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30 minutes ago, MadameX said:

is this good? :toofunny3:

I mean it's okay. There's probably some 80s coming too, the score will  be around 70s, pretty much like most  of her albums 

 

I really wanted a 80+ score but i accepted that she's too polarizing to ever get that

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Posted
33 minutes ago, MadameX said:

is this good? :toofunny3:

Its how they usually review her jazz albums and in general lol

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It's funny that Gaga has been so up front about LG7 nnn imagine if she didn't say anything and people had meltdowns over this :deadbanana2:

 

I'm listening rn, for the most part its cute. Very excited for the movie though!

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The Joker should have been the album opener. Ugh what a missed opportunity. Starting with those two jazzy songs was, a choice.

 

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10 minutes ago, ALA said:

It's funny that Gaga has been so up front about LG7 nnn imagine if she didn't say anything and people had meltdowns over this :deadbanana2:

Well she had to be

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I love Smile 

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AM US 

14. Harlequin (+6)

 

AM UK

3. Harlequin (+1)

 

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Spotify • partial day - 395,833

Good Morning 46 608
Get Happy (2024) 35 467
Oh, When The Saints 31 701
World On A String 28 673
If My Friends Could See Me Now 26 005
That's Entertainment 22 875
Smile 23 100
The Joker 41 288
Folie à Deux 27 526
Gonna Build A Mountain 20 179
Close To You 23 388
Happy Mistake 47 055
That's Life 21 968
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9 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

Spotify • partial day - 395,833

Good Morning 46 608
Get Happy (2024) 35 467
Oh, When The Saints 31 701
World On A String 28 673
If My Friends Could See Me Now 26 005
That's Entertainment 22 875
Smile 23 100
The Joker 41 288
Folie à Deux 27 526
Gonna Build A Mountain 20 179
Close To You 23 388
Happy Mistake 47 055
That's Life 21 968

that's good for traditional pop

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13 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

Spotify • partial day - 395,833

Good Morning 46 608
Get Happy (2024) 35 467
Oh, When The Saints 31 701
World On A String 28 673
If My Friends Could See Me Now 26 005
That's Entertainment 22 875
Smile 23 100
The Joker 41 288
Folie à Deux 27 526
Gonna Build A Mountain 20 179
Close To You 23 388
Happy Mistake 47 055
That's Life 21 968

People slowly tuning out with each track until the masterpiece The Joker iktr

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It sounds really polished. Good versions of the songs with production that balance the standards with a slightly more contemporary palette. Since she clearly likes pulling from the Great American Songbook though, and has now essentially made three iterations of this, I hope in the future she does more of a hybrid with this style. Even choosing more complex songs, or doing a fusion with her pop music would be more interesting. She could be doing what Joni Mitchell did in the 70's, where the music took on the structure of jazz but maintained her pov as a singer/songwriter. These songs are good but have very little replay value outside of extremely specific contexts. And it seems like Gaga is saying this is part of her musical DNA. Anyway, love her so much and will continue to support. LG7 is my most anticipated project at the moment.

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I'm not really into jazz music. Honestly, it makes me feel like Eleanor Shellstrop from The Good Place when she said, "Ugh, I hate jazz. Every jazz song is like 40 minutes long. It's like, we get it. You can blow on a trumpet." That being said, I can appreciate that it's a solid album for its audience: incredible vocals, well-crafted lyrics, fantastic energy, and impeccable production. I imagine for a jazz fan, it's probably an absolute eargasm.

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6 hours ago, tost1 said:

One of the songs, I think Happy Mistake, starts the same as Johnny Cash's Hurt

literally thought the same lol

 

Also the chorus is very reminiscent of Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice 

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I love this album.

 

Rest in peace, Tony, I have no doubt this album is in honor of you :'(

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Not her just wanting to make another Cheek 2 Cheek but rebranded since Tony is gone

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I think I REALLY like Happy Mistake.

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1 hour ago, ALA said:

It's funny that Gaga has been so up front about LG7 nnn imagine if she didn't say anything and people had meltdowns over this :deadbanana2:

I think that's exactly why they revealed a pop album is coming before this. The gays would've rioted.

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Guessing this will do somewhere between 9-12M streams for its first full day!

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just hit play and instantly remembered this:

 

 

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That's Entertainment

 

yes.gif

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Thank God there's an album coming out.

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What an amazing album :clap3:

The Joker and When All The Saints in particular stand out to me :clap3:

 

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World On A String :coffee2:

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This is sensational. 

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Rolling Stone 3.5/5

 

But the highlight is her own "Happy Mistake," one of the two originals amid the standards, along with the frothy waltz "Folie a Deux." She taps into the connection between her alter ego Harley Quinn and herself, hiding her pain behind makeup and costumes so the show can go on, weeping the tears of a clown when there's no one around. "My head is filled with broken mirrors," Gaga laments, over the acoustic guitar. "If I could fix the broken pieces/Then I'd have a happy mistake." It's not the first time she's asked how she got hooked on the constant attention and adoration of the world. On Harlequin, she uses all these artifacts of vintage pop to continue a story she's been telling her entire career.

 

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/lady-gaga-joker-folie-a-deux-1235114493/

 

 

 

 

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