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American Life

by Madonna

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All Time

of 455,319

9,284
2000's

of 265,611

1,604
2003

of 34,566

243

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.6475 American Life is ranked overall as 2.6475 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.4300 American Life has an avg. critic score of 2.4300 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

It's never been easy being Madonna, a fact both her fans and her detractors rarely acknowledge. ...more

Yahoo! Music

As a single, Madonna 's 'American Life' is both a clever cultural statement and a crushing disappointment. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

At its best, her new album offers blunt, questing, decisive music at a chaotic time. At its weakest, she sounds like a gal who's grown content with hubby and kids and the hard-earned privilege of hiring the help to keep herself at tip-top tautness. ...more

Rolling Stone

Making records, it seems, may not be her strong suit anymore. ...more

Rolling Stone

Madonna Ciccone has done it again: The forty-four-year-old guitar player from London via Detroit has taken the pulse of the nation, if not the whole Women's Wear Daily-reading world. ...more

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E! Online

Aside from the thumping groove of "Nobody Knows Me" and a few other bouncy beats, much of the electro style Madonna experimented with on 2000's Music has been replaced with warmer sounds and earthy touches, like acoustic guitars and a choir that comes...read the complete review at E! Online

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Mojo

American Life is revealing and diverting -- no bad things in a record -- but in the end the brow-beating, finger-wagging and psycho-babbling take their...read the complete review at Mojo

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Village Voice

The title track's having-it-all exhaustion, underscored by its bipolar sonics and start-stop rhythms, will endear her to the Allison Pearson crowd; a few other tunes will reinforce her fan base among fellow whiny celebrities....read the complete review at Village Voice

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The A.V. Club

Madonna's malleable, endlessly calculated persona has helped her overcome a formidable array of missteps during her remarkable 20-year career, from silly pop-cultural indulgences like the Sex book to virtually every film role she's ever accepted. After...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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