Unpopular opinion: Harlequin

[TheARTPOPball 91]

On 10/1/2024 at 2:37 AM, Monstermilo said:

Gaga is significantly MORE popular than KP by every metric in this moment. the fact that shes doing the same numbers paints a very simple picture. when Gaga releases something that ppl LIKE, they arent afraid to support it - case in points DWAS - ppl are just not here for this project and it doesnt matter what mental gymnastics u have to achieve to convince yourself otherwise - the fact of the matter is, the GP and some little monsters arent here for it. if it was quality work, she would riding the wave of DWAS and would have another top 10 hit on the hot 100.

we dont have to go back and forth theres no changing the other's opinion. 

all i know is LG7 is gonna be great and i cannnnot wait for POP music cuz thats what i love most from Gaga. 

I don’t think it’s necessarily fair to imply that just because some of the GP and little monsters don’t like this album, means it’s not of quality. 

That would also imply anything with generally high sales and favorable reviews is OF quality. 

Do we think Gangnam Style is a song of quality?

These songs are composed of entire live bands and not to mention Gaga’s vocal delivery on this record in itself, its very evident that there was a lot of work put into the small details with this record, and regardless of public opinion, this is well made music. 

DWAS, along with shallow, is a very safe choice for radio play because it’s just a classic sounding ballad. Not necessarily anything different. Just as most people like vanilla ice cream. There are several moments throughout harlequin when the vocals and production are better than what we hear in DWAS. 

We as a society have kind of forgotten that art is subjective. Every body is entitled to like or not like it, but Gaga is not the kind of artist to just push out low quality art. 

[Killa 15,534]

On 9/30/2024 at 3:09 PM, JazzGa said:

iT's CaLleD mAsK rEsoNaNCe  and it's a VALID TECHNIQUE  
Lol nah just kidding, people said the same thing about Barbra's style back in the day. "Nasally" is one of the most common critiques of her vocals and this album is definitely inspired by Babz. It's love it or hate it I guess but I'm pretty sure it's intentional

Sorry but no. Absolutely not, and its not a technique. It would be placement.

Being nasal can mean more than One thing, yeah. But...basically One Is completely void of breath support, proper vocale closure, ecc. Singing like barbarba or most tenor voices in the higher register, its more of a schwa position with forward placement but its not closed off sound. 

Gaga does this sing the cure, She sounds like Shes with a cold and snorting. Also cheek tò cheek already She did that but with a more round doppie, way Placed too in the back. So too much throat space

And now Shes been singing a bit too forward😂, It can happen. She plsys a bit too much changing her voice. 

Gaga bad nasal. Its not a critique its the Truth and i think its pretty clear at First listen. 

[Lextyr97 18,954]

Folie a Deux, That’s Entertainment, and Close To You are top 3. Joker is bottom five. 

[OliviaRodrigoStan 4,383]

On 9/30/2024 at 8:45 AM, GAGASEXUAL said:

She sounds like her nose is blocked on some songs and even though I love the album, it disturbs me a lot

That's sort of her voice though. Her voice is nasal, it has always been. Maybe it becomes more prominent when she sings jazz, but it has kind of always been there to some capacity. 

Even when she speaks. The spoken part of Judas sounds pretty nasal too, and has that "blocked nose" type of sound. I think it just becomes accentuated when she's singing jazz, that's just it. 

[2School4Cool 5,964]

Folie a Deux is a Masterpiece

Happy Mistake is one of her best ballads of her entire career

And the best covers are Smile, World on a String, The Joker, and Close To You

[Blackout19 10,451]

9 hours ago, Economy said:

You know whats funny? I totally agree with u

its the first time you agree with me ? 

[Economy 47,027]

5 hours ago, Blackout19 said:

its the first time you agree with me ? 

Haha i dont know. Too many users and discussions to remember.

 

But i just thought it was funny our 2 fav songs were tge exact same ones

[JazzGa 14,458]

14 hours ago, Killa said:

Gaga bad nasal.

Nuff said!  I bow to your superior knowledge!

[Jill 26,739]

On 10/2/2024 at 4:22 PM, Gimme More said:

Are you 12? 

You are 12

[MOT 2,660]

On 10/3/2024 at 12:03 AM, Killa said:

Sorry but no. Absolutely not, and its not a technique. It would be placement.

Being nasal can mean more than One thing, yeah. But...basically One Is completely void of breath support, proper vocale closure, ecc. Singing like barbarba or most tenor voices in the higher register, its more of a schwa position with forward placement but its not closed off sound. 

Gaga does this sing the cure, She sounds like Shes with a cold and snorting. Also cheek tò cheek already She did that but with a more round doppie, way Placed too in the back. So too much throat space

And now Shes been singing a bit too forward😂, It can happen. She plsys a bit too much changing her voice. 

Gaga bad nasal. Its not a critique its the Truth and i think its pretty clear at First listen. 

Would you differentiate though between the sound that she produces on Harlequin and the sound that she often produced in previous jazz performances ? What I'm getting at is that I often didn't like the nasal sound that I was hearing before, but on Harlequin, nasal or not, I think she sounds consistently terrific. It's different, at least to my ear anyway.