ANVEEROY 61,216 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 They don’t make them like this anymore. I can’t think of very many albums released in the 2010s that offered the same level of spectacle as Born This Way. Lady Gaga was the last gasp of omnipresent pop music. Born This Way, or at least its singles, served as a great unifier, blasting out of suburban minivans and gay club speakers alike. The album, which came out 10 years ago this weekend, spent six weeks on top of the Billboard 200, and that was only a small fraction of the time that Gaga spent in the public consciousness in the years leading up to and surrounding the release of her sophomore album. There were enough award show appearances (meat dress!), hit singles (four top 10s), and controversial conversation starters (“Judas” coming out during Holy Week) to keep the rollout for Born This Way going for nearly an entire year. As the industry has chased likes and relatability over global domination, the music populating the charts has gotten both more personal and more anonymous. Gaga was perhaps the last major pop star who felt unattainable yet endlessly intriguing. She was defiantly weird and injected a much-needed dose of unreality into pop music. I’m reminded of a recent quote from Charli XCX — another pop auteur, who is in some ways carrying on the Gaga mantle. “I want to see the hyperreal, the fantastical, the absolutely avant-garde and out of this world,” she said. “I don’t want to be friends with my favorite pop star. I want to be like, ‘Oh my God, they would, like, stomp on me, they’re so sick!'” The dramatics that Gaga exhibited on Born This Way might have receded from the mainstream, but they have thrived in the underground pop world, where artificiality is a given. It’s no wonder that so many of today’s pop luminaries, from Dua Lipa to Rina Sawayama, look toward her for inspiration, passing over many of her contemporaries. It’s why Gaga managed to adapt so well to the current pop landscape with Chromatica last year — despite her brief foray into exploring her more personal side, she’s always thrived when pushing the boundaries of what pop music can be. A decade on, Born This Way represents Lady Gaga at the height of her powers — a forward-thinking vision of both the world and the way that music can define it. More: https://www.stereogum.com/2147582/lady-gaga-born-this-way-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/ Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 61,216 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just now, Kantakyakirno said: They don’t make them like this anymore. I can’t think of very many albums released in the 2010s that offered the same level of spectacle as Born This Way. Lady Gaga was the last gasp of omnipresent pop music. Spill Bestie Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperobject 66,771 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I remember listening to this album for first time on my local radio station while studying at school Legacy this album actually has is only about to be discovered I think, I hope more people will appreciate the message behind it and how this project helped so many people to feel safe and loved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 61,216 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just now, ororo munroe said: I remember listening to this album for first time on my local radio station while studying at school Legacy this album actually has is only about to be discovered I think, I hope more people will appreciate the message behind it and how this project helped so many people to feel safe and loved Welcome back, missed you! Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperobject 66,771 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Just now, Kantakyakirno said: Welcome back, missed you! Omg, thank you! I'm happy to be back Missed you too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballerios 569 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Born this way is always and will be the album that saves my life, help me through bad times, no skips, the album cover is fkn iconic, the era that really made me so happy ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 38,379 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 This is an album with a legacy. No matter what people say about the cover, the meat dress or the over the top stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuffsAhoy 7,433 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Yessss!!! The article I've been waiting for that really gets how Born This Way is literally one of the greatest albums of all time This entire weekend is very nostalgic for me because its so hard to believe it's been 10 years. God, what a life I've lived since. You remind me that it's such a wonderful thing to love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperobject 66,771 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, ballerios said: the era that really made me so happy Everything was so exiting Her performance of The Edge of Glory at American Idol will always live free in my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelbHawker 6,583 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Her magnum opus, it’s THE album of her career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManMan 1,285 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Truly the album of the decade I shine more in the dark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wet Fire 7,502 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 It was also her only era when she came to India and performed at F1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannaeDrive 3,412 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 "They don’t make them like this anymore. I can’t think of very many albums released in the 2010s that offered the same level of spectacle as Born This Way." What an era, with all the things that went right and some others no so well. Remembered for ever. "Fame Is A Boomerang" - Maria Callas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest 873 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Remember when everyone was saying this was the album of the decade, hyping it up before the release. They weren’t wrong. I relistened to the whole album in succession a few days ago, and it still gives me goosebumps. The songs still sound so current. The production is so perfect. It’s all so perfect. One of the best albums of all time no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 75,142 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 The praise chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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