CCTV: The Nonstop Pop Show

·S5 E12

First Time Listening to Madonna's “Confessions on a Dance Floor” - Honest Track by Track Review

March 20
1h 57m

Episode Description

Madonna's tenth studio album “Confessions on a Dance Floor” was released on November 9, 2005 - a full creative reset after the polarizing “American Life”. Produced almost entirely with Stuart Price, the album blended 1970s disco, 1980s electropop, and 2000s club music into a seamlessly mixed, non-stop listening experience. It debuted at #1 in 40 countries, won the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album, and spawned four singles: "Hung Up," "Sorry," "Get Together," and "Jump."

In this episode, Chris and Chantel Nicole go track by track through “Confessions on a Dance Floor” with special guest Jeff Benjamin - award-winning music journalist and Billboard's renowned K-pop columnist - bringing his global pop expertise to one of Madonna's most celebrated comebacks.Was this Madonna's greatest reinvention? Or her most calculated one? The dance floor doesn't lie.

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  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:40 - “Confessions on a Dance Floor” Album Info
  • 2:49 - Album Cover
  • 5:12 - “Hung Up”
  • 18:14 - “Get Together”
  • 27:18 - “Sorry”
  • 38:05 - “Future Lovers”
  • 43:37 - “I Love New York”
  • 51:15 - “Let It Will Be”
  • 59:53 - “Forbidden Love”
  • 1:09:07 - “Jump”
  • 1:16:19 - “How High”
  • 1:23:15 - “Isaac”
  • 1:33:12 - “Push”
  • 1:37:57 - “Like It Or Not”
  • 1:43:34 - Does the album stand the test of time?
  • 1:47:53 - Cut or Keep
  • 1:49:40 - Overall Thoughts & Final Rating

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