17-01-2025, 03:11
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MADONNA "american life" cd 2003
her nineth studio album
still has a few dance orientated tracks but lots of ballads and a couple of acoustic tunes also
written in the shadows of 9/11 and the serious tone of most lyrics
despite the dour nature of most of it the album managed to sell 5 million copies which i guess was a commercial failure by her previous standards but still a great effort for someone 20yrs into her career
theres songs about the 'loss of the american dream' following that terrorist tragedy like the title track and "im so stupid"
but also songs offsetting that seriousness by highlighting the allure of america in songs like "hollywood"
elsewhere we have the theme song for the 007 Bond movie "die another day" which incidently, is the only track on here i do not like.
oh sorry, i forgot, theres another i dont like, one that is steeped in autotune voice effects
so i love six tracks, like three and dislike two giving a ranking of 2.4 which means
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
toss up for fav between "hollywood" and this one
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.