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Celeb News: ARTPOP Official Reviews: 61/100
Member Since: 9/3/2010
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Originally posted by Retro
Hmm. It seems like you have a problem with me in particular.  |
No, why would I?
1. I wasn't aware of your existence until you became a mod, it's hard to distinguish between Gaga stans.
2. If you say so because I bolded your comment (which I just noticed), yours wasn't the only one. I bolded the funniest ones without even checking usernames.
3. My dislike for any human being that stans for Lady Gaga is equitable and impartial.
So, no special treatment or particular problem with your persona at all. You're just another Gaga stan for me.
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 3/22/2012
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Originally posted by Rolland
No, why would I?
1. I wasn't aware of your existence until you became a mod, it's hard to distinguish between Gaga stans.
2. If you say so because I bolded your comment (which I just noticed), yours wasn't the only one. I bolded the funniest ones without even checking usernames.
3. My dislike for any human being that stans for Lady Gaga is equitable and impartial.
So, no special treatment or particular problem with your persona at all. You're just another Gaga stan for me.
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Just noticed that I was one of only two bolded on top of the recent multiple "I've never seen a mod say that" posts which all seem to carry a tone of exaggeration and faux-surprise.  I'm not bothered by it, it's just an observation!
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Member Since: 9/3/2010
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Originally posted by Retro
Just notice that I was one of only two bolded on top of the recent multiple "I've never seen a mod say that" posts which all seem to carry a tone of exaggeration and faux-surprise. I'm not bothered by it, it's just an observation! |
Which was true, it's rare to see mods stanning that much, excluding a couple in SYG. But props to you for not being as square-ish as the others and also for saying something I found hilarious given the circumstances.
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Member Since: 2/15/2010
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Originally posted by Rolland
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Member Since: 11/15/2009
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I understand why the critics are coming after her moreso than the music itself. Since she did produce/co-produce and had creative direction with the album, one must examine HER as a person in order to try and comprehend what went into the album. What was her artistic vision for this album and what made her get so sloppy with lyrics? They have to criticize her - she pretty much had control of this album and it is a product of her persona
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 3/22/2012
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Originally posted by Rolland
Which was true, it's rare to see mods stanning that much, excluding a couple in SYG. But props to you for not being as square-ish as the others and also for saying something I found hilarious given the circumstances.
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Eh. I'm an embarrassing optimist sometimes.  And I go hard for Gags, can't deny that. 
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ATRL Senior Member
Member Since: 3/22/2012
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Originally posted by Delita_chan
I understand why the critics are coming after her moreso than the music itself. Since she did produce/co-produce and had creative direction with the album, one must examine HER as a person in order to try and comprehend what went into the album. What was her artistic vision for this album and what made her get so sloppy with lyrics? They have to criticize her - she pretty much had control of this album and it is a product of her persona
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The thing is though, some critics - not all - seem to be not reviewing her through the album, but rather just her persona and the title of the album. They're reviewing the album compared to what they expected based on title alone and not what they should have actually, realistically expected. We all knew she wasn't going to be Bjork 2.0.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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I don't get your worries about these scores. I mean, it's all about money. The more you pay the higher the score.
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Member Since: 1/28/2009
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Originally posted by BadX
even though sales may not match but ARTPOP is at least on par with Bangerz critically
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Is that a good thing?
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Member Since: 11/5/2011
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Line of Best Fit - Lady Gaga, ARTPOP Review
Pop music in 2013 is, undoubtedly, dominated by women. With huge albums from the likes of Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J and now the return of the infamous Lady Gaga, it’s been a big few months for solo female pop acts.
The male population is represented by the likes of X Factor alumni James Arthur and One Direction, but it’s the women who seem to be dominating both the charts and the press. This, of course, has come with its own set of controversies and discussion topics. Just this week Lily Allen has burst back onto the scene with a damning condemnation of the sexualisation of women, parodying the kinds of images that Cyrus, Thicke et al have been bombarding us with over the last few months.
Lady Gaga always seemed to remove herself from the usual forms of sexualisation. She very often parades around in little to no clothing, but she’s sold it as being for her empowerment, a form of expression that she owned. Perhaps it was her constant bizarreness, but it worked – it does feel like there’s a difference between her in a flesh-coloured bikini with seashells on her breasts on the X Factor and Miley Cyrus in flesh-coloured bikini with a foam finger at the VMAs.
Gaga’s USP has always been her failure to conform. After exploding on to the scene with the relatively tame “Just Dance” and “Poker Face” back in 2009, she’s exploited her fame to bring a weirder, more avant-garde side to pop, and people followed her. Her army of ‘Little Monsters’ lapped up her offerings, her meat dresses, her bizarre performances and all the other weirdness that’s come from her over the years.
Her latest offering, however, lacks the key component that made the bizarre spectacles that accompanied her other albums slightly less irritating – consistently good pop songs. ARTPOP is possibly Gaga’s least poppy album to date.
It’s still pop, but she’s definitely made a bigger show of pointing out the differences between her and her contemporaries. Lead single “Applause” is one of the most standard pop songs on the record – and a good one too. Almost instantly catchy, its accompanying video allowed Gaga to show the other side of her, in a similar way to her “Bad Romance” clip, but “Applause” is a good enough song to carry it. R Kelly collaboration “Do What U Want” is another high point – partly because it’s a classic pop song with a huge chorus and typical sexual themes, but mainly because of R Kelly. Because he’s R Kelly.
“Venus” on the other hand, is almost too difficult to listen to. One of the main questions asked on twitter when Gaga performed the song on the X Factor recently was, “Is she making this up as she goes along?” It’s disjointed and uncomfortable, and feels a bit like Gaga is just trying to see what she can get away with. “Jewels N’ Drugs” is loud and brash, with very little in it to appeal or capture the attention, while lyrically “G.U.Y.” is just completely ridiculous, with lines like “Touch me, touch me, don’t be sweet, Love me, love me, please retweet”. Reactions around the album’s announcement and build up have seemed distinctly lukewarm, and with something this hit and miss, it’s not surprising that people are tiring of Gaga constantly prioritising style over substance.
RATING: 6/10
60/100 on MetaCritic
http://thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/...e+Of+Best+Fit)
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With huge albums from the likes of Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Jessie J
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Stopped reading after this.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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That review will probably send the score into the yellow zone 
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Member Since: 6/7/2010
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Stopped reading after this.
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Alive is better than ARTPOP.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by pabloanxiety
Alive is better than ARTPOP.
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Kinda agree tho. 
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Member Since: 10/19/2010
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Originally posted by Rolland
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omg the dedication 
How many reviews are still not counted in the score?
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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This album is criminally underrated by critics.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Well
at least it's underrated not overrated.
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Member Since: 12/5/2011
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Member Since: 9/4/2011
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Is the score rounded up or down? 
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Retro
Eh. I'm an embarrassing optimist sometimes. And I go hard for Gags, can't deny that. |
Quote:
Originally posted by Rolland
No, why would I?
1. I wasn't aware of your existence until you became a mod, it's hard to distinguish between Gaga stans.
2. If you say so because I bolded your comment (which I just noticed), yours wasn't the only one. I bolded the funniest ones without even checking usernames.
3. My dislike for any human being that stans for Lady Gaga is equitable and impartial.
So, no special treatment or particular problem with your persona at all. You're just another Gaga stan for me.
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Originally posted by Retro
Just noticed that I was one of only two bolded on top of the recent multiple "I've never seen a mod say that" posts which all seem to carry a tone of exaggeration and faux-surprise. I'm not bothered by it, it's just an observation! |
As a mod, you are NOT supposed to be biased 
OMG I never thought this could be that low
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