The Lady Gaga Rate (Haus Labs now available)

Subwaykid

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Sinner's Prayer
6.95
Highest: 10 x 5 (@Jwentz sweetie i'm so sorry, @abael, @Guy, @aaronhansome, @askew)
Lowest: 1.75 x 1 (@Untouchable Ace)

Bumpkins unite! This song has always felt like it was missing something, like it was an unfinished demo or they maybe uploaded the wrong version to the label, but the lyrics are fun and the general vibe is welcome to round out the aesthetic of the album. I wouldn't mind her revisiting this sound in the future. @Laurence says "This is a tad sweet, but... Falls flat somehow? It's an OK track but doesn't offer much interesting to me I find, so one of the few lows on Joanne. Love the verse about her sister, but that's best to say there." and @Petit nain des Îles doesn't find too much in general "It’s okay, nothing really jumped out but it’s not something I want to put on repeat either." On the other hand @Untouchable Ace doesn't even take time to look for something "This genre just reminds me of conservatism and I run." @daninternational has a bit more country experience but this wasn't enough to make the cut "My country catalogue is Carrie Underwood's woman scorned songs, Daddy Issues and Old Town Road, so Joanne was never going to be up my cowboy. This starts off well, but lacks the drive" And @R27 finds it redundant "This isn't nearly as provocative or interesting as its title suggests. The least essential track on Joanne". Likewise with @jtm It's fine, but the album at that point is at risk of starting to sound a bit samey in all its country glory". @sfmartin says "The pacing is all off for me. The production hurries the song along unnecessarily." and @Laura Vanderbooben recalls their country past "*deep heavy sigh*" I unashamedly love the production for this. It’s a bit of a country bop, and the Shania/Carrie/Taylor/Kacey stan in me loves it. Honestly, this could have been a country hit in another world. – music is life

@31entrance mutters a kind of compliment "well, it’s better than Million Snoozes.." and @Alenko calls it "Underappreciated. Could be used for Tarantino. Love the backing vocals during the last choruses. And @Seventeen Days says "This is a perfect callback to the “urban cowboy” trend of the early 80s, when country music started to take on more pop elements. It reminds me of a song my grandma used to love, called “Somebody’s Knockin” by Terri Gibbs."​


 
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Sinner's Prayer
6.95
Highest: 10 x 5 (@Jwentz sweetie i'm so sorry, @abael, @Guy, @aaronhansome, @askew)
Lowest: 1.75 x 1 (@Untouchable Ace)

Bumpkins unite! This song has always felt like it was missing something, like it was an unfinished demo or they maybe uploaded the wrong version to the label, but the lyrics are fun and the general vibe is welcome to round out the aesthetic of the album. I wouldn't mind her revisiting this sound in the future. @Laurence says "This is a tad sweet, but... Falls flat somehow? It's an OK track but doesn't offer much interesting to me I find, so one of the few lows on Joanne. Love the verse about her sister, but that's best to say there." and @Petit nain des Îles doesn't find too much in general "It’s okay, nothing really jumped out but it’s not something I want to put on repeat either." On the other hand @Untouchable Ace doesn't even take time to look for something "This genre just reminds me of conservatism and I run." @daninternational has a bit more country experience but this wasn't enough to make the cut "My country catalogue is Carrie Underwood's woman scorned songs, Daddy Issues and Old Town Road, so Joanne was never going to be up my cowboy. This starts off well, but lacks the drive" And @R27 finds it redundant "This isn't nearly as provocative or interesting as its title suggests. The least essential track on Joanne". Likewise with @jtm It's fine, but the album at that point is at risk of starting to sound a bit samey in all its country glory". @sfmartin says "The pacing is all off for me. The production hurries the song along unnecessarily." and @Laura Vanderbooben recalls their country past "*deep heavy sigh*" I unashamedly love the production for this. It’s a bit of a country bop, and the Shania/Carrie/Taylor/Kacey stan in me loves it. Honestly, this could have been a country hit in another world. – music is life

@31entrance mutters a kind of compliment "well, it’s better than Million Snoozes.." and @Alenko calls it "Underappreciated. Could be used for Tarantino. Love the backing vocals during the last choruses. And @Seventeen Days says "This is a perfect callback to the “urban cowboy” trend of the early 80s, when country music started to take on more pop elements. It reminds me of a song my grandma used to love, called “Somebody’s Knockin” by Terri Gibbs."​



This is a crime.
 
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Manicure
6.88
Highest: 10 x 6 (@Sanctuary, @Sail On, @Verandi, @Guy, @Sprockrooster, @Phonetics Boy)
Lowest: 2 x 1 (@Sleepycat)

Well this made it this far somehow. This has still managed to be rather divisive years later. Think I'll eventually come around to this in 10 years when she wheels it out on a small residency tour to promote her latest nail polish line or something.

@Remorque says "Y'all hate this but I don't fucking care. She sounds fucking relentless during the entirety of the song and I don't think she ever meant it to sound... beautiful? I don't know." And @Maki calls it the "Immediate sonic standout here - "A-Yo" of "ARTPOP", both in sounds and lyrics. Pop-rock mixed with electronic elements is great. Love the retro feel and the chorus is really catchy. Her signature word play is there, too. Still, it doesn't impress me as much as the other favorite songs on this album. And that intro is worth of noting, awesome guitar solo." @Music Is Life also appreciates the rock elements Love the combination of the electric guitar and handclaps in the production on this. This is so much fun." @R27 concurs, somewhat: "I love when Gaga incorporates rock elements into her music, and this track is great in parts, but it never fully comes together for me. Solid instead of great." And @daninternational drops names "This Joan Jett feel is quite refreshing in the lineup." @Laurence reminds me that it's been so long since I've listened to this that the versions have started to blend "This getting reworked all that damn time I can't even remember what the proper structure was? I think I used an edit after that performance, but alas. Listening to the track and I don't think it deserves all the hate it gets, but here we are . gif on PJ. I like the song teehee. It is kinda crazy in it's full rockish glory but whatever!" @Verandi apparently wanted to ruin Gaga's rep during ARTPOP even more "A single. In my dreams." @jtm was spared some of the ARTPOP trauma from the looks of it "This is the best song on this so far. I'm not sure I ever played this back then." And @Sprockrooster growls "PUT SOME LIPSTICK ON... 10 10 10 10 10!!!"

Some of ya'll do not like to loosen ya hips, though. @Petit nain des Îles calls it "So unremarkable and sounds oddly dated." "The amount of buildup in the verses and THAT'S the chorus? Girl please. It sounds like a placeholder chorus that got left in. Dreadful song." says @Sleepycat. And I think Swinefest-itus has affected this fandom more than RedoneGa, with all the calls for the original version of this track. Like @SyPOPhantic "I prefer the swine fest version more". @sfmartin says "A rip roaring ride doesn't stop for air. I just adored the Swinefest performance. Firmly in the "heal me" should have remained the second chorus camp or been added on in the final chorus or something." @Phonetics Boy boy laments "No one fucking needed the 'can you feel it" part and the original chorus appearing only once? What a goddamn choice." and @P'NutButter reminisces "It would be a 10 if the intro wasn't cut." And @RJF makes demands. "Racket, and a paper thin pun. Boot." Ok dad!




THIS is a crime.

I balked last minute and gave it a 9.5 because I was only giving perfect 10s to the songs that could have been an 11, but... I should have stuck to my guns. Some of you hate rock music and it shows.
 
Manicure being so divisive has been the biggest shock of the rate so far for me. I would have kept it around awhile longer, but alas, there have been more painful loses for me.

Meanwhile, Sinner's Prayer is easily my least favourite song from Joanne, so I'm quite pleased with that one being escorted out of the rate.
 
2 songs that I could happily never hear again. They're not bad or good, they just exist. Better songs have already been eliminated, worse songs still remain intact. Meh.
 

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