Lady Gaga - ARTPOP

Here is what I thought of Lady Gaga's new album, “ARTPOP.” Remember - all scores are out of a possible 10 points.

“Aura” - I will freely admit how uncool I am. That said, I just did not get this track at all. The chorus was OK at times, but overall I thought this track was disjointed and frantic. Score: 2

“Venus” - Another case of a disjointed track with a decent chorus. Sigh. If this is the way this album is going to go, I am going to be so disappointed. Score: 2

“G.U.Y.” - Phew. Much better. This track has a fun dance melody and very clever lyrics. It got my butt shaking and my mind thinking. Score: 7

“Sexxx Dreams” - I can see some drag queens performing this song on stage, but I wouldn't tip them. This song bored me. Score: 1

“Jewels N' Drugs” - A decent enough track. The rap portions didn't do anything for me, but they were not annoying either – they were just a wash. Score: 6

“MANiCURE” - A kick ass dance track - now we are grooving. Love the lyrics, love the vocals, and I love the fantastic vibe. Score: 9

“Do What U Want” - I love when Lady Gaga goes soul with her vocals. Her voice is so textured and deep that it drives me crazy. I liked the beginning of the song because of this fact, but when R. Kelly shows up with his vocals I became bored – quickly. From that point the song spirals into mediocrity. What a shame. Score: 5

“ARTPOP” - For the love of Pete. This song started off boring, kept on being boring, and ended boring. Score: 0

“Swine” - Um, no. A pointless dance track with a rather annoying electronic run – not once, but twice. Score: 2

“Donatella” - A song either praising or condemning Donatella Versace. I couldn’t tell which and I don't really care. I did like the beat so that is something. Score: 4

“Fashion!” - One of the better tracks on this album. A decent beat and the lyrics were interesting. Score: 7

“Mary Jane Holland” - I don't even know what to say about this track. At first I liked the beat and the vocal were OK, but then midway through it just gets wonky and goes off the rails. Score: 3

“Dope” - This song gave me goosebumps – for real. That bluesy voice and a piano = heaven. Love everything about this song due to the fact that she is keeping it real. Score: 10

“Gypsy” - Another decent track in the beginning that goes off the rails at the end. I thought this was going to be a fabulous emotional realness song, but the dance beat kicks in and the vocals go all over the place. Score: 4

“Applause” - The single that got “leaked.” This song is so fabulous that I am going to call it the best track on the whole album. I could listen to this song all day. Score: 10

Average Track Score: 4.8 Would I recommend this to my friends? I just can't. It kills me to say that due to my love of Gaga, but this album is just not memorable.

Escalader,

Jim