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  1. May 13, 2023
    5
    One of the most unfortunate works by the artist known as Queen of Pop. It is only better than Madame X, which is not a compliment. There is absolutely NO good song on this album. Even though the tracks Love Spent and Falling Free stand out they are not good enough to do justice to Madonna's work. Such a shame and disapoint coming from a once considerated "Immaculate" discography.
  2. Aug 24, 2022
    0
    Madonna's 12th album has a good title and a nice cover, but that's almost as much as you can say in its favour. it's disappointing in its lack of ambition
  3. Jul 2, 2022
    10
    MDNA is my favourite Madonna album to date! Every time i want to only listen to a few songs, I end up listening to the entire album because it is so fun, exciting, and addictive! There are no bad songs, only masterpieces. However, Falling Free was once the song i skipped, but after hearing it once, it always gets played and is so much fun when i hear it every time. I LOVE YOU MADONNA, IMDNA is my favourite Madonna album to date! Every time i want to only listen to a few songs, I end up listening to the entire album because it is so fun, exciting, and addictive! There are no bad songs, only masterpieces. However, Falling Free was once the song i skipped, but after hearing it once, it always gets played and is so much fun when i hear it every time. I LOVE YOU MADONNA, I LOVE MDNA!!! Expand
  4. May 30, 2022
    6
    De toda a discografia da mamãe, é o que menos gosto. Mas tem alguns momentos muito bons
  5. Apr 5, 2022
    6
    I am not a Gaga fan, and I love this album just because it has five shining songs: Turn Up the Radio, Girl gone wild, give me all your luving, Superstar and Masterpiece. Without one of these songs this album would be terrible, I was like waiting more to be the Pop Queen.
  6. Jan 4, 2022
    10
    wow i didnt listen to this album when it came out in 2012... its a real masterpiece and songs like gang bang are perfect... shes really the queen of pop
  7. Nov 26, 2021
    8
    This is very solid Madonna album, including good songs. The best are Falling Free, Masterpiece, Girl Gone Wild, Love Spent and Beautiful Killer. Good mix of energetic dance songs and lovely ballads, with nice and deep lyrics.
  8. Nov 25, 2021
    10
    Madonna's revenge album. At 54, she sold 2.5 million copies of album, topping the charts around the world, and smashed the MDNA TOUR grossing more than 300 million. Like it or not, she can do whatever she wants.
  9. Nov 24, 2021
    0
    Salah satu album terburuk Madonna, dia seharusnya pensiun pada tahun 2005, lol
  10. Nov 23, 2021
    10
    confessions who? we don't know her.
    when analyzing her works that came after Ray of Light, I like to think of MDNA as a highlight of hers. Why? Well, it's time reflective. This album is a piece of music history, if you think about it. It was a foretelling of the grip EDM had in the pop music industry until the mid-2017.
    You could trace its roots back to the time she made Celebration
    confessions who? we don't know her.
    when analyzing her works that came after Ray of Light, I like to think of MDNA as a highlight of hers. Why? Well, it's time reflective. This album is a piece of music history, if you think about it. It was a foretelling of the grip EDM had in the pop music industry until the mid-2017.
    You could trace its roots back to the time she made Celebration (song), and albums like Loud by Rihanna, which really took advantage of the cohesion in intertwining pop with EDM. So, did MDNA actually invent anything? No, but it perfected the work of its predecessors. It tuned EDM-pop to the final form it took and carried it on on projects like ARTPOP and Lotus. So, is the album perfect? No, it's far from it. The tracks still sound like your average EDM-pop, aside from a few highlights in I'm Addicted and Love Spent (that also includes a sample used in her hit Hung Up). So, why am I giving it a 10? Well, I'm a Medonster. Enough said. Even Madonna stans tend to have aggravating opinions on this album. Am I quirky and different from actually finding enjoyment out of it? Yes. Give Me All Your Luvin' was also a serve, people are just mean.
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  11. Nov 16, 2020
    6
    girl gone wild addicted gang bang masterpiece are the top tracks! she has so many other top par AMAZING albums this one is ok but not easy to listen to
  12. Oct 2, 2020
    2
    A sonoridade desse álbum parece demos descartáveis de uma cantora pop teen genérica,o álbum todo parece muito infantil e não parece ter um toque Madonna nele,só se salvam nesse álbum Turn Up The Radio e Girl Gone Wild
  13. Aug 28, 2019
    2
    I love Madonna, i admire her as a living icon, queen of pop music and maybe also a woman with the biggest influence on the genre, ever. So, i hate to say this, i really do - this album just isn’t good. Production is so messy that you cant hear anything else most of the time. Although there is this one bright and iconic moment on this body of work - and its nothing but Gang Bang, one of theI love Madonna, i admire her as a living icon, queen of pop music and maybe also a woman with the biggest influence on the genre, ever. So, i hate to say this, i really do - this album just isn’t good. Production is so messy that you cant hear anything else most of the time. Although there is this one bright and iconic moment on this body of work - and its nothing but Gang Bang, one of the best songs she’s ever released, the rest of the LP just falls flat, sounds awful and forgetable. Sorry, Madge. And sorry for calling you like that. Expand
  14. Sep 9, 2020
    5
    Large chunks of MDNA are shockingly banal, coming across not so much as bad pop songs per se, but as drably competent tunes better suited to D-list Madonna wannabes. The album offers evidence that the singer has fallen behind, that she is no longer setting the conversation in a genre she essentially invented - blending Top 40 pop with club music.
  15. Jun 4, 2020
    0
    this is the most generic BASIC album of madonna all albums since American life madonna is so down
  16. May 23, 2020
    10
    This is pure dance perfection. Maybe her best since Ray Of Light or Music. I Love How she did a great job with Orbit and Martin Souveig here.
  17. May 8, 2020
    9
    The only reason I can't give this album a perfect score is "Give Me All Your Luvin'", which sounds like a ripoff of Nicola Roberts' "Beat of my Drum". The other songs are all great. I had the privilege of attending the Washington, DC show of The MDNA Tour and it was amazing.
  18. Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Superstar literally chef's kisses. it's one of her best sounding albums and dats on queen of pop
  19. Mar 27, 2020
    10
    IT'S THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THIS EDM MASTERPIECE!!!

    So dancing, so catchy, so new, so refreshing and so like MDMA!
    Madonna really knows how to do it again in dance!

    You really are going to be dancing all night long with this Girl Gone Wild ;)

    ANOTHER PERFECTION AT HER CAREER, this and Madame X are their last real masterpieces.
    #There'sTheOnlyOneQueenAndThat'sMadonna! ****
  20. Mar 27, 2020
    7
    The worst Madonna album in 2010s; it's too cohesive, and quite weird; like first half of album could not exist, and I wouldn't mind. "Masterpiece" definitively is the best song of this album.
  21. Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the bests Madonna's albums, love the way she puts eurodance in this disco Expand
  22. Mar 23, 2020
    6
    "MDNA" was Madonna‘s first album since her divorce from Guy Ritchie in 2008. Thematically it explored the different facets of a post-divorce scenario. The mourning, the hate and starting to be open for a new relationship again. It had a strong concept in my opinion. Soundwise, it’s mainly an uptempo pop album that experiments A LOT with EDM. It only took Madonna 6 months to record this"MDNA" was Madonna‘s first album since her divorce from Guy Ritchie in 2008. Thematically it explored the different facets of a post-divorce scenario. The mourning, the hate and starting to be open for a new relationship again. It had a strong concept in my opinion. Soundwise, it’s mainly an uptempo pop album that experiments A LOT with EDM. It only took Madonna 6 months to record this album. I didn’t know how to rate this album. It has some great, interesting and experimental moments but also some embarrassing & trend-chasing moments and absolute career lows. I‘m gonna give it a 6 because it’s not a terrible record and definitely better and more innovative than "Hard Candy" (2008). "Girl Gone Wild", "Some Girls" and "I'm Addicted" are extremely fun EDM dance pop songs. "Girl Gone Wild" is a great way to start off the album and throws it back to the outro of Madonna's legendary "Like a Prayer" (1989) album; "Act of Contrition". "Love Spent" and "Gang Bang" are also definitely EDM but they have a much more interesting production. "I Don’t Give a" has an epic outro but the rest of the song is not that great. "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" are the closest you‘ll get to a ballad on this album. They are both highlights on the album and have a nice, interesting production. "Falling Free" reminds me of Madonna's magnum opus "Ray of Light" (1998). "Best Friend" is also mid-tempo and one of the more emotional songs on the album. Again, the production is very interesting and different. "I F***** Up" also tries to go down that emotional route but somehow it doesn’t work and just sounds like a filler to me.
    The biggest mistake of this project are the moments where Madonna tries to do carefree pop bops aka "Turn Up the Radio", "Superstar", "I'm a Sinner" or "Beautiful Killer". It does work on the album’s lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'" though by the way. "B-Day Song" MUST have been a joke. I can’t believe that song ended up on an album from the Queen of Pop. Wtf is this? One of the worst songs of her entire career. Those five songs could’ve definitely been cut. Terrible. So all in all, "MDNA" is an okay album. Six songs could’ve been cut and it would’ve gotten a 7 from me. But even without those songs, it still sounds overproduced at times and trend-chasing. Madonna is supposed to set trends but with this album and its predecessor she tried to do what everyone on the charts did.

    Favorites: Masterpiece, Girl Gone Wild, Gang Bang & Best Friend
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  23. Sep 10, 2019
    2
    Worst album in Madonna's discography. Girl Gone Wild, Masterpiece, Falling Free and Beautiful Killer are best tracks on album. Others are trash.
  24. Sep 2, 2019
    3
    Madonna's worst release til today. It is an unoriginal album with bad pop music in it.
  25. Aug 19, 2019
    7
    Тот же уровень, что и его предшественник, потеря надежды на качественный альбом. Сборник, солянка из песен, никакой концепции, однако даже среди этого можно выделить несколько хороших песен которые и спасают весь альбом, ведь ровно половина альбома неслушабельна.Тот же уровень, что и его предшественник, потеря надежды на качественный альбом. Сборник, солянка из песен, никакой концепции, однако даже среди этого можно выделить несколько хороших песен которые и спасают весь альбом, ведь ровно половина альбома неслушабельна.
  26. Aug 3, 2019
    4
    Of the 17 tracks on this album, I only like 7 of them.

    "I'm Addicted"
    "Turn Up the Radio""
    "I'm a Sinner"
    "Love Spent""
    "Masterpiece"
    "Falling Free"
    "Beautiful Killer"
    "Best Friend."
  27. Jun 15, 2019
    5
    This release has some good moments (Girl Gone Wild, Some Girls, Falling Free, Masterpiece, Love Spent). But the whole record seems like a wasted opportunity. This is the first Madonna LP that makes me feel like it shouldn't be a Madonna LP at all. The hype was high since she performed on the SuperBowl, But i do feel she didn't deliver herself as much as she should. It was her firstThis release has some good moments (Girl Gone Wild, Some Girls, Falling Free, Masterpiece, Love Spent). But the whole record seems like a wasted opportunity. This is the first Madonna LP that makes me feel like it shouldn't be a Madonna LP at all. The hype was high since she performed on the SuperBowl, But i do feel she didn't deliver herself as much as she should. It was her first Post-gaga extended LP, the media was at her, she has just won a golden globe. Well, as a I said, a wasted opportunity. Expand
  28. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mdna é um álbum muito bom! Você consegue sentir a raiva contida nesse disco nas faixas! É um delírio! Expand
  29. Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Better than Hard Candy but the Queen can do better than following what is hip at the current moment.
  30. Oct 9, 2018
    3
    Madonna's writing skill on this album can't be compared with what she did with Ray of Light and Confessions on the Dance Floor. The only dance track that really stands out is Girls Gone Wild, while the remaining ones are noisy and difficult to enjoy. Still, songs like "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" are something for us to remember about this album.
  31. Apr 7, 2018
    5
    es de sus peores trabajos, pero tiene algunas joyas como lo seria "Masterpiece"
  32. Oct 22, 2017
    10
    I love this album, its not for everyone but there are so many great songs on this album that its a masterpiece... fans will love it, its sad that lady gaga little monsters try to bring it down cause this album os really amazing
  33. Oct 3, 2017
    10
    I've found this album very geek-friendly. I've never tried MDMA or other drugs (because programmers have PC as their drug). And this album was, I guess, like the Sex-book to her early fans. Forbidden fruit that is safe to take. I also like to draw the invisible line between her "Love Profusion" (2003 American LIfe album) and this album's "Love Spent". Very geometric! Strongly recommend toI've found this album very geek-friendly. I've never tried MDMA or other drugs (because programmers have PC as their drug). And this album was, I guess, like the Sex-book to her early fans. Forbidden fruit that is safe to take. I also like to draw the invisible line between her "Love Profusion" (2003 American LIfe album) and this album's "Love Spent". Very geometric! Strongly recommend to listen in quality. Expand
  34. Sep 23, 2017
    0
    horrível sem talento, péssimo nunca foi boa ao vivo então e pior meus ouvidos chegam a sangrar de ouvir uma coisa desta Madonna e péssima pode se aposentar ja
  35. Feb 22, 2017
    5
    Infelizmente, um álbum totalmente descartável. Nem mesmo a volta de William Orbit como colaborador rendeu canções memoráveis. Dificilmente será lembrado no futuro, até mesmo, por Madonna no repertório de suas turnês.

    Girl Gone Wild: 4 Gang Bang: 7 I'm Addicted: 6 Turn Up the Rádio: 5 Give Me All Your Luvin': 6 Some Girls: 3 Superstar: 5 I Don't Give A: 4 I'm a Sinner: 5 Love
    Infelizmente, um álbum totalmente descartável. Nem mesmo a volta de William Orbit como colaborador rendeu canções memoráveis. Dificilmente será lembrado no futuro, até mesmo, por Madonna no repertório de suas turnês.

    Girl Gone Wild: 4
    Gang Bang: 7
    I'm Addicted: 6
    Turn Up the Rádio: 5
    Give Me All Your Luvin': 6
    Some Girls: 3
    Superstar: 5
    I Don't Give A: 4
    I'm a Sinner: 5
    Love Spent: 6
    Masterpiece: 5
    Falling Free: 5
    Beautiful Killer: 5
    I F**ked Up: 5
    B-day Song: 4
    Best Friend: 6
    Give Me All Your Luvin' - Party Rock Remix: 4

    Total: 5
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  36. Dec 9, 2016
    7
    The William Orbit produced tracks the real winners here. They may not be up to 'Ray of Light' standards, but they have his mark stamped all over them. Benny Benassi also makes his mark quite well. All undeniably fun dance and pop tracks. However, the others are a little on the naff side.
    Madonna does tend to blend into the background throughout most of the album (mostly because her vocals
    The William Orbit produced tracks the real winners here. They may not be up to 'Ray of Light' standards, but they have his mark stamped all over them. Benny Benassi also makes his mark quite well. All undeniably fun dance and pop tracks. However, the others are a little on the naff side.
    Madonna does tend to blend into the background throughout most of the album (mostly because her vocals are so heavily treated), but it's still a total joy to hear her having fun from start to finish.
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  37. Nov 21, 2016
    4
    Your average club music. Nothing special here, which is about where Madonna should be at her age. Hopefully this will be her last album, and she never officially walks away from music like Cher did. Collapse
  38. Jun 8, 2016
    9
    Of course, this is not one of the best Madonna's albums, but, anyway, it's not disappointing. MDNA has a good electronic sound, it's cool, it sounds young and it's a perfect soundtrack for a party, especially with songs like "Girl Gone Wild", "I'm Addicted" and "Beautiful Killer". However, Madonna doesn't break her own limits with this album like she did in the past.
  39. May 14, 2016
    7
    Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee
    And I detest all my sins
    Because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell But most of all because I love Thee, And I want so badly to be good"....she sings in the opening track - "Girl Gone Wild". And this is the exact Madonna who wants "it so badly to be good". This is an album very close to my heart. It was my first
    Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee
    And I detest all my sins
    Because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell
    But most of all because I love Thee,
    And I want so badly to be good"....she sings in the opening track - "Girl Gone Wild". And this is the exact Madonna who wants "it so badly to be good". This is an album very close to my heart. It was my first Madonna album. Songs like "Masterpiece", "Falling Free" and "I'm A Sinner" are my all time favourite Madonna songs. But of course this is not a Madonna standard album. The EDM production is not upto Madonna's mark. Anyway, the deluxe edition album cover is a pure art. It justifies the emotion and name of album so well. Other essential tracks are - I'm Addicted and Gang Bang.
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  40. Nov 6, 2015
    6
    Bem, bem mediano. Talvez este seja o álbum da cerreira que ninguém soube como madonna conseguiu sair de uma era grandiosa como Confessions e começou a cair nos álbuns seguintes, o álbum em si não e tão ruim. Musicas estridentes e muitas vezes chatas.
  41. Sep 14, 2015
    4
    Álbum chato, onde não se vê evolução, só não é pior que o Confessions.

    Madonna que troço é esse? Álbum pra esquecer depois do Hard Candy vim com uma coisa dessa é regresso.
  42. Apr 4, 2015
    7
    Overall a good album. I'm probably one of the only people that thinks this album was actually better than Rebel Heart. I liked all the dance tracks on here produced by Benny Benassi and I also liked Madonna's lyrics and singing, although I did not like the songs produced by Martin Solveig. These things add up to a B for the album. Highlights: "Gang Bang", "Girl Gone Wild", "I'm Addicted",Overall a good album. I'm probably one of the only people that thinks this album was actually better than Rebel Heart. I liked all the dance tracks on here produced by Benny Benassi and I also liked Madonna's lyrics and singing, although I did not like the songs produced by Martin Solveig. These things add up to a B for the album. Highlights: "Gang Bang", "Girl Gone Wild", "I'm Addicted", "Love Spent". Worst song: "Superstar" Expand
  43. Apr 1, 2015
    5
    UGH. This has got to be the laziest, least ambitious album of Madonna's career. Ya know, it gets increasingly harder to justify why she's still the queen of pop when she churns out mediocre crap like this. I'll admit, it's not all horrible, but compared to the stuff she's done before and the stuff that other musicians are doing now, MDNA is bland and forgettable. I'm also not one to listenUGH. This has got to be the laziest, least ambitious album of Madonna's career. Ya know, it gets increasingly harder to justify why she's still the queen of pop when she churns out mediocre crap like this. I'll admit, it's not all horrible, but compared to the stuff she's done before and the stuff that other musicians are doing now, MDNA is bland and forgettable. I'm also not one to listen much to lyrics, but they were exceptionally bad here. "Oh la la, you're my superstar. Oh la la, that's what you are." Really? Coming from a huge fan, this album is a major disappointment. Expand
  44. Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Worst album of her career. A career that also house the horrible American Life, yet this was much worse. It tries to hard and fails on delivery. No memorable songs on this album.
  45. Feb 28, 2015
    8
    O álbum é essencialmente feito para se jogar nas pistas, com letras não tão profundas como Madonna já fez durante sua carreira - vide Ray of Light e American Life, por exemplo - MDNA segue a linha tênue entre músicas para se descartar (B'Day Song, Superstar, I F**ked Up) e músicas para adorar (e até imaginar videoclips) Gang Bang, I don't give a, Masterpiece, Falling Free, o single GirlO álbum é essencialmente feito para se jogar nas pistas, com letras não tão profundas como Madonna já fez durante sua carreira - vide Ray of Light e American Life, por exemplo - MDNA segue a linha tênue entre músicas para se descartar (B'Day Song, Superstar, I F**ked Up) e músicas para adorar (e até imaginar videoclips) Gang Bang, I don't give a, Masterpiece, Falling Free, o single Girl Gone Wild e a bela Love Spent - faltou divulgar está música Madge!
    Melhor que o anterior Hard Candy, MDNA não entra na lista dos melhores álbuns da Rainha do POP, mas se você quer dançar, curtir a vida ou até mesmo limpar sua casa sem pensar nos problemas, o álbum é uma ótima pedida.
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  46. Feb 26, 2015
    5
    girl gone wild, i **** up, best friend, beautiful killer, masterpiece, gang bang and im addicted are the best songs in the album....its sad that gmayl was the first single...ggw could have been so much bigger
  47. Sep 29, 2014
    9
    this album is an electronic paradise coming from the queen of pop, the songs are great, i think this album is an amazing comeback, but what a terrible choice of singles... but well... the album is pretty good
  48. Sep 23, 2014
    1
    Psych! Hello my little Medonsters, it's the true Queen of Pop here. I want to apologize for this garbage I gave you back in 2012. I was a little preoccupied with using a trowel and mortar to even the hills and valleys of my arms and ended up giving easily the worst record of my career. At least you were all sheepish enough to attend my tour (no live singing, no refunds!) and for that I amPsych! Hello my little Medonsters, it's the true Queen of Pop here. I want to apologize for this garbage I gave you back in 2012. I was a little preoccupied with using a trowel and mortar to even the hills and valleys of my arms and ended up giving easily the worst record of my career. At least you were all sheepish enough to attend my tour (no live singing, no refunds!) and for that I am moderately thankful. I hope you all listen to Girl Gone Wild and then take to bashing damn Lady Gaga for me, it's important we destroy the more talented early on so nobody questions my lack thereof. Also, I expect all my fans to begin speaking in English accents immediately. Adieu! Expand
  49. Aug 11, 2014
    9
    MDNA is 100% Madonna's best album. Although this is a less commercially successful album than her others it's a gem. Sadly this album was brushed aside with most critics and fans. Nearly every track I love on this album. My 4 favorite tracks have to be: Gang Bang, Girl Gone Wild, Superstar & I Don't Give A.
  50. Aug 2, 2014
    5
    What the **** is the queen of pop doing? It's true that since Confessions we can't hear a really good music coming from Madonna but MDNA prove to the world that everything that it's bad can be worst. Why she didn't wrote Gaga's name on Give Me All Your Luvin? What age she think she had when recorded Girl Gone Wild or Gang Bang? Come on, let's be nice and say that Masterpiece (the reallyWhat the **** is the queen of pop doing? It's true that since Confessions we can't hear a really good music coming from Madonna but MDNA prove to the world that everything that it's bad can be worst. Why she didn't wrote Gaga's name on Give Me All Your Luvin? What age she think she had when recorded Girl Gone Wild or Gang Bang? Come on, let's be nice and say that Masterpiece (the really masterpiece in album) saved the album from my 1 or 2 and became Madonna's best ballad since Nothing Really Matters. I said good ballad, not think about Turn Up The Radio.
    Also, MDNA is better than Hard Candy but come on, it can't be worse that the sweet-trash album.
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  51. Jul 19, 2014
    8
    Some great great songs on this. Highlights being "Gang Bang", "Some Girls", "Love Spent" & "Falling Free", (all coincidentally the William Orbit tracks). There are a couple of lets downs, ("Superstar" & "B-Day Song"), but the rest of the album is so good, I can't bring my score down because of a couple of half-assed fillers. Considering 14 of the 16 songs are decent. I'll break it down:Some great great songs on this. Highlights being "Gang Bang", "Some Girls", "Love Spent" & "Falling Free", (all coincidentally the William Orbit tracks). There are a couple of lets downs, ("Superstar" & "B-Day Song"), but the rest of the album is so good, I can't bring my score down because of a couple of half-assed fillers. Considering 14 of the 16 songs are decent. I'll break it down:

    Girl Gone Wild- 8/10 (It's Great, but too generic to get top marks. It was made for the charts, and that's bad.)

    Gang Bang- 10/10 (Perfectly crafted, the gunshots, sirens, F1 cars, all perfectly timed. It fits SO well. As one critic called it, "history's first dancefloor murder ballad," and I couldn't agree more.)

    I'm Addicted- 9/10 (Tells it like it is. I do get addicted to this song. I want MORE. But that's why it doesn't get top marks, it's so good and makes me want so much more that I get disappointed at not being able to have it.)

    Turn Up The Radio- 8/10 (Critics loved it, and I can see why. It's summery and has a few really cool flicks when it comes to sound, but it's repetitive and after a few listens you'll probably skip it.)

    Gimme All Your Luvin'- 8/10 (Some really unique ideas, hard to dislike. It's missing something, but I have no idea what that is. The bridge is great also.)

    Some Girls- 10/10 (You need to hear the instrumental [orbitstreamcast - SoundCloud] to really appreciate the perfection of the chords and synths in this song. Unbeatable.)

    Superstar- 5/10 (I like the music. Not the singing. Not the lyrics. It's definitely an acquired taste this one.)

    I Don't Give A- 10/10 (Once again, it's unique done perfectly. You won't find a song like this, but you won't ever need to.)

    I'm A Sinner- 8/10 (This is unique, but it's a bit of a let down when compared to the track before it. Maybe a more strategically placed positioning on the album would do it more justice.)

    Love Spent- 10/10 (You don't know whether to dance or cry. The progressiveness is done so perfectly and so subtly you won't even notice. The lyrics are so well put together, and smart ["Frankly if my name was Benjamin"], you won't be able to hate this, no matter what you normally enjoy.)

    Masterpiece- 10/10 (I hate ballads, but this I like. For me to like a ballad it has to be extremely good, this track deserved a bit more recognition I think, considering it was a promo single. So the public did hear it.)

    Falling Free- 10/10 (Such a nice soothing song. Probably the most underrated of her entire career.)

    Beautiful Killer- 9/10 (Lyrics are just OK, but apart from that, not a fault. Reminiscent of "Die Another Day.")

    I **** Up- 9/10 (A rare song by Madonna. One where SHE is at fault, and not everyone else. That alone makes it good in my book.)

    B-Day Song- 4/10 (Sound like she wrote the lyrics, sang the song, and produced it all inside the one day of her birthday. SO half assed it's almost unlistenable.)

    Best Friend- 10/10 (Beautiful Lyrics. Amazing production. Surprisingly well sung. This one really gets to me, and NOTHING gets to me. This alone makes up for the atrocities of B-Day Song and Superstar.)

    It really is so sad, that it had to end. ;)
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  52. May 28, 2014
    9
    Firstly, I found that Hard Candy (2008) received quite harsh feedback. More surprisingly it was M's fans that were her biggest critics. While it may be my least favourite album she has released it does have some high points (such as Miles Away, Give it 2 me & Devil Wouldn't Recognise you)

    In Early 2012 Madonna released her 12th Studio album entitled "MDNA". Some complained about that
    Firstly, I found that Hard Candy (2008) received quite harsh feedback. More surprisingly it was M's fans that were her biggest critics. While it may be my least favourite album she has released it does have some high points (such as Miles Away, Give it 2 me & Devil Wouldn't Recognise you)

    In Early 2012 Madonna released her 12th Studio album entitled "MDNA". Some complained about that she was trying to remain relevant and said MDNA was among her worst work while others hailed the album as a return to form and have said its her best music since.. Music (2000)

    I found the Electronic beats to be thrilling! Madonna added some much needed emotion to MDNA; anger, love, regret, and sorrow while maintaining her catchy dance beats that she became famous with.

    1. Girl Gone Wild- Great opener with an infectious beat and and catchy hook. Sure the song isn't perfect and it doesn't show Madonna's incredible musical talent in writing and production but it shows the Queen still has what it takes to get people dancing! 9/10

    2. Gang Bang- The darkest and most explicit song on her album! Gang Bang tells a story of an ex-lover wanting revenge with a dark beat, police sirens, gun shots & Madonna screaming the words "Die **** it's also one of the highlights of the album. 10/10

    3. I'm Addicted- This song is an upbeat dance song that channels Daft Punk with their electro-robot sound. Undeniably a great dance song with potential of being a huge club hit. The MDNA chant at the end is incredible!! 8/10

    4. Turn Up the Radio- Hmm.. At first I hated this and thought it was a terrible single to represent the album. I didn't understand why people loved it so much but after a few months it really grew on me and has become one of my favourites from MDNA & is ideal for summer! 7/10

    5. Give Me All Your Luvin'- Okay a terrible choice of lead single from Madonna, infact I would argue its the worst lead she has ever released in her 30+ year career! I do like the song and i think it's catchy and bubbly but it really doesn't represent the album at all and I think it hindered its sucess! I understand that Madonna needs a song to make an impact on the charts and I feel that this was a bad choice. 6/10

    6. Some Girls- Yeah it recievd mixed reviews from the critics and most people I know don't think its great but I LOVE THIS SONG! It's so catchy and the lryics are great. To me it reminds the public how these new stars will NEVER be Madonna. It's sort of a continuation of She's Not Me but with a more electro sound. 9/10

    7. Superstar- catchy, bubbly and fun! The lyics are cliché ( 'Brando on the silver screen, you're my hero in a mythical dream')& the song is cheesy but it's fun and reminds me of her early 80's sounds. 6/10

    8. I Don't Give A.. - Madonna turns from the fun side to a serious b**ch with attitude! & we love it!! The Queen is clearly making a reference to her divorce from Guy Ritchie with the lyrics 'Wake up ex wife, this is your life' & 'Who’s got custody, Lawyers suck it up. Didn’t have a pre-nup' Madonna shows her tough side! 7/10

    9. I'm a sinner- 'I'm a sinner I like it that way!' Madonna exclaims. This is such a fun song which is a crowd pleaser and again shows Madonna's rebellious side with references to her 80's/90's work & her catholic roots. Love the song! 9/10

    10. Love Spent- My favourite from the album! This song is beautiful! The opening with the banjo to the bass beats its amazing! love the lyrics and i love her voice. every version i have heard of this song is amazing! The acoustic & MDNA tour versions are stunning and I wish it could have been a Deluxe track! 10/10

    11. Masterpiece- such a beautiful ballad that M had recorded for her film WE. So happy that she included this song because her voice sounds so beautiful on it & it helps to give MDNA a softer more vulnerable side. 10/10

    12. Falling Free- Another highlight & Another beautiful ballad. Again, I'm happy that she included this because lyrically it's probably the best on the album. With its simple string arrangement the songs is effortlessly brilliant! Madonna hadn't really included a proper ballad on her last 2 albums (Hard Candy & Confessions on a Dance Floor) and they were missed as her ballads are always among her best work!! 10/10

    The Deluxe tracks are average at best, and that's coming from a fan! While some acclaim songs such as I Fu**ed up as one of, if not the best song on MDNA I just don’t agree. I think they are good for fans like myslef who want to get a little extra but not for the general listener.

    Saying that, "Beautiful Killer" is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Track!!! I really wish that it was on the standard version because I love it! The deluxe edition is worth it simply for this track!!

    overall, 9/10
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  53. Feb 23, 2014
    6
    MDNA rarely has a standout moment, (Addicted and I'm A Sinner are the only two real standouts) and the songs elsewhere from that feel over crowded or just get a little too carried away with themselves (Gang Bang being one), if I'm honest, I think the queen of pop lost her vibe after Confessions on a Dance floor, but it might be more necessary to say she probably lost it after Ray of Light.
  54. Dec 14, 2013
    7
    Não o seu melhor álbum, mas também não o seu pior (porra, vocês já ouviram o Hard Candy????), agressivo, divertido e apesar de soar genérico e clichê algumas vezes, ainda assim um bom álbum, não a obra prima que todos esperavam que fosse, um álbum just ok. Ninguém monta uma carreira inteira com Like a Prayer's e Ray of Light's.
  55. Dec 4, 2013
    6
    The first clue this album was not going to be up to the normal standards was when the subpar first single 'Gimme All Your Luvin' was released. There are some decent tracks to be had but it mostly sounds like the rejects from 2000's "Music".
  56. Dec 1, 2013
    9
    One of the Queen's best... and a fine return to the dance floor after the slightly offbeat 'Hard Candy'. I won't give it a perfect 10 because NIcki Minaj features 2x on here.... and that's 2x too much in my personal opinion. That being said... there's a fun range of pop sounds on here thanks to Martin Solveig, Benny Benassi and the always phenomenal William Orbit. 'MDNA' is definitely anOne of the Queen's best... and a fine return to the dance floor after the slightly offbeat 'Hard Candy'. I won't give it a perfect 10 because NIcki Minaj features 2x on here.... and that's 2x too much in my personal opinion. That being said... there's a fun range of pop sounds on here thanks to Martin Solveig, Benny Benassi and the always phenomenal William Orbit. 'MDNA' is definitely an intriguing listen! Expand
  57. Nov 26, 2013
    0
    American Life was the last sincere Madonna's album, since then seems that the only concern she has is to have a new hit. Since her album, "Confessions on a dance floor", when she came with ABBA's sample in her new single Hung Up, going into Justin Timberlake's help in her album hard candy til now, when se came with Nicki Minaj and her poor rap. The fact is that Madonna became especializedAmerican Life was the last sincere Madonna's album, since then seems that the only concern she has is to have a new hit. Since her album, "Confessions on a dance floor", when she came with ABBA's sample in her new single Hung Up, going into Justin Timberlake's help in her album hard candy til now, when se came with Nicki Minaj and her poor rap. The fact is that Madonna became especialized in absorb the popularity and success of the new artists, like she did with Britney Spears in 2003, when her new album of that year was destroyed by the public and the critics.
    When Madonna sing songs like Girl Gone Wild, Give Me All Your Luvin and B-Day Song it seems like she don't have any sense of reality or ridiculous, becoming a shadow of she use to be. In the end of the day, Madonna can be the QUEEN OF POP,
    after all her career is incomparable, but her fear to be overcome shows that Lady Gaga's Born This Way is so much better than MDNA
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  58. Nov 14, 2013
    0
    This was actually one of her worst albums to date (if not the worst). As a Madge fan since the very beginning I was let down and disappointed, especially with the rap features. More like CRAP features. However justice was not served for girl gone wild tsk tsk.
  59. Nov 13, 2013
    10
    Good lyrics and crazy beats. I need to play it loud, dance and sing, get up and do my thing. The queen of pop will never release a bad album. She's still amazing.
  60. Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This is album for fans. I doubt that anyone who is not Queen of Pop fan will fully understand this album.
    MDNA is truly DNA of Madonna, whole album as same as whole MDNA era is full of references to the previous work of Madonna. But it's still sounds fresh, new and exciting. I love the fact that even 30 years into her career she's still able to bring something new to the POP music world,
    This is album for fans. I doubt that anyone who is not Queen of Pop fan will fully understand this album.
    MDNA is truly DNA of Madonna, whole album as same as whole MDNA era is full of references to the previous work of Madonna. But it's still sounds fresh, new and exciting. I love the fact that even 30 years into her career she's still able to bring something new to the POP music world, and show younger girls (one in particular) how it should be done. Sad thing is that Madonna or her camp did not cared at all about promotion of this album, it's full of great tracks to be single, and they kind of wasted it.
    Even bonus tracks on this album are better than most of new stuff from other girls lately.
    You can like it or not, but she is The Only One Queen of POP and she is not going anywhere.
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  61. Oct 30, 2013
    6
    MDNA certainly wins in terms of quality in comparison with Madonna's previously forgettable entries such as 2005's Confessions and 2008's Hard Candy. But it's also certainly no Ray of Light. Predictable and simple EDM opener "Girl Gone Wild" indicates the mood of the album, which is simply Madonna finding familiar footing in mainstream music's current trends. Despite the mediocrity of leadMDNA certainly wins in terms of quality in comparison with Madonna's previously forgettable entries such as 2005's Confessions and 2008's Hard Candy. But it's also certainly no Ray of Light. Predictable and simple EDM opener "Girl Gone Wild" indicates the mood of the album, which is simply Madonna finding familiar footing in mainstream music's current trends. Despite the mediocrity of lead single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", MDNA never ends up sounding like a failure. The trance and dubstep infused into bass thumper "Gang Bang" is a perfect siding to a song about murdering a former lover and closing ballads "Masterpiece" and "Falling Free" remind us why Madonna was once the crowning champion in pop melodrama. All-in-all, MDNA could be better or worse. It reminds us that Madonna still has more to come, but it doesn't deliver us as much as it should. Expand
  62. Oct 24, 2013
    7
    Madonna was 54 when MDNA came out. If released during 2008, this might be a bigger hit than Hard Candy but ultimately the first single choice and a climate of ageism finally took a toll on this club-pleaser. The theme that stands out most in some of the songs are those that dealt with her failed relationship with Guy Ritchie. If properly developed, the theme could bring more resonance toMadonna was 54 when MDNA came out. If released during 2008, this might be a bigger hit than Hard Candy but ultimately the first single choice and a climate of ageism finally took a toll on this club-pleaser. The theme that stands out most in some of the songs are those that dealt with her failed relationship with Guy Ritchie. If properly developed, the theme could bring more resonance to some of the other songs. Having said that, I totally dig Girl Gone Wild (simple club stormer which critics had too much time to find problems with lyrical depth) and I F*** Up (which should have been on the main album instead of just the deluxe). Until then, Madonna will deliver her next masterpiece in her career milestone. Don't rule her out! Expand
  63. Sep 12, 2013
    4
    Not bad per se, but could and should have been much, much better. I feel like she opted for the popular sound and commercial appeal instead of the innovation she's come to be known for.
  64. Aug 14, 2013
    7
    "MDNA" is actually pretty good! It's more "pop- like" than other Madonna stuff. And one of my favorite singers, M.I.A. does a song on it, called "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
  65. Jul 19, 2013
    5
    Madonna is an intelligent woman, but wanted to repeat the formula that many have applied in the last years and the result was an album of which only some tracks are saved
  66. Jul 5, 2013
    10
    One of the best albums i've heard in a long time it has so many amazing songs hard to choose one song thanks to madonna for this amazing album it's one of her best
  67. Jul 4, 2013
    10
    MDNA is one of the best albums of 2012 every song is different to another and all songs are amazingly catchy this is one of madonna's best the Queen of pop has released another mind blowing dance album
  68. Mar 30, 2013
    5
    Não que MDNA seja um álbum ruim, pelo contrario bom. Mas quando se trata de Madonna tudo já esta muito saturado, as músicas não são muito originais, mas até agora os singles são comerciais, com destaque para aparição de Nicki Minaj e M.I.A.
  69. Mar 5, 2013
    8
    There are lots of "useless" albums in pop music, without well-worked music and lyrics, just to have fun. MDNA is probably the best of them. Just enjoy because it is a pure pop record. And by the way, Madonna (and her music) will never grow old. Roll on the next album!
  70. Feb 16, 2013
    5
    Your average club music. Nothing special here, which is about where Madonna should be at her age. Hopefully this will be her last album, and she never officially walks away from music like Cher did.
  71. Jan 16, 2013
    1
    as has been failing for a long talk in the musical anbito, Madonna does it again, what is this? A joke? Album rescued only two or a song and of course, no single.
  72. Jan 16, 2013
    8
    Not her best. But inexplicably a way better than any of her rivals albums recently released. "Gang Bang" - one of my favorite from MDNA - is a direct journey to Tarantino universe, an incredible mixture with sound that makes you picture the exact scene without a single image. Must say that this album sounds totally different after you see an MDNA concert.
  73. Dec 28, 2012
    9
    'There's only one queen, and that's Madonna, **** When Nicki Minaj ends "I Don't Give A" with this phrase, we we all know she's right. Surely, "MDNA" is the most introspective album of her entire career. With lyrics that talk about frustration (Masterpiece, Falling Free, Best Friend, Love Spent, I **** Up), but also with with moments of bad girl (Girl Gone Wild, I Don't Give A, I'm a'There's only one queen, and that's Madonna, **** When Nicki Minaj ends "I Don't Give A" with this phrase, we we all know she's right. Surely, "MDNA" is the most introspective album of her entire career. With lyrics that talk about frustration (Masterpiece, Falling Free, Best Friend, Love Spent, I **** Up), but also with with moments of bad girl (Girl Gone Wild, I Don't Give A, I'm a Sinner) Madonna, even with 54 shows that she can be the Blond Ambition that she always been and always will be. Sorry Gaga, but the queen is back. As she says in "Some Girls", "I do not wanna be like some girls." Game Over, Mother Monster! Expand
  74. Dec 20, 2012
    10
    The more I listen this album the more I like it. Although I'm not a big fan of non-classical music... I'm a big fan of the "Confessions" album and I can forgive Madonna almost everything after that masterpiece. It's very hard to produce something higher after a short period of time and MDNA goes deeper not higher. My favorite songs are "Falling Free", "Give me all you lovin'", "GangThe more I listen this album the more I like it. Although I'm not a big fan of non-classical music... I'm a big fan of the "Confessions" album and I can forgive Madonna almost everything after that masterpiece. It's very hard to produce something higher after a short period of time and MDNA goes deeper not higher. My favorite songs are "Falling Free", "Give me all you lovin'", "Gang Bang", "I don't give a" and "Turn up the radio" (I liked it after Moscow concert). "Beautiful killer" is another funny song here. Maybe in America people don't love her but she's so honest and sincere in her self-expression that it's hard not to admire and then... learn to love. IMHO she is programmed by God to push people's buttons and it's good because a perfect person (God wants us to be perfect) doesn't have the "buttons" that can be pushed. The "button " means lack of something (love or light) in ourselves. She pushes lots of buttons an once and it really does God's job in making people do something, to get rid of "button" element in their minds. It's bitter medicine that helps us. IMHO. God save Madge. Expand
  75. Dec 9, 2012
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While, MDNA is no masterpiece, it almost certainly trumps her last effort. With removing some cliched lyrics and only a few bad songs (*cough* "B-day Song" *cough* "I Don't Give a" *cough*) this could have been the album that she must try to best over and over. Instead, it's more of the start of something new, kind of. Expand
  76. Dec 8, 2012
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is no denying that Madonna is pop royalty. Although I was never deep into her stuff, I wanted to try this one out. This album is honestly one of the best pop records this year. I really love "Girl Gone Wild", "I Don't Give A", "Turn Up The Radio", and "Gang Bang". Expand
  77. Dec 7, 2012
    10
    in my opinion this is Madonna's best album ever, it has great producers, and every song has it own style, it doesn't sound repetitive (like Confessions) i love it ♥
  78. Nov 25, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madonna já está a muito tempo no patamar em que não tem que provar nada para ninguém, é a maior cantora pop que o mundo conhece. Mas este album poderia ter sido muito melhor, destaque para as produções de William Orbit que é muito "Madonna" a conexão entre os dois é muito boa. Músicas como Girl Gone Wild. Turn Up The Radio, Superstar, B'day Song, seriam ótimas se não fosse da Madonna. Destaque especial para faixas; Gang Bang, Love Spent, Falling Free e Beautiful Killer Expand
  79. Nov 7, 2012
    10
    Madonna makes history once again. After the terrific success of Celebration and Confessions on a Dance Floor, she continues to surprise us with giggly, dancey, tracks like Girl Gone Wild and Give Me All Your Lovin' and with the amazing dubstep record Gang Bang and also I'm Addicted, the two main highlights of this historical Dance record. Hats Off To You.
  80. Nov 5, 2012
    10
    Lots of touching lyrics Love Spent: You married me if I were poor
    I don't give a f: I diminish myself and swallow my light
    Underneath her heart, various egos are reflected to manifest a intricating feeling of resentment, regret, self-empowerment and joy. It's said that the album was like a girl's confession rather than a middle-aged one. if you explore the deeper layer of the lyrics,
    Lots of touching lyrics Love Spent: You married me if I were poor
    I don't give a f: I diminish myself and swallow my light

    Underneath her heart, various egos are reflected to manifest a intricating feeling of resentment, regret, self-empowerment and joy. It's said that the album was like a girl's confession rather than a middle-aged one. if you explore the deeper layer of the lyrics, there is an ups and downs when listening to the whole album. The roller-coaster like sentiment echoes many other divorced women's life.
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  81. Nov 4, 2012
    8
    Madonna não fez um ótimo álbum pop, ela fez um ótimo álbum da Madonna"

    Nick Levine, BBC Online. Essa é a melhor definição para descrever décimo segundo álbum de inéditas da Rainha do Pop. MDNA foi "vazado" essa semana e já está causando o que um trabalho da Madonna merece. Não só
    Madonna não fez um ótimo álbum pop, ela fez um ótimo álbum da Madonna"

    Nick Levine, BBC Online. Essa é a melhor definição para descrever décimo segundo álbum de inéditas da Rainha do Pop. MDNA foi "vazado" essa semana e já está causando o que um trabalho da Madonna merece. Não só pelo fato de ser apenas um trabalho da Madonna, mas ser um álbum digno dos melhores elogios possíveis.

    Mais uma vez, a mulher mais importante do mundo da música, se reinventou. Dessa vez, ela encarna a "adolescente de 53 anos querendo desabafar sobre o ex-marido". Contudo, ela deixa de lado aquele pop chiclete farofa sem falar nada com nada que fez em Hard Candy para uma sonoridade mais sombria, estilizada e pop de verdade. A escolha pelo time limitado de produtores faz com que MDNA tem uma coerência centralizada em um plano sequência de sonoridade começando por um tom mais dark, passado aos poucos para pop mais despretensioso, depois chegando um eletropop moderno mais cadenciado para dar espaço para as baladas pop e terminando em um pop mais tradicional com mistura de R&B na versão deluxe. Uma colcha de retalhos extremamente bem costurado sem deixar as remendas amostra devido ao fato de produções precisas e inspiradas em quase todas as faixas. Não é o álbum mais comercial dela, mesmo assim é um álbum pop genuíno. Madonna volta aos bons tempos onde ela realmente consegue enganar quem ouve achando que ela tem uma voz poderosa. Sabendo equilibrar efeitos e a voz natural dela durante todo o álbum, ela ganha destaque ao voltar a entoar baladas feitas para sua voz com a mesma maestria dos anos oitenta e devo admitir que é aqui seus melhores momentos vocais. Como já disse. o tema do álbum é basicamente sobre seu ex-marido, o cineasta Guy Ritchie. Finalmente, Madonna parece exorcizar ele de sua vida em letras muitos pessoais. Talvez sobre a luz de Adele, Madonna faz sua versão pop para o fim de um relacionamento. Nada muito genial, mas tem momentos ótimos e de puro "madonnisse". Isso fica claro em genial Gang Bang, a melhor música dela em anos. Na faixa ela dispara que quer atirar na cabeça dele e mandá-lo para o inferno. E só foi eu que percebei, mas o "bicth" que ela fala tanto na música seria quase o nome do ex-marido disfarçado? Já que **** e "Ritchie" tem o mesmo som ao falar. De qualquer forma, uma produção inspiradíssima com uma sonoridade ousada e original fecha o pacote apenas como a Madonna consegue fazer. Em I Don't Give A, ela finca os pés em um pop mais chiclete sem perder o clima de vamos malhar o "Judas" e desabafar mais um pouco. A batida leve, descártavel e dançante conquista desde o primeiro segundo. E o que falar de Nicki Minaj entregando um verso genial e finalizando com a frase do ano: "There's only one queen, and that's Madonna/ **** E a canção ainda termina apoteótica com um coral evocando a supremacia da Rainha do Pop. Em Turn Up The Radio é feito o "hino de estádio" do álbum. Já consigo ver uma multidão em um estádio cantando a canção em um só coro. Apesar de ssas três músicas serem os pilares, outros momentos inspirados ajudam a elevar o álbum: os divertidos singles Girl Gone Wild e Give Me All Your Luvin', Some Girls com inspiração da cantora Robyn e a cinica I'm a Sinner. Nas baladas tenho que reconhecer que Masterpiece é bonitinha, Love Spent é honesta enquanto Falling Free é lindamente grandiosa. Contudo, é na R&B/pop I **** Up sua melhor canção romântica mostrando sua culpa e pedindo desculpa pelo fim do casamento. Infelizmente, existe alguns tropeços. A chatinha Superstar parece saído do álbum da Katy Perry, I'm Addicted não convence, Beautiful Killer é dispensável e B-Day Song é o disperdicio do talento da M.I.A. A pior é o remix do LMFAO para Give Me All Your Luvin'. Graças a Deus é apenas um bônus na versão deluxe e não chega atrapalhar o álbum. Enfim, Madonna voltou como ela é: sendo a Madonna que o mundo conhece.
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  82. Oct 13, 2012
    10
    MDNA is the greatest album ever recorded. If Katy Perry or any other 'it' artist released it, it would be praised for it's brilliance. This album is pure dance. The best songs of her career. Madonna doesn't follow trends she creates them. I'm Addicted, Gang Bang, Falling Free, Love Spent, Beautiful Killer are absolute perfection! My only criticism of the album is the featured artists.MDNA is the greatest album ever recorded. If Katy Perry or any other 'it' artist released it, it would be praised for it's brilliance. This album is pure dance. The best songs of her career. Madonna doesn't follow trends she creates them. I'm Addicted, Gang Bang, Falling Free, Love Spent, Beautiful Killer are absolute perfection! My only criticism of the album is the featured artists. Neither MIA or Nicki Minaj bring anything to the songs they feature on, although I Don't Give A which Nicki features on is a cracker of a brilliant track. The singles haven't done this album justice. For me this album has overtaken Ray of Light as the greatest album ever recorded. Expand
  83. Sep 27, 2012
    5
    Like any Madonna album, it certainly commands attention - however, the basic beats, simple lyrics and generic dub step and 'club sound' moments do leave you feeling very let down. With the likes of Kylie, Gaga, Britney and Robyn controlling the dance charts of late, it would appear the reigning Queen of Pop may soon be refered to as 'The Queen Mother of Pop' - which isn't a good thing.
  84. Sep 19, 2012
    9
    To me she can do no wrong. "MDNA" has all the required club stompers and numbers that will rock out in her tour. I am so happy she has included a pair of gorgeous ballads, which looking back have been a hugely popular, if often forgotten, part of Madonna's legacy. Standouts are "I'm Addicted", "Masterpiece", "I'm a Sinner", and "I F**ked Up". "Turn Up The Radio" did not get the airplay itTo me she can do no wrong. "MDNA" has all the required club stompers and numbers that will rock out in her tour. I am so happy she has included a pair of gorgeous ballads, which looking back have been a hugely popular, if often forgotten, part of Madonna's legacy. Standouts are "I'm Addicted", "Masterpiece", "I'm a Sinner", and "I F**ked Up". "Turn Up The Radio" did not get the airplay it deserves. This album has owned my driving music since its release, and will for a while to come. Expand
  85. Sep 2, 2012
    7
    This album has grown on me over time. I don't think it will ever be on par with "Ray of Light" and "Confessions on a Dancefloor" in terms re-playability, or even "Music" and "American Life" for that matter, but I definitely feel more life and energy emitting from this album than I did from "Hard Candy." The funny thing is, "Hard Candy" had a more cohesive sound, but even so it mostlyThis album has grown on me over time. I don't think it will ever be on par with "Ray of Light" and "Confessions on a Dancefloor" in terms re-playability, or even "Music" and "American Life" for that matter, but I definitely feel more life and energy emitting from this album than I did from "Hard Candy." The funny thing is, "Hard Candy" had a more cohesive sound, but even so it mostly just felt like Madonna was phoning it in and/or trying too hard for a mainstream hit. That album had a couple of great tracks in "Miles Away" and "Beat Goes On," while everything else was listenable but felt obligatory.

    "MDNA," on the other hand, isn't so sonically cohesive but feels much more real and raw. Where the lyrics fail, on most of the more club-ready tracks, the production pushes those songs to higher ground. For instance, "Girl Gone Wild," "I'm Addicted," "Turn Up the Radio," and "Give Me All Your Luvin' " feature generally cliched and/or immature lyrics, but the music itself bangs with vitality and grinds with sensuality. These songs don't exactly expand the sound or push the boundaries of dance-pop music, but they sound just as good (if not better) than at least half of the current top 40 and dance club hits from artists half Madonna's age.

    Then there are really good songs that probably aren't shallow enough to be released as singles, but reach lyrical and/or thematic heights that only a woman of Madonna's age and life experience could reach. "Love Spent" is one such song, on which William Orbit supplies a fantastic folk-tronic track and Madonna tells a very specific break-up story from her own life, one of a romantic partner who wanted her as much for her money as for her love. While most of us aren't rich enough to relate to the exact situation she is singing about, the song is still a cathartic release for any of us who have ever felt under appreciated in a relationship and tired of being the only one who seems to be giving. This is what the best pop music has always been able to do - take a specific story or situation and make it universal and relatable to almost anyone.

    Another fine example of this type of song craft is "I **** Up," which is (for some dumb reason) only available on the deluxe edition of the album. Once again, a specific story from Madonna's life is made relatable simply because she is so willing to admit her own faults and shortcomings in a relationship. It's especially heartbreaking to hear her detail what could of been had she behaved differently.

    There are a couple straight up duds on the album. She probably should have relegated the juvenile collaboration with Nicki Minaj, "I Don't Give A," to bonus track status, and she probably should have left the even worse collaboration with M.I.A., "B-Day Song," off of all editions of the album. And while "Gang Bang" is sonically interesting and far from a dud, it's also unnecessarily violent and campy for my own taste (though some may be fine with that).

    Overall, though, "MDNA" is a surprisingly solid album that is occasionally brilliant. It could have been better, had Madonna & Co. supplied better lyrics for the mostly spectacular production work. But it is also rarely downright bad, and it is more purposeful and interesting than anything Madonna has put out since "Confessions." And while I don't know that she has another album in her that is up to the classic standard of "Ray of Light," her improvement here is reason enough for celebration.
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  86. Jul 29, 2012
    0
    This album is awful. It's Madonna worst album up to date. All songs are such a mess. This album is the worst album of 2012. It debuted very good on US Billboard 200, but on the second it decrease with 85% in sales. The album left the chert afret 9 weeks. This is probably the flop album of the year.
  87. Jul 22, 2012
    3
    MDNA is definitely Madonna's worst album. It contains two really good songs, Girl Gone Wild and Gang Bang and that's it. The rest of the album is horribly mixed, produced and sung. Songs like Superstar, I Don't Give A and Love Spent make me wonder what has happened to the genius Madonna that wrote albums like Ray of Light, American Life or Confessions on a Dance Floor.
  88. Jul 18, 2012
    0
    The twelfth album from Madonna, MDNA, is one of his most dance albums, but it's actually not a masterpiece either. I must admit that there are very good songs on MDNA as Girl Gone Wild Give Me All Your Luvin 'Turn Up The Radio and host of commercial songs. Otherwise, Madonna starting to look like those it influancé the past ten years (Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, etc.The twelfth album from Madonna, MDNA, is one of his most dance albums, but it's actually not a masterpiece either. I must admit that there are very good songs on MDNA as Girl Gone Wild Give Me All Your Luvin 'Turn Up The Radio and host of commercial songs. Otherwise, Madonna starting to look like those it influancé the past ten years (Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, etc. ..). The problem is not the realization but the Madonna herself. She is in some ways that revolutionized pop culture, with hits such as Vogue, Like A Virgin, Hung Up and I passe. But on MDNA, there is no key that Madonna Girl Power had to before hand. Finally MDNA the word to describe it: DISAPPOINTMENT Expand
  89. Jun 13, 2012
    8
    ***FIXED*** MDNA IS NOT A BAD ALBUM - BY FAR. Some people and critics would like nothing more than to see Madonna just go away. And that's not fair, and it's also a total double standard. Why should Madonna disappear? Because she's in her early 50's and still making hawt dance music? Or could it be because she refuses to be a free soul or won't stop doing and saying as she pleases? Jealous***FIXED*** MDNA IS NOT A BAD ALBUM - BY FAR. Some people and critics would like nothing more than to see Madonna just go away. And that's not fair, and it's also a total double standard. Why should Madonna disappear? Because she's in her early 50's and still making hawt dance music? Or could it be because she refuses to be a free soul or won't stop doing and saying as she pleases? Jealous much haters??? I have so much respect for this woman! Not only because she's one of the original innovators of the Pop music genre - it's because she has bigger balls than more than half of the men i have ever met! And i think that freaks people out! Madonna not only has to attempt to stay relevant sonically (which she's still succeeding) she has to fight ageism. Why can't women over a certain age be considered sexy or interesting? Critiquing Madonna shouldn't be based on her age or about what she's done before. It should be about what she's still doing and her impact on music and society! MDNA is as strong of Pop album as any other that's come out this year (or last) I think the underwhelming first two singles hurt the appeal of the album from the jump. She was pressured to get Gimme All Your Luvin' out in time for the Superbowl performance. Girl Gone Wild was good, but it's difficult even for me to stomach hearing her refer to herself as a girl. The video was Erotica/Vogue 2.0 and it was exciting to see her being sexy, interesting, pro-queer Madge again! MDNA has some amazing dance tracks on it, proving she can still contend with the new pop stars of the last 5yrs. Gang Bang is one of the most brilliantly bizarre and aggressive songs she's ever put on an album. I'm Addicted is dancefloor genius! By the ending of the song when she's singing MDMA, MDNA over and over - if your soul doesn't feel that and make you want to dance you have no soul. Hopefully Turn Up The Radio will be a single and have a video - because it's HAWT! Love Spent is beautiful and Free Falling is one of the most personal and most beautiful Madge has ever written. All hail The Queen! She's still got it, record sales or not - Madonna is like no other - and thank God for that! (8.5 out of 10) Expand
  90. May 19, 2012
    5
    I wanted to like this album, but apart from a couple of songs, most of this record is forgettable. I think one of the reasons for this is the production, which sounds stuffy. Not one of her best.
  91. May 14, 2012
    10
    Ok I really do not believe in the negative reviews. Almost every song had a spark on its own. Madonna did more than making up for the dissapointment in Hard Candy. For my music taste, the music playing in songs matter alot. It was there! The pop queen still made her return in a pleasant manner.
  92. May 13, 2012
    6
    After who as who, but Madonna is to be expected something more than that. The twelfth album called
    "MDNA" is a compilation of pop songs kept in electronic, dubstep climates. Tracks, however seem to
    be terribly common - what you can even see in the single "Turn Up The Radio" or "Love Spent". Even ballads such as "Masterpiece" turns out terribly crude. Fortunately, on the release were also
    After who as who, but Madonna is to be expected something more than that. The twelfth album called
    "MDNA" is a compilation of pop songs kept in electronic, dubstep climates. Tracks, however seem to
    be terribly common - what you can even see in the single "Turn Up The Radio" or "Love Spent". Even
    ballads such as "Masterpiece" turns out terribly crude. Fortunately, on the release were also good
    compositions, such as presented during the finals of the Super Bowl - "Give Me All Your Luvin' " or
    referring to Depeche Mode "I'm Addicted".
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  93. May 9, 2012
    10
    Fantástico! Lógicamente tiene mejores y peores canciones, pero ninguna mala. "Love spent", "Gang Bang", "Turn up the radio", "Beautiful Killer", "Masterpiece", "Girl gone wild" "Falling free" las mejores. El resto muy, pero que muy pegadizas, y a destacar el coro final de "I don't give a" ...espectacular.
  94. May 5, 2012
    8
    At first this album sounded to me totally uninteresting, but after giving it a second chance I just fell in love with most of its songs. A very nice mix of disco, soul and party tracks.
  95. May 4, 2012
    8
    It feels that Madonna is singing about what she's suppose to feel, but not actually feeling it. The music is kind of a summarization of what people are listening nowadays, though it's not unique or different at all.
  96. May 3, 2012
    8
    An amazing comeback for Madonna honestly. If only "Turn Up The Radio" was the lead single, this would've been a smash. The Queen of Pop's newly album "MDNA" is a sheer classic of radio-friendly tunes ("Turn Up The Radio", "Masterpiece", "Love Spent", "Superstar") to more upbeat eurodance beats ("Girl Gone Wild", "Gang Bang", "I'm Addicted", "Some Girls") and with more personal songs ("IAn amazing comeback for Madonna honestly. If only "Turn Up The Radio" was the lead single, this would've been a smash. The Queen of Pop's newly album "MDNA" is a sheer classic of radio-friendly tunes ("Turn Up The Radio", "Masterpiece", "Love Spent", "Superstar") to more upbeat eurodance beats ("Girl Gone Wild", "Gang Bang", "I'm Addicted", "Some Girls") and with more personal songs ("I ****ed Up", "Best Friend") but can trip over her disco ball with tracks like ("Gang Bang", "I'm A Sinner", "Give Me All Your Luvin'")... But overall, Madonna's back in the game and ready to ignite! Expand
  97. May 3, 2012
    7
    Only Madonna can cause a festival of meltdowns on Twitter. Never have my mentions moved so rapidly. I almost vomited from motion sickness. It's crazy how intensely anticipated this woman is. I guess it comes with the territory of being the Queen of Pop.

    Like the rest of the world, as soon as the album leaked I just had to get my hands on it, despite the fact that the quality was horrid,
    Only Madonna can cause a festival of meltdowns on Twitter. Never have my mentions moved so rapidly. I almost vomited from motion sickness. It's crazy how intensely anticipated this woman is. I guess it comes with the territory of being the Queen of Pop.

    Like the rest of the world, as soon as the album leaked I just had to get my hands on it, despite the fact that the quality was horrid, as usual with those **** web-rips. Still, I caught ever ounce of my life.

    As someone who's never been a huge Madonna fan, I was overall pleased with the turn out. I'd say I was about 50/50 on songs I loved and songs that I thought were mediocre. I don't there is a single bad song, but I find a handful of them generic.

    "I **** Up" was instantly my favorite. I figured it would be when Guy O'seary posted a link to it on Twitter a couple of days ago. I love the urban style drummer boy backing under the fluid string section. It stands out from the other tracks because it doesn't sound electric. It's almost acoustic, of course if you strip away the fleshy production, aside from the guitar and Madonna's feather-weight vocals. I really think this song could serve as a high-charting singled, especially if they censor it as "I Effed Up." Oh, the controversy.

    The best uptempo song on the album is undoubtedly "I'm Addicted." It's one of those songs you hear at the club and pause right before the chorus, only to jump around like an ADHD kid when the beat drops. Oh, then there's the chant, which is almost essential in pop music today! "MDNA! MDNA!" It's a play on words, also, if you didn't catch that. The song is actually full of them. She describes a lot of symptoms of someone on ecstasy as her "feelings" in the song. That gives me a little more appreciation for the song, since it has a bit of thought behind the lyrics.

    Not far behind is "I Don't Give A" which is Madonna's big **** you" to the negativity in her life. (Sidenote: does her rap style remind anyone of Michael Jackson's "They Don't Really Care About Us?") It's really corny, but just corny enough to be considered "cute." Oh yeah, Nicki Minaj also takes a few minutes out of her hectic life to go the **** off about how less-than you bum **** are compared to her. The icing on top was the sweet line hailing Madonna as the "one queen," then gnarly off a psychotic **** in typical Minaj fashion.

    Oooh, and let me gush about how much I live for "Gang Bang." I don't know who she is talking about, but she is reading them for filth. I mean, if you're willing to follow someone to hell (after you murder them) just so you can kill then "over and over and over and over and over and over and over again" then it's logical to say you're bitter. She ends the songs with a grimy dubstep piece that sent shivers up my spine. This, more than any other song, gives me a glimpse of the old Madonna.

    "Girl Gone Wild," the second single, is a top notch club banger. It's one of those insanely catchy, but generic songs I mentioned before, but what makes it a really good song is the beat. I'll admit that I love "Give Me All Your Lovin'" because I like to cheer. It served it's purpose as Superbowl hype single and put her back on everyone's mind. Like I said before, there are no bad songs on the album, but the rest of the album will have to grow on me. I'll revisit this review in a week when we have a higher quality version. Until then, I'll rate this album a solid 7.5/10. Madonna has already proven her worth, yet she still makes music like she's got more to prove. It makes for consistent solid albums.
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  98. Apr 23, 2012
    4
    This is the worst album ever made by Madonna, it has so many fillers, it doesn't seem an album made by the queen of the most important genre in the music industry, it seems made by someone like Katy Perry and I think is at the same level of atrocities like Bionic or Femme Fatale. She is still a great songwriter but I don't really think this is what we all were expecting from Madonna. LoveThis is the worst album ever made by Madonna, it has so many fillers, it doesn't seem an album made by the queen of the most important genre in the music industry, it seems made by someone like Katy Perry and I think is at the same level of atrocities like Bionic or Femme Fatale. She is still a great songwriter but I don't really think this is what we all were expecting from Madonna. Love Spent, Turn Up The Radio and Gang Bang are good songs but I don't know why I think they go unnoticed. Collapse
  99. JR1
    Apr 15, 2012
    9
    Another strong effort from Her Madgesty- improves upon 2008's Hard Candy. It doesn't look like she'll be relinquishing her crown anytime soon. The return of collaborator William Orbit is welcome- as are the live strings used on several of the tracks. Madonna and strings= magic.
  100. Apr 14, 2012
    10
    Very good album, her best since Confessions on a Dance floor and much better than Hard Candy, not as great as Confessions, obviously, but I like it. Madge did it again.
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 34
  2. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Uncut
    May 2, 2012
    30
    Madonna's 12th album has a good title and a nice cover, but that's almost as much as you can say in its favour. [Jun 2012, p.77]
  2. Apr 17, 2012
    40
    [The music] is not exactly bad, but has about as much creativity and passion behind it as a spreadsheet.
  3. 70
    No, 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.