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What Does Truth Or Dare By Madonna Smell Like?

Billboard's track-by-track MDNA review

Madonna is still very much the Queen of Pop.
Nearly 30 years after first hitting the Billboard charts in late 1982 with her debut single 'Everybody,' Madonna is still showing the pop world how it's done.
'MDNA' - her 12th studio album - is a collection of thoroughly pumping pop tunes, some of which are slices of sheer brilliance. Not only does Madonna take us to the club with 'MDNA,' she exhausts us, drains us, and confides in us. Five minutes after an aerobic workout on the dance floor, we're in her private booth, where she's spilling her guts about relationships and how things just didn't turn out the way they planned. Then, another five minutes later, we're back to dancing up a storm to a song like 'Gang Bang.'
Yes, 'Gang Bang.'
The track is one of the album's many stand-outs. It's a dark, throbbing tune that is twisted and surprising and altogether pop-tastic. (Yes, that's a word.)
Also notable is the summery pop nugget 'Turn Up the Radio,' the full-throttle digital rave-up of 'I'm Addicted' and the driving, clever word play of 'Love Spent.'
'MDNA' reunites Madonna with her 'Ray of Light' co-producer William Orbit, who polishes her songs with cosmic flourishes and rushes of fuzzy-retro bits. Madonna also enlists the production assistance of Martin Solveig, the Demolition Crew, Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi, Hardy 'Indiigo' Muanza and Michael Malih.
Curiously, the set's first single - the rah-rah 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' - doesn't properly prepare the listener for what they're going to get on the album. Basically: set it aside and go into 'MDNA' with a clean slate.

To read Keith Caulfield's track-by-track review visit www.billboard.com

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