Would “Alice” have been better with a 2nd verse?

[Controversiaga 17,428]

1 hour ago, showmeyourfeet said:

*shallow doesn’t have a second verse either 

Omfg yes this is also so weird to me

[ThePopDevil 143]

it does have a second verse - sick and tired of waking up..., its just that the second verse vocal melody is diff from the first. if anything it doesnt have a bridge 

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,402]

10 hours ago, HeAteMyh3art said:

Some songs are just meant to be different yall, like lovedrug not having a final chorus before the outro

Ngl the fact that LD doesn’t have a bridge is one of its weakest points

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,402]

4 hours ago, showmeyourfeet said:

*shallow doesn’t have a second verse either 

 It does, but both verses are before the chorus 

[The Breast 7,158]

47 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Ngl the fact that LD doesn’t have a bridge is one of its weakest points

I like it 

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,402]

Just now, HeAteMyh3art said:

I like it 

And I think it’s a weak point 

[HotLikeMexico 6,777]

lol why does everyone suddenly hate chromatica now?!

[StrawberryBlond 15,754]

Definitely, it feels more like one of those intro songs that serves just to open an album but has no purpose on its own other than that and there's no reason to listen to it unless you're listening to the album in full. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but it feels incomplete. Most tracks could've benefitted from being longer, it's one of the biggest crimes of that album. It's very unlike Gaga to have track after track barely clocking in at 3 minutes. It just feels like the entire theme of Chromatica was to create something very commercial and digestible that the public would love and short songs were the new trend, so short songs it was. So much of that album felt undercooked and deliberately at that. 

[RaveMonster 752]

I think it’s fine as it is, the song never loses momentum and it’s a great opening track. In my opinion one of her best opening tracks that actually sounds like an introduction to what the album is going to sound like. 
 

All casual listeners I’ve encountered and most reviews raved about Alice so I find it shocking so many people here don’t like it lol, it’s definitely one of the most memorable songs Chromatica.