Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Leave it to the Material Girl to resurrect the glory days of disco. As a huge fan of `70s music, this collection of a dozen dance songs brings back many happy memories, and though disco may not be here to stay, this updated tribute will have you doing the hustle and bus stop for quite a while. Disco has been popping up here and there, one of the more recent attempts being "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, but Madonna gives it a new and freshly minted sound. First single "Hung Up" is one of the most likeable songs in recent history, with its authentic Abba sample and driving beat. The other outstanding track is the "Popcorn"-based "Jump". Other good tracks are "Get Together", the beginning bars sounding vaguely like Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time"; "Sorry" and "How High", which are dance floor magnets, and "Like It or Not" with its slightly slower tempo. "I Love New York" is not a great track lyrically, despite the obvious sentiment, but I guess you could call it a "confession". "I don't like cities But I like New York Other places make me feel like a dork Los Angels is for people who sleep Paris and London, baby you can't keep" A clever mix of disco-fied R&B, Pop, Euro and trance beats, "Confessions" is one of her better albums (though certainly not the best) and a must buy for any Madonna fan or party animal of the `70s and `80s. Amanda Richards, November 15, 2005