Mark Ronson Shares New Details about Joanne

[Quark 7,098]

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Here are the main details:

- About Angel Down:"Cut to late 2015, when Ronson takes Gaga up on her offer to helm the follow-up to ARTPOP. At a studio in London, Gaga brought along a new song, "Angel Down," which Ronson says was "quite moving."

-About Joanne: "On their first day at Shangri-La, Gaga and Ronson wrote the title song, which Gaga told Ronson was the "heart and soul" of the album."

-About Perfect Illusion: "The message in that song is quite personal for her," Ronson says. "It's this bastard love child of [Tame Impala's] 'Let It Happen' and 'Bad Romance.'" (As for the similarities to Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" that some have pointed out, Ronson says, "Obviously, that was some kind of accident.")

-About Dancing In Circles: ""Dancin' in Circles," the collaboration with Beck, began when Ronson ran into Beck and invited him to the studio. "For Gaga, it was like meeting her idol," he says. "Beck is pretty much her favorite influential artist of the past 20 years. She was a fan girl at first." The song morphed from an unplugged Beck song into what Ronson calls "classic Gaga, like 'Alejandro' and some of the stuff from Fame Monster."

-About Hey Girl: "For an organic, earthy feel Ronson recruited many of the musicians he used on projects with Amy Winehouse and Rufus Wainwright"

-About BloodPop and Joanne's retro sound: "he says that producer Bloodpop, who came into the project and worked on some tracks, made sure Joanne didn't sound retro. "We could have disappeared into our love for analog authenticity," he says, "but he came in and shook it up in a great way. He brought it into the modern era."

-About Deluxe Version Songs: "Although Gaga and Ronson worked on the album for about six months, Joanne was so harried that additional songs were being recorded for a deluxe edition at the album's ready-to-go mastering session."

-About Gaga gaining new fans: "Everything she wrote about was honest, and you hear that in how she's singing," he says. "I was just playing it at a photo shoot and this kid said, 'This is amazing – what is it?' When I said it was Gaga, his mouth dropped in shock. She's made incredible records, but this is raw and exposed in a way that maybe she's never sounded before."

For Full Article: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/mark-ronson-on-lady-gagas-raw-and-exposed-joanne-w445356

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Well, I think Bloodpop might've funked up a bit tbh. Some songs still have a heavy retro vibe to them. I love that, but I guess that's not what he was going for. 

[GhettoFabulous 18,501]

 

Oh so the omg leak is angel down 

 

[PI Floppedt 904]

Honestly, wow at that part regarding Bloodpop's contribution to the album.  Michael Tucker our hero and saviour. 

[Quark 7,098]

Just now, Vamp said:

Well, I think Bloodpop might've funked up a bit tbh. Some songs still have a heavy retro vibe to them. I love that, but I guess that's not what he was going for. 

He was mostly there to provide some modern touches. In general the album sounds both retro and modern, and it simply has music of all types.

[Supersonic 49,376]

So Grigio Girls and Just Another Day are the Heavy Metal Lover of Joanne?

[monsterdino 31,991]

5 minutes ago, Enigma said:

"It's this bastard love child of [Tame Impala's] 'Let It Happen' and 'Bad Romance.'"

I can definitely see this now that is pointed out  

[djBuffoon 12,123]

2 minutes ago, Vamp said:

Well, I think Bloodpop might've funked up a bit tbh. Some songs still have a heavy retro vibe to them. I love that, but I guess that's not what he was going for. 

Nah, I think he balanced it out really well. Even the most retro songs ("Hey Girl", "Come to Mama") have really beguiling touches that could only come from today's technology.

[Delusional Aura 5,129]

The fact they started this album in the ending of 2015 . A couple of months to create an amazing album.  

[Quark 7,098]

4 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

So Grigio Girls and Just Another Day are the Heavy Metal Lover of Joanne?

Yes. They were both made last minute. Or last few days lol.

4 minutes ago, monsterdino said:

I can definitely see this now that is pointed out  

Yes. I listenied to Let It Happen, and the drums and synths do sound like the ones in PI. But at the same time, Gaga's vocal and melody style  in Bad Romance are still there.

[TropicOfCANCER 6,292]

3 minutes ago, GhettoFabulous said:

 

Oh so the omg leak is angel down 

 

clearly it's not. just b/c we have a 3 or so minute video from that same night doesn't mean its the only thing that was played.

 

 

[PerfectGypsy 929]

Interesting, thanks!

[Jed 7,716]

let's just say I can hear that Grigio Girls didn't take a while 

[monsterdino 31,991]

11 minutes ago, Enigma said:

About BloodPop and Joanne's retro sound: "he says that producer Bloodpop, who came into the project and worked on some tracks, made sure Joanne didn't sound retro.

SOME TRACKS??????

HE'S CREDITED AS PRODUCER ON ALL OF THE SONGS!!!

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Just now, Jed said:

let's just say I can hear that Grigio Girls didn't take a while 

Shade.