Chromatica Track Lengths & Names

[TheLadyInRed 1,577]

55 minutes ago, Red said:

Chromatica III will be just a jingle it seems, lol

[Cookie Tookie 10,546]

1 minute ago, KORG said:

Google "songs under 3 minutes". There are hundreds of iconic songs under 3 minutes. Do they have no artistry?

If you’re referring to anything on the charts right now. No. No artistry. If we’re referring to songs that were short to fit on vinyl back in the 50s/60s, there was some substance. But I’m judging based on Gaga’s discography, not a bunch of music I don’t care for. She can only compete with herself and outdo herself. Just because some people want success, charting, and sales, doesn’t mean that many of us who want longer songs with complex structure and intros/outros don’t have a valid opinion. 

[Klimt 5]

Fast Sour Candy

Mas acredito que será um bob

 

 

[Prostitute Barbie 4,076]

Also Lizzo's album Cuz I Love You had 7/14 tracks under 3 minutes and the rest were barely over that and I think it's a really good album

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Cookie Tookie said:

You call it filler, I call it artistry. The longer the song is, the more you can do with it. Just look at Bad Romance, The Edge of Glory, Marry The Night. Brilliant songs that have so many parts that come together, and still have replay value. Imagine snipping these 4+ minute songs down to 2:30 seconds. No. 

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Imagine trimming Bohemian Rhapsody to 2:30 for the “streaming era” as if that’s a legitimate argument 😂

[ShayCristoforo 10,556]

2:57

And it still feels long enough / like a full song. Don’t worryyyyy y’all lol 

[Bling 31,262]

Ugh. You had 4 years mama wtf 

EDIT: 4 years for a 40min album 

[JINNOCIDE 3,780]

44 minutes ago, Klimt said:

5. Free Woman • 3:11

Unlike the last version that leaked with 3:41

This is good tbh, three times of her saying "I'm a free womAaAaAaAaAaAan" was much of an overkill tbh

[Judas Society 3,584]

I hope an EP is coming after that 

[PoshLife 16,928]

When I look at my favorite Gaga songs, they range in length from under three minutes to nearly five minutes. So obviously track length doesn't determine whether a song is good or whether it has "artistry."

That said, I do get the sense that they made some decisions about song length for purely commercial reasons, like how they apparently shortened Free Woman by thirty seconds for no otherwise discernible reason or how the two hotly anticipated collabs (i.e. likely to be singles) are on the very short end. If they think the songs are better short, that's fine - but if they're taking a hatchet to the songs just to make them more streamable, then I can understand why people think that could come at the expense of artistry or, hell, just giving us more good music to listen to. I don't care enough about the charts to think that's a worthy trade-off  

[ultradim 258]

they really decided to do it 'bling not the music'.

[Cookie Tookie 10,546]

Just now, lovedillon said:

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Imagine trimming Bohemian Rhapsody to 2:30 for the “streaming era” as if that’s a legitimate argument 😂

The streaming era excuse is quite funny to me. We are no longer limited by disc/vinyl space, yet many are screaming to chop the songs down. We should be using the unlimited space to do more, not less.

[Gagaplayer315 13,704]

Babylon is under 3 minutes 

[Doot 2]

3 minutes ago, Cookie Tookie said:

If you’re referring to anything on the charts right now. No. No artistry. If we’re referring to songs that were short to fit on vinyl back in the 50s/60s, there was some substance. But I’m judging based on Gaga’s discography, not a bunch of music I don’t care for. She can only compete with herself and outdo herself. Just because some people want success, charting, and sales, doesn’t mean that many of us who want longer songs with complex structure and intros/outros don’t have a valid opinion. 

I think you are missing the point. 

You are equating songs being short as therefore having no artistry. So if Gaga went and cut the fat off the last minute and a half of poker face, therefore the entire first 2:30 seconds is devoid of artistry?

No way. 

[aphrodisease 206]

Just now, Cookie Tookie said:

If you’re referring to anything on the charts right now. No. No artistry. If we’re referring to songs that were short to fit on vinyl back in the 50s/60s, there was some substance. But I’m judging based on Gaga’s discography, not a bunch of music I don’t care for. She can only compete with herself and outdo herself. Just because some people want success, charting, and sales, doesn’t mean that many of us who want longer songs with complex structure and intros/outros don’t have a valid opinion. 

Well, next time, why don't you advise Gaga on how she should write her own songs and manage her own career. You need to stop wanting to manage everything she does. It's not your album nor your career. We, Bobby and Gaga do not need your useless opinion.

If you don't like what she does, unstan and get your own career.