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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Sept 27, 2024 8:51:12 GMT -5
What a fun album! My expectations had dropped a bit based on first reactions from others but the covers are so fun! She sounds great!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 27, 2024 8:57:09 GMT -5
What a fun album! My expectations had dropped a bit based on first reactions from others but the covers are so fun! She sounds great! Her musical talent is really shining through on this album. I bet she had a great time crafting this.
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Post by ObhiDonna on Sept 27, 2024 9:08:11 GMT -5
I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the album now. The first three tracks takes time to digest but from the 4th onwards feels like a journey. FAD, The Joker, Happy Mistake are career highlights.
Happy Mistakes could have easily nabbed an Oscar nomination had it been part of the film in some way.
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Post by Choco on Sept 27, 2024 9:36:21 GMT -5
This is really not for me but there's no denying she's an artist and a great vocalist and I'm glad she dropped it. Just talented and creative as always. I'm excited for whenever LG7's campaign starts.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Sept 27, 2024 9:56:11 GMT -5
Harlequin only once again proves why GaGa stands heads and shoulders above her industry peers. She is able to embody and transmute characters in a way few other artists (singers/actors alike) can. Harley as a character suits GaGa and her persona perfectly and she wears her brash insanity so exquisitely. Artistry like this gives me an absolutely incredible rush and exhilaration that only further signifies the absolute importance and ability of music altogether. "The Joker" is empassioned, exhilarating, immersive. Listening along you feel what she sings as if you're envisioning yourself in the role. It's electric. And leave it up to the genius of GaGa to pair this film with her own fatalistic version of "Creep", "Happy Mistakes". I love it's initially subtle, yet anthemic, building to a wonderous wallop of a chorus. It's hauntingly reviting. She even managed to hold my Interest and attention through now grossly oversaturated standards like "Smile", "That's Life", and "World On A String". The overall imagery is just as immersive, substantive, and beautiful as the music it accompanies. This is Oscar-level artistry at play in my humble opinion. You can absolutely tell she dove headfirst into this project with the implicit intention of losing herself in this universe where the film and album are reality and she is living through this character even in voice and song. Just brava all around for her. And of course such an amazing project would be a mere side excursion for our queen. She really is becoming one of my favs through the sheer brute force of her talent. There really only is one GaGa!
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Sept 27, 2024 10:05:50 GMT -5
This isn't really the cd for me and I won't be like...playing this non-stop, but man, does her talent shine through here and also her joy for music.
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Post by Albie on Sept 27, 2024 10:34:55 GMT -5
Pretty much in full agreement with the general sentiment in-thread. She definitely did what she set out to do with this and it works well for what it is. The production shines and she sounds stunning. Definitely taking "The Joker", "Happy Mistake" and "Smile" with me. The album as a whole could be a mood for a certain rainy day. I’m thoroughly shocked this woman has never been on Broadway. I fully expect this to change sometime in the next decade. There is no way she doesn't give us not just a starring role but a production of some sort.
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Post by gmg on Sept 27, 2024 10:39:18 GMT -5
Not my cup of tea, but still happy for her nonetheless. Excited for LG7 though.
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