Album Review: Born This Way - Lady Gaga

  Born This Way was defined by Lady Gaga as "the album of the decade" way before its release. Revolutionary, groundbreaking, or phenomenal were some of the adjectives used to refer to the new music of an artist who´s been know to have her share of controversy.

 So, is Gaga´s new album as epic as they made us believe? It´s not. Will it make an impact on the music industry as we know it? It won´t. Is it an album worth of our attention? Yes it is.

 Hype is a very bad word. If this album was released today without all of the high expectations surrounding it, we would have probably payed more attention to the music because... lets not forget it. It´s not about the bizarre dresses or controversial videos... it´s really about the music.

Here is our track by track overview of the album:

 Marry The Night: This song contains rock and pop elements from the 80´s with a powerful chorus. However it´s the dance section in the end what really makes it stand out. 7/10

Born This Way: The first single off the album was labeled by many as a Madonna´s Express Yourself ripoff. It is enjoyable but no as groundbreaking as it was conceived to be. 6/10

Government Hooker: This post-disco inspired track reveals one of the biggest retro moments of the record. The song is so good it just speaks for itself. 8.5/10

Judas: The second single feels sometimes messy with Gaga´s voice lost among synthesizers and digital effects. The melody is somehow reminiscent of Gaga´s old hit, Bad Romance. 6.5/10

Americano: Spanish is Stefani Germanotta´s failed subject. The song is almost a self-parody of what it is supposed to be. 3/10

Hair: An infectious chorus that unfortunately gets lost along the way of an overproduced track. All in all the drums and the saxophone riffs provide some authenticity to the song.  6.5/10

Scheiße: The real dance anthem of the album and our personal favourite. This commanding pop song is definitely single material. 9/10

Bloody Mary: The religious theme appears once again but this time the mood is quite different. Overall a decent track. 6/10

Bad Kids: A homage to teenage rebellion and adolescence. The rock intro paves the way for a more disco pop oriented sound and chorus. 7/10

Highway Unicorn (Road To Love): The melody in the beginning shares similarities with the chorus of her hit Poker Face. Not exactly our cup of tea. 4/10

Heavy Metal Lover: The song shares the exact same rhythm pattern of Born This Way only slower. Unoriginal, predictible and boring. 3/10

Electric Chapel: It incorporates 80´s elements with some rock flavour. Nice but not enchanting. 3/10

You and I: A nice change of sound. A Robert “Mutt” Lange-produced  love song with some E.L.O. inspired background vocals. 7/10

The Edge Of Glory: The current single and a very good song choice for ending the album. 8/10

Click below to listen to Scheiße, our favourite track of the album!




What do you guys think? Is Born This Way worth of your attention?

First Listen: Hair - Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has premiered yet another new promotional single called Hair in anticipation for her new album, Born This Way.

Click below to listen!

We really love the rock vibe at the very beginning and towards the end of the song!

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Lady Gaga Performs On "The Graham Norton Show"

 Lady Gaga is promoting her upcoming album like crazy in the UK and just recently she appeared on The Graham Norton Show where she was interviewed and performed her hit songs Born This Way and Judas.

 Gwyneth Paltrow was also a guest on the show the same night, and they both shared some bonding time together during the interview.

Click on the videos below to watch Gaga perform her hits live!

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Glee Recap: Born This Way

 Glee aired its super-sized special episode about self acceptance this week... and it worked like a charm... well sorta.

 If you haven´t had the chance to check it out (you know you were watching NBC´s The Voice... but we forgive you), then please do not read this until you do. For all you gleekers who did, lets cut to the chase...

 This week´s assignment found the kids of New Directions coping with their own insecurities and personal issues with their appearance. It really was the perfect excuse to dig deeper into the lifes of the students of Mckinley High and some much needed character development.

 Probably the best consequence of having a longer episode was to see other under-used characters like Santana shine. Thank you Ryan Murphy for letting us peep inside her mind for once! Her lines in this episode were both funny ("I have awesome gaydar") and useful plot-wise, and having her interact with Karofsky was simply perfect.

 Kurt finally found a way back to New Directions where he belongs and celebrated with a perfect rendition of Sunset Boulevard´s "As If We Never Said Goodbye". Once again, those scenes with his father Burt, and him alone confronting Karofsky were priceless and featured some of the best acting and writing of the episode.

 It seems as if the writers have managed to give Quinn a real reason behind all her backstabbing ways... the girl used to be ugly! We must admit we did not see that coming. Lets hope that she learns her lesson once and for all! Its a real shame they don´t explore her character and (potential) friendship with Rachel more... those two have some crazy chemistry together both on and off stage, as their rendition of Unpretty was flawless!

 Oh, and what do you do to make any Glee episode work? Of course, throwing in Darren Criss singing a cover of Keane´s "Somewhere Only We Know" always helps! Now lets get him transfered to Mckinley as soon as possible, shall we?

To sum things up:

The Best: Any scene Santana is in (specially with Brittany), Karofsky and Kurt confronting each other, Blaine and The Warblers farewell to Kurt.

The Worst: The absence of Rachel´s gay parents during her nose job dilemma, and Finn´s unnecessary jazz number.

Quote To Remember: "The only straight I am is straight-up bitch."—Santana

Best Musical Number: "Unpretty / I Feel Pretty" by Rachel & Quinn

The Moment: Finn telling Rachel she´s beautiful after she announces she´s getting a nose job.

What did you guys think of the episode? Sound off below!

Lady Gaga Speaks About Madonna On The Tonight Show

 Lady Gaga appeared last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, just a day after she performed on the Grammy Awards and finally adressed those Madonna comparisons regarding her latest single, Born This Way.

 The singer also spoke about her work as a gay rights activist, her new album and the meaning behind her music. Check out the whole interview on the video above! (Gaga speaks about Madonna at minute 8:30 aproximately).

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Listen Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Audio)

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First Listen: Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Click below to listen to Lady Gaga´s anticipated new single, Born This Way! It will surely be a hit but, does it really measure up to the hype?

 Let me know in the comments!

 

Lady Gaga Reveals Album Details To Vogue

 Lady Gaga graces the cover of the new issue of Vogue magazine and has revealed inside information about her next album, Born This Way.

 The Bad Romance singer, who will debut her latest song tommorow, also revealed the title and style of some of her new  tracks, including one called Judas, which will serve as the second single from her forthcoming album: "Judas is like it was written for the Ronettes, but it is set to a sledgehammering dance beat and is about falling in love with backstabbing men of the biblical variety."

 Another song included in Born This Way is Americano, which she defines as "a big mariachi techno-house record, where I am singing about immigration law and gay marriage and all sorts of things that have to do with disenfranchised communities in America."

 As far as the style of the record is concerned, Gaga reveals: "It sounds like a pop record, but when I sing it, I see Edith Piaf in a spotlight with an old microphone. There are some very rock-’n’-roll moments on the album, too: There’s a Bruce Springsteen vibe, there’s a Guns N’ Roses moment. It’s the anthemic nature of the melodies and the choruses."

"It is much more vocally up to par with what I've always been capable of," she explains. "It’s more electronic, but I have married a very theatrical vocal to it. It's like a giant musical-opus theatre piece."

 Sounds promising! What do you think? Are anxious to listen to Gaga´s latest effort?

UPDATE: Lady Gaga took her Twitter to inform her fans that "Vogue misspoke. The second single has NOT been confirmed yet, Little Monsters."

Lady Gaga Unveils "Born This Way" Cover

 Lady Gaga tweeted today the cover for her new single, Born This Way, which she will premiere next Friday, two days earlier than expected.

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