Lady Gaga Joanne (Deluxe Edition) (2 Lp's) 8/12/14 “We wanted to reconcile two

“We wanted to reconcile two potentially opposing aesthetics

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Lady Gaga Joanne (Deluxe Edition) (2 Lp's) 8/12/14 “We wanted to reconcile twoIt's difficult not to view Joanne through the prism of Artpop, the 2013 album where Lady Gaga's expanding fame balloon finally popped. Ambitious but muddled, Artpop debuted high but came crashing down to the ground, stalling out after the second single, the R. Kelly duet "Do What U Want." Gaga quickly retreated to the confines of cabaret, cutting a nicely accomplished standards album with Tony Bennett, a move that not only gave her the opportunity to