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Celeb News: PITCHFORK ignores "Born This Way"
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Pitchfork. Get your **** together. Admit your Stan-Cards, don't let me down.
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Metascore is up to 71 now Expert Witness (MSN Music)'s review had been added. 
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A MINUS
First of all, avoid the "Special Edition." Of the three extra songs, only "The Queen" would be a decent B side, and the remixes are as unnecessary as usual. Even at normal length, moreover, this isn't up to The Fame or The Fame Monster. But both of those keep growing, and with its mad momentum and nutty thematics, this one could too--despite being laid down on tour trailed by 28 semis. Ever the non-Catholic, I let "Judas" and "Bloody Mary" slide while going all googly-eared for the hilarious "Hair," where the nimbus of every woman's vanity becomes the cutting edge of every woman's freedom, and "Americano," a marriage proposal to a Chicana in a flowered skirt that's as sincere and unreliable as The Fame's "Alejandro," where the title inamorato keeps morphing into Fernando and Roberto. This lags seriously only on the one with unicorns in it, a no-no not even Gaga can safely defy, and a big closer that just doesn't take the whole effort over the top where it belongs. The country song in particular is a hoot, which reminds me that the title track wasn't inspired solely by "Express Yourself." Close your eyes on the refrain and you can almost hear Carl Perkins lining out "You've got the right string baby but the wrong yo-yo."
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I was so scared that it was going to drop below 70. 
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That's great, one more 80+ and it can pass TF, which would be amazing considering it got 30 reviews.
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Okay Player has reviewed Born This Way, but it hasn't been added on Metacritic yet. Hopefully they'll submit it soon. 
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85/100
In the era of personal music devices and customized playlists, Lady GaGa may just be the last true pop star, a throwback to the FM 80s when larger than life characters ruled airwaves, dance floors and cultural landscapes with anthems so ubiquitously infectious that they came to define the period even for those who didn’t particularly dig the synthesized sounds. GaGa’s rocket-like rise to the stratosphere can be attributed largely to the boldness to go big (big beats, bigger hooks and the biggest costumes) as the industry was getting small. While her early work pulsated with the spirit of an adventurous young artist still finding her way, her third major release moves along with the assuredness of a seasoned super star, now fully grown into her often exposed skin.
Born This Way has more than enough energy, attitude and catchiness to dominate house parties, beach bars and sorority road trips until the weather turns cold, and will almost certainly produce at least a couple of the year’s most memorable videos. “Marry the Night” is sure to pack dance floors with its propulsive beat, explosive hook and carefree bounce. The muscular electro-pop of “Bloody Mary” allows GaGa to channel her inner Madonna, injecting biblical imagery into an unabashed celebration of carnal indulgence. “Edge of Glory” builds from a mellow, trance inspired opening into a full bellied cataclysm of synths and guitars behind a hook ripe for cellphone lit sing-a-longs at concert venues across the country.
Yet, for all of GaGa’s flamboyance, there was a humanity in her most memorable work that inspired a devotion in her legions of fans that went far beyond vigorous dance floor workouts. On Born This Way the quirky vulnerability is often lost behind the massive productions. The frenetic beat and rushed vocals on “Judas” fail to really capture the heartache of the lyrics, and the rebelliousness of “Government Hooker” feels contrived and cumbersome when paired with overly busy production and little in the way of discernible melody. The title track, while club ready, feels like little more than a well-produced rendering of a paint by the numbers empowerment anthem.
The crashed Amazon.com servers on the release date for Born This Way are proof enough that Lady Gaga has given her fans a worthy follow up, and they will no doubt find plenty here to which to sweat away their stresses this summer. But, ultimately, whether these songs carry enough emotion and nuance to resonate as strongly through earbuds as nightclub speakers remains to be seen.
-Jeff Harvey
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Make that thirteen 80+ scores. 
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
I don't think it has much to do with not liking the album. A lot of the time, Pitchfork won't even whisper any words about albums that are hugely mainstream, because they believe they are above them. I suspect they don't want to be affiliated with the most popular artist in the world right now, especially after they declared that she was the only real popstar around. It must be horrifying for their indie followers.  |
This! Completely.
They've only mentioned Gaga recently because Goldfrapp remixed them, so yeah... Unless she releases something rather obscure as a single, they won't touch this. (Though it could easily show up in year-end lists)
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Pitchfork took their sweet time to review TFM (I think almost two months after the release?), so I suppose it could still happen.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Pitchfork took their sweet time to review TFM (I think almost two months after the release?), so I suppose it could still happen.
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Yeah we could see one at some point. I thought for sure they'd do something with Judas when it came out, but no.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Pitchfork took their sweet time to review TFM (I think almost two months after the release?), so I suppose it could still happen.
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You're right.
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— Scott Plagenhoef, January 13, 2010
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Please no 
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The review of Okay Player has been added, but its Metascore remains 71. 
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Originally posted by MonstahNL
The review of Okay Player has been added, but its Metascore remains 71. |
There's ****ery afoot. 
No, maybe it was like 71 before and now it's 71.4? 
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Can we please change the thread title to PITCHFORK Ignores 'Born This Way'??
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Originally posted by @michael.
Can we please change the thread title to PITCHFORK Ignores 'Born This Way'??
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It may be for the better. 
Although that one reviewer of theirs who tweeted about it seemed to be feelin it.
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ATRL Moderator
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I knew this was going to happen. They're paying your girl DUST this year. Appreciate that Tom Breihan Twitter shoutout, because that's all you're getting!
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You girls have reviews from other publications. Pitchfork ain't THAT important, and you guys do not know if they would have liked the album anyway.
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Didn't they wait about 6-7 weeks for The Fame Monster? Maybe it's coming next week... or maybe not.
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The Fame Monster got a good review from them and was the highest rated album by a pop star up until Beyonce's 4... Why didn't they do BTW 
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