^^I'm right there with you though. I maintain a theory that the "true" ARTPOP was shelved and ImposterPop was released in its place, which is probably why Gaga has seemed so uninterested and vacant for 2/3 of the era. Applause is probably the only track that survived from her original ideas.
How different the era would have been if she had titled the album Venus and not mentioned Koons or "artpop" at all. At worst we would have had a cute little commercial era. She truly is her own worst enemy.
