ARTPOP
by Lady Gaga
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  1. kevinb92
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Gaga's ARTPOP is the best album of the year.
    Gaga try new things with ARTPOP and she gives us the best album of the year Perry sucks with PRISM It was a disapointement
  2. xvyperx
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This record is amazing. I can't stand the mixed or negative reviews this album gets when compared to the artistical. some songs you can dance forever to (Venus and Aura), some are some nice slower songs (Dope), and then there's songs that just get you all fired up (G.U.Y and Sexxx Dreams)! Zedd's touch to songs like Aura
  3. DavidStalkr
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Amazing album, Gaga you never fail to entertain me, always the best. I love her and I love her music. Gaga will make you talk, whether you love or hate her. She's one of the most powerful musicians of our times. Respect for an amazing artist.
  4. ocaaaio
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    A blend of art and pop, full of haters here putting notes 0, I believe that even with a low note, the album is still quality.

    A blend of art and pop, full of haters here putting notes 0, I believe that even with a low note, the album is still quality.

    A blend of art and pop, full of haters here putting notes 0, I believe that even with a low note, the album is still quality.
  5. ItaloSimple
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love it. Very unique, she has carved her own genre... No other Cd or artist sounds remotely like her.One of the most exciting records I've heard in a long time. Thank you Gaga for sharing your art with us.… Expand
  6. Ique
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    Pretentious. Don't have quality enough to cause an effect on pop. Repetition of her own previous works. A fail. A mess of sounds, non-sense lyrics, some good moments lost in a bunch of crap, more fillers than real good songs, maybe the only exception is Artpop track. Fashion is a stupid rip off from Let's dance.
  7. skadosmen
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Epic Album, really i loved all songs!! my fav is Swine JUST AMAZING AMAZING!!!!!! its different full of electronic y new sounds!! the best of Lady Gaga!!!
  8. luis17
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    I love this album gaga it's amazing I can't wait to much! for this you are the new Queen of POP I know you were since the begin on you career cause. We were Born This Way
  9. guttofurst
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    The abum of the year, for sure. Gaga sounds amazing in it and every song is so creative, Isn't a mainstream album, definitely. She is innovating the pop music.
  10. JrAgujaIsAGleek
    Nov 11, 2013
    7
    While half of the tracks of this album will only entertain her fans, Little Monsters. ARTPOP lives up to its title as POP, which today is a mixture of pop and electronic music, is mixed with ART, which is according what kind of ART Lady Gaga is looking for. This album is clearly a tribute to pop music from Gaga, without being compared with her musical rival, Madonna.

    Highlights: Venus,    While half of the tracks of this album will only entertain her fans, Little Monsters. ARTPOP lives up to its title as POP, which today is a mixture of pop and electronic music, is mixed with ART, which is according what kind of ART Lady Gaga is looking for. This album is clearly a tribute to pop music from Gaga, without being compared with her musical rival, Madonna.

    Highlights: Venus, Manicure, Do What U Want, Artpop, Donatella, Dope and Gypsy
    Potential Singles After the Album's Release: Venus, Jewels N' Drugs, Donatella, Mary Jane Holland and Gypsy.
    Personal Favorites: Aura, Venus, Manicure, Do What U Want, Artpop, Gypsy and Applause.    … Expand
  11. canoeingrox
    Nov 11, 2013
    7
    Artpop, when ranked against Gaga's previous albums, is indeed very much a disappointment. The Fame was wild, sexy, and provocative; The Fame Monster was pop at its best; Born This Way was powerful, club-banging, and most importantly moving. However, Artpop fails to excel and, ironically, push either artistic or pop boundaries. It regurgitates familiar EDM and pop sounds, and cruisesArtpop, when ranked against Gaga's previous albums, is indeed very much a disappointment. The Fame was wild, sexy, and provocative; The Fame Monster was pop at its best; Born This Way was powerful, club-banging, and most importantly moving. However, Artpop fails to excel and, ironically, push either artistic or pop boundaries. It regurgitates familiar EDM and pop sounds, and cruises through inane lyrics from song to song. You will find no beats as unforgettable as Heavy Metal Lover (from Born This Way), vocals as compelling as The Edge of Glory (from Born This Way), tunes as addictive as Poker Face (from The Fame), or lyrics as lustrous as Speechless (from The Fame Monster).

    However, when judged by itself, Artpop can be considered a good album. Gaga is always at her best when she moves away from her pop formula that created the successes of Bad Romance and its ilk. Jewels n' Drugs is very possibly the best hip-hop record this year, as Gaga mixes industrial rock sounds to create a perfect blend of pop and rap. Do What U Want is undoubtedly the best duet and R&B song of 2013. Venus, produced by Gaga herself, sounds so strange it is awesome. For fans who would have heard Sexxx Dreams, Manicure, and Swine at the iTunes Festival, there is bound to be some disappointment in the huge disparity between the quality of her live and recorded vocals: Manicure was much better with the 'heaaaaal me' line in the chorus, while Sexxx Dreams sounds overly autotuned in studio. But this is why you pay to watch Gaga live; just like how Adele's Someone Like You sounds so much better live, the greats always sound better live. As such, though Artpop may be disappointing when compared to Gaga's illustrious history, it is still, overall, a good album.    … Expand
  12. 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.
  13. medwahbee
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Haters please forget Gaga, why you keep on stalking her and commenting in very page she figures, why why why !!if you don't like her then stop following her, it's your oppinion we all respect ok..no one will force you like her but at least be respectful, polite reasonable and conscious...
    i hope god will punish yo for your lack of honesty, ok you you don't like the album... but puting    Haters please forget Gaga, why you keep on stalking her and commenting in very page she figures, why why why !!if you don't like her then stop following her, it's your oppinion we all respect ok..no one will force you like her but at least be respectful, polite reasonable and conscious...
    i hope god will punish yo for your lack of honesty, ok you you don't like the album... but puting 0/10 is so not true..
    also 10/10 from me is exagerated, but i have to do that to equalise the balance.. are you getting paid to spend 24/24 hours on every site where her name figures to say sh*t about her??
    you honestly are not normal people you all suffer from a mental disorder that's obvious, hating an aritst is fine but a normal equlibred person will NEVER spend the day commenting and rating 0/10 saying false things, a normal person will not post an article to encourage people not to buy album but to download it illegally just pretexting to put her down, your dream will never be true dears, you're just some dirty parasites i hope you wake up one day ...
    and P.S he album is good except 2 or 3 songs, i play it entierly, and i really think it contains better music than other pop albums this year i would gibe it 8.5/10     … Expand
  14. emroGhost
    Nov 11, 2013
    1
    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, a bad example, this would be the kind of album that would not buy even for 0.99.
  15. andreapuccio
    Nov 11, 2013
    8
    Its a very good pop album, it reminds me a musical soundtrack. All the tracks have their story and they are connected. This album is definitely a pop journey, not experimental as a bjork album for example, but not a pop album as.... Well, you know.
    Im surprised to see some negative reviews of the album by some 'critics'. Those 'critics' (who dont like gaga at all and they support other    Its a very good pop album, it reminds me a musical soundtrack. All the tracks have their story and they are connected. This album is definitely a pop journey, not experimental as a bjork album for example, but not a pop album as.... Well, you know.
    Im surprised to see some negative reviews of the album by some 'critics'. Those 'critics' (who dont like gaga at all and they support other pop artist, and you can see that just by checking their twitter or facebook account) reviewed the album comparing it to others artists album and bla bla bla. Ok, so you dont like gaga? Well, nobody cares. But if you are a 'critic' you should give right reviews, not judging just the cover and not the book.
    Regarding the user reviews, well... Im not a katy perry fan at all but im not going to her metacritics page and put negative reviews just because i dont like her. Simply, i dont care.
    Dont take to much attention to some reviews, just listen the album and youll decide if you like it or not.     … Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. Lolums
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    It seems Gaga has gathered up a lot of haters and they seem to be giving a 0 based on their critique of her rather than the album, its a shame but i guess this is the price paid for being the biggest pop star on the planet. This is album is amazing, the way she has combined different genres and combined different sounds within one concept really shows effort on her part. ParticularlyIt seems Gaga has gathered up a lot of haters and they seem to be giving a 0 based on their critique of her rather than the album, its a shame but i guess this is the price paid for being the biggest pop star on the planet. This is album is amazing, the way she has combined different genres and combined different sounds within one concept really shows effort on her part. Particularly enjoyed Gypsy which way be one of her best songs to date.… Expand
  19. gardenofeden
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    ARTPOP, a record name that sounds both intriguing and worrying at the same time. At first i feared an overly pretentious or self-indulgent record la born this way. But i can happily confirm that is none of those things. The album dances on a fine line in between euro-pop, electro and house, yet it manages to not come of as overly cold or distant. The production of this record is simplyARTPOP, a record name that sounds both intriguing and worrying at the same time. At first i feared an overly pretentious or self-indulgent record la born this way. But i can happily confirm that is none of those things. The album dances on a fine line in between euro-pop, electro and house, yet it manages to not come of as overly cold or distant. The production of this record is simply mesmerizing, Madeon, Zedd and DJWS actually did a great job. (especially DJWS who proved me wrong after all the misfires on BTW). I'll give you a short track by track review:

    1) aura: messy, disjointed and sounds like it isn't finished nor polished... Great chorus though. 4/10
    2) venus: great hooks, yet it feels like they tried to put too much into one song, yet i don't hate it! 8/10
    3) G.U.Y: lush production, excellent clubbing song and great bridge. 9.5/10
    4) sexxx dreams: sounds like an instant hit and a classic gaga song. 9/10
    5) jewels and drugs: i'm still trying to process this one, yet i think i kind of like it?! not sure though 7/10
    6) manicure: great song, great hooks, great verses this is pop music done right. 10/10
    7) Do what you want: smooth, tropical and juicy hooks. 9/10
    8) ARTPOP: Mysterious, and a little bit boring... 6/10
    9) Swine: clubbing anthem, overall great, but at times a bit clunky. 8.5/10
    10) Donatella: cool jam, great chorus, however lyrics tend to be a bit cringe-worthy.: 9/10
    11) fashion!: a record filler, not a terrible one at that, but filler nonetheless.: 5/10
    12) Mary Jane Holland: High, trashy and brilliant. 9.5/10
    13) Dope: excellent, toned-down power ballad in the way only she could do. 9/10
    14) Gypsy: pure and utter euphoria.: 10/10
    15) applause: weak, boring and overly narcissistic.: 5/10

    - album pro's: excellent vocals, powerful hooks, beautiful production and overall a fun dance record!
    - album contra's: it's hit-or-miss lyrics and the name... this is excellent pop but let's face it, this isn't art.    … Expand
  20. AmenoAmeno
    Nov 11, 2013
    0
    This album is just another proof that Lady Gaga is losing her touch. The hooks are weaker, the melodies are slimmer, the lyrics are at their peak meaninglessness. A complete disappointment and a sign of regression of a fading star.
  21. thekunstisme
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Many reviews tend to judge Lady Gaga according to her past they have this expectation that she's supposed to release conventional pop music as she did with her first two albums. ARTPOP however, according to Gaga, is an attempt to step out of the box that the pop music genre forces you into. I am here to tell you that this album is the most daring album yet by Lady Gaga and achieves thatMany reviews tend to judge Lady Gaga according to her past they have this expectation that she's supposed to release conventional pop music as she did with her first two albums. ARTPOP however, according to Gaga, is an attempt to step out of the box that the pop music genre forces you into. I am here to tell you that this album is the most daring album yet by Lady Gaga and achieves that very thing she has set out to do which is step out of that conventional pop genre box!

    The album starts off with Aura just the first 20 seconds will assure you that there's absolutely no song in the history of pop music that has dared to go where this song has gone! You have Gaga laughing along to some kind of guitar chromatic scale which screams insanity but it is exciting and sure to displace you to an Art Rave dance floor in Egypt while sexy Burqa clad ladies dance along to the beat!

    Other notable mentions in this album include the title track, Artpop, which feels like it starts off underwater and gradually progresses to take you to the stars. This has become a song that Gaga's fans listen to in the dark and with their eyes shut it is simply beautiful! Think tender soothing beats that makes you want to shift from an external presence to a deep internal presence.

    Swine is the epitome of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) as pop! While many typical pop fans might not get it, or even understand this type of music, the usual raver, or EDM lover will simply love it! It is exciting and definitely one of the best EDM tracks ARTPOP has to offer that will definitely rock the dance floor! Catchy insane lyrics include "I know, I know, I know you want me You're just a pig inside a human body".

    Dope, a song about addiction and love, is beautifully written and produced by legendary Rick Rubin. The song has undoubtedly become one of Gaga's best ballads to date up there with Speechless and You and I. This song describes a need for someone, a true love, even more than your strongest addiction i.e. dope. This song is definitely amongst the top three tracks on this album. Haunting, raw and imperfect!

    Whatever said and done, Gaga will always be the subject of criticism. Everyone wants her to be what they think she should be but ARTPOP shows us yet again, you can never truly define her. The critics, the charts, the Pop genre, all of these things as culture, cannot cue her. She cues culture!

    I give this album a 10/10, or a 0/10, or an undefined number 10. This album cannot be judged as a Pop album. It simply cannot! It is multi-genre and simply more than just a music album. I give it a 10/10 for courage and what it is doing for pop music!    … Expand
  22. jack2130
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    By naming this album something as pretentious and grandiose as "ARTPOP", Gaga is already setting herself up to be bashed, and on this album I don't think she has enough "ART" in the music to match the "POP". But what I did when listening to this album was ignore the pretense and her ham-fisted attempt to be viewed as pop's answer to Salvador Dali, and I really enjoyed it.
    Sure, there are    By naming this album something as pretentious and grandiose as "ARTPOP", Gaga is already setting herself up to be bashed, and on this album I don't think she has enough "ART" in the music to match the "POP". But what I did when listening to this album was ignore the pretense and her ham-fisted attempt to be viewed as pop's answer to Salvador Dali, and I really enjoyed it.
    Sure, there are a few and fillers (Donatella, Jewels and Drugs), but when listening from start to finish, the album has a surprising coherency and makes more sense. The decision to put Aura as the opening track was something that I immediately worried about, but it worked as an opener, and Applause, which might seem like a mediocre pop song as a standalone track, worked phenomenally well as an album closer.    … Expand
  23. Tikna
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    "ARTPOP" is the biggest album we had this year!! It is complete pop music album released in a very long time! IT SCREAMS ICONIC! Obviously, It's Gaga's best album in her 5-year long career! The album is a masterpiece and I am here to tell you how!

    Starting with the first track of the album i.e. "Aura"...This song is one of the most iconic EDM songs ever! The reason of it being an    "ARTPOP" is the biggest album we had this year!! It is complete pop music album released in a very long time! IT SCREAMS ICONIC! Obviously, It's Gaga's best album in her 5-year long career! The album is a masterpiece and I am here to tell you how!

    Starting with the first track of the album i.e. "Aura"...This song is one of the most iconic EDM songs ever! The reason of it being an iconic EDM track is that it's the most unique EDM track I've ever heard! Lyrically, yes a bit controversial, but the lyrics are fine! Vocally, it's one of Gaga's best Zedd has done an amazing work on the production!

    From "Aura"..The album moves to one of the weakest moments in the album. The second song on the tracklist "Venus" which was earlier rumoured to be Gaga's second single from the album. The best thing in the song is it's production and the amazing thing is that Gaga produced the track herself. Though, I loved the production only. Lyrically Vocally, it's not as good as other tracks on the album. But still it's filler at it's best!

    Moving towards the 3rd track on the playlist.."G.U.Y." The opening intro to the song alone suggests us that it's the best track on the album! The song is one of the highlights of the album one of Gaga's best so far! The verses are amazing, pre-chorus is amazing and the chorus is superb! Lyrically, the song is great..you would love to sing it! Vocally, also, it's great! Good production too!

    After "G.U.Y."...album takes us to the best track on the record!..Sexxx Dreams.... Even the best track out of Gaga's discography! The reason it's the best is the song's lyrics..it's production..Gaga's vocals. With all it's Janet-esque, the song becomes a legendary masterpiece! A few day earlier..I was really depressed that where the pop music has lost. Even "Born this way" failed to do so. the only complete pop song in the album is "The Edge Of Glory". But Sexxx Dreams tells us that Lady Gaga is the best popstar alive we have today! The music is different..and that's what makes it ICONIC...totally!

    Then "Jewel N' Drugs" where Gaga makes her debut effort in hiphop! The song is good but not that good as compared to the rest of the album

    The next on the tracklist is MANiCURE...A bit of pop A bit of rock Gaga's rockstar vocals A ROCKING ROCK SONG! The song has good production good lyrics but the best thing in the song is Gaga's vocals!! Good Song!

    "Do What U Want", the 7th track on the album! Among the top 4 tracks on the albumVocally, It's Gaga's best song! Lyrically, it's great! and production is fine!! It reminds me of MJ!!! Thank God! It's the second single and "Venus" is not!

    The album leads us to the title track of the album!! "ARTPOP" It's thrilling and pulsating! A good title track for the album.

    "Swine" a crazy pop song with great synths Gaga's killing vocals! Gaga has done a good job on the track vocally!! GOOD!

    "Donnatella" is amazing too, Vocally and Lyrically! Production could have been a little more good! Otherwise..it's good and can be treated as a single!

    "Fashion!" This also one of the weakest on the album..but it's still good! this is the only will.i.am production I like! It's different from others! Lyrics are good! Will.I.Am's vocals in the song are also good!!

    "Mary Jane Holland"..One of the highlights on the album with it's crazy production and tasty Gaga vocals! Bridge is also good! Chorus is catchy!

    "Gypsy"..This song is among the top 4 on the album! It's Gaga's best ballad in my opinion! Gaga has shown her lyrical geniusness on the song!! Catchy!!! Should be treated as a single with a memorable video!!

    "Applause" The last track on the album which was released as album's lead single!! Good Song!! But still comes in the bottom 5 on the album...Though it's really good pop song with a catchy chorus!!

    Top 5 Sexxx Dreams, Gypsy, Do What U Want, G.U.Y., Aura/ARTPOP
    Bottom 5 Jewel N' Drugs, Fashion!, Venus, Applause..and sorry Dope too but it's one of Gaga's best piono ballad!!

    Crazy Album! It sets an example for other pop singers who are creating that same old Lady Gaga may or may not be redefining Pop music with this album but she's definitely setting an example before other popstars!!    … Expand
  24. Muh_MS
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Great Album, Probably Her Best, I can't Believe That Some People Would Give it a score Below 7.
    Keep on the Great work GaGa.
    .........................
  25. BRUCESO
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This album gives me a BRAND NEW,FRESH experience about ART and POP! I'm not dare to say a breakthrough in POP music but it is certainly something fresh and an absolutely great experience in listening to this album... Suggested that the lyrics of ARTPOP(song) is amazing and the other songs' lyrics are also inspiring!!! I just dance with the tracks!!!!!
  26. CedricHolland
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    I really enjoyed listening to this album. I even replayed this several times this day, and I still get the same excitement I got the first time I listened to it. This is purely an art mixed with music.

    I doubt it if this one flops (which is so impossible). Lady Gaga did really unveil the girl behind the Aura. She delivered every song with thrill and passion. Congratulations Mother    I really enjoyed listening to this album. I even replayed this several times this day, and I still get the same excitement I got the first time I listened to it. This is purely an art mixed with music.

    I doubt it if this one flops (which is so impossible). Lady Gaga did really unveil the girl behind the Aura. She delivered every song with thrill and passion. Congratulations Mother Monster. May ARTPOP be the album of the year.....    … Expand
  27. Pupperdoo
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    ARTPOP is the spiritual successor to The Fame and The Fame Monster we have all been waiting for! While Born This Way was laden with songs about acceptance and expressing yourself, ARTPOP is jam packed with songs that are so infectious and fun, you can't help but want to strap on a pair of dancing shoes and hit the club.

    Lyrically speaking, ARTPOP is a mixed bag. While not always Gaga's    ARTPOP is the spiritual successor to The Fame and The Fame Monster we have all been waiting for! While Born This Way was laden with songs about acceptance and expressing yourself, ARTPOP is jam packed with songs that are so infectious and fun, you can't help but want to strap on a pair of dancing shoes and hit the club.

    Lyrically speaking, ARTPOP is a mixed bag. While not always Gaga's strongest material, you will find many influences spanning Leonoard Cohen in Dope and the B52s, (and an amazing nod to Sun Ra,) in Venus. Donnatella seems to be the weakest lyrically, but taking that song too seriously would be foolish; it's about as tongue and cheek as it gets.

    I would have loved to give this album a perfect 10, but Gaga's only misstep was Jewels N Drugs; a track that I have deleted from my ARTPOP playlist and will simply pretend never happened. Please never do rap again, Miss Gaga! It is not your strong suit!

    Overall, ARTPOP is a sonic confection and should be enjoyed by many, especially those of us who have been so fond of her antics for so long.    … Expand
  28. gordee101
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    The best pop album I have heard all year. It's loud, bold, risky and for me it totally pays off. In fact, it's one of the few albums that I can listen to from start to finish without skipping a single song. I can't wait to see what she does next!
  29. AarinCLP
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    Unlike Lady Gaga's previous albums, ARTPOP aims not to establish universal ideas but aims at a more personal approach. The removal of generics from the album makes the album less accessible but it shows Gaga at her most personal. The EDM influenced album will get you dancing, but strays away from the mainstream. Top tracks include the dominating G.U.Y., the power anthem Gypsy, the sleazyUnlike Lady Gaga's previous albums, ARTPOP aims not to establish universal ideas but aims at a more personal approach. The removal of generics from the album makes the album less accessible but it shows Gaga at her most personal. The EDM influenced album will get you dancing, but strays away from the mainstream. Top tracks include the dominating G.U.Y., the power anthem Gypsy, the sleazy Sexxx Dreams and the homage track Donatella. But the album does suffer minor hiccups such as the title track which placed in the centre of the track list throws the pace of the record swerving the thumping banger beats to a slow psychedelic one. All together Lady Gaga has produced a body of work that reigns over fellow popstress Katy Perry, in the fact that each track is an experiment where new things and ideas are brought to the table.… Expand
  30. Shanghaikid43
    Nov 11, 2013
    9
    While Born This Way may have been a more cohesive pop album, clearly trying to blend 80s rock and electronic pop to varying degrees of success, for some, it just didn't hit the same pleasure center of her earlier albums.

    Born This Way featured some of Gaga's best songs, and best songwriting to date (Marry the Night, Schiesse, Hair, Edge of Glory) but was seen as being dragged down by    While Born This Way may have been a more cohesive pop album, clearly trying to blend 80s rock and electronic pop to varying degrees of success, for some, it just didn't hit the same pleasure center of her earlier albums.

    Born This Way featured some of Gaga's best songs, and best songwriting to date (Marry the Night, Schiesse, Hair, Edge of Glory) but was seen as being dragged down by all of its artistic pretensions and messaging.

    Gaga herself stated that her previous record was an attempting at being mature, and ARTPOP is her allowing herself to be a bit immature. Through that lens it is easy to understand ARTPOP's mission: to make you dance.

    And so ARTPOP comes with a much higher ratio of outright bangers, all reminding us of the dizzying diversity of her musical influences as she genre-trips through the album's 60 minutes.

    This is a fun, immature pop album which, while perhaps empty of meaningful commentary, was designed to be exactly that. They are vague allusions to high art, but she really just wants you to dance again.

    Is it a musical regression? Not quite. Gaga experiments with a far broader spectrum of genres than before (even a respectable attempt at electro-trap) and has incorporated new influences that should fuel interesting developments in her future albums, when her career is in a place that allows for even more musical experimentation.

    Meanwhile, she has added another batch of career defining jams to her cannon, and has shown that even though she is clearly moving in a direction that responds to some of her more recent criticisms, she is still, without a doubt, her own woman.    … Expand
  31. maximusgr
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    An amazing album from an amazingly talented artist.

    Lady Gaga proves once again that she is one of the biggest players in the world of pop music. Excellent work.
  32. Daniel_hdez
    Nov 11, 2013
    8
    Gaga at her best. Back to the fun dance tracks of The Fame Monster, catchy melodies and good lyrics. (GUY, Applause, Donatella) Also new style for her as the R&B flavoured Do What U Want with R. Kelly.
    Great ballads and Gypsy as the Jewel of the album that will be a perfect single choice.
  33. CCCTimbo
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    Love it!! Don't know why it is receiving all the hate! It may not be her best album but it is still very good!! My favourite songs are G.U.Y. And sexxx dreams
  34. Nyel
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    This record is amazing. I can't stand the mixed or negative reviews this album gets when compared to the artistical "crap" that was released by Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus or anybody else. The entire album is written, (co-)produced and "done" by the artist not by a dozen of different songwriters or producers per track.

    ARTPOP is a truely epic pop release this year, far beyond every other    This record is amazing. I can't stand the mixed or negative reviews this album gets when compared to the artistical "crap" that was released by Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus or anybody else. The entire album is written, (co-)produced and "done" by the artist not by a dozen of different songwriters or producers per track.

    ARTPOP is a truely epic pop release this year, far beyond every other release by a "high class artist".    … Expand
  35. CaliLilMonster
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    After 2 years Lady Gaga is back and better than ever! This album includes hints of all kinds of different genres but it all adds up to a perfect combination of ART and POP! Some songs you can dance forever to (Venus and Aura), some are some nice slower songs (Dope), and then there's songs that just get you all fired up (G.U.Y and Sexxx Dreams)! Zedd's touch to songs like Aura and SexxxAfter 2 years Lady Gaga is back and better than ever! This album includes hints of all kinds of different genres but it all adds up to a perfect combination of ART and POP! Some songs you can dance forever to (Venus and Aura), some are some nice slower songs (Dope), and then there's songs that just get you all fired up (G.U.Y and Sexxx Dreams)! Zedd's touch to songs like Aura and Sexxx Dreams is just perfect! And as always DJ White Shadow adds his perfection on songs like Gypsy and ARTPOP. In general the album is well rounded with a little of everything that creates an album worth putting on repeat for hours. This is a definite buy for your music collection!
    My most favorite songs: G.U.Y, Sexxx Dreams, Swine, Donatella, Venus, Aura, Do What U Want, MANiCURE, and the rest of the album! :D    … Expand
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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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