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Confessions On A Dance Floor
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 900 Ratings

  • Summary: Stuart Price co-produced the 47-year-old Anglophile's latest dance-oriented effort.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    Confessions... is vocally sharp and (at times) lyrically breathtaking, but it is difficult to imagine this album working without Price's involvement.
  2. Amazon.com
    90
    Sweaty, head-spinningly good dance music.
  3. Billboard
    90
    Swirling, throbbing and altogether great. [19 Nov 2005]
  4. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Disco with a vengeance, a whomping, unapologetically airheaded engine of stroboscopic beats and succulent textures that exhumes dance music's time-honored values of celebration and affirmation. [13 Nov 2005]
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  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    70
    The first half, in particular, has irresistible momentum... The second half drags a little, and you wish Madonna would strip the synths back to work a bass line every now and then.
  6. AllMusic
    70
    While she succeeds rather handsomely on those modest terms, it's more than a little odd to hear Madonna scaling back her ambition and settling for less rather than hungering for more.
  7. Blender
    60
    [It] sounds as if she's happy to give the people what they want: escapism and nostalgia. [Dec 2005, p.152]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 297 out of 341
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 341
  3. Negative: 32 out of 341
  1. SantixR.
    Jun 11, 2010
    10
    I must say that I never really paid attention to Madonna until this album. I became a fan when i heard Confessions on a Dance floor. I must say that I never really paid attention to Madonna until this album. I became a fan when i heard Confessions on a Dance floor. It's great for parties and for just a person dancing in the room. For me, it's the best Madonna album to date.… Expand
  2. VictorC
    Apr 5, 2009
    10
    A great Madonna album, and you can "Like It Or Not."
  4. DeeDeeMcGee
    Nov 15, 2005
    10
    Her best in years!! If you like dance/pop music you have to run out and get this now! What a complete treat this is for the ears. What are Her best in years!! If you like dance/pop music you have to run out and get this now! What a complete treat this is for the ears. What are you waiting for? Go now and get your copy today!!!… Expand
  5. ParadiseForMe
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    One of her best albums. Great production and vocals. A very pop, disco, electronic sound. Several samples from older music from the 1980’s.
  6. Cory
    Nov 16, 2005
    9
    I'm not a huge Madonna fan, but this is great dance music. She shoudl stick to this. Fun, hooky, and hip.
  7. DarkBates
    Nov 6, 2013
    9
    Love it. Explosive and classic. Madonna is a true genius! I was expecting a huge chorus like "Hung Up" and "Sorry" in the others songs of theLove it. Explosive and classic. Madonna is a true genius! I was expecting a huge chorus like "Hung Up" and "Sorry" in the others songs of the album, but they just was almost there... PS: Loved "Isaac". Perfect song.… Expand
  8. [Anonymous]
    Nov 15, 2005
    0
    if there was negative score I would score - the biggest number ever. She should not be allowed to make another album after her deathworthy if there was negative score I would score - the biggest number ever. She should not be allowed to make another album after her deathworthy verison of American Pie.… Expand

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