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BEYONCÉ RETURNS: POPGAF OT XIII
- Thread starter Garrett Hawke
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Soulscribe
Member
Oh my God that Alyssa gif perfectly captures GAF after a new album drops
Garrett Hawke
Member
A-Yo and John wayne are such tragic misses I have no doubt that she will make them both singles. 😂🔫
Garrett Hawke
Member
I hate A-Yo tbh. It's so forced. Million Reasons is ok imo 
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Imagine if she releases a video for fucking Come To Mama lmaooo
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
You mentioned Zayn, Twenty One Pilots and Sam Hunt. Which is silly enough.
Also finally listened to Joanne and oh boy oh boy, I will post my opinions later.
She kind of did, its called Applause Lyric video.
Poker Face
Member
come to mama is good tbh.
Via Purifico
Banned
Hey Girl vocally is terrible, not seeing what people like about it.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Lady Gaga - Joanne
1. Diamond Heart - 4/5
2. A-Yo - 3/5
3. Joanne - 4/5
4. John Wayne - 4/5
5. Dancin' in Circles - 5/5
6. Perfect Illusion - 2/5
7. Million Reasons - 5/5
8. Sinner's Prayer - 4/5
9. Come to Mama - 3/5
10. Hey Girl - 3/5
11. Angel Down - 5/5
I give it a .76. It's at #10 for my top ten albums this years (ties with three other .76). I really enjoyed this album so much, and am going to give it another listen when it comes out on Friday and see if my opinion adjusts.
1. Diamond Heart - 4/5
2. A-Yo - 3/5
3. Joanne - 4/5
4. John Wayne - 4/5
5. Dancin' in Circles - 5/5
6. Perfect Illusion - 2/5
7. Million Reasons - 5/5
8. Sinner's Prayer - 4/5
9. Come to Mama - 3/5
10. Hey Girl - 3/5
11. Angel Down - 5/5
I give it a .76. It's at #10 for my top ten albums this years (ties with three other .76). I really enjoyed this album so much, and am going to give it another listen when it comes out on Friday and see if my opinion adjusts.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Lemonade is almost a flawless album - sandcastles is the only blip for me stopping it from being perfect.
Also Lemonade > Self-titled.
Yes
Mau ®;220623565 said:
No.
Lemonade is just the better album imo. It's the better album for me entirely because Bey actually sings more on this album than Self Titled where I felt she was just talking in melody. Formation (w/ big freeda) >>>> Drunk in Love tbh... As far as singles go.
Formation just goes off.
Poker Face
Member
so I just heard the work tape version of angel down and i have no idea why she included it. i don't think it's different enough to warrant it's inclusion...seems like a waste of a bonus track.
angel down is probably my favorite track, followed by john wayne, then dancin in circles. come to mama is alright, same with ay-o...everything else is pretty mediocre.
#Justice4RedOne
angel down is probably my favorite track, followed by john wayne, then dancin in circles. come to mama is alright, same with ay-o...everything else is pretty mediocre.
#Justice4RedOne
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Is the good sis You Know Nothing ever going to come back...I wanna know ha opinions on Joanal
Soulscribe
Member
Listened to it all! Quick ratings upon first listen:
Diamond Heart: 3/5
AYO: 3/5
Joanne: 4/5
John Wayne: 5/5
Dancin In Circles: 3/5
Perfect Illusion: 5/5
Million Reasons: 4/5
Sinners Prayer: 3/5
Come To Mama: 3/5
Hey Girl: 5/5
Angel Down: 4/5
None of the tracks felt like filler which is a straight up first for a Gaga album, but none of them absolutely slayed me or kicked my ass. Hey Girl's bridge was the highlight of the listening party. Quality of the speakers was kinda weak so I need to listen to these with headphones tomorrow.
Overall the vibe of this album is much like 4 to me. A soulful detour from obvious hits that's bold in its own way but probably not what the fans want. The production is fire even though I feel like much of her vocals are too raw for the suave instrumentals.
Her best songwriting yet, some amazing melodies, and Mark pulled his weight. The album feels too short so I hope the deluxe tracks add some much needed weight. I'm holding off on those til tomorrow.
Diamond Heart: 3/5
AYO: 3/5
Joanne: 4/5
John Wayne: 5/5
Dancin In Circles: 3/5
Perfect Illusion: 5/5
Million Reasons: 4/5
Sinners Prayer: 3/5
Come To Mama: 3/5
Hey Girl: 5/5
Angel Down: 4/5
None of the tracks felt like filler which is a straight up first for a Gaga album, but none of them absolutely slayed me or kicked my ass. Hey Girl's bridge was the highlight of the listening party. Quality of the speakers was kinda weak so I need to listen to these with headphones tomorrow.
Overall the vibe of this album is much like 4 to me. A soulful detour from obvious hits that's bold in its own way but probably not what the fans want. The production is fire even though I feel like much of her vocals are too raw for the suave instrumentals.
Her best songwriting yet, some amazing melodies, and Mark pulled his weight. The album feels too short so I hope the deluxe tracks add some much needed weight. I'm holding off on those til tomorrow.
I guess if I wanted to make it appealing to a Mariah stan the men would all have to be ugly middle aged rich white dudes who are only sexually active from November to December
Tis the season
you're a big fan of the all those trashy gay shows, you should check out a quality show coming up soon on E called Mariah's World. Premieres soon. Catch it on the television.
SilentSoldier
Member
Mau ®;220623565 said:
This is true. Lemonade is a much better visual experience than Self-titled while Self-titled is better musically.
What I hate about Lemonade is that Sand Castles could be a GREAT track if Beyonce wasn't serving Gaga level vocals. She completely destroys the song by the way she sings it and it doesn't add ANY emotion to it. Unless she was trying to sound drunk/high/deranged, then she lowkey succeeded.
Overall, I think I like Lemonade more than Self-Titled.
Overall, I think I like Lemonade more than Self-Titled.
Little Monser
Banned
Androidsleeps
Member
Honestly this is the direction she should have gone to
Poker Face
Member
Little Monser;220654885 said:
It's pretty clear she had something before this that will probably never see the light of day.
January 2015^^^
Ronson said they started work on Joanne December 2015/January 2016
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Little Monser
Banned
It's pretty clear she had something before this that will probably never see the light of day.
January 2015^^^
Ronson said they started work on Joanne December 2015/January 2016
A damn tragic mess
Can the little hackers please get their hands on their material please?
Poker Face
Member
i'm sure you'll see the light eventually
Everybody's got to love each other
Stop throwin' stones at your sisters and your brothers
Man, it wasn't that long ago we were all living in the jungle
So why do we gotta put each other down
When there's more than enough love to go around?
Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out
what a bop
Garrett Hawke
Member
NO
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
i'm sure you'll see the light eventually
Everybody's got to love each other
Stop throwin' stones at your sisters and your brothers
Man, it wasn't that long ago we were all living in the jungle
So why do we gotta put each other down
When there's more than enough love to go around?
Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out
what a bop
Blood Diamonds
Banned
i'm sure you'll see the light eventually
Everybody's got to love each other
Stop throwin' stones at your sisters and your brothers
Man, it wasn't that long ago we were all living in the jungle
So why do we gotta put each other down
When there's more than enough love to go around?
Come to mama
Tell me who hurt ya
There's gonna be no future
If we don't figure this out
what a bop
Soulscribe
Member
Come to Mama is adorable. Am I the only one who likes cheesy 80s closing credits Gaga? The Queen, Bad Kids, Highway Unicorn, Fashion!, etc. It's become an entity of its own by now.
Listening to this again with headphones and the album legit comes to life. My first thought was "this is what I hoped Ultraviolence would be." RIP
Diamond Heart is her most autobiographical song yet. John Wayne sounds like a top-tier Born This Way track. Joanne is the second Gaga song EVER to show any kind of restraint (the other being ARTPOP's title track) and it's a stunner.
I haven't heard a pop album that's driven this hard by the lead vocal, probably ever. Even Adele trades off with her (amazing) instrumentation more than Gaga did here. I can understand people who aren't fans of her voice not liking this album at all coz it's right in your face the whole way through. And the huge vocal presence definitely hinders certain songs like Come To Mama, Perfect Illusion and A-YO, particularly when they're not edited or fine-tuned in any way.
As of right now, this feels like a really bold left-field effort while also expanding that classic Gaga sound. Dancin In Circles sounds more like a Fame Monster track than anything released since. Agreed that she should just avoid Madonna sounds and just gun for Ace of Base instead. lol
And yes the album still feels too short. She either overshoots or undershoots with her track lengths. Sigh
Listening to this again with headphones and the album legit comes to life. My first thought was "this is what I hoped Ultraviolence would be." RIP
Diamond Heart is her most autobiographical song yet. John Wayne sounds like a top-tier Born This Way track. Joanne is the second Gaga song EVER to show any kind of restraint (the other being ARTPOP's title track) and it's a stunner.
I haven't heard a pop album that's driven this hard by the lead vocal, probably ever. Even Adele trades off with her (amazing) instrumentation more than Gaga did here. I can understand people who aren't fans of her voice not liking this album at all coz it's right in your face the whole way through. And the huge vocal presence definitely hinders certain songs like Come To Mama, Perfect Illusion and A-YO, particularly when they're not edited or fine-tuned in any way.
As of right now, this feels like a really bold left-field effort while also expanding that classic Gaga sound. Dancin In Circles sounds more like a Fame Monster track than anything released since. Agreed that she should just avoid Madonna sounds and just gun for Ace of Base instead. lol
And yes the album still feels too short. She either overshoots or undershoots with her track lengths. Sigh
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Soulscribe
Member
You can't listen to Diamond Heart and John Wayne and say there's no Lana influence there, sis.
It's not shade on UV tho, that album is everything
Blood Diamonds
Banned
I...really don't hear it. Lana influences maybe but like not UV idk
Soulscribe
Member
Nnnn
Though that begs the question: Does Gaga actually have a distinct "sound"? Or is she just an amalgamation of all her influences set to shuffle?
Whoops, what I meant was that the album sounds like a progression of Born To Die, which is what I expected Ultraviolence to sound like. I'm happy with the way all these albums turned out lol
I hate the turn made by Lana's career. It's actually similar to Gaga. FIrst album + consequent EP were immaculate. Her later stuff is self indulgent and lacking flavor.
The thing is that she's probably trying to get away from her old image/sound to "evolve as an artist". TBH if I had been laughing stock for the past 8 years, I would too.
She stablished modern EDM, of course the has a sound. Artflop was her trying to be the more "her" she could without any inspiration whatsoever.
The thing is that she's probably trying to get away from her old image/sound to "evolve as an artist". TBH if I had been laughing stock for the past 8 years, I would too.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
ohhhhhh that's what you meant lmao
So, what songs from Juana you all think Gaga is going to perform during the SB? I am leaning towards a short ver. of Perfect Illusion, A-Yo and/or Dancing in Circles but I can totally see her including Come to Mama.
Yeah, he is a very handsome fella... too bad his music belong in the garbage bin =/He's so hot though. I saw him once in the street. My eyes were not ready.
Soulscribe
Member
I think Gaga and Lana are both bold af and I appreciate that they do whatever the fuck they want. Not everyone has the commercial discipline of Katy or Taylor. Take risks, see where it takes you, and worst case scenario, you can surely pump out another TF or BTD if you can't afford the light bill.