Madame X
by Madonna
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8.7

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  1. togann
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is her best album this decade, and her most experimental ever. She touches everything from personal issues to world problems in a very intimate and original way. Props to her for using her platform year after year to raise these issues and making people think. Both sonically and lyrically, it's Madonna's doing her best. Love it!
  2. EizoCurcci
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    More than 30 years after, she keeps being experimental, outrageous, sexy and bringing questions and controversy about our society...
    In a world with so much artists doing the same boring thing is good to see Madonna trying new roads on her carreer...Some critcs called Madame X bizarre, if this is bizarre, so bizarre is a good adjective
  3. alejandrocermag
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ella nos regala una colección melancólica y experimental de su vida, este disco es todo un viaje y un acierto para ella creando una disrupción del pop en el 2019.
  4. Felipegen
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madonna está brilhante em seu novo álbum, muito bem elabora é com idéias filosóficas é culturais da atualidade! Parabéns!… Expand
  5. Layla86
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is a wild experimental album, full of different sonic surprises. I hope she continues to explore this way, it suits this woman better than reducing herself to fit in with the standard. I'm glad she's owning up to her eccentricity
  6. bruno_eumesmo
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Excelente álbum. Madonna está de volta a forma, salvando o nosso pop! Obrigado, rainha!
  7. maddy1111
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Masterpiece ... experimental, dark, haunting, but still stylish. Nothing an average pop star would dare to do nowadays. One of her best!
  8. Peppermint888
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    What an absolutely brilliant record!!, she takes you everywhere! so bold, so wonderful, so enchanting!! A MUST!!
  9. LucasCamargo
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ela faz tão gostoso!
    E o mundo é só vagem!
    E ela nos ama, mas não nos deixa destruí-la!

    Isn't that awesome?
  10. ron92
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Forget about Mdna o rebel heart. Madame X is the real Madonna. A masterpiece of our time.
  11. kizzmad
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A stunning album that takes you on a journey and has depth - her best since Ray of Light. This is Madonna at an artistic high point
  12. Lorransouza
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da década e o melhor desse CONFESSIONS! MUITO BOM TER A MADONNA DE VOLTA!
  13. Rafiuskstar
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum da década Madonna sabe como se faz musica como amo essa mulher e sua capacidade de se manter relevante… Expand
  14. markoner
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is Madonna's best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor. She manages to take many genres, mix them together and make the work brilliantly. God Control is **** crazy, but works flawlessly. Batuka is a masterpiece. it left me speechless the first time i heard it. and then there is Come Alive, a true gem. This album really sets Madonna apart from all her peers, and actuallyThis is Madonna's best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor. She manages to take many genres, mix them together and make the work brilliantly. God Control is **** crazy, but works flawlessly. Batuka is a masterpiece. it left me speechless the first time i heard it. and then there is Come Alive, a true gem. This album really sets Madonna apart from all her peers, and actually elevates her and now has no equal. This album is a true work of art. just like Ray of Light, Confessions & Like a Prayer, she set the standard for how music will be made going forward.… Expand
  15. vagnerpires
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best of the queen!!! Madonna is completely diferente in this album and I’m loving it. She is amazing.
  16. Fel_ipp
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It's not just pop music, but an exciting and surprinsing world music journey (from fado to ballet, from disco to latin).
  17. Apollofox
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Spettacolare, uno sperimentale viaggio nel mondo della musica. La regina è tornata
  18. Roos
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best album since Confessions. It sounds different of all mainstrean. Madame X rules the world.
  19. edgardso
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A unique experience that only the queen of pop can bring us! Wonderful, strong, dense, the best of the year!
  20. WalterChagas
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Wonderful! Madonna reinventing herself one more time! The Queen is back, even Vetter! Long Live the Queen!
  21. Gillsween
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is a superb album and will become one of the standout albums of her career, it takes you on a journey like nothing you have heard before, just fabulous. Standout track God control.
  22. Travelguy
    Jun 19, 2019
    10
    Such an amazing album that is wacky, brilliant and takes you on a crazy trip. Very political album but Madonna does a nice job of presenting the material in a non-angry way and even closes the album with a hopeful message of I Rise.

    This album deserves
  23. RafaNobre
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album since Confessions. A masterpiece. Portugal made her really good.
  24. LEOCALVAO
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A musical journey through love. The most relevant artist of the day. The inventor of the wheel, still makes the wheel spin!
  25. Diamondinne
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A brilliant masterpiece, a trip that inspire and awake all the senses. The highest points of the album to me are the tracks: "Crazy", "Looking For Mercy", "Crave", "I don't search I find" & "Faz Gostoso".
  26. Happylandings
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Fabulous return to form for Madonna. Very diverse and musically creative album and was well worth the wait. I can't stop listening to it and hear different parts of songs each time. Dark Ballet is brilliant and bonkers. Thanks Madonna x
  27. Saulosilos
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da rainha do pop. Ela mistura gêneros, nos faz viajar em culturas diferentes. Aos 60 anos madonna está sempre se reinventando.
  28. Ertherb10
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Que album maravilhoso! Estou apaixonado por "killers who parting", "crave", medellin", "crazy", "come alive" e **** im loca". Nossa, demais mesmo. amei amei
  29. Leah4
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The most creative incredible album since confessions, standard as ray of light. The highlight of Madonna’s European influence is for me, crazy and come alive. There is something for everyone here, I’d like to congratulate her amazing imagination, skill and knowledge of what makes amazing music.
  30. Daraujos
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album since Confessions on a Dance Flor! A true masterpiece. The production, the lyrics, all of it! Everything is on point here.… Expand
  31. Rabago8621
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    She's Madonna and she keeps on doing it. An album so rich in sounds and rhythms, takes you back to so many times and reminds you of many things. It's my Madonna that I fell in love with for the first time!
  32. Madwille
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    An absolutely amazing album, no skip songs. Must be listened to in order from start to finish. Enjoy the ride and have an open palette.
  33. Bjorklover
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amazing album. Madonna Is Always pushing boundaries with her music and with her persona. Madame X Is so full of MADONNA! Great tunes.
  34. FabianeMercier
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Faz Gostoso a melhor música da década, aceitem ou morram, entretanto podemos destacar vários outras músicas que então pouco tempo já se transformaram em hinos atemporais. Batuka é incrível, Looking For Mercy, God Control, Crazy e I Rise
  35. Sbx1972
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    How to create and be relevant after 40 years dominating pop culture ? Madonna provides her own answer : fusion of genres and cultures, mix of light and political themes... the sound production is really well done : this is not a pop album, this is not an electronic album, this is not a world music album ...a bit of all that. Whereas today her colleagues (younger or same generation) areHow to create and be relevant after 40 years dominating pop culture ? Madonna provides her own answer : fusion of genres and cultures, mix of light and political themes... the sound production is really well done : this is not a pop album, this is not an electronic album, this is not a world music album ...a bit of all that. Whereas today her colleagues (younger or same generation) are more tempted by best of compilation or tours, this Madame X prefers to take risks ! Well done !… Expand
  36. Luapalacio
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best álbum since Confessions on a dance floor, the queen is back with reinvention and good songs… Expand
  37. rbbb33
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best album of 2019 and one of the best of his career. I liked the new elements used for song composition. Madonna always innovating and doing something experimental that works. Very good to listen to Fado de Portugal, regatton, African music, electronic funk and pop on a rich record like this.
  38. Dashique
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This definitely was worth to wait ❤️ Madame X blew my mind! Madonna is the Queen and she proved it again
  39. garotomdolla
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Without a doubt it's the best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor! Madame X is an inspiring and very artistic, political and controversial album. Madonna shows why she is the only Queen of Pop in this great job!
  40. Luisfilipc
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best MADONNA album in years. Extreme ocident is a fantastic pearl with the best Portuguese influence
  41. Maugfe
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Increíble disco, experimental y con una producción que logra una mezcla de sonidos maravillosa. Madonna vuelve a enamorar como no lo hacía hace tiempo.
  42. fernandoavle
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    One of the best jobs she has done in her entire career. Brilliant and intense. It's good that we still have Madonna working
  43. jlockaby
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Unexpectedly weird, bizarrely chaotic and absolute genius! Madonna proves once again why she is the reigning Queen of Pop.
  44. Antonioferreira
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ahead of our time. Multicultural, Madonna brings her music filled with all of knowledge of the places she’ve been
  45. coutfer27
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Madonna is so brilliant and original and Mademe X brings it to a new level. Not afraid to be experimental. So many of the songs are masterpieces, specially God Control. The whole album is a masterpiece itself. Definitely the album of the year!
  46. IngoIan
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is undoubtedly one of the best albums ever produced from Madonna's career. The songs go through diverse cultures, diverse musical styles. It is a masterpiece of pop music, in a time when no one dares take such a risk.
  47. Cabalerno
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best in years, God Control and I don’t search I find are standouts! Tapping in to all the things we love about her, political pop
  48. Xandhevil
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amei , perfeito!
    God Control é ótima lembrei de Deeper and Deeper quando a atmosfera muda para dance ,Crazy é outro hino.
  49. Ayagub
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    amazing album. im so happy to hear something artistic from Madonna. This album is just amazing. each song tells an untold story.
  50. LovenBrand
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The most risky album in his career, in a beautiful way, he was able to mix non-pop musical genres and turn them into hymns and relics about the world we live in without losing the rhythm that a good pop song can give. The best record of the Madonna of the 21st century until now ...
  51. ander33sp
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Well done Madonna! Perfect from beginning to end! Downright epic pop! God Control, Crazy and Killers Who Are Partying = GREAT songs!
  52. RobertRC
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album in years! Madame X is another level for pop music. Only Madonna can do it!
  53. Adelito
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Thank you Madonna and Mirwais for this! You both restored my faith in music.
  54. Abauer123
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It’s pure brilliance. More addicting with each listen. One of the best albums of her career. Speaking of albums, she actually put out an album, and a damn good one.
  55. Anthonec
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madame X is what the world need in this new era, is one beautiful travel around the world, listening the incredible musical cultures. Madame X is the best Madonna's face than Confessions, this is one spiritual and personal record that make feel part of Madonna heart.
  56. edsonsouna
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Muito incrível e inovador. Ótimas letras e a divulgação está muito boa.
  57. Lukashamon
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madame X é um album de produção impecável. As letras são profundas e bem produzidas, trazendo temas atuais e fugindo um pouco dos clichês costumeiros. Madonna no seu novo álbum pega os ritmos e batidas já existentes, moldando-os e tornando-os em ultra-contemporâneos.
  58. Gatorbear
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    So great. Varied with something for almost everyone. Crazy us so stuck in my head and Dark Ballet is the trip we have been waiting for!
  59. Pablomra
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best album ever. Rare, unique, fun and deep. She is back. She knows pop music like no other
  60. Oiled
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madonna shows what it's like to be the POP Queen for years, fighting and innovating in the music industry. Madamme X is a mesmerizing album! Madonna returns to reinvent yourself again and brings contemporary elements while playing with what she herself has done. Amazing, Dancing, Reflective and Provocative, as always!
  61. Espeschit
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Just amazing! One of the best albuns ever. Welcome Madame X and hope your message can be heard and understood throughout the world.
  62. mdelar
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madonna on top of her game! From the soothing Medellín to the heartfelt Crave to the bonkers Dark Ballet, the Queen or Pop is back in a big and interesting way!
  63. franko1996
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best since Confessions! Continues to prove why she is the undisputed Queen of Pop!
  64. Stevey21
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Phenomenal. Experimental, Political, Self Reflective, Global....Madonna #Madame X
  65. Anderx
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Really impressed with the album. Is different from everything that she has done. Amazing record.
  66. medioggo
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor álbum desde Ray Of Light!
    Só Madonna deixaria Madame X coeso em toda a sua bagunça.    … Expand
  67. Enok
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best of the year. Madonna se sigue reinventando, está vez a través de ritmos extraídos de su estancia en portugal, con sonidos desde el disco hasta el fado y el funk brasileño, acompañado de letras políticas y románticas. Excelente trabajo.
  68. BahiaCatarina
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Great success. I cannot stop listening it! Different styles but the same idea - making this world the better place. Love it!
  69. SlowDownPapi
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    At almost 40 years into her career, Madonna has put out a masterpiece. This album is BETTER than Ray Of Light and Confessions On A Dance Floor. Not her best SINCE Confessions like many reviews are saying, but the best album of her entire career. God Control and Killers Who Are Partying are perfect songs that no other pop star would have the courage nor intelligence to create.
  70. MJM212
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It’s absolutely brilliant the and profound! God Control is the best pop song I’ve heard in years that has substance and authenticity.
  71. grinbyn
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Fresh air blowing from Latin America. You may think the album sounds bizarre, weird, unusual, but at the same time, Madame X is fresh, original, experimental, and unique.
    Favorite tracks: Come Alive and Dark Ballet.
  72. Gersonofficial
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Perfect album, full of references from different parts of the world. Madonna being Madonna,that's why Madam X is amazing!!
  73. CaglarBarlas
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    When i listen to MX i fell like live in 2003. This album son of American Life. Every song, every lyrics, every feels're amazing. Her best since Confessions. Madonna, you're everything for this industry. Long Live Queen!
  74. rokses
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    マドンナはまた素晴らしい
    そして挑戦的なアルバムを作ってくれました！
    それもただ良い曲を作るだけではなく、マダムXという人物を想定したコンセプトアルバムという自らハードルを上げた状況でです。 世間は言います。 60歳のオールドスターにはヒットソングはもう作れないと マドンナはその偏見の固い扉を 向こうから ずらりと並べた名曲で突破しようと全力でぶつかっています。 自身に向けられた物だけではなく あらゆるこの世界の不公平や憎しみや悲しみを一身に背負いながらです。 シンプルに人を愛するメッセージを讃えながら このアルバム内の名曲たちは 巷にあふれた量産ヒットソングとは、一線を画したオリジナリティに輝いています。 オーガニックでありながらエレクトロニカ、ラテンでプリミティブでありながら人情的、批判的なオートチューンでさえこのアルバムの中では    マドンナはまた素晴らしい
    そして挑戦的なアルバムを作ってくれました！
    それもただ良い曲を作るだけではなく、マダムXという人物を想定したコンセプトアルバムという自らハードルを上げた状況でです。

    世間は言います。
    60歳のオールドスターにはヒットソングはもう作れないと

    マドンナはその偏見の固い扉を
    向こうから
    ずらりと並べた名曲で突破しようと全力でぶつかっています。

    自身に向けられた物だけではなく
    あらゆるこの世界の不公平や憎しみや悲しみを一身に背負いながらです。

    シンプルに人を愛するメッセージを讃えながら

    このアルバム内の名曲たちは
    巷にあふれた量産ヒットソングとは、一線を画したオリジナリティに輝いています。

    オーガニックでありながらエレクトロニカ、ラテンでプリミティブでありながら人情的、批判的なオートチューンでさえこのアルバムの中では
    重要な楽器の一つであるかのように
    鳴り響いています。

    ファーストシングルのメデリンもこのアルバムの中だと、生き生きと聞こえてくるから不思議なものです。

    全曲すばらしい！
    マドンナが現在では稀有なアルバムアーティストである事を証明した傑作だと言えます。

    是非聴いてもらいたいです。    … Expand
  75. dangthuc2710
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This is really wonderful album !! it's so new, so fresh not like anything I heard before
  76. fernandojt
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    It's original, full of powerful messages and very well produced. It's Madonna's genius mind free to work and create. It's textures and layers gives you so many different feelings sometimes on the same track. Sit down 'cause it's gonna be a ride.
  77. Johnvictors
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madame X is really good and experimental! Madonna still awersome! 3 decades on top!!… Expand
  78. luiscaffe
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Incredible production, great mixes, great songs.Indicate everyone to hear this amazing and amazing album!
  79. lucasribeiro22
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ALBUM OF THE YEAR!! Madonna vem se reinventando, trazendo novas tendências e ousando! Nesse álbum Madonna se mostrou corajosa em bater de frente com os conflitos atuais!!… Expand
  80. brendenejc
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Pure art. Number 1 in 60 countries on the first day of release. Absolute masterpiece by the the Queen of pop. Proving she is still at the top of her game.
  81. musicfan94
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Incredible, different and experimental. Madonna is ate the top of her criativity once again. The messages and the different genres are an explosive match.
  82. hbsn
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Very solid album, showing how creative and diverse Madonna can be when she feels inspired. Personal highlights are “Dark Ballet”, “Batuka”, “I Don’t Search I Find” and “Looking For Mercy”.
  83. victorfialho95
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Madame X é Madonna sem seu melhor. Um álbum experimental que reflete a nova fase da Madonna vivendo em Lisboa. Madame X é, sem dúvidas, um álbum global. Cada faixa é uma experiência diferente, Madonna faz o ouvinte refletir sobre a vida, política e paixões. Alguns "críticos" até podem tentar diminuir a grandiosidade do Madame X, mas a verdade é que Madonna, mais uma vez, provou ao mundoMadame X é Madonna sem seu melhor. Um álbum experimental que reflete a nova fase da Madonna vivendo em Lisboa. Madame X é, sem dúvidas, um álbum global. Cada faixa é uma experiência diferente, Madonna faz o ouvinte refletir sobre a vida, política e paixões. Alguns "críticos" até podem tentar diminuir a grandiosidade do Madame X, mas a verdade é que Madonna, mais uma vez, provou ao mundo que ela não veio pra brincar, ele veio pra mostrar como se faz música e como se reinventar de forma maestral. Muito orgulho de ouvir essa obra-prima que sem dúvidas é um marco na cultura pop.… Expand
  84. IvanSin
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Довольно неплохо, но мой взгляд лучшее что она сделала за последние 10 лет.
  85. juniorcesar
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Album MARAVILHOSO. Cada música é uma obra de arte. Mais uma vez Madonna me surpreendeu.
  86. Metalbreak
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Her best album since Confessions....Madonna has an ability to reinvent herself and this album is an explosion of culture.
  87. Laterdanish
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve been a fan since 1987 and she never lets me down, but this album is her best since my favourite American Life in 2003. It’s groundbreaking and perfect! I can’t stop listening to it. Everything else out there just pales in comparison!… Expand
  88. Gabrieldbrito
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Perfect. This album has many hidden meanings not only just musics but what it presents
  89. sbird
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    this album is so much more than i expected, Madame X is an experience, if you were still debating about giving it a listen this should be your sign, prepare yourself for something different, something new, something REAL! i urge any and all lovers of music to give this album a chance
  90. tomibear
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    A musical masterpiece from the queen of pop. This album is a trip that mixes different genres providing a surprisingly good flow. The track produced with Mirwais are highlights but even the more poppy material works wonderfully.
  91. Willvicente
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Finalmente Madonna retomou seu trono e chamou a música para si. Um grande álbum! Finally Madonna resumed her throne and called the song to herself. A great album!
  92. MaximGoodie
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El álbum es combinación de diferentes ritmos latinos y dances una mezcla explosiva, Madonna siempre dando lo mejor nunca decepcionando tal vez los Singles debieron ser elegidos mejor y mejores promocionados pero para la gente que está acostumbrado a escuchar todo el álbum va encontrarse con las mejores durante el caminó de Madame X… Expand
  93. pablocorpusr
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Es fresco, nuevos sonidos, experimental. Definitivamente de los mejores álbumes que ha hecho en mucho tiempo. God Control es una obra de arte
  94. Anfuq2
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madame X is Reinvention X 10!!!
    Best album by ANY ARTIST! Age is just a number since that is what every music critic is caught up on! Get over it... THIS IS A MUST HAVE ALBUM! BUY, STREAM, JUST GET IT!!!    … Expand
  95. rfhmm
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    A pop album so complex that only a madonna-level artist can do, the perfectionism of an experienced artist who survived the time thanks to his sincere and natural talent.
  96. Alex29
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    A great comeback from the queen of pop. Is a mix of sound that we had never hear and that will influence the future of pop music, as every previous work of madonna.
  97. Endrig
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album is great. The problem is the ignorance of the United States in believing that everything is different from the commercial is bad.… Expand
  98. MaxzorG
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This album is the best of her creations in this decade, containing a lot of messages and perfect rhythms.
    God Control, the perfect song.
  99. alexiscolby
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Classic M to the next level. After 3 (great) albums of mostly "radio friendly" fare, Madame X expands on the more exotic and daring themes from Madonna's past catalog (think Secret Garden, Shanti, Mer Girl, Isaac, Gang Bang) but with spectacular new twists & turns featuring on-brand existential lyricism, shimmering production, ethereal melodies and dynamic vocals. With not a bad song inClassic M to the next level. After 3 (great) albums of mostly "radio friendly" fare, Madame X expands on the more exotic and daring themes from Madonna's past catalog (think Secret Garden, Shanti, Mer Girl, Isaac, Gang Bang) but with spectacular new twists & turns featuring on-brand existential lyricism, shimmering production, ethereal melodies and dynamic vocals. With not a bad song in the bunch, this could in fact be the most immaculate album of her career. It's a musical adventure to be experienced start-to-finish, much like a Bjork album. But where Bjork channels the otherworldly, Madonna curates compelling sounds from all over planet Earth. As one navigates through this brand-new sonic world, at times it feels as if the old magically becomes new. Medellin is the new La Isla Bonita filtered through To Have and Not to Hold. The cinematic Looking for Mercy serves up powerhouse emotional vocals reminiscent of Live to Tell. Dark Ballet is a granddaughter of the American Life album, tripping on psychedelia. The sugarcoated, latin-inflected girl-group pop of Crazy sounds like a youthful J. Lo covering True Blue. The heartracing, entrancing I Don't Search I Find compresses Rescue Me & Waiting into a glittering new package. Madonna has always been sugar n' spice & everything but nice and she works her classic MO to maximum effect on Madame X. Don't even attempt to sit still through Batuka, Faz Gostoso, Come Alive or **** I'm Loca as your body will automatically start to sway to the irresistible rhythms. And hold onto your seat during God Control, a thrilling, wild disco ride embellished with a schoolgirl style rap (not to mention, an Enigma-esque choir) that makes Impressive Instant sound like Promise to Try. Employing an array of accents and languages, Madonna continues to function as the Meryl Streep of the music world. After having crooned in Sanskrit, Hebrew, Spanish, French, etc., she now adds Portuguese to her repertoire, which she phrases with astonishing agility. Atmosphere and ambiance abound: Future is tropical lounge music...from the moon. The haunting, hypnotic Killers Who Are Partying and Extreme Occident are like getting lost in a foreign bazaar and finding yourself in a gypsy bar. Only Madonna could do this and that is why she is the greatest musical act of our times. Album of the year, easily.… Expand
  100. blogjuniorcesar
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    A rainha mostrando que é rainha. Disco MARAVILHOSO. Mais uma obra prima da Madonna.
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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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