poll Are we ready to admit Chromatica STOMPS on Mayhem, and y'all suffer of recency bias?

[UnRayuki]

1 hour ago, Verandi said:

Let's give it some time until the next Gaga album comes out to really know how people feel about Mayhem 

 

ATRLers love to jump into success bandwagons as soon as Gaga just bluntly chomped a hit song with Bruno Mars at the end and had 1 iconic music video and in their minds a hit album

Honey, we will be dead by then, lmao. Maybe our grandsons

Edited Friday at 11:32 PM by UnRayuki

[PokiTails]

Chromatica hit harder for me than Mayhem. I also want to add that Harlequin is also a really good album. Lady Gaga's best vocals. 

 

I don't understand how is Abracadabra praised while Stupid Love is hated on. Abracadabra could have very easily flowed within Chromatica's tracklist.

[Kimi]

mayhem is on a complete different level lmao. top 3 vs bottom 2

[Ricardo1993]

mayhem is the superior album. 

[Infinite]

Chromatica is top #4 on Gaga albums

[Obsession]

I've said this since day one. Mehhem is a mess. 

[Kimi]

4 minutes ago, Infinite said:

Chromatica is top #4 on Gaga albums

top 6 and it and it aint 1 2 3 4 or 5

Edited yesterday at 12:26 AM by Kimi

[Matthew4815]

MAYHEM is the better album so sorry.

[flower moon]

thinking choma is anywhere near gaga's best makes one a simpleton sorry I don't make the rules

[Kid A]

I enjoyed Chromatica a lot when it was released but outside of maybe 6 songs, it aged poorly and fast. Joanne will likely remain her worst for some time but I honestly find myself going back to that albums few highlights more than Chroma's these days…

[Da Vinci]

Finally someone who's not a success stan

[Holiest Dreams]

No.

 

MAYHEM is sooo much better as an album. Chromatica has a vastly superior cover for sure (the main alt cover for MAYHEM is nice tho) but that's it. 911 is also on par with the MAYHEM music videos but Disease and Abracadabra are probably her best set of videos since Applause - G.U.Y or even Born This Way era.

 

But as an album there's no comparison. The big difference for me is that MAYHEM is full of amazing hooks/melodies (reminiscent of her early days imo) and Chromatica isn't. 

[DR0GO]

No.

[AdamRiver96]

They're both sisters. Let us come together and curb stomp Joanne instead.

[Infernal Paradise]

The immediate backfire and landslide in the poll

Chromatica is overhated, sure, but the biggest (valid) criticism leveled towards it comes from how unexciting it is. The productions just lack any punch and the individual songs, from the melodies to the structures, lack the classic Gaga signature outside of a couple songs. It is one of her most toothless albums engineered for commercial success, from the tragic streaming-friendly song lengths to strategic feature placements, that ultimately fails to live up to the lofty ambitions of the visuals that precede it, especially the album cover and photoshoot. The fact that she didn't even have her name on the production credits for the first time in her career was a dead giveaway that it was going to have a tough time making a long-lasting impression.

MAYHEM, on the other hand, is a totally different beast. The productions are richer, fuller, more textured. It features top-notch live instrumentation, razor-sharp songwriting and immaculate vocal work. The Disease-LoveDrug run, followed by Shadow of a Man shortly after, is career highlight stuff. There's a reason MAYHEM is universally acclaimed and being consumed more as a body of work from top to bottom with the deep cuts gaining a much wider appreciation in the culture. It is a resounding reminder that Gaga is at her best, most creative and powerful self when she's in complete control of her vision and follows her own muse. Easily her best work since BTW and an instant and welcome addition into the upper echelon of her discography and the upcoming performances starting with Coachella next week are only going to cement it further. 

OP, through the post and replies, just comes across as one of those bitter and disgruntled fans that became a victim of their own expectations of a "dark-pop" album, even though she teased an eclectic, genre-bending record from day one.
 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:02 AM by Infernal Paradise

[nikevo2925]

Mayhem has massive replay value. Chromatica is good too but not as great as mayhem. Besides it gives off bad pandemic memories so I rarely listen to it anymore 

[Into The Void]

But does Chromatica have Garden of Eden or Shadow of a Man

[tost1]

Chromatica is a basic album full of Eurovision leftovers 

[MonsterNavy]

eh, its a matter of taste but for me its mayhem (i'm also one of the 3 chromatica defenders so...)

 

imagine serving chromatica and mayhem back to back though whew a true legend

[FrederickGa]

Chromatica is definitely better than what it was treated as, but MAYHEM is just TOP TIER

[BrokenMachine]

Unlike Chromatica, I could actually listen Mayhem in full

[FrederickGa]

Album Visuals/Aesthetics - Chromatica

Album's Musical Content - Mayhem

Production - Mayhem by FAR

Melodies - almost equal

Choruses - MAYHEM

Lyrics - almost equal

Singles - MAYHEM

Music Videos - Chromatica as a whole, but Abracadabra stomped on everything since TFM

[EnigmaticAndroid]

I'm a huge Chromatica truther but NO! 

[jijie101]

6 hours ago, Verandi said:

Let's give it some time until the next Gaga album comes out to really know how people feel about Mayhem 

 

ATRLers love to jump into success bandwagons as soon as Gaga just bluntly chomped a hit song with Bruno Mars at the end and had 1 iconic music video and in their minds a hit album

Both the GP and critics disagree 

[Solar]

Mayhem > Chromatica 

Both GREAT GREAT albums