lost in limbo 6,035 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 personally, I think every era is authentically her different facets of her but still her tho I feel like there hasn't been an era (unless you count 2015 as an era lol) that perfectly emcompasses all of her sides. this is the state of grace, this is the worthwhile fight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahrahWitch 6,985 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Musically, Born this way. In terms of the Era as a whole I'd say a tie between Born this way and Joanne. we got to know a lot more of Gaga trough the Joanne Era with 5ft 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndiGaga 6,665 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Every Era was the real Gaga for me The Fame - her beginning, the start into the life of a superstar The Fame Monster - dealing with the struggles of fame Born this way - she found the power to tell everybody that she and we are born this way ARTPOP - that was a drama, but so was her life at that time Joanne - back to her family roots, of course that is authentic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,061 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, M Monstre said: The Fame seemed like her most inauthentic era to me. It was clear (to me, at least) that she had some sort of "persona". but to me the very very early the fame moments were the most authentic ones and then she started putting on a character of some sort. Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame 4,192 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 The Fame Monster; I'm thinking specifically of her powerful Monsterball speeches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, AlexanderMagno said: Born This Way. And her last true authentic album. It was definitely free of preconceived ideas. There was no agenda, no need to change her image, Gaga was at the top of her career and could do whatever she wanted to. Born This Way was incredibly honest to herself and her vision back then, and everything sound is her own. But half of that album is fillers... then you have Judas which is supposed to be another Bad Romance/Pokerface. She also physically changed her image. She wore prosthetics on her face and shoulders to give her a more "alien" look. There was an agenda with it, they sold the album for 99 cents when it first came out... and the whole theme of the album was thought of in 2010. Born This Way was honest in the view that its about her bullied past. But, she wasn't an open book. Therefore to me, Born This Way isn't her most authentic album. Joanne is because she let us see the parts she shut off. Even in her interviews, she was more open. End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 76,234 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryusei said: but to me the very very early the fame moments were the most authentic ones and then she started putting on a character of some sort. I can understand that, and when I say "inauthentic", I don't necessarily mean that it's completely fake or not genuinely her. Of course Gaga, at that point in time was just trying to be herself as best she could, but at the same time you can clearly see that there is a "character" there as well. I don't remember where she said this (it could've been interviews during Joanne or a segment during 5F2), but she did say that she would watch earlier videos of her and she would notice that she would put on different accents, that her thoughts/sayings were a bit stranger than what she normally would've done, etc. She even said in 5F2 that she would often do weird and eclectic things just so that she felt like she had some sort of freedom. 🦠🧙♀️🥀📸🎉👻🕺🧟💊💖☎️🔪👤🐺🌱🌎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whore 11,447 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, M Monstre said: The Fame seemed like her most inauthentic era to me. It was clear (to me, at least) that she had some sort of "persona". The Fame was literally her attempt at getting famous, and it worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 76,234 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Loeppke said: The Fame was literally her attempt at getting famous, and it worked. Well, I wouldn't say that it was just a complete character and that it was completely inauthentic to who she was, but yes, to some degree it was in order to get herself more name-recognition. I mean, the whole Fame era was very much Bowie-inspired, and Bowie's obviously Gaga's biggest inspiration. So, while it wasn't totally genuine, it also wasn't completely a facade. 🦠🧙♀️🥀📸🎉👻🕺🧟💊💖☎️🔪👤🐺🌱🌎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati 15,921 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Born This Way, I feel like she will never be as inspired as she was at that time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashellplay 512 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 ARTPOP is just an amalgamation of her ideas while high, The Fame and it's counterpart criticizes celebrity obsession through being a plastic celebrity. I think we all have really different ideas of being authentic though Born This Way and Joanne remain, but I'm sticking with Joanne. Gaga has noted how Born This Way was a much darker time for Gaga. I feel like it's, instinctual to sort of note Born This Way because it's an album that really preaches being yourself and all of that bullshit + just in general the aggressive sound -- but there's also just the factor of people preferring it because they ate up the whole Govt. Hooker persona and wanted the unicorns she rode on. In BTW, Gaga during the interviews really just seemed interested in shocking people and doing something funny, like on Letterman -- I remember her talking about Madonna claiming 'She had done it all, now I have to find new ways to shock people'. If you listen to Red and Blue you can easily differentiate it from Born This Way, but it strikingly resembles Joanne. Joanne is really the album where everything changed, Gaga dropped the 'halloween costumes' she stopped really making electronic music, she experimented with country and rock, she adopted a lot more emotional and softer sound, while maintaining her experimental qualities. The Joanne interviews seem much more just, organic? There were odd and funny interviews, but it looked like she was herself -- especially when she explained Joanne as an album being her 'mother's daughter, sister's sister, uncle's niece' or whatever it was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansamonster 1,705 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said: But half of that album is fillers... then you have Judas which is supposed to be another Bad Romance/Pokerface. She also physically changed her image. She wore prosthetics on her face and shoulders to give her a more "alien" look. There was an agenda with it, they sold the album for 99 cents when it first came out... and the whole theme of the album was thought of in 2010. Born This Way was honest in the view that its about her bullied past. But, she wasn't an open book. Therefore to me, Born This Way isn't her most authentic album. Joanne is because she let us see the parts she shut off. Even in her interviews, she was more open. The prosthetics were part of the theme - She looked alien or grotesque because she wanted to go against the norms of what is considered beautiful. Remember that giant mole and raccoon hair during the Judas era? Essentially she wasn't afraid to look “ugly” which further developed the concept of loving yourself no matter what. BTW was more than just about her bullied past. It was about US too. “This album is for U” written on the inside cover. It was political, it was extreme for its time, having the word “transgendered” in a song. It was about love and death, fears, dreams, etc... This era was when Gaga put others before herself. So she might not have been an open book herself, because she was helping others to open themselves up more. I think it’s authentic in the way that Gaga has always been a passionate artist who stands for something and uses her voice to help others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil 2,296 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Born This Way. The art, music, avant-garde visuals and message were really genuine and you could tell she really wanted to make lgbt+ people feel loved and seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McYves 1,612 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Born This Way, of course. Don't wanna kiss, don't wanna touch, just drink my ****ing coffee and watch 90's cartoons and hush Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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