Madame X
by Madonna
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 1805 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. Stefo23
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    As, after a vary flat and low phase, Rebel Heart was a return to form, in terms of melodic solidity and catchy hooks (worsen by the heaviest production possible), Madame X is a statement of musical freedom, curiosity, maturity and boldness; as Rebel Heart was at the continuous reasearch of impact effects and emotional picks, Madame X is anticlimatic and rarefied, deconstructed and full ofAs, after a vary flat and low phase, Rebel Heart was a return to form, in terms of melodic solidity and catchy hooks (worsen by the heaviest production possible), Madame X is a statement of musical freedom, curiosity, maturity and boldness; as Rebel Heart was at the continuous reasearch of impact effects and emotional picks, Madame X is anticlimatic and rarefied, deconstructed and full of unpredictable turns; as Rebel Heart was discontinuous and chaotic, Madame X is a full run, a coherent and flowing experience. I'm surprised by how all the genres presented in the album seem to integrate each other in such a smooth and graceful way. Here and then some lyrics are cringy, it's got to be said, but the whole thing breaths life in and out: courage, commitment, sharing, solidity,
    experimentation, sensuality, hope, strenght.

    Best tracks: God Control, I don't search I find, Dark Ballet, Crave, Killers, Extreme Occident, Batuka, Future, Come Alive and Faz Gostoso ... welcome back M, where have you been?!    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. luiscaffe
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Incredible production, great mixes, great songs.Indicate everyone to hear this amazing and amazing album!
  5. 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!
  6. 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.
  7. dangthuc2710
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This is really wonderful album !! it's so new, so fresh not like anything I heard before
  8. 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
  9. 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!
  10. Teej
    Jun 18, 2019
    10
    It's taken me almost a week to digest this rich body of work. It's a dark masterpiece. Odd, thoughtful, mesmerising. It needs to be appreciated as a complete body of work and listened in it's entirety from beginning to end to fully absorb and appreciate the message.

    There's really nothing quite like this out there at the moment. It's not an album designed to top the charts; it's a    It's taken me almost a week to digest this rich body of work. It's a dark masterpiece. Odd, thoughtful, mesmerising. It needs to be appreciated as a complete body of work and listened in it's entirety from beginning to end to fully absorb and appreciate the message.

    There's really nothing quite like this out there at the moment. It's not an album designed to top the charts; it's a statement. A fantastic, mind boggling, thought provoking statement. True art.    … Expand
  11. 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.
  12. 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!!
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Gustavodb
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Revolucionary, corageous, mature. Just can has been come from a QUEEN, and she's Madonna.
  16. palladium75
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    the best album of the year and since her confessions album. it's an amazing journey of eclectic assorted music. the queen of pop has come through!
  17. 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!
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. Peppermint888
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    What an absolutely brilliant record!!, she takes you everywhere! so bold, so wonderful, so enchanting!! A MUST!!
  21. Naram
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best álbum ever!!!! And ever and ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever… Expand
  22. Anderx
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Really impressed with the album. Is different from everything that she has done. Amazing record.
  23. Stevey21
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Phenomenal. Experimental, Political, Self Reflective, Global....Madonna #Madame X
  24. 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).
  25. franko1996
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best since Confessions! Continues to prove why she is the undisputed Queen of Pop!
  26. 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!
  27. kevindouglas
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is the ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  28. 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.
  29. 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!
  30. cdawloing
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Bold and authentic. Madonna embracing these cultures is natural and never forced. Wish Killers Who Are Partying had better lyrics, but the production makes up for it. God Control and the latin tracks are personal favorites.
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70

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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