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Music : Ray of LightIn association with Amazon.comby: Madonna  List Price: $13.98 Amazon.com's Price: $9.97 You Save: $4.01 (29%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0093624684725 Label: Warner Bros / Wea Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: March 03, 1998 Studio: Warner Bros / Wea Sales Rank: 5393 MPN: 46847 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Album Description: Vinyl edition of her 1998 & latest smash album --unavailableon this format in the U.S. Features the hit 'Frozen' & thetitle track. Black wax. The sleeves include full lyrics. AMaverick/ Warner Brothers release. Amazon.com essential recording: Never underestimate Madonna's power of persuasion: By nearly all critical accounts, Ray of Light, Madonna's first album of new material since 1994's Bedtime Stories, and her first since motherhood, is her richest, most accomplished record yet. While Ray of Light is being tagged as Madonna's big leap into electronica, it's important to note two things: First, her music has always had close ties to dance culture, and, second, her collaborator William Orbit is no Chemical Brother. Though it has all the latest blips, bleeps, and crackles electronica has to offer, Ray of Light is still largely an adult album, completely within Madonna's realm. Still, Orbit's tasteful sonic constructions provide Madonna with her most adventurous, hippest musical backdrop ever. What's more, the arrangements and production are understated enough to highlight an even bigger development: Fresh from singing lessons on the Evita set, Madonna's vocal range, depth, and clarity have never been stronger. But larger pipes don't necessarily make for deeper, truer music. Never a master lyricist, Madonna's words have worked best when they've practically been slogans ("Vogue," "Express Yourself"). This time she goes for more emotional depth, and even tries her hand at ethno-techno-mysticism ("Shanti/Ashtangi"). She largely stumbles, however. The tone conveyed on songs like "Nothing Really Matters" is a self-centered pat on the back that belies her claim to a newfound altruism. It's enough to make you wonder, now that Madonna's given up being our material girl, if maybe she's set her sights on becoming the center of our spiritual world too. --Roni Sarig Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not Madonna's greatest achievementThe "Mother Of Reinvention" reinvented herself noticeably for this album, but unfortunately it just doesn't work in this case. Not that it's completely worthless (the title track, the beautiful "The Power Of Goodbye" and "Little Star" are worth hearing), but this overlong album is largely uncharacteristic for Madonna, lacking the all-out feelgoodness of her 1st 2 albums and the robust maturity of ones like "True Blue" and "Like A Prayer." Her average singing ability is not at its best here, much ... Read More Rating:  - Ray of Light keeps on shiningForever a fan. I still have the "Ray of Light" cassette tape I bought in 98', along with the ROL CD and of course a few single remixes from this album. Timeless and classic. Every single song on this CD stands out on its own merit and artistic value. Each song blends and molds perfectly for what I consider to be her greatest masterpiece so far. For ten years now I have been listening to this CD and not once have I got bored or tired of it. Each play is like hearing it for the first ... Read More Rating: - Ray of Lighti didnt really think that i would enjoy this cd even though i really enjoyed "Ray of Light" as a song. But i was seriously wrong and minus maybe one misstep on the cd the rest of "Ray of Light" is one of my favorite Madonna cds (at least of the 3 that i have so far). Madonna really does her thing on this cd both writing and singing as well which in my opinion hasn't always been one of her strong suits. Nothing against it though just something i've noticed before. But none of that ... Read More Rating: - Very sentimental CDI heard this album years ago, but lost some of my collection of CDs which I had this stored. After listening to this CD again, I recall how hot Ray of Light is. The remixes of some of the songs on this album are brilliant, and those are the ones I did not lose. : ) Rating: - Madonna Reaches A Second Artistic PeakWatch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2XZXLCGB4U1UC My name is Jeremy Gloff. I am a musician and music collector. Feel free to check out my website. This is my review of Madonna's album "Ray Of Light". Browse for similar items by category:
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