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Last night I listened to Madonna's Erotica for the first time in ages and I realized: this album is totally underrated compared to the Material Girl's other work. I remember that it wasn't all that well-received back in 1992, when she simultaneously released her Sex book and took on a whole new level of controversy in her career.

But as Erotica's gotten on in years, some critics have started re-evaluating it. When I went online to see what others think about the album these days, I found this awesome review (one of the best reviews for any album I've ever read):

click here  to read review

Say what you want about it...at its worst moments, Erotica's still something you can move your body to...even if, at times, it's about as sexy as a visit to the gynecologist. 

And speaking of underrated and Madonna...

Entertainment Weekly put out this list of what they consider the top ten most underrated Madonna songs....

definitely agree with this choice, in particular:

''More'' (I'm Breathless: Songs From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy, 1990)
''Nothing's better than more,'' Madonna sings, channeling her Breathless Mahoney character from Dick Tracy. And indeed, when it comes to the movie's soundtrack, nothing really is better than ''More.'' Just when you think Stephen Sondheim's rapid-fire wordplay is about to get away from her, Madonna pushes through, proving she's got a stronger instrument than a lot of critics would like to admit.