Album Review: Madonna – ‘MDNA’

Published: Thursday 22nd Mar 2012 by TGJ Team

For Madonna‘s twelfth studio album, the Material Girl has ditched the ‘hard candy’ in favor of something stronger, something meaner. Something she bills, her ‘MDNA’.

A Pop triangulation of sorts, the set was primary produced by the singer’s longtime collaborator William Orbit and two contemporary composers, Benny Benassi and Martin Solveig, to inject an air of “fresh” and “exciting”. As always, being the businesswoman that she is, M shares a songwriting and producing credit on every track.

As her first release not to be associated with Warner Bros. Records (the label she called home since 1982), all eyes are on whether the ‘Queen of Pop’ has crafted a blockbuster Pop LP. One which firmly plants her as a viable contender against the Rihanna‘s and Katy Perry‘s of the world. And one which, at the same time, reintroduces her brand to the ‘YouTube Generation’.

Beyond this, there also remains the penultimate question: as a solid body of work, how hard does ‘MDNA’ hit? Swallow the full review after the jump.

Opening with ‘Girls Gone Wild’, Madonna is all business as she explains her unapologetic thirst for sin in this flirty, yet safe dance number. ‘Gone Bad’ boasts welcomed elements of ‘Confessions On The Dance Floor’ with its sonic brilliance and aloof air of adolescent lust. A trend continued on classic Madge cuts ‘I’m Addicted’ and ‘Turn Up The Radio’.

It’s not an LP without it’s flaws, however.

“Like a bitch out of order,” ‘Gang Bang’ tries too hard to dethrone Britney‘s ‘Get Naked’ as the best slice of Psychotic-Pop ever recorded. The shock track comes up short with its deadpan, apathetic vocals and lack of a discernible melody. For five minutes Madonna monotonously drawls in a reedy voice her intentions of shooting her lover dead, going to Hell for it, and then shooting him again. We kid you not.

While elsewhere, ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ is so reductive that it feels as if Lady M is trying to pull the wool over our eyes by spraying ‘Febreze’ on recycled tracks and telling us they’re new. In this case her inability to keep up Martin Solveig‘s high-octane production that ages her far more than any birth certificate ever could.

Still, as with any solid collection, flaws are only a stones-throw away from brilliance. Case point, ‘I Don’t Give A’ , which finds the dance-floor diva in top form rapping of her excellency with the receipts to back it up. She “does ten things at once” and doesn’t “give a f—“ what anyone thinks, especially ex-husband Guy Ritchie: “I tried to be the perfect wife, I diminished myself, it swallowed me, if I was a failure then I don’t give a…” Lyrically poignant and sonically astounding, it would be all sorts of criminal if this Nicki Minaj featured cut isn’t released as a single.

Sure to earn a chorus of scoff courtesy of their heavy coating of auto-tune,  ‘Some Girls’ and ‘I’m A Sinner’ are euphoric Pop at its most premium – when divorced from the obvious. Together, they earn Lady Gaga‘s favorite artist all her 10’s as a raving disco diva on the prowl. ‘Girls’ contains psychedelic flourishes reminiscent of 2000’s ‘Music’ that creates a near-perfect platform for M-Dolla to declare “some girls are not like [her],” although they vehemently do try.

‘Falling Free’ appropriately closes out ‘MDNA’, as it’s the album’s brightest ray of light. Produced by Orbit, it’s the most intimate of the two ballads to be found on the 12 song collection. The deliberately enunciated lyrics resonate themes of regret, sorrow, and acceptance, “It turns my hate and washes down the face of God that stands above pouring over hope and love,” she sings hauntingly. As the orchestra swells it creates an atmospheric backdrop that transcends all the copious amounts of over-production that bog down most of the album; it’s sublime.

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With ‘MDNA’, Madonna underscores the fact that she’s no longer a musical visionary nor is she trying to be. As the world’s longest withstanding Pop Star and one of the most successful, the 53 year old knows full well what she needs to do to remain relevant; adapt and evolve–it’s her thing.

‘MDNA’ is best served loud at obscene levels and danced to in wild abandon, as there’s a blind entertaining quality to it that should lend itself well to dark club settings or tour arenas. Conveniently so, all signs point to that being  the LP’s sole purpose; to work as a catalyst to promote the star’s impending world tour.

Final verdict? ‘MDNA’ is solid pop art, yet nowhere near close to being as revolutionary as it should or could be; nor is it as groundbreaking as it, at times, thinks. With that being said, the album serves as a potent 21st Century reminder of why few can argue with her widely accepted ‘Queen of Pop’ status.

That Grape Juice Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

 

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  1. Man-TAK-eee March 22, 2012

    *YAAAWWWN* Sounds like a free download. Next!

  2. QUEEN MARIAH >>>> YOUR FAVE March 22, 2012

    MY REVIEW:

    GENERIC MESS

    HER VOICE SOUNDS THE SAME IN ALL OF THE TRACKS – MONOTONE

    NOTHING ORIGINAL

    BASICALLY A FLOP RECYCLED VERSION OF “COTDF”.

    1.5 / 5

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  3. QUEEN MARIAH >>>> YOUR FAVE March 22, 2012

    ATTENTION EVERYBODY!

    DON’T BUY THIS FLOP ALBUMS, IT’S EXTREMELY BAD. If YOU HOWEVER DECIDE TO GET IT – DOWNLOAD IT ILLEGALLY

    ————————————————————

    QueenMariah2012

    LEGENDriah GODrey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your flop faves

  4. JAKE (KING BEY, QUEEN ADELE, EMPRESS GAGA, DUCHESS MADONNA, DUKE TIMBERLAKE = 21ST CENTURY ICONS) March 22, 2012

    LOL!!!!!!!

    @ THAT GRAPE JUICE THAT THEIR REVIEW EVEN MATTERS!!!!!!! ISN’T THIS A BLOG???????

    IT’S GARNERED ACCLAIM FROM “PROFESSIONAL” CRITICS – SEE: ROLLING STONES “4 STAR” REVIEW. NOW.

  5. Onyx March 22, 2012

    The worst review i have ever read but is TGJ this site hate her, the album is not Madonna’s best album but is not bad, best song is “Gang Bang” and doesn’t have nothing to do with Britney’s “Get Naked”, while this record is not the best from Madge she proves once again why she remain relevant 30 years later after debuted and some of her collegues became irrelevant, Cyndy Lauper, Prince, Cher, ect, don’t you think, we are still talking of her 30 years later, she’s as famous as the world moment female singers like Rihanna, Gaga, Britney, Katy, Beyonce and she’s 53 years old, she doesn’t have to care about prove something anymore, this album is her saying this is me, everything you are doing now, i did it first, i’m the biggest inspiration of the Pop female singers of today, you all copy from me, bows down to me, if you don’t like you can’t kiss my ass, those who can’t argue with her status of Queen of Pop are just Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga or just haters, she is the female version of Michael Jackson, I’m Addicted to MDNA, F*** You.

  6. PAU March 22, 2012

    no #1 single on it
    flop mess

  7. Peggy Hylton March 22, 2012

    Ratchet old slag. She could never sing and now her p**** full of white pubes, and streched to death. Give it up grandma.

  8. nice try fake shion March 22, 2012

    Old w**** with no talent but deep throat and wagging that old p****. No one cares grandma ma.

  9. Kevin March 22, 2012

    y’all were the ones that shaded the f*** outta “I don’t give a” so why do you now want it as a single? Flop blog

  10. Nik Nak March 22, 2012

    lool, from the horrible singles, I was never gonna buy this album…..not even worth my time to download it.

    She is too old. A shame she cud have left a legend but not a has been who flopped at the end.

  11. Steve March 22, 2012

    3.5 / 5 i think is REALLY generous.

    It’s a boring cheesey album – 2 /5

  12. kijano March 22, 2012

    Agreed with ONYX, thanks for rejecting this horrible comparison between Gang Bang and Get Naked, still can’t believe they said that….
    And yes Gang Bang is by far the best song !!!!

  13. THE KILLER BEE March 22, 2012

    @Onyx…..What the hell are u talkin about? Delusional much. Prince is still is and will always remain relevant. When Prince drops new music, he doesnt follow the current music trends like Madonna. If Madonna was such this and that. Why the hell is she using Nicki and trying to compete with Gaga and the rest with this dance electro pop sound. Prince and Cyndi dont have to down other artist to show how Great they are. They stay true to their self and make whatever music they want. Sit the f*** down with that BS, bashing Prince and others for Madonna. And Whitney Houston is the most Celebrated Female Singer that all these female musicians today look up to the most. Not Madonna. Second would b Janet. And Madonna is not the female MJ! Yeah, she has the sales but so does Celine, Mariah and Whitney. To b the female MJ, u have to b a Great Singer and Dancer on Stage and thats certainly not Madonna. Thats either Beyonce or Janet. They may not have the sales of Madonna but those bishes will EAT Madonna ALIVE ON STAGE!

  14. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @kijano
    Your welcome

    @THE KILLER BEE
    as much as i love Prince, he fails to have an impact in the 2000’s, don’t give me with that s***, about Janet and the others, Lady Gaga and the others compete with her with a 53 years old woman, thats doesn’t tell you something.

  15. Mike March 22, 2012

    Not her best (like a prayer, ray of light and confessions) but still extremely good. Turn Up the Radio is her best song in years! Those trashing Madonna on here are just psycho stans of other artists that will always trash Madonna. The lead single was the weakest track of the entire album. Gang Bang is phenomenal and one of the craziest and cutting edge pop songs in a decade. Love Spent is weird and autobiographical and Falling Free is her greatest ballad since Power of Goodbye. Not a fan of I don’t give a with Nicki Minaj but otherwise it’s solid. It reminds me of her Music album

  16. THE NEW QUEEN OF POP March 22, 2012

    Janet ain’t competing with that dragon.

  17. Wacky h** March 22, 2012

    @ thekillerbee
    Preach!!! On stage
    Janet and Beyonce >>>>>> Madonna

    Madonna the female MJ! Lolol!

  18. nikoyuki March 22, 2012

    Sam done made the Madonna fan/stans hawt to day. Old Madonna hits will do it for me, this is nothing more then her playing follow the leader, and she not the one leading. It’s sad when stars like her have to complete with the younger girls/boys to sell. She should if just released a greatest hits album. Because this s*** is a load of fuckry.

  19. kimberly March 22, 2012

    This is madonna’s worst album and I always say she should just tour off her old stuff. my mother is not even feeling madonna anymore with this new music. This is not a good album to leave the music industry on. Sorry madonna I will not buy this album and i mean it. This is pure generic crap! I really don’t care for any sites review but as long as i am not feeling the music i am not buying the album.
    her tour will sell. get ready for bright lights, loud backtracks and HUGE PRODUCTIONS. PEACE

  20. Rico March 22, 2012

    This album is awful! Id be struggling to give it 2 out of 5.

  21. REALTALKBSWALK March 22, 2012

    First let me say I am a Madonna fan but this album is the worst I have ever heard I mean come on Madonna a lot of the songs sound like high school level poems put to music. Madonna is supposed to be better than this the only songs I like are GGW and BB I mean the rest of the album is not a true Madonna album, I think she rushed this one just to outdo Lady GaGa and Britney or shall I say TRY to outdo them(epicfail), it’s very Karaoke.

  22. Twitter: @dirtyPEACHES March 22, 2012

    I love the album.
    Better and more adventurous than anything Beyonce, Rihanna or Katy Perry could ever think of doing.
    53 and still slaying the scene. Madonna always gets the last laugh.

  23. Miao March 22, 2012

    Gang Bang, Some Girls, (Beautiful Killer and I F***** Up- from deluxe edition)>>>>>>>>….. the rest!
    Album = 2/5

  24. Onyx March 22, 2012

    Who do you try to fool? this people claim to be Madonna Fans hahahaha a fan o her would never say what all of you has said here.

  25. Onyx March 22, 2012

    It’s ok to not understand or feel the album at first but what Madonna album is easy to listen hahaha is for smart people, the album is new and fresh but still has her DNA, the Madonna sounds, showing why she is on the Top for 30 years, she is light years ahead of everybody else.

  26. lol March 22, 2012

    I dont see the Madonna hype, from snippets the album is generic pop and sounds like watered down filtered versions of her old material.
    I dont see how she can call herself The reining Pop Queen when shes been around nearly 30 years in the music industry and her material sounds like that of a damn newbee. Her fans need to face the fact that Madonna was and is not music-ly inclined that why she SUCKS ! A decent dancer…maybe, a fame w****…most definitely , a true artist …hell no!

  27. BitchIcantevenspellwelfare March 22, 2012

    @ONYX, I agree with a lot of what you are saying but let’s not about Prince. You ask ANYONE in the music industry about Prince & his impact is undeniable. He will ALWAYS be relevant.

  28. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @BitchIcantevenspellwelfare
    Prince and Madonna are one of my fav. but let’s face the truth, he impact is undeniable but Madonna has manage to stay in relevant (Mainstream), that’s my point.

  29. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    MMM , KNOCK knock , the baddest D*** arrived and some B****** will get slapped by my D***. watch out H*** 😡

    anyway , the whole album is a grower , i’m gonna be honest , after the first listen i HATED the album , i hated every second of it , and i already Deleted it OFF my Laptop ! BUT …

    i had a second thought about it , especially re-considering it’s UNIQUE name , MDNA , it is like a Tribute to madonna , her DNA , u can def hear her old hits while you listen to it , it is a happy album and she did her job , well done Queen Of pop 🙂 , i loved it and let me tell U , I’m addicted , i can’t get enough of this album , i swear to god i was that close to whip her ass for making such a bad album cuz i’m a stan and i need to be satisfied , but YES , she slayed 🙂 !! GO MADONNA. and i love this album 🙂

    and for this H** who wrote this Review , what Do u know about music ?!!

    Madonna is the ONLY one , and i dare to say the ONLY whose Discography is legendary from L to Y !

    she has :

    DANCE record : COADF / Music
    S**/Nudity / expressing her feminine side : erotica
    Passion : Bedtime stories
    Spiritual/religious : Ray of light / like a prayer
    Fun Records : MADONNA / like a virgin
    Urban record : hard candy
    Statement/Political record : american life
    Rock : True Blue

    when your Desperate favs ?!! 😉

    what else do u want from the woman U dumb f**** , if in the mood of anything you will find a madonna album waiting there for you to FULLY satisfy your musical need.
    her discography are the elements of LIFE , when your fav deliver like her , U can talk , now you gotta learn the moral of the story :

    THERE’S ONLY ONE QUEEN , AND THAT’S M A D O N N A !!!

    nothing will change that , so U only got to Respect her and Live your Life peacefully and enjoy the happy MDNA album 🙂

    So Proud of you madge , i’m a proud arabic madonna stan 🙂

    Bye.

    @ONYX :

    Co-sign My BOO 😉

  30. lol March 22, 2012

    ONYX
    March 22, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    It’s ok to not understand or feel the album at first but what Madonna album is easy to listen hahaha is for smart people, the album is new and fresh but still has her DNA, the Madonna sounds, showing why she is on the Top for 30 years, she is light years ahead of everybody else.
    ————————————————————————————————–
    Fresh ? ? ! No what you have is somebody singing the same three lines repeated over and over for 3 -4 minutes a song over a pop beat

  31. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    You shot those B******, Drive, Drive B****.

    @lol
    I say is for smart people.

  32. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @LOL :

    As if ” we found LOVE” wasn’t repetitive Enough …. repeating 6 Words ” not even a line” for the whole song. and here u have it.

    Gurl just stop , I go hard for Rihanna ” and Chris for that matter” , but don’t complain about Madonna being repetitive while Being a Rihanna stan.

    U handled Rihanna repetitive Hits , you are Big enough to handle Madonna’s as well , right ?! 😉

    @ONYX :

    I Do NOT Play , U know me paul 😉

    Madonna albums need that ” ONLY FOR SMART PEOPLE” LABEL

  33. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    OMG! that’s my name.

  34. BitchIcantevenspellwelfare March 22, 2012

    I have not allowed myself to listen to the album yet b/c I want to be fully surprised when I buy it next week.

    I can say that I LOVE “Girls Gone Wild” and “Gang Bang,” the only two tracks that I’ve heard (“Give me all your Luvin'” doesn’t count- that song is so unfortunate).

    I realize that the MASTERPIECE “Confessions on a Dancefloor” came out in 2005 but I just didn’t want another dance album right now. Oh well, it’s Madonna. it’s something way different than “Confessions” I know.

    Anyway, looking forward to March 26!!!! 🙂

  35. NICKIMINAJDAPRESIDENT March 22, 2012

    THE ALBUM IS TRASH!!!!!!!

  36. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    COADF is a GEM , nothing can touch this album as my ” GREATEST album of all Times”.

    and NO , my greatest Song of all time is ” FROZEN” , this song give me all i want in a song , with it’s arabic Feel as a BONUS 😉 😉 , AaaaaaHhhh !!

    @ONYX :

    YO think you will be my Boo and i don’t Know your REAL Name ?!

    Ha. B**** you are Funny 😉

    Let’s get unconscious Honey 😛 , TRAVELING TRAVELING !! 😆

  37. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    Hahahaha Omg! creepy, you and i share a lots of things in common, Frozen is my favo. Song from Madonna, Bedtime Story is also one of my fav. from her too.

  38. NICKIMINAJDAPRESIDENT March 22, 2012

    FLOPDONNA

    This album and era is a f****** disaster. So far FOSSILDONNA has released two singles from the album and they have failed to have commercial success and longevity on the charts and not have impacted the radio waves like Madonna and her team thought it would. ALL THAT SHADING GAGA for nothing LOL. Give Me all your luvin peaked at #10 on US BILLBOARD HOT 100 and then tanked and falled off charts worlwide and is nowhere to be found LMAO and THE B**** HAD SUPERBOWL PROMO and the media HYPING THE SINGLE and it f****** FLOPPED! Girls Gone Wild song FLOPPED and did not chart and that GAY video wont help sales. JUST CONTROVERSIAL AND BASIC. NONE OF THE SNIPPETS are promising and this album will do good in first week BECAUSE OF PRE-ORDER SALES. after the second week IT WILL FALL OF CHARTS IMMEDIATELY. SO TO ALL THE MADONNA FANS WHO SAID THIS ALBUM WOULD DESTORY AND PUT END TO LADY GAGA ENDED BEING WRONG. LMFAO AT THESE F***** FANS OF MADONNA WHO MADE THAT CLAIM. SLAP IN THE FACE TO YOU DUMB B******! MADONNA BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, AND HER TOUR WILL SLAY THOUGH. I BUT THIS ALBUM AND SINGLES WILL FLOP AND THATS IT! ALL THOSE WHO DONT LIEK WHAT I SAY GO EAT AND D***. IDGAF. SPEAKING DA TRUTH . REAL TALK B******!

  39. Truth March 22, 2012

    4/5
    And that’s me being Generous

  40. Truth March 22, 2012

    4/10
    And that’s me being Generous

    There’s some really Generic Songs on here.
    Not even singing, just talking over Autotune

  41. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    it is funny enough that there is a Nicki Minaj stan talking about the queen 😆

    U know what , i won’t waste my time on you , it is enough your Fav declared and confirmed Madonna is the ONLY Queen.

    Not a good nicki stan. :mrgreen:

    and Madonna is in a point in her career she don’t care about #1’s and Hits , she do what she love and please , she did it all , has 100+ ICONIC hits and the greatest TOUR ever under her belt , she has nothing else to prove. she is only Having FUN and that is making you Mad clearly.

    she’s living that moment of feeling that you achieved all of your goals and more. like it is time to have fun after all the hard work. 🙂

    Leave the struggle and the pressure of ” i must have a #1 or my position in the industry will be in danger ” to your Fav. she’s still yet to keep her position in the industry. Madonna already has her throne and she’s sitting on it for like 30 Years NOW.

    when your Fav ?!!
    😉

    you b****** tried though 😆 😆 😆

    @ONYX :

    BS is my fav madonna album 🙂 ! i listen to it everyday 🙂 !! my mom used to make me sleep while playing it when i was 2 Y.o :).
    imagine sleeping while listening to ” love tried to welcome me” for example >>>>

    she’s the one who introduced me to Madonna 🙂 , while my father is into ” frank ” and ” elvis” !!!! 🙂 #ODD couple 😆

  42. lol March 22, 2012

    POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    March 22, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    @LOL :

    As if ” we found LOVE” wasn’t repetitive Enough …. repeating 6 Words ” not even a line” for the whole song. and here u have it.

    Gurl just stop , I go hard for Rihanna ” and Chris for that matter” , but don’t complain about Madonna being repetitive while Being a Rihanna stan.

    U handled Rihanna repetitive Hits , you are Big enough to handle Madonna’s as well , right ?!

    @ONYX :

    I Do NOT Play , U know me paul

    Madonna albums need that ” ONLY FOR SMART PEOPLE” LABEL
    ———————————————————————————————-
    I KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW DAMN WELL THIS IS NOT THE SAME POP POPYALTY THAT USED LIVE IN RIHANNA C*** 6 MONTHS AGO ON THAT GRAPE JUICE , Secondly why when people have a rational crtitic about the subject at hand the MUSIC do other look at the commenters avatar and automatically assume
    that commenter is a fan or stan and start talkin s*** (i guess if i had Obama pic in my profile ya’ll would assume he was my favorite singer also LOL) anyway back to the subject the album Sucks flat point blank period

  43. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @LOL :

    I left Rihanna C*** and now i’m ON her BOOBS 😆 , and even if u had an obama do u think that will stop me ?! 😉

    anyway , it is your opinion , but i was right though 😛

    Do U , i don’t want troubles today , i’m in a great mood 🙂

    Peace 😉

  44. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    Your 20, OMG! you could be my Toy Boy, I’m older than you, me and your father share thigs in common too, i love Elvis and Frank but Elvis oh my God! i love him.

  45. Lolo March 22, 2012

    Reading reviews of this album is hilarious. Every person reviewing it knows darn well that it’s awful, but they have to fill the reviews with slobbering over Madonna’s overrated, desperate, not-so-talented b***. Just be honest–it isn’t good. And, to respond to others in the comments, Madonna is not the female MJ. She can’t sing, can’t dance, her songwriting is average, and her songs are all meaningless fluff. MJ did catchy pop songs, but he also did songs with real meaning and emotion and she can’t pull it off.

  46. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @lol
    Ok honey i’m not trying to change your mind, by the way i love your Grav.

  47. Truth March 22, 2012

    @nickiminajdorprwsident
    Your whole statement is the truth. That’s why some stans gotta talk about her material from past albums. This album suck and they know it. I love madonnas albums but these last two. S*** on a shingle. Hard candy and MDMA suck ass. She should just tour off of her back catalogue from now on. Don’t do new albums unless you are pationate and have something relevant to say Madonna. Just makes you look silly. I’m a real fan. I’m not gonna lick her ass(like two people on here) and say the musics good when it’s not. Keep it 100%

  48. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    So you want her to do the same Janet does Touring without new material, those Janet fans come here and claim to be Madonna fans when they’re not, i say once again a fan of her never but never Express himself in that way about the Queen.

  49. lol March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    Understood
    @onyx Thanks i like yours as well

  50. NICKIMINAJDAPRESIDENT March 22, 2012

    @LMAOO POP ROYALTY

    The QUEEN? why is the QUEEN having a hard time CHARTING with her singles from an album that had SO MUCH HYPE???? THIS ALBUM IS A FLOP AND YOU WILL DEAL WHILE THIS TRASH IS RESTING ON THE SHELVES WITH SIPER COBWEBS! NICKI SAID SHE DA QUEEN SO DA F*** WHAT? WHY DON’T YOU GO HELP TRANNYDONNA AND BUY 10 COPIES OF THE ALBUM. THIS ALBUM IS THE DEFINITION OF “REDUCTIVE”. MADONNA IS IRRELEVANT….. SHE WILL TOUR AND GET DAT MONEY AND GROSS GOOD CUZ SHE GOOD AT DAT. BUT DAMN NO ONE CHECKING IN ON HER S***. DONT TALK S*** ABOUT RIHANNA WHEN MADONNA BE REPEATING THE SAME DAMN THING IN HER SONGS ON THIS ALBUM AND GENERIC AND UNINSPIRING AS F***! BASIC B**** ALBUM IS WHAT SHE IS GIVING HER S*** FANS . F*** OFF HER C*** AND CALM THE F*** DOWN YOU RAGING B****. DA F*** U STANNING THIS OLD ASS B**** FOR!

  51. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @ONYX :

    Now i know why i didn’t told you my REAl age before. Tomboy or not , i like u 🙂 , I’m sinner !

    I SAID DRIVE B**** !! OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER 😆

    I’m addicted to this song at the moment , i want to kill a b**** 😆

    and i’m going straight to hell , gonna meet some friends there …. i swear this song was made for me 😆 🙂

  52. rihannadrunkwhore March 22, 2012

    HAHAHAHAHA THIS ALBUM IS FUCKIGN GARBAGE! THE REVIEWS ARE GENEROUS FOR THIS AWFUL REDUCTIVE PEICE OF S***!

  53. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @NICKIMINAJDAPRESIDENT
    With your commets you gave me the vibe of a Lady Gaga fan, now i know why you’re so angry, if she is flopping then be happy and change page.

    @lol
    thanks

  54. Truth March 22, 2012

    @onyx
    So it’s impossible to be fans of both Madonna and Janet? You make no sense. Most people I grew up with love both women. Also, a true fan airs out what concerns them. That’s what we owe the artist we love the truth. Being a blind supporter for garbage helps how? Exactly it doesn’t. She should pull a Janet and tour off her back catologue until she has something to say beyond high school cheers and deficient subject matter for a woman so accomplished.

  55. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @NICKIMINAJ :

    Gurl BOOF …. 🙄

    Madonna is the queen and u will deal and leave your days of life seeing this FACT in front of your eyes.

    pray your fav achieve 1/8 what Madonna did already.

    Au revoir honey 🙂

  56. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    Once again with are in the same line, that song was made for me, was love at first sigh, this is my fav. from the album is Dita at her best, she goes crazy, the same thing happen to me with Lady Gaga’s “Heavy Metal Lover” and is so far my fav. from “Born This Way”. Well i’m not that Old and people always tell me that i look more younger than i really am maybe because i’m Gemini and i have this Boyish look.

  57. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    MaDonna is herself.

    she’s a separate entity. she’s not related to MJ by any means. she’s as Great as him. and Even more considering MJ was non-existent in 00’s and lived by his old hits.
    while madonna kept winning in the test of Time.

    M D N A !

    Greatest female artist of all times. 😛

  58. Truth March 22, 2012

    So funny you judge beyonce and others but not Madonna. Why would she be exempt from critique @onyx? I critique all my faves. Sometimes I like what they do sometimes not. I didn’t say anything outta line. I told the truth. You should do the same. This album is not good. It’s average @ best.

  59. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    No i’m myself have a lots idols but i never dislike them like you do, i’m defending her because i think the album Rocks and if you’re a real Madonna fan you will like it coz is 100% her just her but i forget that this is your point not mind, as long as i like it, i’m happy.

  60. TeamBreezy March 22, 2012

    The album came out already? Damn… I missed it lol

  61. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @ONYX :

    The same here , i look so much f*****’ younger than i am. i am 20 Y.O , but i do look younger than that. some ppl say i look Healthy , WTF is that ?! 😆

    but my RUDE side make up for all that. 😉

    if we talk signs , i was born ON the Leo/virgo cusp , so this is really hard . i was born with a GREAT alter ego as well. when the leo part kick in , RUN FOR COVER mutha fuckers. 😆

    and i’m here for DITA. i miss those days 🙂 , but she’s back and in full force.;)

    and ” heavy metal lover” is cool , “JUDAS” is my fav in BTW , that breakdown with the “EW” part is my Drug. 😆

  62. Onyx March 22, 2012

    Funny, the other day a friend of mine who is a crazy Beyonce fan said this:

    Who is more Famous Elvis Presley or Michael jackson?
    i say well MJ is worldwide know so as Elvis but Elvis is still here after all this years and my friend told me: Elvis and MJ are equally famous but who appears to be more popular is Madonna.

    He also told me this and i think mmm that’s kind of true.
    The Little Monsters thinks Gaga woulr surpass Madonna but if they want to surpass her they have to first surpass Rihanna.

    Madonna- 12 #1 singles
    Rihanna- 11 #1 singles
    Lady Gaga- ——– #1 singles

  63. nickiminajdapresident March 22, 2012

    @LMAOOOO.

    BORN THIS WAY ALBUM SALES >>>>>>MDNA TRASH 🙂

    NOBODY GIVES A F*** ABOUT THIS ALBUM TBH

    ITS ALL ABOUT PINK FRIDAY ROMAN RELOADED NOW!!

  64. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    My sister and my Lesbian best friend are Leo.

  65. Truth March 22, 2012

    Huh? @ onyx I never said I disliked Madonna Hun. Don’t put words in my mouth. I said I don’t like the material from this album. Being a fan once again does not mean blind devotion bae! Real fans speak their minds, so our faves can step up their games. Be glad you like the album, but you are in no position to know who is a true fan and who is not. Most people have said they don’t like the material! Not that they don’t like Madonna. There is a difference.

    Real fans= tell the truth good or bad, and love the artist reguardless of the critique

    Stans= people who are all in artists they like ass. Won’t tell the truth about anything, and attack others that don’t have blind devotion like them.

  66. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    Ok so Express Yourself and go to enjoy Janet, her last album was so greattttttttttttttttttttttttt as The Velvet Rope.

  67. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @NICKIMinaj :

    Gurl i know you are @SAM , just stop embarrassing your ASS.

    NO one is here 4 your Shicki.

    and BTW is a masterpiece , so is MDNA. ==> _/

    @ONYX :

    MADONNA is so popular. Fashion is the Language most People understand , that’s why she’s the most popular pop artist ever. other artists like JJ are of a LOWER lane considering that 😉 # NO shade, TRUTH !

    Rihanna is doing that now. 😉

    oh and :

    Elvis > MJ ” popularity- wise” !! Ha.

    Rock ‘N’ ROLL b****** 😛

  68. nickiminajdapresident March 22, 2012

    @ONYX

    ARE YOU RETARDED LOL?

    MICHAEL JACKSON IS THE MOST POPULAR ARTIST EVER

    MJ SOLD OVER 750 MILLION RECORDS COMPARED TO MADONNA SELLING 300 MILLION RECORDS

    ITS NOT ABOUT NUMBER ONE SINGLES

    WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL SALES MEANING TOTAL RECORDS ( ALBUMS,SINGLES,DOWNLOADS,PHYSICAL COPIES) 🙂

  69. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @Onyx :

    Leos are GOOD , but B****** , and they are so Mean and smart.

    so confident and a lil bit arrogant. at least that’s me.

    but the Virgo side of me doing me good. I’m Good BOY 😆 😆 😆 , the perfectionist side of it is annoying though 😡

  70. Truth March 22, 2012

    I’m glad you like this album. Thats great. I don’t like the material this go round, but will always have love and respect for her.

  71. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @nickiminajdapresident
    This is what i think of yours reply to me 000000000000000000000

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    HAHAHAH so true, is like Geminis people say we have 2 faces but is not true were just (moody changed), i don’t have two faces but i do think i have one dark side and a light on the other side, is ambiguous.

  72. Truth March 22, 2012

    @onyx

    @Truth
    Ok so Express Yourself and go to enjoy Janet, her last album was so greattttttttttttttttttttttttt as The Velvet Rope.
    ——-
    What does Janet have to do with anything? I didn’t bring up Janet you did. Keep deflecting the truth. Talk about Janet or beyonce,etc. So you don’t have to look at the truth. Tell me how innovative MDNA is? What so different or interesting about it? Not just the blind “I love it!”. Don’t be that simple son.

  73. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 22, 2012

    @ONYX :

    LOTS of my gemini friends are like you. but it is harder when you are a girl. 😆

    it is cool when you are a boy and you are Gemini 😉 😉 , U lucky b**** 🙂

    i don’t call it having ” 2 faces” , it is like you have 2 persona within your soul. i have seen them in front of me , My father is one. 😆

    i LOVE myself though , and i embrace every cell of me 🙂 , the GOOD virgo side is annoying i said , he (LOLZ) want me to be so perfect , but i don’t live to be perfect ! 😡

  74. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    Your hate for me, makes me horny

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    I love myself, i have a lot confidence, i’m a bad but i like it that way, Drive B****.

  75. Amy in Chi- town March 22, 2012

    You psycho Janet and GaGa fans need to STFU. This album is pretty badass and Madonna (unlike your favs some day) is still slaying 30 years in thr game. You do called casual fans have never bought a f****** album of hers in your damn lives and were planning on throwing shade regardless if you listened or not. Some of these are the best of the last decade. Gangbang doesn’t sound like anyone else and the lead single was the weakest track on the entire album.

  76. Truth March 22, 2012

    @onyx
    Lol! I don’t hate you. Meet me @Posh in hell’s kitchen, maybe we can take care of the horniness. 🙂

  77. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    Blow me away

  78. JohnVidal (RIPWhitney-true great) March 22, 2012

    @onyx
    @poproyalty
    You two are funny. You should become a couple (don´t deny it anymore @Pop ) But please relax a little you can´t talk about Madonna as if she were more talented than people like Michael Jackson cos she clearly is not. And I don´t care about them like defending them. But that´s a truth

    @poproyalty
    Do u realize you slammed the album two days ago and now you love it and slam TGJ for saying some good and bad things about it? You crazy b**** 🙂

    Haven´t heard the full album, only teh snippets. I think it has really bad songs but some very good ones too. At first listen of those snippets: Masterpiece, Falling free and Turn up the radio caught my attention the most.

  79. Truth March 22, 2012

    Maybe I will after some drinks. Lol! 😉
    Gimme dat!

  80. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @JohnVidal (RIPWhitney-true great)
    HAHAHAHAH that was funny, joined us, we could make a hot Menage a trois.

  81. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    OMG! people would think i’m a s***.

  82. RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE March 22, 2012

    SMH and lol at the people chatting and socializing and hoking up on this site

    THIS IS NOT A DATING SITE

    take your sad awkward conversation to E-harmony or something.

    @ONYX @POPROYALTY e-daters lololololol

    MOM: where did you meet him/her?

    Onyx/Poproyalty: oh just on a website called Grape Juice

  83. Truth March 22, 2012

    @onyx let yourself go! Anytime and anyplace, I don’t care who’s around. 8)
    @ rihannadrukenwhore
    Lmao! E harmony! You for jokes. I can’t stop laughing. 🙂

  84. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @Truth
    Thanks

    @RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE
    Oh my God I’m Heartly Sorry For Having Offended Thee And I Detest All My Sins Because I Dread The Loss Of Heaven And The Pains Of Hell But Most Of All Because I Love Thee And I Want So Badly To Be Good…

    But i’m a Bad Boy anyway.

  85. MadBrax March 22, 2012

    Oh this is just you reviewing the album….who give a s*** what you think? The album is getting rave reviews by real music critics the world over.

  86. RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE March 22, 2012

    @ONYX God does not approve of E-dating. e-dating and online hook ups are a sin.
    wait and he shall send you your SOULMATE physically and not behinhd a COMPUTER SCREEN!

    OH LORDYYY! YOU NEED JESUS CHRIST!

    I AM NOT OFFENDED BY YOUR AWKWARD FLIRTING WITH POPROYALTY

    it just makes me uncomfortable because its innaporpiate and completely IRRELEVANT TO A SITE LIKE THIS!

    do u know if i a SHE or HE or BOTH LMAO?

    what do u really know about each other?

    people come here news about CELEBS/ARTISTS not to see people flirting and beginning a DIGITAL RELATIONSHIP that will go nowhere PLEASE LEAVE AND GO TO E HARMONYAND CREATE AN ACCOUNT OR WHAT EVER YOU DO ON THAT PLACE. I WOULD NOT KNOW SINCE I MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE IN REAL LIFE AND NOT BEHIND A COMPUTE SCREEN!

  87. Onyx March 22, 2012

    @RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE
    Are you high?, were always joking.

    its innaporpiate and completely IRRELEVANT TO A SITE LIKE THIS!

    are you kidding me this SITE is s*** that’s why you and I are here.

  88. Truth March 22, 2012

    @Onyx

    March 22, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    @RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE
    Are you high?, were always joking.

    its innaporpiate and completely IRRELEVANT TO A SITE LIKE THIS!

    are you kidding me this SITE is s*** that’s why you and I are here.
    –//—-

    Lmao! It’s funny cause it’s true.

  89. RIHANNADRUNKENWHORE March 22, 2012

    @ONYX LETS HOPE YOU ARE!

    in case you need help go to the following lnk below

    http://www.bible.com/

  90. Truth March 22, 2012

    And no offense but I’m not taking Christianity advice from someone who calls a woman she doesnt know a drunken w****. We are all here to have fun. If it makes you uncomfortable, maybe you should go bae.

  91. Onyx March 22, 2012

    JohnVidal (RIPWhitney-true great)
    March 22, 2012 at 5:51 pm
    @Pop ) But please relax a little you can´t talk about Madonna as if she were more talented than people like Michael Jackson cos she clearly is not. And I don´t care about them like defending them. But that´s a truth.

    Absolutely, I would even add Debbie Harry, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Annie Lennox, among many others that could either sing or write better than her – but when you look at things from a general aspect and value her entire body of work – as commercial as it may be – it would be ridiculous to rank her lower.

  92. Dale__23 March 22, 2012

    “spraying ‘Febreze’ on recycled tracks and telling us they’re new.”

    THE STORY OF 75% OF THE ALBUM.

  93. mindgames March 22, 2012

    stay mad. delusional haters. especially you gargoyle stans

  94. NewF*YorkBabe. March 23, 2012

    I’m not gonna pretend I’m a Madonna fan, however the women is a Legend and at one point she was a musical trailblazer … I find it beyond hard to believe that Madonna fans aren’t sobbing over the fact this has been what they been waiting for since ’08. This music is s***, and if you don’t think it’s s***, I never wanna hear you say a negative thing about Britney, RiRi, Katy, Christina, or Mariah again. Honestly, you musta expected and hoped for so much more. I’m all for supporting you’re legend, but honestly, she did u folk WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.

    Best Line of the review “Madonna underscores the fact that she’s no longer a musical visionary nor is she trying to be”.

    I agree with @QUEENMARIAH, Mariah may get redundant (her style seems to be more gradually evolution of her sound album to album), but never has she been monotone, played out, and tired. Madonna seems to not ever care anymore, not even try, not do anything … she’s not even trying to sing on any of these ‘snippets’ we’ve heard so far … I mean this ratty-ass, poor quality leak, that’s clearly been stolen/copied 100x over, got me more fired up then every single ‘snippet’ Perez released. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc1WGHOZdsY

    I was 100000 times behind M leaving Warner, but now i think i might be retracting my statements … clearly interscopes still putting there money in Gaga or someone even newer that hasn’t been released yet.

  95. B. Hill March 23, 2012

    “I agree with @QUEENMARIAH, Mariah may get redundant (her style seems to be more gradually evolution of her sound album to album), but never has she been monotone, played out, and tired.”

    Apparently you missed Mariah’s last 2 albums, because “monotone, played out, and tired” describes them both. Hell, why am I being cute? It describes them all. In fact, didn’t Mariah have to CANCEL an album because the s*** was too tired to sell? Hmmm.

    Anyway, the vast majority of the reviews from MDNA have been stellar; I would expect a bunch of bitter stans of other females who aren’t as successful as her to come with some b******* comments under their anonymous s/n. No matter how well it does/doesn’t do, at the end of the day, after this album runs its course Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Madonna will STILL be the most successful female recording artist of all time (verified by both Billboard and Guinness) — having sold more records…more concert tickets…clocking more collective hits…breaking more career records…and having more money (Madonna’s bank account is at $650 million) — than your favorite. Slighting MDNA is not gonna make your trouble diva’s next albums sell more.

  96. OctoberNite March 23, 2012

    LOL@Mariah’s name being brought up. That b**** has been in career chaos since Tommy replaced her with JLo. The cow is not slaying anything except the breakfast menu at iHop.

    Didn’t Eminem say he pee’d on her? THAT was a slay. She hasn’t been able to pick up her face since. LOL!

  97. POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY) March 23, 2012

    @JOhnvidal :

    what i do with @Onyx is called ” having Fun” 🙂 , i don’t know what you gonna label what i do , but as long as i have fun , i’m good.

    and deny what @JOhn 😉 ?! it is all for fun , nothing more , nothing less. u can join us in it anytime , it is innocent fun. 😉

    and yes , i hated it at first , but now i’m addicted to MDNA. 🙂

    and i didn’t say madonna is more talented than MJ , i’m still yet to reach that level of delusion to say this sentence shamelessly.

    But as U said , i’m a crazy B****. so ….. 😆 😆

    I lOVE MDNA NOW 🙂

    @ONYX :

    U see what u did b**** , WE got other b****** horny , hot and bothered ! 😆

    #RANDOM : did u download “MDNA” promo pics ?! #recommended.

    @RihannaDrunkenWhore :

    I don’t talk to UNCOOL ppl like U , we ” me and @onyx” were having Fun , K.

    NO E-dating or such foolishness. we live in different Worlds to begin with for god sake 🙄

    U guys are obsessed with labeling everything. i wonder if you have friends in real life and how u talk to them ,are u always that boring and never get Naughty with words ?!! 😡
    GOD. 🙄
    and the nerve of YOU talking about your Bible and in the same time you calling another girl names like “W****” !!!

    YOU are NOT god , you are in no place to judge anybody. K ?!

    but if you wanna know about me i’m Funny and RUDE. i’m usually misunderstood , but i don’t have more f**** to Give to anybody.

  98. My2Centz March 23, 2012

    Agreed B. Hill. Madonna doesn’t have to sell another record ever and she’ll continue to cast a shadow over every other commercial female recording artist, period. Her career stats are beyond impressive and her sales avalanche everyone else’s — even her so-called “peers” (although a few of them don’t deserve to be labeled peers of hers; considering some of them are only famous because of their last name…or because they married a record label CEO who manipulated charts with $.49 price tags) and she will continue to be the most acknowledged/referenced of them all. Only God and maybe Oprah are bigger than her.

    Oh, does that anger you that Madonna is the most successful, and the baddest (badder than your “favs,” that’s for damn sure) b**** in the industry? Good. Chew on it until you choke, because there isn’t a thing you can do about it.

  99. M March 23, 2012

    I couldn’t disagree more with your opinion of ‘Gang Bang’! It’s my favorite song on the album & is not similar to ‘Get Naked’ at all! Even the message of the songs are completely different!
    But, your opinion of that song aside, I suppose it’s a relatively fair review. I love the album entirely and don’t see much of any flaws but then again I’ve been a loyal Madonna fan for my entire life so I’m sure I have some sort of bias.

  100. Lovah March 23, 2012

    Lol at comments of stans of basic b****** like flopga, thiefonce & others. Where will your faves be after 10 years? Either dead or crocheting in wyoming.

  101. Tbozfan10 March 23, 2012

    Hey b. hill, just for the record because I think it’s always important to know, it was actually a remix cd that got cancelled by Mariah, not an album.

  102. B March 23, 2012

    Serioisly you GaGa/Mariiah stans please sit down. This is a great pop album. Y’all were going to bash it regardless of the content

  103. Onyx March 23, 2012

    @POP ROYALTY ( RUDE BOY)
    Let them hate, yes i saw those pics, Fierce.

  104. TheDylaness March 27, 2012

    Personally Give Me All Your Lovin was not my cup of tea and did not transition well with today’s pop audience which is why i believe it didn’t go straight to #1,however Girl Gone Wild is a step up.Get my acapella ep & please listen and download it here http://www.mediafire.com/?wmd7jxbrwzho6re

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