[robotdanger]

I hope the Slant interview doesnt make Gaga crash the critics again in another Twitter meltdown

[MissedTheTrain]

Originally posted by wanderlust

2/3rd of the review is about the album. stop looking for excuses. she can't do jazz. she can only scream. and if I read it correctly the WSJ editor was in contact with her and did an interview with her, so obviously he won't give it a bad review.

On songs like the Cole Porter standard "Anything Goes" and the title track, Gaga sounds like what she thinks a jazz singer should sound like; her performances are blatantly affected, marred by shouting and clichéd phrasing. She DISPLAYS a total dearth of the vocal precision and enunciation that made her so-called idols the masters they were; her timbre on eden ahbez's "Nature Boy," for instance, is wildly inconsistent, shifting from soft and almost pleasant to parodic and comical, often within just a few short bars.

Bennett doesn't fare a whole lot better, his otherwise charming performances strained throughout. The pair's solo efforts, particularly Gaga's clumsy interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and Bennett's surprisingly pitchy rendition of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," only serve to spotlight their shortcomings. The 87-year-old Bennett, who's managed to stretch his career into not just a second, but third act, obviously deserves some slack, but for a singer who isn't even 30, Gaga's voice is shockingly rough-hewn, especially on "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and "I Won't Dance." Even when all that's required of her is cheeky, spoken repartee on "Goody Goody," her persistent vocal fry is insufferable. If not for the session musicians' top-notch work, including Joe Lacorno's virtuosic tenor sax solos, much of Cheek to Cheek, which drags at an economical 45 minutes, would sound like glorified karaoke.

If you want to seem like you have an unbiased opinion at least TRY to make it sound valid. When you say **** like this, it just screams "I'm a hater".

[MissedTheTrain]

Originally posted by retromaury

The critics are being RUTHLESS

Why is this your second time in here quoting the same review? And the "critics" aren't being ruthless, that one critic was, because we've gotten one bad review so far. Most of the critics are being great.

Originally posted by Cain

The Monsters' delusion, denial and lack of reading comprehension.

What are you even talking about?

[MissedTheTrain]

I can't really take that review seriously, it looked like something from an ATRL hater. They hated it before they even heard it and were giving cheap drags to Gaga that weren't even related to the album.


But wow, so many people in here that I thought weren't fans of Gaga seem to be so interested in the reviews

[Harry]

I don't see the problem. Slant reviewed the album quite objectively.

[Space Renegade]

Very expected review from Slant

[DripDrip]

The album will get a low to mid 70 range at best, if lucky a 78 or so. I know some her Monsters were thinking because it has a cute hipster "jazz" genre attached to it, it'd be praised to the high heavens

[Pastoral]

oh lord why

[enxe]

Slant and their professional reviewing skills

[Luc]

Originally posted by Harry

I don't see the problem. Slant reviewed the album quite objectively.

lol, how is attacking her on her MOTIVES for creating the album (which we don't truly know) objective? Saying that she made this jazz album purely to help claim her relevance back is purely subjective.

[Mister Martian]

Slant D R A G G E D ...

[Alvajay]

it's the oldest trick in the book: Past-prime pop singer attempts to boost his or her relevance in the face of dwindling sales and hastily changing trends by commissioning the help of a hotter, more bankable artist

Noooooo

[bluth]

Just read any of Sal Cinquemani's reviews for Slant and the difference between those and this Angela Cheng wannabe's tabloid article are blatant

[Vespertine]

Don't get it twisted girls, G2G is still coming for them Cheeks!

[LadyGagaStan93]

Originally posted by DripDrip

The album will get a low to mid 70 range at best, if lucky a 78 or so. I know some her Monsters were thinking because it has a cute hipster "jazz" genre attached to it, it'd be praised to the high heavens

Since when was Jazz "hipster"

I actually thought it would be praised more so because of her vocal renditions of the song, not just because it was Jazz after actually listening to the album in full I feel like they totally reviewed her unfairly. The album isn't anything "WOW AMAZING" but it surely isn't a 2 out of 5.

[Dylangaga]

clearly they didnt even listen to the album bc after listening to bang bang im slayed...there are so many good songs!! gaga sounds so beautiful!!!!

[LadyGagaStan93]

Originally posted by Dylangaga

clearly they didnt even listen to the album bc after listening to bang bang im slayed...there are so many good songs!! gaga sounds so beautiful!!!!

It does kind of feel like they just reviewed the songs we had and the previews from HSN though

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

Not people acting like a reviewer is GOD. Its 1 person do you know. You are making yourself less valuable by relying on those reviews to drag GaGa.

[StephenNYMonster]

Originally posted by LadyGagaStan93

It does kind of feel like they just reviewed the songs we had and the previews from HSN though

She hit that preview button on iTunes and went ham.

[Dylangaga]