4th Time Around 4,495 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) Chromatica is far from a terrible album but it lacks the spirit of Gaga's best work and the rollout/era was underwhelming even if there are hints of greatness like Replay, an inspired remix album and the excellent 911 video. People will point to producers like BloodPop and blame him for some of Chromatica's issues but Gaga was experiencing mental health struggles and some sort of identity crisis at the time. BloodPop having too much creative control is simply a result of Gaga being creatively checked out. The thing that has always interested me most about the Chromatica era is that she was in a totally different place when it started and when it concluded. This explains how we went from a creatively bankrupt single and video like Stupid Love to 911 video which is an artistic triumph but I don't feel like she was fully back in form until TCB and the importance of that amazing tour can't be understated. Edited April 20 by The Wolf Hey, I'm king of the world, you ought to hear my song, you come on measure me, I'm twenty inches long 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars 2,340 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Lets be honest, Chromatica walked so Mayhem could run or whatever that saying is 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 40,896 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 In all honesty, Abracadabra made this fan base see what a true return to form can look like for Ga. Chromatica was the closest we thought we were gonna get to old school smashGa but now that we know that’s not true, well... 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastpopicon 29,493 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LateToCult said: In all honesty, Abracadabra made this fan base see what a true return to form can look like for Ga. Chromatica was the closest we thought we were gonna get to old school smashGa but now that we know that’s not true, well... i was writing something very convoluted trying to explain the same point and you do it with 2 sentences def agree with this. Edited April 20 by lastpopicon The melody that you choose can rescue you 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llemesm 1,517 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 4/19/2025 at 12:25 AM, RochestrMonstr said: I think Mayhem just reminded everyone how much better she could do! That's one of the kindest reviews I've seen in this site 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanna shintuyu 10,747 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 9 hours ago, Controversiaga said: That album has some of her worst, emptiest , least Gaga music- along with Joanne. alice 911 enigma and replay are great. Everything else is mid at best. And I feel like most ppl felt this way about the album since it’s release Thank you for speaking from my very soul. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 116,224 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The decision to make the album for tik tok. the songs are too short and I hate it Like some songs don’t even a bridge or outo So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfonso 1,547 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) It’s a fun album. Very cohesive. The interludes are a piece of art and the way the album and visuals flow is amazing. The sad part is how as we all know, it never got any proper promo other than what we have. Yeah, most of the songs are short and could feel safe (by Gaga standards) in terms of the lyrics or direction but I mean, it’s nothing that doesn’t let you enjoy it (and I must say that even tho the songs are not long you don’t feel it that much in some) Edited April 20 by Alfonso Correction 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodean 8,328 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Chromatica for me is one of her best, I’ll never understand the hate it gets. I think I realised how amazing it was when the stems leaked and I heard the amazing instrumentals, bloodpop did a great job and I’m glad she went a house music direction, it’s my favourite genre of music https://open.spotify.com/track/7q1GGm2mBlC9hPWige0C6e?si=6b5319d0e3b44fa6 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 25,184 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 23 hours ago, RudraCNG said: Yeah, I don't understand it either. Like I remember everyone on this site loving the album and now they seem to hate it. That’s very untrue. The FACT is that GGD always tries to cancel you when you don’t like something new. Always. I never, ever liked Chromatica, and I’ve been vocal about MAYHEM being my second to last least fave since day one, even though I do like it and some songs a lot (and a lot more than Chromatica, for so many reasons) Edited April 20 by AVeryGagaHolyDick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMILY 1,096 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Yeah I don’t understand what happened, this album is the epitome of Gaga’s sound and style and I don’t understand what happened during chromatica (and Joanne tbh) to make her step away from her iconic style Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackweller 430 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Well, I never liked it and never understood how it was her most acclaimed and highest-rated record on Metacritic so it’s not a revelation to me. Just surprised it took people this long to come to their senses Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndiGaga 6,665 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Its a nice record but I dont see myself revisiting it that much. Here are the mistakes and errors: Replay should have been the lead single Stupid love music video should be in a club, not in a desert Covid ruined the success of the club banger that is stupid love The structures of a lot of songs are weird Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstermilo 4,465 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 imho opinion chromatica and mayhem are great for different reasons, i loved the blackpink and ariana collabs in chromatica, i feel like mayhems great because it has a bit of everything for every kind of listener. from first listen i actually like chromatica more than mayhem but as time goes on i can see why a lot of people prefer mayhem. i still think TFM and BTW are better than both ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrard174 686 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) The timing was wrong. Covid ruined the proper rollout and the promotional plans for it And the things i dislike: 1) songs are cut short, mostly had their bridge cut to fit the streaming era. They no longer sound like typical gaga songs with epic bridge 2) songs are very cohesive but lack diversity. Also doesnt help when only few songs were promoted - SL, ROM and 911. Gems like Replay, Alice, SFA never get played. 3) The visuals are dated, especially the MVs. Great storyline but poor execution. 4) Wasted potential for Sour Candy. Even if BP not available for video, Gaga could have done one herself and get those streams. Sour Candy is one of the popular songs in Asia region. 5) Free Woman demo >>>>> final version Edited April 22 by Gerrard174 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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