So, what the hell is wrong with Lady Gaga?
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I have to agree. She has fantastic music, and if you don't believe she can play what you would most likely call "good" music, look up some of her stuff before she became famous. She is great at piano and singing, and overall a fantastic performer.John Funk said:
I don't have a problem with her as an individual because, musically speaking, she's not an individual. She is a part of the popular music scene. This means that she, just like everyone else in pop culture music, writes hollow lyrics, usings autotuning, drum machine loops and basic yet catchy electronic tunes
This adds up to two things:
1. Something fun and enjoyably for people to dance and sing along to in clubs, which is what most people, sadly, look for in music
2. The fact that the pop music scene will always lack any kind of heart and soul. It is void of emotion, of reason. It is not trying to deliver a message, make a point or inspire anybody
In my opinion art should shock, it should empower and it should tug on your heart strings. Pop music, club music, dance music, whatever you call it, does not do this, and Lady GaGa is like the queen of this style of music, thus the figurehead of this problem
The average Joe Prickface just wants to go to a club, drink and dance to a repetetive drum machine void of any real talent or emotion. And I'm fine with letting him/her continue doing that, so long as the bands I love keep creating real music
I hope I didn't come across too opinionated there
This adds up to two things:
1. Something fun and enjoyably for people to dance and sing along to in clubs, which is what most people, sadly, look for in music
2. The fact that the pop music scene will always lack any kind of heart and soul. It is void of emotion, of reason. It is not trying to deliver a message, make a point or inspire anybody
In my opinion art should shock, it should empower and it should tug on your heart strings. Pop music, club music, dance music, whatever you call it, does not do this, and Lady GaGa is like the queen of this style of music, thus the figurehead of this problem
The average Joe Prickface just wants to go to a club, drink and dance to a repetetive drum machine void of any real talent or emotion. And I'm fine with letting him/her continue doing that, so long as the bands I love keep creating real music
I hope I didn't come across too opinionated there
Matt_LRR said:
40 million singles!! wow I didn't even know she was that popular I've only ever heard about her because of the amount of times people here have brought her up around here
She clearly has a lot of musical talent, and she clearly opts to reign it in so that she can appeal to as many consumers as possible. Her focus, instead, falls on her aesthetic. Fashion, spectacle, and shock are her real instruments.
She says she makes music every day. She says she records her next album while she's on tour. She writes all her own stuff. None of these are flattering claims given the quality of her songs. The lyrics are repetitive and shallow, and the electronic production is simplistic and generic.
Gaga is more art than artist at this point. If you enjoy watching her perform, more power to you. Her music certainly plays a role in that. Personally, I can't stand her. All style, no substance. I listen to far more interesting and beautiful lyrics on a daily basis, and I've heard electronic production that absolutely crushes anything she's pressed.
She says she makes music every day. She says she records her next album while she's on tour. She writes all her own stuff. None of these are flattering claims given the quality of her songs. The lyrics are repetitive and shallow, and the electronic production is simplistic and generic.
Gaga is more art than artist at this point. If you enjoy watching her perform, more power to you. Her music certainly plays a role in that. Personally, I can't stand her. All style, no substance. I listen to far more interesting and beautiful lyrics on a daily basis, and I've heard electronic production that absolutely crushes anything she's pressed.
The reason that she is so popular is because she says that she is being herself and that it gives "hope" to all those that are afraid to be themselves.XAdrianX said:
If she is being herself then why is she like this just over 5 years ago?
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Seriously if she was still like that I would actually like her.
I wish I could be so wrong, making millions by dressing up and singing extremely catchy pop songs.
90% of the people here would probably swap positions with her in a heartbeat.
90% of the people here would probably swap positions with her in a heartbeat.
What about breaking into Jerry Seinfeld's Yankee Stadium VIP Box, the one he paid for and without his notice? Then flipping the bird to everyone else... oh, and she wasn't wearing any pants, either. Is that artistic integrity also?John Funk said:
She can't earn my respect if she continues to act like a spoilt brat. Her music is abysmal with no lyrical value whatsoever that I can find. From what I can tell is that she writes meaningless words to a catchy beat and makes a lot of money which is nothing new or anything that truly matters.
To say she has artistic integrity is to spit in the likes of John Lennon's face. Someone who believed that music can heal all wounds, even his own. All this is to Lady Gaga is a joke, a joke that is damaging to herself and to music in general.
She was flipping off from the box in the picture that I saw. The article that I read also stated that she wandered in there on her own.Matt_LRR said:
Could have been wrong, for which I apologize. Either way, that doesn't excuse her actions... or her lack of wearing pants.
Way, way too over-sexualized for me. I watch her videos, and I see a bunch of linedancers clothed only in underwear. When I see somebody objectify themselves like that, I find it incredibly sad that they (or the agents/corporations representing them) are so insecure that they can't let their accomplishments speak for themselves and have to add semi-nudity onto their work before it's considered commercially viable.
One: We like Madonna impersonators [Xtina, Brittney, etc]
Two: You have to stand out somehow. Numerous gaudy outfits sans pantaloons are one way.
Three: Observation 2 segues nicely into this one, as she is [was] able to hide her face from the general populace under props or extreme make-up for quite some time. I'm still not sure I've seen her completely au naturel.
Four: Gotta love pop musicians.
Two: You have to stand out somehow. Numerous gaudy outfits sans pantaloons are one way.
Three: Observation 2 segues nicely into this one, as she is [was] able to hide her face from the general populace under props or extreme make-up for quite some time. I'm still not sure I've seen her completely au naturel.
Four: Gotta love pop musicians.