Ever listen to a song and think "damn, I can't believe this is from Gaga?"

[Spyro 8,429]

The title is a little restricting given its character limit.  What I mean is.. do you ever listen to a song from Joanne/ARTPOP and think something similar like "I can't believe this is from the same woman who made Just Dance and Poker Face!"  Not in a bad way.. but more in a "I just can't believe it".  I get it's her evolving her sound, but I can't honestly say the same to other pop singers.  No diss to other singers/artists, but there's this feeling I get when I listen to Gaga's new music.  Her music is definitely different now than it was from "The Fame/Monster".   I don't get that feeling from Britney or Madonna even though I stanned with them before Gaga.  AGAIN, I think there's nothing wrong with either case!!  But just listen and watch the Poker Face & Bad Romance music videos, and then listen to John Wayne, Diamond Heart, or something from ARTPOP like 'Aura'.  It's like the Lady Gaga from The Fame/Monster era (arguably the BTW era also) was killed and was replaced with a look-a-like.  I don't know...I've just had these sudden thoughts ever since I've heard the ARTPOP album for the first time.  Thoughts?

[Yo GagaGaga 6,541]

Angel Down surprised me in a good way

[Anastasia 6,093]

Yes, Joanne and Million Reasons specifically, its just so different from the New York street girl I thought she was when I was first becoming a stan. I like that she is a chameleon though, and to be fair she always warned us she has to evolve and change 

[Robot 6,300]

Literally half of Joanne  

[OBEY 57,107]

Yes  

Once i was listening to my faves songs from Gaga and i couldnt stop thinking "how can a human being do such amazing songs?"  

And like, listening again to the songs made me even more confused about how could such masterpieces even exist/were created  

edit: oh i see where this is turning into  Well yeah i was surprised at Joanne and couldnt believe it was gaga, but unfortunately i can't say it was 100% positive; for some songs yes but for others no! 

[Spyro 8,429]

2 minutes ago, Anastasia said:

Yes, Joanne and Million Reasons specifically, its just so different from the New York street girl I thought she was when I was first becoming a stan. I like that she is a chameleon though, and to be fair she always warned us she has to evolve and change 

Now that I look back at it, I think that was the Born This Way album.  Even though the songs on that album are her usual style (Born This Way, EoG, Y&I, The Queen...) there are some songs that has a different sound than her typical stuff from past albums (Bloody Mary, Scheisse, etc.).   I think that was a transition phase imo.  

[Gagaplayer315 12,525]

The best recent example is Sinners Prayer, that song is just one hell of an experience 

[Reality 66,913]

That's exactly one of the reasons why I love her so much! Her sound is forever evolving and forever changing, and to think, the next album may sound completely different from Joanne—it's sort of weird to think about.

From Joanne, I got that same reaction from listening to songs like Come To Mama, Just Another Day, and Diamond Heart. It's like when you hear those songs, you instantly know it's Gaga because of her inspirations. It makes more sense in my head, but a song like Diamond Heart has a very rock n' roll sound—but it still is pop (pop-rock, imo)—and we definitely know that Gaga is influenced by rock music. Same idea with CTM and JAD, they both sound very "vintage" with CTM sounding a bit more 50s and Motown-esque, while JAD sounding like a collab between The Beatles and David Bowie, all of which are influences and inspirations to Gaga.

[Illuminati 15,508]

4 minutes ago, Robot said:

Literally half of Joanne  

 

[LUO YI 6,089]

Only from Joanne  

And talking about Madonna, she gives me that sense every time. Britney does not surprise me. 

[Mister Gaga 21,894]

11 minutes ago, Robot said:

Literally half of Joanne  

tbh. Especially with Sinner's Prayer, Million Reasons and Joanne. We usually say that ballads are gaga's weakest point, but that turned around with Joanne. She surprises me every day 

[Computer 10,967]

Me with Joanne always like...I can't believe it's not pop

[LaLuna 12,732]

I think Joanne as a whole was a huge surprise for me. She's grown so much since The Fame and you can definitely hear it on the album. I felt like I was rediscovering Gaga as she was introducing herself again to us. 

 

[CakeLikeLG 6,275]

Joanne the song. It sounds nothing like her previous ballads and her voice sounds very unlike her, so that was the biggest surprise for me

[iCpro 14,846]

All the ballads on Joanne, especially  the title track. It's so raw and beautiful