Chromatica
by Lady Gaga
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10038 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,483 out of 10038
  2. Mixed: 288 out of 10038
  3. Negative: 1,267 out of 10038
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  1. alexiaphantom
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    mediocre album , the crazy Gaga used to be nowhere to be found and rom carrying the album white f@dga stans eating this
  2. Wahid
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Chromatica is just another in Lady Gaga's long list of overrated meaningless albums. It filled with fillers, and less than 3 minute songs meant to generate streams and increase her chart position.
  3. NURIKO
    May 29, 2020
    1
    It's absolutely terrible album. Disappointing from the beginning to the end. After Stupid love flopped I thought it can't get any worse but it did. The only likable part of Rain on me is Ariana voice, but songs really sounds dated and old. The song with Korean group is absolute mess, I have no idea who reordered this vocals but they are terrible. It sound cheap and there is no good partIt's absolutely terrible album. Disappointing from the beginning to the end. After Stupid love flopped I thought it can't get any worse but it did. The only likable part of Rain on me is Ariana voice, but songs really sounds dated and old. The song with Korean group is absolute mess, I have no idea who reordered this vocals but they are terrible. It sound cheap and there is no good part of that noise.

    I have to say I liked song with Elton John compared to the rest of album. It's at least sounds honest.    … Expand
  4. Shooky
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Overly promoted song. Only listen cause of Ariana Grande’s angelic voice...
  5. NileSaint
    May 30, 2020
    1
    Chromatica is an album struggling to find an identity within a modern day music landscape, that has unflatteringly obvious flaws and issues painfully stemming from Lady Gaga's lack of artistic or musical creative effort, and hence more lack of cohesive sound or vision.

    Gaga has possibly released the most underwhelming album in recent memory. This thing lacks direction, cohesion or    Chromatica is an album struggling to find an identity within a modern day music landscape, that has unflatteringly obvious flaws and issues painfully stemming from Lady Gaga's lack of artistic or musical creative effort, and hence more lack of cohesive sound or vision.

    Gaga has possibly released the most underwhelming album in recent memory. This thing lacks direction, cohesion or differentiation from its predecessors and its modern competition. It has so many sounds, ideas and potential that is shoved into a clunky, awkward and often boring musical and lyrical route, that masks its misused and untouched sounds and ideas as some kind of artistically driven vision. It looks as though Gaga has, disappointingly, seen an opportunity to latch onto sounds that look appealing to general audiences - yet failing to pair most of those sounds to something resembling anything more than poor. It lacks depth, meaning, rhyme and reason and doesn't deserve to be held in any sort of high regard.

    Stuffed with inconclusive experimentation and befuddlingly unsatisfying musical elements, Chromatica appears as a leech onto music that, in theory, appeals to the most people possible. The execution of this, however, is basic, uninteresting and ambiguous in its message, if it even has one. From the cold and raw dance house pop of "Alice" to the surface level emotive disco-reminiscent of "1000 Doves," this body of work feels messy at best. The tether between what Gaga needs and wants to do is muddied in ambiguity and her vocals come off as eerily unpleasant in most of the times she tries to emphasise her voice. It seems as though the intent for this was to have Gaga return to a somewhat comforting dancefloor sound, but with little to no effort to have any semblance of artistic growth or sonical depth.

    In the grand scheme of her musical career, Chromatica is a harsh reminder of Gaga's failure to keep the edge and flair she once held so pristinely, as she battles modern-day musical trends and struggles to re-establish herself as a musical force. This album epitomises devolved and uninspired musical artistry, and makes me doubtful she will be able to reclaim the sound she has been so desperately chasing for years.    … Expand
  6. divinediablo
    Jun 5, 2020
    1
    Horrific...... I'll give props to some of the features but that's it LMFAOAAOOA. Sour Candy best song and the fact that it's most memorable bc of Blackpink and not Gaga is sad.
  7. Wuwazz
    May 30, 2020
    1
    With an extreme effort lady Gaga create a stretched 43 minutes album 4/4 kick + snare or hh or clap + 4 random notes. Flat, nothing new, not even a single spark of creativity. Ok, it’s a dance album, but it doesn’t mean it has to be that flat.
    Lazy Gaga
  8. Josemanuel18
    May 29, 2020
    1
    El disco es muy repetitivo y exagero con los ritmos lo único bueno es RAin on me
  9. Viriato1986
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Very repetitive, Lady Gaga does not reinvent herself, it feels like I’m listening to a very long track.
  10. Wolfcov
    May 29, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very generic. There isn't any hit. Lady Gaga made a lot of promess...but that's all… Expand
  11. Therealcritic83
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Excepting the featurings with Ariana Grande and Blankpink the rest of the album is just plain and more of the same. 40min long only... 3 useless interludes that add nothing and don't match with the content of the album, a forced colab with EJ that adds nothing to any of boths catalogues... a rip off of Madonna's Vogue on Babylon... the best about the album are the Power Ranger visuals thatExcepting the featurings with Ariana Grande and Blankpink the rest of the album is just plain and more of the same. 40min long only... 3 useless interludes that add nothing and don't match with the content of the album, a forced colab with EJ that adds nothing to any of boths catalogues... a rip off of Madonna's Vogue on Babylon... the best about the album are the Power Ranger visuals that are kinda cute. The best solo track is probably 1000 Doves. Forgettable album... will do well for the first couple weeks on the charts and disappear.… Expand
  12. Bryanv
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Generic beats findable at any club made by local novice DJs. Some lyrics like from 1000 Doves are great though, most of the tracks are just repeating the name of the song over a generic beat.
  13. pato12
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Bored, and there are some copies of other songs, BLACKPINK, Ariana and Elton are kinda the only hood thing about this album.
  14. Thefabiojunior
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Artificial sonoridade horrível pior trabalho dela ...artpop e bem melhor não cumpriu nada que prometeu future nostalgia continua com algum do ano
  15. GironMon
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Lady Gaga does nothing new, there is literally a song just like Vogue. An album with no soul made for the fans, but without even a good catchy song.
  16. Queenaj
    May 30, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's boring, repetitive and it makes me tired when I listen to it. Way too loud, nonsense… Expand
  17. Thicco
    May 30, 2020
    1
    This is certainly a low in Lady Gaga's career. You'd expect a minimum level os maturity in a work following an Oscar winning one. The lack of maturity in this album goes to show that "A Star Is Born" was just Gaga following orders and directions. "Chromatica" is a mix of recycled sounds that, by the end of the album all blend together. Nothing stands out, and the tracks that catch a littleThis is certainly a low in Lady Gaga's career. You'd expect a minimum level os maturity in a work following an Oscar winning one. The lack of maturity in this album goes to show that "A Star Is Born" was just Gaga following orders and directions. "Chromatica" is a mix of recycled sounds that, by the end of the album all blend together. Nothing stands out, and the tracks that catch a little bit of one's attention are either collaborations, or songs that remind us a bit too much of someone else's work (hello there, Babylon!). This album would be ok for a new artist just cutting the cord from some good years working for Disney. For Lady Gaga it is a new low, which is not the worst because the creepy and distasteful collaboration with R Kelly still exists, despite being conveniently removed right before the Oscar's ceremony. Don't waste your time.… Expand
  18. Moonwalk
    May 30, 2020
    1
    I hope it is just not me to feel that every single song in the album sounded the same. a little but dissapointed since this is her most anticipated album ever. i rather stream born this way and artpop over chromatica.
  19. IsraelAlexandre
    May 31, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nada invadir. Lady Gaga parece que não evolui e se mantém sempre na mesma estaca… Expand
  20. Waldovena15
    May 31, 2020
    1
    Básico , nada que impacte o sorprenda. Les dan el gusto a sus fans.........
  21. Madferr
    May 31, 2020
    1
    Demasiado repetitivo, nada nuevo y algunas canciones suenan como viejos exitos
  22. Yudit
    Jun 7, 2020
    1
    Cromática es decepcionante mejor está el álbum de su single bad romance.Y la única canción buena de este álbum es Lady Gaga ft Ariana.
  23. Scissors
    Jun 11, 2020
    1
    Forgettable pop album from someone way past their prime. In 20 years people will remember Bad Romance, they will not remember this album.
  24. Annd
    Jun 8, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a recycled album of sounds that we've heard a thousand times, nothing new… Expand
  25. bjhh
    Jun 17, 2020
    1
    You've heard all this stuff before being sung by a variety of pop singers all being used by a variety of record labels to make them money. This could have been an album by literally anyone. Chromatica does nothing to advance the genre. It's not surprising it has such a high user score - the result of a fanatical, obsessive fan base to whom Gaga can do no wrong - but really, it does notYou've heard all this stuff before being sung by a variety of pop singers all being used by a variety of record labels to make them money. This could have been an album by literally anyone. Chromatica does nothing to advance the genre. It's not surprising it has such a high user score - the result of a fanatical, obsessive fan base to whom Gaga can do no wrong - but really, it does not deserve it. I'm giving it 1 rather than 0 just because collaborating with BLACKPINK does at least show some ambition, even if the song itself doesn't.… Expand
  26. f4guette
    Jul 11, 2020
    1
    It’s honestly a decent album, but something about seeing white gays happy just doesn’t sit right with me...
  27. JesusMorale59
    Jul 24, 2020
    1
    This album only have one good song and yes... Only good. The feat with Ariana Grande is the only thing that you can listen this album but you end disappointed.
  28. Imclara
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just didn't liked sorry. Only Rain on me because of ariana grande. Gaga has better works… Expand
  29. Mtg2017
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Kind of the same, I'm just giving 1 point for Rain on me, Ariana feat save this
  30. Madhavgaur
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Another forgettable masterpiece by flopga
    Little monsters made me do it. Ngl.
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79

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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