crisTEAne 21,059 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 you know, 'commercial' and 'experimental' are labels with which you can put her, her songs, and her musicianship in a box. she has never and will never conform to any preconceived idea; what she will do, however, is make music that sets her and her fans free. friendly reminder @ 22:10: if you hurt taylor swift, i'll hurt you back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitwrecked 183 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Both. Government hooker = experimental Bad Romance = pop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swakby 4,100 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Anything but Aura pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 117,197 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I consider Bad Romance as experimental because she really broke all the ****ing boundaries of pop with this song, BR is not radio friendly AT ALL!!! So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferella 2,774 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 11 minutes ago, River said: I consider Bad Romance as experimental because she really broke all the ****ing boundaries of pop with this song, BR is not radio friendly AT ALL!!! The structure of the song itself and the instrumental are nowhere near experimental. It's a pop song, a good one, but a pop song. "I have been writing LG5 since I was 13" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I see experimental and commercial as the opposite sides of the same coin. Until someone can provide me with a satisfactory definition of what it means for a song or an artist to be "experimental", I will just take it to be synonymous with being original. Under this definition, Gaga is entirely experimental. Her albums sound like no-one else. I can't picture anyone else singing her songs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Temptation 11,209 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, River said: I consider Bad Romance as experimental because she really broke all the ****ing boundaries of pop with this song, BR is not radio friendly AT ALL!!! I agree. If Bad Romance was released by anyone else in late 2009 it wouldn't have gone anywhere. Gaga made us love the song, even though when you examine it it's so damn gothic, so techno and so operatic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 27,103 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I don't think she was experimental so far so I'll go for commercial Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, DevilHeart said: The structure of the song itself and the instrumental are nowhere near experimental. It's a pop song, a good one, but a pop song. I think that he meant that it's weird for the top 40 radio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyliesChild 16,907 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I can't ever classify any of Gaga's songs experimental, especially because she's never made a song that is not your typical pop structure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ゼレミ ノヴェリノ 370 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 if HML counts as experimental then that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir 17,400 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 most of her music is both to some extent commercial and experimental hence why it's so unique (compared to most top 40 stuff) y often easily accessible. I think her music provides the perfect equilibrium between the two ...more so in the beginning than recently though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga Goddess 215 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I live for her experimental music, it's what made me fall in love with her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagadonna 10,801 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 21 hours ago, SirLudicopro said: Aura >>>>>>> I will never understand this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 21,116 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I would call Judas more commercial than experimental... It's a tricky question, of course I prefer when she does experimental, I want her to be original, to push the boundaries and do what the other popular singers don't. But what is she better at ? Obviously she's good at creating commercial music, she can easily make catchy songs with tunes that stay in your head and catches attention. But she's able to surprise us with more experimental sounds, even in the commercial music. Personally I prefer this type of music a lot, in my favorite songs you can count Heavy Metal Lover, Bloody Mary, Swine... Generally her singles are my least favorite songs from the albums, with exceptions like Paparazzi (this one made me a fan) or Do What U Want. And let's not forget about the in-between, like the ballads, that we can't really call commercial or experimental but that she still masters to do : Yoü and I, Speechless... The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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