Released decades apart, WeezersPinkertonand Lady GagasARTPOPare both misunderstood albums that found their fans long after their initial releases.
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In this case, the works at hand are Weezers sophomore albumPinkerton, and Lady Gagas 2013 albumARTPOP.
But over the years it gained a cult following, which then snowballed into critical praise.
Critics have been wrong before, and they would be wrong again.
Then Lady Gaga arrived.
By the timeARTPOPcame out, the stunts seemed stale (do you remember thevomit artist?
and people werent sure if Gaga was the fashion/art/pop star they had been promised.
Some feared that Lady Gagas career was ending not with a bang, but with a shriek: Swine!
He doesnt know who she is and only recognizes Born This Way from a commercial.
Those who listened toPinkertonexpecting the Blue Album, Two (Full Throttle), wouldve been reasonably disappointed.
In general, sad, perverted, and hopeless sex runs throughoutPinkerton.
Songs like Why Bother?
ForARTPOP, I was doing beats instead.
I didnt want to be near that damn [piano].
Millions of dollars are not enough for some people.
Then they need trillions.
I was not enough for some people.
If you were to listen toARTPOPexpecting it to uplift, you would be disappointed.
It feels manic when you reach Gypsy, and aggressively light on songs like Fashion!
LikePinkerton,its immediate difficulty isnt a glitch, but the reason its worth listening to.
On gay Twitter there isbubblingsupporton thesideseeking #JusticeForARTPOP.
The groundswell is there, and not even Jewels and Drugs will stopARTPOPfrom getting the respect it deserves.
Shes done the country tingedJoanne, the piano-rock/country/pop soundtrack toA Star Is Born,andCheek to Cheekwith Tony Bennett.
On her most recentJoannetour, the onlyARTPOPsong to make it onto the setlist was Applause.
It took Rivers Cuomo years to recognize thatPinkertonwas potentially his best work and to value his hyper-sincerity.
