Has Gaga Become Basic?

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34 minutes ago, mariomania1234 said:

ARTPOP was anything but basic IMO. And no, I don't think she's become basic at all, just a more toned down version of herself. There's a difference.

Let's wait for the album before we make judgments.

nobody was talking about the LG5 era, we are obviously talking about right now.

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1 minute ago, mirandavlogz said:

Aura's chorus is probably the only exception. I'll admit the chorus is amazing. The rest of the song is basic noise.

I'm the complete opposite, I love everything about the song except for the "do you wanna see me naked lover, do you wanna peak underneath the covers" theres nothing really complex or intriguing about it, but the intro is perfect

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14 minutes ago, notamember said:

In what way is TIHTY basic at all? 

 

its just pretty basic songwriting - meaning standard, good, but not amazing or out of the box. It's a nice song.

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I think she has been acting more "Donatella" since C2C.

Her instagram photos talking about which brands she is wearing and who did her make-up can make her come across as a vain materialistic Hollywood celeb instead of an artist, but I know that she hasn't become completely basic and she is still an artsy goddess of love. 

Just waiting for the new music because her work is so varied.

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Just now, Yo GagaGaga said:

I'm the complete opposite, I love everything about the song except for the "do you wanna see me naked lover, do you wanna peak underneath the covers" theres nothing really complex or intriguing about it, but the intro is perfect

The chorus is the POP part, rest of it are Art, thus, ARTPOP

aura is just a pure genius song

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Never heard of normcore?

It's not really basic at all.

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13 hours ago, mirandavlogz said:

How does being forced to change the concept of one performance which has nothing to do with the points of my post prove me wrong?

Because nothing in your post makes sense, she gave us flawless theatrical performances

 

She gave us a music video on Hearst Castle.

She had top-notch fashion 

Epic photoshoots and monumental collaborations with Louvre

 

if that is basic to you, then she must probably bleed on stage or wear a meat dress, that's the only way to not be basic, right?

And after ARTPOP she has been promoting a Jazz album, no need to be eccentric.

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ARTPOP is 1  album tho, ask when her next one's out.

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Fans had enough of LADY but GAGA will show when LG5 arrives! 

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1 hour ago, mirandavlogz said:

I was talking with others and they said that Gaga has become basic over the past few years.

Tbh it's true to an extent. ARTPOP was dull and basic. Her appearance and performance at the Oscars 2015 was amazing and TIHTY was good too, but besides that I'd say it's fair criticism. She has ditched her whole avant-garde image for a much more "normal" image. Not just musically, but image-wise as well.

Just to note, this isn't a hate thread. This thread is to discuss Gaga's direction over recent years.

Basic? No. Less relevant? Yes. Ever since Born This Way after like BTW and The Edge of Glory and You & I.. She kind of fell off like every artists does as they go on tour. She could've revamped herself with ARTPOP but things didn't go her way, sadly. Applause had its momentum and even DWUW but the general public wasn't so inviting anymore. I read once online something like "Gaga doesn't stand out as much anymore bc everyone started to be like her after she came out which made her start to disappear and fit in with everyone else" if that makes sense? Made me soooooo sad bc it was true. But Gaga still is in the general publics eye TBH... HUGE props to her performances on TV lately like Oscars, AHS, and the SuperBowl. LG5 will def bring her back into her well deserved spotlight, the musics going to be amazing!!!!!!

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25 minutes ago, Brodinsky said:

Because nothing in your post makes sense, she gave us flawless theatrical performances

 

She gave us a music video on Hearst Castle.

She had top-notch fashion 

Epic photoshoots and monumental collaborations with Louvre

 

if that is basic to you, then she must probably bleed on stage or wear a meet dress, that's the only way to not be basic, right?

And after ARTPOP she has been promoting a Jazz album, no need to be eccentric.

I love you.

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ARTPOP wasn't her best but it was anything but basic 

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Umm...disagree heartily that ARTPOP was basic. Having paint being puked on etc. I think her focus image-wise has been on c2c for so long that people see it as a more general move away from the more inventive, crazy stuff. I believe she wants to surprise us with whatever style she comes up with.

I want Nicola back though. His and Gagas type of genius was a perfect match.

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Has Gaga become basic? I think that depends on your definition of basic. I think it's fair to say she is no longer the innovative and interesting pop culture figure that she once was.

She didn't broach new creative ground with the sound or concepts behind her last pop album. Cheek To Cheek is the epitome of disposable redundant Starbucks Jazz. Throw in a schmaltzy commercial for Barnes and Nobel, and messy tributes to David Bowie and Linda Perry, I think basic is an appropriate word to describe this stage in her career.

Brenden Maxwell gowns to the Emmys, Golden Globes, and Oscars? Groundbreaking. 

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ARTPOP....basic? yeah that's so far-fetched. 

The outfits, the music videos, artRAVE were FAR from being basic.