ANVEEROY 61,255 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 As she kicks off her rescheduled European tour, it's clear that Gaga 1.0 is gone for good. If Joanne is Gaga being quote unquote authentic, if it represents a clear down-to-earth break from previous albums, then the first of her subsequent live shows in Milan intriguingly reveals the ongoing tussle between ‘art project Gaga’ and ‘vulnerable Gaga.’ This gig feels like the moment she emerges from the intimacy of people’s iPads and TVs and back to her well-established position of blinding live performer – but now she’s pulling at the contours of artifice versus “realness” more than ever. Watching these sections of the show, their drama is rendered all the more impressive when you remember the full extent of the hard work and physical pain poured into them. That, after all, became a major trope in Gaga: Five Feet Two. As the film did then, this gig exemplifies how performers in general and women in those roles especially are supposed to dazzle and beguile, but we’re never meant to see them sweat. This is just as true if they are also one of the most famous solo artists in the world. It is interesting that many people had forgotten that dichotomy, or supposed one: confident, shock-pop, ‘artificial as if coated with glossy lacquer’ performer, and sensitive, real, longing-to-be-loved human. As Gaga took a slight backseat in pop culture consciousness over the last few years, the flamboyance, meat, feathers and YouTube videos of her fabulous diva moments became the caricature that remained. Joanne and Five Foot Two reinstated that. These shows are the stepping stone towards a new and textured Gaga, one who will no doubt continue to evolve during her Vegas run. Fantasy and reality were always supposed to co-exist with Gaga – now she wants you to see them gel. More: https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/xw43k3/lady-gaga-joanne-european-tour-2018-milan-review- Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpmcmill 2,007 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The praise continues!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 109,724 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Praise HA! Also, I can see some people will get so triggered with the opening lines sksksksks (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ dancin' until i'm dead (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 That was actually a great article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiuga 1,970 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Finally a different type of review rather than simiply reporting track by track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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