Without having seen the movie I assume this works better as a soundtrack than an album
I really had high expectations after what is a pretty strong first 15 minutes of this record. The pretty heavy electronic production on Disease is not something i expected from Gaga, but it hits just the same and Perfect Celebrity is a definite banger. But unfortunately the album just almost immediately loses all steam after the first 4 songs. It devolves into one 80's pastiche after another with lyrics that are at best uninteresting and at worst almost cringeworthy. I'm not ... read more
An interesting art pop album with some cool sounds for sure. It falters under the weight of its own ambition at times, feeling a little over done. It could also cut a few songs around the middle of the album without losing anything major. All that said i was thoroughly interested for the entire album.
Absolutely loved the storytelling of this album. Such a fun concept album that narratively really comes together nicely. I found the production pretty bland, so it's not an album that I'm very likely to come back to, but it was a great one-time listen.