Madonna spreads her legs, Kylie spreads her arms 

I warmed to Kylie on tour and was moved to write about her, but I can't for the life of me summon the energy and interest to write about Aphrodite, her album that has all the gays going crazy. It feels to me kind of generic. I would like to like it...I do passively like "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)," I think I'd like "Closer" under the right circumstances, "Cupid Boy" is appealing and I liked "Too Much" the first time I heard it, when it was called "U Sure Do" and was recorded by Strike:

(But I'm not surprised to have some sound-alike songs—her producer, Stuart Price, did that on Confessions on a Dance Floor, and from much more obvious sources..."I Feel Love," anyone?)

The most pleasant surprise is that it sounds nothing like COADF or Madonna (aside from a startlingly "I Love New York" flourish at the beginning of "Cupid Boy"). It's definitely a Kylie record.

I may not love it (I'll report back if it grows on me), but go in peace and "enjoy yourself," Kylie fans!