Madonna

Ray Of Light

A must for any cd collection.

Review Score:

(10/10)
This is quite simply a stunning album, and very well received critically. (NB: Madonna had never won a grammy until this album!) Not that awards and critical acclaim are important but on this occasion, it is very well deserved.

All the tracks have Madonna's staple sound (that make her 'Madonna'), but are genuinely exceptional.
Very moving, uplifting and thought provoking.
Great dance, great pop, and beautiful ballads.

Staring with the atmospheric and painfully sad 'Drowned World' the album picks up pace on track 2 with probably the weakest song on the album, Swim.
Most will know the singles, Drowned World (a UK single), Ray of Light (just feel the energy in this track!), Nothing Really Matters, Frozen and The Power of Goodbye. The remaining tracks are just as powerful - Skin (a fantastic trance / dance track - a crime this was not a single), Sky Fits Heaven, the beautiful Little Star (actually the double a for the UK, accompanying Drowned World), the smooth To Have and Not to Hold, and the very guitar heavy, punky and surreal Candy Perfume Girl.

This is an album everyone should have in their collection.
A career highlight, and considering the quality of Madonnas material, thats an incredible feat.

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