ARTPOP
by Lady Gaga
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  1. leandroalves
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    Gaga thinks she makes art. Poor Gaga. That's definitely not art. She used to be awesome, but now she's so boring. Please Gaga, don't be a boring singer, you can be more than this. This is definitely her worst album. Try again "wannabe" Madonna!
  2. Wollenberg
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Love her or hate her, Gaga will make you talk about her no matter what. The reviews in here show this very clearly. The amounts of "0-votes" she is getting has nothing to do with the music on the album (no matter how much you don't like this, it's good pop music and you really can't find a good reason to give it below a 5) but with personal dislike for her. I don't consider Prism to be aLove her or hate her, Gaga will make you talk about her no matter what. The reviews in here show this very clearly. The amounts of "0-votes" she is getting has nothing to do with the music on the album (no matter how much you don't like this, it's good pop music and you really can't find a good reason to give it below a 5) but with personal dislike for her. I don't consider Prism to be a great album (not because of bad songs, but just because it's plain old boring), but I'd give it at least a 6 (maybe even a 7), because even though I find it boring it is not bad music.

    The album is good, though there are (of course) a few let downs ("Jewels 'n Drugs" just doesn't hit with the average pop listener) and "Fashion!" is also quite forgettable.

    "Aura" lacks the violence of the leaked demo, but still serves as a nice opener for the album.
    "Venus" has the best pop chorus she has ever written. That is my opinion about that, I don't get the hate. Listen to the harmonies from 2:38 till 2:43 and tell me those are not beautiful and the bridge ist just fun and outrageous (and gets even more amazing if you picture the characters from Sailor Moon while you listen to it).
    "Donatella" is endlessly fun to listen to, as is "G.U.Y." (especially the bridge hits hard here) and "MANiCURE".
    "Swine" doesn't quite have the appeal of the live version, though the instrumental has more little interesting tweaks.
    "Do What You Want" is a good R'n'B song, not much more to say about that.
    I get the change of "I wanna be with you" to "Dope" and I personally find the latter deeper and more personal. It's a raw song that describes the struggle with drugs. I also don't believe that it is a coincidence that it is placed right after "Mary Jane Holland", making those two a dualist statement about drugs (fun vs. seriousness).
    The real end of the album comes with the best song on it, "Gypsy" (I still consider Venus to be the best song musically, but "Gypsy" wins on the "feels"-factor). It has a certain "Edge of Glory" feel to it though it does stand out on its own.
    "Applause" is a great way to close the album, not only because it is a familiar end, it's the song we've known the longest, but also because it just really feels like an encore. Gypsy ends the main thing, Applause is the encore we give our last bit of energy to.

    Fun small details are also that ARTPOP is named in the first song, in the title track in the middle of the album and then in the end of Applause as a final finishing statement.

    All in all it is a solid album (better than The Fame and Born This Way for sure) with some great hooks, fun and ridiculous lyrics and also a lot of meaning.

    I'd give it a 8 or 9 out of 10, but because I feel I need to to pull it a little up from the haters in here (yes, giving an album 0 out of 10 stars is hating) I will give it a 10.    … Expand
  3. mazam
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    ArtPop? Pretentions from the beggining to the end... I just listen to the new Lady Gaga album, I might say. What is wrong with this girl?, what's with the pretentions dumb lyrics?, why most of the tunes on the album seems like recycled tunes from 80's and 90's?... I just couldn't finish listening each song in full. A couple of songs are kinda fun, but most are cringe worthy. Sorry but thisArtPop? Pretentions from the beggining to the end... I just listen to the new Lady Gaga album, I might say. What is wrong with this girl?, what's with the pretentions dumb lyrics?, why most of the tunes on the album seems like recycled tunes from 80's and 90's?... I just couldn't finish listening each song in full. A couple of songs are kinda fun, but most are cringe worthy. Sorry but this chick has lost it. This album it's not worth of my money.… Expand
  4. guster
    Nov 14, 2013
    3
    A few "heard it before moments-nothing new here": Gypsy (Edge of Glory), Fashion (davide bowie, madonna lite), A couple gems: Do what you want, Dope, Applause and Donatella. A few misses: Aura, Venus, Swine, and Jewels & Drugs. The rest pretty average.
  5. jinnymarina
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cannot feel art，just full of hype, grandstanding，I am sick of that.ArtPop is a recycled garbage, from a person, who need to be mainstream all the time. I'm sad for that behavior from Gaga but if you listen to the album there is a few good songs on that… Expand
  6. Derekandoit
    Nov 15, 2013
    0
    Gaga proves yet again she has nothing substantial to say as an "artist". She smugly promised a "revolutionary" album of artistic statements, and delivered a tribute to sex, drugs and materialism. Don't ask me how there are no negative reviews listen on the critics side of this website, because a simple Google search will show you plenty. The album is just choppy, rehashed, generic danceGaga proves yet again she has nothing substantial to say as an "artist". She smugly promised a "revolutionary" album of artistic statements, and delivered a tribute to sex, drugs and materialism. Don't ask me how there are no negative reviews listen on the critics side of this website, because a simple Google search will show you plenty. The album is just choppy, rehashed, generic dance and EDM beats that say nothing of substance, are easily forgettable and don't show off her one true talent: Her voice. She clearly peaked at The Fame Monster. it's all been downhill from there. Her hardcore fans might forgive anything, but people with actual musical knowledge, see through everything she's done. If you listen to more than Top 40, you realize this album, and she herself are nothing special. I can't say I'm disappointed, because I've yet to be truly impressed by her. I give the album a complete zero. If for no other reason than the album failing at its own concept. There is no art, and it's subpar pop. If she hadn't made no many absurd promises about the album, things might be different.… Expand
  7. Fredoom
    Nov 15, 2013
    0
    How is it possible that someone with a brain, say that this album is brilliant? bright as a piece of what happened to gaga? many ask?. I will I have the answer, gaga is a single working woman, with her ​​first album "the fame" gave everything she had. Next time, she must leave to the producers, by the way how many are? thousand? do their job and she should be limited to only do what sheHow is it possible that someone with a brain, say that this album is brilliant? bright as a piece of what happened to gaga? many ask?. I will I have the answer, gaga is a single working woman, with her ​​first album "the fame" gave everything she had. Next time, she must leave to the producers, by the way how many are? thousand? do their job and she should be limited to only do what she know, move as a clown and make the ridiculous. artpopo with lowercase is not music, only is noise suitable unbearable for torture… Expand
  8. ViniciusEdward
    Nov 11, 2013
    8
    A beautiful mess! After his acclaimed album Born This Way,Gaga comes with one more album that second she the album of the millennium", claims the part, the album is great, however, it is full of ups and downs. We have the disposable Dope the confusing Mary Jane Holland.' there are also points of epic album as Venus Sexxx Dreams Gypsy and GUY.' At the end the album in itself isA beautiful mess! After his acclaimed album Born This Way,Gaga comes with one more album that second she the album of the millennium", claims the part, the album is great, however, it is full of ups and downs. We have the disposable Dope the confusing Mary Jane Holland.' there are also points of epic album as Venus Sexxx Dreams Gypsy and GUY.' At the end the album in itself is only a confusion unmissable. More pop, less art.… Expand
  9. Visser
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    One huge disappointment. It's hard to believe that it took her 2 years to make this album, when it sounds like bunch of unreleased tracks from her previous albums reworked with new producers two months before release. Also it;s nothing what gaga said it will be: it's not futuristic, it's not outstanding or original.
    Actually it's opposite of that, nothing on this sounds fresh. Also one    One huge disappointment. It's hard to believe that it took her 2 years to make this album, when it sounds like bunch of unreleased tracks from her previous albums reworked with new producers two months before release. Also it;s nothing what gaga said it will be: it's not futuristic, it's not outstanding or original.
    Actually it's opposite of that, nothing on this sounds fresh. Also one of biggest gaga flaws are her lyrics, she just can't write good, decent lyrics. Album is full if lyrically dumb songs like: Venus, Donatella or MJH. Actually MJH sounds really good, but her lyrics ruin that song.
    Also I will never understand why on earth she decided to put JnD and Dope on this album?! I'm not even gonna write anything about JnD because it doesn't deserve any attention. And about Dope: it's really hard to listen to it, not only of course because of lyrics, but also because of her really annoying voice & singing, she try so hard in this song, that she oversings it, and it's just bad.
    From whole artpop i kind of liked only: Sexxx Dreams, Swine and GUY, the rest is not worth my time.
    Also the idea of calling album like this ART is pretentious, and big understatement.    … Expand
  10. devinsparkle
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    The purpose of the CD is to be fun, and that he does it so well. Lady Gaga only has just confirmed what we already knew. It is without doubt the best of the current mainstream. Most critics end up talking more about her attitudes than the music itself, a shame. Good EDM music.
  11. vscoott345
    Nov 18, 2013
    0
    I really do not like her music anymore. Terrible. It's almost like what the heck is she thinking. Getting too desperate for money, and there is not talent underneath a bunch of overplayed dance beats. There is an unnecessary duet with R. Kelly. Utter garbage, really. She does have a lot of fans that stay true to her, called "Monsters". Sorry, Ms, Gaga.
  12. renataclg
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Esse álbum está sendo esperado a muito tempo, cada musica que saia era um delírio, cara pequena noticia, cada tweet sobre ele era uma loucura só, foi um lançamento grandioso, pra um projeto grandioso que não me recepcionou, eu tenho orgulho do trabalho que a Lady Gaga faz e do lindo legado que ela está deixando, ignorando todo mundo que a critica por pura inveja ou fanboyzismo. Esse álbumEsse álbum está sendo esperado a muito tempo, cada musica que saia era um delírio, cara pequena noticia, cada tweet sobre ele era uma loucura só, foi um lançamento grandioso, pra um projeto grandioso que não me recepcionou, eu tenho orgulho do trabalho que a Lady Gaga faz e do lindo legado que ela está deixando, ignorando todo mundo que a critica por pura inveja ou fanboyzismo. Esse álbum e todos os outros dela eu vou guardar muito bem pra mostrar pros meus filhos.… Expand
  13. RobertHoaglan
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    I am not normally a Lady Gaga fan, being a fan of other pop girls such as Rihanna and Katy Perry, but Gaga's new album ARTPOP packed the biggest punch of any pop/mainstream album released this year. Songs such as G.U.Y., Do What U Want ft. R. Kelly, ARTPOP, and Gypsy are instant smashes and have amazing production, exemplifying what Gaga's album is all about-a combination of theI am not normally a Lady Gaga fan, being a fan of other pop girls such as Rihanna and Katy Perry, but Gaga's new album ARTPOP packed the biggest punch of any pop/mainstream album released this year. Songs such as G.U.Y., Do What U Want ft. R. Kelly, ARTPOP, and Gypsy are instant smashes and have amazing production, exemplifying what Gaga's album is all about-a combination of the catchiness, relatability, and overall fun of pop music without being so overt in its pop character, thus owing to the Art side, seen especially in songs like Swine, Applause, and Sexxx Dreams. The album in my opinion has no fillers per se, minus the upset that is Jewels and Drugs. I encourage you all to support an artist who has put a large amount of thought in every precise detail on this album, a quality that lacks so much in today's music. The music industry is declining, without a doubt, but it's gems like ARTPOP that make me think that music has no end and keeps moving forward. "We could belong together, ARTPOP."… Expand
  14. allexsander
    Nov 12, 2013
    9
    In artpop Gaga returns to the rhythm that consecrated in 2009/2010 bringing with it a heavier encrementada of instrumental and dance at the same time. Whether or not an attempt to regain the trust of fans or even open the horizon to conquer new types of fan, Gaga celebrates in this album a mix -DANCE ART lighter unlike predecessor Born This Way which divided the fan base, causing it toIn artpop Gaga returns to the rhythm that consecrated in 2009/2010 bringing with it a heavier encrementada of instrumental and dance at the same time. Whether or not an attempt to regain the trust of fans or even open the horizon to conquer new types of fan, Gaga celebrates in this album a mix -DANCE ART lighter unlike predecessor Born This Way which divided the fan base, causing it to lose many admirers maybe they come back with this new project Artpop involves a bit of everything infectious rhythms vocals that oscillate between treble and bass chorus lyrics with gum, among others The album has a very strong potential for the music charts since currently caters to popular taste While working can become one of the best work already performed by Gaga I conclude that most of the tracks has the potential to single but if they are disclosed at the right time The album is not perfect more behind the lightness that Born This Way was not … Expand
  15. alysson478
    Nov 13, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After 2 years Lady Gaga is back and better than ever! the extremely perfect album to be heard, I'll never forget, songs that stir our souls, gaga congratulations, a perfect job. really have nothing negative to say.… Expand
  16. linas999
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    The most anticipated album of the year. And the greatest album of the year. Still have no idea how people says that prism or bangerz is better than ARTPOP. Gaga did absolutetley brilliant job. GET DAT GRAMMYS QUEEN
  17. hapness
    Dec 26, 2013
    1
    A piece of the worst thing i ever heard. Lady Gaga should be ashamed of herself, she's just Madonna's copycat.
    Beats generic and over, two words to define "artpop" certainly this was by far the worst job and will be Lady Gaga's, and Zedd's as a producer was not to be expected a good job as it was "The Fame", very noisy and dirty, all tracks or talk about sex or drugs
  18. Batmusic
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    Gaga is left with no choice but to return to the ranks of mainstream mediocrity that should never have left, and that seems to have excelled only by their styles. This is not pop is trash.
  19. krustykuku
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    By far her worst album to date, sounds just like her "Born this way" album, no artistic growth or creativity and don't get me started on the basic pre- school lyrics and the over produced vocals. Simply the worst album of the Millennium, I want my money back.
  20. IvanB
    Nov 12, 2013
    3
    You are doing something quite wrong when you go from having one of the most acclaimed and successful pop records like The Fame Monster was, to something like ARTPOP. This record is highly overproduced and sounds dated, it seems like she has no aim to evolve, she's stuck with cheap EDM music beats.

    Lady Gaga's lyrics have never been a highlight, however stupid lyrics can get a pass if    You are doing something quite wrong when you go from having one of the most acclaimed and successful pop records like The Fame Monster was, to something like ARTPOP. This record is highly overproduced and sounds dated, it seems like she has no aim to evolve, she's stuck with cheap EDM music beats.

    Lady Gaga's lyrics have never been a highlight, however stupid lyrics can get a pass if the production and execution of the song is good overall. Not the case this time, the only song that can approach these qualifications is Do What U Want. The rest is overproduced, oversung, oversexualized and poorly executed.

    Let's talk about Gaga's pretentiousness. Wasn't this labeled as the new Thriller by someone in her team? Well, someone should hit that guy's head. The tittle not only is pretentious is also cringeworthy. I wonder if this is really what Gaga's conceive as art mixing with pop culture or she just got lost in the process, as per usual. This is more like Gaga singing about how much she likes to get praised, and talking about meaningless stuff, something she has been doing since record number one. Fame, money, sex, love. How innovative, does she still have something different to offer, besides her obnoxious, ridiculous and desperate costumes? If we take ARTPOP as the answer for this question, is a big no.

    Funny thing, some people thought Born This Way was Gaga's lowest point. What a way to hit the wall.    … Expand
  21. AV_critic
    Nov 13, 2013
    0
    "ARTPOP show you how basic and superficial is pop music on [esteroids], but it makes [a artpiece] of it. it's not the best LG work but it [dont] fall to much like the critics say" feliperodx on Nov 11, 2013

    It is funny when her fans state it isn't her best work, yet they give her album a 10. Does that make sense to anyone? Her music has been as faux as a living taxidermy. Get out of    "ARTPOP show you how basic and superficial is pop music on [esteroids], but it makes [a artpiece] of it. it's not the best LG work but it [dont] fall to much like the critics say" feliperodx on Nov 11, 2013

    It is funny when her fans state it isn't her best work, yet they give her album a 10. Does that make sense to anyone? Her music has been as faux as a living taxidermy. Get out of your bubble and find true inspirational music that pushes you to be you truly are, instead of being a false influence just like Lady Gaga, who is doing it for the M.O.N.E.Y.    … Expand
  22. ric1978
    Nov 14, 2013
    0
    waited two yrs for the album got bored after two listens ...gaga lost her way ...not 1 stand out track ...nothing new or original ...a very boring album ...where is the gaga that made good music gone ..caught up in herself
  23. Vlasis
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This album's utter rubbish.Absolutely no redeeming qualities.Even the one or two somewhat sufferable tracks on the album are destroyed by the singer's pretentious manner and all-around attitude
  24. berfer
    Nov 13, 2013
    0
    Uno de los peores discos que he escuchado en años. Malas letras, malas melodias. Lady Gaga deberia esforzarse mas en componer, en lugar de intentar estar en la prensa. Le hace falta un poco de humildad. Canciones realmente terribles, da la impresión de saber hacia donde ir. Cada disco es peor que el anterior, pero este es vergonzoso. ¡Lady Gaga devuélveme el dinero!
  25. Teej
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    She completely misses whatever point she's attempted to make, here. And DAMN! That must've been a hard thing to do.

    She clearly has no self awareness or originality. The main problems with this album are that the songs lack any intelligent lyrics, in fact they're abysmal. The songs themselves lack any structure it coherence or indeed any tune (the melodies from Born This Way the album,    She completely misses whatever point she's attempted to make, here. And DAMN! That must've been a hard thing to do.

    She clearly has no self awareness or originality. The main problems with this album are that the songs lack any intelligent lyrics, in fact they're abysmal. The songs themselves lack any structure it coherence or indeed any tune (the melodies from Born This Way the album, have disappeared.)

    The production is dated, messy and all over the place. She just throws things at walls!!

    'Do you want to see me naked, lover' she asks. 'No' would be the answer if the result is anything like this album. Put your clothes back on. And don't come back until you're off the crack and have an actual tune to sing.

    It's a shame that this is the same artist who gave us The Fame Monster and BTW. She likes to play the victim only this time she's the victim of her own oversized ego and overestimated intelligence. There's nothing there. No message. No point.    … Expand
  26. samba87
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    Fantastic album with one or two mis-fires. Enjoying the electronic dance influence. Gypsy and Swine stnad out for me. Jewels N Drugs is one I'm not so sure about.
  27. crunchycelery
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    ARTPOP probably fell short of most of our expectations. We could sit around and talk forever about what ARTPOP isn’t. But what it IS, is a decent record. Feeling less of a mixed bag than Born This Way, the sounds and quality of these songs read more cohesively than on it’s predecessor. ARTPOP is essentially one giant electronic dance pop album. And for every experimental verse is a HUGEARTPOP probably fell short of most of our expectations. We could sit around and talk forever about what ARTPOP isn’t. But what it IS, is a decent record. Feeling less of a mixed bag than Born This Way, the sounds and quality of these songs read more cohesively than on it’s predecessor. ARTPOP is essentially one giant electronic dance pop album. And for every experimental verse is a HUGE pop chorus. (As exhibited by “Aura” and “Venus”). There’s variety to Gaga’s vocal delivery, while often displaying a throatier bellow (As exhibited by “MANiCURE”, “Do What U Want”, and “DOPE”).
    As with Born This Way, the promotional campaign for ARTPOP has been primarily hype. Gaga debuted half the album two months prior at the 2013 iTunes Festival. I found that I preferred the lower vocal delivery and more industrial rockier feel of the songs from the performance (except “Jewels & Drugs”), but I believe this says more about Gaga as a performer, than it says about the Album lacking. But unlike Born This Way, the overarching Theme is not communicated well, if at all. A “reverse Warholian expedition” this is not. Save for “Venus” which is semi-inspired by the famous Boticelli painting, we have mere mentions of this idea in “ARTPOP” and “Applause” in which she explains that “ARTPOP could be anything”, “We could belong together”, and “One second I’m a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me”.
    As far as the songs go, they’re crafted well and sound fantastic. Even trap-y “Jewels & Drugs” sounds okay, despite the mess it was during iTunes Fest. “Aura” with its cinematic intro and glitchy verses, certainly Gaga at her most experimental, is still grounded in a glorious pop chorus. The galactic “Venus” demonstrates harmonized chanting vocals reminiscent of QUEEN or Bowie, and brings it to a chorus possibly as big as “Bad Romance”. “G.U.Y” and “Sexxx Dreams” both dark and dirty dance songs demonstrate an airier vocal, with the later sounding like Janet Jackson followed by a Disco bridge. 80’S rock romp “MANiCURE” channels Pat Benatar, complete with a chanting chorus and eerie sci-fi synth. “Do What U Want”, with throatier Christina Aguilerian vocals, pulsates and throbs while dismissing critics (and enticing lovers). Gaga softly coos over underwater bleeps and pulses, while percolating beats build with angelic wailing on “ARTPOP”. Hiccups, squeaks, and grunts jitter over bubbly synths culminating in a huge drop, bringing out the rave in “Swine”. “Donatella” exhibits the snarky, ironic, satirical lyrics of The Fame (while also weirdly paying homage to friend and designer Versace?). Glittery piano introduces “Fashion!”, a strutting disco number that harkens Bowie (while sharing the title of practically 5 previously released songs). The throbbing “Mary Jane Holland” displays some more ironic lyrics while theatrically confessing love for weed. The confessional “Dope”, and sprawling “Gypsy” take up the piano ballad spots of the album, while utilizing synths to help integrate the songs with the album, unlike on previous Gaga records. And ending on the finale of “Applause”.
    As much as ARTPOP may not be doing what it needed to conceptually, sonically it provides much to be satisfied with.    … Expand
  28. trymcnl
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Her best work to date. Gaga effectively spans several genres here (save for the incoherent Jewels and Drugs). The album may not be revolutionary, but as a pop album, it's solid and very entertaining.
  29. ArthurJunior
    Nov 12, 2013
    0
    Álbum fraco, triste ver o quanto ela decaiu musicalmente, este não chega aos pés do The Fame Monster ou do Born This Way, ela definitivamente perdeu meu respeito com esse álbum genérico e enjoativo, mas não faz muita diferença de álbuns de cantoras como Rihanna e Katy Perry, serve como um divertimento sem compromisso.
  30. SweetGirl
    Nov 18, 2013
    0
    This album lady gaga is Boring, repetitive, noisy, inconsistent, poorly done, pretentious, nothing new, no song is salvageable. Where is the woman believed to be the true Queen of Pop? seems she died.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    The melodies here are fine, they do a job, but nothing backs up Gag's Warholian rhetoric or scales the barmy heights of Bad Romance. [Jan 2014, p.116]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 26, 2013
    60
    While it’s stronger than the messy ‘Born This Way’, Artpop feels little more culture-quaking than a good collection of fun, silly, well-crafted pop songs.
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  3. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Nov 22, 2013
    50
    This is two albums in a row now that were basically a bit boring, and she needs to sort it out soonish please.
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