ARTPOP
by Lady Gaga
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3397 Ratings

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  1. retrospecial
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    I was very anxiously for ARTPOP and it definitely did not disappoint. It is an amazing album...one of the best of the year. Lady Gaga is back and better than ever and even though its not what she called as 'album of the millennium' or very different from her previous effort, Born This Way, i still love it and have each and every track on replay. Along side PRISM, Yours Truly and a fewI was very anxiously for ARTPOP and it definitely did not disappoint. It is an amazing album...one of the best of the year. Lady Gaga is back and better than ever and even though its not what she called as 'album of the millennium' or very different from her previous effort, Born This Way, i still love it and have each and every track on replay. Along side PRISM, Yours Truly and a few others, ARTPOP is surely one of my favorite albums of 2013. I am a huge fan of Gaga and this album really lives up to my expectations. My personnel favorites include Mary Jane Holland, G.U.Y, MANiCURE, Gypsy and Fashion.… Expand
  2. donatello666
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Venus AMAZING... DWUW AMAZING... applause AMAZING.... ARTPOP (SONG) AMAZING. I cant believe the hate towards this album. it is such an amazon work ...
  3. Adson
    Sep 23, 2014
    9
    ARTPOP is the celebration of everything that Gaga did. And I am so proud about the tracks =) My favorite's:
    1 - Venus
    2 - G.U.Y
    3 - Sexxx Dreams
    4 - Do What U Want
    5 - Gypsy
    6 - Applause
    7 - MANiCURE
    8 - Mary Jane Holland
    9 - Aura
    10 - Fashion!
    11 - Donatella
    12 - Dope
    13 - ARTPOP
    14 - Swine
    15 - Jewels 'N Drugs
  4. wuh
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Excelent album with innovating sounds. Gaga's voice is awesome here. ARTPOP is so amazing and underrated album. There are so much variety on it, and however is so cohesive!
  5. huntermcmillian
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    I really enjoyed this album. There are a lot of tracks that stand out to me- my favorites being Venus, Mary Jane Holland, and Gypsy. What makes this album special is that the artist truly put herself into this project and it doesn't feel like it came from anyone's mind but Gagas. You have to respect an artist who keeps the creative control.
  6. dwuwg
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    Amazing album and I think it's my favorite.Gaga sounds great.My favorite songs would be Sexxx Dreams, Aura, Mary Jane Holand, Applause, Do What U Want
  7. Nein
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    ARTPOP - The magical creation. I love Gaga. This album truly brings out EVERYTHING. From Aura to Applause, I loved every single track. You should really listen to it. 10/10 for Gaga!
  8. AlessandroC
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    ARTPOP is very underestimated, this album is a complete album, Gaga ranges over more genres, each track is very different, again i have to say it great job Lady Gaga
  9. Nirglaucio
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    Album incrível, como a própria "Lady Gaga" disse: o álbum pode ser ouvido do início ao fim sem a necessidade de pular uma faixa. Na minha opinião, qualquer faixa do álbum pode ser single. MANiCURE é minha favorita.
  10. SonOfGagaVenus
    Sep 20, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a truly perfect album starts with a catchy song that Aura is for sure these songs are a masterpiece, and one of the best CDs of the decade, Lady Gaga and her team are to be congratulated.… Expand
  11. lucas24
    Sep 19, 2014
    8
    ARTPOP não revolucionou nada. Mas, também não se auto-prejudicou. ARTPOP mescla batidas viciantes que contagiam, mas as letras são esquisitas. Parece até nem ser a gaga criativa que o mundo conhece.
  12. roof
    Sep 18, 2014
    10
    One of the best albums ever. Most of the songs are very original and experimental (particularly Aura, Venus, G.U.Y., Sexxx Dreams, ARTPOP, Swine), but it also contains some catchy light pop songs and some beautiful ballads. Much better than Born This Way.
  13. petetse
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    This is another album showing that Lady Gaga aims at the wrong thing. Although some songs in the albums are marvelous (Venus, G.U.Y., MANiCURE, Gypsy & Applause), the rest of the songs are focusing on explicit things, like drugs and sex etc.
    I watched her 2013 iTunes Festival, and her songs were not as good as before. The beats are not attractive at all, and the topics of the songs are    This is another album showing that Lady Gaga aims at the wrong thing. Although some songs in the albums are marvelous (Venus, G.U.Y., MANiCURE, Gypsy & Applause), the rest of the songs are focusing on explicit things, like drugs and sex etc.
    I watched her 2013 iTunes Festival, and her songs were not as good as before. The beats are not attractive at all, and the topics of the songs are scattered. ARTPOP has no central topic.
    Since 2008, I fell in love with Lady Gaga because of her The Fame and The Fame Monster, mainly because the songs are catchy and the beats are good. However, in ARTPOP, Lady Gaga failed to deliver her message successfully and Zedd (to be honest, although I like him very much) is not as good as RedOne or Fernando Garibay.
    Some of the songs (Jewels N' Drugs, Fashion! & Mary Jane Holland) are really BAD. The are just like CRAP. And I dunno why Lady Gaga intend to put these songs into ARTPOP.
    I am basically dissatisfied with ARTPOP and I hope to see The Fame Gaga or The Fame Monster Gaga in the coming future.    … Expand
  14. PinkFriday
    Sep 6, 2014
    2
    ARTPOP é o pior álbum de Lady Gaga até hoje. As músicas são muito genéricas e comerciais, feitas apenas para vender. Lady Gaga tem uma voz incrível, mas não pode continuar assim. Ela é capaz de fazer um álbum melhor da próxima vez, pois esse foi somente um erro.
  15. guicholeon
    Sep 4, 2014
    0
    very poor album she tried to create something for the charts with the wrong formula, she looks desperate to stay in the game and she is clearly falling
  16. halcyon7
    Aug 26, 2014
    0
    The album is really bad. Songs are only about sex, drugs and money. Instrumentals suck [just like lyrics and voice]. Disappointing after great albums as Born This Way and The Fame Monster.
  17. carolinesantosg
    Aug 22, 2014
    10
    The best album of Gaga! I love all the songs, are amazing! I love Artpop, i listen to artpop everyday! Thank you Gaga!!!! She did one great album, great songs, and it's really sad to know that people don't like, because is really good!
  18. antimeg
    Aug 21, 2014
    10
    Não esperava menos desse jesus do pop

    Misturou arte e música como jamais havia sido feito e mesmo com tropeços esta com uma tour impecável .... SEM DUVIDAS ESTE ALBUM DIZIMOU QUALQUER DUVIDA SOBRE O TALENTO DE LADY GAGA
  19. Uygur
    Aug 17, 2014
    4
    That album could be Gaga's worst work, ever. It isn't inspirational, tunes are like so random. Lyrics are simply empty. If it was her debut, she would be a one-hit wonder but nothing else.
  20. KCOTAKU
    Aug 11, 2014
    9
    By fist listen you might be thinking "some of the tracks are amazing, some are not so amazing, right?" That's what I felt the first time I heard all of ARTPOP. Being a major fan of Gaga's other work I was pumped and ready to listen to her most current album. Now when I listen to ARTPOP I realize that it's very easy to misjudge as I and many other critics did. ARTPOP truly is somethingBy fist listen you might be thinking "some of the tracks are amazing, some are not so amazing, right?" That's what I felt the first time I heard all of ARTPOP. Being a major fan of Gaga's other work I was pumped and ready to listen to her most current album. Now when I listen to ARTPOP I realize that it's very easy to misjudge as I and many other critics did. ARTPOP truly is something different from Gaga but it's not a bad album. It still has so much creativity and amazing songs. Below is a track listing of ARTPOP with my score out of 10 for each song:
    1. Aura, 7/10
    2. Venus, 10/10
    3. G.U.Y, 10/10
    4. Sexxx Dreams, 10/10
    5. Jewels N' Drugs, 9/10
    6. MANiCURE 10/10
    7. Do What U Want Feat. R. Kelly, 10/10
    8. ARTPOP, 9/10
    9. Swine, 4/10
    10. Donatella, 10/10
    11. Fashion!, 10/10
    12. Mary Jane Holland, 8/10
    13. Dope, 10/10
    14. Gypsy, 10/10 (My favorite song off ARTPOP)
    15. Applause, 10/10    … Expand
  21. Vorex
    Aug 4, 2014
    9
    ARTPOP delivers the futuristic-pop sound that you expect from none other than the Lady herself. From the individual songs themselves, ARTPOP fails to deliver the successful chart-worthy singles that were seen from The Fame and The Fame Monster, much the same as Born This Way did. As an album itself, Gaga offers probably her best yet. The songs are able to beautifully transition to theARTPOP delivers the futuristic-pop sound that you expect from none other than the Lady herself. From the individual songs themselves, ARTPOP fails to deliver the successful chart-worthy singles that were seen from The Fame and The Fame Monster, much the same as Born This Way did. As an album itself, Gaga offers probably her best yet. The songs are able to beautifully transition to the next, even despite the often sharp contrast at times. It doesn't matter who you are, there will at least be one song off of the album that you will like. Whether you're a fan of rap, ballads, dance, there is a song for you on ARTPOP.

    If you're looking for a crazy album rearing to explode in a magnificent ejaculation of art, the album will no doubt be perfect for you. If you're looking for a few chart worthy songs then I might direct you to previous albums of hers. I hope Gaga in her next album can incorporate her sometimes basic, but timeless songs like 'Poker Face' and 'Bad Romance' in a real experimental album such as ARTPOP, to please both kinds of people. ARTPOP was my favourite album out of the pop divas in 2013, smashing Prism and Beyoncé's self titled album. Whilst the album may have its imperfections, it's definitely ones to be remembered amongst the greatest albums of all times.    … Expand
  22. paypalkia
    Jul 22, 2014
    9
    So it's been half a year since the release of this album and now that the hype, publicity, and messy campaign are over, it's time to take it at face value. As a Gaga fan myself, I'll try to say this with the least bias as possible. This album isn't perfect. Gaga has honed her pop music craft very well in a short period of time, but this album still has multiple rough edges (see Jewels n'So it's been half a year since the release of this album and now that the hype, publicity, and messy campaign are over, it's time to take it at face value. As a Gaga fan myself, I'll try to say this with the least bias as possible. This album isn't perfect. Gaga has honed her pop music craft very well in a short period of time, but this album still has multiple rough edges (see Jewels n' Drugs, Fashion!, Dope), but this is just my opinion. The vast amount of genres she has compacted into this one album is insane and many, many people will not love every track on this album. That being said, Gaga has made this album incredibly cohesive despite the great amount of genres and, in a way, has created "ARTPOP." Sure, it may not be considered art to some people, but it's abstract, and that's what art can be. And, you can't deny that this album isn't pop. Some choruses are very campy (Gypsy) and some verses are a bit wonky (See Donatella -"Just ask your gay friends their advice//Before you get a spray tan, in Taipei") but it is still undeniably Gaga.

    Most people won't give this a second listen after hearing the first odd guitar strums of the first track, "Aura", but when you give the album a few listens, you'll find that it is quite a gem. Sure, EDM music is tiring and old, but Gaga has put together a mix of songs that you think wouldn't be cohesive, but it works, for some reason (it's Gaga's power.) While EDM may not be your thing and Gaga can be very tiring at some times, this isn't an album that should be overlooked. It's surely interesting, and there are some very well created songs that should definitely be heard (see G.U.Y., Sexxx Dreams, ARTPOP, Donatella, Gypsy).

    As stated by the album closer (and lead single), Gaga lives for the applause. And this time, she has mine.    … Expand
  23. AdsonL
    Jul 19, 2014
    9
    Gaga never sounds the same and that's awesome! Track by track is a true experience. Experimental songs and she's not afraid of do whatever she believes.
  24. IvyCapettine
    Jul 11, 2014
    5
    Good album. But for Lady Gaga could be better. Her voice is magnificent and your brand is strong. But these songs are lacking a bit of originality of Gaga.
  25. LittleHive
    Jul 9, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album of 2013, but was not the best of Gaga, but despite not being their best album, the beats are great, very enjoyable to listen and especially to dance.… Expand
  26. happily123
    Jul 8, 2014
    7
    The album is not bad as they say, it's just an amalgamation of various music styles remixed. I confess that it is not the best job of Gaga, but it's not the worst...
  27. SirGaGa09
    Jul 6, 2014
    10
    An attention-freak's manifesto, ARTPOP stands as the artist's vision of how the fame absolved the pop star of her monsters through her creative and dedicated mission for self-expression. Lady GaGa takes us through her creation, the Kingdom of Fame, and underneath the curtain that Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta has cast upon herself. Each listen is the ride through our own ambitions:An attention-freak's manifesto, ARTPOP stands as the artist's vision of how the fame absolved the pop star of her monsters through her creative and dedicated mission for self-expression. Lady GaGa takes us through her creation, the Kingdom of Fame, and underneath the curtain that Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta has cast upon herself. Each listen is the ride through our own ambitions: self-acceptance, confidence, faith and love; and our darker sides our shone the light: insecurity, fear, addiction and death. May ARTPOP be experienced as our own minutes of fame, ourselves in the spotlight so gracefully cast over us by the enigmatic superstar, with her love as big as her voice. A phenomenal album.… Expand
  28. ryanbrooke
    Jun 26, 2014
    9
    After play the rocker in Born This Way, ARTPOP brings the dance and more pop than ever Gaga. The tracks are all uniques, from the effervescent MANiCURE to exciting Gypsy, all with wonderful lyrics and the unique and booming voice of Gaga. Was a shame that it has flopped, I really loved this album, one of the best of 2013.
  29. raulkul
    Jun 25, 2014
    10
    She created an album of possibilities. The best part of ARTPOP is the way Gaga joined art + pop. The art cover is stunning and she invited Jeff Koons to make a sculpture statue in order to immortalize her image in the music's world. The album has a mix of Pop, R&B, Electro and Hip Hop, showing the diversity of Gaga as artist and songwriter. Another note to make about ARTPOP is that sheShe created an album of possibilities. The best part of ARTPOP is the way Gaga joined art + pop. The art cover is stunning and she invited Jeff Koons to make a sculpture statue in order to immortalize her image in the music's world. The album has a mix of Pop, R&B, Electro and Hip Hop, showing the diversity of Gaga as artist and songwriter. Another note to make about ARTPOP is that she produced one song, called "Venus" and directed the video of G.U.Y.

    Gaga is a true artist!    … Expand
  30. Teodoro
    Jun 20, 2014
    10
    Melhor album de 2013,é triste saber que as pessoas preferem ouvir a crítica,que resolveu detonar a Gaga,a curtir um Dance/Pop detonador.
    Pode não ser o melhor album da Gaga,mas é um album que terá seus dias de glória no futuro.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    The melodies here are fine, they do a job, but nothing backs up Gag's Warholian rhetoric or scales the barmy heights of Bad Romance. [Jan 2014, p.116]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 26, 2013
    60
    While it’s stronger than the messy ‘Born This Way’, Artpop feels little more culture-quaking than a good collection of fun, silly, well-crafted pop songs.
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  3. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Nov 22, 2013
    50
    This is two albums in a row now that were basically a bit boring, and she needs to sort it out soonish please.
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