[Samuel.]

Originally posted by Badger

Afternoon ma-ma-ma-monsters

Hi!!

[jayyyxtee]

remember when she lied to us and gave us a sob story

[Gee]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

remember when she lied to us and gave us a sob story

LMFAO

[Boop]

If there is an act II, there will be the word "ARTPOP" in the title. We can't do anything.

[z10]

Omg Boop

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by geemarty

LMFAO

So she was giving time for her creativity and look what we got, the biggest flop of her career, a video that doesn't even have 40 million views after an entire month and an album that is still not selling. Come on Gaga just admit you messed up girl

[z10]

what if she just calls it ARTRAVE

[Gee]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

So she was giving time for her creativity and look what we got, the biggest flop of her career, a video that doesn't even have 40 million views after an entire month and an album that is still not selling. Come on Gaga just admit you messed up girl

Hopefully we're alive for the inevitable tell-all book.

Someone for real needs to swipe her Macbook and just leak everything.

[Boop]

Originally posted by Bad Kid.

Omg Boop

Amore

[Badger]

I don't think Gaga is realising that having everything her own way leads to a load of cockups

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Bad Kid.

what if she just calls it ARTRAVE

idk why she didn't. and I doubt this will be a real "rave" I really hope she doesn't encourage people to wear kandi or worse I hope she doesn't wear it

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Badger

I don't think Gaga is realising that having everything her own way leads to a load of cockups

duh she thinks she knows better than her record companies remember? I guess that's why everyone knew Stefani Germonatta right

[z10]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

idk why she didn't. and I doubt this will be a real "rave" I really hope she doesn't encourage people to wear kandi or worse I hope she doesn't wear it

id rather her encourage everyone to wear kandi instead of coming in applause makeup tbh

like you said though, it will be nothing like a real rave

[Badger]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

duh she thinks she knows better than her record companies remember? I guess that's why everyone knew Stefani Germonatta right

Like she complains about having to make artistic sacrifices and then complains about things going wrong and can't seem to put two and two together.

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Badger

Like she complains about having to make artistic sacrifices and then complains about things going wrong and can't seem to put two and two together.

the big LOL about all of this is she was given the time, the huge wasteful budget for WHAT. A video with a poor storyline, terrible editing and a good portion of it is just the credits and her elaborate wasteful effort did not help the song at all It would be different if she actually smashed and the video was a success but no she still flopped so she just looks ignorant

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Bad Kid.

id rather her encourage everyone to wear kandi instead of coming in applause makeup tbh

like you said though, it will be nothing like a real rave

well u know da little monsterz are gonna pretend to be part of the whole rave culture and say how art it is

[z10]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

well u know da little monsterz are gonna pretend to be part of the whole rave culture and say how art it is

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Bad Kid.

I'm really dreading Swine though, that horrible drop, those horrible lyrics all the bones of the twinks bumping into one another ugh I wanna be surrounded by fat people

[Brunette Ambition]

[z10]

Dope

Upon its release, "Dope" received critical acclaim from music critics. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was initially dismissive of the version performed at the iTunes Festival due to its "bland" arrangement and "elementary" melody, but reacted well to the new version on Artpop, saying: "Gaga has been very public about her supposed battle with addiction, and whether or not it's just an another costume for the singer to wear, she's nonetheless composed a convincing anthem of remorse."[5] Idolator reviewer Christina Lee believed that with "Dope", Gaga had found another novel way of stripping herself down in the song, and complimented the singer's vocals in the song.[16] Michael Cragg from The Guardian, who was granted an early listen to Artpop, felt that the song was an emotional highlight of the album, denoting it as the record's "one real moment of calm" and "the album's most tender moment". However, Cragg was skeptical about the line "I need you more than dope", feeling it to be a less impressive comparison.[6] Jon Pareles from The New York Times found "Dope" to be similar to the piano ballads by singer Elton John.[17]

Georgina Littlejohn from Entertainmentwise called the track "a passionate love song that proves that Gaga is as much a songwriter as an entertainer."[26] Alex Young from Consequence of Sound praised Gaga's vocals and deemed the track "easily the best track to surface from Artpop thus far".[27] Jason Lipshutz from Billboard called the song a "Broadway show-stopper", adding that Gaga's broken vocals are brilliant and bruising.[28] Jim Farber from New York Daily News felt the song expressed "great need in the lyrics while displaying only bravado in her delivery."[29] Bradley Stern from MuuMuse found the "wailing piano ballad" to be among the weakest tracks from Artpop.[30] Kory Grow of Rolling Stone felt that the emotional high point of "Dope" is its chorus, and is a turning point for the song.[15] While reviewing Artpop, Jerry Shriver from USA Today commented that amongst the loud music of the other songs, "Dope" sounded like "too much of a slog" to provide any change of pace while listening to the record.[31] Leila Brilson from Refinery29 felt that with "Dope" Gaga allowed her "operatic voice" to soar; the song itself is a heart-aching ballad and an unforgettable moment on Artpop.[32] This view was shared by Spencer Kornhaber from The Atlantic who added that the song was "a histrionic piano ballad".[33] London Evening Standard's John Aizlewood criticized the song's lyrics for being submissive, instead of Gaga's empowerment themes.[34] Another negative review came from Chris Bosman from Time, saying that although "Dope" was the most "streamlined" release of Gaga's discography, "the effect would be more powerful if 'Dope' didn't hit every excruciating piano ballad cliché (and feature the hilariously clunky line 'I need you more than dope').