CD's and songs this classic CD has been remastered and now has two additional songs added that the original did not have. This CD was a pivotal moment in Madonna's career and is the one CD that shot her into the spotlight...

Pros: Madonna comes back for a second helping.
Cons: This album is tiresome - over and over and over and over and over....

Madonna renames herself the “Material Girl”, and lavishes herself in mostly unmemorable tracks except for “Like a Virgin”, which she does “Over and Over” and over again.

So much of Madonna’s career has been defined...

Pros: Madge slows it down. Some of her most successful singles.
Cons: Seems like a recreation of her debut. Too much filler.

I'm sorry to do it again, but I have to. Please, bare with me. But let's use our imaginations. The year is 1984. Madonna is no longer a determined Detroit native destined to make it. She's a star. She got it with h er ...

Pros: The hits are fine
Cons: There's a lot of banal filler in here

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Album Overview" section. The section titled "Detailed Track Discussion" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of ...

Pros: an admirable, pop-oriented sophomore album from Madonna
Cons: it concludes with filler

Because I bought Like a Virgin the same day I bought Madonna, I had always considered them as a set, sort of like a double album but released a year apart from each other. However, while recently hearing ...

Pros: Over half the songs were hit singles; showcases generally ignored writing talents. Catchy.
Cons: Hard to appreciate outside of the context of its original time and place.

Madonna has never exactly been a critical darling, and Like A Virgin often catches the most flack from the opinionated masses. Through its two biggest singles her second album introduced introduced her hyper-sexual image, and her dominance of the ...

Pros: Dress You Up. Like A Virgin. Material Girl. Angel. 'Nuff Said!
Cons: Has anyone seen Into the Groove? It's gone missing along with Madonna's personality!

Preamble:     I kinda have a weird relationship with Like A Virgin, Madonna's breakout sophomore smash and the record that would forever keep Madonna on the map. When I first heard Like A Virgin ...

Pros: Catchy tunes, ugh... catchy tunes
Cons: ONLY catchy tunes, "Pretender"

Madonna's self-titled debut was only the start of a smart business woman just waiting to take over the world. Her debut was not only a taste of what's to come but also set in stone for ...

Pros: The hit singles, especially "Dress You Up". Several memorable songs that helped define an era.
Cons: Several pointless filler tracks. Some tinny production, and it's less cohesive than her debut.

Madonna's sophomore effort, there’s plenty of calculation at work here – after the unexpected success of “Madonna”, the singer made sure to capitalize. Out with the funky disco pet, in with the determined harlot; plenty of outside ...

Pros: "Material Girl", "Angel", "Like A Virgin", many other good songs
Cons: Still a lot of filler

"Like A Virgin" is Madonna's best selling studio album, and possibly her biggest seller ever (I don't have the exact numbers, but I think her 1991 compilation "The Immaculate Collection" has more sales). Around this time, the MTV age started up, and she ...

Pros: Two Decent Songs
Cons: Sounds Very Dated

Let's just lay it all out on the table.

1. I'm a huge Madonna fan. There's no doubt about that.

2. I'm hugely critical of this cd. There's only one reason I'm keeping it. I want to keep my Madonna collection intact. Otherwise,...

Pros: Old-school Madonna is vibrant
Cons: Overdone pop

This is review #2 in my series of 5 most influential Madonna albums, leading up to the release of "MUSIC". Make sure you check them all out!

Follow-up albums are traditionally career breakers or boosters. Stay consistent and...