Chromatica
by Lady Gaga
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8.5

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  1. diegofrolim
    Jul 28, 2023
    6
    Lady Gaga trouxe um album com um conceito legal e com a criação do universo 'Chromatica', com bastante EDM e música pop.

    Pontos Positivos: a colaboração com Ariana Grande em "Rain On Me" e com Elton John em "Sine From Above", o pop em sua melhor forma em "Enigma", "Replay" e "Babylon". Pontos Negativos: músicas bastante genéricas e inferiores como "Alice", "Free Woman", "Plastic    Lady Gaga trouxe um album com um conceito legal e com a criação do universo 'Chromatica', com bastante EDM e música pop.

    Pontos Positivos: a colaboração com Ariana Grande em "Rain On Me" e com Elton John em "Sine From Above", o pop em sua melhor forma em "Enigma", "Replay" e "Babylon".

    Pontos Negativos: músicas bastante genéricas e inferiores como "Alice", "Free Woman", "Plastic Doll", "911" e "Sour Candy", as interludes que não acrescentaram nada no album, apenas uma tentativa de fazer algo conceitual e artístico.    … Expand
  2. Ritasecret
    Aug 21, 2022
    6
    my queen, why did you give us this trash! i only enjoy Rain on Me. so sad next album should be full anthem
  3. someonewhocares
    Jul 11, 2022
    4
    It's hard to see where Lady Gaga would go after the diseaster of 2016's Joanne, and she decided to go into full-fledged generic dance-pop tunes that not only feel duplicated, but feel unoriginal and uninspired. With some bangers, most songs feel like filler or are not good enough to dance to. "Sour Candy" sounds similar to "Alice" and "Fun Tonight", whilst "Rain on Me" and "Replay" justIt's hard to see where Lady Gaga would go after the diseaster of 2016's Joanne, and she decided to go into full-fledged generic dance-pop tunes that not only feel duplicated, but feel unoriginal and uninspired. With some bangers, most songs feel like filler or are not good enough to dance to. "Sour Candy" sounds similar to "Alice" and "Fun Tonight", whilst "Rain on Me" and "Replay" just sound like unreleased, but slightly reworked demos from The Fame.… Expand
  4. marcoanlm
    May 16, 2022
    5
    não é ruim, apenas mediano. A maioria das músicas é esquecível.

    melhores músicas: 911, sour candy, enigma
  5. Hi_How_RYah
    Nov 20, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Awful, "unmelodic", outdated, uneasy to listen to, repetitive, doesn't capture the charm of the original version. Easily one of the worst albums released this year"
    —Evanesims, 2021

    Yeah, agreed. I probably prefer white noise from Sine From Above and Alice, plus the overall silence after playing the whole album resonates how its just made for art and not to be listened to again.    … Expand
  6. tommyhub
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    There are some good songs here & there, but, overall, they all sound the same. The tracks are generic, nothing that hasn’t been heard before. It is, although, a cohesive body of work.
  7. nuclearxseason
    Sep 22, 2021
    5
    It lives up to expectations. Chromatica II / 911 transition alone. Alice, Replay, Rain On Me, Sour Candy, Babylon just straight up bangers. She deserved better.
  8. Deseorun
    Apr 16, 2021
    6
    At the moment, Lady Gaga's latest album has not been as successful as it used to be. The songs are similar, so repulsive. Relatively good singles are "911" (+Chromatica II,a historical transition between tracks), possibly "Stupid Love" and "Sine From Above". The rest are not particularly catchy(even "Rain on Me", where everything seems to be fine,but the combination of poems by Lady GagaAt the moment, Lady Gaga's latest album has not been as successful as it used to be. The songs are similar, so repulsive. Relatively good singles are "911" (+Chromatica II,a historical transition between tracks), possibly "Stupid Love" and "Sine From Above". The rest are not particularly catchy(even "Rain on Me", where everything seems to be fine,but the combination of poems by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande is not very suitable).… Expand
  9. Limpisis
    Mar 20, 2021
    4
    I love Lady Gaga that is why I am rating this generously at 4. The album felt forced. It felt like after her previous work of "Joanne" and "A star is born" she wanted to reclaim her roots so she made this album to remind you that she is still that same Lady Gaga. The arrangement wasn't that good. There were song that I was waiting for the bass drop but it never came at the right time. SomeI love Lady Gaga that is why I am rating this generously at 4. The album felt forced. It felt like after her previous work of "Joanne" and "A star is born" she wanted to reclaim her roots so she made this album to remind you that she is still that same Lady Gaga. The arrangement wasn't that good. There were song that I was waiting for the bass drop but it never came at the right time. Some of the songs was built up but landed no where. In all this is not my favorite work of Lady Gaga… Expand
  10. perrydelrey
    Dec 27, 2020
    6
    O que falar desse álbum? Bom... de início podemos dizer que é um grito de desespero por charts. Por que? Simplesmente por ter feat com a Ariana Grande que atualmente está huge, e também com o girlgroup BLACKPINK que todos sabem que é o maior da atualidade. Lady Gaga também traz nesse álbum uma sonoridade pop/edm que após ouvir umas 3 faixas você já saturou. Nada de inovação, só mais doO que falar desse álbum? Bom... de início podemos dizer que é um grito de desespero por charts. Por que? Simplesmente por ter feat com a Ariana Grande que atualmente está huge, e também com o girlgroup BLACKPINK que todos sabem que é o maior da atualidade. Lady Gaga também traz nesse álbum uma sonoridade pop/edm que após ouvir umas 3 faixas você já saturou. Nada de inovação, só mais do mesmo que ela lançou há cerca de uma década.… Expand
  11. kaana948
    Dec 18, 2020
    4
    her worst album. i **** hate gay little monsters they keep ruining gaga's career
  12. Afterglow_0202
    Dec 11, 2020
    4
    These are tracks that are built for individual consumption across a myriad of online platforms, so the composition of the album perhaps lessens in importance. There’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the tracks, but it’s a patchwork job more often than not. «Chromatica»’s main flaw lies in its indecisiveness. It has its moments, but it isn't an album to play on repeat.
  13. Gaboh_mx
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    Me encantan los ritmos que posee, lástima que todo el disco se escuche igual, bueno pero plano.
  14. jazskz
    Dec 4, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had to wait till today to figure out how i feel about this album. I think it`s a solid work, but not her best. Kinda disappointed with sour candy, I love blackpink so I was excited to listen to that one song in specific, but it was super bland. My favorite songs are Chromatica II, 911, babylon and sine from above.… Expand
  15. josephazar
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    Chromatica is a cohesive, beautiful body of work, Gaga served on this album both vocally and lyrically. It isn't a weak record, however, the production on it feels a bit outdated, generic and sometimes repetitive, I strongly believe, that Chromatica could've been one of the best albums released this year if Lady Gaga had used better instrumentation, the album aged a bit quicker than herChromatica is a cohesive, beautiful body of work, Gaga served on this album both vocally and lyrically. It isn't a weak record, however, the production on it feels a bit outdated, generic and sometimes repetitive, I strongly believe, that Chromatica could've been one of the best albums released this year if Lady Gaga had used better instrumentation, the album aged a bit quicker than her other albums and it has very few tracks that can still be listenable, 6 months after the album. But although having its flows, I have to admit that it is her most cohesive album so far, her most personal one as well as her album with some of her best tracks ever such as Alice, a beautiful song about searching for happiness despite going through dark times and wanting to give up, the amazing dance pop "Rain on me" with ariana grande, in which both pop divas sing about healing from their past trauma and "sour candy" with Blackpink. Overall, Chromatica is a cute cohesive album, it could've been way better with a different production team maybe.… Expand
  16. StevenX
    Nov 29, 2020
    4
    Contrary to fans who would rate a fart by Lady Gaga as a 10, this album is yet another disappointment and possibly proof that she's out of (original) ideas. Treated/Auto-Tuned vocals? Check. Generic beats? Check. Even when her voice sounds committed (which can't be mustered for an entire song now, it seems), the music is mostly faceless, heard hundreds of times already from wannabeContrary to fans who would rate a fart by Lady Gaga as a 10, this album is yet another disappointment and possibly proof that she's out of (original) ideas. Treated/Auto-Tuned vocals? Check. Generic beats? Check. Even when her voice sounds committed (which can't be mustered for an entire song now, it seems), the music is mostly faceless, heard hundreds of times already from wannabe one-name divas who are only heard on the occasional dancefloor in perhaps Kansas by now. Vocal choices are unfortunate - Gaga's lower register is more nasal than ever, and if "Chromatica" proves one thing, it's that Gaga should never do rap or spoken-word; the results of those choices are the low point here. An Elton John cameo is what, 30 years too late to matter, and what's the point of Ariana Grande showing up if she doesn't add anything that Gaga couldn't have done herself? One may not be able to blame Gaga for wanting to get back to what sells after the one-two uuuuggghhh of "Artpop" and "Joanne", but as far as meeting the artistic bar she set for herself with "Born This Way", arguable plagiarism aside, she falls far short in both energy and execution. In some cases she can't even figure out how to end a song, so they just....stop. As, it seems, has she. She'll still sell to the faithful when she's 90, but if she was born this way it's cause for alarm, not celebration. It's not a good sign that the freshest sounds on a singer's dance album are in two short orchestral instrumental interludes. Even the cover could have been outdone by Dale Bozzio in her sleep, and about 80 percent of Gaga's fans are more interesting than this album. At least she didn't use R. Kelly.… Expand
  17. Joseph13
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    gaga you did thatt!!! but im not gonna lie i expected something bigger like bad romance type of songs but im not angryyy. i love how cohesive this album was and the lyrics were beautiful but production idk about that:/ overall it’s a good album
    Faves: Alice, Free Woman, Enigma, Sour Candy
    Least Faves: 911, Fun Tonight, Replay, Plastic Doll
  18. Luisslopezz
    Nov 15, 2020
    5
    a good album but sadly it is only that, it is not necessary to explain more although it has good collaborations and good sounds it stays in that, well going towards a regular album and we are talking about lady gaga
  19. Fadedmistt
    Nov 10, 2020
    6
    Loved the album just wished she remembered that she's released a new album, She focusing on other things than something she's been working on for a few years.
  20. Cnsydm
    Nov 6, 2020
    4
    Chromatica isn't bad per say, but why listen to almost an hour of a not so great album when you can listen to joanne or artpop? Mostly skips, two or smth highlights
  21. DevilPray
    Oct 30, 2020
    5
    I don't even know why is this considered one of her best albums, even Joanne is better. First half sounds like basic recycled sounds from the 90s and early 10s. Second half gets better at least.
  22. kassus
    Oct 30, 2020
    5
    Though this album wasn't all that great but there are some shining moments in her album. She could've done a bit more and maybe replaced 3-4 songs then it would've been a solid 8 for me.
  23. Musicfan17
    Oct 6, 2020
    5
    At first I was overwhelmed by the production, not really my cup of tea I find that most songs sound like remixes because so much is happening in the production but some ongs are starting to grow on me
  24. Simao
    Oct 1, 2020
    4
    Gaga's worst album.

    the songs are mainly very fun and danceable, some of them are bops even but this production is SO mediocre.... half of the songs sound alike. they sound produced by a white 20 year old coachella dj.... its the same generic dancehall beat and then the beat drops and gaga’s screaming something. it’s tiring and eventually gets really boring and hardens the task of    Gaga's worst album.

    the songs are mainly very fun and danceable, some of them are bops even but this production is SO mediocre.... half of the songs sound alike. they sound produced by a white 20 year old coachella dj.... its the same generic dancehall beat and then the beat drops and gaga’s screaming something. it’s tiring and eventually gets really boring and hardens the task of listening to the whole album tbh.

    the interludes and rain on me have good productions but the rest.....

    really hope she can go back to the artpop days.... or even the joanne era. both albums were ACTUALLY really good and don’t sound like this generic dancehall mainstream trash pop.....

    fav: replay
    least fav: sour candy, sine from above, enigma, 1000 doves    … Expand
  25. nuwang
    Sep 6, 2020
    4
    嘎嘎小姐 的流行音乐复出令人失望，这张专辑被来宾盖过了阴影，宾客是Elton John，Ariana Grande和BLACKPINK。在我看来，这张专辑缺乏多样性，而且声音已经过时了，没有表现出的技能，而且她的人声也不是很好。我希望她能发布更好的音乐，而且将来听起来不会过时。
  26. potasioxd
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    lady gaga puedo hacerlo mejor. chromatica tiene uno de los mejores conceptos y estética de toda su carrera, pero las canciones se sienten como si alguien hubiera hecho ctrl+c y ctrl+v. todas las canciones tienen la misma base y estructura, fuera de los singles no hay una que destaque, todas se escuchan casi igual (a excepción de babylon, esa es una muy, MUY buena canción). mis cancioneslady gaga puedo hacerlo mejor. chromatica tiene uno de los mejores conceptos y estética de toda su carrera, pero las canciones se sienten como si alguien hubiera hecho ctrl+c y ctrl+v. todas las canciones tienen la misma base y estructura, fuera de los singles no hay una que destaque, todas se escuchan casi igual (a excepción de babylon, esa es una muy, MUY buena canción). mis canciones favoritas son babylon y 911… Expand
  27. atanganeli
    Sep 1, 2020
    6
    Finally Lady Gaga managed to bring back an album with lots of references to dance pop and electronic pop, however, even with pleasant sounds to hear, I thought that the songs on the album are almost twins! Always with the same beats, which in my opinion, left the album tiring to listen to.
    Some songs also didn't elevate me to a higher level, "free woman" for example, is a song that starts    Finally Lady Gaga managed to bring back an album with lots of references to dance pop and electronic pop, however, even with pleasant sounds to hear, I thought that the songs on the album are almost twins! Always with the same beats, which in my opinion, left the album tiring to listen to.
    Some songs also didn't elevate me to a higher level, "free woman" for example, is a song that starts to feel good but never gets there and at the end of the song when she is one step closer to taking me to the heights, the song ends.
    However, even with these negative points, the album was cohesive and with sincere and transparent lyrics. For example: Rain on Me, where Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande talk about all the emotional and physical pain they went through during their final years of career.
    In short: Chromatica is a cool and innovative album by Lady Gaga, but I expected more from this "new era"    … Expand
  28. cybernet
    Aug 31, 2020
    4
    Seguindo uma linha tênue entre electro pop e house music, Lady Gaga oferece mais um pouco do mesmo de sempre.
    Em seu sexto álbum de estúdio entitulado de 'Chromatica', Lady Gaga mais uma vez mergulha na raiz de seu estilo musical primário (Electro Music), responsável pelo seu primordial sucesso no 'The Fame', porém com influências house music, estilo já apresentado por Madonna nos anos 90    Seguindo uma linha tênue entre electro pop e house music, Lady Gaga oferece mais um pouco do mesmo de sempre.
    Em seu sexto álbum de estúdio entitulado de 'Chromatica', Lady Gaga mais uma vez mergulha na raiz de seu estilo musical primário (Electro Music), responsável pelo seu primordial sucesso no 'The Fame', porém com influências house music, estilo já apresentado por Madonna nos anos 90 em sua icônica e atemporal 'Vogue', mas Gaga parece insistir em uma sonoridade datada, chinfrim e básica. De fato, em seu mais novo álbum, a cantora expressa que o mesmo foi responsável por sua cura espiritual, podendo até mesmo ter sido o agente motivador da sua melhora no seu curioso caso de depressão, mas por sorte não podemos dizer o mesmo dos ouvidos de quem o ouve. Chromatica revela uma fase persistente de Lady Gaga e a sua incapacidade de superar seu tão cobiçado e aclamado auge artístico em 2009. Em contra partida, a interprete de 'Bad Romance' entrega boates de cunho experimental em 'Sine From Above', que mesmo com a presença de 12 compositores para realizar tal façanha, possui batidas frenéticas, eletrizantes e contagiantes. Em 2018, Lady Gaga mergulhou na graça das radios contemporâneas com seu hit 'Shallow' e o aclamado/premiado 'A Star Is Born', o que poderia ter iniciado uma fase totalmente madura e ponderada, mas ao que parece, tal sucesso não foi o suficiente para fazer Gaga sair de sua bolha eletrônica, mas como a própria cantora diz 'Faça pelos gays', mas é uma pena que os mesmos não fariam tal sacrifício por ela. Desse modo, 'Chromatica' é uma aposta, uma aposta falha e repetitiva.    … Expand
  29. AbnerChaclan
    Aug 30, 2020
    4
    Un disco ni malo ni bueno a mi criterio. Podríamos hablar de algo mejor. Como singles único salvado gracias a ariana grande Rain on me. Situación que no me es grata la canción, para tema os Fun tonight y 911.
  30. RainonARMY
    Aug 29, 2020
    4
    This is not the album I expected from her. I'm sorry Gaga, but this album ain't it.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Jul 27, 2020
    80
    The nostalgia in the production — a blend of crisp digital synth textures and ringing grooves drawn directly from '90s house music — further bolsters the shadowed euphoria of a song like "Sour Candy," in which Gaga is joined by the K-pop girl group Blackpink; "Sine from Above," featuring Elton John, gets a similar friction from the interplay between their voices.
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Jun 8, 2020
    90
    Infectious, exciting and even a little hedonistic during some of the most confusing of modern times, now’s never been a better time to get lost in this new destination.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 7, 2020
    80
    Chromatica’s frank grappling with the vagaries of Gaga’s brain – and the way fame exacerbates them – ends up feeling much more real than touring dive bars with a guitar and a Stetson ever did.
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