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The title song is mainly about sex and bondage, which she starts out by introducing the album's main character with the line "My name is Dita...I'll be your mistress tonight". Fever is a remake of the Peggy Lee hit which has a very nice dance beat. Bye Bye Baby is a fun little song about breaking up. Deeper and Deeper reflects the 70's in many ways, and also has an addictive beat with captivating lyrics. Where Life Begins is a jazzy little number about 'dining in' and exploring sexual fantasies. Bad Girl is a nice ballad as with a sing along chorus and melody. Waiting is a song which implies what the title says, the frustration of waiting. Theif of Hearts is a comical type song (or comes across as) about a woman stealing her man. Words is a nice little song about the confusion of words. Rain is a lush ballad which we will always remember. Why's It So Hard and In This Life both deal with society having trouble accepting individuals for who they are, and the pain it causes. Did You Do It is a song that was only available on the Explicit version of this album, it was not released on the Edited Erotica cd. The album closes with Secret Garden, a beautiful jazzy type song. The album ends at about 75 minutes, this is her most complete work, not because of the length of the album, but because it explores life and is done very well.

Many think of Madonna has a bad woman for her work like this, but its very very good. She is teaching us, and if she has to be a little nasty then good for her for expressing herself, they are only words, which have different interpretations from person to person. This is an absolute must have.


Erotica (1992)   March 7, 2005
 11 out of 12 found this review helpful

-Erotica (1992)-

Released back in 1992, this is the album that caused a national backlash against Madonna. In 1992, Madonna released this album, which peaked at #2 in the US, and has only sold around 2 million copies to date. Madonna also released the box office bomb "Body of Evidence", and the international smash "Sex" book. This was when Madonna was at the peak of her sexual assault on the world. This is definitely one of my favorite Madonna albums of all time, and it's also one of my favorite albums of all time. The first single to be released from this album was the title track, and it's definitely one of the sexiest songs of all time. It's also a very dark song, which just makes the song even more amazing. The video that was released with this song caused even more controversy than "Justify My Love", and was of course, banned from MTV. Again, the video was released on VHS, and sold millions. The other singles released from this album were "Deeper and Deeper", which peaked at #7 in the US, and is one of Madonna's best dance songs, "Rain", an absolutely beautiful ballad, which only peaked at #14 in the US, "Fever" which is an amazing cover of Peggy Lee's 50s classic, wasn't released in the US, but peaked at #6 in the UK, "Bye Bye Baby", which also wasn't released in the US, but peaked at #15 in Australia, and "Bad Girl", which is one of my all time favorite Madonna songs, and is my favorite Madonna ballad. Just an absolutely stunning song, but so underrated, only peaking at #36 in the US.

1. Erotica (10/10)
2. Fever (10/10)
3. Bye Bye Baby (10/10)
4. Deeper and Deeper (10/10)
5. Where Life Begins (10/10)
6. Bad Girl (10/10)
7. Waiting (10/10)
8. Theif of Hearts (10/10)
9. Words (10/10)
10. Rain (10/10)
11. Why It's So Hard (/10)
12. In This Life (10/10)
13. Secret Garden (10/10)

This is another one of the few albums I own where I would rate every song 10/10. "Where Life Begins" is a slow and jazzy song, and I love the analogys it uses. "Waiting" is another great song. It's another jazzy song, but a lot of the songs on the album are. "Theif of Hearts" is one of my favorite unreleased songs, where Madonna uses the word "b****" quite a few times. My favorite part is where Madonna sings "You do it, you'll take it. You screw it, you'll fake it. Undo it, you'll break it. You're over, you can't take it". I love it! "Words" is definitely my favorite unreleased song. Everything about this song is just great. "Why It's So Hard" is kinda reminiscent of "Till Death Do Us Part" from "Like a Prayer", where it's upbeat and catchy, but the lyrics are more dark and depressing. A great song. "In This Life" is a sad and stunning ballad about some of the friends Madonna has lost to AIDS. Another one of my favorites. "Secret Garden" is probably my least favorite song on the album, but it's still a great song. The lyrics are very poetic, and it sounds like a song about Madonna longing to be a mother. Now, there are lots of people that have said that this album is just about sex, but that's not true. There are only about 2 or 3 songs on here about sex. All in all, the is definitely one of Madonna's best albums, which deserved so much more recognition than it ever recieved.

My Top 5 off of the album are...

5) Words
4) Rain
3) Erotica
2) Deeper and Deeper
1) Bad Girl


Madonna's Best   July 26, 2000
 9 out of 10 found this review helpful

Erotica shows Madonna at her very best. Sarcastic, cynical, domineering, stylish, poetic, and melodical.

I find this to be probably her most overlooked album, in terms of melodic and lyrical versatility. The album opens almost as a concept, introducing Dita, Madonna's alter ego, explaining she'll be our guide and mistress tonight, through the strange world of lost love, S&M, betrayal, and depression. Not typical Madonna topics, which may be why it's her most impressive work to date despite what critics say. The rest of the album follows loosley on this concept of Dita and her various adventures. Madonna's version of Fever is one of a kind, giving it a more sexual feel than before. Bad Girl, Waiting, and Words are equally impressive as well as Where Life Begins, a cunning, sly remark about the joys of oral sex. The best the CD has to offer is Rain, featuring some of Madonna's best metaphorical lyrics to date. In This Life is also a great tribute to the fallen victims of AIDS. The only drawback on the album coimes in the form of the rap song DID YOU DO IT? What the hell is that. She doesn't even sing on it. All it is, is Waiting without lyrics, just rapping. Fortunatly, you can avoid this by buying the version without Parental Advisory, as it omits the song completly.

Madonna shows some of her best work here, adding to her underrated quality as an artist that gets under people's skin who are afraid to see change or face taboos. Excellent.