He was focused more on her early music and music videos and meat dresses, but if nothing else, ARTPOP was insanely ambitious, a kaleidoscope of ideas that didn’t quite fit together, packaged with an app that didn’t quite work and adorned with a statue on its cover that wasn’t quite Lady Gaga. JASON: Someday I aspire to compose music that can be described as “Skrillex meets barnyard noises.”īut seriously, listening to ARTPOP now makes me think about our colleague Andrew Unterberger’s recent piece, “How Lady Gaga Raised the Standards for Ambition in Pop,” which did not even mention ARTPOP.
There’s a lot on ARTPOP that doesn’t feel quite genuine. “Gypsy” grew on me, it’s got great energy and a great build-up, but “Dope” is histrionics masquerading as soul-searching. “Sexxx Dreams” is interesting but you can’t go to bat for “Jewels N’ Drugs,” that song is a total swing and miss! Do you really jam to that? It’s like Skrillex meets barnyard noises, and we’re all worse off for it. Sometimes it’s experimental, sure… but the dubstep breakdown on “Swine” (1:29) is just embarrassing trend-chasing. For instance, “Manicure” is a highlight on the album, but it really should be just a good filler track on a great Gaga album, not a highlight. Kelly duet that’s as much his sound as hers. People thought the album was a disappointment, and there’s no way of getting around it - ARTPOP is a disappointing album compared to what came before. But remind me why you feel ARTPOP needs defending. JOE: So Jason. I’m listening to ARTPOP start-to-finish for the first time in probably 2 years. We’re both Gaga fans, so there’s no serious ill will here - just a back-and-forth on what we can agree is one of the weirdest major pop albums of the 21st century.
Jason Lipshutz, who gave ARTPOP one of its few overwhelmingly positive reviews when it debuted, is taking up the ‘Justice for ARTPOP’ mantle, while Joe Lynch - who didn’t hate it but was happy to forget it for the last two years - goes on the offense against ARTPOP. Now, three years later, we’re looking back at Gaga’s most divisive LP - and we’re taking sides. Whether it was the idea that Gaga had taken her performance art shtick too far (many sniffed disdainfully at her vomit-filled SXSW set and her increasingly elaborate outfits) or just a gut reaction to ARTPOP‘s challenging sonic palette, ARTPOP was undoubtedly not as successful as many hoped it would be. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Joanne'
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