if she's smart, which i believe she is, she will play it safe.

she doesnt have to give up her pop star identity completely but use her edginess & quirkiness sparingly to make a bigger impact. that's what she should've always done. what she did wrong was gave it to us all at once & put herself in a position to where she HAD to top herself every time we saw her until the GP became numb to all the tricks and werent moved anymore.

so she can keep her Gaga edge...but use it as a spice....not the whole recipe

She has never played safe for her whole life. Don't confuse her with some others.

If you say so...

We knew who he was when Amy Winehouse released "Back To Black"

Music-wise, no. She's not working with generic producers and she's not having a team of people write her songs for her,

Image-wise, maybe? If not dressing in over-the-top costumes all the time = safe, then I guess so.