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Can we stop acting like The Fame isn't artistic?


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VOLANTIS
13 hours ago, JbGaga said:

That Gif is BTW Era tho... :saladga:

10 points for you for figuring that out Sherlock.
The purpose for that gif is Expression. I don't think I need to tell anyone on GGD what Poker Face Music Video looks like. 

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JbGaga
2 minutes ago, VOLANTIS said:

10 points for you for figuring that out Sherlock.
The purpose for that gif is Expression. I don't think I need to tell anyone on GGD what Poker Face Music Video looks like. 

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Versace
10 hours ago, ****Eliza said:

So are you telling me that R&B is the reason we got TF, TFM, BTW & AP? :green:

Nice try but no 

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gagzus
10 minutes ago, Versace said:

Nice try but no 

on the technical scale yes it is since she made a dance album that was different from the R&B american pop scene at the time

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Didymus

Edit: Nvm, not satisfied with this. TF is my fav era so any post I make about it must be glimmering with glorious truth and I failed this time.

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Dominic

I'm curious,  what is your definition of an 'artistic album'?  

Many artists use duplicitous meanings and metaphors in their work so whilst Poker Face is an incredibly well written track and is definitely artistic,  I wouldn't say it was anymore artistic in that sense than others?  Visually,  I would say definitely artistic but these are visuals which are easier to be artistic. 

I don't disagree with you,  I'm just curious as to what you feel makes The Fame different from the rest artistically? The concept itself is brilliant but again this is just a concept.  Do you mean artistic as in cleverly written and produced? Because I have to agree by this standard it would be. 

 

 

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4 hours ago, Versace said:

Nice try but no 

Red & Blue came first of all so it is the original iconic smash.

Red & Blue > TF, TFM, BTW, AP

#Justice4R&B

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djBuffoon

The music itself (specifically, the melodies and chord progressions) is as simplistic as it gets, but yes, the concepts and the way things tie together are very interesting. I don't believe it holds a candle to Born This Way, however, in any respect.

Having said that, every Gaga album so far has been exceedingly artistic, and with a single, unifying theme to harness to music.

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Alien Tulip

People who call The Fame "generic" or "basic" are teenagers that had to google who Jeff Koons was when Gaga announced him as an art collaborator on ARTPOP and then all of a sudden they feel like little Michelangelos. The Fame is her most genius, cohesive and intelligent body of work. The album has some of her best lyrics, melodies, production and visuals. Everything was hands on, consistent and wasn't overshadowed with pettiness. All that mattered during that era was the MUSIC. I hope we get a vibe like that for the next album. Just focus on the music and nothing else. 

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10 minutes ago, Alien Tulip said:

People who call The Fame "generic" or "basic" are teenagers that had to google who Jeff Koons was when Gaga announced him as an art collaborator on ARTPOP and then all of a sudden they feel like little Michelangelos. The Fame is her most genius, cohesive and intelligent body of work. The album has some of her best lyrics, melodies, production and visuals. Everything was hands on, consistent and wasn't overshadowed with pettiness. All that mattered during that era was the MUSIC. I hope we get a vibe like that for the next album. Just focus on the music and nothing else. 

LITERALLY ME LMFAO 

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On January 3, 2016 at 3:27 AM, ROARyals said:

When some say they want The Fame Gaga back, some of y'all are quick to reply, "oh that's generic af, Gaga is too evolved and artistic for that", and it needs to stop.

Let's not act like Poker Face doesn't have a secret double meaning only monsters know of, and the absolute brilliant "cherry pie" lyric meaning from Paparazzi doesn't exist. The Fame's a conceptual album based on not wanting to be famous, but everyone wanting to know who you are.  Plus the music videos are visually stunning and amazing-and I haven't even touched The Fame Mons†er yet.

Real art speaks for itself, and the only artistic difference between The Fame and ARTPOP is the word "art" being throw around way more in the latter-don't be fooled. I'm not bashing my fav album ARTPOP, but almost every damn interview of that era had Gaga explaining in detail what it meant and people were still confused, so…

also it's like why does this matter so badly? Do you know what was said from the pre-ARTPOP era? "Gaga can't go back the The Fame bc it's too generic and non loving yourself and ****." And do you know what we'll see during the pre-LG6 era? "The Fame Gaga is too generic and not enough *LG5 concept*, Gaga's a way more capable artist." Like... this is just so irrelevant and predictable.   

don't be so stupid to think Gaga can't serve generic bops AND art at the same time-you're severely underestimating Gaga's ability as a performer-for what reason?

leave it in 2015. 

It's not that it isn't artistic, it's just that it's boring. It's mainstream pop Gaga did purposely to infiltrate pop culture so people would pay attention to her work. She needed to break into pop if she wanted to be heard, so The Fame's sound serves as her door into the mainstream. She talked about this before, how she's an artist who had to go pop to be heard. Paparazzi is when the true Gaga surfaced, the Gaga that's the artist. Then with The Fame Monster, she was more able to explore that artistry now that "she made it" with typical pop music, and then she went full blown artist in the era and into Born This Way. 

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Pacify Him

lol its her debut that sparked a new era which the popstars copied her for it

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PopThatArt

Lady Gaga has a lot to say, she has a message and making mainstream pop music like The Fame was her way to break into pop culture and deliver her message and art. That pop girl image she shed after The Fame was a ruse to get people's attention. 

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4 hours ago, PopThatArt said:

Lady Gaga has a lot to say, she has a message and making mainstream pop music like The Fame was her way to break into pop culture and deliver her message and art. That pop girl image she shed after The Fame was a ruse to get people's attention. 

Sure, but the point a lot of people are making is that she actually had more to say and a more interesting message during that era than she's had for much of her career since then. What's been the message behind her work in the last few years? What's been the artistic intention and execution behind her eras? It certainly hasn't gotten more complex or "more artistic" (mind you I'm well aware that that's largely due to her management issues and all that, but the point still stands).

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