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MadonnaConfessions On A Dance Floor Warner After the poor response to 'American Life' it seemed Madonna had lost her touch of worldwide audiences, as well as lost touch with what was hot right now. While 'American Life' may be called by some her worst work to date, for her 14th album Madonna has seemingly shrugged off the mishap, dusted herself off and returned to the place where she was on top: the 80's dance floor queen! A "non stop, all dance" production, 'Confessions On A Dance Floor' is a solid dance pop album, and is in fact one of the few albums I have heard recently that's worth listening to all the way through every single time. Madge sounds in her element and professionally on track, getting you in the mood for the dance floor and keeping you there. It's an album with a constant fun feeling throughout, running smoothly as Madonna's husky whisper drones like a holy being over memorable, timely beats and oozy spiralling melodies. Future Lovers and Sorry's melodies sound almost hypnotic. simplicity is the real key for 'Confessions' with Madonna unconcerned about lyrical depth and complexity. I Love New York amusingly choruses, "I don't like cities, but I like New York / Other places make me feel like a dork". This said, the album isn't totally topically empty: Madonna hints at her religious side on Isaac which she includes intriguingly Hebrew-sounding chanting. Although 'Confessions' has a consistent laid-back dance theme, I yearned for something faster or louder towards the end because it does lose steam. After a fierce take off with Hung Up and Sorry, I contend that moderately paced tracks How High, Push and Like It Or Not should have been a more hi-tempo arrangement, as I can't help but imagine them sounding better as remixed versions. This aside, I must applaud Madonna for 'Confessions On A Dance Floor', she pulled off a terrific comeback and proves she still has it.  |
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