I think everybody in this thread should stop caring about what other fanbases think, you should stop caring about the hate and start spreading love and tolerance. Yes Lady Gaga's numbers might be a bit lackluster but coming from an era like Born This Way with which messed with the core fanbase to levels unprecedented plus alienated the General Public, what did you expect to happen?
This is why Gaga took so long in releasing ARTPOP, she wanted to be radio friendly again, but the problem is that the BTW era is still in people's minds, that's why the sales were a bit low. Now this doesn't affect the quality of the music, it's still pretty good, but when people have a perceived image of you, then you have to shackle that image and start building yourself up again.
We have to stop caring so much about the charts, and start caring more about the music, because in the end it doesn't matter if you have six #1s off one album, what matters is the legacy that you create, that's what people will remember in the future. People thought that Madonna was over when she released Erotica and Bedtime stories, but she came back stronger than ever with Ray of Light, so just have faith Monsters, everything will be just fine.
Now go buy
Do What You Want on iTunes
