Ladle Ghoulash 29,776 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said: She has like five better lead singles Clears Applause and Stupid Love, to be sure. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 27,245 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 19 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: Clears Applause 19 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: Clears Stupid Love, to be sure. Yes, but only thanks to the lyrics Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 29,776 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 8 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said: Yes, but only thanks to the lyrics Yeah, clears the ever loving **** out of Applause, I fear. The reheated JD/PF type synth lead, clunky pseudo intellectual lyrics? It’s decent, but probably one of the weaker songs on the album overall and easily one of her weakest leads (second worst single on the album, only after G.U.Y). Good video, though! Edited 1 hour ago by Ladle Ghoulash We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 27,245 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: Yeah, clears the ever loving **** out of Applause, I fear. The reheated JD/PF type synth lead, clunky pseudo intellectual lyrics, the kitschy Bowie affect? It’s decent, but probably one of the weaker songs on the album overall and easily one of her weakest leads. Good video, though! Just Dance and Poker Face’s synths sound nothing alike, let alone Applause’s and if you’re referring to a short and repeated catchy instrumental melody, then know that Perfect Illusion has one too Now if anything, Applause sounds closer to Perfect Illusion than it does to Poker Face, undeniably has better lyrics than Just Dance (and Stupid Love obviously). Perfect Illusion is the little almost analog depressed sister of the EDM celebratory Applause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTELLA 13,859 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said: Just Dance and Poker Face’s synths sound nothing alike Girl 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 27,245 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 minute ago, NUTELLA said: Girl They so don’t Poker Face has like a distorted organ/bass driven low main synth (throughout most of the song) while Just Dance has a high piched video-game-like synth that only plays in the intro and quietly in the chorus Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 29,776 Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 20 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said: Just Dance and Poker Face’s synths sound nothing alike, let alone Applause’s and if you’re referring to a short and repeated catchy instrumental melody, then know that Perfect Illusion has one too Now if anything, Applause sounds closer to Perfect Illusion than it does to Poker Face, undeniably has better lyrics than Just Dance (and Stupid Love obviously). Perfect Illusion is the little almost analog depressed sister of the EDM celebratory Applause. No, I’m referring to the staccato synth leads at the beginning of each song (which PI doesn’t have). I’m also not saying those types of synth leads are categorically bad, it just feels very obvious to me that Applause was trying to recapture that same sound in a way that I think wasn’t incredibly successful. Applause sounds absolutely nothing like PI btw. Like in what world? Completely different tonal centers, different synths, different types of melodies, different structures. Sister, we’ve got to be real here. Edited 1 hour ago by Ladle Ghoulash We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 29,776 Posted 58 minutes ago Author Share Posted 58 minutes ago One thing I love (?) about this site is it’s uncanny ability to get me to pick apart songs I like to defend other songs that I like from critiques I disagree with. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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