Quartz 12,534 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Other than The Fame, this might be the first album she has written where she wasn't in pain and sad/angry. I think that's why it's such a light album. I would never cry while listening to any Mayhem track and that's a first for me regarding a Gaga album. Michael really makes her happy, you guys. Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 2 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 76,326 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Yeah, there are some dark/angry moments on the record, but overall I'm pleasantly surprised by how happy it is. Idk if it was intentional, but I feel like in many ways, MAYHEM is a complete foil to Chromatica. Chromatica was about dancing through the pain and using bright visuals to escape reality; we also know she was in a lot of pain making that album. On the other hand, MAYHEM is about facing reality head on and using dark, gothic visuals to reclaim that pain and using it to make something better. Sonically, I also feel like Chromatica was a safer record. It felt like she wanted to be the "Gaga" persona many people missed after Joanne, but it felt more like a cosplay of her former self than her truly being entrenched in it again. MAYHEM is the opposite. It's not a safe record and it feels much more authentic to who she is and the kind of music she loves. 🦠🧙♀️🥀📸🎉👻🕺🧟💊💖☎️🔪👤🐺🌱🌎 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starmie25 18,531 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Inb4 the fans show up to MAYHEM ball in black/orange and get bamboozled again by a colourful tour. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheARTPOPball 468 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 5 minutes ago, Starmie25 said: Inb4 the fans show up to MAYHEM ball in black/orange and get bamboozled again by a colourful tour. The reverse chromatican expirience 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Fried Egg 8,833 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, Starmie25 said: Inb4 the fans show up to MAYHEM ball in black/orange and get bamboozled again by a colourful tour. Dress appropriately Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 159,860 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I get a different vibe tbh. It feels like all the pain is still there, she just has a better perspective on it. Like, ARTPOP was all about facing pain head on and defiantly pushing through it. Joanne was about living with it and growing despite it. Chromatica was about being held back by it while trying to claw through it. Mayhem feels more like an acceptance of it. "I'm broken, sure, but I get better every day, and in the meantime I can take it" LoveDrug specifically gives those vibes of standing in the warmth after a really long cry 🌸Flourishing and vibrant🌼 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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