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> 'Born This Way' ● Album Discussion Thread, 2nd album | 2011
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HausofKubrick
post 23rd May 2019, 08:14 PM
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Omg don't make me rate! ohmy.gif

Every song is a major highlight. I will relisten and try to order at some point..
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post 24th May 2019, 01:10 PM
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I remember going down to my local HMV at 9am on release day to buy the CD wub.gif I think it's the last CD I ever bought in a shop.

Genuinely one of my favourite albums of all time. It holds so many memories for me. The entire era was beyond a delight and it was such an exciting time being a fan of hers.

Here's my rate -

01. Marry the Night (10/10)
02. The Edge of Glory (10/10)
03. Born This Way (10/10)
04. Scheiße (10/10)
05. Judas (9.5/10)
06. You and I (9/10)
07. Heavy Metal Lover (9/10)
08. Government Hooker (9/10)
09. Bloody Mary (8.5/10)
10. Highway Unicorn (Road To Love) (8.5/10)
11. Electric Chapel (8/10)
12. Hair (8/10)
13. Fashion Of His Love (7.5/10)
14. Black Jesus † Amen Fashion (7.5/10)
15. Americano (7.5/10)
16. The Queen (7/10)
17. Bad Kids (7/10)

The fact the weakest song is still a 7 says it all. What an album. #NeverForget


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HausofKubrick
post 31st July 2019, 05:25 PM
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Will she ever top this album? What a masterpiece - I still listen to the songs on it a lot and they are all as explosive as the first time. WE CONTINUE TO STAN.
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post 31st July 2019, 05:32 PM
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Yes she will and she did, and that is "The Fame Monster" happy.gif
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post 31st July 2019, 05:34 PM
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QUOTE(Oricon @ Jul 31 2019, 06:32 PM) *
Yes she will and she did, and that is "The Fame Monster" happy.gif

It's a close second ohmy.gif

She came close again with ASIB Soundtrack but hasn't managed to top it yet happy.gif
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post 31st July 2019, 08:58 PM
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Nah, she'll never top Born This Way. It's as close to perfection as you can get.
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post 1st August 2019, 03:50 PM
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I listened to this in full again today and Americano sounded insane!!!

Always been my least favourite but for some reason today it snapped and sounded crazy good.

I think in a future rate it may actually move from the bottom.

I try and listen to this as a full album every few weeks if I can.

Really hope this can return to the top 200 when we get LG6.
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post 1st August 2019, 03:51 PM
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It ranks in the bottom 3 of the album for me still! sad.gif
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post 1st August 2019, 08:03 PM
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I've always liked Americano!

Born This Way is definitely her best album, The Fame Monster and Joanne are next. The original Fame and Artpop are really very poor indeed imo.
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post 1st August 2019, 10:45 PM
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QUOTE(HausofTove @ Aug 1 2019, 04:51 PM) *
It ranks in the bottom 3 of the album for me still! sad.gif


I can see why tbh.

If I had to get rid of one song off the album I’d have definitely went for either that or Black Jesus.

The only two songs on the album less than 8.5/10’s for me (and even then they’re both a 7!)
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post 2nd August 2019, 05:30 PM
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RANK:

01 Scheiße (10)
02 Heavy Metal Lover (10)
03 The Edge of Glory (10)
04 Government Hooker (09)
05 Bloody Mary (09)
06 Born This Way (09)
07 Americano (09)
08 Marry the Night (09)
09 You and I (07)
10 Electric Chapel (07)
11 Black Jesus † Amen Fashion (07)
12 Fashion Of His Love (06)
13 Judas (06) - if only the production was all like the verses
14 Highway Unicorn (Road To Love) (06)
15 Bad Kids (05)
16 Hair (03)
17 The Queen (03)
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post 2nd August 2019, 05:59 PM
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I think BJ+AF is so underrated. I didn't like it much myself at first as it was "too Madonna" but I totally love it now.
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post 2nd August 2019, 06:15 PM
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It's on its way up in my affections also, I'd have placed it next to last when the album was first released.
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post 2nd August 2019, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE(HausofTove @ Jul 31 2019, 06:25 PM) *
Will she ever top this album? What a masterpiece - I still listen to the songs on it a lot and they are all as explosive as the first time. WE CONTINUE TO STAN.


Yes. She topped it with The Fame Monster!

This album's okay, but it's not like the album of a generation as she said rotf.gif It's full of Steps-lite CHEESE! Honestly I don't listen to it anymore. It's aged so so badly.

Let's look:

01 Scheiße (11)
02 Heavy Metal Lover (04)
03 The Edge of Glory (10)
04 Government Hooker (06)
05 Bloody Mary (-1) - Steps called. They want their song back.
06 Born This Way (08)
07 Americano (02)
08 Marry the Night (09)
09 You and I (06)
10 Electric Chapel (01)
11 Black Jesus † Amen Fashion (00)
12 Fashion Of His Love (00)
13 Judas (04) - honestly embarrassed to be caught listening to this. The chorus is so CHEESY and Steps-lite. The verses are fine, but that cheesy chorus MAN ALIVE. This nearly finished her career too. She should have released Sheibe or Marry the Night or Edge as second single.
14 Highway Unicorn (Road To Love) (08)
15 Bad Kids (06)
16 Hair (10)
17 The Queen (00)

A bit of a mixed bag really. Bring back The Fame Monster! Show us your TEETH!
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post 3rd August 2019, 10:38 AM
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I’ve never ever got the steps like comparison and I’ve heard a lot of people mention it in regards to Judas.

If any recent song sounds steps like it’s no tears left to cry (but that’s not even a bad thing as that’s iconic in its own right)

On Born This Way I hear Whitney in certain tracks definitely Fashion of His Love which sounds way more like I wanna dance with somebody than what Born This Way did Express Yourself.

I do hear slight Madonna on some tracks though. Bad Kids reminds me of Michael Jackson too but it samples They Don’t Care About Us doesn’t it?

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post 3rd August 2019, 11:16 AM
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Yes, the nods to the Queen and King of pop are so blatantly obvious on BTW, but then again, everything around Gaga is built on the legacy of those, Elton John and David Bowie with some Whitney in the mix (most recently INLA).

She still makes it all so unique with her artistry and passion!


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post 3rd August 2019, 11:22 AM
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That's why I think that Joanne is her "most Gaga" album as it has only couple of clear nods to other artists (Hey Girl is basically Elton John).
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post 3rd August 2019, 04:43 PM
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Such a fantastic album heart.gif

These 10 are all great, some of course slightly better than others, but I'd still put them on the same level

01. Marry the Night
02. Bloody Mary
03. Heavy Metal Lover
04. The Edge of Glory
05. Scheiße
06. Government Hooker
07. You and I
08. Electric Chapel
09. Born This Way
10. Judas

now the rest of the album is not as strong, which is okay since it'd be impossible to have a 17 track album full of 9/10 or 10/10 songs. But I still kinda wish these were all the bonus tracks laugh.gif Maybe include Americano since it kinda sticks out compared to the rest of them in this bunch

11. Americano
12. Hair
13. Fashion Of His Love
14. Bad Kids
15. Highway Unicorn (Road To Love)
16. The Queen
17. Black Jesus † Amen Fashion
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post 3rd August 2019, 04:49 PM
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QUOTE(BigMixer @ Aug 3 2019, 05:43 PM) *
Such a fantastic album heart.gif

These 10 are all great, some of course slightly better than others, but I'd still put them on the same level

01. Marry the Night
02. Bloody Mary
03. Heavy Metal Lover
04. The Edge of Glory
05. Scheiße
06. Government Hooker
07. You and I
08. Electric Chapel
09. Born This Way
10. Judas

now the rest of the album is not as strong, which is okay since it'd be impossible to have a 17 track album full of 9/10 or 10/10 songs. But I still kinda wish these were all the bonus tracks laugh.gif Maybe include Americano since it kinda sticks out compared to the rest of them in this bunch

11. Americano
12. Hair
13. Fashion Of His Love
14. Bad Kids
15. Highway Unicorn (Road To Love)
16. The Queen
17. Black Jesus † Amen Fashion


Bad Kids above Highway Unicorn? hitler.gif
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post 3rd August 2019, 05:51 PM
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QUOTE(Jαsє @ Aug 3 2019, 06:49 PM) *
Bad Kids above Highway Unicorn? hitler.gif


I used to skip BK all the time and over the last couple of years it really grew on me. Highway Unicorn is cringey, then again so is Hair but I guess Hair brings me back some memories of those amazing performances so that gives it a boost on my personal list. wub.gif
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