A second-half album

[xoxo cupcakke 4,781]

34 minutes ago, AlexanderLevi2 said:

It's funny cause I thought the complete opposite. As usual, the hits are front loaded and although i will learn to love, I only listen to Angel Down for the last half.

I also thought this, the first part was so bop heavy and catchy, I didn't know what to do with myself. The second part is more chill, but greater in terms of lyrical originality

However, I find that after Million Reasons, the album is cut so short. I like where Million Reasons is on the album, but it definitely does slow things way down either too late or too early; I'm not sure which one because I usually disregard Sinner's Prayer and skip all to Come to Mama, and by then the album feels like it still has more of a distance to go before it ends, but the album just ends so fast without a fluid transition

I think one way to fix this is replace Sinner's Prayer with Grigio Girls, rearrange A-YO, John Wayne, and Dancin in Circles to some time later in the album, or to simply make the album a lot shorter along the lines of something like The Fame Monster

IDK, it just feels to me that Joanne is two separate bodies hastily melded into one; the first part (Diamond Heart to Million Reasons) has a very Western vibe that Sinner's Prayer tries to continue, but fails as Come to Mama to Angel Down has an entirely different sound and feel without any proper transition from the first part. That, in itself, makes the album feel somewhat disjointed and our minds are left to wonder what those missing pieces are lost in the sudden transition Million Reasons and Sinner's Prayer are supposed to make

I feel even ARTPOP has better flow but that can be attributed to longer and more abundant songs which Joanne lacks. Is it for the better? I appreciate the shortness of Joanne, but each song individually is so strong and independent which I feel may be a reason as to why the album may feel somewhat weird starting around Perfect Illusion and ultimately by Sinner's Prayer. Yet Joanne's brevity allows showcases each song's stronger aesthetics and lyrics, and each song can stand on its own without the help of another, something that much of ARTPOP, and even some of Born This Way and The Fame, cannot do

 

Did not mean for this to turn into a review, though. Just never realized how I actually felt about Joanne until I began writing this response 

[huttont 5,253]

59 minutes ago, F AM E said:

I was thinking the exact same thing! My favs are DIC, MR, CTM, HG, and AD. Haven't listened to the deluxe tracks yet. Waiting to buy the physical tomorrow morning

It's funny that we have new acronyms now. It took me a minute to remember which one stood for what lol

[migamiga 12,101]

21 minutes ago, huttont said:

It's funny that we have new acronyms now. It took me a minute to remember which one stood for what lol

Sorry I was too lazy to type everything out lol 

[AlexanderLevi2 5,849]

9 hours ago, CowSiss said:

I also thought this, the first part was so bop heavy and catchy, I didn't know what to do with myself. The second part is more chill, but greater in terms of lyrical originality

However, I find that after Million Reasons, the album is cut so short. I like where Million Reasons is on the album, but it definitely does slow things way down either too late or too early; I'm not sure which one because I usually disregard Sinner's Prayer and skip all to Come to Mama, and by then the album feels like it still has more of a distance to go before it ends, but the album just ends so fast without a fluid transition

I think one way to fix this is replace Sinner's Prayer with Grigio Girls, rearrange A-YO, John Wayne, and Dancin in Circles to some time later in the album, or to simply make the album a lot shorter along the lines of something like The Fame Monster

IDK, it just feels to me that Joanne is two separate bodies hastily melded into one; the first part (Diamond Heart to Million Reasons) has a very Western vibe that Sinner's Prayer tries to continue, but fails as Come to Mama to Angel Down has an entirely different sound and feel without any proper transition from the first part. That, in itself, makes the album feel somewhat disjointed and our minds are left to wonder what those missing pieces are lost in the sudden transition Million Reasons and Sinner's Prayer are supposed to make

I feel even ARTPOP has better flow but that can be attributed to longer and more abundant songs which Joanne lacks. Is it for the better? I appreciate the shortness of Joanne, but each song individually is so strong and independent which I feel may be a reason as to why the album may feel somewhat weird starting around Perfect Illusion and ultimately by Sinner's Prayer. Yet Joanne's brevity allows showcases each song's stronger aesthetics and lyrics, and each song can stand on its own without the help of another, something that much of ARTPOP, and even some of Born This Way and The Fame, cannot do

 

Did not mean for this to turn into a review, though. Just never realized how I actually felt about Joanne until I began writing this response 

I agree ESPECIALLY with the bolded. I think it's too much to throw John Wayne and Dancin' in Circles right next to each other. It's two songs filled with adrenaline.

I would have switched John Wayne and Sinner's Prayer. But that's just me.