Why are Lorde , Lana & Kesha critically acclaimed ?

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1 hour ago, TylerBR97 said:

Whether their albums are good or not, they're just lucky because critics aren't so harsh on them.

Sorry, but Lana had a really hard time with the critics in the begin of her career.. 

[Lord Temptation 11,209]

Think about it. Reviews - like awards like Grammys, Oscars etc - are all politics, and ultimately and money. So many critics have lambasted what are now considered classics. For example the film The Shining (1980) was slammed by critics when it came out. Then over time audiences rewatch the film and see and feel things they missed the first time round. Gradually, consensus changes and hey presto - The Shining is now considered the finest horror film of all time! 

In a way, I'm glad most of Gaga's work has been trashed by the media. It means that her work is ahead of the time, because most reviews acknowledge her talent in playing the piano and writing songs. Yet they'll still find reasons to give her albums 3 stars?! 

On the other hand, artists like Lana, Lorde and to a lesser extent Kesha, are loved by the media. I'm not saying in any way that they don't deserve the acclaim - they absolutely do. But it's better to be remembered by the fans than it is the critics - who notoriously have a habit of changing their minds. Critics always have somebody they love to hate (hi Mother Monster!), and they balance this by favouring others.

It's political, it's psychological, it's...a whole lot of talk!

[StarMom 497]

Bunch of *excuse me no

[ryanripley 86,575]

because melodrama is incredible, haters can seethe

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1 hour ago, Andrew2512 said:

Hahahhahhah that's a mutha****inreach . Gaga Adele and even Taylor says hi.

“So go and tell your friends that I’m obsessive and crazy / That’s fine, I’ll tell mine that you’re gay!”

"Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do,
Look what you just made me do,
Look what you just made me,
Ooh, look what you made me do,
Look what you made me do,
Look what you just made me do,
Look what you just made me do."

"You're so cool, it makes me hate you so much (I hate you so much)."

Ready For It is literally every current Top 40 cliche mashed into one Frankenstein-monster song.

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1 hour ago, Andrew2512 said:

Lol you need commentary for BTW where every song is described by it's title and so obvious yet still a masterpiece. Yeah Gaga is talented and these girls are not even close but then why are those ones hyped.

lorde is incredibly talented, you can literally feel it in melodrama

the instrumentals are creatively blend experimental and popular sounds, the lyrics are very touching too

[Reginald 13,841]

These are critically-acclaimed artists because they, like all good artists, know how to craft/convey certain emotions or thoughts, in/to their listeners. In other words, they're talented. It's the same reason that Joanne is critically acclaimed. 

Anyone can write a basic bop and go top 10, but the songs that these girls (including Gaga) are writing will live on in hearts, and minds, for years, while songs like Look What You Made Me Do, Closer, and Despacito will sound dated and be dismissed as fluff.

 

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Thank you Judas Gagahrist I can still LMAO after EMN was removed

[djBuffoon 12,123]

For whatever reason, Gaga is held to a much stricter yet less consistent standard than the other pop girls. It seems like no matter how much creativity and effort she puts in (see, Born This Way and Joanne), many critics will find a way to complain about what she didn't do.

Meanwhile, I can't imagine that anyone expected much from Kesha's newest release, so Rainbow for example, while in no way better than albums which scored less on MetaCritic, felt more refreshing and revelatory than it probably is.

[Lextyr97 19,958]

24 minutes ago, Reginald said:

Joanne is critically acclaimed. 

 

The issue is that it's literally not. 67 on Metacritic. Absolute bull ****

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So basically, you're mad that Lorde, Lana and Kesha got higher metacritc scores than gaga

I do agree that critics are bias towards certain artist. But Melodrama, Lust for Life and Rainbow were amazing albums and deserved their scores. Critics are bias against gaga though. I feel like when critics start doing retrospective reviews, her albums will be a lot more critically acclaim. For instance. Erotica by Madonna got luke warm reviews when it initially released because during that time Madonna had a lot of controversy and media scrunity. BUT 20+ years later it's lawded by critics for it's impact. Same thing will happen to Gaga.

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11 minutes ago, djBuffoon said:

For whatever reason, Gaga is held to a much stricter yet less consistent standard than the other pop girls. It seems like no matter how much creativity and effort she puts in (see, Born This Way and Joanne), many critics will find a way to complain about what she didn't do.

Meanwhile, I can't imagine that anyone expected much from Kesha's newest release, so Rainbow for example, while in no way better than albums which scored less on MetaCritic, felt more refreshing and revelatory than it probably is.

Rainbow is just as good if not better than Joanne tho. 

[Henri Bardot 3,990]

Lana is not  

Haven't you seen the reviews of Born To Die and Paradise? 

I mean I love Ultraviolence and Honeymoon but the rest of her albums 

L4L would've been awesome without that many shitty colabs.

I mean Love is her best lead single until date... It had so much potential 

[Anderson123 38,415]

Meh too lazy to get into these troll threads.

[Andrew2512 321]

I just wanna say Thank you and love you for anybody who agree with me and f*** you to anyone disagree. 

Edit : JK 

Edit 2 : Yes everybody has an opinion still they are  overrated lol