![]() ![]() :: Slant Magazine had a more tepid reaction, and in fact took the contrarian stance of saying they enjoyed “Aura” more. :: SPIN, however, was none too impressed, calling it “the sound of one pop star clapping for herself,” and saying “the song’s bland dance-bot foundations” are “a bit behind the times at a pop moment where the biggest song-of-the-summer candidates have moved back toward ’70s-inflected guitars.” Ouch. :: Billboard liked that the song “morphs into a thrilling dance cut when it circles back to its chorus.” :: Upon first listen, Pop Justice scored it a 9/10, with this mic-drop of a kicker: “And this is why Lady Gaga is the best pop star in the world.” The bridge is seconds away from turning into ‘La Vie Boheme.’ The verses name-drop Jeff Koons, we think? Basically, we’re happy that it’s not whatever ‘Aura’ was.” :: Pop Dust generally enjoyed the track, but didn’t so easily pin it down as a Fame throwback. “The song defies description. In her ARTPOP single 'Applause,' Lady Gaga sings, 'One second Im a Koons, then suddenly the Koons is me,' a statement about mingling art and pop and transcending the bonds of genre definition. :: Fuse felt “Applause” was a return to The Fame as well, adding, “The song is for the club, the elliptical or anywhere in between (that has strobe lights and lasers, of course).” Simply put, this one sounds massive, the kind of banger custom-made for massive soundsystems and dance-floor excesses.” As for the lyrics, they “suggest that whatever noise you’re making about her, she’ll not only take it … but use it to make her stronger.” :: MTV was on the same page, saying it “most certainly isn’t subtle instead, it represents a return to Gaga’s club-friendly Fame era. Built on choppy synths, ‘Applause’ takes fans back to The Fame ‘Applause’ is all bouncy disco and simple messages.” :: Rolling Stonefelt the song evoked a simpler Gaga time, calling it “a throwback to ‘Lovegame’ era Gaga. Head below to see what everyone else had to say about the first taste of the ARTPOP era. In our writeup, we said “the song ticks all the right boxes when it comes to being a balls-to-the-wall pop delight this is pop doing what good pop songs should do, which is grab you by the collar from the first listen and make you fall in love on the spot.”īut that’s just our take. ![]()
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