Joanne
by Lady Gaga
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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 3658 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 572 out of 3658
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  1. apvargas
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Es tan maravilloso. El ritmo , la letra . El sentimiento que se transmite, Definitivamente Sabe Hacer musica. Gaga Keep Evolution We Love Your Music . Congratulations
  2. coreyguo
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    so good
    I HAVE BEEN WAITING THIS ALBUM FOR 5 YEARS!!
    thank you lady gaga you never disappointed me !
    I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT YOU ! but i really want to see more of the "live " performance now!! haha
  3. Alechus
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Its incredible. Every person in the world must listen this album. Dont judge because is from Gaga. Enjoy music.

    Es increíble. Todas las personas en el mundo deben escuchar este álbum. No juzgues solo porque es de Gaga, disfruta la música.
  4. tefamonster
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Es un álbum bastante bueno en cuanto a contenido musical, buenos sonidos de guitarras y piano, un excelente regreso para una de las mejores artistas pop de todos los tiempos. Su interpretación y calidad vocal es impresionante, estoy completamente enamorada de este nuevo trabajo de Lady Gaga.
  5. mskatyasugar
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Gaga, youre wonderful! Your music is sooooo fab! Thank you so much for this album - its so personal one. Haters are always gonna hate so **** them off! They just suck - hey girl, you rock!
  6. paulyz
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    HOW can you think this is a step down from ARTPOP? The production is so much cleaner, and we can actually see her voice shine in this record.

    I haven't been a huge fan of her previous work but I'm a big fan of Joanne, and her fans who are complaining about not getting the sound they wanted from this record should know that... Gaga shouldn't have to make the music YOU want but rather,    HOW can you think this is a step down from ARTPOP? The production is so much cleaner, and we can actually see her voice shine in this record.

    I haven't been a huge fan of her previous work but I'm a big fan of Joanne, and her fans who are complaining about not getting the sound they wanted from this record should know that...

    Gaga shouldn't have to make the music YOU want but rather, she should be making the music SHE wants to make. She's never been making music like what's being played on radio- she's again bringing something different to pop music. Give this music a chance!

    That being said, I also think many of the songs on Joanne are more radio-friendly than the songs on ARTPOP.    … Expand
  7. nicolas158
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Best moments, "Dancin' In Circles", "John Wayne", "Come To Mama" and "Diamond Heart".
    A little of nostalgia in songs like "Just Another Day" and a touch of 'Red and Blue' and 'The Fame'.
    Shocking moments like "Sinner's Prayers", I think is the most different song in the whole album. Emotional moments like "Grigio Girls", "Joanne" and specially "Million Reasons". A brushstroke of 'Born    Best moments, "Dancin' In Circles", "John Wayne", "Come To Mama" and "Diamond Heart".
    A little of nostalgia in songs like "Just Another Day" and a touch of 'Red and Blue' and 'The Fame'.
    Shocking moments like "Sinner's Prayers", I think is the most different song in the whole album.
    Emotional moments like "Grigio Girls", "Joanne" and specially "Million Reasons".
    A brushstroke of 'Born This Way' in songs like "Perfect Illusion", and lyrically on "Angel Down" with his 'politic letter'.
    A really beautiful feminist song on "Hey Girl", and if that was not enough, her partner Florence Whelch give a sweet sensation, their voices are so powerful. Maybe this can be one of the best duets throughout the year, this song is really sexy, fits perfectly with the message.
    Gaga is not just extravagance, it is 'change' too. The chamaleon woman now choose be normal, and that is her extravagance in this album, full of humanity. If we think we knew the most personal side of Gaga, we are wrong, 'Joanne' is the proove that Gaga is not dead and never was dead, she just reborn like a phoenix with a new age accompanied by a simple short and a country pink hat    … Expand
  8. savionogueira
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Uma proposta concisa e coerente. Vocais poderosos que passeiam do country, folk, até o pop "by gaga" que conhecemos. Sem dúvidas um dos melhores álbuns da Gaga até o momento.
  9. popmusic
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Unlike all of Lady Gaga's contemporaries gaga has singlehandedly ONCE AGAIN changed the game, gaga has never been apart of the mainstream and never will. This truly is lady gagas most personal album just listen to the lyrics its very clear. There is no musician like gaga her kindness her creativity the fact that she writes produces and directs all of her music and videos is trulyUnlike all of Lady Gaga's contemporaries gaga has singlehandedly ONCE AGAIN changed the game, gaga has never been apart of the mainstream and never will. This truly is lady gagas most personal album just listen to the lyrics its very clear. There is no musician like gaga her kindness her creativity the fact that she writes produces and directs all of her music and videos is truly unbelievable. this album is unlike any of her previous works in alot of ways but its like alot of her previous work too. the only people who wont enjoy this album are haters and even they will have a hard time hating this record… Expand
  10. duzaon
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    Joanne is a fantastic work with big names like Mark Ronson, Bloodpop, Beck and others. Lady Gaga brings her true essence and Germanotta family in their songs with clean vocals, lyrics well done and good mixing. Thank Gaga for this masterpiece.
  11. brazilis
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    SIM, um álbum POP, repleto de influencias de outros gêneros musicais! Lady Gaga e Mark Ronson fizeram um trabalho incrível neste álbum, fugiu de todas as expectativas da melhor forma possível.
  12. Victorluzzan
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    Um excelente e fantastico album! Não há como dizer que o album não tem conceito ou alma! Espetacular, pois ela consegue fazer um album pop com muitas referências e ainda autobiográfico! Recomendo!
  13. fedurin
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    ESTE ALBUM ES DIFERENTE, ME ENCANTA, LO AMO. She can sing. SHE CAN. Love it. Its so personal, simply, so beatiful. TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN
  14. warpedrhythm
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    Ok !! RANT ! I have AMAZING Fave!
    Came from New York( she's Italian ) got great job, raised amazing albums, paid 4 things in Cash!!Got Direct TV

    Buy Joanne on iTunes!
  15. Ietithappen
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    a modern day masterpiece: talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never-the-same, totally unique, completely-not-ever-been-done-before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, **** on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.

    truly the artist of our generation - willingly to reinvent with each era.
    bless.
  16. onionpedro
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    I'm glad she's being mature and leaving her wigs behind so we can all focus on her music, which is, in fact, pretty good. I must admit she's one of the greatest acts of all time.
  17. Justin247
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    Her best album. Little to no auto-tune. Raw, gritty, powerful and emotional vocals. A-list collaborators: Ronson, Bloodpop, Kevin Parker, Florence Welch, Beck, Father John Misty, Hillary Lindsey. The songs will tug at your emotions because the lyrics are so personal and moving ... this is not your generic pop album. Must Listen. Must buy.
  18. ArcherE
    Oct 23, 2016
    4
    What is most frustrating about this album is the look inside of what direction it might have taken with the bonus version of Angel Down, easily the most affecting song on the album. It is the one song on the album that RedOne was involved with, and it is the most raw. It is the sound Lady Gaga describes wanting to achieve on the album. This version of Angel Down makes me long for thoseWhat is most frustrating about this album is the look inside of what direction it might have taken with the bonus version of Angel Down, easily the most affecting song on the album. It is the one song on the album that RedOne was involved with, and it is the most raw. It is the sound Lady Gaga describes wanting to achieve on the album. This version of Angel Down makes me long for those supposed seven other songs they worked on together.

    When all is said done, all the reviews, the mixed emotions, I'm feeling lost. I am a fan of singers from Judy Henske to Leonard Cohen to Grimes. I'm not a genre-specific fan. I thought Artpop was much more cohesive than people gave it credit; it just had too many songs (similar to Born This Way). Gaga could easily be an album and a hit artist. That being said, this album just feels overproduced. This has never been a reaction I've had; The Fame was the ultimate postmodern pop album; The Fame Monster the deconstruction of the The Fame; Born This Way the Rock-Horror melodrama album; Artpop more a quasi surrealist pop album. The production matched the tone of every album. Yet for Joanne, the "authenticity" appears performed rather than genuine because of the production. This is made even more evident by the inclusion of the Work Tape. It may have even been a mistake to include the work tape because it shows evidence for Gaga's ability to actually curate an album that could hold up lyrically, musically, and politically with the album's influences and albums from this year. Sinner's Prayer, Million Reasons, and Dancin' in Circles are all songs that also would have been better served with a stripped down production. Rather than Ronson, it would have been interesting to hear Gaga work with someone like Mark Howard and RedOne.

    It's disappointing but it's not a disaster.    … Expand
  19. christopher1996
    Jun 14, 2017
    10
    No doubt... the greatest album released in 2016 so far
    I love Gaga, I love this album
    THIS IS THE ALBUM OF THE MILLENIUUUUUUUUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Paws Up, Little Monsters!
  20. cspencere
    Oct 22, 2016
    8
    Joanne is a stylistic change for Gaga, but it often works better than you could even imagine. With a distinct midwest sound, the album marks a new period of Gaga, one that is near and dear to who the real Lady Gaga is.
  21. Raikiri123
    Oct 23, 2016
    10
    I love this album. Overall I consider it her best work to date. While its highest high is not Bad Romance or Poker Face the whole package can surely rival the Fame Monster in my opinion. The length is perfect; there's a healthy balance between ballads and bops and production often gives way for her vocals to shine through (both a good and bad thing sometimes) Artpop was too messy; the factI love this album. Overall I consider it her best work to date. While its highest high is not Bad Romance or Poker Face the whole package can surely rival the Fame Monster in my opinion. The length is perfect; there's a healthy balance between ballads and bops and production often gives way for her vocals to shine through (both a good and bad thing sometimes) Artpop was too messy; the fact that half the tracks on there were slapped on produced demos and the whole asinine pretentious promo campaign were super cringy. But this one, this is a true work of passion and authenticity (not gonna say art, we all know how that went). The critics can suck my disco stick, for all I know this would receive much more acclaim if it had been done by Rihanna Beyonce or Adele.… Expand
  22. krimokrimo
    Oct 26, 2016
    9
    This album was a mixed bag for me at first, but then I found myself listening to some of the songs over and over. Its nowhere near close to the better albums of the year, but still a guilty pleasure for me.
    (Joanne, Diamond Heart, Million Reasons, Hey Girl)
  23. crunchycelery
    Oct 21, 2016
    8
    New Lady Gaga Album, New Lady Gaga. At least that tends to be the sentiment that surrounds each new Gaga release. However, that somewhat implies that at some point (whether it was previously, or whether that be now) Gaga is “inauthentic”. It’s quite obvious that Gaga’s career is indebted to a pastiche of pop cultural vomit, drenched in copious amounts of artifice and layers of spectacle.New Lady Gaga Album, New Lady Gaga. At least that tends to be the sentiment that surrounds each new Gaga release. However, that somewhat implies that at some point (whether it was previously, or whether that be now) Gaga is “inauthentic”. It’s quite obvious that Gaga’s career is indebted to a pastiche of pop cultural vomit, drenched in copious amounts of artifice and layers of spectacle. ARTPOP was very much an illustration of this. Despite the undeserving critical lambast of Joanne’s predecessor I still stand by ARTPOP as Gaga at her most experimental, wild, well produced, textured, and fun.
    In turn this seemingly turned down aesthetic seems to be centering the discussion. To say Joanne is stripped of any aesthetic curation and absent of the gaudy shtick that caked Gaga’s previous efforts is very misleading. Just as its misleading to label this album as “stripped down”.
    The music on Joanne is often tightly layered, fleshy, and even texturally enhanced. Layers of guitars and fuzz dance between each other often on a lot of cuts, underscored often by warble-y synths, plucked bass, and hodgepodged analogue and synthetic beats. Joanne has been criticized for lack of hooks which I can understand. Here it’s not so much the lyrical content that reaches out, and the melodies are less lurching perhaps then on previous Gaga outings, but Joanne isn’t a deal in hooks so much as it is in groove.
    The slink of country stomp “Sinner’s Prayer” and fuzz rock of “John Wayne” have a musical swagger (in the bass particular) that propels the music in a way Gaga hasn’t explored. The 70s piano rock of “Come to Mama”, and 80s electro funk of Florence Welch duet “Hey Girl” are eras from which Gaga has borrowed before, but here their stride is felt right into the bones of the rhythm. The undercurrent of Elton John and Prince are instantly felt upon the first listen of these tracks. This might be aided by vintage fetishist Mark Ronson’s executive co-production. Either way Joanne finds itself sonically resembling a lot of Gaga’s influences in way that they haven’t ever before, while still incorporating a palette of contemporary sounds to keep things somewhat current.
    Gaga doesn’t feel uncomfortable adopting country on aforementioned highlight “Sinner’s Prayer” (who’s sinister guitar lead and stomping drum stroll are immeasurably pleasurable), and piano ballad “Million Reasons”. Fans turned off by these inclusions must’ve forgotten about the string of slight country/piano rock ballads hidden on each of her albums prior (i.e “Speechless”, “You + I”, “Gypsy” etc). Her hearty vibrato and thick lower register never feel out of place bellowing on these country tinged tracks just as they do affectedly breathy over electronic beats and synths.
    Right from the get go Joanne delivers us the girl who grew up on Bruce Springsteen with the bright and leaping rock stomp “Diamond Heart”. “Ayo” combines Motown brass funk with the glitched vocal sampled beats and distorted groove also found on “John Wayne”, in which she pulls of danceable numbers with fuzzy guitars instead of glittery synthesizers.
    The title tack, a beautifully guitar plucked, pseudo folk song, sees Gaga delve into the hurt of her family’s loss of the title’s namesake. Somewhat uplifted with underlying sadness Gaga finds a way to be emotionally resonant in a way she never achieved before.
    The only songs that I really feel leave something to be desired are the Beck assisted, reggae tinged “Dancing in Circles”, and the 80s glam rock of lead single “Perfect Illusion” (a curious pick indeed). The former has been aptly dubbed No Doubt b-roll, with a chorus that would feel at home in the hands of Lana Del Rey. As for “Perfect Illusion”, the somewhat underwritten lyrics (particularly towards the end) divulge in cringe. And despite contribution from Kevin Parker of Tame Impala the song always fizzles at the thought of what it could be.
    The deluxe edition tracks fare better, with the country campfire callout of “Girgio Girls” and the bopping 70s tread of “Just Another Day” following in the footsteps of previous tracks.
    Angel down ends the album on a fine note. Somber and theatrical, Gaga croons over atmospheric strings and synth harps with a subtlety political ally cry over Black Lives Matter and the death of Trayvon Martin.
    Ever since her intense breakthrough, ubiquity, and constant pop cultural dominance, a new Gaga release always comes with its baggage. And as with ARTPOP, Joanne is what is is and isn’t what it isn’t. However, it finds Gaga in a space where she’s exploring a facet of her musical muses that have never rung so resonantly before as they do now.    … Expand
  24. vinirodripe
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lady Gaga conseguiu mais uma vez se reinventar com o album Joanne. As cançoes são memoráveis, quase hinos, a sutiliza das melodias contrasta com a voz crua, mas infinitamente afinada, traz paixão e sobretudo nos faz refletir a cerca dos novos tempos, mesmo que a musica expressem balatas com batidas mais convencionais. o álbum é uma cartase ambulante.… Expand
  25. davidruedadiaz
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    Bastante sorprendente para las tendencias del momento, increíbles letras, buena producción e instrumentación. Definitivamente una propuesta que se agradece y que puede nutrir la industria musical e invitar a realizar producciones más orgánicas en las cuales sea posible disfrutar la interpretación de instrumentos, percibir mejor la letra de las canciones y por ende introducirse en suBastante sorprendente para las tendencias del momento, increíbles letras, buena producción e instrumentación. Definitivamente una propuesta que se agradece y que puede nutrir la industria musical e invitar a realizar producciones más orgánicas en las cuales sea posible disfrutar la interpretación de instrumentos, percibir mejor la letra de las canciones y por ende introducirse en su contenido y mensaje. Bravo.… Expand
  26. chad0wick8
    Oct 24, 2016
    10
    An incredible record by an extremely talent woman, Joanne may be her best work yet! Infectious hooks and a sense of party combined with an undeniable expression of pain and rage conveyed through a voice so comforting, you almost feel as if she is giving you a great big hug through the music.
  27. Othavynho
    Oct 25, 2016
    10
    É o álbum viu querida, muita musica boa, muito musica pra bater o cabelo da Lorraine.
    Tia Joanne está dançando em círculos viu querida, tem Florencia em Hey Gay muito boa, Come e mama tbm tá babado, muito lindo mesmo valeu a pena esperar.
    Lança os próximos singles sendo Diamond Heart, John Wayne e Dacin'In Circles e Hey Girl pra encerrar a era.
  28. MatsTrevis
    Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Such an amazing album! I've been following Gaga since 2009 and I must say this is THE comeback. A lot happened since ARTPOP era ended, from a hunger press willing to see her failure to a Grammy Winner Jazz Album + a Golden Globe derserving role in AHS Hotel. Gaga shows us a tremendous evolution in her carreer with Joanne. I couldn't be more proud! It's nothing I couldn't expect anythingSuch an amazing album! I've been following Gaga since 2009 and I must say this is THE comeback. A lot happened since ARTPOP era ended, from a hunger press willing to see her failure to a Grammy Winner Jazz Album + a Golden Globe derserving role in AHS Hotel. Gaga shows us a tremendous evolution in her carreer with Joanne. I couldn't be more proud! It's nothing I couldn't expect anything different from her at this point. Everyone should hear it with an open heart and allow themselves to feel all the emotions this album reaches inside of us.… Expand
  29. Gagamuglerwoman
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    Joanne is Lady Gaga's most interesting album. Because at the same time giving you all the emotions i love this album so much. Yasss Gaga Yasssssssssssssssssssssss!
  30. hausofkostya
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    So personal! Her most beautiful album to date. It made me cry, dance and think. Thank you so much Gaga, always by your side, queen! Greate job Joanne!!!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Q Magazine
    Nov 15, 2016
    60
    Flawed though it is, this brave and canny album hits the reset button and buys her a future. [Jan 2017, p.105]
  2. The Quietus
    Nov 11, 2016
    60
    Unfortunately, therein lies the biggest problem with Joanne: for every time that Gaga seemingly breaks free of her shackles and embraces something more “real,” she quickly scuttles back into her comfort zone and hides behind glistening production. This probably isn’t quite the sound of the real Stefani Germanotta, but if you squint hard enough there’s a semblance of a real person in amongst the pop haze.
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  3. Clash Music
    Nov 9, 2016
    70
    Joanne is certainly not the all-conquering opus it was intended to be and will prove divisive, but it remains a daring and exciting record, delivered from one of modern pop’s most unique and singular voices.
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