Oh Gaga, who's my little disaster?
Hey everyone, if you didn't know, I hate Lady Gaga! However, even though it was the most generic pop song ever, Applause, for some reason, caught my attention. So, I figured I'd go all the way, and review Artpop in its entirety. Check out my review down below.
The album starts out with Aura. which needs to calm the f**k down. The song is a blissful disaster. The uptempo mess of a song starts out the album in the way we'd expect from Gaga, leaving everyone having know idea what's going on, except knowing that we like it.
We then move on to the electropop Venus, a fun, different song, featuring all over the place vocals and instruments, which somehow work well together. Venus is followed by G.U.Y, which is overall just more toned down Venus, however, it is unique enough that I wouldn't call it filler.
Next, we have Sexxx Dreams. I don't know. Go listen to it, figure it out yourself. After that little disaster, we have Jewels N' Drugs which features a powerful, bass heavy beat, and some great verses from the likes of T.I.,Too $hort & Twista. The mid-tempo vocals by Gaga are flawless, and every part about this song works together perfectly, all the while screaming single.
Manicure takes the album in a different direction, almost drifting into rock, considering Gaga's powerful vocals on this track. This song is basically, pretty good. Nothing super great about it, but it's good. Manicure is followed by Do What U Want, not sure if I want to dance with and/or punch Gaga in the face when I hear this song. All I know is that it provokes some feelings.
After Do What U Want, we have Swine. Coming in at 6 and a half minutes, uh, it's good. The electro-esque instruments don't exactly mesh with Gaga's vocals, but overall the song pulls itself together enough to not sound... terrible. Donatella, the incredibly bass heavy, laid back song shines, showcasing Gaga's effortless vocals. After Donatella, we are greeted by Fashion! features generic vocals, generic beats, generic everything, leaving me with the first song that I really couldn't find anything to enjoy on.
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The next track, Mary Jane Holland is ok, (not as stale as Fashion!) but once again, nothing to applaud (Get it, hahahahaha, no? ok.). We are then greeted by Dope, the lone ballad on Artpop. The heartfelt song, features stunning production, and is definitely one of the stand-outs. Finally we have Gypsy, the incredibly fun electro-pop song features incredible beats, and an even better vocal track. The album then ends off with the lead single, Applause.
Overall, I LOVED this album. I came into this not liking Gaga at all, but this album definitely turned that around, and I look forward to hearing many of these tracks on the radio.
