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Written by Keith Kirchner   
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 18:06

MADONNA Ray of Light

A lot of artists struggle to harness their angst early in their careers, and eventually graduate to commerciality as they tire of the business. Madonna seems to experienced this phenomena in reverse. Upon reading the early review for 'Ray of Light,' I experienced a reverse rebellion of my own, and found myself coming to her defense, especially since the last two records had redeeming qualities. Although corny lines like 'changing my mind is my religion' started popping up early on the first track, I was encouraged by the grooves and the production on the first few songs. 'Ray of light,' a thumping electronic swirl, is a worthwhile single, while the muted bass driven, mildly psychedelic 'Candy Perfume Girl' keeps the optimism. What follows in the middle part of the disc is pretty lightweight both musically and lyrically. William Orbit, who produced lots of great New Wave records seems to let Madonna off the hook, leaving her too much room for her mystical meanderings like, 'why do all the things I say, sound like the stupid things I said before.' She's begging for direction but she's been calling the shots for so long, everyone's afraid to get involved. It's like Citizen Kane in a way, but all this is immaterial in this case, poor girl.

 

Our valuable member Keith Kirchner has been with us since Friday, 07 November 2008.

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