I've never in my life met someone who thinks Bedtime Stories is among Madonna's best albums, and anyone who would say they think Pink, Britney (???) or Janet (???!!!) are chipping away at Madonna's accomplishments is not a very good "observer." The fact is, some people won't like Madonna's new record and many will, but it's such lazy nonsense that's been written a dozen different ways to argue that this, THIS, could be the one thing that will cast Madonna out of the garden forever. I wasn't wild about "Candy Store" or "Beat Goes On" (though I loved the remixes of the latter that leaked or were bootlegged), but the version of "4 Minutes" that I've heard is totally credible hip-pop and a lot of fun. I think it's going to do well. And that has nothing to do with Mariah Carey's probable E=MC2 hit.
I've never in my life met someone who thinks Bedtime Stories is among Madonna's best albums, and anyone who would say they think Pink, Britney (???) or Janet (???!!!) are chipping away at Madonna's accomplishments is not a very good "observer." The fact is, some people won't like Madonna's new record and many will, but it's such lazy nonsense that's been written a dozen different ways to argue that this, THIS, could be the one thing that will cast Madonna out of the garden forever. I wasn't wild about "Candy Store" or "Beat Goes On" (though I loved the remixes of the latter that leaked or were bootlegged), but the version of "4 Minutes" that I've heard is totally credible hip-pop and a lot of fun. I think it's going to do well. And that has nothing to do with Mariah Carey's probable E=MC2 hit.