MDNA : Deluxe Edition

Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "MDNA stands as Madonna's most explicit work....Hooks emerge quickly; there's lots of naughtiness for the DJ to bring back, and the music has depth that rewards repeated listening." Entertainment Weekly (pp.72-73) - "Madonna is at her best on the love songs....The synth stomper 'I'm Addicted,' a warm ode to a crush, offers a good excuse to join in when she says, 'I need to dance.'" Billboard (p.33) - "Madonna is still very much the queen of pop. Her 12th studio album, MDNA, is a collection of thoroughly pumping pop tunes, some of which are slices of sheer brilliance." Q (Magazine) (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Opening MDNA with a confessional prayer to the almighty, Madonna sets this up as not simply an album but a skillfully assembled piece of pop theatre." Mojo (Publisher) (p.84) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "I Don't Give A' is vintage vengeful Madonna....She and Orbit have created a startling kind of electronic chanson...thank God they found each other again."

前作のUSアーバン路線から一転、4年ぶりの新作ではマーティン・ソルヴェグやベニー・ベナッシ、旧友のウィリアム・オービットら欧州のプロデューサー陣と合体した女王様。私のDNAのすべてを刻み付けてやる!とでも言わんばかりに、多面体な新旧マドンナ像を各曲に投影する。エレクトロからバラード、歌モノからラップまで。良き母がまさか?というハジケっぷりと過激な表現には驚いたが、独身ガールなわけだしね。
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