Lady Gaga - Mayhem

[Aidan]

Touch grass.

Touch ass.

eat glass

Control vanity

 

[man.tis.shrimp]

I can see the connection, kinda? For an album that's largely inward-looking, titling your record American Life with a cover that's an homage to Patty Hearst and Che Guevara is a bit of a misdirect, in the same way that the standard MAYHEM cover lacks a certain degree of chaos™️ otherwise implied by the title.

I suppose if you’re digging into it like that, but as a visual creation alone, I think American Life is striking in a way that Mayhem’s standard cover simply… isn’t.

 

[huntypoo]

I suppose if you’re digging into it like that, but as a visual creation alone, I think American Life is striking in a way that Mayhem’s standard cover simply… isn’t.

Strikingly ugly! ~~

 

[Sprinkles]

Now that I'm thinking about it, there's a bit of an AURORA vibe to this look

Or Millie Bobby Brown if she was blond

 

[man.tis.shrimp]

Strikingly ugly! ~~

American life itself is ugly, aren’t you living it! *gestures wildly*

 

[soratami]

I mean, I agree that Ava Max's career was built on Gaga comparisons, but what I was saying is that the Cirkut influence is clear here. Disease, specially, reminds me of some of his production on Diamonds & Dancefloor, which is a great thing to my ears.

This is tea, and if we're being real, as much as people would hate to admit it, Cirkut's production work with Ava must have been part of the reason why Gaga decided to work with him for this album in the first place, especially given the early Gaga sound she's going for, which Cirkut executed so well with Ava. Like obviously Gaga isn't copying Ava, saying that would be ridiculous, but she did choose to work with her main producer (and literally her ex-boyfriend), someone who counts a number of her singles among his biggest successes of the last few years, and you can't say that's just a coincidence. So yes, Ms Koci's shadow does loom over this project, whether you like it or not nn. Now what I want to see is if Madison Love's name pops up as a co-writer in any of the songs when we get the Mayhem credits, because that would be an absolute scream.

 

[QueenB]

Or Millie Bobby Brown if she was blond

She IS blonde at the moment fff

 

[Spiceworld]

 

[Sprinkles]

She IS blonde at the moment fff

What happened to her omg, sorry I don't have Insta, my bad lol

 

[V3RYP05H]

I love how less energy there was with the final flip because she was holding the award.

 

[RJF]

Cirkut's production work with Ava must have been part of the reason why Gaga decided to work with him for this album in the first place

 

[SyPOPhantic]

It's funny when Ava Max is brought up re: Gaga, when there was a far superior artist that actually had skill and talent (that could have challenged Gaggers), Natalia Kills –– if only she didn't agree to do X-Factor.

 

[DinahLee]

I'd love more behind the scenes. Bring Gagavision back!

 

[V3RYP05H]

Natalia Kills already had Gaga comparisons during her debut though and now, well she isn’t releasing anything now.

 

[jk-ennedy]

I would dare say that all of her 2nd singles have always been the much better option, and I'm glad that it's the same case this time.

I feel like this can only really be said for Rain On Me? Her lead singles are otherwise pretty much perfectly picked, Disease included.

 

[SyPOPhantic]

Natalia Kills already had Gaga comparisons during her debut though and now, well she isn’t releasing anything now.

You missed my point. I had something more scathing written for Ava but decided to be nicer.

 

[BehindTheAura]

I'd love more behind the scenes. Bring Gagavision back!

We're getting more through MasterCard soon

 

[HairBodyFace]

The way I slept so badly last night because I couldn't get this BOP to leave my head

 

[eccentricsimply]

Ah yes, we know a big pop girl is off to a great album campaign when the thread reports start to come in. I love y'all xxxx

 

[RJF]

I'm sorry it's just... No, Gaga couldn't have possibly met Cirkut through Andrew Watt, Mark Ronson, or any of the other countless mutual friends and collaborators they have shared from being in the industry as long as the other. She was looking to get her groove back and sound like her old self, so she... stuck on Diamonds & Dancefloors, or maybe heard one of Ava Max's many radio hits, and demanded the contacts of everyone in the credits.