AMERICAN LIFE
| Madonna
AMERICAN LIFE
American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was first released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album, produced in its entirety by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadza , features references to many parts of American culture. The album is a concept album, with recurring themes of the American Dream and materialism. These themes reject the reputation Madonna held in the 1980s, earned by songs such as her worldwide hit "Material Girl" (1985). The album contains folk and folktronica music, as well as influences of acoustic music on many tracks. -WIKIPEDIA
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RollingStone
the point is transcendence through detachment.
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SLANT
The album is a testament to the artist’s willingness to take risks and her refusal to stay inside her comfort zone.
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NME
All perfectly good stuff, technically excellent...
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DROWNED IN SOUND
Madonna’s already gone, however. 20 years on she remains an iconoclast and an enigma; always just out of reach, always untouchable, always moving, always ahead.
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sputnik music
Madonna's oft-critiqued "MUSIC 2.0" is actually better than her previous album with Mirwais, and one of her finest.
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AV/MUSIC
Madonna has never been afraid to try new things, but that doesn't usually involve providing one-stop shopping for all of her most plodding and joyless material.
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The Guardian
American Life's best tracks make a mockery of virtually all other current pop music.
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ALL MUSIC
American Life is better for what it promises than what it delivers, and it's better in theory than practice.
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SPIN
The only war here is between Madonna and her conscience.
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Entertainment
There are unironic arguments for substance over style, family over isolation, long-term love over flighty romance.
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entertainment.ie
album is undoubtedly one of the most drab and colourless.
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Common Sense Media
Madge is off the mark in songs of regret, doubt.
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W.L.Swarts
An unfortunately erratic album, American Life at least shows some depth for Madonna and manages to be worth listening to!
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The Tech
Madonna takes creativity to the next level, expressing herself through musical modes varying from European Techno to Twangy Blues to Bubble-Gum Pop.
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Alan Bennett Ilagan
American Life is a challenging listen, not as accessible or mainstream as some of her fans (and critics) might like.
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IGN
American Life a sonic conundrum, the weakest link in the queen of pop stars otherwise illustrious career.
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