The amount that I want her to go 70s/80s-esque alt-pop/rock and maybe a hint of disco with the next album.
I feel she's hinting something along these lines. The Sexxx Dreams Stevie bridge, the disco Venus, the 70s disco DWUW Xtina performance, and now this shoot...
The amount that I want her to go 70s/80s-esque alt-pop/rock and maybe a hint of disco with the next album.
I feel she's hinting something along these lines. The Sexxx Dreams Stevie bridge, the disco Venus, the 70s disco DWUW Xtina performance, and now this shoot...
Sonically and thematically the transition between G.U.Y and DWUW works fine. It's also a strategic move to put them first as G.U.Y would gain familiarity for later single release and both it and DWUW would convince those listening that the album is a stronger pop album than it is. Beginning with Aura and Venus did the opposite for ARTPOP.
MJH/BDKMV/Swine/Dope are thematically linked. Simply put; she sings about smoking weed, she sings about being high, she sings about struggle/despair, then she sings about redemption. Whilst Swine is actually about something else, without backstory and in this context it makes sense to someone at face value.
BDKMV was included because it does "urban" far better than JnD did and far more authentically for Gaga. It's still pop and Gaga, but in a fresh and different way.
The transition after Dope is going to be messy no matter what because it sticks out. Fortunately, you can sonically fake a smoother transition with the beginning of Fashion! having a piano intro after the piano-led Dope. It also lifts the mood to transition into the upbeat, fun final run of tracks.
And again, strategically speaking, BDKMV would have been far more beneficial inclusion than JnD, and if you want to maintain a casual listeners interest throughout an album - you have to spread out the highs, lows, catchy and intense so they don't stop. It's also key to convince the albums quality. Having lulls or too much of one thing in a row ****s things up.
As for singles, DWUW was probably the best second single. What happened to it was unfortunate but not its fault. Had it not featured R Kelly and had someone like Drake for instance, it would have smashed.
Sis, transitions aren't about the lyrics as much as it actually sounding smooth and not choppy. Mary Jane Holland is not the kind of track you want to be in the beginning of the album. I guess you're right about Dope - Fashion!, but Dope - Gypsy was a genius decision Interscope made when track listing ARTPOP because Gypsy starts with a piano note that's practically same as the last note in Dope. MJH/BDKMV/Swine/Dope should be near the ending, not the beginning.
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Having lulls or too much of one thing in a row ****s things up.
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MJH/BDKMV/Swine/Dope are thematically linked. Simply put; she sings about smoking weed, she sings about being high, she sings about struggle/despair, then she sings about redemption.
Let me send her a quick message using WhatsYas telling her to release Ratcher ft Iggy Azalea by the app. Now that I mention, WhatsYas needs to happen, she has to make money of this **** if it's going to stay.
at Maikeeb making Gaga's current legacy "Yaaaas yas Gaga you look so beautiful." The shame she is enduring. 
