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Ziggy
5 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

Disease as the lead single was Gaga's decision but she was also very excited for Abracadabra as the 2nd. She made the best picks in my opinion. I think it was a ballsy choice and one of her best leads ever. Not something that'd have been in the Top 10 Billboard but then again you see Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen there. Of course Disease was not going to be a radio hit.

Oh it’s a great song I’m just surprised it’s the lead when like the fame there’s just a ton of songs that could have been that almost assured hit. I liked how she went ballsy. It’s what makes her her

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River
3 hours ago, PartySick said:

How dare you

I dared and I will dare, deary :Cautious:

So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy
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Ladle Ghoulash
10 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

Bc to me it’s nearly an MJ rip off which kinda dulled its appeal to me (I think black jesus synthesized the inspo better) so imo it’s a song that you like bc it *is* good but it’s less good ig when you know a whole discography of it hahaha but I’m willing to have that unpopular opinion

 

yeah for being the cutesy song HBDYWM is legitimately one of the harder ones on the album. She’s uuuup there

I love MJ but personally don’t mind that it’s a dupe/pastiche because I think it’s a very good one, but that’s fair! 

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Ziggy
3 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I love MJ but personally don’t mind that it’s a dupe/pastiche because I think it’s a very good one, but that’s fair! 

I will say that as far as dupes go she REALLY commits and the way she emulates his vocal stylings including the downward runs on the second pre chorus is very very impressive and cool. 

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Marilyn MonHoe
4 hours ago, Bronco said:

This era proved the fans asking rock Ga and Dark ga actually just want pop ga in a black wig.

Based! Disease and Perfect Celebrity are top notch Darkga but the Disease MV was paid dust and the streams for Perfect Celebrity are amongst the lowest for Mayhem. They just want basic pop songs like Garden of Eden :toofunny:

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Anderson123
13 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

Oh it’s a great song I’m just surprised it’s the lead when like the fame there’s just a ton of songs that could have been that almost assured hit. I liked how she went ballsy. It’s what makes her her

Gotcha. I guess she knew Abracadabra would pick up and she usually does have this push with second singles (Rain On Me, Million Reasons, Judas, Telephone, Poker Face, Do What U Want) but wants the lead to have a solid start or to stand on it's own.

I think that's the beauty of Gaga's albums. There's not 1 or 2 single worthy songs. We usually have like 5-6 and even more tracks that have potential but idk what's going on with most of her eras that music videos are not being pushed anymore.

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Marilyn MonHoe

The album cover is one of her weakest and looks low key cheap… especially compared to other photos she released towards the end of last year.

Also Disease is the best song on Mayhem, way better than Abracadabra. Disease is more complex, dynamic and layered than anything else on the album. It’s the kind of song that elevates your discography and makes you grow as an artist which is obviously a good thing.

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princedeeblebleble
2 hours ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I honestly feel like the tracklisting would’ve made more sense if CSTH/TDD/KFL were on the standard and LD/HBDUWM/DCT were the bonus tracks 

I agree, minus LoveDrug:cheeky: I'd say BOG, HBDYWM and DCT, those songs really drag the amazing productions on the album down to hell, even The beast, despite being so brilliant lyrically, vocally and that guitar solo is an eargasm,but its so so slow.

But also, I wish the visual aspect of the album was better, you have these gloriousl songs full of poetry, instrumental and vocal texture and they put on such a relatively boring set of covers and album photoshoots.

Despite it being one of my faves, I kinda wish Vanish didn't start with the chours, but just the few piano chords going into the guitars..

Probs a popular opinion, but I also wish we got something like what Jade did for her album, like if a smaller artist can do it, why not Gaga instead of what seems like ai generated moving images from the before mentioned meh album shoot.

Also the album deserved more snl like preformances!

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Anderson123
22 minutes ago, Marilyn MonHoe said:

Also Disease is the best song on Mayhem, way better than Abracadabra. Disease is more complex, dynamic and layered than anything else on the album. It’s the kind of song that elevates your discography and makes you grow as an artist which is obviously a good thing.

100% agree with this.

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Oriane

- It is nowhere near the top of her discography. Not as bad as Chromatica but overall it's very safe and is missing the Gaga factor to make it exciting. I made a list ranking all Gaga songs and the first song from MAYHEM is at... #25 or something?

- The tracklist is way too long and is messy. The order of the songs doesn't really make sense until the middle of the album. And the MAYHEM concept is only there on the first part of the album.

- Born this Way has a lot of songs that are way more rock than anything on MAYHEM.

- Abracadabra is terrible, the verses are very dull, production and vocally-wise. The hook slaps and the rest of the song doesn't live up to it.

- Blade of Grass is amazing and I'm not surprised that the fans don't get why it sounds like this, because y'all also didn't understand 911, DWUW, Swine, Joanne (album) and so many more.

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Lemon Blood
4 hours ago, dynamite said:

Disease is good but a bit overrated

Killah isn't a bad song but I'm not a fan

Shadow of a Man sounds like it should be a good song but it sounds so flat and mono, even hearing it live, I can't be bothered with it

Most of the album covers aren't good

I smell a fake fan 

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dynamite
Just now, Lemon Blood said:

I smell a fake fan 

Impaired smell is a sign of covid, stay safe out there!

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Lemon Blood

This is her strongest track list 

GOE should have been the lead single (although I would still release Disease as a single, just after GOE) 

SOAM is a masterpiece 

The standard album cover is perfect 

There are no skips on the album (even BOG which is the weakest track) 

It’s her second best album cover seconded by BTW, but music wise it’s her best album 

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