Guys do u think that gagas label got into the making of born this way

[Drac 8]

Like changing songs

[peggyhill 2,336]

Edited October 30 by peggyhill

[Bronco 29,936]

No, but I think they got in the way of ARTPOP (and we pretty much know thats the case).

The label did interfere with how Gaga wanted to roll the era out

[bxr 4,017]

4 minutes ago, peggyhill said:

Literally the first scene that surfaced to mind!!! That it surfaced to mind and I didn‘t even know if I agreed with it or not in context, just that core memories own real estate  What in the [Spice]World is this cosmic consciousness?! 

[bxr 4,017]

1 minute ago, Bronco said:

No, but I think they got in the way of ARTPOP (and we pretty much know thats the case).

The label did interfere with how Gaga wanted to roll the era out

I feel like they sort of … let her lay the blueprint for a maximalist media marketing juggernaut … then let her flounder when she inevitably needed the support they were more than willing to pull, after the opening week of an era that was going to set her on an echelon beyond their control, if she actually crystallized her cultural icon status with that level of creative independence …

They rode on an understated wave of plausible deniability when the era went sideways, and it was all too seamless to blame her apparent hubris …

Then to ride that wane into ARTPOP when they went full scorched earth pull the carpet from under the aura …

So many elements that play into the perfect storm of “the tortured artist, creative intellect, pop savant, hysterical woman who flew too close to the sun … if only she had a suitor chaperone to handle her hysteria …”

But that‘s just musing salt grains into the airwaves … just blink riffing on marketplace optics from memory

[Charliie 2,077]

I believe that Gaga has more of an artistic mind or experimental ideas than we give credit for. Then her label makes accommodations so it appeals the GP. 

As for BTW,  she wanted different singles?? And  the HML instrumental she used for Gagavision (with the video-game-like male voices)  sounds so  bad ass and different than what we got on the album. 

Same with the Swinefest aka iTunes Festival 

[Purrrrrr 18,832]

well she wanted MTN to be the lead i think?

idk

[nATAH 59,942]

i mean for sure

it was a very queer album

[gagzus 28,078]

1 hour ago, Bronco said:

No, but I think they got in the way of ARTPOP (and we pretty much know thats the case).

The label did interfere with how Gaga wanted to roll the era out

I think they got in the way of almost all her work up until Mayhem/Harlequin one way or another honestly.

The Fame was predominantly focused on the RedOne tracks they made in a few weeks together and the main sound was built around it.

The Fame Monster was rushed out because they wanted a release from her straight away because her popularity soared in 2009, I think if she had it her way The Fame Monster (or an album in it’a vein) would’ve came out in 2010. Then Born This Way had interference from the single choices—since she had 4 singles planned and they changed them and also rushed into TEOG as a single when Judas got backlash.
 

ARTPOP was the worst case, since she had multiple concepts and seemed to really want to make a darker more introspective album originally, then a satirical album almost before the final concept and the era falling apart. Joanne we know they forced Bloodpop in because the first pass at the album wasn’t pop enough, then Chromatica she was forced into a dance music box (at least that’s how it seems). 

[ThisGuyTony 36,247]

Was it Gaga or Interscope that removed the extra verse from ‘Bad Kids’ but the lyrics remained in the booklet?

[Lord Mayhem 3,880]

BTW not so much but ARTPOP yes...after several turn ins she was fed up

[Bronco 29,936]

29 minutes ago, gagzus said:

I think they got in the way of almost all her work up until Mayhem/Harlequin one way or another honestly.

The Fame was predominantly focused on the RedOne tracks they made in a few weeks together and the main sound was built around it.

The Fame Monster was rushed out because they wanted a release from her straight away because her popularity soared in 2009, I think if she had it her way The Fame Monster (or an album in it’a vein) would’ve came out in 2010. Then Born This Way had interference from the single choices—since she had 4 singles planned and they changed them and also rushed into TEOG as a single when Judas got backlash.
 

ARTPOP was the worst case, since she had multiple concepts and seemed to really want to make a darker more introspective album originally, then a satirical album almost before the final concept and the era falling apart. Joanne we know they forced Bloodpop in because the first pass at the album wasn’t pop enough, then Chromatica she was forced into a dance music box (at least that’s how it seems). 

Yeah, I think album creation wise in that early era pre first fall off BTW's album process from what we know is like the least interfered with. The label only really pulled rank, to our full knowledge, with the promotional aspect. 

And like, when you look at BTW its probably the closest she got to free reign in that period. The label let her push her peak as far as she could by not censoring her "blasphemy" etc at the time. And hell, not many labels would allow someone to scrap the album photoshoot at the last minute for a photoshop cover made by 2 stoners lol

I'm only aware of the label ever pulling rank on the single schedule. And tbf, I think some of that is Gaga's fault-specifically BTW being the lead. Her previewing it at the Grammys created way too much hype to ignore as far as any label would be concerned. I remember that clip being everywhere immediately after the grammys.

[peggyhill 2,336]

1 hour ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Was it Gaga or Interscope that removed the extra verse from ‘Bad Kids’ but the lyrics remained in the booklet?

"Fun bonus lyrics to sing along to on tour"

[gagzus 28,078]

1 hour ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Was it Gaga or Interscope that removed the extra verse from ‘Bad Kids’ but the lyrics remained in the booklet?

I’ll never get over how the lyrics read as a rap verse. Like was mama supposed to be spitting bars or?

[Purrrrrr 18,832]

3 hours ago, ThisGuyTony said:

Was it Gaga or Interscope that removed the extra verse from ‘Bad Kids’ but the lyrics remained in the booklet?

i have a feeling it wasn't removed it was just not recorded  or if it was it was bad