Madonna

Ray of Light

Ray of Light is Madonna's near-masterpiece and one of my favorite albums of all time. Beyond having some of my favorite Madonna singles ('Frozen,' 'Nothing Really Matters,' the title track), the album is a wonderful reflection on pop's spiritual potential. Time collapses as Madonna considers her past and her future through the sounds of the present; she transforms the dance floor into an asylum from trauma. It is Madonna's most ambitious and personal record, a sparkling jewel at the top of the ... read more

Madonna travelled al around the world looking for different sounds and ended up recording her best album so far, mixing cultures, guitars, keyboards and deep words that can summarize her life and some hidden desires. From fragile but strong songs like Drowned World and The Power Of Good-Bye to you-could-never-have-imagined-Madonna-singing-it songs like Swim and Frozen, you delight yourself getting involved with this discovery of maturity album and rethinking some concepts you use to have them ... read more

[Genre: Dance]

So to answer my question on whether the "dance" music was square dancing or break dancing... I guess it's neither?

Well I can't say I expected that! On Ray Of Light, Madonna incorporates elements of drum and bass and trip hop, and most of the time it sounds great! The combination works surprisingly well with her voice, and while sometimes it can feel dated (and also a tad bit long) it doesn't really matter a lot since I enjoyed this album quite a lot.

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With Madonna’s third and final album In the 90’s, her seventh overall, almost pushing 40, a mother, and nearly two decades In, comes her most adventurous record yet.

Her unwillingness at this point, to repeat herself, conform, settle or compromise for an already worn, used and played out sound, was what really made her an artist to always have be on the look out for. Like a Pop 90’s Kanye If you may. You just never knew what she would do next.

After having “toned ... read more