Original LG5 was scrapped. Thoughts?

[Dominic 11,922]

There's nothing to suggest she has scrapped the original album, she probably had the idea of releasing It as a lead and then after working with Mark briefly towards the end of last year wanted to hold off on finalising the lead. 

For all we know she may still release this RedOne track as the lead. All he is saying is that it was supposed to be the lead, not that she had done the album, video and finalised it all. 

It was probably a "We did good work, I think I might release it as the lead single when the album is finished" type of conversation. 

[kvnrp 48,353]

2 minutes ago, VenusBitch said:

What's with all the Bowie crap? 

People think that after he died that Gaga changed everything about LG5.

And that the Intel Performance was supposed to be for her lead single with RedOne.

I don't think that both of those are true.

[TheBatman 951]

She clearly wants to surprise us and give a new sound! I'm psyched! Doesn't seem like she is in any rush though, horses, church, beaches, car races to attend lol Maybe she is hoping to get a new fanbase lol 

[aaronyoji 2,055]

29 minutes ago, Driezewies said:

All the things you said in the OP -except the lead single being a RedOne song getting scrapped- is speculation. We don't know if that scrapping meant her "starting over".

exactly. all this worry and hubbub based on this fanbase's own assumptions just so they can justify their bitching to gaga. 

[Bloody 64,631]

These are all just theories. so we are discussing fiction?

[DiegoMonster 4,814]

I just hope Dinner ft. Adele is still on.

[Dark Anatomy 2,284]

I'm actually okay with this. I think it's the smartest move she's made in her Pop career. 

RedOne is fine and all....if you're still living in 2009-2010. 

Gaga in now in her thirties, and with this new decade in her life there should come a Renaissance of new artistic en-devours!!! It is time for Gaga to change her sound AND her subject matter; and let electro pop with lyrics founded on Pop Cultre and Sex DIE! Basically...

No. More. Riding. Off. Past. Success. 

This is a time for Gaga to explore and reach new levels as an artist. Enlisting a fresh set of visionaries to bring her music to life is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered. 

Nile and Mark = Masters of Pop/Rock/Funk

BloodPop and Tame Impala = Masters of Alt/Pop/Rock. 

The producers she has on board for the new album not only make sense, but SHOW that she DOES know the direction of her new album. She's just too nice to hurt RedOne's feelings. 

Gaga is going in a brand new direction, and I am ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guille 1,385]

If RedOne is scrapped I am so done with Gaga

[Jester 6,367]

I think she should just start releasing music. That's the biggest problem with the artist like Gaga, she has so many ideas, her aesthetic and music taste change all the time and on the other hand she releases music every damn 2-3 years. She should release a song that she's most proud of right now. Otherwise it will come out in 2 years and sound dated just like G.U.Y. did in 2014. 

 

EDIT: Remember when she said she wanted to make genuine music that's popular now after the EDM era, like Sam Smith and Adele. 

It will be 2 years from that point when her music comes out lol, maybe dubstep will rule the charts then

[Vodka 4,478]

36 minutes ago, Yanko said:

her anti is coming 

Please take that back 

[Vodka 4,478]

OT: First off, it's horrible being kept in the dark. Second, it doesn't help getting misinformation from LG5 possibilities being shot down. 
I mean fine, the single is no longer produced by RedOne.
Fine, he had 8 songs written, and he's not sure if they'll make the cut, but we originally still don't know either so...

Nothing's set in stone. RedOne having sounded the way he did, does trigger some sort of jeopardy for his work with the Gags, but I'm not giving up LG5 til I enjoy it with my ears. 

*She's just got to get something packaged well, or reassure us fans. I can see the meltdowns, and it's not even summer here. 

[StrawberryBlond 14,997]

What's important at this point is that she releases a single that she truly likes. We saw what happened when her choices weren't respected during her last 2 eras. She needs a body of work that is truly cohesive and she's truly proud of. If we have to wait, so be it (though I'm chomping at the bit). Critics criticised how over-the-place AP was and that she didn't seem to really be strong enough in her vision (even though she actually says that she doesn't know what her AP means and basically confirmed that it's just a mish-mash of all different styles). But critics seem to favour cohesiveness, so RedOne still being around may throw her off a bit. When he said it was like the old stuff but evolved, I started to panic. Gaga needs to stop living in the past. Working with an old producer is fine but only if you can create something new and something that fits on the rest of the album. We've seen original versions of art scrapped and new ones reinstated that turned out to be superior. It doesn't happen all the time but if anyone can make a new version of art work, it's Gaga.

39 minutes ago, Strigoi said:

This is a time for Gaga to explore and reach new levels as an artist. Enlisting a fresh set of visionaries to bring her music to life is EXACTLY what the doctor ordered. 

Nile and Mark = Masters of Pop/Rock/Funk

BloodPop and Tame Impala = Masters of Alt/Pop/Rock. 

The producers she has on board for the new album not only make sense, but SHOW that she DOES know the direction of her new album. She's just too nice to hurt RedOne's feelings. 

Gaga is going in a brand new direction, and I am ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never thought about it that way, actually. You're right. I mean, I remember back when Judas came out, people said it sounded like a re-hash of Bad Romance. We don't want those comparisons again and working with RedOne might cause that to happen again. I have no doubt that he and Gaga can make magic together...but is it dated magic? Is it too similar to old magic in a not-moving-forward kinda way? Honestly, he doesn't quite fit on this list of producers that she's also working with. He might get one token song when all is said and done and it might stick out like a sore thumb on an otherwise cohesive album. Hearing that he was originally planned for the lead single was rather surprising. I think the decision to change that was wise. Whoever's producing the lead, it can't be someone who's worked with Gaga before. That'll just lead to comparison after comparison. A new producer will give her a totally new feel, which will get her noticed more. People might even be surprised to find out it's her on the song or something. An artist simply trying something new can work wonders for sales because the public are so thrown and curious. She could make that work to her advantage.

[Luc 4,775]

1 hour ago, Didymus said:

I'm not so sure about that. Interscope already made the mistake of trying to replicate the success of her early pop hits. Who knows, it just might be that we have to thank them for forcing Gaga to go a different route. Bloodpop, Ronson and Impala are all connected to Interscope.

Don't think so. Forcing Applause and DWUW on Gaga (by Interscope) worked out. I'm sure the possibly lost confidence on single choices during the BTW (Judas was a terrible choice, probably could've made millions more if it were TeoG) was restored during ARTPOP, where they made the right choices. Gaga was even suggesting Swine could be a single (around Swinefest), Venus was supposed to be a single, and Aura would've been lead single .

 

Anyways. Why are almost all in this thread so sure this happened? I don't know, but it doesn't seem that likely.. I don't think she would've been ready in the first quarter already, because she usually takes quite long.

[monstereo 1,232]

We already know what her future speeches will be about

 

"I had this concept prepared, but David Bowie's death completely changed my outlook on the message I wanted to send, blah blah blah. I got a tattoo because of how much his death impacted me. I could've had a Grammy winning single but I decided to **** everything up"

[Dark Anatomy 2,284]

3 hours ago, StrawberryBlond said:

What's important at this point is that she releases a single that she truly likes. We saw what happened when her choices weren't respected during her last 2 eras. She needs a body of work that is truly cohesive and she's truly proud of. If we have to wait, so be it (though I'm chomping at the bit). Critics criticised how over-the-place AP was and that she didn't seem to really be strong enough in her vision (even though she actually says that she doesn't know what her AP means and basically confirmed that it's just a mish-mash of all different styles). But critics seem to favour cohesiveness, so RedOne still being around may throw her off a bit. When he said it was like the old stuff but evolved, I started to panic. Gaga needs to stop living in the past. Working with an old producer is fine but only if you can create something new and something that fits on the rest of the album. We've seen original versions of art scrapped and new ones reinstated that turned out to be superior. It doesn't happen all the time but if anyone can make a new version of art work, it's Gaga.

I never thought about it that way, actually. You're right. I mean, I remember back when Judas came out, people said it sounded like a re-hash of Bad Romance. We don't want those comparisons again and working with RedOne might cause that to happen again. I have no doubt that he and Gaga can make magic together...but is it dated magic? Is it too similar to old magic in a not-moving-forward kinda way? Honestly, he doesn't quite fit on this list of producers that she's also working with. He might get one token song when all is said and done and it might stick out like a sore thumb on an otherwise cohesive album. Hearing that he was originally planned for the lead single was rather surprising. I think the decision to change that was wise. Whoever's producing the lead, it can't be someone who's worked with Gaga before. That'll just lead to comparison after comparison. A new producer will give her a totally new feel, which will get her noticed more. People might even be surprised to find out it's her on the song or something. An artist simply trying something new can work wonders for sales because the public are so thrown and curious. She could make that work to her advantage.

Absolutely Strawberry! Always wise. :-)