Although I liked Madden 2000's riff the best, the new rap songs are decent and the lyrics are tuned to the game. You can select the tracks you want to hear and adjust relative sound levels. Commentary is provided, as usual, by Pat Summerall and John Madden, while Leslie Visser and James Brown pop-in during introductions and halftime reports. Madden's commentary has changed a bit in content, but not in quantity. Summerall has become similarly repetitive.
Every kick gets the same comment.
Every good runback gets the same comment, followed by the same Madden take on it. There's just too much repetition, for a CD-based game. The crowd boos, cheers and shouts defense, and you can have your players wave arms to either quiet or incite the crowd, depending upon which action is appropriate. Most of the time, they respond accordingly. Although there's nothing wrong with the sound, there's nothing outstanding about it anymore, either.