Written by The Lazy Music Reviewer
This is the latest review by the Lazy Music Reviewer. He is too busy listening to and promoting lots of awesome music (ahem and has a full time job) that he simply doesn’t have time to do an in-depth review (or maybe he is just not a good enough writer to write one – you decide) but he still wants to “review”.
So, the way he works is he will sum up each song in just a few words (sometimes even one word – he’s just that lazy) and then also link via other people’s words to other more in depth reviews (because he’s wicked and he’s lazy) for your reading pleasure because it’s always good to get more than one person’s opinion, right?
Chromatica is the sixth studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on May 29, 2020, by Streamline and Interscope Records. Originally scheduled for April 10, 2020, the album’s release was delayed for several weeks, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gaga and BloodPop served as the album’s executive producers.
Chromatica is a dance-pop, synth-pop and electropop album, incorporating elements of EDM, house and many other electronic genres. Lyrically, it covers themes such as mental health, depression, loneliness, finding love through hardship, the trauma of sexual assault and self-worth, which stands in contrast with the positive and uptempo sound of the album. The album features guest vocals from Blackpink, Ariana Grande and Elton John.
Ok, so what’s the thoughts?
1 – Alice
“Please! Take me to Wonderland!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“Now this is how you open an album. We don’t think we’ve ever heard Gaga’s voice sound this good before. Is it too soon to say this is in her top five songs of all time?“, Gay Times
“It’s upbeat and fun – even the vocoder-heavy spoken word bit.”, entertainment.ie
2 – Stupid Love
“This is EVERYTHING I ever wanted!“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“an obvious choice for lead single as it has a lot of mainstream appeal, but the rest of the album has so many highlights “, Gay Times
“Can we mention Madonna in a Lady Gaga review? Okay, it reminds us of Madonna, in a way“, entertainment.ie
3 – Rain On Me
“grabbing the newer artists and Gaga-fying them!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“Pure, unadulterated, campy joy“, Gay Times
“Gaga’s been raiding the 90s dance pop playlists on Spotify. Hey, that’s no bad thing in our book.“, entertainment.ie
4 – Free Woman
“anthem!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“this is one of the brightest songs on the album, and we can already picture the masses of drag queens around the world who’ll be lip syncing and death dropping to it with joy“, Gay Times
“The empowering feminist lyrics lead the charge on a tempo and melody that’s not a million miles from the previous few songs“, entertainment.ie
5 – Fun Tonight
“sad but still a bop!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“the song is about not having fun when everyone thinks you should be, and it’s pretty heartbreaking.“, Gay Times
“Gaga takes the pace down a bit on this track, but there’s a definite barb to the lyrics“, entertainment.ie
6 – 911
“boppin’ about poppin’“, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“a stomping bop about self-doubt and an antipsychotic that Gaga has been taking“, Gay Times
“A grimy ’80s-style electronic riff kicks things off, as a robotic-sounding Gaga sings about building a facade around herself“, entertainment.ie
7 – Plastic Doll
“it’s no Barbie Girl but we still love it!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“early Gaga meets Katy Perry“, Gay Times
“Catchy number that once again, harkens back to the 1980s to our ears – but it’s lacking a killer punch.“, entertainment.ie
8 – Sour Candy
“swish, swish”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“a club-ready deep house banger that will have you longing for the dancefloor at your local queer venue.“, Gay Times
“an energetic, super-catchy, ice-cool number“, entertainment.ie
9 – Enigma
“cracked it again!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“a by-the-books dance-pop song about a relationship“, Gay Times
“this sounds more like early Gaga as she strips away the effects and allows her voice to soar over a simple, groove-laden pop number“, entertainment.ie
10 – Replay
“my disco balls are banging!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“we’re getting Basement Jaxx meets Sophie Ellis-Bextor vibes, and yes, that’s incredibly high praise.“, Gay Times
“Having taken in the 1990s and 1980s on previous tracks, there’s a bit of a 1970s disco vibe to this one.“, entertainment.ie
11 – Sine From Above
“come to Eurovision!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“it’s got all the camp, epic build-ups and soaring choruses the popular song competition is known for“, Gay Times
“a brazenly cheesy pop tune.“, entertainment.ie
12 – 1000 Doves
“peace, out!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“the closest we get to a ballad on Chromatica“, Gay Times
“a serious profession of both devotion and heartache“, entertainment.ie
13 – Babylon
“keep babbling on!”, The Lazy Music Reviewer
“This is camp, queer Gaga at her best“, Gay Times
“Sorry Gaga fans, but this is practically ‘Vogue’ reworked. And hey, that’s no bad thing!“, entertainment.ie
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