Yeah but she clearly didn't mean bad things. Bad in the traditional sense, i.e. wearing as little as you want, dancing as provocatively as you want, etc -- "If you're a strong female, you don't need permission." She's talking about and justifying herself.

This. There is constant stress among Lady Gaga's fans that everything could fall apart tomorrow and Gaga would be over for good... But it isn't going to happen. I wish people just had some positivity! Honestly, sometimes I would rather people were more like the delusional members of Exhale than being overly negative about what will become of Gaga...

It might be me then. I know she can do MILES better.

Well, for the people unhappy with performances, don't forget she's got some big awards show performances coming up (MMVAs, Japan VMAs) which Gaga usually puts a lot of effort into. I get the impression that most people who didn't like the recent performances liked the Grammys one?

+ Grammys

If you think that is mediocrity, I don't know what it takes to impress you.
R1BW was one of the most impressive live performances I have ever watched; Gaga or not. She was phenomenal. The entire country talked about it for days. I know at least 10 people who bought the album based on R1BW, despite being active Gaga-haters.

Well indeed I liked the grammys one. The rest . I PRAY she doesn't perform Judas.

Although I don't get what's going on with TEOG recently - one minute it's increasing, next it's decreasing, there is no sign of levelling off

I'm not gonna name any names but honestly there's one member who whips everyone else up into a frenzy about this kind of thing. Said member was gone for a while and I didn't see any of this worry. The occasional "What if she doesn't sell a million?" post but none of the"She's peaked! She's over! She'll never be good again!" nonsense that's flying around in the last few days.

Ok people... Sorry everyone. Lets stop this and pray that gaga's best efforts grace the world. Is the TEOG video directed by joseph kahn definitely?

Gaga singing Orange Colored Sky > The Fame & The Fame Monster live performances

I think they are not her best but that can be a good thing. There's no rush to top herself in every single aspect this era. Maybe she is saving the real show for the tour.

Except for many of us she is. My problem is that so many of you are presenting your opinion as fact. One member in particular - "This performance is overrated. This song was always going to flop. Her fashion isn't nearly as good as it used to be and that means she's peaked."

How about "I don't like this fashion as much as I liked the old fashion?" No. It's always "Her fashion this era sucks and that means she's evolving into a bad place."

Ok, Grammys and R1BW were good. But I'm not here for 2 good performances and 10 mediocre ones.

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Ok people lets stop this negativity and pray that gaga's best efforts grace the world. Is TEOG video definitely directed by joseph kahn?