What Joanne was Missing

[Perfect ionist 446]

What was missing was the craziness and outfits.

[LG7 time now 18,137]

for me, what's missing is in the verses. They're soooo boring. The """vocals""" are terrible and there's almost no instrumental. Except for A-YO, DIC and maybe MR and JAD.

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

1 hour ago, Supersonic said:

Joanne - #1 - Top 20 for 11 Weeks - 525,000 copies sold in the USA, 1,300,000 worldwide.

Sure Joanne.

You might wanna check the charts worldwide. Especially the ones for singles.

[YeehawKylie 7,817]

1 hour ago, AURA said:

It missed the central thing: Lady Gaga.

[heygirl 842]

I agree to some extent, but another thing that made Joanne less of an exciting era (for me at least) was how dull it was at times. To me, it all seemed very halfhearted, unlike ARTPOP where she went 100% into the album. She breathed, lived and loved that album and it was so clear whatever she did during the era. There was passion. 

Unlike Joanne, where she tried to make it very down to earth, analog, and acoustic (clear when she was talking about family and how she used a typewriter for a more tactile connection to the music.) That's what the dive bar tour achieved (and the recent Million Reasons promo vid for the Dive Bar Tour.) I saw many saying that's the aesthetic she should've kept throughout Joanne, in every little detail. I agree. because when you vary between GAGA and Joanne, it turns into a lacklustre mess..

Additionally, the album has much less of the Lady Gaga force and creativity behind it. This is evident in the lyrics of the album. Most of them very mediocre. (and to me perfect illusion sounded like a Eurovision song with the key change and everything. don't get me wrong, i LOVE it, it's one of the best of her career. But, at first, those cliche eurovision song vibes were too real to me) Aside from John Wayne, dancin in circles, and hey girl where you can clearly hear gaga's input in the music (the edgy and meaningful lyrics and the beats).

IDK man this is tough. This turned into a rant but I completely agree with something being less than what I'm used to from a complete project of hers. It's hard to pinpoint though. 

Spoiler

All  of this summed up is partly why I'm already looking forward to a new era 

 

[Supersonic 49,376]

22 minutes ago, MaryJaneHolland said:

You might wanna check the charts worldwide. Especially the ones for singles.

Million Reasons
USA: 940,000+
UK: 140,000
Italy: ~100,000 (still charting)
Canada: 40,000+
Australia: 35,000
Mexiko: 30,000
Brazil: 30,000+ (still charting)

Total: ~1,300,000+

Certified WW smasha Chained To The Rhythm:
USA: 500,000
UK: 150,000
Canada: 80,000
Australia: 70,000
Italy: 50,000
Spain: 40,000
New Zealand: 15,000
France: 15,000
South Korea: 10,000

Total: ~920,000

Gags is doing fine.

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

2 minutes ago, Supersonic said:

Million Reasons
USA: 940,000+
UK: 140,000
Italy: ~100,000 (still charting)
Canada: 40,000+
Australia: 35,000
Mexiko: 30,000
Brazil: 30,000+ (still charting)

Total: ~1,300,000+

Certified WW smasha Chained To The Rhythm:
USA: 500,000
UK: 150,000
Canada: 80,000
Australia: 70,000
Italy: 50,000
Spain: 40,000
New Zealand: 15,000
France: 15,000
South Korea: 10,000

Total: ~920,000

Gags is doing fine.

It's 2017, streaming matters the most

[Supersonic 49,376]

Just now, MaryJaneHolland said:

It's 2017, streaming matters the most

That's why The Cure is here.

Imo still: Genuine purchases >>>>>>>> streaming

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

Just now, Supersonic said:

That's why The Cure is here.

It better do its job by the end of summer

Just now, Supersonic said:

Imo still: Genuine purchases >>>>>>>> streaming

I think the same, but.... 

[Neight Shayde 7,925]

so you like The Cure more than Joanne. 

interesting. 

Joanne for me is her best album yet. The themes and the overall feel of the album floored me more than her previous releases. Joanne was Gaga at her most mature, pouring out a Bruce Springsteen-y influence in its purest form.

It's a Gaga-type risk that for the most part, succeeded in what it intended to do, which was to let the audience experience a more raw, emotional, human side of Gaga.

[BeyerJ 2,158]

Grigio Girls and Joanne have fantastic choruses.

[calmar 21,812]

imo the only thing Joanne is missing varies by person. If Gaga didn't do something 'Gaga' enough in one respect or another that a person loves on Joanne, she'll get roasted for it. Taken on its own Joanne as an album is solid and strong. 

[He8MyHeart 9,522]

When she was promoting 'Joanne' on radio it felt unnatural and forced, imo.

[A D A M 468]

What Joanne lacks of:

DiC as single

MV for Sla-yo

[PerfectIllusion 6,616]

Joanne is amazing and as a whole i enjoy it more than ARTPOP and The Fame.