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Hard Candy is the follow-up to the hugely sucessful dance album 'Confessions On A Dancefloor.' This album does not stick to the previous one's formula, moving away from disco for a more beat heavy hip-hop sound. To ensure this does not go horribly wrong, Timbaland, Danja and Pharrell are among the producers brought in to oversee the project.
The first single '4 Minutes' features Justin Timberlake and is very production heavy with a lot of horns and bass. It's has A LOT of energy and is a great track to choose for a 1st single. Candy Shop produced by Pharrell is a mid-tempo track with one of those beats that just sticks in your head - a great listen. The highlight of the mid-tempo's is without a doubt is 'Devil' (previously known as - Even The Devil Wouldn't Recognise You which has been re-worked). This is quite a dark track but will end up on repeat on your CD player.
'Give It To Me' 'The Beat Goes On' and 'She's Not Me' are all edgier, different, funky kinda tracks that add a new dimension to the album. The closing track of the album is 'Voices' and like 'confessions...' the final track is lyrically the deepest. It's a reflective song which questions society. It has a fairly slow tempo but maintains a hip-hop beat.
All-in-all this album is a solid return for Madonna, the only criticism would be that it's questionable just how different and unique it is to the Rihanna's, Beyonce's & Janet's already out there considering she has worked with the same people to similar effect. However if it is just solid, good music you want instead of tons of originality and forward thinking then this album is definately for you and will not disappoint!
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