Absolutely Mad

by

Mad'House

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I bought this dead, DEAD cheap, simply because I've always loved their version of Madonna's "Like A Prayer" (and that's my favourite Madonna song, and video), and heard their version of "La Isla Bonita" recently. Most of the songs can be quite repetitive, but it makes for good dance music, something you can dance round your house to - or in my case, dance around my computer, complete with headphones on!

Some of their versions really don't work, particularly "Like A Virgin" - it sounds extremely karaoke, as does Papa Don't Preach. All the songs however, have a fantastic beat to them, so if you're sitting at your computer (like me), you'll be nodding your head in time to the beat.

There's 3 songs on it that I don't really recognise as Madonna songs (unless they're really, really old Madonna songs), and they're "Be Yourself", "Everybody" and "Lady Of The Dawn". They are not good. There's also 2 remixes of "Frozen" and "Like A Prayer", which sound a bit strange, since technically, they've already remixed "Like A Prayer" on the first track. You also get the two videos for "Like A Prayer" and "Holiday" - I only remember "Like A Prayer" being a little bit of a hit in the UK.

The female vocalist doesn't really have the Madonna magic in her vocals, despite the fact she's doing her best to copy her voice. Of course this album will never beat the originals, but it's worthwhile picking up cheap. It's decent pop at it's best. What more could you ask for?