Really, really cool disco-pop debut for Madonna. The two main setbacks here are that a) some tracks drag on for too long which lessens their impact (1,2,7,8) b) wellll Madonna herself, bcs the vox sometimes feel a bit tame and less epxlosive than they could be. I'm nitpicking though because this certainly has some bounce to it. The intro on 1 is fantastic, and 1-2 despite being as I said too long are quite cool. 3 is shorter and quite catchy, but idk if it is the reissue version i jammed but its mixed weirdly stands out as louder and more aggressive. 4 is a bit of a downer in terms of energy and i worried the album had exhausted its ideas already, but hell no. 5-7 is the strongest run here, and up to the lengthy end of 7 I was considering bumping this to a 3.9 because the tracks are just so fun. 8 is super cool too, but alas it's a wee bit too long again, which reinforces the impression of an album that could have been a 4.5/5.0 even with slightly more efficient and poppy songwriting, but still manages upwards of a healthy 3.8
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