Although it has been on top of the DVD player -- which doubles as a CD player -- for two months, my copy of Madonna's "Hard Candy" has been unopened until today. (Well, I did take off the cellophane about a month ago, but I actually took the CD out today.)

And then, I even went so far as to load it into the player.

I know, I know: It was a big day in the CD's relatively short life.

I hit play and went to the other side of the apartment, where I could hear all the words, but I wasn't really giving it a critical listen. After the first time, nothing really stood out, but overall, it seemed to be a good dance record. Since I don't find myself dancing around the apartment very often, I don't know if this is something that will get a lot of play.

The good news, for me, is that it's an upbeat album, so it might find its way into my car's CD rotation sooner than later.