"This is a horrible attempt at trance. The songs are badly produced and a few even have audable crackling in the background. there is nothing on this CD you cant get 1000 times better off of a Maxi-Single. If you are in dire need of a Madonna dance tribute album, "Getting into the Grooves: a Tribute to Madonna" is much better, but still falls far short of the original. To find remixes of any of these songs, simply type the name of the song into amazons search engine and dig up the old singles, or check an auction site for a collection of REAL remixes."
I gave it 1 star cuz I couldn't pick 0!
MarknDC | Washington, DC USA | 11/07/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Oh my, this CD does stink. The vocals sound like a StarSearch-rejected drag queen warbling in the shower. Ugh. The only remotely listenable track is Ray of Light... though the producers would have been better off just eliminating the vocals altogether and providing just the music. Then WE could sing along and pretend to be Madonna without any distractions!"
A Tribute To Madonna: Tranceformed
B. Perry | Colorado Springs, Co | 10/31/2000
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I wish someone would have warned me before I got this C.D.. Despite the fact that Madonna doesn't sing a note on this concoction wasn't enough for me to turn it into a frisbe(which I did by the way) but the mixes were less than worth listening to. I felt totally un-inspired by it and did anything but strike a pose when I pressed play. I guess next time when I see anything with a title like "A Tribute" then I will know that the original artist did anything but appear on it(well duh thats why they called it a tribute). Buyer be ware."
Better than other tribute albums I've heard! Holiday and Bo
thunderhexed | Oklahoma CIty , OK | 05/04/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I recieved a copy of this cd from a frind of mine who is a radio station DJ. He knew I was a huge fan of Madonna so he figured I would like it. I knew better than to set myself up for excitement seeing as how it was a TRIBUTE album. Upon first play, I noticed a how crisp the production was. Although it was recorded by people whom are relatively unkown artist, I must say it does sound professional and not like those cheesy remake cd's you find in the bargain bin at your local Wal-Mart. The only song I found myself particularly drawn to was vocalists Mea's take on "Holiday" Heard on a decent stereo system and sounds pretty dang good. This version has a very trance/house feel to it and Mea is a pretty decent vocalist. I have included it on a couple of compilation cd's I have made and people have actually made positive comments about it. "Borderline" came in second. this version is a progressive trance mix that doesn't really include all of the vocals of the original song, more just bits and pieces of the chrous thrown about.. again.. not bad. The other songs are pretty much filler. I was not impressed with any of the other vocalist other than Mea. Madonna lyrics don't really mesh well with people singing them who have urban accents.. it's a little harsh."
More Than Meets The Eye
GimP_BiZkiT | La La Land, CA, USA | 05/04/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"...This tribute to Madonna is satisfying. It's not perfect, yet not a failure, it's decent. I'd rate this as an average 3 stars because of the half decency of this record. There are some really good remakes such as "Live To ll", "Holiday" and "Ray Of Light", the job was well done on those. And other tracks like "Borderline", "Vogue", and "Lucky Star" are okay, but should have been better. However, the songs that didn't get to me are "Into the Groove", "Justify My Love" and "Crazy For You", they just didn't sound right. This is just like the originals, the vocals are lively and all feminine, the rhythm is still there, it's completely dance-able, the only difference is the major injection of electronics and programming, and of course the slightly different vocals. If you are a die-hard or slight fan of Madonna, and you are very open-minded, I recommend getting this CD. It's not an insult to her, like other tributes have done, this one has more efforts and is satisfying. The only thing wrong with this is the few missing hits, there is no "Frozen", no "Like A Prayer", or "Like a Virgin". And secondly, this disc has only 10 songs, normally tribute albums give more than that, there should have been alot more. If you're not sure this CD is for you, take it from my opinion, it's better Virgin Voices 1 & 2 and that other really bad tribute (can't remeber the name). What also makes this album better than the others is the choice of performers, despite the fact they remain unknown (until you buy the CD like I did, then you'll see names and pictures). These aren't gothic and industrial bands who have no business covering Madonna songs and end up ruining them, this is dance music, something Madonna can actually relate to, only this type of dance is 2000ish. Still, this is one of the best at the moment, there could be better, hopefully someday people will learn to do the songs right for a change, and not add to a history of bad Madonna tributes."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1