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Originally posted by toanythingtaboo
I think it was more that she was complacent, assuming she could just crap out hits no bother. I sense(d) an attitude of 'Oh, was BTW too difficult for you? Let me dumb it down.'
ARTPOP has some great moments, but it's like she generally didn't try hard enough to get the songs right*(presumably because she felt she didn't need to). Most evidently with the verses.
*By 'right' I mean as hit-worthy as they easily could be with different lyrics/production/melody tweaks.
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Your second sentence is MTE. ARTPOP felt like she was forcing herself to be poppier and lighter after BTW.
Also, at times I feel like she released this album just to release something and go on tour. Whereas both of the Fame eras had a clear vision, and BTW stood for something, ARTPOP just seems redundant because she's been ~ARTPOP~ since her debut IMO. It's a cute album at times, but I feel she's capable of more.
The other qualm I have is that aside from Gypsy, DWUW, Swine and Dope, she doesn't really get that personal on this album. After two concept laden albums I miss the confessional feel of TFM (Monster, SHICD, are just
). I hope there's more personal songs on The Next One that aren't solely about ~the haters. She seems like she's in love atm, right now would be the perfect time to do a
Janet style of album IMO, or because of the backlash, a darker, id/ego-run-wild album like Kanye's MBDTF. I feel she's got so much potential and options for inspiration, I just hope she's able to utilize it.
