Music : Hard Candy

Rating: - Synthy, poppy, groovy
People might think this is Madonna's attempt at a hip hop album because of '4 Minutes', but this CD offers a huge array of sound. The urban producers who Madonna brought in to make this project actually manupulated their sound toward her style, and it works great! There are a lot of hot beats and synths in this album, and Madonna always sings a fun melody. My favourite tracks are Give it 2 me, Miles Away, Heartbeat, Incredible, Beat Goes On, Dance 2night, Devil Wouldn't Recgonize you, and Voices... excellent work again Madonna!

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Rating: - Not bad for a 50 year old.
Madonna's new cd is a combination of old and new sounds. My favorite songs on this cd are incredible and give it to me. I'm a die hard Madonna fan, but this cd isn't quite five star worthy.

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Rating: - "Her voice is high and thin"?-GREAT !!
Her CD has not left my player for 6 months now and I cant' get enough of "Hard Candy". I adore it for one simple reason - Madonna's return to using her "high and thin" voice (as one reviewer described) has me reminiscing the early days when the Queen of Pop broke onto the scene with "Like A Virgin". I fell in love with that airy-girlish-playful voice ! Madonna's return to using "the voice" transports me away from all the stress & seriousness of daily living. If I want serious, great vocals, I'll listen to music by Whitney Houston or Joni Mitchell.
Simple , Sticky & Sweet is just what the world needs today !

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Rating: - Madonna
Like the music. Can't stand to look at the Cover of the CD. What was she thinking. Have to hide CD cover from my kids. Yuck!

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Rating: - What a shame..
..she didn't delete the woeful Spanish Lesson, the repulsive 4 minutes and the bitchy She's Not Me and put the brilliant outtake Ring My Bell on instead while expanding the remainder. Instead of being a leader, Madonna has become a follower. There's classic Madonna here no doubt about it but after the devilish brilliance of Confessions on A Dancefloor, Hard Candy is something of a disappointment. I think Madonna has stopped planning tracks for the ear and instead delivers what will sound great live as is evident with the crowpleaser Give It 2 Me. Since I'm down here in Australia, I guess I'll never enjoy the full impact of her master plan. Hope she shelves those 2 Timtwits for her next outing.