i think this cd was a backlash for madonna one for the reason why i think she made unlike gloria estefan 1994 hold me kiss me that cd did sale much as light of ray but cd bring gloria back on the radio this cd give brith to mrs spears the media knew that madonna try to made comeback this cd cause her fadeout . this cd sold more but it cause a backlash for her than a comeback madonna should have work with the magana carta

in doing a tribute to rush i brought that cd after i brought her new cd .

i thought she was on their that would have been very cool if madonna did Rush covers.

go buy gloria estefan (gloria) it,s better than this one she fadeout 2 years later.

but she did a better job.

Rating: 2 / 5

This is supposed to be techno? If that’s the case, then ‘N Sync must be a hardcore punk band. I’ve listened to the tracks and there is no bold reinvention, no meaningful lyrics, no substance at all – just a somewhat technologically-advanced version of the adult contemporary pap Madonna has always recorded. She somehow managed to turn what should have been 15 minutes of fame into 15 years, but it wasn’t her music or singing that did it. Her voice is still painfully thin and often nasal, the music is nowhere near as entrancing as REAL techno, and the lyrics rehash the same themes. Take this example: Apparently Madonna has a fleeting interest in becoming a neurosurgeon, as we’ve concluded from these lyrics – you’ve got “You’re frozen when your heart is not open” from “Frozen”, and “Your heart is not open so I must go” from “The Power Of Goodbye”. Many of the other lyrics also sound like a self-absorbed pat on the back, but that’s to be expected from Madonna. Anyway, most techno sounds better without lyrics/vocals unless they add something bold and interesting to the songs (like Underworld and Apollo Four Forty) – that’s not the case with the dull and predictable Ray Of Light. Trust me, once you get into some real techno (not some adult contemporary act who’s desperately trying to make teenagers think she is cool) you’ll forget this ever existed.
Rating: 1 / 5

Not the highpoint of her career, I’ll say that. Yeah, the title track is a great bit of 90’s Hi-NRG techno. Catchy stuff. If you just want that track, buy the single and see if you can get some remixes of it too.

Sadly, this thing is an album. Albums are inhently prolonged affairs, and here, Madonna seems bent on putting forward a set of songs that ramble on for far longer than they should. I mean, none of these 13 songs are shorter than 4:10!!! Most tracks begin as a snoozy collage of synthesized dwaddling, with the eventual trip-hop beat sneaking up and suffocating the track with monotony. Some might have some uber-fast dancefloor throbbing, but a bout of four on the floor repetition does nothing to decrease monotony.

If you ever needed an excuse to hate 90s techno, well, listen to this album. Then again, listening to any 90s techno will automatically induce human beings to vomit in order to purge their systems of that foul guff. Ugh…

Highlights include: “Ray of Light,” and that’s about it.

I’d suggest that you buy The Immaculate Collection and then pick few select singles (”Ray of Light,” “Music,” “Beautiful Stranger” and “Hung Up”). That’s pretty much all the Madonna you’ll ever need.
Rating: 1 / 5