Madame X
by Madonna
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 1805 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,561 out of 1805
  2. Mixed: 72 out of 1805
  3. Negative: 172 out of 1805
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  1. ironhulk4
    Jul 9, 2019
    5
    honestly i wanted more for this album. not as good as her old music but not the worst thing ive heard just not great like i wanted it to be.
  2. Jiajullepulle
    Jul 1, 2019
    4
    I can appreciate the crossover between the baroque to the grand pop-diva elements, for example the modernized classical sample on Dark Ballet or the strings on Looking for Mercy, but all of this gets drained in the awkward auto tune and the genetic Latina pop beats. The song writing overall on this album isn't the sharpest. The record kicks of with Medellin which must be my least favouriteI can appreciate the crossover between the baroque to the grand pop-diva elements, for example the modernized classical sample on Dark Ballet or the strings on Looking for Mercy, but all of this gets drained in the awkward auto tune and the genetic Latina pop beats. The song writing overall on this album isn't the sharpest. The record kicks of with Medellin which must be my least favourite cut from this project. I am not feeling the ”slow down papi” ”ajajajaj”. Far from charming, Madonna. Not cute.… Expand
  3. imaginetruIy
    Jun 14, 2019
    6
    An album with impeccable production in most of the songs left something to be desired in terms of the cohesion of both the Tracklist and some of the songs themselves, I thought there were some very unnecessary tracks on the album that could also be taken to create something better to hear , Madame X have very strong tracks with magnificent lyrics, the production of god control isAn album with impeccable production in most of the songs left something to be desired in terms of the cohesion of both the Tracklist and some of the songs themselves, I thought there were some very unnecessary tracks on the album that could also be taken to create something better to hear , Madame X have very strong tracks with magnificent lyrics, the production of god control is impeccable, "Faz Gostoso" and **** I'm Loca" probably the most different songs of the album, are great highlights inside him that in the succession track generates a break of expectation and the album returns to warm stage, Madame X is a good job but could be much better.… Expand
  4. Carloscritica
    Jun 14, 2019
    4
    O álbum todo é incrível mas infelizmente a faixa Faz Gostoso estraga todo o álbum, deixou o álbum uma bomba
  5. marcosalvsh
    Jun 14, 2019
    5
    álbum enjoativo, musicas com boas letras porém mal colocadas com ritmo, você termina sem vontade de ouvir novamente
  6. owenrw89
    Jun 14, 2019
    4
    What on earth are all these 10/10 reviewers hearing? Ray of Light? Confessions?

    Medellin, **** I'm Loca and I Rise are the best tracks of a bizarre bunch. I appreciate any artist that tries new things and goes for the bizarre, but Madame X is basically unlistenable. It's sounds messy, try-too-hard, B-Side esc, and it's just not very likable. It makes Rebel Heart sound like a    What on earth are all these 10/10 reviewers hearing? Ray of Light? Confessions?

    Medellin, **** I'm Loca and I Rise are the best tracks of a bizarre bunch. I appreciate any artist that tries new things and goes for the bizarre, but Madame X is basically unlistenable.
    It's sounds messy, try-too-hard, B-Side esc, and it's just not very likable.
    It makes Rebel Heart sound like a masterpiece...scary.

    Oh, and PLEASE, stop trying to make hip-hop-Madonna work!!!!    … Expand
  7. 0987
    Jun 15, 2019
    6
    I'll be honest this time. As a Madonna fan, I must say that this album is completely average album. Not bad to listen, but definitely not among the best. The only song i truly liked was Future.
  8. newyorkcitymale
    Jun 16, 2019
    5
    As a longtime Madonna fan, I was disappointed (and surprised) that there was so little here that I enjoyed (usually, I'll like at least five tracks from a Madonna album). The lyrics are among the weakest of her career (in my opinion) and nothing that she really hasn't said before. They long to be "deep" but they're actually rather shallow and cliched. And then there's the overuse ofAs a longtime Madonna fan, I was disappointed (and surprised) that there was so little here that I enjoyed (usually, I'll like at least five tracks from a Madonna album). The lyrics are among the weakest of her career (in my opinion) and nothing that she really hasn't said before. They long to be "deep" but they're actually rather shallow and cliched. And then there's the overuse of auto-tune. Is this still cool in 2019?

    Overall, it's a rather subdued affair. There are a couple of dance songs, but they never elevate you to rhapsody or rapture, like Madonna's classics always did. Nearly every songs feels like "filler" from one of her previous albums. They're decent, but not great.    … Expand
  9. SirFaulty
    Oct 10, 2019
    5
    Granny Ciccone, I believe it is now time to hang up the microphone, put away those dancing shoes and purchase that chalet in the retirement village. Madge, you used to be a trend-setter but over the last few albums all you have done is chase trends instead of setting them.

    I can only imagine our once glorious trend-setting Loca turned on the radio one day and heard Luis Fonsi's hit    Granny Ciccone, I believe it is now time to hang up the microphone, put away those dancing shoes and purchase that chalet in the retirement village. Madge, you used to be a trend-setter but over the last few albums all you have done is chase trends instead of setting them.

    I can only imagine our once glorious trend-setting Loca turned on the radio one day and heard Luis Fonsi's hit Despatico blowing up all over the airwaves and immediately rushed into a studio so she could chase that Latin pop.

    I tolerated Hard Candy, MDMA was, quite frankly, her worst album to date, and for me Rebel Heart was another half-arsed attempt but seriously give it up now if this is all that you have got left in you. I used to relish the thought of a new Madonna album releasing but now I will rather give my attention to someone else. While I will always love eighties and nineties Madonna (Erotica, Ray of Light and her earlier works are just gems), this new 2010-2019 stuff is just dreadful.

    The people rating this one anything higher than a 5 are delusional fans who haven't, or can't accept, that Madge is no longer the Queen of Pop but rather a caricature of her once former brilliant self.

    Top tracks: God Control, I Don't Search I Find.    … Expand
  10. MaurcioArellano
    Jun 16, 2019
    6
    Tiene canciones buenas, pero tristemente la mayoria de las canciones son burdas, con excesivo autotune, monotonas y repetitivas, no es bueno, tampoco tan malo, solo pues, uno mas del montón.
  11. nsigkas76
    Jun 15, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Surely her weirdest and most progressive album of her career! Personally her best body of work since Ray of Light! It puts Music, American Life and Confessions On A Dance Floor into rest! Its a difficult album, you are either gonna love it from the first listening or hate it! There is no middle way! Just like Madonna...… Expand
  12. Lmc
    Jun 16, 2019
    5
    Brilliant album love it . My favourite album by Madonna so far. I have been a fan since 1984 . She is an amazing woman and role model and Madame x is a wonderfully written album with a mixture of songs for everyone and strong meanings for each song. Masterpiece
  13. Anscarix
    Jun 17, 2019
    5
    Probably the best album she's done in the last decade ... amazing, crazy, and experimental.... diverse and cohesive at the same time
  14. Leonardomsf77
    Jun 17, 2019
    5
    Um álbum revolucionário e inovador, Madonna sempre mostrando que é a única rainha do pop
  15. BrazilianPop
    Jun 20, 2019
    6
    Album sem musicalidade, Madonna atirou pra todos os lados mas nao acertou nenhum, a versao com a Anitta consegue ser de longe a pior do album. Faltou muita inspiração. Muitas músicas chiclete pra nenhuma de qualidade.
  16. zhong
    Aug 31, 2019
    4
    i only love the collaboration with Maluma..... IT'S art.. anything else is hard to get...so sorry to Madonna
  17. afirmacja
    Jul 27, 2019
    6
    I don't like these latino vibes however, Madonna is still queen of pop and I'm glad she's searching for new things. God control is perfect.
  18. Dsros96
    Jun 3, 2020
    4
    This album is a wreck. Latino collaborations, disco, Portuguese fados... not cohesive at all. There are some good songs but this album should have been shorter.
  19. piscesloverboy
    Jun 20, 2019
    4
    Its okay! I like the fact that she is not following current trends to a t. But this album seems sonically all over the place, not cohesive and her voice does not sound good with all the effects...
  20. Emilyvito
    Jun 17, 2019
    5
    Wow i liked i have the version deluxe is nice ....i will bought another for my friends ....is the best madame x rules...is the album of the year
  21. fabsrocha
    Jun 10, 2022
    6
    It's easily her best album since Hard Candy. Although the lead single wasn’t good enough, most of the album brings some great compositions and catchy songs, like Madonna always did. So glad to see that she is back after two forgettable albums.
  22. Oswald329
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    Mantenerse en la industria es difícil, un claro ejemplo es Madonna, que ha recurrido a artistas que están siendo "moda" actualmente, consideró que ha perdido parte de su toque personal... Fue un álbum difícil de escuchar en algún momento...
  23. CriticoP3
    Jul 8, 2020
    4
    Una gran mayoría de fans ha venido esperando con ansias el nuevo trabajo de Madonna que prometía traernos de vuelta una suave brisa de aquellos tiempos donde ella dominada cada aspecto de la industria con varias transformaciones y revoluciones musicales. Sin embargo, ese tiempo ha quedado atrás y Madame X no parece estar a la altura de las expectativas después de todo. Madame x abre conUna gran mayoría de fans ha venido esperando con ansias el nuevo trabajo de Madonna que prometía traernos de vuelta una suave brisa de aquellos tiempos donde ella dominada cada aspecto de la industria con varias transformaciones y revoluciones musicales. Sin embargo, ese tiempo ha quedado atrás y Madame X no parece estar a la altura de las expectativas después de todo. Madame x abre con Medellin como primer track. Y es la cosa peor regurgitada del reguetón refrito, no hay como salvarlo. Una canción midtempo que no va hacia ningún lado. Maluma agrega unas rimas sin gracia e insípidas con autotune que bien podrían usarse en cualquiera de sus canciones genéricas. La única parte rescatable es el puente hacia el coro, donde parece tomar algo de fuerza pero que se va en picada a penas termina, mientras Madonna marca el tempo innecesariamente durante toda la canción. Algo similar sucede con la lamentable **** I’m Loca, otra producción plana sin rumbo y revuelta con Madonna hablando en “español” con base de bass y sintetizadores estándar con la típica rítmica de reguetón ordinaria. Juntas son las menos memorables y hasta abomínales dentro de Madame X, una oportunidad única para crear algo único y vanguardista a lo Madonna o al menos decente, pero usada en una producción genérica de pseudo reguetón-pop.

    En Dark Ballet, Madame X se va a otro extremo e implementa algo de experimentación divida en dos partes. La primera con Madonna acompañada de una pista trap recitando un semi “rap”, y la otra con un piano colorido evocando un Valls; que nos cuestiona qué dirección está tomando el álbum o si hemos puesto por accidente el modo aleatorio. En God Control, nos recuera más bien a Daft Punk a mitad de la canción. Una producción sólida y entretenida. Se siente la esencia disco y la suavidad enriquecedora del bajo a lo largo de la pieza, pero concluye con una especie de coro que va poseyendo la canción mientras Madonna nos ordena que despertemos una y otra vez. Mientras en I don’t Search I Find, con un ritmo disco ochentero, nos remonta a una hibrida combinación entre Vogue y Cofessions On The Dancefloor en el mismo plato. Crave resulta solida en comparación del resto, es Madonna buscando una balada contemporánea desgarradora que sí funciona de acorde en el álbum. Looking For Mercy una pieza con arreglos sinfónicos es plana de inicio a fin, es el antepenúltimo track antes de pedir piedad para terminar con I Rise. Hemos visto por años la tendencia de Madonna de “copiar y pegar” cualquier sea el sonido de moda a la vez que se lo apropia y le da su toque personal revolucionario. No obstante, Madame no sería el caso. Tenemos a una leyenda algo cansada que se inclina más por lo experimental pero sin querer dejar de ser mainstream. No posee cohesión y las letras son todo menos “politizadas”. Madame X contiene muchas influencias de culturas e idiomas, pero simplemente no termina de encajar en el repertorio de Madonna. Es como la tía ya algo grande que se topa con tik tok, empieza a hacer videos y trata de amoldarse. Y aunque sabemos que no es tan agradable de ver, solo le decimos que se ve cool para no herir sus sentimientos.

    PUNTAJE: 43/100
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  24. robtrig
    Jun 18, 2022
    5
    Doing something different doesn't always mean it's something that looks good. Madame X is like that for me. It has some glorious moments that refer to a Madonna more Madonna like God Control, I Don't Search I Find, Crave. But moments like Medellín, **** i'm loca, make it tasty, even Batuka in which madonna takes away all the originality of the track to robotize her melody and her voiceDoing something different doesn't always mean it's something that looks good. Madame X is like that for me. It has some glorious moments that refer to a Madonna more Madonna like God Control, I Don't Search I Find, Crave. But moments like Medellín, **** i'm loca, make it tasty, even Batuka in which madonna takes away all the originality of the track to robotize her melody and her voice into something that is not justified
    A different work, but not very interesting to hear again.    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Mojo
    Jun 25, 2019
    80
    The pace plods on some mid-tempo tracks, but overall this is a personal, politically-charged mix of dark thoughts and good vibes. [Aug 2019, p.88]
  2. The Quietus
    Jun 21, 2019
    40
    Overall, Madonna’s fourteenth album Madame X feels as if Mirwais had mostly completed a decent run-of-the-mill modern pop record, albeit with a cool hotch-potch global feel; hip nods in place to fado, dub and other micro-genres dunked amongst the trap and retro disco. But then just before sign-off, Herself went through the top-lines with a sharpie. ... None of these carefully curated flourishes feel as if they truly live inside the ‘whole’ of this music. Instead it all feels plonked on top of a template.
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  3. Consequence
    Jun 19, 2019
    58
    Madonna has created this music for an audience of one: Herself. Often it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.
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