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I think Nobody Asked Me is the reason that Rolling Stone interview said the album sounded like a John Hughes soundtrack. Very 80s chorus, but actually the prechorus "if I was okaaaaayy" bits have been sort of grating to me ever since she debuted it live with VW. I did think the studio snippet sounded better, not to mention actually hearing it in person. It was amazing, and I like to think I left enough of an impression that she'll be all over your letter

@@cartoon eyes tyralearnfromthis.gif ARTPOP raking in the converts yet here you are preferring older Gaga... Everyone, we're getting a "Mary Jane Holland" snippet today!

So this man came down the line outside handing out these little baggies with Sky Ferreira magnets (lol) in them (it's like a picture from the YNTO video with the album title and release date) and free download cards to make up for the event saying that there would be CDs available. When I asked him why there weren't advance copies, he said it's because the album is an iTunes exclusive, not that she doesn't have any. He said we'd have to order physical copies from her site, and he seemed like he was with her team and not some uninformed venue employee...I didn't get to ask when it would be available, but I'm thinking November 5th. Anyway, sorry to everyone who expected the album last night/this morning, but it's realllly good and my download activates at midnight tonight if no iTunes links go up immediately. I heard Christine. Or at least thought I did. But guys she sANG "ONE", IT WAS INCREDIBLE. The crowd went from casual hipster to straight rabid mosh at that point. Basically she played the whole album live, then encored with a Lou Reed song (working on getting it on YouTube, she cried!), Everything is Embarrassing, and One. During EIE she was like in the crowd and I was going insane touching her face and hair and shit. Then she held my hand during 24 Hours so watch that become my favorite. Like everyone in the pit already knew that song, which was cool. Her voice sounds so good, definite improvement after her recuperation. She also had to restart EIE halfway through because she messed up and spilled tea on the electrical equipment, only to have it sopped up by her manager so that she could spill more in the same place during the very next song And that's what makes it a Sky show, I guess. I don't necessarily wanna run through the album yet but my favorites were definitely Boys, Omanko, Love in Stereo, and I Blame Myself. You're familiar with the last two but Boys is a great opener and super cute. It just sounds like the best of Sky songs do. OMANKO, however, is bananas. It was really sinister. In the merch line I heard people complaining about her more experimental songs (Omanko, which is like a wall of sound with weird sexy vocals; Christine, which is similar but more frenzied and she had to have a lyric sheet in front of her to sing it; and Night Time, My Time, which she professed to be her favorite and sounded kinda 80s goth meets Twin Peaks live), but I really loved them! So I'll leave it up to you guys. Also I MET HER. There are zero good pictures documenting it because we were rushed through like crazy (I mean she was literally just doing a signing at the merch stand) and the guy who took the pictures was a dick and wasn't even making sure that anyone was looking at the camera. Despite the rush, I took my moment to talk with her a bit and give her my gift/letters. LMAO basically I made her one of those hollow stash books out of this: But I pasted pictures of her over the author photo and taped her name over the author name and put Lisa Frank stickers on it. LUCKILY she has a good sense of humor and didn't find it to be as fucking weird as it is. I'll put up pictures of everything later. She was like really astounded, though, and called a bunch of people over to look at it. Douchebag cameraman was pissed at me for taking so long, hence no good pictures. She signed my copy of Ghost and told me that my name was cool BFF life Also I loved the opening act. And today I woke up puking like hell. Worth it! Loads of contributing factors to make this one of the best concerts I've been to. And now we wait for the album. I wish these 24 12ish hours would never end

I'm sure physical copies will happen, it's just a matter of when. Meanwhile I have no problem doing this. Uhhhhh I wouldn't count on today tbh if the event is over around midnight and some LA fan immediately rushes home and uploads it--worse still if I am your last hope and I won't be home until hours after that. So let's just say you'll wake up to it

Every song has been a 10 imo... But I'm feeling Do What U Want > Venus > Applause (of the songs we have full studio versions of) HOWEVER, I do think Venus will be a more iconic ~Gaga~ song in the long-run. It's so her!

@@comeintomybedroom you liked my post but I don't know if that's confirmation that you do in fact want a copy @ want me to just let you know on LB? Or an old instagram post like you did with Mosquito leaking?

Kiiii yeah PM me Will do a first come first serve if there's some sort of limit Others who are impatient can tweet me bc I'm going to bedddd. Wish me crazy fucking luck, I need this!

Waiting for the studio But... goddess of love GODDESS OF LOVE GODDESS OF LOVE TAKE ME TO YOUR PLANET I'm so excited, I might just stay up until 4 AM

I've got Andrew confirmed, but if you both (and anyone else) want it and I don't see a reply in here before I leave (which will be like noon Pacific time tomorrow), you can tweet me @SitarHero or tweet then DM or whatev because I'm not perching on LB. And then Paypal me later and if you drop out of the deal after I've already paid...well, everyone will be getting Night Time, My Time for Christmas *visions of my grandma unwrapping a gift to find that cover* But it seems as if she's getting her physical copy shit sorted! Anyway lemme know. (Also could take names if I end up seeing her at the merch stand like she is wont to do and procure some signaturessss on shit I buy but don't get your hopes up, I'm like celeb repellant) Chhh I'll do it if I must but I don't like being a leaker I AM SEEING HER TOMORROW AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I just spent all night crafting her a shitty gift, will post pics if she gets it. (It's too embarrassing otherwise)

"The rest" All those other songs she's released I'll see you November 11th

Yeah totally inb4 all of LanaBoards comes forward and I have to shadily buy 10

And yet: http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/28-lady-gaga/?p=117900 Remain gay and waiting for ARTPOP

http://t.co/s8WYNpBrsZ

Entertainment threads always die post-release but I'm gonna make a preference list because this is really one of the musical experiences that has stuck with me this most this year Outta Time Daddy's Girl Saturday Night Boys Don't Cry Problem Devils Don't Fly Stop Me Marlboro Lights Television Rabbit Hole Controversy Watching You Trouble

Fake fan Well I hope everyone else on LanaBoards gets one

This can't be totally complete because she doesn't mention Tropico and Elvira.

Or the physical items will ship on November 5th and you'll get the digital album on October 29th? Idk there just better be physical albums at the release party because that was on the event description... Oh my god noooo 15.5x15.5 picture frames exist, what'll I do?

Chhhh Okay @@Hundred Dollar Bill gift me SuperLove for my birthday and Britney Jean for Godney's.

How did you get this video of me

Both do, the platinum just has polaroids as a bonus I think? A lithograph is like a big print of the album cover. 15x15 inches in this case. I have one for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Ugh I thought it would be a deluxe edition with extra tracks Still buying because Sky, ha nipple, makes great artwork

It's a pretty nice cover and I'm so happy will.i.am isn't producing. I just wish it weren't such a similar expression to the Vegas poster and Femme Fatale...coulda been more vulnerable imo Everyone convince @@Hundred Dollar Bill to gift it to me since it's out the day after my birthday

Honestly. And lesser blogs are raving about it so I'm calling this one a fluke from the personal opinion of the reviewer

Yeah hence me momentarily thinking you were on one... But while we're here talking about the verse, I guess I just am having a slow day because I just realized the significance of the "someday Jakarta" line

Well I'm certainly not clicking that Rihanna link but oh I thought you meant like bread I mean...