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Mar 29, 2012All this exertion leads to an excessively lean album: there's not an ounce of fat on MDNA, it's all overly defined muscle, every element working with designated purpose.
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Apr 16, 2012No, MDNA can't be hailed as Madge's best ever album, and it may not contain the most thought- provoking lyrics of her career (perhaps an intentional tongue-in-cheek poke at the current state of pop music?), but it is the reigning Queen of Pop's most inspired work since Music, as well as the highly addictive record Madonna celebrants have been craving.
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Apr 3, 2012Luckily for fans of music and controversy alike, Madonna's compulsions reap musical dividends as she continues to bang into a dance-tastic G-spot, and the results are part sour, part sweet.
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Apr 2, 2012Yes, there are 'Did she really do that?' moments... But'MDNA' is mostly filled with moments when listening to Madonna still feels like the most thrilling thing any pop fan could possibly hope to experience.
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Mar 27, 2012Play loud. She's smart and she's proud.
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Mar 26, 2012MDNA isn't a perfect Madonna album, but it greatly surpasses its immediate predecessors when Madonna cracks that hard candy shell and allows us to get at the gooey emotional center: This is a Madonna who is angry, mournful, occasionally funny, and most of all, specific.
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Mar 26, 2012The second half of this album is far more earnest; and in related news, far less fun.
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Mar 26, 2012It's a bipolar collection that pumps out effervescent electronic pop before making way for a contentious personal agenda.
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Mar 26, 2012What MDNA does is establish the resurgence of Madonna being the coolest b**** in the room, not because of what she's done, but because of what she's doing.
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Mar 26, 2012In the end, MDNA is a ridiculously enjoyable romp, but oddly not for the bits that are supposed to be fun. Instead, it's the psychotic, soul-bearing stuff that provides listeners with some of the most visceral stuff she's ever done.
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Mar 26, 2012It's her best album since "Ray of Light" in 1998.
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Mar 26, 2012Hooks emerge quickly; there's lots of naughtiness for the DJ to bring back, and the music has depth that rewards repeated listening.
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Mar 22, 2012When it comes to partaking in pop, MDNA has easily set itself out as 2012's go-to drug of choice.
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Mar 21, 2012It's got its faults, but MDNA isn't just a good pop album, it's a good Madonna album too.
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Mar 21, 2012MDNA represents a determined, no-nonsense restatement of the Madonna brand.
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Mar 21, 2012MDNA is surprisingly cohesive despite its seven-plus producers.
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Mar 21, 2012While there are a few genuine moments of double-rainbow bliss here (check the "whoo-ooh!" chorus of "I'm a Sinner"), there's also real darkness lurking under the air-popped beats.
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Q MagazineApr 2, 2012MDNA's dirty dozen rank it her best since, in all sincerity, the career high of 1998's Ray Of Light itself. [May 2012, p.88]
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 418 out of 700
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Mixed: 150 out of 700
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Negative: 132 out of 700
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