Better soundtrack: ASIB vs. JFAD

[gagacabana 1,666]

1 hour ago, elsamars said:

Giving 

At least it isn't those dumb "Disease vs. Stupid Love" 

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38 minutes ago, bim said:

Gonna attempt to explain my vote for JFAD.

ASIB has better songs, but JFAD is a better soundtrack. The melancholy/haunting string arrangements really strike a chord in me, especially on FAD (song). It’s like a fever dream cabaret show. Her and Joaquin sound so gentle and vulnerable throughout. I love how you can hear her character much more clearly too. The whole album just makes me want to give a hug to anyone going through heartache or who has been outcast by society. It’s much tighter too. The ASIB soundtrack is a bit all over the place.

With better direction, JFAD would’ve dragged ASIB through the mud as a film too. As they are, JFAD is underrated/overly criticized, and ASIB is a bit overrated. I also liked her chemistry off screen with Joaquin more than I did with Bradley. 

Ultimately enjoy both for what they are though. Always Remember Us This Way is the best thing to come out of either of them. 

 

7 minutes ago, Oriane said:

ASIB has some very good moments but also some terrible songs. It's still good as a whole, a lot of good classic songs.

But JFAD does something more original. I love the dark and creepy arrangements, and the imperfect vocals, it fits the movie and the characters so well. Harlequin is good for the music. JFAD is good as a soundtrack, to tell a story and retranscribe the atmosphere of the movie. I love Gaga's Joker cover, but the movie's version gives me the chills. The whole soundtrack sounds a lot more unhinged.

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2 hours ago, REALITY said:

ASIB has some of her best songs, period. JFAD is an awful album cause it's literally just Harlequin, just with worse vocals. Also, I like the arrangements in Harlequin a lot more.

I would argue that JFAD showcases Gaga’s talent in a new way. She was able to make herself sound like someone who doesn’t know how to sing from a technical perspective while on the verge of a psychotic break. With all the vocal training she’s had, I’m sure it’s not easy to unlearn those techniques in order to sing the way she did. And it sounds genuinely convincing. 

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19 minutes ago, Oriane said:

ASIB has some very good moments but also some terrible songs. It's still good as a whole, a lot of good classic songs.

But JFAD does something more original. I love the dark and creepy arrangements, and the imperfect vocals, it fits the movie and the characters so well. Harlequin is good for the music. JFAD is good as a soundtrack, to tell a story and retranscribe the atmosphere of the movie. I love Gaga's Joker cover, but the movie's version gives me the chills. The whole soundtrack sounds a lot more unhinged.

I could not agree more. Especially the trumpets in the movie version of Joker are so sexy and well done. That scene overall was f*ing crazy. My only wish is that Gaga would’ve had her own spiral like this both in and out of the dream sequences. 

[Monstermilo 5,325]

oh come on asib is one of her best bodies of work has some of her most impressive vocals like ill never love again 

for me happy mistake is great but everything else is meh or a cover on jfad.

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This is like “Disease vs. The Cure” poll 

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13 minutes ago, bim said:

I would argue that JFAD showcases Gaga’s talent in a new way. She was able to make herself sound like someone who doesn’t know how to sing from a technical perspective while on the verge of a psychotic break. With all the vocal training she’s had, I’m sure it’s not easy to unlearn those techniques in order to sing the way she did. And it sounds genuinely convincing. 

I mean, she's clearly very vocally talented. But she objectively sounds worse on the JFAD soundtrack. It makes it harder to listen to those songs because she's singing in character as opposed to the fabulous renditions on Harlequin.

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2 minutes ago, Monstermilo said:

oh come on asib is one of her best bodies of work has some of her most impressive vocals like ill never love again 

for me happy mistake is great but everything else is meh or a cover on jfad.

Happy Mistake is on Harlequin, not the JFAD soundtrack  

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12 minutes ago, bim said:

I would argue that JFAD showcases Gaga’s talent in a new way. She was able to make herself sound like someone who doesn’t know how to sing from a technical perspective while on the verge of a psychotic break. With all the vocal training she’s had, I’m sure it’s not easy to unlearn those techniques in order to sing the way she did. And it sounds genuinely convincing. 

Ty exactly exactly 

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19 minutes ago, Monstermilo said:

oh come on asib is one of her best bodies of work has some of her most impressive vocals like ill never love again 

for me happy mistake is great but everything else is meh or a cover on jfad.

HM isn’t on the JFAD soundtrack lol

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8 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

HM isn’t on the JFAD soundtrack lol

oh thats right its on harlequin lol welp then jfad is a complete flop

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3 hours ago, gagacabana said:

Me, voting for asib before I remember those atrocious solo songs of ally:

Just the pop songs tho, the ballads are some of her best ones.

But yeah those pop tracks are trash 

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JFAD getting 6 votes

[Oriane 21,809]

I love that I found some fellow JFAD lovers here

Can I also mention how much I love If my friends could see me now, and her growls at the end. I love the Harlequin version as well, but there's something about that moment in the movie that is much crazier.

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1 hour ago, gagacabana said:

Ty exactly exactly 

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