Chromatica
by Lady Gaga
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  1. stephavaianade
    May 29, 2020
    6
    eu definitivamente detesto esse tipo de som, provavelmente não vou ouvir esse álbum nunca mais
    mas não é ruim, não chegou a me ofender, tampouco a me agradar
    tópico Chromatica nem bom nem ruim
  2. LilScience
    Aug 4, 2020
    6
    Gaga sempre se mostrou uma cantora que se reinventa através do passar dos anos, vemos Chromatica como um mundo de tribos, que cada um tem a sua, e um mundo que as diferenças não existem.
    Destaques para as faixas como 'Alice', 'Rain On Me' e 'Babylon', uma das minhas preferidas mas posso dizer que as faixas me pareceram curtas demais, do antigo pop no álbum 'ArtPop', vimos muita    Gaga sempre se mostrou uma cantora que se reinventa através do passar dos anos, vemos Chromatica como um mundo de tribos, que cada um tem a sua, e um mundo que as diferenças não existem.
    Destaques para as faixas como 'Alice', 'Rain On Me' e 'Babylon', uma das minhas preferidas mas posso dizer que as faixas me pareceram curtas demais, do antigo pop no álbum 'ArtPop', vimos muita versatilidade mesmo que não foi um grande sucesso, mostrou Gaga de várias facetas, ao contrário desse que ela se conteve um pouco se mantendo nas cores rosa e roxo na maioria das vezes, e com clipes medianos como 'Stupid Love' e 'Rain On Me' com a Ariana Grande, entendo que o tempo de quarentena fez que não se pudesse lançar clipes, mas estes clipes em particular foram gravados antes, há pessoas que dizem que quando acabar a quarentena ela voltará a divulgar o álbum, mas impossível de saber.

    Sobre a estética foi algo House/Pop, algo que já está sucesso hoje em dia; eu entendo que o álbum foi algo que os fãs esperavam há um tempo mas poderia se jogar para o outro lado assim como ArtPop que teve rap, pop, edm, acústico, entre muito mais.
    Talvez gaga deva aprender a se jogar mais, mas sobretudo o álbum agradou a grande massa.    … Expand
  3. CDizzness
    Jun 3, 2020
    6
    I live for Gaga and honestly I dont see the hype...I am highly disappointed in this...I read a critic review saying she sounds like "she knows who she is"..that's how I felt on the Born this Way album. But with this, it feels like she is lost in the dessert that she ran off to in Perfect Illusion and cant find her way back...(lost in the industry that is)...This album sounds highlyI live for Gaga and honestly I dont see the hype...I am highly disappointed in this...I read a critic review saying she sounds like "she knows who she is"..that's how I felt on the Born this Way album. But with this, it feels like she is lost in the dessert that she ran off to in Perfect Illusion and cant find her way back...(lost in the industry that is)...This album sounds highly manufactured to appeal to a general audience and not the "true" monsters..Not a terrible album to say the least, far from her best though.… Expand
  4. LCLC3
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Meh...I was hoping for a lot more. It isn’t bad but I’m not sure I ever need to hear these songs again.
  5. Willugh
    Jun 3, 2020
    6
    This one is a grower. I was ready to give it a 3, but after a couple more listens I understand that there's a really good album in this. The concept is great and the lyrics are quite good too (even though there are some songs with lazy writing). But too bad the album is kinda overshadowed by the generic production that makes me less attentive of what she's trying to say.
  6. sammyanthony
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    Chromatica is a nice dance-pop album with a lot of disco influence to it. Highlights are songs between Chromatica II and III which are more defined and stable. It's harder now to identify Lady Gaga's style because she seemed trying so hard to blend in with the current and not being the trailblazer as she did with her first three albums.
  7. JLuis_001
    Jul 25, 2020
    6
    I long for the times when pop artists could sustain an album with their pure talent and without guests.
  8. viniciussawate
    May 29, 2020
    6
    On this album, she wanted to show her absolute love for electronic dance music. The main themes revolve around the maintenance of mental health, healing of traumas, empowerment, reflections on her life and the search for happiness, despite the adversities. It's a much more digestible album than ARTPOP and Born This Way for the general public, but it still sounds repetitive on some tracksOn this album, she wanted to show her absolute love for electronic dance music. The main themes revolve around the maintenance of mental health, healing of traumas, empowerment, reflections on her life and the search for happiness, despite the adversities. It's a much more digestible album than ARTPOP and Born This Way for the general public, but it still sounds repetitive on some tracks and quite frantic and disjointed, but most of the songs are generally strong and varied.… Expand
  9. McMadness42
    May 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I never had insanely high hopes going into this record. But I had enjoyed the lead 3 singles, despite the clear change of sound Gaga was going for. The biggest highlight is Gaga’s vocals which continue to be her biggest strength. She’s a phenomenal singer that even with the overbearing EDM dance beats... her voice still hits all the ethereal beats she always has.

    Unfortunately this album didn’t quite capture the same magic as her last record “Joanne” which took her sound in a new direction.
    This one just bordered TOO HEAVILY on average dance pop.

    There ARE some songs that do stick the landing. Most of which in the former half of the album. Such as “Alice”, “Stupid Love”, and despite my disliking of Ariana Grande... “Rain On Me” is also a pretty powerful track.

    It’s sadly just those few tracks in the first half that fuel the album. The rest of it is either way too on the nose with symbolism, or fail to match the danceable power of the lead singles. Featuring 3 random orchestral interludes and a collaboration with Elton John that is honestly painful to listen to. Nothing about “Sine From Above” meshes well.

    Gaga is insanely talented. One of the greatest voices in modern pop music. But unfortunately this album was more like her worst album “ARTPOP (2013)” rather than “The Fame (2008)”.

    This album is a big disappointment, but it’s far from being the worst pop album put out during this pandemic, OR in recent years.

    This is a strong C+. Maybe a B– if I’m being generous.    … Expand
  10. Fernando8976
    May 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tiene sonidos muy repetitivos, y tiene varias canciones de relleno, no es lo mejor, pero tampoco lo peor… Expand
  11. JeremySpears
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    I unstanned Gaga in 2014 when she got too boring for me. A jazz album, a country album, a generic buzz single and a mediocre soundtrack album didn’t interest me that much. I was waiting for her to return to her dance pop roots and that’s what she did with "Chromatica". Unfortunately, the results don’t impress me much at all. If you leave out the three (amazing) interludes I like half ofI unstanned Gaga in 2014 when she got too boring for me. A jazz album, a country album, a generic buzz single and a mediocre soundtrack album didn’t interest me that much. I was waiting for her to return to her dance pop roots and that’s what she did with "Chromatica". Unfortunately, the results don’t impress me much at all. If you leave out the three (amazing) interludes I like half of the album. Six to be exact; "Alice", "Stupid Love", "911", "Sour Candy", "Sine From Above" and "Babylon". "Stupid Love" sounded messy and dated at first but it grew on me and now it’s fun. "911" is the only song that immediately clicked with me. I love the dark pop sound and the deep lyrics. It reminds me of her best album "The Fame Monster" (2009). "Babylon" is a nice fun track but it reminds me a lot of Madonna's "Vogue". A LOT. "Sine From Above" could’ve been perfect if it wasn’t for that awful outro and the 2013 EDM dance breaks. The rest of the song is so beautiful. The other half of the album...it ain’t it. "Free Woman" sounds generic as hell, literally nothing is happening in "1000 Doves", "Plastic Doll" and "Replay" are okay but nothing special and kinda dated, "Enigma" is so 2014 and I don’t even know what that dated mess "Fun Tonight" is. "Rain On Me" didn’t impress me either and it wouldn’t have been such a big hit without Ariana Grande. Very mediocre. Overall, this album is probably my least favorite of hers. I thought her return to dance pop would be great but it’s a disappointment. Half of the songs sound dated and uninspired. Even in the songs that I like there are parts that mess them up a bit. It's not terrible but terribly dated. "Chromatica" is only an okay album even though its concept (and artwork) could’ve made it great. Too bad. Favorites: 911, Sine From Above, Alice & Stupid Love… Expand
  12. berkae
    May 29, 2020
    6
    This is a good and really cohesive album, but unfortunately with some flaws.
    First thing first - this whole album could be a runway soundtrack and this is incredible. Each song is sonically connected to each other, so listening to the whole album is a nice experience, and if you want to listen to the songs separately - that's also fine. Lyrically is a basic Gaga level. The club/disco /90s    This is a good and really cohesive album, but unfortunately with some flaws.
    First thing first - this whole album could be a runway soundtrack and this is incredible. Each song is sonically connected to each other, so listening to the whole album is a nice experience, and if you want to listen to the songs separately - that's also fine. Lyrically is a basic Gaga level. The club/disco /90s vibe is really pleasing on the album.

    The heavy production otherwise is really... noisy and flat at some point. I caught myself listening to the album and "missing" some songs because they blend with each other. I also have a feeling that Gaga wanted to recreate Confessions on the dancefloor experience with this album and somehow she made it, but (as I said) in a flat way.

    + Cohesive album with really cool sound
    + Good album idea
    + Great collaborations with other artists
    + Rain On Me

    - Some tracks are overproduced
    - The cohesivity of this album makes it flat at some point (lack of standout tracks)
    - Lyrics
    - Stupid Love    … Expand
  13. maurizio66
    Jun 6, 2020
    6
    DANCE MUSIC BY NUMBERS. We've heard it all before, we've heard it all before
  14. heitorlopees
    May 29, 2020
    6
    parece um álbum de remix, esperava mais do retorno da gaga pro pop, as farofas são boas mas o resto é esquecível
  15. Gaboh_mx
    Dec 9, 2020
    6
    Me encantan los ritmos que posee, lástima que todo el disco se escuche igual, bueno pero plano.
  16. blue_1506
    Jun 3, 2020
    6
    Es un álbum medianamente bueno, aunque algunas canciones suenan igual y me hace pensar que es un reciclado de Artpop.
  17. toxxles
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Lady Gaga's new album "failed", so to speak, at certain points in her repertoire. Each song has several gradients, especially in the pre-chorus, which makes you more and more tired of what you hear and distorts the mood of the songs. In addition, the album does not seem to have sought the real concept of the theme of its album, when reading the name and seeing the cover, if you imagineLady Gaga's new album "failed", so to speak, at certain points in her repertoire. Each song has several gradients, especially in the pre-chorus, which makes you more and more tired of what you hear and distorts the mood of the songs. In addition, the album does not seem to have sought the real concept of the theme of its album, when reading the name and seeing the cover, if you imagine something different from what the singer provides. Lady Gaga seems to have decided to return to popular music, but there was so much information in the songs that it is not known exactly what she wanted to show.… Expand
  18. 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
  19. tatazildo
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Good album, but I was expecting to see more of the Gaga that gave me shivers during her performance of Elton John's Your Song. She's the complete 21st century artist and I was hoping she could express that better here, with more concept to wrap the whole thing and more interesting music. I still have to read the lyrics to find what are the themes behind the album as a whole but apart fromGood album, but I was expecting to see more of the Gaga that gave me shivers during her performance of Elton John's Your Song. She's the complete 21st century artist and I was hoping she could express that better here, with more concept to wrap the whole thing and more interesting music. I still have to read the lyrics to find what are the themes behind the album as a whole but apart from "Plastic Doll" and "Stupid Love" and the chorus on "Replay", which provide some interesting musical variations, as a whole the album is just generic dance/house music you can play at a club, with simple melodies and harmony and overly repetitive choruses (especially on "Enigma" and "Rain On Me"). The synthesis of pop music. The 80s/90s disco theme is intentional, of course, and makes her fan base happy. I've been told it's "an album to dance to", and it is. But it's just that.

    Bom álbum, mas eu estava com a expectativa de ver mais da Gaga que me arrepiou ao tocar Your Song pro Elton John. Ela é a artista completa do século 21 e eu tava esperando ela expressar seu talento melhor nesse álbum, com mais conceito para amarrar tudo e músicas mais interessantes. Eu ainda tenho que ler as letras mas, com raras exceções (como "Plastic Doll", "Stupid Love" e "Replay", que ainda apresentam algumas variações musicais interessantes), trata-se de um pop/dance/house genérico que você poderia deixar tocando em qualquer balada ou academia, com melodias simples, nenhum desenvolvimento harmônico e refrões extremamente repetitivos (especialmente em "Enigma" e em "Rain On Me"). Um álbum que é a síntese perfeita da música pop, sem nenhuma inovação. A linguagem disco dos anos 80/90 é intencional, sem dúvida, e deixa a fanbase feliz. Me disseram que é um "álbum para se dançar" e eu concordo. Mas é só um álbum para se dançar.    … Expand
  20. MiguelHudson
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    It's well, i loved the transitions (Chromatica 1- Alice, Chromatica 2- 911). But a lot of songs are a copy, "Babylon" sounds like "Vougue" by Madonna, "Enigma" sounds like "Hallucinate" by Dua Lipa, even the transition on "Chromatica 2" - "911" sounds like "Baby Shark". We heard ArtPop again.
  21. dudx
    May 29, 2020
    6
    um álbum bem mediano, possui músicas boas, porém várias outras músicas parecem inacabadas ou até mesmo uma demo, as interludes são ótimas porém destoam demais do álbum.
  22. Vamprah
    Jul 11, 2020
    6
    I wanted to love this album but I can’t help to feel slightly disappointed with it. After unforgettable hits that took the world by storm around 2010, I expected a 2020 Lady Gaga album to be something unimaginably amazing. Instead we got some easy to forget, similar-sounding good songs with generic electronic pop sounds in the background. Her voice is beautiful, the songs are well written,I wanted to love this album but I can’t help to feel slightly disappointed with it. After unforgettable hits that took the world by storm around 2010, I expected a 2020 Lady Gaga album to be something unimaginably amazing. Instead we got some easy to forget, similar-sounding good songs with generic electronic pop sounds in the background. Her voice is beautiful, the songs are well written, but the production is uninspired. Some people claim it’s “a return to old Lady Gaga” but the soul of the album is nothing alike, for better or worse. All of her most-successful older songs have that magic of making you feel powerful, bad-ass, sassy, and make you want to dance to them. Sadly, after hours and hours of listening, I don’t get any of these feelings from Chromatica, no matter how hard I try.… Expand
  23. Sebastianmg
    Jun 3, 2020
    6
    Its bad to make expectations about this album; Replay and Fun Tonight are the best songs on this album, i describe this album as a very well produced album, but talking about lyrics, this album is the worst by Gaga. Sour candy should be large, it did not deserved only 2:37
  24. 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
  25. AlexandroDluna
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Some interesting sounds but gaga get lost in all that synthetic And heavy production
  26. ArianitAjdini
    May 29, 2020
    6
    It isn’t a bad album, but she has produced better music. The pros of the album are that it feels very cinematic, the interlude makes it like we're walking through a film so as a whole it does keep you gripped in. There are some stellar songs on here such as Rain On Me, 911 and Babylon and the record I feel is another part to Artpop with its experimental sound.

    However, the drawback is    It isn’t a bad album, but she has produced better music. The pros of the album are that it feels very cinematic, the interlude makes it like we're walking through a film so as a whole it does keep you gripped in. There are some stellar songs on here such as Rain On Me, 911 and Babylon and the record I feel is another part to Artpop with its experimental sound.

    However, the drawback is mainly with the production and that I think it is really overproduced and is very overpowering. It may be a dance record and it is successful in making you want to dance but still I want to hear Gaga’s voice without being distracted with what’s going on in the background.    … Expand
  27. Zacherybinx
    May 29, 2020
    6
    The album has a few good songs, but the rest is very average. It sounds like a pop album from 2010. Nothing sounds very modern or feels like it’s pushing boundaries.
  28. RalphOliver
    May 29, 2020
    6
    For the first time in her entire career Gaga delivers a sober, lukewarm body of work. Chromatica lacks most of what made Lady Gaga earn her name, as creativity stepped aside to give place to a safe, repetitive and solid rhythmic structure, reminiscent of late 90s - early 2000s retrodisco pop. It ends up playing up good and, for what it intends to be, Chromatica is a great album. However asFor the first time in her entire career Gaga delivers a sober, lukewarm body of work. Chromatica lacks most of what made Lady Gaga earn her name, as creativity stepped aside to give place to a safe, repetitive and solid rhythmic structure, reminiscent of late 90s - early 2000s retrodisco pop. It ends up playing up good and, for what it intends to be, Chromatica is a great album. However as soon as Babylon closes up the listening experience, one can find it difficult to name a standout track from the record, as they end up amounting up to an homogeneous (not cohesive) single dancefloor track somehow, devoid of personality and characteristics that make them unique, something never seen before in a Lady Gaga record.… Expand
  29. Mrbino
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Ela arrasou em algumas músicas, mas pelo menos metade das músicas eu não gostei porque achei que ela usou muito autotune na voz e samples bem genéricas. O álbum é pop genérico, mas algumas se salvam.
  30. Apisss
    May 29, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good dancing album, but very average compared to other Lady Gaga's releases.… Expand
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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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