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LastNight

It’s all I keep saying, but That’s Life knocks me over every time. I cannot believe what I’m hearing. Her performance on it is absolutely phenomenal.

The ‘That’s Liiiife’ at 2:21 after her growls on the previous line???? Listening to it altered my DNA. The world will never be the same for me.

Her version makes me wish I could sing so that I could belt it out myself. I know it’s so much fxxxing fun for her to sing it - it must be so satisfying. 

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What's so exciting is I'm hearing things vocally from Gaga in Harlequin that I've NEVER heard before. She's taking risks, and it's so awesome to hear. 

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28 minutes ago, LastNight said:

It’s all I keep saying, but That’s Life knocks me over every time. I cannot believe what I’m hearing. Her performance on it is absolutely phenomenal.

The ‘That’s Liiiife’ at 2:21 after her growls on the previous line???? Listening to it altered my DNA. The world will never be the same for me.

Her version makes me wish I could sing so that I could belt it out myself. I know it’s so much fxxxing fun for her to sing it - it must be so satisfying. 

the way I knew exactly what part you were talking about without even checking the timestamp :firega:

it was a perfect choice for the album closer

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2 hours ago, mightyriverz said:

honestly if people are mad that Gaga does jazz or whatever else, go stan your usual Kim Petras Katy Perry Charli XCX with whom you'll always get the same album re-released and rebranded

leave Gaga for those of us who understand music and respect and admire her for bringing a new light to songs that deserved to be propelled through generations, and putting her own spice onto them. 

Girl, leave Charli out of this, she's an icon :traumatica:

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Hyperobject

okay, I think I’ve finally come up with my thoughts about this record!

my biggest issue is probably the fact that to me this album makes no sense conceptually: the visuals, the build-up, Gaga’s explanation of the record and its meaning… led me to believe that this album was going to be performed from Lee’s perspective. but the record is way too polished, too sane to feel like a collection of songs beloved and performed by a someone like Lee imo. aside from maybe 3 or 4 songs, this reads like a standard cover album -  yes, Gaga did put her own spice onto these classics, but it lacks the edge for me, personally, for this particular concept. That’s why I’m excited to hear the soundtrack now, I have a feeling that I’m gonna like some of the “in character” takes on these standards more than the studio versions! But we will see. 

that being said, That’s Life, World on a String, Close to You, hell, the whole second half of the album goes straight to my playlist, it’s such a vibe lmao. She sounds heavenly on these songs, haven’t heard her belt this clean in years, I think. Her rendition of Smile must be my favorite, it’s so haunting and eerie, I never liked the song for some reason, but her version is just flawless. 

inb4 I should leave the fandom and never listen to her music ever again, you’re right 

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1 hour ago, gfarabello said:

Anyway, the world is a stage.
The stage is a world of entertainment. 

 

Can't stop replaying this one :enigma:

Same, this **** was blasting on my earphones when i was running on the treadmill earlier :firega: When i listened the first time, i was jumping like Gaga in that leaked footage of the stairs scene :ladyhaha: Deranged behavior, i know

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This album is very surprising in the best way possible. I've been a fan since 2008. I'm 33 so I've been here the whole time, and some of the vocals she gives, like some of the other members have said, are like new and never heard before. It's amazing to hear the growth in her voice. 

She's truly an artist like no other of our time. 

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13 minutes ago, Hyperobject said:

okay, I think I’ve finally come up with my thoughts about this record!

my biggest issue is probably the fact that to me this album makes no sense conceptually: the visuals, the build-up, Gaga’s explanation of the record and its meaning… led me to believe that this album was going to be performed from Lee’s perspective. but the record is way too polished, too sane to feel like a collection of songs beloved and performed by a someone like Lee imo. aside from maybe 3 or 4 songs, this reads like a standard cover album -  yes, Gaga did put her own spice onto these classics, but it lacks the edge for me, personally, for this particular concept. That’s why I’m excited to hear the soundtrack now, I have a feeling that I’m gonna like some of the “in character” takes on these standards more than the studio versions! But we will see. 

that being said, That’s Life, World on a String, Close to You, hell, the whole second half of the album goes straight to my playlist, it’s such a vibe lmao. She sounds heavenly on these songs, haven’t heard her belt this clean in years, I think. Her rendition of Smile must be my favorite, it’s so haunting and eerie, I never liked the song for some reason, but her version is just flawless. 

inb4 I should leave the fandom and never listen to her music ever again, you’re right 

I think you're right. I was confused on the first listen, if anything. It's taken time to come to terms with what it really is as an album. And once I did that, I fell in love. I think she tried to capitalize on DWAS, Joker and the LG7 anticipation to push a non-Pop record, which required some creative marketing, which set skewed expectations, hence the disjoint. 

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11 minutes ago, Hyperobject said:

okay, I think I’ve finally come up with my thoughts about this record!

my biggest issue is probably the fact that to me this album makes no sense conceptually: the visuals, the build-up, Gaga’s explanation of the record and its meaning… led me to believe that this album was going to be performed from Lee’s perspective. but the record is way too polished, too sane to feel like a collection of songs beloved and performed by a someone like Lee imo. aside from maybe 3 or 4 songs, this reads like a standard cover album -  yes, Gaga did put her own spice onto these classics, but it lacks the edge for me, personally, for this particular concept. That’s why I’m excited to hear the soundtrack now, I have a feeling that I’m gonna like some of the “in character” takes on these standards more than the studio versions! But we will see. 

that being said, That’s Life, World on a String, Close to You, hell, the whole second half of the album goes straight to my playlist, it’s such a vibe lmao. She sounds heavenly on these songs, haven’t heard her belt this clean in years, I think. Her rendition of Smile must be my favorite, it’s so haunting and eerie, I never liked the song for some reason, but her version is just flawless. 

inb4 I should leave the fandom and never listen to her music ever again, you’re right 

Ps: leave the fandom, never listen to her music again :heart:

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This album made me very happy and emotional.

It's just so enjoyable and now I feel sorry for threatening Gaga that I will kidnap her sister if she doesn't release music ASAP.

She really worked hard 🥲🥲

Sorry Gaga, it was a joke!

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2 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said:

I think you're right. I was confused on the first listen, if anything. It's taken time to come to terms with what it really is as an album. And once I did that, I fell in love. I think she tried to capitalize on DWAS, Joker and the LG7 anticipation to push a non-Pop record, which required some creative marketing, hence the disjoint. 

oh, for sure. it really feels like she was eager to release an album full of standards, so she said, hell, let’s tie this to my movie, huh? which is… valid? she clearly adores these songs and wants her fans to appreciate her own take on them. so she used the hype and tricked us into listening to an album consisting mainly of her favorite vintage pop bangers, she’s like those people who mix medication in with canned food so their cats take it. :brat: 

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5 minutes ago, Hyperobject said:

oh, for sure. it really feels like she was eager to release an album full of standards, so she said, hell, let’s tie this to my movie, huh? which is… valid? she clearly adores these songs and wants her fans to appreciate her own take on them. so she used the hype and tricked us into listening to an album consisting mainly of her favorite vintage pop bangers, she’s like those people who mix medication in with canned food so their cats take it. :brat: 

:lmao::lmao:I'm sensing more marketing savvy management from here on out if Michael is more involved, and I am honestly living

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Every time I hear "take my hand" at the start of FAD, I'm expecting "....stay Joanne" :enigma:

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