Band Poll: Lady Gaga v. Beyonce

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Who you got and why?

[irvred]

I picked Gaga just so we have one point on the board but yeah Beyonce is consistently better in every way.

[mookie]

Really a coin toss for me, but picked Bey because Lemonade is the only album between those 2 that I would go back to

[Deleted]

I don't really care that much for either, but Lemonade was good.

[thebosma]

I haven’t seen Beyoncé live yet, but my experience seeing Lady Gaga was out of this world. At the same time, Beyoncé releases some really great full albums and usually Gaga is a handful of tracks I like on each. They’re both great but I’m gonna go with Gaga based on her activity with social causes that very much align with my ideals and using her starpower to bring awareness to horrible things that occur like on campus sexual assault

[fancypants]

Gaga because she can do it all.

[claypoolfan]

Beyonce is good but Born This Way has one of the best album covers of all time so I voted Gaga.

[alady]

Gaga never did Lemonade.

[fancypants]

Apr 9, 2018 10:50:00 GMT -6 thebosma said:

I haven’t seen Beyoncé live yet, but my experience seeing Lady Gaga was out of this world. At the same time, Beyoncé releases some really great full albums and usually Gaga is a handful of tracks I like on each. They’re both great but I’m gonna go with Gaga based on her activity with social causes that very much align with my ideals and using her starpower to bring awareness to horrible things that occur like on campus sexual assault

I like this take.  Gaga comes off as more down to Earth which appeals to me more than someone who needs to be worshiped.

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Apr 9, 2018 10:52:16 GMT -6 alady said:

Gaga never did Lemonade.

This was seriously the major thing that swayed me the other way

[facts]

I kind of wish this had Rihanna because I'm lukewarm on both of the choices but dig RiRi

[Deleted]

i saw gaga for the first time last year and she blew me away and i havent seen beyonce yet (gimme 6 days) but even so Beyonce's music and guest spots are just infinitely better

[Xamnam]

I don't think I've listened to a full album by either.

[monasterymonochrome]

Beyonce ruled before, during, and after Gaga's peak. So yea, they are both top tier of the 2000s, but there is a clear winner here.

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Apr 9, 2018 10:56:14 GMT -6 facts said:

I kind of wish this had Rihanna because I'm lukewarm on both of the choices but dig RiRi

Maybe Rihanna should headline Coachella and then she can have the esteemed honor of being a choice on my band polls

[neader]

Apr 9, 2018 10:56:51 GMT -6 @wretched said:

i saw gaga for the first time last year and she blew me away and i havent seen beyonce yet (gimme 6 days) but even so Beyonce's music and guest spots are just infinitely better

Yeah this tho blown away is a bit much for me personally, she was good tho. But no brainer people.

[alady]

I have seen Gaga 4ish times dating back to the Rosemont Theater days. She puts on a great show and has a fantastic voice and has hits for days, but has yet to put out a cohesive album like Lemonade. I've never seen Beyonce though she also has a fantastic voice and hits for days, but her other albums are uneven. However as a style icon she is unfuckwithable and her themes are a little more sophisticated and mature.

I really liked Lemonade.

[zircona1]

Gaga gets my vote. 'The Fame Monster' is excellent, we need more less-than-10-song pop albums.

Most of Beyonce's big songs have never done anything for me, including 'Single Ladies' and 'Crazy in Love'. I did listen to Lemonade and liked a few tracks, including 'Formation', so there's that. I really enjoyed her Super Bowl halftime show a few years back, looked like she was having a blast up there. I'd totally see her if I was going to Coachella this weekend.

[sthubbins]

Beyonce. I like a few Gaga songs but don't go out of my way to listen to her. I've never seen either live.

[sleeping]

Joanne was bad but I am of the controversial opinion that ARTPOP is good.

edit: I should probably try to see Beyonce live someday though.

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i also like artpop.
but still probably not more than most of bey's stuff.


let's all just agree that "Telephone" is GOAT

[irvred]

'Venus' and 'Sexxx Dreams' are real bangerz and I'm bummed Gaga leaned into this pseudo-sincerity material on Joanne.

[doctorace]

Mommy Monster forever

[thisismyname]

Fame Monster is still a GOAT pop release but if you're talking full career consistency, come on now.

[teekoh]

I love both, but went with Beyonce for versatility and album depth. There's not a wrong answer here, though.

[Deleted]

Last two Gaga albums were crap and got very mediocre reviews. Last two Beyoncé albums were amongst the most lauded of the decade.

[nanatod]

Apr 9, 2018 12:24:28 GMT -6 sleeping said:

edit: I should probably try to see Beyonce live someday though.

Even tho I hate new wave, I'd see the remaining 75% of the b52s (Fred, Kate, Keith) in concert, before I'd ever considering putting Bey in the trapper keeper.  

gaga:  lolla 2007 saturday bmi stage.
jay z:  hangar tour, riviera theater.
solange:  the 1st time she played pitchfork fest.

voted for lady gaga.

[sick2b]

Pretty agnostic on that one (not listening to either)...

.. but then I couldn't help but recall that 2012 meme that got viral on Facebook, and since Bohemian Rhapsody is probably my very favourite song, well

[alady]

Oh boy

[unlikelyjapan]

That's fucking awful