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 Jul 23 2009, 02:45 PM
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i see this strange trend emerging where artists that you would expect to blow their load with one single and fade into oblivion forever are sticking around and releasing great and/or popular follow ups. Soulja Boy has at least three hits now, as few would have expected (i always thought he had more than "Crank That" in him, though). Katy Perry is still with us today. and now the star whose rise has been the fastest, and whose image consciousness will keep her in the public eye for awhile, THE GAGA.
the article on her in the current Rolling Stone is pretty great. i don't think RS puts their magazine online, but here's the summary from their website: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...e-of-lady-gaga/ i think paying her main focus to her fame and image instead of having an artistic vision is one of the common bonds of the truly big popular musicians. they're performers, not necessarily artists. clearly she is a pretty potent songwriter and musician. check some of her stripped down piano versions of the songs, such as: but even so, for her it's about having an audience, not using the music as a creative release. as a result, the music lacks any sort of self-indulgence. any semblance of silly posturing. it's just music. and in her quest to become famous, she took her singing chops and her melodies and draped them in the synth heavy electro tones of modern popular music so that it's just really fucking enjoyable. "Lovegame", which is getting the radio play now, is my personal favorite, and i'm just starting to explore the whole of her album The Fame to see if the next couple of singles have greatness in store as well. this is a thread about Lady Gaga, enjoy. -------------------- ^_^
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Jul 23 2009, 02:53 PM
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i dunno man. disco stick is like something from c+c music factory after freedom williams left
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Jul 23 2009, 02:56 PM
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Awesome.
I missed the explosion, then emerged in Hawaii and this was all that was playing round the club/bar scene. It blew my brain in half. In an awesome way. Her and Kanye doing that tour atop the giant gold agro-crag thing is going to be retarded. Seriously, every song. Straight. Popular. Music. Fire. Chrono otm. --------------------  |
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Jul 23 2009, 02:56 PM
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had no clue she could actually sing worth a damn and/or play an instrument
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Jul 23 2009, 02:57 PM
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I gave this kid the nickname disco stick, since he got really mad at the song when he heard his 5 year old daughter singing along. I am an asshole. He will be forever disco stick.
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Jul 23 2009, 03:01 PM
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We got a redlight
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Jul 23 2009, 03:02 PM
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QUOTE (Easily Fooled @ Jul 23 2009, 12:56 PM)  had no clue she could actually sing worth a damn and/or play an instrument props she's a sellout in the best way possible. the world doesn't need another Regina Spektor -------------------- ^_^
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Jul 23 2009, 03:04 PM
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when i was first hearing the "Just Dance" rounds during the Christmas holidays last year, i didn't like it at all.
BUT HERE I STAND TODAY WITH THE GAGA. -------------------- ^_^
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Jul 23 2009, 03:09 PM
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QUOTE (Chronodiggity @ Jul 23 2009, 03:45 PM) but even so, for her it's about having an audience, not using the music as a creative release. i dunno, i thought it was pretty avant-garde when she put her leg up on the piano and hit all those random notes... QUOTE (Chronodiggity @ Jul 23 2009, 04:02 PM) the girl can definitely play. she is clearly quite talented. |
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Jul 23 2009, 03:14 PM
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in my experiences i've found her singles to be great on listens 1-10, but quickly losing steam soon after - more fun if you're drunk though (natch). that to say, i'm cool w her recent ascent in the pop charts
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Jul 23 2009, 04:22 PM
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no one likes lady gaga except perez hilton
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Jul 23 2009, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE (FEDEXXXPOPE @ Jul 23 2009, 02:22 PM) no one likes lady gaga except perez hilton im gay -------------------- QUOTE (Duff. @ Jan 15 2010, 10:48 AM) Shut the fuck up Darkbloom. The God of language forgives all crimes. -W.H. Auden |
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Jul 23 2009, 04:28 PM
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i didn't really care for her when "Just Dance" came out. wrote her off as another dance diva that did bland dance music. however, for months afterward that song and "Poker Face" would be played in rotation at the gym and after hearing them constantly there (like i had a choice) found them to be really catchy pop tunes with a disco beat. i've since warmed up to her work but i don't think i'll go out and buy her stuff.
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Jul 23 2009, 04:29 PM
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and kanye west
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Jul 23 2009, 04:32 PM
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Queen influence definitely shows on the solo piano. Got a lil Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy / Killer Queen thang goin on. She took the name Ga Ga after the track Radio Ga Ga. I thought Just Dance got old pretty fast, but Pokerface grew on me.
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Jul 23 2009, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE (Chronodiggity @ Jul 23 2009, 02:45 PM) any semblance of silly posturing wow -------------------- |
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Jul 23 2009, 04:45 PM
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She's got a bit of a Dresden Dolls thing going on that solo piano performance.
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Jul 23 2009, 04:50 PM
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Just Dance and Lovegame are totally great singles. Really some of the only reasons i ever listen to the radio in the car these days. I'm a fan of the LG, no question
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Jul 23 2009, 05:29 PM
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I think she's clearly a Warholian exercise in the limits of pop music. Pretty sure she's in on it as well, see any interview with her for proof.
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Jul 23 2009, 05:37 PM
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QUOTE (John's Shack @ Jul 23 2009, 02:32 PM) Got a lil Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy / Killer Queen thang goin on. Holy fucking awesome songs. I love gaga, but I kind of wish she had more of a that kinda thang goin on. I kind of wish everybody sounded more like that. -------------------- |
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