one of the album that i have been waiting for a very long time. she made me confessed with her on the dance floor a few years ago and until now i am still confessing my love to her music.
she return to us with lotsa of candy to offer. it was sweet, nice, yummy, sticky and hard! Hard Candy. Set to release on 24th April, and i've got a chance to listen to the entire album. hard candy is madgesty 11th studio album and her last album with warner music before she release a new album under new label.
personal view
as this is madonna, it is hard to guess what she will be doing. when the news reported that she will be release a new album and who she will worked with for the album, it was completely major headline. Timba, JT, Pharrel are among the names plucked out to work with her and yes they did. they really add wonders, sugar and spice to whole album. i was completely blown away on how versatile madgesty adjusting to new sound (nothing new eh). i can smell big money coming for her.. oh, you can easily know who produce the track as all the producer use their distinctive sound and incorporate madgesty sound/voice into it.
personal thought on the track:
candy shop
a mid tempo track to open the album is so madonna (with the exceptional of hung up from confession's album) style. this songs very catchy and heavy beat... my sugar is raw, sticky and sweet! kudos to pharrel! this is very single material..
4 minutes
selected as her first single from the album and it already crown number one in uk this week. timba work his magic in this album. i hated it at first, then it grew in me... it has the addictive tempo and featured two biggest artiste timba and jt. we've got 4 minutes to save the world! tick tock tick tock..
give it 2 me
my favorite track from the album. this track remind of some of her older songs. it was like a mix of get together meet acoustic heavy drum and madonna raw voice mixed with decode voice were use in this track. this track would make it big in europe. it has the sound of euro pop/trance in it. another single material. oh, don't miss the 'gamelan' sound at the bridge of the songs. awesome!
heartbeat
the song has the hearbeat like massive attack songs, then kick in synth which sound like kylie's songs.. then it all started a new songs, mid tempo song with a nice synthesizers sound. very acid rock style and add a dash of heavy drum set. and madge sang - see ma booty get down...!
miles away
something i don't expect her to include in the album. she did this style of music for her drowned world tour for la isla bonita set. acoustic guitar with light bass beat. this time is different because it was add with timba signature sound. it was cuntastic songs.
she's not me
oh whoa! my favorite already this track. it has the disco mix with ol' skool rnb think 'ring my bell'. my feet tapping while listening to this song. another single material. this would be a huge success in dance chart. kudos to all the dj.
incredible
very distinctive pharrell sound. fun and nice track listen to. make you wanna shake the booty with the beat.
beat goes on
this song was a leaked, however it only a demo track. the final mix of the song are completely different from the leaked with the exceptional of the chorus. it has disco feel song with the wah wah effect in the song. and the part that make this song gonna be big is kanye west. he was featured in the song for rap bridge and it was cunstatic to listen to. another single material from the album.. on and on the beat goes!
dance 2 night
another ol skool sound in the album. with the effect of bass guitar and synth 80s sound make this song are very irresistible. JT return with madgesty for a duet in this songs. another single material.
spanish lesson
guitar, bass, half beat.. and madonna singing in spanish and english. i think this track kinda odd at first however at the 2nd verse kick in with a drum sound.. play this when u wanna try out some action for catwalk around the house... playful, fun and fierce!
devil wouldn't recognise you
the only ballad in the album. timba wave his magic wand for this song. it has the slow tempo track and heavy synth effect. almost resemblance of in god's hand by nelly furtado. awesome! single material, definitely!
voices
mid tempo track. another odd track for the album and probably the weakest of all. it does not blow me away.. who is the master and who is the slave?
for japanese & iTunes pre order track, there are bonus track title 'Ring My Bell'. hmmm...
weather: sunny
my mind: nasi lemak
my joint: madgesty
my ipod playing: miles away - madonna