[wanderlust]

Originally posted by MissedTheTrain

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".

unless monsters are incapable of reading past the first 2-line introduction/mini paragraph it's still a fact that they reviewed the album and her and tony's vocals.

[Luc]

Originally posted by wanderlust

unless monsters are incapable of reading past the first 2-line introduction/mini paragraph it's still a fact that they reviewed the album and her and tony's vocals.

you're missing the fact that the reviewer gave such a subjective premise to the entire review... no matter what they said later about the vocals, you already knew it was going to be dragged by the introduction. (same goes with positive reviews too btw). Just saying, this review was not objective. Anyone who says otherwise is delusional.

[BTrisc]

Originally posted by Luc

you're missing the fact that the reviewer gave such a subjective premise to the entire review... no matter what they said later about the vocals, you already knew it was going to be dragged by the introduction. (same goes with positive reviews too btw). Just saying, this review was not objective. Anyone who says otherwise is delusional.

Critical reviews are, by nature, subjective. The whole point of collecting and scoring reviews is to (hopefully) reach a
consensus among critics. This is just one review out of the dozens we're expecting to see.

[MaRy]

Slant dragged her to the pits of hell

[that G.U.Y.]

If it is discounted at Best Buy I will buy 5 copies. Listening to Donatella inspired me to get a better job and I owe Gaga for creating that masterpiece.

@Slant gfy

[Shapes]

On Wednesday evening, Slant Magazine published the first review of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's new jazz album "Cheek to Cheek." The review was negative, just like several other reviews that followed it. Lady Gaga's fans became enraged and threatened the writer in the Comments section of the article.

We have been fans of Lady Gaga for a long time. No matter how quirky her act is, the Lady has talent. Her ARTRAVE concert tour received some unnecessary bad reviews, even though it was one of the best shows we have seen in a while. The same goes for "ARTPOP," a poorly reviewed album that was actually very good.

We wish we could say that "Cheek to Cheek" is underrated. After all, Tony Bennett is in the same league as Frank Sinatra and even if Gaga's star has dimmed recently, she is (by far) the most successful pop music act over the past five years. You would think they would bring sparks when singing together. Unfortunately, the two show very little chemistry.

"Cheek to Cheek" sounds more like a marketing gimmick than a real jazz album. It's obvious that (at least after the disappointment of ARTPOP) Lady Gaga and her marketing team thought the album would be a good idea. Unfortunately, especially on songs like "Anything Goes" and the title track, Gaga's voice sounds strained. She is trying way too hard to be taken seriously as a jazz singer.

Then, there is Tony Bennett. God bless this man for still having a career in his eighties. However, he sounds out of breath and lazy in most of the songs. He sounds like he is on auto-pilot and can't wait to get out of the studio. This is especially evident when he duets with Gaga on "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." Behind the scenes, you can just imagine him screaming, "Get me out of here!"

Little Monsters may be upset at the failure of "Cheek to Cheek." However, the good news is that Mother Monster will be forced to concentrate on what she does best: making catchy pop songs. Instead of trying to push this dud, Lady Gaga should get back to the studio and, once again, surprise everybody.

Examiner. 2/5.

MESS at The Examiner saying "We've been fans for a long time"

[SupahBass05]

Omg not another 2/5

Legit sad for Tony

[umich]

The Examiner doesn't count, right?

[that G.U.Y.]

However, the good news is that Mother Monster will be forced to concentrate on what she does best: making catchy pop songs. Instead of trying to push this dud, Lady Gaga should get back to the studio and, once again, surprise everybody.

The author is a stan.

[Starburst]

All the criticism seems valid, though.

[Gee]

Originally posted by Shapes

Examiner. 2/5.

MESS at The Examiner saying "We've been fans for a long time"

Not them mentioning the Slant review at the start

Nothing but clickbait - nothing to see there.

[Monster Boy]

Originally posted by umich

The Examiner doesn't count, right?

It doesn't count.

[Lippy]

Sorry but I don't see it for Grammys anymore, Little Sistrens

Hopefully the other reviews will be nicer

[wesleywalrus]

Examiner doesn't count

[- JED -]

Mmmmm not feeling this initial reaction from the critics.

[iseeyouupsidedown]

What kind of HORRIBLE AND AMATEUR photo retouching on the album cover.... Did they take it with a smartphone and then put an ugly photoshop filter on it?

[Brando]

Originally posted by Shapes

Examiner. 2/5.

MESS at The Examiner saying "We've been fans for a long time"

Now this is a very unprofessionally written review by someone who does not even have proper command of English language. Clearly some kind of troll and not a critic.

[White]

Pfft, that examiner article is nothing but clickbait.

[tittieslap]

Waiting for Billboard's review to save this score.

[bluth]

These people need to stop trolling poor Tony his album