Chromatica, 7 Years In The Making

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

3 hours ago, GerMonsterNotta said:

Honestly, I completely hear you, from Exhibit A to Exhibit Z ..... its been a 7 year ride like no other. 

Another level of fascination, is this almost rebuilding 'We Love Her Again' concept, she foreshadowed in her early Fame work.
Wether intentional or not is a classic debate, .... but there is always some sense of self-fulfilling prophecy in her art. 

Seriously, it truly is fascinating how she foreshadowed her entire career (thus far) in her first era 

She's really an artist like no other. 

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

5 hours ago, AnalDelGay said:

I wasn`t a fan back in the days (Maybe too Young? idk) but when I´m watching Videos from BTW/ARTPOP era, I feel like I have been active since then and feel nostalgic even tho I wasn`t ''there''

Chromatica is my first Album era from the very very beginning (waiting for announcements after ASIB, rumors, etc) and I`m so happy that it's pop and the GP appreciates her again. This kinda must have been like that back then.

 

 

Omg she was everywhere. All over radio and TV. In the gay clubs. Winning all the awards. It was amazing  I actually turned 21 right after TFM came out  what a time to be an adult lol

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

5 hours ago, geishababe said:

an oddly enough, it wasn't big news. the most controversial thing that era and most talked about was the swine puke

The first time I saw that, I was streaming it live and I almost had to turn it off lol

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

5 hours ago, JK Rowling said:

Thank you thank you Bradley Cooper for taking her under your wing for ASIB. You were at the right place at the right time. I don’t think Chromatica will have this much hype and acclaim if it weren’t for the film and Shallow catalyzing her status through the stratosphere. 
I think Gaga will now be a lot more careful with her decisions after Chromatica. 

 

Her career really all happened like it was supposed to - meaning every album or project has set up the next. And it couldn't have happened before or without the others 

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

5 hours ago, ARTPOPAct2 said:

I agree that in terms of reception, the community has way overblown the backlash it got. It simply didn’t do as well critically or commercially as her previous albums, but it was not a flop in either of those areas by any means.

Still, whether the GP knows it or not, ARTPOP was the pivotal point in her career. It changed the trajectory of everything. i truly think it made Gaga think of things differently in terms of how she wanted to push her career forward. 
 

I don’t look at it as a flop, many girls wish they could have an era with the numbers of ARTPOP, but I do look at it as probably making her think “this is the wrong direction to continue in, let’s try some different things now.” There is a very clear “before/during ARTPOP” and “after ARTPOP” split in Gaga’s career.
 

Thing is the GP is kinda getting nostalgic for CrazyGa now. So I think she’s right in saying that a lot of it was ahead of it’s time and many concepts from it would be seen as way more fresh instead of coming right off the heels of BTW when people were expecting the weirdness 

I mean we’re seven years later and the other girls still haven’t tried something as bold as Gaga was trying with ARTPOP (although she admittedly failed to live up to most them) 

I think you shouldn’t overblow the reception as super negative. But I also think it will always go down as one of the most interesting and pivotal moments in her career in the long run. It was far from just a filler, underperforming album.

I think you made some good points however, let's not forget all the messiness that came with the ARTPOP era (as much as I love her and the album)

- DWUW/R Kelly scandal/ cancelled mv

- lots of weird interviews

-Puke via Milly @ SXSW

-underperforming from her first albums

-strange appearances (nude at club G.A.Y, ghost look, ARTRAVE release in NYC was panned)

-not to mention she fired her manager

The list goes on and on. No matter what she did for that era, it got critically assaulted. It's not just about chart performance. 

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5 hours ago, Why am I on GGD said:

People also tend to forget that the "backlash" had already started growing since the Born This Way era. It didn't happen overnight when she released ARTPOP/Applause. People were simply getting tired of Gaga after her constantly being in the spotlight. Overexposure was the key factor.

Totally didn't include this in my post! Yes BTW set ARTPOP up for "failure" but I think in addition to that, Gaga starting doing so many "unsafe" or "unfavorable" things in the eyes of the GP. She wasn't as marketable. Her interviews were very aggressive or over the top psych-babble. 

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5 hours ago, The Child said:

Your avi & this gif are in synch.

THE LIES! People "hated" Applause and just stopped caring for after that, people were just expecting her to come out with songs like Poker Face and when she didn't they stopped caring.

I think it's more complicated than just that though. As I've said before, she continued to do unfavorable things to promote the era. And ended up not delivering on so many things that she had set up and promoted like the app and Act 2

[BlingNotTheMusic 25,989]

5 hours ago, The Child said:

People really didn't like the sound of BTW

Which is ironic bc it's now looked at as one of her best and most cohesive 

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20 minutes ago, MonsterOfSpain said:

ARTPOP was way more successful than Joanne lmao

Maybe in numbers, but not in it's appeal and affect on her career. She at least made the GP trust her again with Joanne

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9 minutes ago, Delaytica said:

Maybe in numbers, but not in it's appeal and affect on her career. She at least made the GP trust her again with Joanne

yup, totally agree with this. ARTPOP was definitely more commercially successful in general as compared to Joanne but Joanne had the overall acclaim & praise (I mean it was nominated for 3 grammys & even won one for a single that didn't even chart on the hot 100!)

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6 minutes ago, Aquarius said:

yup, totally agree with this. ARTPOP was definitely more commercially successful in general as compared to Joanne but Joanne had the overall acclaim & praise (I mean it was nominated for 3 grammys & even won one for a single that didn't even chart on the hot 100!)

Joanne also made people take her seriously again, and exposed her to her ASIB demographic who maybe weren't fans before  she's such a pro

[zakariah 11,556]

7 hours ago, Delaytica said:

So what are your thoughts? Do you agree or am I delulu?

I completely agree, couldn't have said it better myself really 

it's been such a crazy but exciting 7-8 years, and it's so unique too because no other fandom right now has experienced what we have, like think about it, only gaga could present such a different kind of 'pop music' career

it's very hard for artists to bounce back and make a successful comeback, especially after having their career peaks in their first 5 years (i'm hoping katy can comeback successfully too tbh), & gaga managed to acheive that in a way that's literally never been done before, & now she's on top again

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Just now, Aquarius said:

I completely agree, couldn't have said it better myself really 

it's been such a crazy but exciting 7-8 years, and it's so unique too because no other fandom right now has experienced what we have, like think about it, only gaga could present such a different kind of 'pop music' career

it's very hard for artists to bounce back and make a successful comeback, especially after having their career peaks in their first 5 years (i'm hoping katy can comeback successfully too tbh), & gaga managed to acheive that in a way that's literally never been done before, & now she's on top again

You're so right, it felt really dark during and after ARTPOP started to crash. I'm so glad we continue to sh*t on the haters.... basically since the Superbowl performance 

[zakariah 11,556]

Just now, Delaytica said:

Joanne also made people take her seriously again, and exposed her to her ASIB demographic who maybe weren't fans before  she's such a pro

periodt!

sometimes I joke about gaga 'not giving us the original LG5' but like the truth is i'm really grateful for Joanne, it really refreshed my music palette in a way, I love that album

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5 hours ago, The Child said:

ARTPOP wasn't ahead of its time, if anything it came out too late and people were over CrazyGa, Gaga should have expected that and instead came out with a toned down era.

I have to respectfully disagree 

From the sound of the album, to the aesthetics and looks if the era...if she released that album now it could be huge with the right payola  and marketing. The world in 2013 was not ready for that level of EDM and weirdness from a popstar.