Rebel Heart Review

REBEL HEART: A TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW (Part 1 of 3)

This next Tuesday the 13th Madonna album will be out (finally) and to celebrate this release and, of course, push you to buy it or listen it at least, there it is a complete album review of Rebel heart, incluiding Sper Deluxe Edition tracks and some other that didn't make the final cut.


LIVING FOR LOVE

This first track and first sinlge. Glorious, energetic, filled with light. Just pure brilliant. With elements that can easily recall Madonna's  90's work RAY OF LIGHT and stuning productions that can asimilate with CONFESSIONS... So far this track is the most dance track on the album and a big come back for the Queen of Pop.

4.5/5 Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9h7Teiyvc8

DEVIL PRAY

Unusual and fantastic. If there is something that we can admire from Madonna is her ability to create religion-related songs and do not sound like a cheezy attempt of being outrageous. This track is an EDM anthem with delicious strings that we can guess are Avicii's courtesy. No doubt, must be single!

4/5 Stars

GHOSTTOWN

This is when things gets serious; if there is someone on this world with beautiful underestimated ballads that's Madonna. The first track on the album that sounds like she is doing what she wants and not what she is being asked for (Sorry but MDNA was all about that). With beautiful harmies and verces such as the reflexive "...When it all falls, when it all falls down/I'll be your fire when the lights go out..."we can guess that this is going to be a hit as a second single (Yes, it is oficially the second single!)

5/5 Stars

UNAPOLOGETIC BITCH

First time listinig it was like: Is it actually Madonna doing a Reggae track? And fortunatedly she is. By this moment the album just keeps getting better and going from north to south with the musical genre. This track just makes it really clear: Madonna is an Unapologetical bitch that can do whatever she wants: add horns and sirens, do a really rap-like versing and, most important, still being herself.

4/5

ILLUMINATI

Yeezus. Just like that. Kanye's contribution to the song is merely great. A funny song about the most interesting conspiration of all times with dark beats and rhymes that make you want to "shine like Illuminati". Although the song is not as good as the ones before, still nice try Maddie.

3/5 Stars

BITCH, I'M MADONNA

Very MDNA-like, this song makes it clear, if you are working with Madonna is going hard or going home (perhaps they should have wnt home earlier that day). The track is a very badass-I-do-what-I-want anthem that has the dupstep on higher grounds. Nicki contrubution is great and the best additional vocals on the album. On the other side, are those dogs barking at the end of the song? Weirdo.

2.5/5 Stars (Oops!)

HOLD TIGHT

Well, well. This song is like a good but faled attempt to create a superational anthem. Is the first track that makes you wish it wasn't there. Just an unnessesary track.

3/5 Stars

JOAN OF ARC

Thank goodness for this track! This song comes as a lifesaver (and earsaver) too. Beautiful ballad based on guitar. Epic. Chorus lines are the best "I'm not Joan of Arc, Not yet/ I'm only human" just if there were any dobts that the MATERIAL GIRL can actually feel. Besides her voice has never been that direct since RAY OF LIGHT. Has to be on your basics playlist.

5/5 Stars

To continue...