Let me start out by saying that, yes, "Judas" is infinitely better than the dismal debut single, "Born This Way." In all fairness, "Born This Way" set the bar so jaw-dropingly low that, literally, anything Gaga released would have risen above it. I'm pleased to see Gaga's fans on ATRL proud of "Judas" and proud to be a 'monster' after this release; I'm sure it was hard putting on a brave face for "Born This Way" for so long, but now we can all stop pretending and finally move on. That being said, I do genuinely find "Judas" adequately interesting and even -- under inebriated circumstances -- somewhat catchy. Take note: "Paparazzi" was the last time I felt that way about a single release from Lady Gaga. So, as I listened to the bearable second single, a simple thought crossed my mind: "Is Lady Gaga evolving?" I couldn't help but wonder if the little 'monsters' were being deceived or, perhaps, embracing blissful unawareness. "Judas" unquestionably sounds like "Bad Romance." "Bad Romance" sounds like "Poker Face" and "Poker Face" sounds like "Just Dance." (Simple mathematics tells us that, through the Transitive Property, "Judas" equals "Just Dance," but whatever.) Releasing a dated first single that is too heavily influenced by Madonna, and a repetitive second single that strongly resembles her past singles, one wonders where, precisely, is the artistic growth? With her prostheses, Lady Gaga may have "evolved physically," however, sonically and lyrically, Gaga continues to remain where she was two years ago. Do you feel Lady Gaga is evolving as an artist?

We just have to wait the album to find out.

I think in terms of sounds (instrumentals) they seem more complex and more electronic so in that I think she evolved.
But in terms of vocals and lyrics of the songs, no.

****. If she keeps releasing continually better versions of the same song for every album I'll have no complaints.

Aping your own style becomes more of a problem when your subsequent product is a hollow shell of the original magic, not when it blows what came before away.

And of course I don't expect that all the songs on BTW will have the same sound/structure, especially since RedOne was a comparatively minimal contributor to the album, but I guess if that is your prediction...

Not really

No.

I love born this way and judas! I know i'm lucky

no.

Just because Gaga isn't changing her hair color, she's not evolving.

Brill.

No.

Poker Face = Bad Romance = Judas

I don't think so.

So, from Gaga, that's what you'll settle for, no? Updated versions of previous hits with every album? It's interesting, because I feel that's the music era we live in now: The Restructured Hits Era. Artists, specifically female artists, are more afraid to take a leap with every era like icons such as, Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Britney Spears.

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pop is a big cluster**** everything in it evolves together

Yes.

The whole "she uses the same structure" bit is tired and doesn't really have any bearing on anything. Shakespeare is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, playwrights of all time and he used the same structure for every single one of his plays. Similar themes, same plot devices, all five acts, all begin with some type of disorder, etc. It certainly has no bearing on his status as one of the best