Madonna

Ray Of Light

Most overrated performer in music history?

Review Score:

(2/10)
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.

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