Customer Reviews
Madonna's back. - By: Joseph Hunter, 06 Aug 2008 
I'm not really a fan of Madonna - I like the odd song. I fellin love with '4 Minutes' & decided to get the album. It definitely has a dance/techno feel to it, but don't let that put you off. Here's my mini review of the songs:
1. Candy Shop - Starts off good, but gets very repetitive.
2. 4 Minutes - Fantastic, as most of you know.
3. Give It 2 Me - Brilliant.
4. Heartbeat - Very addictive. I liked it.
5. Miles Away - Funky, & fun throughout.
6. She's Not Me - Upbeat, funky, fresh & a great beat.
7. Incredible - It's... incredible.
8. Beat Goes On - Hm... really good. Kanye West wasn't too bad, but he got a bit repetitive.
9. Dance 2night - Great. A solid beat, with great vocals & lyrics.
10. Spanish Lesson - Very different, but great. Very rhythmic.
11. Devil Wouldn't Recognise You - Great beat, with Madonna sounding great. Lots of variation.
12. Voices - Great end to the album.
Overall, a great return to form from Madonna. This album proves that she's still got some magic leftin her. Definitely buy this.
Give this candy a try... - By: Mr. TB Reeks, 30 Jul 2008 When the rumours started to fly that Madonna was doing another hip-hop/r n b album, after the success of Confessions on a Dance Floor, most people probably scratched their heads & wondered whether she would pull another reinvention just as successfully... & once again I think she has with a mixed bag of sweet treats this time round.
The whole album is divided into Pharrell / Timbaland-Timberlake productions & despite Madonna's insistence that you can't tell the difference, I can. Maybe I've been paying too much attention to the Timbaland production line of late...
Having just listened to Boys by Britney Spears; "Candy Shop" sounds very dated considering that Pharrell was panting over a beat for Britney about 7-8 years ago.
4 Minutes is the album's first single, so by now you will have heard the new Timbo/Timba sound. One to be loved or loathed.
Give It 2 Me is a great track (an instant love the first time I played the CD) & I've grown to like "Heartbeat" too.
"Miles Away" is a wonderful dedication to Guy & long distance relationships.
"She's Not Me" is another grower, is it about another womanin her relationship or about one of the contenders for Madonna's pop crown?
The main disappointment of the album is "Incredible" clocking up an impressive six minutes. The end section sounds like part of that Soulja Boy track , with the hollering - & I hated that.
"Beat Goes On" is a success, I can see it being a future hit single with the additional rapping of Kanye West - to the extent that it sounds like a Kanye West song more than anything else.
"Dance 2night" has a lot of Prince influences, bothin terms of sound, song title & lyrics ("...Don't need no diamonds & pearls"). If it were released as a single, I get the feeling Timberlake may pop upin the video due to his backing vocals. Funky stuff.
"Spanish Lesson" is one of the messier productions here, due to M's inability to speak Spanish, but non Spanish speakers would know no different. Its inclusion is gimmicky but it's supposedly about a new dance craze called The Percolator, so it'll be on The Sticky & Sweet Tour I'm surein the same way that "Jump" was a great visual element on The Confessions Tour: +DVD.
"Devil Wouldn't Recognise You" & "Voices" provide the slower numbers on the album,in the same way that "How High" & "Like it or Not" were on Confessions on a Dance Floor
Try this album & see what happens. It's grown on mein the same way that American Life has. What saves this album so far is that it is a Madonna album so therefore the diehard fans will pick this up, the major downer is that if it weren't a Madonna album this probably would have sunk a long while ago, considering that the following list have worked with Pharrell / Timbaland over the last few years:
Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake etc etc
Stale Candy! - By: Mr. P. N. Clarke, 26 Jul 2008 
over the years i have enjoyed listening to madonna & have several of her cd`s, but this is the worst release from her ever, trite ,boring lyrics that a primary school child could have written, forced dull tunes, its appaling on every level.
One for the trash bin - Get 'Bring ya to the brink' instead - By: M. A. Walker, 14 Jul 2008 Brought this album, managed to listen to it once & now ive had to sell it on. Its truly awful & the worst album of the year so far.
I would recommnend getting bring ya to the brink by cyndi lauper. Its the best thing ive heard since 'confessions'.
Does what is says on the tin - By: ???????, 12 Jul 2008 
Well for Madonna's 11th & latest album she has made it a very good one!
For starters she has featured with other people such as:
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Kanye West
Pharell
So the more the merrier!
Now for the tracks:
1. Candy Shop 9/10
A Good starter to the album, bouncy & erotic with Pharell. Very Good, likley for a release as a single.
2. 4 Minutes 10/10
The best track on the album. The hit single that zoomed to number one as fast as a Ferrari car with passengers Timbaland & Justin Timberlake. Very well written & god choice as a single.
3. Give it 2 me 10/10
The second single (which comes out on the 14th) which has a bouncy & catchy tune again with Pharell. Another good choice for a single & should need another Ferrari car to get to it's rightful spot.
4. Heartbeat 7/10
Nice tune & very good beat. This makes the heart beat.
5. Miles Away 10/10*
In my opinion (not including the singles) this is the best track on the album. I love it! It's catchy & is well written. Hopefully a release of a single, but they need to shorten it a bit.
6. She's not me 8/10
Brilliant song about a relationship. Could be a single.
7. Incredible 6/10
Okay, Not that exciting culd do with more oomph.
8. Beat goes on 9/10
Cool song with a cool appearence from Kanye West. It's bouncy catchy & I like the lyrics.
9. Dance 2night 6/10
Nice use of the voice
10.Spanish Lessons 8/10
Love the spanish bit at the start on the gutair.
11. Devil Wouldn' Recognise You 5/10
Don't really get this track but it's okay.
12. Voices
Decent tune nice lyrics calm
So a bouncy album with 10 good tracks
5 Star
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