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Vince MechMahon: Jan 1, 2008

I'd be much more into it if Tony Bennett wasn't on it, honestly. He's one of those guys I understand why is popular, but I've always found his voice just kind of...boring. And age hasn't improved it any :shrug:

# ? Jul 29, 2014 17:01

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 11:00

Platypus Farm: Jul 12, 2003; Francis is my name, and breeding is my game. All bow before the fertile smut-god!

I think it's a really cool throwback to the days when frank sinatra or whoever would do big duet albums ad infinitum.

# ? Jul 29, 2014 17:22

DominoDancing: Apr 26, 2008; Each morning after Sunblest
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Yup, this turned out pretty good. If the rest of the album is of this quality, this should be well received.

(Nonetheless, I still prefer the Patti LuPone version. Less ad-libbing.)

# ? Jul 29, 2014 20:04

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Here's the music video (studio version) :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg1meK-IgOM

# ? Jul 30, 2014 07:31

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Cover of September Harper's Bazaar features Ms. G

# ? Jul 31, 2014 19:50

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

And apparently she's wearing her sister's design!

# ? Jul 31, 2014 20:40

Proletarian Mango: May 21, 2011

That first outfit is all kinds of dope.

# ? Jul 31, 2014 20:45

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Here's a few more:

# ? Jul 31, 2014 23:09

pettifogged: Nov 5, 2008

I just wish she would learn to hold her loving dog properly, jesus. Like frenchies don't come with enough health issues already; holding it dangling in the air like that cannot be good for its spine or joints. And get it a harness, pop eyed dogs can have their eyeballs pop out when they strain at collars on a lead :catstare:

Ok done sperging about dogs now. Bring on the jazz album!

# ? Aug 1, 2014 09:37

Necrothatcher: Mar 26, 2005

pettifogged posted:

I just wish she would learn to hold her loving dog properly, jesus. Like frenchies don't come with enough health issues already; holding it dangling in the air like that cannot be good for its spine or joints. And get it a harness, pop eyed dogs can have their eyeballs pop out when they strain at collars on a lead

She's not dangling it - her hand's underneath the dog.

# ? Aug 1, 2014 10:24

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

Fresh news, but it's still unsourcable because the source is apparently some fan talking to her backstage. Gaga will apparently leave pop-music behind and will focus on rock/power ballads type of music after the release of Cheek to Cheek. This can either be incredibly awesome or horrible.

# ? Aug 6, 2014 23:04

Vince MechMahon: Jan 1, 2008

I'd be all for her branching out to other styles, but forgive me if I don't take "no dude I totes talked to her about it and she told me!" from some random rear end in a top hat as any kind of news.

# ? Aug 6, 2014 23:06

Boob Dylan: Jan 3, 2013

From the lady herself:

Admittedly she doesn't clarify whether she's going to be making exclusively pop music but yeah, I'm not putting a lot of faith in a random source saying she's quitting it, either.

(Although I won't lie, I would be ENTIRELY down with her doing a rock/power ballad album. Especially if she threw a Queen cover in there somewhere. Sign me the gently caress up.)

# ? Aug 7, 2014 02:05

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

She previewed a song from the jazz album today on instagram

http://instagram.com/p/rkS_HaJFPf/?modal=true

http://instagram.com/p/rkTJmhpFPz/?modal=true

It's not much but whatever :p

# ? Aug 11, 2014 22:11

Bina: Dec 28, 2011; Love Deluxe

New single out from Cheek to Cheek. Anyone got a good link?

# ? Aug 19, 2014 09:19

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

I just bought it on itunes, the streaming links on youtube are all pitched weird to avoid copyright infringement. If I find one, I'll post it.

# ? Aug 19, 2014 10:50

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Here we go:

http://youtu.be/MHvux1RN4rM

# ? Aug 19, 2014 22:41

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

somnambulist posted:

Here we go:

http://youtu.be/MHvux1RN4rM

I'm so incredibly pumped for this album. The friends I've shown Anything Goes to can't believe that it is Gaga, so I'm really looking forward to making them listen to this upcoming album.

# ? Aug 20, 2014 00:24

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Stalins Moustache posted:

I'm so incredibly pumped for this album. The friends I've shown Anything Goes to can't believe that it is Gaga, so I'm really looking forward to making them listen to this upcoming album.

I'm excited too. I don't think it's going to be a huge commercial success (has there EVER been a big jazz album?) but I think its a great exercise for her in growing as an artist, so the next "real" project from her should be interesting. How has she not recorded an album with Rick Rubin yet? It's the PERFECT fit.

# ? Aug 20, 2014 00:43

Lord Krangdar: Oct 24, 2007; These are the secrets of death we teach.

somnambulist posted:

I'm excited too. I don't think it's going to be a huge commercial success (has there EVER been a big jazz album?) but I think its a great exercise for her in growing as an artist, so the next "real" project from her should be interesting. How has she not recorded an album with Rick Rubin yet? It's the PERFECT fit.

I guess that depends on how loosely you're willing to use the term jazz. Both Back to Black and this years Ultraviolence were very successful and very jazz influenced, but I wouldn't really call them jazz primarily.

# ? Aug 20, 2014 02:36

juniperjones: Apr 27, 2012

somnambulist posted:

I'm excited too. I don't think it's going to be a huge commercial success (has there EVER been a big jazz album?)

Do you know anything about music history? Because the answer is an obvious yes.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 20:49

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

juniperjones posted:

Do you know anything about music history? Because the answer is an obvious yes.

I used the word "ever" and I apologize, but I was talking about jazz albums since soundscan became a thing and started tracking sales. Miles Davis has a few big sellers, but for the most part jazz albums dont sell remarkably well anymore. At least compared to pop records.

# ? Sep 1, 2014 22:07

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Here's a preview for "It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)"

http://freedominthemusique.tumblr.com/post/96425174183

# ? Sep 2, 2014 05:45

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

Ahh, I'm so pumped to see her on the 29th this month!

Anyone else been there? Me and my friends stood outside of the line since like 9am on her previous tours to get good spots, but apparently this tour you pretty much don't HAVE to stand right in front of the stage to get a good view of everything because apparently most of the action takes stage on the catwalks(which you are apparently able to walk underneath anyway). Is this true? If yes, we're gonna have a huge party right before the concert so we'll be arriving tipsy and ready to party more.

# ? Sep 2, 2014 18:28

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Stalins Moustache posted:

Ahh, I'm so pumped to see her on the 29th this month!
Anyone else been there? Me and my friends stood outside of the line since like 9am on her previous tours to get good spots, but apparently this tour you pretty much don't HAVE to stand right in front of the stage to get a good view of everything because apparently most of the action takes stage on the catwalks(which you are apparently able to walk underneath anyway). Is this true? If yes, we're gonna have a huge party right before the concert so we'll be arriving tipsy and ready to party more.

We got there really late and stood in the middle area (the catwalks form this triangle) and we had a pretty good view of the show. I'd imagine if we got there a little earlier we would have gotten a better spot, but honestly no spot is going to be perfect. Even if you got there 8 hours early and you secured a spot right by the main stage you wont be able to see her perform on the piano for a few songs since that's further back. My advice? Try and get in the middle of that triangle and secure a spot where you can see the piano unobstructed and the catwalks.

Worst case scenario your view sucks but you just walk around since the floor is open. Push your way to a better view :-p

Also this new cover for Bazaar Arabia is everything

# ? Sep 4, 2014 10:38

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Promo for the US Open, pretty cool

https://vimeo.com/105310827

Same song (dont mean a thing) but extended, with some great shots of the athletes.

Her label is letting her do a lot of promo for this album, lets see how the general public will react. Will be interesting.

# ? Sep 5, 2014 08:38

Platypus Farm: Jul 12, 2003; Francis is my name, and breeding is my game. All bow before the fertile smut-god!

somnambulist posted:

Promo for the US Open, pretty cool

https://vimeo.com/105310827

Same song (dont mean a thing) but extended, with some great shots of the athletes.

Her label is letting her do a lot of promo for this album, lets see how the general public will react. Will be interesting.

Honestly? I doubt it's going to make any waves on top 40, I'm sure it'll sell okay-ish and if they do any kind of touring it'll sell out small venues, maybe medium. I doubt Tony Bennett is in any kind of place in his life for extensive touring, though, so maybe just a residency in one or two places?

After all, it's a jazz duet record in an era where basically no one gives a poo poo about jazz standards. I'd love to be completely wrong, but that's my guess.

# ? Sep 6, 2014 05:28

Irish Joe: Jul 23, 2007; by Lowtax

The problem with jazz is that, without any 'household names,' its impenetrable to most people, but it would be a mistake to confuse impenetrability with disinterest. As we learned from the Susan Boyle affair, there's still a deep public interest in the standards when a big enough name is attached. So even though Lady Gaga is, generously, a middling jazz singer, having her name on the album will definitely drive sales. Maybe not to Susan Boyle levels, but definitely more than the Scranton Trio.

# ? Sep 6, 2014 18:49

texting my ex: Nov 15, 2008; I am no one
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Stalins Moustache posted:

Ahh, I'm so pumped to see her on the 29th this month!
Anyone else been there? Me and my friends stood outside of the line since like 9am on her previous tours to get good spots, but apparently this tour you pretty much don't HAVE to stand right in front of the stage to get a good view of everything because apparently most of the action takes stage on the catwalks(which you are apparently able to walk underneath anyway). Is this true? If yes, we're gonna have a huge party right before the concert so we'll be arriving tipsy and ready to party more.

seeing her on 30th :v:

I've been on all her tours so far and needed to queue for hours to get a good (front row) spot. Dunno about this one though. But I'm gonna be queueing anyway, it's still fun just to chat to other people

# ? Sep 9, 2014 19:47

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Lush Life preview

http://freedominthemusique.tumblr.com/post/97540557443

I love this so much.

# ? Sep 15, 2014 07:13

Bina: Dec 28, 2011; Love Deluxe

somnambulist posted:

Lush Life preview

http://freedominthemusique.tumblr.com/post/97540557443

I love this so much.

Chrome won't center the video on that page. Argh.

# ? Sep 16, 2014 00:40

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

Nature Boy is up.

http://youtu.be/w_TPjDuoUBc?list=UU07Kxew-cMIaykMOkzqHtBQ

drat. :aaaaa:

Really loving her voice here. She isn't belting out, she shows so much control and her tone is just great. And the flute solo is gorgeous.

# ? Sep 16, 2014 10:12

somnambulist: Mar 27, 2006; quack quack

It leaked. Streams are popping up.

Lush Life, Cheek to Cheek and Bang Bang are so good. It'll take a few listens to get used to all the arrangements. *plugs in headphones*

Lush Life up on youtube (for now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZu484l6l2s

Bang bang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLOFz1eDZ6k

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM47mub8C5w

:cry:

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# ? Sep 18, 2014 23:20

Boob Dylan: Jan 3, 2013

I wonder how mad she's going to be about it leaking; I remember her being pretty pissed about Applause/Artpop leaking.

I want to wait until it's released to listen to the whole thing because yay for surprises, but it's really lovely from what I've heard so far. Lush Life is just gorgeous.

# ? Sep 19, 2014 09:29

Mean Bean Machine: May 9, 2008; Only when I breathe.

Tao Jones posted:

One of the most elusive and complex artists of our generation, Lady Gaga represents not only the hedonistic, existential despair of the modern age, but also a glimmer of hope and a deep-seated, wistful longing for traditional values. Let us first consider the very nature of her as an artist. Not content with the name that her parents gave her - Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta - she has boldly made a statement of self-definition. As surely as Napoleon reinvented himself and defined his time by crowning himself Emperor of France, Ms. Germanotta has performed a similar act. Not only did she choose her own name, Gaga, but also took on the persona of a "Lady" - refined, aristocratic, from a different and more elegant age.

Her corpus of work is similarly impressive. Her hit single "Just Dance" is not only a revival of modern pop, but also a stunning narrative of an innocent, confused girl thrust into the midst of a world of hedonism. It is the first step toward her inevitable corruption, fall, and ultimately, catharsis and transfiguration. As we shall see, the totality of the experience of Lady Gaga's album "The Fame" is necessarily intertwined with grand themes of music and forbidden love, and is the spiritual heir to Wagner's Tristan and Isolde as well as owing a debt to the poetic but non-musical Inferno by Dante.

After being tempted into abandoning the good of the intellect and "just dancing", the heroine-Gaga is subjected to a radical assault on her view of love. In the second track, "Lovegame," we can see lyrically that love, which was something once treasured and divine, is now reduced to something pedestrian -- a mere "game". "Let's have some fun, this beat is sick," she sings, her tone mechanical and robotic - a sign, surely, of the sickness that she feels infesting her own soul. As an individual, she is beginning to be subsumed into the hedonistic masses around her.

This theme is born out in the following track, "Paparazzi". It opens with a powerful statement of crowd-identity: "We are the crowd", she sings. Like the damned in Dante's Hell, she has lost her own identity and can only be understood in the context of an observer (in Hell, Dante; in The Fame, the ideal listener). The loss of identity is not total, though, not yet - her verses end plaintively with "I", that strong assertion of self, but soon degenerate back into the mass pronoun "We". Furthermore, the "I" pronoun is used most often immediately before "Paparazzi", suggesting that she is no longer defined as a human being, but instead as a social role. The choice of "Paparazzi" reminds the listener of the overall theme - as a spectator to the Gaga-heroine's corruption - and serves to shame the listener into a greater appreciation of this role.

Following "Paparazzi," the mood of the piece changes dramatically. In the philosophical interlude "Poker Face", Gaga questions the act of interpretation itself. Can anyone truly understand the artist as their own self -- read their poker face? Gaga seems to think not: "like a chick in the casino, take your bank before I pay you out" brings the artist's elusiveness into a painful new light.

Gaga continues her descent throughout the next few tracks. In "Eh, Eh" she expresses notions of confusion and regret (my friends keep on tellin' me that something's wrong") but does not make any apologies for her corruption. However, she also makes an attempt to shift the blame onto the nameless "Boy" in the song, subtly suggesting that she is not responsible for what she has done to herself. The next track "Starstruck" continues this trend, hinting that she has been corrupted by a charismatic, alluring Other.

The title of the seventh track, "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" suggests that Lady Gaga is beginning to come to terms with her fallen state. The choice of the word "Dirty" in the song is illustrative: despite having all worldly pleasures, she feels tainted and filthy by them. The fact that this song is the seventh is clearly an allusion to numerology - Seven is the number of the Divine, which has enabled her to begin to see the folly that she has fallen into. The following three tracks are further meditations on the nature of this corrupting "dirt" -- why else do women corrupt themselves if not for one or more of "The Fame" "Money Honey" or "Boys Boys Boys"?

"Paper Gangsta" shows that Gaga has finally begun to reject the world she has fallen into. She doesn't want a "paper gangsta" that won't deliver what is promised; the hedonism and "just dancing" mentality has failed to give the "follow-through" that she craves so desperately.

"Brown Eyes" is a pining song, a song of longing and redemption. It in this mysterious character's brown eyes that she has finally been redeemed. Who exactly this man is deserves further scholarly inquiry, as many interpretative themes open themselves up.

In "Summerboy" there is a hint of recidivism. Gaga sings about "checking out other guys" while her martini glistens; even though she is back on her feet, she acknowledges the weakness of the flesh and the possibility of backsliding.

On the UK version, there are two bonus tracks - "Disco Heaven" and "Again Again". The former is an obvious call to her ultimate success in overcoming herself. The latter, I contend, calls back to the beginning - like Nietzche, Gaga holds up the idea of eternal return as a basis for building modern philosophy, morality, and art.

I hope these brief notes have helped to add to your appreciation of Lady Gaga, a true "Artist" and one of the few truly postmodern, avant-garde figures in music today. It would be of immense interpretive interest if you, too, posted your thoughts about her work and impact upon music, both "in situ as music" as well as a phenomenological experience.

Last semester I took an Electronic Arts class and had a bunch of fun hex editing

Did some seam sorting as well, really fun code to play with.

Also not an intentional glitch but this is what happens when you try to render in Maya on a piece of poo poo laptop.

# ? Sep 20, 2014 01:22

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

Mean Bean Machine posted:

Last semester I took an Electronic Arts class and had a bunch of fun hex editing

Did some seam sorting as well, really fun code to play with.

Also not an intentional glitch but this is what happens when you try to render in Maya on a piece of poo poo laptop.

Somehow not related to Lady Gaga at all, but somehow so very related.

# ? Sep 20, 2014 13:15

Vince MechMahon: Jan 1, 2008

Tony Bennett just completely kills every single song I've heard from this. I only listened to a couple of them on YouTube and didn't even bother to do the rest as they all followed the same pattern: "Oh hey, this is pretty good, I like what Gaga is doing here...oh, here's Tony Bennett's boring, lovely, lifeless old man voice...eh" and then I turn it off.

# ? Sep 21, 2014 05:10

Maximusi: Nov 11, 2007; Haters gonna hate

Yeah...I kinda agree. He doesn't have a great voice.

# ? Sep 21, 2014 05:48

Schlub Husband: Jan 13, 2008; *hic*; Lipstick Apathy

One of the most elusive and complex artists of our generation, Lady Gaga represents not only the hedonistic, existential despair of the modern age, but also a glimmer of hope and a deep-seated, wistful longing for traditional values.

# ? Sep 21, 2014 06:42

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 11:00

Stalins Moustache: Dec 31, 2012; ~~**I'm Italian!**~~

Oh my God I love this album so much. I'd love to go to a jazz-only Gaga concert now :allears:

# ? Sep 23, 2014 21:17

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