Lady Gaga is back

[qoqo 3,714]

1 hour ago, skedaddleBItCh said:

I disagree. People saying or implying the old Gaga is back still never learned their lesson lol Gaga's been telling you all even now 😭 she's changed, and even now she's not the Gaga she used to be, but that's cool. So it's annoying when people kept saying old Gaga is back or wanting her to emulate her old Gaga self when she herself has moved past that.

Just say you love the new her, that's it.

On the contrary. I don’t want her to emulate her old self, that’s what she tried to do with Chromatica and it felt inauthentic.

When I say she seems like herself again I mean it in the sense of like when a close friend you’ve known for years is going through something and you feel him being lost and detached, and then when he’s in a good pace again you feel like he’s back to himself. Not that he went back to who he was years ago, just that you once again feel like he’s connected to himself and passionate about life, being an improved, happy version of himself that feels familiar and close again

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5 hours ago, qoqo said:

I feel the need to share my feelings because I'm overwhelmingly happy about this.

Some of you won't like this take but this is my honest opinion as a massive Gaga fan and I come from a place of love.

I feel like in a way we "lost" Gaga some time around 2016 and started to get her back some time in 2022, with last night completing a full return to form.

I remember having a hard time during the Joanne era hardly recognizing Gaga, like she suddenly became someone completely different. Her interviews, public appearences, her looks, the Joanna album cover and music videos, her whole artistry suddenly felt forced and inauthentic to me. Her mannerisms felt so foreign. Of course Joanne era had some good moments, but overall I felt like her fame, her career up until then, everything that went down with the BTWB and ARTPOP, it all took a toll on her in a way she perhaps won't come back from.

And then I started to really worry for her. During the ASIB campaign I felt like she was very reserved, she began to pant heavily while speaking in interviews, and everything she said sounded rehearsed. She felt very very insecure to me despite all the praise she received for the film.

Enigma in vegas came around and I hated it. I couldn't understand how such a brilliant artist can put on a show in such bad taste. And then she released Stupid Love, and I remember thinking to myself - this is the shell of the pop megastar she once was. Every trace of fierceness, innovation and character we all fell in love with in her early years was completely gone for me. Chromatica felt like a forced album to me, almost like a Bloodpop project featuring gaga's vocals. I thought she felt like she HAS to go back to being a popstar so she did everything a popstar "should" do without the essence. Again, the album had some great moments, but overall it felt so far removed from the once-in-a-lifetime popstar I fell in love with.

Now, something shifted for me in a big way with the Chromatica ball. I remember watching videos from the first night in shock, I almost cried. THERE SHE WAS. GAGA in all her glory, super confident, artisticly intriguing, commanding and fascinating. I didn't believe this day would come. it's like I recognised her again. But I was still nervous about what new music she'll come up with and wether it will give me the same exciting feeling.

DWAS, Harlequin and Disease really did it for me. I was sold. It's her again. musically uncompromising, completely original, truly exciting, and most importantly - the Gaga essence. Her aura was there. She's back. and something about last night just really sealed the deal for me. She looked so so happy and confident, she gave a perfect performance, won a well deserved grammy and used that moment to stand up for something important, and released her most convicting song in YEARS. To me Abracadabra is everything I didn't believe we well ever get from her again. her best release in over a decade. and MAYHEM as a whole album already feel so so authentic and moving, it's getting me truly thrilled and emotional.

Welcome back baby. Missed you so so much

 

I do agree with everything you say. I felt the same way. We got our girl back 

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23 minutes ago, qoqo said:

On the contrary. I don’t want her to emulate her old self, that’s what she tried to do with Chromatica and it felt inauthentic.

When I say she seems like herself again I mean it in the sense of like when a close friend you’ve known for years is going through something and you feel him being lost and detached, and then when he’s in a good pace again you feel like he’s back to himself. Not that he went back to who he was years ago, just that you once again feel like he’s connected to himself and passionate about life, being an improved, happy version of himself that feels familiar and close again

Agreed. The people who have known her since the beginning immediately recognize her and your description comparing to an old friend is so accurate.  And yes, I agree about Chromatica.. it felt like someone made an attempt at a Lady Gaga album and just had her perform it. 

[holy scheisse 22,254]

I just appreciate that she spoke up about trans rights and was not afraid to get political (bc yes unfortunately, trans visibility is political). To me, her conviction to stand in her morals publicly like that is the way in which it felt like “old Gaga” was back, more so than the abracadabra video and song. 

[Starmie25 18,593]

She never really left, just was focusing more on her health and other side quests. 

Abracadabra is a banger and half. "Alice" on steroids!

 

Edited February 3 by Starmie25