I have no favorite album!

[Ziggy 12,081]

I disagree, but that isn't to say I dislike any of them. I do like them all for different reasons, though.

 

I like The Fame because it's very carefree and gay. It's a fun album, and well-crafted even with its "fillers".

The Fame Monster is, to me, her most balanced album in terms of the production as it relates to her voice and I think because of that it is her best quality. I also adore the concept she took with it and how many strange references she built into the album. It's really something.

Born This Way I like because it's a total and complete mess. She said it in an interview sometime that it was rebellion and I see that from a teenage perspective. What I mean is, it has this teen rebellion spirit about it. So it's loud and messy and dirty and grimey and a little bit corny but that's what makes it shine. It's a little bloated, but it's Gaga without an editor and I can appreciate that.

I like ARTPOP because it's loud and raucous. It's insane and a great time. It has such an insane level of energy to it that I think the cover encapsulates very well. That's why I like it. It's also messy, but like BTW intentionally so. And the bulk of the music is a whole lot of fun to go s***faced mad to.

C2C is absolutely beautiful, without question. I love jazz music and she brings a real theatrical and classic quality to the album that I think is largely missing from modern jazz with a few exceptions (Cecil McCloren Salvant, for instance). Plus, you can hear her emotions so well. It's intimate.

Joanne is it's own weird piece of work. Gaga's trying on some new musical hats and I like that she's expanding her horizons a bit. Also, I think the lyrics are some of her best in terms of consistency. That's a big theme with this album, consistency. It's a very solid album and I like that a lot. The bonus is that you can hear some warmth in her voice again that you don't hear very often on her pop albums. C2C brought it back, but Joanne showed she's in a better headspace. Knowing how much she loved making this album makes it all the more enjoyable.

 

So, no, I don't think they're all 10s, but I love them all for different reasons so I'd find it hard to measure them anyway lol

[bowie1986 178]

I definitely like all of her albums, but I almost never have any desire to return to The Fame.

However, I truly do love all of the rest and jump between albums often. Yesterday I watched tapings of BTWB and artRave and I was amazed at the show she puts on, and re-mesmerized by her tracks. I think ARTPOP, especially, is her most impressive concept execution ((especially with respect to the ARTPOP film, the album cover, the fashion, and most of the album (I don't ever forsee myself getting behind Donatella, though)). What an album.