Dilwyn 4,090 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 All music gave a 80 sis we need the name of the diy magazine writer who was stanning the album, we need that 80 on metacritic @OnionGirl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 ALL MUSIC 4/5 Chromatica is a comeback album from an artist who has never gone away and never experienced a dip in popularity. Maybe ARTPOP provided a dent in her armor back in 2013, with none of its singles dominating the charts or conversation the way the hits from The Fame Monster and Born This Way did, but the album went to number one, as did her 2014 duet record with Tony Bennett, as did 2016's purported country-rock makeover Joanne, and the soundtrack to 2018's A Star Is Born, a smash that also earned her an Oscar for the ballad "Shallow." None of these stylistic excursions can be heard on Chromatica -- there isn't even a ballad that attempts to replicate the surging pathos of "Shallow" -- but they can be felt underneath the diamond-hard surface of this determined revival of Gaga's dance-pop roots. By dedicating the entirety of her sixth proper studio set to club music, she's effectively declaring that she's come in from the cold, but the old-school show biz moves that made her beloved of old-timers like Bennett and Hollywood alike can be heard by how she slyly finds cameo space for her spiritual godfather Elton John and Ariana Grande, the biggest star in dance-pop in 2020. Gaga stands proudly between these two poles, hipper than Elton John but sounding down-right old-fashioned when compared to Grande. Gaga leans into her status as a veteran on Chromatica, making only the mildest attempts to sound modern. She'd rather revive memories of The Fame Monster while evoking sounds that conjure memories of the '90s and Y2K. Since it's been so long since Gaga has been determined to deliver glitzy thrills, it might take a moment to realize that Chromatica is simultaneously a retreat from the contemporary pop charts and as personal a record as Joanne, which was touted as her singer/songwriter affair. Chromatica willfully ignores trap and the other dour pop trends of the late 2010s for exuberant disco and house, styles that are not only in her musical comfort zone but allow her the freedom to explore personal pain and loss, such as the cry for help of "911." The emotional urgency driving a good chunk of the songs means Chromatica doesn't feel stiff or fusty even if it rejects the present, and there's also a lot to be said for the show biz razzle-dazzle Gaga has absorbed in the years since ARTPOP. Maybe she's lost her appetite to be a weird provocateur, but she has learned how to sharpen and stylize her attack, and that focus makes Chromatica one of her most consistent and satisfying albums. https://www.allmusic.com/album/chromatica-mw0003365179 Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KORG 4,756 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Can we inbox the stain from Slant and ask how it feels to be so inferior when compared with his peers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Any projections about the score? Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haldy 1,058 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I wonder if AllMusic alone might be enough to tug it back up to 79. Likely not, but if DIY Magazine gives an 80+ then we will likely boost Chromatica back to 79! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeKermit 4,122 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 22 hours ago, freebit said: They are flops in more ways than one. Ok but why does NYT always trash her ??? Aren't they the ones who were in 5F2? When she previews Joanne to that journalist? He's from NYT right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Haldy said: I wonder if AllMusic alone might be enough to tug it back up to 79. Likely not, but if DIY Magazine gives an 80+ then we will likely boost Chromatica back to 79! I didn't know DIY so powerful Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KORG 4,756 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 DIY will give chromatica a 7 out of 100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just now, KORG said: DIY will give chromatica a 7 out of 100. 7 Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebit 6,128 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, Funkymonkey said: Ok but why does NYT always trash her ??? Aren't they the ones who were in 5F2? When she previews Joanne to that journalist? He's from NYT right? In 5'2, that was their off-shoot magazine (its called "T"), its kind of like an extra supplement that comes with the newspaper on Sundays. It's got is own editor and writers, separate from NYT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Funkymonkey said: Ok but why does NYT always trash her ??? Aren't they the ones who were in 5F2? When she previews Joanne to that journalist? He's from NYT right? 2 minutes ago, freebit said: In 5'2, that was their off-shoot magazine (its called "T"), its kind of like an extra supplement that comes with the newspaper on Sundays. It's got is own editor and writers, separate from NYT. Different journalist, different opinion Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haldy 1,058 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 This is also going to be Gaga's highest rated album on 'Album of the Year' and 'Any Decent Music?', as everything before has scored 69 and less (except TFM at 72 on ADM?), while Chromatica's settling at 74-75. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDiamond 6,286 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Please guys tell me how can we activate Twitter Monsters to torture guy fro NYT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anveeroy 57,908 Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 minute ago, GreenDiamond said: Please guys tell me how can we activate Twitter Monsters to torture guy fro NYT? You don’t have to torture NYT, they are already under attack since they published a controversial op-Ed Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzkill 4,951 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, GreenDiamond said: Please guys tell me how can we activate Twitter Monsters to torture guy fro NYT? Unnecessary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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