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Japanese Limited Edition reissue of the Queen Of Pop’s #1 2000 album. Includes two bonus tracks, American Pie (from the motion picture The Next Best Thing), and Cyberragga, both of which were not on the domestic release. Features the worldwide #1 title track, along with the Top 10 single Don’t Tell Me and the #1 club track What It Feels Like For A Girl, which had a controverisal music video that was banned by MTV. Warner BrosMama Madonna returned from the spiritual world and got her groove thing
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Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers features 20 brand new songs from the hit TV show. The deluxe version features fan favorites like “Gives You Hell,” “Beautiful,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and “Bad Romance,” plus 6 exclusive deluxe edition tracks like “House is Not a Home,” “Home,” “Rose’s Turn,” “Beth,” “Loser,” and “Poker Face.”
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Review by SweetPea for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
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I think this is the best one to day. I now have 4 of my 6 cds in my car being GLEE!!!
Review by Holland Crosby for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
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Awesome vocals of course, just like the others. But where is Jessie’s Girl and The Boy Is Mine?! Very dissapointed that those werent there since they were such great performances on the show. But I am a huge Glee fan and love the CD nonetheless.
Review by H. Bokor for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
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The two best songs on this CD are “I Dreamed A Dream” and “Poker Face.” “Funny Girl” was not included on this Volume, which is a disappointment because Idina Menzel makes an excellent addition to the show and the soundtracks. Overall, good songs, but a few get ridiculous at times. I love this show and the songs they include. I wish they would have a Phantom of the Opera episode! That would be so cool and would make for a great soundtrack. Get some Sarah Brightman in there to show them all how it’s done! Overall, good buy.
Review by David Pearlman for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
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As with the previous CD volumes drawn from Glee, this one is a mixed bag. Some of the songs work great with the visuals, but are dull or irrelevant as a listening-only experience. The songs that work best are those that add something substantial to the well known hit version, either in terms of arrangement or vocal.
The best songs here are Hello, Goodbye (a nice vocal arrangement), Hello (a beautiful duet), the One less Bell to Answer/A House is Not a Home medley (terrifically sung by Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth), Home (another Chenowith number, and possibly the definitive recorded rendition), One (in a full cast arrangement that truly elevates this U2 song to another level), and Poker Face (stripped down to a piano ballad and sung as duet).
The worst songs are Physical (a lousy techno-inspired voicebox heavy remake of the Olivia Newton John hit) and the pointless Safety Dance, which loses all the charm of the ’80s hit. The Kiss cover, Beth, is surprisingly bad, owing to poor phrasing relative to the original.
The rest of the songs are fine, but mostly too close to the originals to be very interesting.
Again, as with previous volumes, auto-tuning runs rampant on many of these songs.
There are seven songs that appeared in the show during the period covered by this CD that don’t appear on the CD itself: Fire (Pointer Sisters), Highway to Hell (AC/DC), Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice), Jessie’s Girl (Rick Springfield), Run Joey Run (David Geddes), The Boy is Mine (Brandy & Monica) and U Can’t Touch This (MC Hammer). (Original artists shown in parentheses). Of these, the most interesting is Run Joey Run, a well sung cover of a hammy one-shot from the late ’70s–this one should have been included on the CD. For most of the others the Glee rendition is not different enough from the original.
One last comment: For a show promoted as “family viewing”, the subject material of certain songs will present problems to some parents. Specifically, the lyrics to “Poker Face” are quite racy, and unlike the case for the highly produced Lady Gaga original, here there’s no ignoring them. Some might also find Beck’s “Loser” somewhat problematic. It is doubtful adults will be bothered, but since this show has a substantial younger audience, this is worthy of note…These two songs with questionable lyrical content do not appear on the 14 song (non “Deluxe”) version of the soundtrack, and some parents may wish to consider that version as an alternative.
On the whole, Glee fans will enjoy this CD, but I suspect almost everyone will wind up hitting the skip button to focus on their favorites. Some parents will probably wind up skipping a couple of the songs based on lyrical content, or they can opt to buy the shorter version of this soundtrack that does not contain the objectionable songs.
Review by Antoine D. Reid for Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
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The third volume of music from ‘Glee’ features some of the best numbers from the first season of the show. While the first two volumes’ music ranged from just ‘all right’ to ‘good’, I feel there are definitely stronger, better performances on this deluxe edition of the third volume. As with the other releases from ‘Glee’, there are still some missing numbers but in all, the 19 tracks included in the deluxe edition are pretty good and there are only a few tracks that I’d skip or would have left off.
The Good: What I like about this volume is that there are tracks and performances included from more of the cast. The first two releases felt like nothing more than a promotional vehicle for Lea Michele and her Rachel character. With this release, there are definitely tracks that show off more of the cast. You have Amber Riley’s stand-out moment this year (both in song and in terms of acting) with her cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful”; Mark Salling taking on “Lady Is A Tramp”; Chris Colfer with “A House Is Not a Home” and “Rose’s Turn”. You also have some of the second half of the season’s guest stars’ performances including Kristin Chenoweth’s awesome take on “Home” from ‘The Wiz’; Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester) and Olivia Newton-John’s re-interpretation of “Physical”; Idina Menzel with ‘I Dreamed A Dream’. There are also some great cast/group numbers including the Glee-take on Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance”, U2′s “One” and Bonnie Taylor’s ’80s hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. My overall complaint with the past two volumes is that there wasn’t enough variety and too many numbers seemed to feature Lea Michele while the other cast membership were reduced to back-up. This volume represents a shift in the series’ second volume (or second part of the first season) by having more of the cast step-up with numbers. With new voices, sounds and styles, I have to say this is by far the superior of the volumes of music released so-far from the show. Some may also complain that this release is missing the songs from the big Madonna episode but all of those songs were released already on CD so I figure the producers chose not to repeat themselves by adding any of those tracks (even if they would qualify as ‘showstoppers’).
In all, a pretty solid release with minor flaws. I’m glad there was a deluxe version released with more tracks rather than having just one standard edition as with the past two volumes with only a handful tracks. I felt a lot of these tracks were better produced and performed than the first two volumes of music that felt a bit too close to karaoke (but good karaoke). If you’re a fan of the show and haven’t been purchasing the tracks each week as they’ve been released digitally, this is definitely for you.
The Bad: This being a deluxe edition of volume 3, I was hoping there would be fewer numbers left off. However, it seems the powers-that-be still chose to overlook some of the better performances in an effort to either mix it up or save on royalties (who knows). Some numbers I wish had made it onto the actual CD were “Fire” performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison, “Ice Ice Baby” or “U Can’t Touch This” (only one of these ‘bad’ numbers seemed necessary but neither are included), “The Boy Is Mine” and “Jessie’s Girls”. Considering this is coming out before the show even wraps the season, I’m sure there will be other minor numbers that come with the last few episodes that get released digitally but don’t make it onto this release. Another complaint I have is the timing of the release. Would it have been hard to hold off a week or two in releasing this? The best part of ‘Glee’ is in fact the music and never knowing until the day of the show what numbers and songs are going to end up on the show. Yet, here we are ‘spoiled’ by having 8 tracks that have yet to appear on the show on this release, including (for the most part) what order they’ll appear in the season. If the last two tracks end up being the big numbers in the final episode, that’s going to take away a bit from the surprise or enjoyment of the finale because we’d have been exposed to the music for more than a few weeks. Sure, ‘Glee’ is as much about the performance than it is the songs but in some cases, one ends up being better than the other.
Listen To These: “Loser”, “One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not a Home”, “Physical”, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, “Safety Dance”, “Bad Romance”
Review by Carrie Margulies for Music
Viva Madonna!
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I’m really quite impressed with this CD. I think Madonna’s recent choices (i.e. “Evita”, “Ray of Light”, “Music”) show that’s she’s really growing up. I always knew she was talented, but that hypersexual stuff was starting to get old, eh?With “Music”, Madonna once again has her finger on the pulse of what people want to hear. Only she can make a CD that’s essentially experimental, yet highly danceable and ready for mass consumption. The title track shows that Madonna hasn’t lost her sense of humor or fun. Many people have already dissected this CD track-for-track, so I’ll spare you. But for anyone who’s considering buying this CD, go ahead and try it. It’s a party, and your hostess will entertain your mind, and let you exercise your “groove thing” for once.
Review by for Music
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Madonna has done it again, she knows how to move forward in her music. She takes Mirwais’ French electronica even further, uses a bit of old school 80s, and manages to bring in folk music. Unbelievable. Here’s my reviews of the standouts:MUSIC: short, simple, fun dance hit, already a #1 hit, bound to be a Maddy classic. 9.5/10IMPRESSIVE INSTANT: very weird track but wonderful club track. Her entire voice is all filtered and vocoded in the most weirdest ways imaginable. The lyrics aren’t all that, but the production work is wonderful. Maybe too avant-garde to release to radio, but then again so was “Music”. 9/10RUNAWAY LOVER: okay, good club track. Somehow this reminds me of Cher’s “Strong Enough”. There’s something kinda 70s-ish about this song. 7.5/10I DESERVE IT: slow ballad where Madonna discusses her love for her current boyfriend. Mirwais uses little electronica and this is where the album becomes folky. 7/10AMAZING: Maddy teams up with Orbit again on this really cool dance track. While many say it’s Beautiful Stranger Pt.2, it takes the sessions of ROL and Beautiful Stranger even further. The guitar hooks and effects are great, and Madonna’s lyrics are very catchy. 9/10NOBODY’S PERFECT: Remember Cher’s vocals on “Believe”, well Maddy’s vocals on here are 100 times more stranger. This is a sad, emotional ballad with some slower sound effects. 8.5/10DON’T TELL ME: Wonderfully catchy song that emobides folk, electronica/techno, and even R&B. Madonna’s vocals on here are good enough, very upbeat and harmonizing. Love the parts where Madonna sings without the music background. Would make a great second single. 9.5/10WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL: Lyrically this is Madonna’s best track on the album. A young girl’s anthem on lessons in life by a woman who’s been through it all and back. The production on this is also a bit slower, but otherwise a nice track. 8/10PARADISE (NOT FOR ME): A very long ballad where Madonna mostly whispers her lyrics, some even in French. And her voice is vocoded while singing. The lyrics are quite ambiguous, and the song is very slow and haunting. Kind of like “Mer-Girl”. 7.5/10GONE: great closer to this album. Just one guitar, and some mid-tempo production with Orbit again. Lyrically and vocally Madonna is very cold and dry, and it works wonders for her. Too bad it’s so short, it leaves you wanting more. 9.5/10
Review by g-slam for Music
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Madonna’s new album “Music” is by far the most artistically interesting work to come from mainstream pop this year. After being bombarded by “teen queens” and “boy bands”, the follow-up album to the highly successful “Ray of Light” is a breath of fresh artistic air. The new material is introspective, thought-provoking, and challenging. Musically, Madonna has once again taken underground sounds and transformed them into mainstream gems. With the help of producers Mirwais and William Orbit, she has taken the work she accomplished with “Ray of Light” and gone further into the electronic musical genre. If you are looking for more of what the smash single “Music” has to offer, this album is not the place to look. However, the rest of the album stands solidly on its own apart from the first track as soulful, funky, folky, and definitely inspiring. Contrary to other criticisms, the use of vocoder in “Nobody’s Perfect”, and the electronic manipulation of the musical tracks does not detract from Madonna’s well-written lyrics. The vocals and the music intertwine to form a sound that may be challenging for the general music listener, which may be detrimental to generating airplay or selling singles. But for those of us who enjoy music for what it offers us artistically, “Music” not only outshines “Ray of Light”, but it challenges mainstream music listeners to listen to something outside of the common pop formula. This is grown-up Madonna, with grown-up lyrics and music to match. Hopefully, Madonna fans and other listeners have grown along with her in order to understand the place of valor this album should take in one’s CD collection.
Review by JGC for Music
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MUSIC is Madonna’s very best album in years (the single and the album are both #1!!!). It has a very unique sound because it sounds really modern and new age as well as earthy and very nostalgic. MUSIC picked up where RAY OF LIGHT left off mixing electronica tunes with a beautiful voice. Here’s my favorite tracks on the album: MUSIC -Reminds me of some of her older songs (like INTO THE GROOVE or EVERYBODY), very danceable, very fast and enjoyable to listen to. IMPRESSIVE INSTANT – This has to be my favorite track on the entire album, very modern sounding (tons of electronica!), it reminds me of the theme-song for Josie And The Pussycats. Madonna’s voice on this track sounds especially high and beautiful. AMAZING – Really beautiful song w/ lots of great-sounding background music, sounds like a slower version of BEAUTIFUL STRANGER. CYBERRAGA -This song is only on the MUSIC single (and the Japanese album) but I really love it and think it should have been on the album. Madonna sings and chants in Indian and reminds us that a ‘material girl’ can do more that just catchy dance tunes. You go girl! So even if you’re not a Madonna fan I recommend MUSIC to you because you will really enjoy it. In the year 2000 Madonna really does rule the world!! Music brings the people together…
Review by Scott K for Music
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On her last outing Madonna wowed both critics and the public alike. By brilliantly combining electronic beats with strong melodies on Ray of Light, Madonna took pop music in a bold, new direction. Madonna’s new album Music picks up where Ray of Light left off, but ultimately this album will not be remembered as adventurous as its predecessor. Madonna sticks with the same formula that made Ray of Light a critic’s darling, and that’s certainly not a bad thing.It would be easy to be misled by Music’s first single and title track. The single Music, currently in heavy airplay on radio stations around the country, is a quirky, fun little number with simple, easy-to-digest lyrics. It brings to mind some of the happy-go-lucky music of Madonna’s past. Music the album, however, sometimes gets deeply personal and strangely moving at times. It is older, wiser Madonna that we find here, one we can relate to and empathize with. “Many miles, many roads I have traveled, fallen down on the way,” sings the one-time Material Girl on “I Deserve It.” Suddenly Madonna doesn’t seem so much like a glamour icon here as much as a world-weary soul-searcher.Style-wise the album is still punctuated heavily with electronic loops and beats. “Impressive Instant” is an incredible sonic whirlwind, and “Runaway Lover” is headed straight to the dance floor. There is however more use of acoustical guitar here though than on Ray of Light. For the first few seconds of “Don’t Tell Me,” you would think you were listening to a John Denver song until staccato beats punctuate the song to a magnificent effect. There is heavy use of vocal manipulation (ala Cher’s “Believe”) throughout the album. Sometimes this is distracting, as in “Nobody’s Perfect,” a beautiful ballad that suffers from over-production.On Music, Madonna continues here collaboration with electronic-mastermind William Orbit, as well as bringing in French artist Mirwais to produce some songs. On this album though, we the audience are more familiar with electronica thanks to Ray of Light, so nothing seems as new and shocking as than on that album. Most of the songs are heavily produced with beats and synthesizers, but they rarely mask the underlying melodies and emotion.All in all, Music is another highly accomplished effort from Madonna, and one of her best albums. High-tech wizardry aside, this is still very much a Madonna album- sometimes light, sometimes challenging, but always entertaining. “Selling out is not my thing,” she sings on “Gone,” and she hasn’t. More a continuation of her foray into electronica than a new effort, this album makes a nice bookend to Ray of Light, and it certainly deserves a spot in your CD collection.