Overall score: 7.55 High score: 10 (supaspaz, helloDer, conseeded, BadBoy, Cambell, Luigi, Anvarie, Bad Influence, Superpower, IamCY, collin, justin464, that G.U.Y., romonster, Doogle, Almighty Gaga, alfonso12, stereo.love, downbywednesday, Fantasea, Penk, Marooner5, jinzo, HausofCarlos, PeopleLikeUs, genetic fail)
Low score: 1 (Kool_Aid_King, Jdella11, castle13, Great Username, Black Pearl, Яeo.)
The lowdown: Originally intended as the second single from ARTPOP, the Little Monsters should thank their lucky stars the “Venus” release was cancelled, as it would have ended Gaga’s career in three minutes and 54 seconds flat. Veering between alien catchphrases, gay slang, an astronomy lesson and a cornucopia of synth hooks, she’s like the Ed Wood of pop music. That’s not to say this isn’t one of the best things she’s ever done, though. Produced by Gaga herself, “Venus” might be the first time her unbridled ideas have coalesced into a true camp masterpiece.
ATRL says...: Unsurprisingly, everyone had something to say. In support of "Venus": helloDer thought Gaga proved her chops as a producer. "Her experimentation with the structure of a pop song also pays off dramatically," he wrote. "The multiple hooks, the disco groove, the bridge, the melody changes, the strangeness of it all. How can you not love it?" asked Penk. "The true highlight of ARTPOP, even with those lyrics," Doogle complisulted. "While the bridge is a little clunky," admitted Edge of Glory, "and the whole thing seems a bit messy...the catchiness of this extraterrestrial tune keeps it among the better parts of the album." JakeKills called it "seriously overrated, but the hook-hook-chorus is seriously great."
The detractors were harsh. "It really feels like Gaga decided to feed the fact that everyone loved her Venus outfit so she last-minute got into the studio, threw several choruses off the floor together and called it a song," wrote bluth. "The lyrics suck??!?!?!?" marveled August. "This song is the reason why ARTPOP didn't work and why Lady Gaga doesn't work in 2013," asserted adrianbeane. "Awful production (makes sense as it's her own) and cringeworthy attempts at hooks and choruses together create what probably should have been a leftover from circa 2007." Dark Miracles quipped, "Goddess of Mess."
Best bit: "I can’t help the way I’m feeling/Goddess of love please take me to your leader," which explodes out of the first verse like a rocket #9 taking off to the planet
Drive is one of her best 
