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Poll: Final say: 'ARTPOP' vs. 'PRISM'
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ARTPOP
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70.91% |
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Prism
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29.09% |
Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 3,815
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Prism. ARTPOP is too loud. The production ruins the songs. However artpop has more standout tracks. Nothing on Prism tops Sexxx dreams or aura for example.
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Member Since: 9/7/2012
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Originally posted by Hypocrates
Prism is more of the same old boring pop music that does nothing more than try to appeal to the largest audience possible while sacrificing any element of art or creativity that any generic pop musician could make, while ARTPOP revels in its insanity and is an album only Gaga could pull off.
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Well said! 
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Hypocrates
ARTPOP, and it's not even a close comparison. Katy's problem, and it's the problem that's been plaguing her since Teenage Dream, is that she is so eager to please everyone that she sacrifices any personality she might have, and instead aims right down the middle of the road and consistently makes safe, conservative music that is lyrically cliche and sonically bland. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, seems perfectly content with alienating people and catering to what her fans want and doesn't rely on the same tropes and cliches as Katy does, and bucks the recent trend in pop music towards the "organic," alternative sound found on Prism and instead makes hard-hitting EDM. Prism sets its bar low so that the few standout tracks seem a lot bigger than they actually are, whereas, ARTPOP maintains high energy and a level of controlled insanity throughout the album from start to finish that may alienate some people, but ultimately is better and more interesting than any other pop release this season.
Short-version, Prism is more of the same old boring pop music that does nothing more than try to appeal to the largest audience possible while sacrificing any element of art or creativity that any generic pop musician could make, while ARTPOP revels in its insanity and is an album only Gaga could pull off.
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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Originally posted by Hypocrates
ARTPOP, and it's not even a close comparison. Katy's problem, and it's the problem that's been plaguing her since Teenage Dream, is that she is so eager to please everyone that she sacrifices any personality she might have, and instead aims right down the middle of the road and consistently makes safe, conservative music that is lyrically cliche and sonically bland. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, seems perfectly content with alienating people and catering to what her fans want and doesn't rely on the same tropes and cliches as Katy does, and bucks the recent trend in pop music towards the "organic," alternative sound found on Prism and instead makes hard-hitting EDM. Prism sets its bar low so that the few standout tracks seem a lot bigger than they actually are, whereas, ARTPOP maintains high energy and a level of controlled insanity throughout the album from start to finish that may alienate some people, but ultimately is better and more interesting than any other pop release this season.
Short-version, Prism is more of the same old boring pop music that does nothing more than try to appeal to the largest audience possible while sacrificing any element of art or creativity that any generic pop musician could make, while ARTPOP revels in its insanity and is an album only Gaga could pull off.
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Everything about this is spot on. You said everything I came to say and more. Katy Perry is cute and fun, but Lady Gaga is in a completely different league musically.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Hypocrates
ARTPOP, and it's not even a close comparison. Katy's problem, and it's the problem that's been plaguing her since Teenage Dream, is that she is so eager to please everyone that she sacrifices any personality she might have, and instead aims right down the middle of the road and consistently makes safe, conservative music that is lyrically cliche and sonically bland. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, seems perfectly content with alienating people and catering to what her fans want and doesn't rely on the same tropes and cliches as Katy does, and bucks the recent trend in pop music towards the "organic," alternative sound found on Prism and instead makes hard-hitting EDM. Prism sets its bar low so that the few standout tracks seem a lot bigger than they actually are, whereas, ARTPOP maintains high energy and a level of controlled insanity throughout the album from start to finish that may alienate some people, but ultimately is better and more interesting than any other pop release this season.
Short-version, Prism is more of the same old boring pop music that does nothing more than try to appeal to the largest audience possible while sacrificing any element of art or creativity that any generic pop musician could make, while ARTPOP revels in its insanity and is an album only Gaga could pull off.
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Lady Gaga made ARTPOP to re-gain her commercial following, though. I don't see how you can hate Katy for "sacrificing personality for commerciality" when that was Gaga's entire motive for ARTPOP.
Katy has "Roar," "Legendary Lovers," "Birthday," "Walking on Air," "Dark Horse" and "Unconditionally." Lady Gaga has "Sexxx Dreams," "G.U.Y." and "Do What U Want." While Katy's album may be safer and does hit a lull in the second half of its tracklist, it does not have any tracks that are as delete-worthy as "Aura," "Venus," ""MANiCURE," etc. They're about equal to me.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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ARTPOP, and it's not even close.
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Originally posted by K$Ellie
Roar vs Aura
Legendary Lovers vs Venus
Birthday vs GUY
Walking On Air vs Sexxx Dreams
Unconditionally vs Jewels N Drugs
Dark Horse vs Manicure
This Is How We Do vs Do What You Want
International Smile vs Artpop
Ghost vs Swine
Love Me vs Donatella (neither)
This Moment vs Fashion
Double Rainbow vs Mary Jane Holland
By the Grace of God vs Dope
Spiritual vs Gypsy
It Takes Two vs Applause
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This is so pointless, that's not how you compare albums...
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Member Since: 6/6/2012
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Originally posted by Eternium
Lady Gaga made ARTPOP to re-gain her commercial following, though. I don't see how you can hate Katy for "sacrificing personality for commerciality" when that was Gaga's entire motive for ARTPOP.
Katy has "Roar," "Legendary Lovers," "Birthday," "Walking on Air," "Dark Horse" and "Unconditionally." Lady Gaga has "Sexxx Dreams," "G.U.Y." and "Do What U Want." While Katy's album may be safer and does hit a lull in the second half of its tracklist, it does not have any tracks that are as delete-worthy as "Aura," "Venus," ""MANiCURE," etc. They're about equal to me.
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Wow, that was too much. 'PRISM' is a very weak album compared to 'Teenage Dream'. There was no evolution at all from her previous work. Katy is neither creative nor re-inventive, we all know that. She's a popstar, she's a good singer, she's talented (even though she doesn't make good use of it to make something truly new), but she's not an ARTist. 
And what you said about the commercial aspect of ARTPOP... Gaga even "criticized" the ones who want her to do another "Bad Romance" or "Poker Face". 
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Member Since: 5/6/2009
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Katy's "Teenage Dream" was pop mush to me. It was pop without the catchy kick, with a few expectations. I always though GaGa was musically beyond Katy in terms of creating mega pop tunes. However, I'm starting to stan more for Katy than GaGa.
PRISM is a beautifully written album, appealing to all ages and is cleaner to the ears then GaGa's ARTCRAP, I;ve never ever heard anything as bad as GaGa's album. It is trash.
PRISM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Teenage Dream (which I disliked) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARTPOP
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Member Since: 12/3/2010
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ARTPOP by fifty thousand million miles.
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Member Since: 12/3/2010
Posts: 14,971
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Originally posted by Saikoro
PRISM is a beautifully written album, appealing to all ages and is cleaner to the ears then GaGa's ARTCRAP, I;ve never ever heard anything as bad as GaGa's album. It is trash.
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Not coming from a Cascada stan 
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Member Since: 11/23/2011
Posts: 46,048
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ARTPOP.
I went into listening both with a semi open mind and for the most part, I was much less disappointed by ARTPOP than PRISM.
Gypsy alone >
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Originally posted by Concept & Theory
Gaga even "criticized" the ones who want her to do another "Bad Romance" or "Poker Face". |
True, but this came AFTER she announced that Venus was the new Bad Romance. Let's put everything out on the table.
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Member Since: 10/21/2011
Posts: 6,530
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PRISM is the album of the year!!!
The only good song on Artpop is Gipsy
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Member Since: 6/6/2012
Posts: 2,639
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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction
ARTPOP.
I went into listening both with a semi open mind and for the most part, I was much less disappointed by ARTPOP than PRISM.
Gypsy alone >
True, but this came AFTER she announced that Venus was the new Bad Romance. Let's put everything out on the table. |
I know right. Gaga is a hard individual to deal with. I mean... sometimes she contradicts herself, so who am I to defend her with her own contradictory arguments?
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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After listening to both, I was legitimately surprised at how good ARTPOP is and there's definitely more tracks I love on it than on Prism. I like both albums but ARTPOP>>Prism
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Member Since: 4/1/2012
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Member Since: 9/10/2012
Posts: 689
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Originally posted by Miichael
Not coming from a Cascada stan |
yeah I love Cascada but totally thought the same 
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Member Since: 3/5/2011
Posts: 13,543
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ARTPOP.
I only enjoyed 2 songs from Prism
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Member Since: 8/12/2012
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Member Since: 5/6/2009
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Originally posted by Miichael
Not coming from a Cascada stan |
Being a Cascada stan does not make me unacknowledged about the music culture and what makes a good record. You guys are so narrow minded and judge people based on who they listen to. I appreciate all music and am never biased towards any popstar. If ARTPOP was good I'd be stanning it hard here.
You guys really need to develop decent arguing points and grow out of this immature behavior 
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Member Since: 5/1/2011
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The results  
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