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Originally posted by Ulrihs
I don't consider SLY anything more than pop song. And yes Y&I is most rock sounding song from mainstream girls released in past years. But still i can't consider it as rock song, for me it's still pop with rock sound. And it was only one such single from her, not like she tried to completely new sound of whole album.
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Well, 'Electric Chapel' is based around a guitar riff and features a crazy solo at the end, it's a dance song but features strong straightforward rock elements.
And more about other experimentation, the synths in a lot of the songs try to replace guitars to add a dance feel to it while the melodies recall rock and other genres. The prominent saxophone in 'Hair' and 'The Edge Of Glory' are both integrated to the songs rather than being just solos thrown out. 'Americano' recalls "la nueva ola" even 'The Queen' a b-side, mariachi guitars. 'Marry The Night' featuring church bells mixed with synths that try to emulate a rock empowwering anthem.
I don't know how can anybody say Lady Gaga is holding the music industry back here when 'Born This Way' is clearly a body of dance, electronica and pop with experimentation with rock & roll, latin, country and more. Truly a great album.