The early 90s were a bit of creative low point for our Madge, at least as far as music was concerned. It wasn’t until Ray of Light in 1997 and this album in 2000 that she found her mojo again. I’ve probably listened to Ray of Light more (being a fan of producer William Orbit) but Music has a lot going for it and it certainly confounded expectations at the time.
The major issue that most people seem to have with this is the cover of American Pie by Don McClean. There seems to be something of a ‘don’t you dare touch a classic’ reaction from some music fans, but if you are going to do a cover at least try to find something different to say and I think Madonna definitely manages that.
Aside from that, there’s a good mix of stuff on this album with the title track and What It Feels Like For a Girl being the standouts for me. Overall this gets 4 stars from me but that’s only because Ray of Light is even better.
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