Lady Gaga

[slayyyngel 1,303]

2 hours ago, Mer said:

How Bad Do U Want Me is my favorite so far. It kinda sounds like a Taylor song lol 

 

People are saying Taylor is in the backing vocals or in the writing credits but the source is.... ambiguous.

It really sounds like her backing vocals are in it, unironically. And the structure is exactly like her songs.

[YourGirl666 13,321]

Album is good. Best one since ARTPOP. However, it's not the dark industrial pop inferno we were expecting based on all the promo, teasers and visuals. It's true mayhem. 

1. Disease - I will always defend this song, it's such a masterpiece. Even if the lyrics sound a too little generic and uninspired for how deep it wants to sound with all the inner demon stuff, vocals and production are top tier. The Antidote version is even better.

2. Abracadabra - A classic, tho I wish it was a little longer.

3. Garden of Eden - From the same creator of Private Audition, Out of Control, Text You Pictures, Animal and Reloaded. An absolute pussyblowing banger, the intro should've a little different tho cause the transition with Abracadabra is really not it.

4. Perfect Celebrity - A fucking masterpiece. This is the industrial electro grunge chaos we were all expecting. Lyrics are great, top notch vocals and insane production.

5. Vanish Into You - I thought it was just cute at first, but did it grow on me (like the beast inside). Fuck it. This is ARTPOP reborn. Gypsy x Venus x Fashion!. 

6. Killah - David Bowie. That's it. A mood, in the best way. Should've been way longer tho. Production is insane. I'm Afraid of American, Fame and Dirty Boys come to mind.

7. Zombieboy - "Fell in love with you and everything that you are, nothing I can do, I'm really crazy about you" (cries in sad dark futuristic synthwave queen Britney sounds). This almost made me cry. Remember Retrossexual? Dirty Ice Cream? Well, she's back and she's cooler than ever. Chorus lives in my head rent free since Disease mv.

8. Love Drug - this is where the album stops being good. Actually, one of my most anticipated tracks. The Gaga equivalent of 143. 

9. Out of Gorgeous Hits Different whatever - Taylor can keep it.

10. Don't Call Tonight - A little bit better, but still giving outtake. Bridge is great tho.

11. Shadow of a Man - She's back. A fucking masterpiece. MJ would be so proud. One of the best in the album. Insane vocals and melody. The end is so Born This Way with electric guitar.

12. The Beast - It's cute. Not my favorite, but wouldn't scrap it tho. I feel like it could really benefit from a Disease/Perfect Celebrity type of production. Something like Reptile by NIN but slightly more upbeat and maybe some Evanescence elements here and there.

13. Blade of Glass - Hate to see no love and even hate for it. This one is so fucking beautiful. Her vocals in here are some of her best ever. So fucking beautiful. Great lyrics too and melody is amazing. Also, can we talk about how both this, Vanish Into You and Garden of Eden sample Bad Romance?

14. Die With a Smile - It's cute, but I was never really into it so idk... it fits the album, is a hit and good so I don't really have much to say about it. Good closer.

 

Overall, a good album with many top tier songs mixed with some great and good ones and a couple skips. I can't really pick a favorite, cause I'm really obsessed but the lower points are definitely Lovedrug, HBDUWM, DCT and The Beast. As an album, it may not fully work, but the songs themselves outside of these four are undoubtely worth the listen.

 

[Mer 64,406]

35 minutes ago, slayyyngel said:

 

People are saying Taylor is in the backing vocals or in the writing credits but the source is.... ambiguous.

It really sounds like her backing vocals are in it, unironically. And the structure is exactly like her songs.

 

I don’t buy it tbh. We get a “Taylor Swift is doing backing vocals” fake out on literally every major pop release 

 

First Beyoncé’s “Bodygaurd”, then Sabrina’s “Busy Woman”, and then the whole rumor that Taylor would be on “Sympathy is a Knife” and now this 

[lakeemmahottie 1,949]

someone better hmu when we get those bonus tracks... i hope she puts them on streaming bc i dont want to live on psychical exclusives 😭

[TrashMagiq 60,003]

2 hours ago, TrashMagiq said:

 I just hope "Kill For Love" will too and isn't another 70s/80s throwback moment.

 

Kill For Love being a full on Michael Jackson tribute lmao. I don't mind too much tho it's kinda sounding like one of the best songs on the album actually 

[shadesofblue 19,610]

I’m so excited for it to be released here 

 

Spoiler

haven’t heard the full album yet so idk but seems like it’s great. It wouldn’t be a release unless people on LB complain in the thread, then love it a week later  everyone is allowed to have their opinions though. (Maybe it’s just me but) I need to listen to an album a couple times to process it as a whole, it’s hard to fully form an opinion on first listen 

 

[a wild one 2,283]

lady fucking gaga.

[DeadSeaOfMercury 24,486]

Still surprising there wasn’t an orange pressing

[slayyyngel 1,303]

Initial thoughts is I like about half the tracks. So about the same as I did with Chromatica.

 

Its one of those situations, like Chromatica as well, where the visuals painted a picture in my mind that we were getting an extreme dance dark-synth album front to back.

 

It didn't really do that in either case and I'm disappointed now both times. It is what it is. Gaga is grown and wants to experiment now with various sounds especially past ones. Its just not for me but that doesn't make it a bad album. People who love........ throwback 70s mid-tempo disco, might like this one!

[taco truck 33,943]

How Bad Do You Want Me is really good but wow it genuinely could be a 1989 vault track 😭. The production also really sounds like the song Only You by Yazoo.

[ChaoticLipster 25,037]

Ah-ah a-ah a-ah I’ve become a notorious being 

[details 17,773]

stop yall are scaring me with these taylor swift comparisons 

[Sinner Get Ready 69]

6 minutes ago, details said:

stop yall are scaring me with these taylor swift comparisons 

i think it’s just one song? but i’m not sure

[Veinsineon 78,802]

6 minutes ago, details said:

stop yall are scaring me with these taylor swift comparisons 

im glad i wasnt the only one who clocked it i'll just say that much 

[taco truck 33,943]

I feel like I’m gonna get side eyed for saying this but this album is lowkey giving blackout  the last three tracks are a drag though it should’ve ended on shadow of a man

[Sinner Get Ready 69]

princess di reference. yup! iktr. 

[comeintomybedroom 8,690]

5 hours ago, lakeemmahottie said:

someone better hmu when we get those bonus tracks... i hope she puts them on streaming bc i dont want to live on psychical exclusives 😭

dont hold your breath the chromatica target bonus track is lowkey lost media at this point

[rancidgirl 5,892]

2 hours ago, YourGirl666 said:

Album is good. Best one since ARTPOP. However, it's not the dark industrial pop inferno we were expecting based on all the promo, teasers and visuals. It's true mayhem. 

1. Disease - I will always defend this song, it's such a masterpiece. Even if the lyrics sound a too little generic and uninspired for how deep it wants to sound with all the inner demon stuff, vocals and production are top tier. The Antidote version is even better.

2. Abracadabra - A classic, tho I wish it was a little longer.

3. Garden of Eden - From the same creator of Private Audition, Out of Control, Text You Pictures, Animal and Reloaded. An absolute pussyblowing banger, the intro should've a little different tho cause the transition with Abracadabra is really not it.

4. Perfect Celebrity - A fucking masterpiece. This is the industrial electro grunge chaos we were all expecting. Lyrics are great, top notch vocals and insane production.

5. Vanish Into You - I thought it was just cute at first, but did it grow on me (like the beast inside). Fuck it. This is ARTPOP reborn. Gypsy x Venus x Fashion!. 

6. Killah - David Bowie. That's it. A mood, in the best way. Should've been way longer tho. Production is insane. I'm Afraid of American, Fame and Dirty Boys come to mind.

7. Zombieboy - "Fell in love with you and everything that you are, nothing I can do, I'm really crazy about you" (cries in sad dark futuristic synthwave queen Britney sounds). This almost made me cry. Remember Retrossexual? Dirty Ice Cream? Well, she's back and she's cooler than ever. Chorus lives in my head rent free since Disease mv.

8. Love Drug - this is where the album stops being good. Actually, one of my most anticipated tracks. The Gaga equivalent of 143. 

9. Out of Gorgeous Hits Different whatever - Taylor can keep it.

10. Don't Call Tonight - A little bit better, but still giving outtake. Bridge is great tho.

11. Shadow of a Man - She's back. A fucking masterpiece. MJ would be so proud. One of the best in the album. Insane vocals and melody. The end is so Born This Way with electric guitar.

12. The Beast - It's cute. Not my favorite, but wouldn't scrap it tho. I feel like it could really benefit from a Disease/Perfect Celebrity type of production. Something like Reptile by NIN but slightly more upbeat and maybe some Evanescence elements here and there.

13. Blade of Glass - Hate to see no love and even hate for it. This one is so fucking beautiful. Her vocals in here are some of her best ever. So fucking beautiful. Great lyrics too and melody is amazing. Also, can we talk about how both this, Vanish Into You and Garden of Eden sample Bad Romance?

14. Die With a Smile - It's cute, but I was never really into it so idk... it fits the album, is a hit and good so I don't really have much to say about it. Good closer.

 

Overall, a good album with many top tier songs mixed with some great and good ones and a couple skips. I can't really pick a favorite, cause I'm really obsessed but the lower points are definitely Lovedrug, HBDUWM, DCT and The Beast. As an album, it may not fully work, but the songs themselves outside of these four are undoubtely worth the listen.

 

praising killah and then saying lovedrug is when the album goes downhill is a choice

[godsmonster 14,347]

the Spotify Press Release was so fun! Highlights not in order:

Telephone Pt 2 AKA Paparazzi Pt 3 confirmed again

her fav tour was The Fame Ball

no to ACT II

Frankensteined was real and not being released

tour coming soon basically

she wants to write a Broadway play/musical

oh and she doesnt remember what she said to Ari during the VMA performance but was gonna ask her and rewatch it

 

also the first person asked if she saw Azealia Banks's love for Disease and then said justice for Ratchet lmfao

[vicdelrey 1,128]

how bad do you want me could be a taylor song