boobtank 9,090 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Lady Gaga’s Joanne Is a Slightly Frustrating Mix of Country and EDM, But It’s Fun When It Gels (Counts towards Metacritic) 'As a stadium-class pop act with roots in musical theater and performance art, Lady Gaga does not deal in subtleties. Gesture to the nosebleeds, and you reach everyone in the room. If the wide-brimmed pink hat she wears on the cover of her new album, and the choice to use her real middle name, Joanne, for its title didn’t hint at a stripped-down affair, a Bud Light–sponsored promotional stop in a Nashville dive bar ought to have done so. As Gaga took the stage at Music City watering hole the 5 Spot in a black-and-gold sequined onesie and matching cowboy hat, acoustic guitar in tow, it became clear that Joanne was to be her country album. The question was whether she could nail the pivot without alienating her base or making a mockery of modern country. The war between what Joanne wants to be and what it needs to be is a constant. It wants to be — and frequently is — a clever post-Shania amalgam of country grit, dance-pop gloss, and folk balladry. Upbeat cuts like “A-YO!” and “John Wayne” trade synths for guitars (provided on the latter by Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme) without sacrificing the hooks. Elsewhere “Joanne” and “Million Reasons” slide even further into the country gambit, scaling back percussion and nudging Gaga’s vocals to gutting depth over faintly strummed guitars.' Link: http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/album-review-lady-gagas-joanne.html?mid=twitter_vulture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah X 5,250 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 too lazy to read. is it good or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorcerer 12,462 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 So what will be its equivalent metacritic score? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwerkinLurkin 4,764 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Just now, KenonEpic said: too lazy to read. is it good or not? Lmao same Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretti 5,808 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's good! Not an A, but definitely a solid 70-80 I think. disco stick tester, inquire within Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG 19,908 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Watch MC give it 40/100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 how does it count if it doesn't have a score? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azor Ahai 18,861 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ι think it's a fair review. 'As a case study in incongruities — pop-country versus EDM, brash theatricality versus quiet introspection — Joanne is fascinating, if occasionally frustrating. ' They say the album is fascinating PLS AT LEAST 70/100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viniferrett 16,684 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix 17,395 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 give it 90 💎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG 19,908 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1 minute ago, Britney Spears said: how does it count if it doesn't have a score? MC decides based on the "tone" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viniferrett 16,684 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1 minute ago, PerfectDelusion said: MC decides based on the "tone" than another 60 probably Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1 minute ago, PerfectDelusion said: MC decides based on the "tone" it does? oh i didn't know that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockPop 7,747 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 The last line "we should all get over ourselves and let it happen" school 'em vulture! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle 14,068 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 this is a 70? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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