Following a second listen of Madonna's "Hard Candy" CD, I can say with 100 percent certainty that this is not an end-of-the-day album. First-thing-in-the-morning album, sure. Workout accompaniment, definitely.

But it's not the kind of thing I want to listen to after a long day at the office. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, but the constant thumping tends to be headache-inducing.)

And so, I give the album my blessing. Just not after 6 p.m. on a weekday.