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Madonna, better seen or heard? That is the question. No need to ponder it for too long because thanks to the fine folk at Warner Bros. Records, you can have her both ways on The Confessions Tour. This two-disc set captures the Material Mom’s 2006 stop at London’s Wembley Arena with a 21-track DVD and an accompanying 13-song CD. The dual format means you can skip the dopey visual horseplay in the opening “Future Lovers/I Feel Love” on the DVD, but still enjoy the audio of the Big M going back to the future... More »

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Madonna's "Erotica" single was one of the fastest rising songs in U.S. chart history, zooming to number three in just a couple of weeks, and then zooming back down almost as fast. This was when the public decided that she had gone too far (she had simultaneously released her Sex book) and kick started what has become known as the Madonna backlash, which would subside after her Evita years. That said, "Erotica," and her album of the same name, bear witness to some of Madonna's most interesting and... More »

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Performed by a vocalist who had recently abandoned the U.S. for the U.K., American Life is an album co-produced by a French techno mastermind, recorded during a time of strife in America, and released just after the country completed a war. Given that context and given that the vocalist is arguably the biggest star in the world, the title can't help but carry some import, carry the weight of social commentary. And it follows through on that promise, sometimes explicitly and sometimes implicitly, but either... More »