Madonna
American Life

THE REVIEW

I know that other reviews have already been made, but I still want to write one about this beautiful album. I wrote beautiful because I couldn't find any other way to describe it. Now I will analyze the whole story and then the songs. The album was released on April 18, 2003, and is characterized by the combination of electric and acoustic sounds, a certainly innovative idea but not appreciated by everyone. The album turned out to be a flop in the United States from the sales point of view, but I consider it one of the best. The songs have very deep meanings and express the singer's ideas and ideals. I will describe each song and give a rating. Enjoy reading.

The title track (i.e., the song that gives the album its name) "American Life" expresses her thoughts about her life, describing it in a song that's a bit pop and a bit rap, filled with a lot of electronic music. Rating: 9.0/10.

The second track is "Hollywood" where Madonna criticizes Hollywood, describing it as a place where a person loses themselves in the pursuit of success. The lyrics are beautiful but the song itself is not special. Rating: 6.5.

"I'm So Stupid", the third track on the album, is a song of self-criticism. Very rhythmic with a strange chorus thirty seconds in. Rating: 7.0/10.

With "Love Profusion", we enter a sweet yet lively atmosphere. Rating: 9.0.

From "Love Profusion" we move to "Nobody Know Me", an almost robotic song, yet another style change within the album. Rating: 6.0/10.

Next is "Nothing Fails", a love song, very sweet, very beautiful. Rating 9.0/10.

We move to "Intervention" a track that seems boring at first but has stunning lyrics. Rating 6.5/10.

"X-static Process", the seventh track on the album, talks about the relationship between the singer and religion. Here we find only Madonna's voice and the acoustic guitar. Gorgeous. Rating: 8.5/10.

Feeling nostalgic for the old Madonna? There's "Mother And Father". Here Madonna returns to the high-pitched voice of "Like a Virgin" but with deeper lyrics. It narrates the relationship with her father after her mother's death, which happened when she was 5 years old. Rating 6.00.

The tenth track is "Die Another Day", which if memory serves me, was also the soundtrack of "Agent 007 - Die Another Day". Very similar to "American Life" but with dark settings. Rating 9.0/10.

And the album ends with the track "Easy Ride". Besides being the last, it's also the longest (exceeding 5 minutes). Perhaps it's a bit sad but it has very beautiful lyrics. "Rating: 7.5/10".

Another album has passed. If you enjoyed it, you can take a look at the EP (Extended Play, a record with fewer tracks than an album) "Remixed and Rivisited & Revisited", which contains 4 remixes (of "Nothing Fails", "Love Profusion", "Nobody Know Me" and "American Life", a medley (a track that contains multiple songs) of "Like a Virgin/hollywood" and two new songs:

"In the Hollywood Groove", a sort of mix between "Into The Groove" and "Hollywood", sung together with Missy Elliot. Rating 7.5/10.

"Your Honesty". With this track, we return to "Bedtime Stories". This is indeed a track discarded from the album and presented again after 9 years. Rating 7.5.

My review ends here. I hope it wasn't boring. Thanks to everyone for reading it all!!! And thank you to Debaser for allowing me to write this review!!! See you next time!!!