I had preconceptions that this album would be full of more typical Gaga-ism's and devotions to sex and her little monsters. The sex is still there, but Lady Gaga has re-branded herself as a sort of Space Goddess in the same way David Bowie characterised himself as the spaceman in the 1970's. The album is released with a groundbreaking new app, which is a first since Bjork's Biophilia App in 2011, described on Google Play as: "a musical and visual engineering system that combines music, art, fashion and technology with a new interactive worldwide community". Having listened to ARTPOP, I recommend that you avoid listening to Jewels N'Drugs and MANiCURE, as they lack like-ability, and MANiCURE is particularly very repetitive. | There are elements of this album that feel like cut up versions of Fame, Lady Gaga's first album - the use of lyrics seen before and topics of sex and similar issues from previous albums revisited. Lady Gaga introduces a new space age perspective on popular culture; but she sings "pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture in me" - I agree, art is in pop culture, but i'm sorry to say, it is not in Lady Gaga. The title of the album almost feels like a cheap rip off of Andy Warhol's Pop Art era, with elements recycled from previous moments in her career. Four stars. Tracks worth listening to: |
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