Madonna - American Life (CD)

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Underrated masterpiece

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 21, 2006

Pros: The arrangements

Cons: The lead singles

The album was lost in the war of words between Madonna and the media over the American Life video. Musically, it's her most bold statement yet with arrangements and melodies to melt the heart. The lead single itself I really didn't like too much, though the video saved it (until it was pulled). However, Easy Ride, x-static process, Nothing Fails - to leave these and other wonderful tracks unheard is a mistake. Some of the tracks were performed live on TV and the acoustic arrangements are better than those on the album, for instance for Mother and Father.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 10, 2005

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 11, 2005

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 11, 2005

Madonna stirs up **** again!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 28, 2004

Pros: One of Madonna's best efforts

Cons: Some tracks are just a bit too electronic

The critics savagely tore down this album, but undeservingly. It's one of Madonna's most mature, personal albums, and definitely her most political. If the CD does not compare to previous efforts, maybe it's because of two risible attempts at rapping or the hideous trance soundscape of "Mother & Father."

The title single is poignant, true, and haunting, and could be called a 21st-century "Material Girl." The next track, "Hollywood," is worth the price of the whole CD, and is just what Hollywood is really like. See the video for the full effect of this song. "I'm So Stupid" admits to past mistakes, albeit in a self-depercating manner. "Love Profusion" is trippy and serene. "Nobody Knows Me" lyrically sounds like a rabbi collaborated w/ Simple Plan. Very interesting. "Nothing Fails" is a bit too anti-religious for my taste, but still beautiful song, and I love the faux-hip-hop arrangement. "Intervention" and "X-Static Process" are both acoustic guitar ballads. "Mother & Father" is Chinese water torture. "Die Another Day" seems oddly placed amoing the other 10 songs, but it's still fabulous. "Easy Ride" is a beautiful coda to a beautiful album that you should invest $12 in. You won't regret it.

Screw Madonna

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 25, 2004 | 0 out of 2 found this American Life review helpful

Pros: None

Cons: Just Sucks

And screw this album too. It sucks, actually of her albums suck just like the rest of that mainstreem MTV/pop garbage out there. You want real music, listen to Acid Bath, Soilent Green, Superjoint Ritual, Nile, Chimaira, Suffocation, Obituary, Nile, Deicide, Dark Funeral, Cryptopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Pantera, Slayer, Immolation, Brujeria, Malevolent Creation, Morbid Angel, and Sepultura.

I see your all still talkin' bout th

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 21, 2003

Pros: madonna rules

Cons: haters suck

MADONNA Stirs things up again

A cursory glance at the previous reviews certainly proves this point, now that we’ve gotten the fake criticisms and outrageousness ( after all if you hate something so much , why bother to take the time to write about it, I certainly wouldn’t,…I’m too busy) we can get down to seriously reviewing Madonna’s 15th release ( 9 releases + hits collections and soundtracks). “American Life” is a collection of 10 new songs + Die Another Day (her Academy award nominated top ten smash) and clearly is Madonna’s most direct and personal effort since 1989’s underrated “Like A Prayer” album. At this point in her twenty year career, Madonna would be forgiven for coasting musically or relying on the “tried & true” to get by, lets face it after amassing a 300 million dollar fortune by the age of 45 and everything, why would you offer yourself up to the type of petty criticisms found in this board? Because she still has something to reveal and share, the second half of the album offers her lushest and most revealing compositions of her career. The energetic first half dazzles with fun production that reminds one of B52’s era new wave, others have the contemporary folk sheen found in just about any Emo release found on alt radio, but with a grittiness not expected of a superstar on her level. “I’m not a Christian but sometimes I want to pray” she confesses on the outstanding track “Nothing Fails”. With her accomplished album “American Life”, at forty-five years of age, Madonna doesn’t only continue to challenge and surprise us, she does something much more difficult and deserving of respect, with her uncompromising artistry and vision, she continues to TOUCH OUR HEARTS

Hey Madonna haters “ get a LIFE”

madonna rules

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 18, 2003

besides another feeble attempt at rapping, madonna keeps showing why she still grabs headlines. she takes chances and they usually pay off (except for her feeble attempts at rapping!). i know i can always buy the latest madonna and not be let down. which is why i stopped buying metallica....since cliff died, all they do is let me down.

SIX IS VERY SHORT

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 4, 2003

FIFTY FIFTY WANT SIX

Great album!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 29, 2003

i loved the album. best songs are love profusion , Hollywood , and die another day.

Madonna ataca de nuevo

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 25, 2003

Con un sonido mucho más acústico y ecléptico, vuelve y con más fuerza la diva absoluta de pop MADONNA, el disco desde el principio hasta al final realiza un recorrido por los lugares más íntimos y vivencia de la artísta, mucho más oscuro y con letras más reveladoras y fuertes que su antecesor del 2000 "MUSIC", American Life viene a revolucionar con un sonido más de avanzada sin olvidar los recuerdos de los 80's (uno de los años de mayor importancia de la Diva). Todo esto nos hace pensar que seguiremos teniendo -para la satisfacción de muchos- Madonna para rato.

EXCELENTE trabajo, como todos....

The non-stop bad girl

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 12, 2003

"American Life" is one the most powerful album I never heard, is amazing, it comes from madonna's buttom hart (like everything she does). You must buy it right now!
and like always, you'll have the chance of listening many kind of sounds, lyrics and the sensitive madonna's world.

american madonna

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 7, 2003 | 1 out of 1 found this American Life review helpful

i think she is one of the best artist out there because after so much time she still knows whats in and still knows how to push bottons...

easy ride

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 7, 2003

is very fantastic

Amerian Life

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 2, 2003 | 1 out of 1 found this American Life review helpful

Ameerican Life is the worst Madonna ablum I ever heard but is ok. I almost I the sibg is computer rise.Alot of the song on this ablum is about her life do we care about her life? Lyrics dones not make sense and music is ok. Overall I give it a B-

pretty good

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 29, 2003

This album is not as innovative as Music or Ray of Light, but it's still worth buying, even if you aren't a big fan of Madonna.

The only track on the album I didn't on this album was the title track, American Life.

PERFECT

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 28, 2003

American Life is the most valuable album on this earth. Thank you madonna.

Excellent

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 26, 2003

Excellent

Natus_69@hotmail.com

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 25, 2003

Me encanta la manera, de provar distintos ritmos musicale, esa creatividad que hace que no quede en el tiempo.

DAMN GOOD

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 14, 2003

All you haters need to grow up and evolve like madonna did you praised her for the fact that she kept changing and now you don't wanna change with her
get with it this is one of her best albums ever and it is not bogged down with political views and crap like you say its rules
i love "love profusion" andintervention and mother and father and nothing fails and hollywood
shit the whole album is damn good go and buy it, it is soo worth the money

Madonna Rocks!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 12, 2003

This cd is Madonna's best! She will always be the best. She is one of my favorite artists!

The second best

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 7, 2003 | 0 out of 1 found this American Life review helpful

Well, i was wary about getting this cd because of the title track. personally i hate it. but hollywood and die another day, both singles, r on it and r very nice. also, the music is awesome, a combination of electronica, rock, and folk. the other songs that r very good r nobody knows me, love profusion, nothing fails, and i'm so stupid. i would highly recommend this cd. even though it might take a few listens to luv it, u will eventually. so go out to walmart ot tower records or wherever and buy it now

America Love it Or Leave It!!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 5, 2003 | 0 out of 1 found this American Life review helpful

Someone needs to slap this B**ch!!! I will if nobody else will!!!

Nini

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 2, 2003

i love you !!! you are my God !!

MADONNA!! :)

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 1, 2003

my friend has this cd and she let me borrow itnd its reely good. i like x-statict process and hollywood best. o ya, nd i memerized the rap part 4 american life(sory madonna, i can rap bettr than u!). overall, i luvd it!

madonnas getting wrinkles

By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 25, 2003

Looks like somebody is going through a mid-life crisis. Trying a little too hard here to put on the Im-a-rebel-look-at-me-fig
ht-the-power pose. The Material Girl preaches against materialism while trying to put forth a political album? Hypocracy and polotics are a very bad combination.