My all-time favourite Madonna albums: Like A Prayer and Ray Of Light. Can't decide which is better, it depends on my mood.
I also agree that there is no rotten egg in her album discography. I actually think that True Blue is her weakest album - not for the songs, obviously, but because it doesn't have as strong a coherent feel as her other ones. But still a great album, with many of her very best songs.
And American Life
is highly underrated. The critics who bashed it probably didn't even listen to it, or else they'd see it was actually a much stronger album than Music, because again it felt more coherent and purposeful.
What I love about Madonna's music is that every album has a completely different sound and feel from the next. (The great thing about The Immaculate Collection is that, since the tracks are in chronological order, you can easily hear the evolution of Madonna's music.) So the CD you grab off the shelf isn't necessarily your one favourite that you play all the time, but the one that suits your mood and thoughts. She's an incredibly versatile and evolutionary artist. I don't know anyone else who has experimented with many different musical genres, styles, and grooves over the course of a career, and explored her soul while doing it.
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Updated On: 8/19/04 at 01:29 AM