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PopGAF |OT7.5| ReMix - Stanning Sarah Palin since November 2013
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Kiiiiiiiiii at no stars for Dope. Totally deserved.
Which song?
<+)O Robido O(+>
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Odd that shARTePOP leaked hours ago and the OT is languishing near the bottom of page 2.
Aura.
Aura.
You Know Nothing
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The first song I found myself going back to after I'd listened through in full was Gypsy. It definitely needs to be the next single.
O... stan a little.
O... stan a little.
You Know Nothing
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Her ARTPOP Is Real:
G.U.Y.
Sexxx Dreams
MANiCURE
ARTPOP
Donatella
Gypsy
Mary Jane Holland
Do What U Want
Bops:
Venus
Swine
Aura (minus the re-done first verse)
Light Bops:
Jewels n' Drugs
Applause
I Could Maybe Use This at Some Point in the Future:
Fashion!
Xtincta Level Wretchedness:
Dope
G.U.Y.
Sexxx Dreams
MANiCURE
ARTPOP
Donatella
Gypsy
Mary Jane Holland
Do What U Want
Bops:
Venus
Swine
Aura (minus the re-done first verse)
Light Bops:
Jewels n' Drugs
Applause
I Could Maybe Use This at Some Point in the Future:
Fashion!
Xtincta Level Wretchedness:
Dope
This post is the definition of #Tryhard
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Soulscribe
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First impressions, I'll give each song a quick one sentence review based on my limited exposure:
1) Aura - The new vocals are growing on me, honestly the only great way to start off an album named "ARTPOP"
2) Venus - Manic, outrageous, hilarious, fragmented, a bit messy but that's Gaga. Perfection nonetheless
3) G.U.Y. - A LOT of gears grinding in this one, sort of hard to put together. Definitely has about 5 of the 10 brightest moments on the whole album though
4) Sexxx Dreams - Chorus feels ruined with the overlaid vocals. Improved bridge, this is still a grower
5) Jewels n Drugs - A cool moment, nothing more
6) MANiCURE - Epic, very Karen O. Kind of ends too quickly, almost to the point where it didn't need to be here
7) Do What U Want - Gaga's Human Nature moment. Love it for what it is, another grower
8) ARTPOP - Great like I expected it to be. Most likely the song I'll be playing most down the road
9) Swine - Feels a bit dialed down from the epic live performance, but I still live for it. Love the overt piggy-themed instrumentals
10) Donatella - Fierce, ferocious, lovely. The Fame reincarnated and improved. Definite highlight
11) Fashion! - As of right now, the only "bad" song on this album. Not offensive by any means, and some cool moments, but Gaga's vocals clash with this smooth production the whole way through
12) Mary Jane Holland - Just fucking lovely. Strongest verses on the album I think... she got her Mercury moment in that bridge. Juuuust lovely
13) Dope - Haunting, raw, ironic, self-aware. Such a shocker of a song, and it seems like the kind of song not a lot of people will appreciate. A genuine moment for her, this one.
14) Gypsy - What, the, FUUUUUUUCK. This needs to be single number three and that's it. Spectacular and actually really moving. Listening to this reminded me of why I love this girl so much. She's just full of surprises. I genuinely love this.
15) Applause - Like Aura, operates best as a bookend and that's about it. A solid song nonetheless
1) Aura - The new vocals are growing on me, honestly the only great way to start off an album named "ARTPOP"
2) Venus - Manic, outrageous, hilarious, fragmented, a bit messy but that's Gaga. Perfection nonetheless
3) G.U.Y. - A LOT of gears grinding in this one, sort of hard to put together. Definitely has about 5 of the 10 brightest moments on the whole album though
4) Sexxx Dreams - Chorus feels ruined with the overlaid vocals. Improved bridge, this is still a grower
5) Jewels n Drugs - A cool moment, nothing more
6) MANiCURE - Epic, very Karen O. Kind of ends too quickly, almost to the point where it didn't need to be here
7) Do What U Want - Gaga's Human Nature moment. Love it for what it is, another grower
8) ARTPOP - Great like I expected it to be. Most likely the song I'll be playing most down the road
9) Swine - Feels a bit dialed down from the epic live performance, but I still live for it. Love the overt piggy-themed instrumentals
10) Donatella - Fierce, ferocious, lovely. The Fame reincarnated and improved. Definite highlight
11) Fashion! - As of right now, the only "bad" song on this album. Not offensive by any means, and some cool moments, but Gaga's vocals clash with this smooth production the whole way through
12) Mary Jane Holland - Just fucking lovely. Strongest verses on the album I think... she got her Mercury moment in that bridge. Juuuust lovely
13) Dope - Haunting, raw, ironic, self-aware. Such a shocker of a song, and it seems like the kind of song not a lot of people will appreciate. A genuine moment for her, this one.
14) Gypsy - What, the, FUUUUUUUCK. This needs to be single number three and that's it. Spectacular and actually really moving. Listening to this reminded me of why I love this girl so much. She's just full of surprises. I genuinely love this.
15) Applause - Like Aura, operates best as a bookend and that's about it. A solid song nonetheless
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I knew Soulsis would be the one to find something positive to say about Dope.
But O @ him not liking Fashion! either. At least I'm not alone in that regard.
But O @ him not liking Fashion! either. At least I'm not alone in that regard.
Soulsis, ha charity.
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If GYSPY isn't the third single I will be livid tbh.
You Know Nothing
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Same. It has the potential to be one of her biggest hits in a long while.
And it's actually fairly moving unlike that flop Dope.
Soulscribe
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Imagine dancing to it in a club and it'll come together for you, lol
My problem with Fashion! is that it doesn't complement Donatella the way Dope compliments Mary Jane Holland. Donatella covers the whole high-flair, runway fierce sound she's going for, making Fashion! kind of a redundant cut. It's like one long outro from Donatella that's just a bunch of blanket statements. It's the definition of a bad pop song. There's no point to it.
The transition from Mary Jane Holland to Dope is fantastic because it's a yin and yang. Mary Jane Holland is the impressionable "I'm invincible" perspective and Dope is the sober "no I'm not" confessional.
And ya'll hating on Dope, I can't. It's pure raw power. None of our other pop girls can pull off a song like this with such grit and battered wisdom. Except, well, Lana.
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Is she serious
You Know Nothing
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmT.
Gross tbh.
Gross tbh.
hmmmm. ic. that makes sense, but I think as an album cut it should be able to stand on it's own, rather than having to be enjoyed in a specific context.
Personally, I love how Donatella transitions into Fashion!. I was raving about it on twitter when GAF went down. A perfect "glitter and gold" combo.
I don't think that you have to play yin to a song's yang in order to complement it. I love how Fashion! continues the ostentatiousness of Donatella in a more mellow way. That, and I don't think Gaga's vocals were as in-sync with a song's production more strongly than in Fashion! Maybe in Jewels n' Drugs. But, other than that, my one central complaint of ARTPOP's bad songs is that Gaga seems to be fighting the production with her vocals.
She's thinking like Honey Mahogany with this era and it's not cute.
The good sis needs help
NAWT Honey Mahogany.
But you're right.
Stop with the caftan singles, Gaga.
Been at work ALL DAY so I will be listening to ARTPOP in like an hour or two
This post.
IM SCREAMING IN PUBLIC
HELP
She's thinking like Honey Mahogany with this era and it's not cute.
The good sis needs help
This post.
IM SCREAMING IN PUBLIC
HELP
I will not be deterred by these reviews. I will hold out and remain calm and serene with adamantium-like strength of discipline. I will not be coerced into finding the HQ streams.
this gaycat.... let me spread it sis
your artpop>>>
THE ARTPOP IS REAL
You Know Nothing
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#justice4gypsy
#phuckdope
#phuckdope
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She's thinking like Honey Mahogany with this era and it's not cute.
The good sis needs help
Not Honey Mahogany. lord.
You Know Nothing
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Gypsy makes me feel things.
Am so emotion.
The Edge of Glory tried iT.
Am so emotion.
The Edge of Glory tried iT.
"Gaga says she's got all these songs, where are they? We can't keep waiting week after week and giving her a chance if she's not bringing it out"
"You can't put out a best-best-best single like EVERY single time, you know what I mean? The sound doesn't really matter in Gagatopia"
tali'zorah84
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Yup, the only song I'm still not enjoying is Dope. The title lead me to think it'd be a totally different sound. Fashion! is still a little eh to me, otherwise this is the first Gaga album where I can say I've solidly enjoyed nearly all tracks.
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I think Dope being terrible is the biggest consensus I've ever seen regarding a Gaga song.
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