This album not bad like all the critics said, i mean yeah after the great run from 'Erotica' to 'Music', this album feels like a bit downgrade but I'm not considered this as a bad album, its just an 'OKAY', to me this album really a grower for the listener but when you listen to it again and again u will get it.. Perhaps production wise American Life feels a bit weak than 'music' but Lyric wise it contains some of her best writinh ever.