Like A Virgin - Madonna (CD 2001)

Madonna was a minor celebrity after the release of her 1983 self-titled debut album. Then, in 1984, her second album, Like A Virgin, was released, and she became a superstar. Who doesn t know the mega-hit title track or "Material Girl," even 20 years after this CD s release? Unfortunately, even though Like A Virgin is still one of her biggest sellers, there are some problems with it. First of all, there s not much of a change in her material; most of these songs could easily have been on her debut. With the exception of the gorgeous Love Don t Live Here Anymore, all of the songs are dance-pop.

While the fact is that critics love Madonna more now than when she was first starting out, I fail to understand why. I mean, she s just not exciting anymore. Since her career redefining album Ray of Light , her music has been on a steady downward slope. The whole Britney/Christina lesbo action thing was a publicity stunt that smacked of desperation as much as Janet s tittiegate fiasco (wow, that was two years ago. Time for me to stop talking about it, eh?). And the fact is, when your current music finds you trying to recreate the music you made at the beginning of your career, doesn t it make.

(Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Album Overview" section. The section titled "Detailed Track Discussion" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and they do not constitute the essence of this review. Lastly and most importantly, this review is not necessarily written by the point of view of a Madonna fan.) Introduction: This is where Madonna gets all serious. Why don't you just shoot me? Track Listing: Material Girl B+ Angel B+ Like a Virgin A- Over

Because I bought Like a Virgin the same day I bought Madonna, I had always considered them as a set, sort of like a double album but released a year apart from each other. However, while recently hearing them both again, I have to say that her second album is slightly better than her first. Of course, my opinion could reverse itself the next time I play them back to back, but for the time being I prefer this effort which concentrates less on the dance tracks in favour of ear-pleasing pop tunes. Almost as much as for the title track, 1984's Like a Virgin is famous, or perhaps infamous, for the.