Controversial Gaga Takes (Music Editions)

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I believe that some of Cheek To Cheek rivals Chromatica, but I do not really know if that is so controversial.

[Ladle Ghoulash 50,028]

2 minutes ago, TheARTPOPball said:

The songs on mayhem felt a little more “the monster mash” type vibes ( which again I do love). But in comparison to her earlier tracks that felt a little more bold and avant garde

Yeah, I definitely see what you mean. I think there are def a handful of tracks (ZB, TDD, KFL) that feel that way on MAYHEM, but I still think songs like Disease, Abra, GOE, and PC still fall into the category of bolder dark pop and I like that there’s a balance between the heavier and groovier styles. That being said, I’m also looking forward to seeing where she goes from here 

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5 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Yeah, I definitely see what you mean. I think there are def a handful of tracks (ZB, TDD, KFL) that feel that way on MAYHEM, but I still think songs like Disease, Abra, GOE, and PC still fall into the category of bolder dark pop and I like that there’s a balance between the heavier and groovier styles. That being said, I’m also looking forward to seeing where she goes from here 

I think my overall opinion of Mayhem would be much more favorable if the initial 2 singles weren’t EXACTLY what I’ve wanted from Gaga for years. I was hungry for more and then as soon as she said the singles weren’t representative of the album I kinda got sad. I am especially more excited for LG8 then I even was for mayhem because for the first time - I really have no guesses on what’s coming next and it’s going to surprise me for worse or better. 

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Oh, her lyrics got so much better between Joanne and ASIB

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2 hours ago, TheARTPOPball said:

Idk how to explain it but I will do my best 

songs like Bad Romance, Dance in the Dark, Teeth, Monster, Bloody Mary, (most of the born this way album) feel more conceptual to me. 

The songs on mayhem that fit the same “vibe” feel more thematic than conceptual I guess is what I’m saying. Something’s missing. It could just be that the former is just better written. 
 

it’s a lyrical thing. I feel like her lyricism is what’s really holding her back from creating another record in the same vein of born this way- the fame monster. There’s an edge to those songs she’s missing now. The songs on mayhem felt a little more “the monster mash” type vibes ( which again I do love). But in comparison to her earlier tracks that felt a little more bold and avant garde. Hope this makes sense. 

OMG yes. This is exactly how I felt when Mayhem came out (and still do) it is one of her weakest albums lyrically and the concepts are all very surface level or very "spirit Halloween" in the way it is done. BTW and TFM had more lyrical depth and were much more conceptual overall and had more strong storytelling elements. Some examples are "Zombieboy" which is just comparing the guy she likes (who has a girlfriend btw) to a zombie because he hangs out at the bar a lot and gets drunk and stays up late and about partying all night and "Garden Of Eden" is about how she is tempting the guy to be with her and have a one night stand like the snake tempts Adam And Eve toward sin. I still also feel the closest we get to dark pop is Disease, Abra and maybe The Beast and that the marketing, cover and the first singles were misleading for what we got.

Edited Tuesday at 12:44 PM by imogen2133

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4 hours ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

The concept of her most dynamically engineered album sounding flat 

As I said, I DON’T KNOW WHY IT SOUNDS FLAT TO ME. I know the production’s great and everything, I just can’t identify what makes it sound like that for me…

[JoeCool 887]

Old school Gaga is still the best