# 1 Apply Aura:
Lady Gaga has killed her former self and left in a trunk on Highway 10. On very bizarre and bulky manner artpop starts with "aura" - and is reminiscent of the bloodthirsty scenes of "Telephone" video, Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez's film "Machete", in which Gaga is her acting debut. The brilliant song opens with an Arabic-style guitar melody that is being replaced by electro beats whose hardness you would not recognize from Lady Gaga.
The allusions to the Arab run through the whole song, so asks Gaga: "Do you wanna see the girl who lives behind the aura" and thus could be the personality behind all the outfits, their appearance and the body (union) my. "Aura" / "awrah" means in Arabic nakedness or nudity, which is considered to cover it. Originally the song "Burqa", should read - the room for interpretation is so big.
# 2 Venus:
"Venus" celebrates female sexuality and not in vain Gaga sent all (men) from the studio to produce the song alone. The piece is sampling Zombie Zombie's "Rocket Number 9" citing Greek and Roman mythology, and also on the album cover there is a reference to the song by Sandro Botticelli's famous painting "The Birth of Venus".
The result of Gaga's first own production polarized and reminds with its industrial, harsh sound of "Bad Romance". The song is extremely thick and complex, so initially varied stanzas parts strung together until the song in chorus with "When you touch me I that just a little inside" (see. "La petite mort" as French term for orgasm ) in an exuberant revelers outbreak reached its literal climax. For me, a masterpiece in itself.
# 3 GUY:
Greetings from Himeros, god of sexual desire and the son in "Venus" sung Aphrodite. "GUY" is a solid, 80s computer game music underlaid pop song about gender roles, emancipation and domination. I interpret it so that Gaga does not ever want to prove their dominance (in the sexual sense), to feel as an equal part of the partnership, and to be perceived by its partners as such. "I do not need to be on top to know I'm wanted, 'cause I'm strong enough to know the truth."
# 4 Sexxx Dreams:
The visit to the Venus has borne fruit because lascivious and sensual than in "Sexxx Dreams" has Gaga probably never heard of. Superimposed voices, seductive chanting, 80s sound and so, somewhere there is also Our Lady. A wicked song about as wicked dreams that goes into the ear immediately, has great music potential and actually do need no further description.
# 5 Jewels N 'Drugs:
This song Gaga wanted to break out of the (pop) box and express their love for other genres. With the support of rapper TI, Too $ hort and Twista Gaga manages a trip to the Hip Hop, which is by DJ White Shadow's wobbling dubstep soundtrack not so far away from artpop. An extraordinary, naughty and for many first determined inaccessible song.
# 6 Manicure:
A manicure than "one cure"? Yes, if it were that easy. Gaga is addicted to love and cries out for healing. Never had her voice scratchy and never has rapid electro-pop sounded so much like dirty rock'n'roll. A coquettish album highlight that would have no less than 1-2 minutes longer can be.
# 7 Do What U Want:
For a trip into the world of R & B to Gaga veteran R. Kelly has brought on board, who had to fight in the past, also with the one or other negative headline. "Do what you want with my body" - but her mind and her heart does not get her. Even more accurate you can not confront critics. As simple as the musical arrangement of the mid-tempo songs, so outstanding vocal performance of both. Critics did not hesitate before comparing with Christina Aguilera and the audience seems enthusiastic, so the song for a first commercial success unceremoniously to the second was (instead of "Venus") chosen.
# 8 artpop:
An interpretation of the same name offers artpop song with the message: "Be as you are - along with all your splendor and your cruelty - and I will love you, we can go together.." And just as in Gaga's creative art and pop culture, merge in a mesmerizing theme song 80s beat and magical vocal arrangements a very special electro pop moment that struck a trance.
Gaga go there with her artpop not commercial success, but to give their fans a freedom and a self-confidence that can withstand everything. "Accept your uniqueness - because by it you are going into something special."
# 9 Swine:
"Swine" is a song that, as Gaga, is about the darkest time of their lives. For a more detailed history of it unfamiliar keeps a low profile and let the music speak for itself. Loud and plaintively sings "You're just a pig inside a human body" and squealing "SWINE!" - Kreische always follow intensifying, electronically pounding instrumental parts. Certainly for some getting used to and bulky, but definitely an exceptionally aggressive and emotional highlight of the album.
# 10 Donatella:
With lines like "Walk down the runway, but do not puke" is "Donatella" a tribute to fashion, money and luxury that does not take itself too seriously. Pulsating, hard electro beats (which remind me of the French band Yelle) accompany the loud chorus, appear in the inevitable drought supermodels with champagne bottles in the mind's eye and teasingly "I'm a rich bitch, I'm the Upper class "call. A fabulous, energetic soundtrack for the (over-) confident hours of life.
# 11 Fashion !:
As much as I had before the first hearing afraid of this song. "Produced by will.i.am and David Guetta" true for me is not necessarily a seal of quality. All the more reassured I was when I was able to him are "good" for ultimately. Thematically in a row with "Donatella", is "Fashion!" entschleunigter, urban pop with distinct 80's influences. And of course it happens: the obligatory murmurs of will.i.am, this time even in (questionable) French.
Would Gaga absurdly not been with another song called "Fashion" to hear (no call sign) on the soundtrack to the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic," would "Fashion!" (With call sign!) A worthy replacement.
# 12 Mary Jane Holland:
The "Lady of the 'Dam' (an allusion to" damned "and" Amsterdam ") roams through the red light district of Amsterdam, past Russian prostitutes and cheap gin that can be had there at least as easily as marijuana (" Mary Jane " ). Gaga takes on the role of the "Mary Jane", by which they seem to feel better. From their fondness for marijuana during the songwriting, the singer made no bones already in a CBS News interview in 2011. Politically incorrect (but honest), content and mysterious typical Gaga, remember title and feel of the songs also at their previous song "Bloody Mary" - a coincidence?
# 13 Dope:
Beginning September 2013 presented a first version and Fan song "I Wanna Be With You" at the iTunes Festival, comes in "Dope" again those Gaga to light, we heard of "Yoü And I" know: piano, deep bass and the level -rauchige voice of a tortured soul. As most emotional song and at the same time only ballad of the album stands "Dope" clear out and loud Gaga an intimate, profound revelation. In the studio, it should have come even to an outbreak of emotions - you can feel it. An outstanding performance that underscores Gaga's skill as a talented singer-songwriter.
# 14 Gypsy:
Content includes "Gypsy" at the predecessor. Gaga is constantly traveling to be with her beloved fans - and has at the same time leave the loved ones at home. After a short, quiet piano intro, the sound turns but in a rousing pop anthem with rich tempo pop beat that is perhaps best described as "The Edge Of Glory" on Speed. Insanely catchy and as the penultimate track of the album as a departure of otherwise rather strict, hard electro beats.
# 15 Applause:
Gaga lives for the moment when the audience is happy. And that's exactly when happens the applause. The song, which is probably most well known as the first single release, is musically and content as a perfect conclusion of the album and is a metaphorical nod to the audience. The happier I am that this round is not final, as is often the case, destroyed nor with any bonus tracks or remixes.
Conclusion:
Artpop bursting with intensity, extravagance and theatricality. It's loud and pulsating as excessive, dance the night away in a booming underground club.
Gaga takes the audience on a journey between content extremes, sings in blunt honesty about sex and drugs, mental abyss, fame and wavering self-confidence - and dresses while their true rock'n'roll character in pounding electro beats and for them so typical, addictive melodies.
All 15 songs were written by her in close collaboration with DJ / songwriter / producers like Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair and Anton "Zedd" Zaslavski and (with) produced. Gaga's personal touch, as well as the creative and fresh vigor to their hitherto little-known partners in the electronic music is unmistakable.
And though Gaga gives a lick of paint in every song of her personality, the completely coherent album granted to all who engage in it, an exciting and touching look at the artist behind the "aura".
