Review of `American Life' by Madonna.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: April 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Brian McCollum

MADONNA "American Life" (Maverick Records) 3 stars

Madonna's superstar career can be broken into neat musical chapters. There was the peppy pop of her early work; the lush house music of the late `80s and early `90s; a quick detour through Broadway pomp with 1997's "Evita."

"American Life" is third in a series that started with 1998's "Ray of Light," an album that reinvented her look, sound and lyrical substance _ a thematic shift that resulted in a sort of spiritual electronica for the club set.

The new disc is among her most personal ...

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