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Hey guys, new member here, and in the last couple of weeks I've transformed into a committed Gaga fan! This was off the back of Joanne and I want to share my thoughts on her discography, having listened to it all sooo many times in the last week :giveup:

So, I have always liked Gaga's music; I was obsessed with The Edge of Glory and Applause and DWUW to an extent when they came out, but never made the transition to true fandom/listened to an entire album.

At uni, I made a friend who was super into Gaga, who told me to listen to PI. Wasn't exactly a fan at first but it grew on me when I heard it again at his party, and then I was obsessed! I perched Joanne when it came out. It took me a while to listen to the whole thing and many of them were growers, but I ended up loving it and its diversity  and simplicity as an album so much, so I decided to listen to her previous albums and I'll now summarize my thoughts:

The Fame

The Fame was the first thing I listened to after Joanne, and initially found it a bit basic and samey. However, the tunes grew on me; of course, the singles from The Fame are all iconic, but Nothing Else I Can Say, Beautiful Dirty Rich, The Fame, Money Honey and Starstruck are all great songs. My favourite from this album has to be Just Dance (just an iconic 21st C song and will never get old) - least favourite is Paper Gangster: so dull.

The Fame Monster

The new tracks on The Fame Monster are honestly such an incredible concentration of good songs! I literally love all of them bar Teeth, which I really don't like. What I love about The Fame Monster is how it is kind of inverse to The Fame; it's much darker, I guess about how Fame can pervert people, and explores a wider range of sounds and emotions. Favourite: Alejandro (again, such a timeless song). Least favourite: Teeth.

Born This Way

Born This Way was also a grower for me. The singles on BTW are again sooo strong, but the other songs were quite divisive. Initially I found them a bit samey: all very loud kind of 80s empowering tracks, however they've all really grown on me, and Born This Way and The Edge of Glory remain so powerful. My favourite non-singles are Hair, Highway Unicorn, Heavy Metal Lover, Electric Chapel and The Queen. Favourite: The Edge of Glory. Least favourite: Bloody Mary.

ARTPOP

Again, wasn't sure of this initially, but ohmygod I LOVE it now. So many unique songs, that are a little bit different, but they are all so damn catchy and easy to listen to (bar #5). Love this album so much, the vast majority of the songs are fire.

Joanne

Love this album because of how different every song is. No song on this album is like anything she's ever done before, and they're beautiful cos they're persoal and each song holds a message we can relate to. This, like every other Gaga album is a grower, but probably even more so. My favourites from this album are Diamond Heart, A-Yo, Joanne, DIC, PI and Angel Down (both) and lowkey MR, CTM, HG and JAD. JW is overrated :laughga:. Favourite: Perfect Illusion. Least favourite: Grigio Girls.

My favourite I think is ARTPOP; utter genius. I am so happy I have joined the cult/tribe lmao. Such an amazing, inspirational, talented, humourous woman, who has produced so much amazing music!

Even if no one responds, I'm glad I got a chance to summarize my thoughts as a new fan.

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The Surrealist
Just now, MiddleZone said:

I literally love all of them bar Teeth, which I really don't like.

The disrespect for "Teeth" is so real. :madge:

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SpookyKid

Welcome :hug:Glad you found the light :sis:

But Teeth is awesome :usrs:

Life has a hopeful undertone |-/
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What about Joanne? :poot:

Anyways, welcome! It's always nice to know that we have new fans :wub:

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Weasel
3 minutes ago, MiddleZone said:

Born This Way

 Least favourite: Bloody Mary.

This is a typo for Black Jesus Amen Fashion, right? :giggle:

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MiddleZone
Just now, Weasel said:

This is a typo for Black Jesus Amen Fashion, right? :giggle:

I kinda blocked that one out, cos it's on the Special Edition one, but I remember not liking it - I accidentally both the Standard one

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Ooolong
1 minute ago, Weasel said:

This is a typo for Black Jesus Amen Fashion, right? :giggle:

Black Jesus Amen Fashion is a godsend. I won't catch you in hell, sis. 

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The Unbannable Chanteuse
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Welcome to GGD! I still remember when I became a fan back in early 2015 and I got to discover all of Gaga's music at once, my initial thoughts were almost exactly the same as yours! (except for Cheek to Cheek, which I still haven't listened to :ladyhaha: )

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ArtGagaPop

Welcome to the fanbase! Glad you are liking the albums, it must be so fun to have so many song to discover at the same time! Also glad you are stanning for teog, her best song ever :applause:

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Poissonche
2 minutes ago, iCpro said:

Welcome to GGD! I still remember when I became a fan back in early 2015 and I got to discover all of Gaga's music at once, my initial thoughts were almost exactly the same as yours! (except for Cheek to Cheek, which I still haven't listened to :ladyhaha: )

You joined during the Slay to Slay era and never listened to it? Not very Born This Way of you :lolly:

OT: Welcome to the cult. I wish I could un-fan and not remember any of the songs and discover them all at once again. Those were magic times :giveup:

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MiddleZone
6 minutes ago, Poissonche said:

You joined during the Slay to Slay era and never listened to it? Not very Born This Way of you :lolly:

OT: Welcome to the cult. I wish I could un-fan and not remember any of the songs and discover them all at once again. Those were magic times :giveup:

 

8 minutes ago, ArtGagaPop said:

Welcome to the fanbase! Glad you are liking the albums, it must be so fun to have so many song to discover at the same time! Also glad you are stanning for teog, her best song ever :applause:

I worry I didn't cherish these moments of listening to Gaga albums for the first time enough :laughga:

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Poissonche
1 minute ago, MiddleZone said:

 

I worry I didn't cherish these moments of listening to Gaga albums for the first time enough :laughga:

Do not worry child, when Joanne was released I felt it all over again. It'll do the same to you when her next album is released in 2028 :gaycat:

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TeenIdle

We've been all a part of the GP at some point. Welcome!

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