Madonna’s Dance Floor-Dominating ‘Confessions II’ Is Her Best Album in Decades: Album Review

By Steven J. Horowitz

Steven J. Horowitz

Senior Music Writer

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“Sometimes I like to just hide in the shadows,” mutters Madonna at the start of “I Feel So Free,” the opening track on her 15th album “Confessions II.” “Create a new persona. A different identity. I can be whoever I want to be.” As hard as it may be to picture Madonna hiding in the shadows of anything, that’s the thrill of any new album from her: guessing which version we’ll be getting. Will it be a cowgirl kicking up dust this time? A pop eccentric? A spiritually reborn idealist with a penchant for chanting and sitars?

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