Madonna released EROTICA around the same time she released her Sex book, and that\’s exactly what it sounds like. The title song has a sensuously static groove over which she commands, \”put your hands all over my body\”. \”Where Life Begins\” demands that you do something a whole lot more intimate (and quite unrepeatable here) to her. The CD booklet has a photo of Madonna in bondage. To get across the album\’s naughty feel, Madonna dispensed with the pop prettiness of LIKE A PRAYER and returned to her hard-core dance club roots. She and co-producer Shep Pettibone, who had made his name as a club DJ and dance remixer, craft some alluring bad-girl grooves (catch the ocean-deep bass on \”Waiting\”) while still managing to keep things catchy. \”Deeper And Deeper \” is celebratory dance-pop (with a brief Latin break that nods to the music\’s true roots) and \”Rain\” stands among Madonna\’s major ballads. There\’s a strange heaviness amidst the fun, games and bondage on EROTICA, which \”In This Life\” goes a long way toward explaining: It\’s about AIDS and homophobia. At her naughtiest and most R-rated, Madonna still carries a message, and it resonates well beyond the dance floor.