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So I'm guessing the monsters have either jumped ship or just come to terms with the fact that Gaga is and will continue to flop miserably.
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On the ARTPOP title track, Lady Gaga claims “artpop can be anything!” The statement, innocent in nature, speaks wonders of the artist’s musical direction. A smorgasbord of disjointed trap-hop and desperate attempts at radio play, the self-proclaimed Fame Monster’s third studio album lacks thematic or sonic unity, playing like a Greatest Hits rather than a solo collection representative of a time and place in Gaga’s career.
“Sometimes the simplest move is right,” correctly notes the 27-year-old pop star on the aforementioned title track. “The melody that you choose can rescue you.” The point is proven on “Dope,” a stripped-down, minimalist ballad courtesy of this year’s “it” producer Rick Rubin. Showcasing Gaga’s undeniable talent as a vocalist and a songwriter, the track, along with “Gypsy,” makes a convincing argument for the singer’s continued reign at the top of the Billboard charts. Unfortunately, the “simple” road is the one less taken here.
Despite featuring one of the year’s more interesting collaborations and a standout verse from Twista, “Jewels n’ Drugs” is an abysmal attempt at establishing versatility. “Do What U Want” with R. Kelly transitions to urban radio more seamlessly and does so by sticking closer to Gaga’s established EDM aesthetic. “Jewels” would have been appropriate on Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz, but shouldn’t Gaga be held to a higher standard? She did record “Bad Romance,” after all. And that may just be the problem.
When Born This Way was released in 2011, Gaga’s promotional team offered the release for 99 cents on Amazon. An obvious attempt to pull her album towards the coveted platinum-in-the-first-week-status, the ploy was a blueprint for her every move since.
Since her tour failed to sell the numbers it was poised to, everything has become about numbers. Born This Way was a solid album, but it wasn’t marketable to sell a million on its own, so the label knocked the price down. Here, they work in reverse. They knock the album down. For every minimal highlight, there are a handful of rehashes of old material.
ARTPOPsuffers from that undeniable sound of an artist trying to reclaim fans they lost over the years. The “Judas” board-work reappears on “Aura,” “Just Dance” is remade as “G.U.Y.” and “Mary Jane Holland” is just “Bloody Mary” on steroids.
Her marketing team, and probably Gaga herself, is just throwing everything at the listener and hoping some of the material will stick. It’s all a strategic attempt at pulling in an audience GaGa may have lost when she decided to be a voice for the culturally estranged and not the sorority-house mainstay that “LoveGame” marketed back in 2008. She does it all for the “Applause” she repeats, so why not bring the popular kids back? “Little Monsters” will only get sales so far and there’s a reason the Born This Way tour underperformed at the national box office.
To her credit, Gaga means what she says. She hits every song with all of the enthusiasm that could possibly be asked of her. It’s obvious that she’s passionate about the music she’s making and wants the listener to enjoy it as much as she does.
No song outside of “Jewels” is outright awful. She might just be trying a tad too hard to make everyone a listener. ARTPOP also feels more self-important than it should be. Way back when, before she insisted on being a culture icon, GaGa was a dependable voice for fun, tongue-in-cheek pop. Remember the Kill Bill inspired visuals to “Telephone”? I guess with great “art” comes great pretentiousness. Stefani Germanotta has another great album in her—her passion and ability guarantee that much. For now, hold the applause.
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The whole review is just one cold truth after another except the last statement. Stick a fork. She is done.
RIP Gaga 2008-2013.
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Avril's numbers are coming out at the same time.  And you have the nerve to even go after PRISM... |
 Rat's stans are doing the most lately, at least our faves can debut in the top 3
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The reviews I posted are from The Boston Herald, The Sunday Times, The Irish Times etc....Call them blogs if it makes you feel better.
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
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Why are Brokeney stans laughing at 300k again when at the same time they're PRAYING to open with Alicia Keys numbers? When they would do absolutely anything to avoid matching Bionic numbers?
Why are they even mentioning the word "decline" when their fave has literally declined from a functional human being into a motionless drugged-up husk that's too scared to interact with people?
And....why are K285ty stans trying when we're still waiting on an explanation for opening up to smaller WW numbers than 4 and Red?
So many questions. Like, look in a mirror before you try your SUPERIORS.
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81 Britney Spears - Perfume
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Bambino Boop, does ARTPOP arrive in the 11th on your country or do you have to wait until the 12th, like the Spanish Little Monsters?
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girl you knock me out with aTKO 
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4 had a Target deal though. That helps a lot.
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Turning down Target for the gays (when most probably don't even know Target is/was homophobic and they've turned their back on her anyways) was a mistake I guess
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In the fifth year of her career, Britknee opened with 609K though. We'll see if Gaga gets to have a 15+ year career with 8 albums.
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Is Perfume #1? 
Top 3?
Top 5?
Top 10?
Top 20?
Top 30?
Top 40?
Top 50?
Top 60?
Top 70?
Top 80?
One of the most unjustly famous "artists" of the last 20 years is finally, irreversibly over.
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81 Britney Spears - Perfume
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Raising up after that incredible radio update!
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Bambino Boop, does ARTPOP arrive in the 11th on your country or do you have to wait until the 12th, like the Spanish Little Monsters?
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It'll arrive in 7 hours.
Do you include yourself in the Spanish Little Monsters, maricona?
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It also helps that "4" was actually a good album whereas "ARTPOP" is mediocre and "Prism" is pretty bad.
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I'm sure people thought 4 was a good album after hearing Run The World. And Beyonce's Target deal lasted for a week, two?, where Gaga's Kia (and now and Dr. Dre) commercial have been non stop on TV and movie trailers for months.
And let me not even get on Kity's promo.
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Even the closeted monsters can't hide their fumes over Gaga's decline
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32 - Lady Gaga - Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)
73 - Lady Gaga - Dope
I can't even find Venus, which makes this even more tragic than it already is.
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Originally posted by youkneekorn
In the fifth year of her career, Britknee opened with 609K though. We'll see if Gaga gets to have a 15+ year career with 8 albums.
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Excuses.
madonna, Pink, Beyoncé are all performing (or have performed) better than brinty  she's over.
What about the casino tour? will she do Madonna, Pink or Beyoncé numbers? 
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Work Those Red Updates Bitch came out 7 days ago in the UK and it's already dropped to #25.
Explain? She had promo on our big TV shows, MONTHS of pre-orders and a high-budget video. And if you're going to smash with dance-pop anywhere, it's the UK. That's as much a fact as Sandra Bullock is a racist.
Little Knees, some explanations please?
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TKO>>>Mirrors>>>>Take Back The Night>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Suit&Tie
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