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Concert dates just released:Perez Hilton's site posted:The dates for "The Monster Ball" are: While I only think her songs are okay-ish and I'm not rushing out to buy her album or see her in concert, I like her a lot for another reason: In a period of time where bisexuality or lesbianism in pop music is portrayed as some kind of gimmick novelty or a weekend lesbian fling (looking at you, Katy Perry), Lady Gaga at least seems like she's doing what she can to support and speak out for gay or bisexual people without hiding behind some kind of "I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED IT, I HOPE MY BOYFRIEND DON'T MIND IT" irony curtain. Final Fart Buttball fucked around with this message at 08:21 on Oct 15, 2009 |
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AMAZING. (that is the covers for the re-release of her album, by the way.)
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 19:12 |
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Those are great, looks like something Hedi Slimane would shoot
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:26 |
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Back when they cancelled the Fame Kills tour, I sad "Gee, I hope she goes on tour with Kid Cudi next so they can play 'Poke Her Face' together!" I got my wish. He's opening on this tour.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:40 |
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Diamonds On MY Fish posted:Back when they cancelled the Fame Kills tour, I sad "Gee, I hope she goes on tour with Kid Cudi next so they can play 'Poke Her Face' together!" Damnit! They had Kid Cudi play at my school but I would have rather had Lady Gaga.
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# ? Oct 15, 2009 23:55 |
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Basfreak67 posted:She also did a pretty fantastic rendition of Viva la Vida. I came into this thread just thinking it was bashing her and her maybe weiner but I'm actually a fan and this is really loving awesome. It's great that she doesn't even really know that garbage song.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 04:39 |
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Pollstar and Ticketmaster are full of such nonsense. When do these tickets go on sale?
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 04:54 |
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So this thread has actually turned into an unironic Lady Gaga love fest? Seriously? Seriously?
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 07:15 |
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Seriously? Have you listened to the chorus of Paparazzi. Its pretty much perfect.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 08:43 |
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eXpired posted:So this thread has actually turned into an unironic Lady Gaga love fest? Seriously? Its basically darker Cyndi Lauper, and I'm ok with that.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 12:06 |
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eXpired posted:So this thread has actually turned into an unironic Lady Gaga love fest? Seriously? Heh you're listening to pop music? That stuff for kids? I wish she was playing somewhere I didn't hate going in NJ. Maybe I'll try to get Radio City tickets for XMas.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 15:40 |
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weekly font posted:Heh you're listening to pop music? That stuff for kids? No, it's not just that. She's the epitome of everything that's wrong with the music industry. More people talk about the stupid poo poo she's wearing or the "outrageous" thing she did last week than they do her music. I detest everything about her for it and am surprised that most people on this board don't agree. It has nothing to do with some stupid smug and pretentious opinion about pop music in general... I just loving despise this woman because of the above.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 16:24 |
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eXpired posted:No, it's not just that. She's the epitome of everything that's wrong with the music industry. More people talk about the stupid poo poo she's wearing or the "outrageous" thing she did last week than they do her music. I detest everything about her for it and am surprised that most people on this board don't agree. It has nothing to do with some stupid smug and pretentious opinion about pop music in general... I just loving despise this woman because of the above. Who do you prefer within the pop music genre?
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 16:30 |
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The Remote Viewer posted:Who do you prefer within the pop music genre? I guess it depends on what's considered Pop, which I'm not even sure about anymore. Billboard lists Kings of Leon as being in the pop charts, which I enjoy. The Fray is OK sometimes. Image is a part of any band, but these bands don't rely on it in the same way Lady Gaga does. But if you're trying to make a point, then sure... I don't like 9/10 of the pop artists listed on Billboard's top pop list. I don't think it's fair to say someone's a smug bastard just for disliking the majority of pop music, though. That said, fair enough... if you dig it, listen to it. Go nuts. I was just surprised that a thread that started as a troll on Lady Gaga (and was hilarious) morphed into a thread about finding concert tickets to see her.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 16:42 |
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eXpired posted:Go nuts. I was just surprised that a thread that started as a troll on Lady Gaga (and was hilarious) morphed into a thread about finding concert tickets to see her. No it didn't. Goddamnit tickets for her Radio City show start at 115 for shitville seats.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 16:52 |
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Damnit why isn't she coming anywhere near Dallas
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 17:21 |
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eXpired posted:That said, fair enough... if you dig it, listen to it. Go nuts. I was just surprised that a thread that started as a troll on Lady Gaga (and was hilarious) morphed into a thread about finding concert tickets to see her. As one of the people behind this thread, I can say with full authority that this thread didn't start out as a troll against lady gaga, but as a befitting way of having fun with an artist who is herself, all about fun. That said, I do agree with your point that the majority of her "fans" are fixated on her persona and her actions, rather than her music in itself. Is that really a bad thing though? Pop music has always been about image and performance to a large extent, and these criticisms are really no different than some of the issues surrounding Madonna's early career. What drives me crazy about situations like this is that people tend to fixate on the pop-driven singles rather than actually listening to the rest of her music, which is really quite expansive in terms of its range. Interscope is (was) primarily a hip-hop and rap driven label, and the songs where you can see those influences are way better, in my opinion. I can't tell you how many parties I've been to where people talk about how much they love her, but end up only having Pokerface/Paparazzi in their playlists. This is a terrible habit.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 17:58 |
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eXpired posted:So this thread has actually turned into an unironic Lady Gaga love fest? Seriously? Yup. This pretty much sums up the thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ursTBD0sZ0
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 18:19 |
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weekly font posted:No it didn't. Where are you finding these for sale? hugs
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 18:32 |
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eXpired posted:Billboard lists Kings of Leon as being in the pop charts, which I enjoy. The Fray is OK sometimes. Those are both depressing, terrible bands. You should feel bad for liking them.
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VolumeOverTalent posted:Those are both depressing, terrible bands. You should feel bad for liking them.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 19:35 |
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VolumeOverTalent posted:Those are both depressing, terrible bands. You should feel bad for liking them. My friend likes Kings of Leon. I hate all of his music. Therefore I hate Kings of Leon. eXpired posted:No, it's not just that. She's the epitome of everything that's wrong with the music industry. More people talk about the stupid poo poo she's wearing or the "outrageous" thing she did last week than they do her music. I detest everything about her for it and am surprised that most people on this board don't agree. It has nothing to do with some stupid smug and pretentious opinion about pop music in general... I just loving despise this woman because of the above. I also disliked her at first. Then I watched the Pokerface music video and was left speechless but I must admit it was loving catchy. I spent some time trying to make sense of what her deal was. I eventually decided that there's no loving way that she isn't just a huge parody of the media. She saw what becomes popular nowadays (Reality TV and celebrities doing ridiculous things) and she ran with that. She found a way to spread her music and gain wealth and fame at the same time. I think it was a brilliant move. As for that penis thing, she definitely started it to add to her image.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 19:57 |
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The Remote Viewer posted:Who do you prefer within the pop music genre? Someone with something to say, not someone throwing together past superstars gimmicks/PR marketing to see how far they can go with it.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 20:29 |
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LuckySevens posted:Someone with something to say, not someone throwing together past superstars gimmicks/PR marketing to see how far they can go with it. "The Fame" is as much a social commentary as "Pride and Prejudice" is.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:06 |
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Look Under The Rock posted:"The Fame" is as much a social commentary as "Pride and Prejudice" is. This. This is why I'm still reading this thread.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:09 |
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Illandir posted:I can't tell you how many parties I've been to where people talk about how much they love her, but end up only having Pokerface/Paparazzi in their playlists. This is a terrible habit. I'm a fan of Lady Gaga, but I'm in disagreement with regards to the depth of her work. The Fame really is a singles-driven album, which is why the latter half of it falls rather short. This falls in line with the way the album is marketed, which I don't think is far off the mark. She's not a self-produced artist, and while it's clear that she has a lot of creative control as much as songwriting goes, the production for the album feels more like a singles collection padded with filler, which is an unfortunate state of current pop music. It's not right to criticize people for focusing on her pop singles, because they are far and away the best work she's doing, in terms of both songwriting and production. The Santigold disc suffered the same problem, but she was enough of a performer to make even the weaker tracks stand up live. I haven't seen Gaga live, but with her energy and charisma performing live, I don't doubt that she can do the same, but on disc, I think that the singles still stand out much stronger than the rest. I really can't understand the backlash in this thread against Gaga, either - is it because it's mainstream pop music? I love independent pop music, but this Gaga disc has been better than a lot of electronic pop in the past year, including the electronic Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, Phoenix, Bat for Lashes, etc., at least in terms of singles (not as good Fever Ray). If you don't like pop music, why are you reading this thread in the first place?
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:18 |
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magiccarpet posted:Where are you finding these for sale? Just google "lady gaga ______ [town/venue] tickets" and you'll get links to sites like StubHub. Also it's so disappointing there's no live acoustic version of "Again Again" anywhere. Probably my favorite song of hers.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:32 |
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eXpired posted:This. This is why I'm still reading this thread. That was 100% serious, I will write an entire monograph comparing the two if you don't believe it. (for real)
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:46 |
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People like music that I don't, they must be trolling I like Lady Gaga because her music is awesome and her crazy image is just icing on the cake. I'm pissed off at supid Kanye because they were coming to Dallas but his emo rear end had to cancel and now it looks like she's touring primarily up north. Sucks, because I like Kid Cudi too.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 21:55 |
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LuckySevens posted:Someone with something to say, not someone throwing together past superstars gimmicks/PR marketing to see how far they can go with it. There's not much left to do that hasn't been done already, honestly. Everything that was popular at some point will pop up again eventually when the market is ready for it.
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Illandir posted:That was 100% serious, I will write an entire monograph comparing the two if you don't believe it. I would love to read it. My joy from it doesn't care whether you're serious or not. I just think it would be funny.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 22:15 |
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eXpired posted:I would love to read it. My joy from it doesn't care whether you're serious or not. I just think it would be funny. ~unfortunately~ I subscribe to the Mark Twain school of criticism regarding Jane Austen, so I'm not sure it would be as funny as you'd like. Let me see if Tao Jones wants to assist, but either way keep an eye out for a thrilling comparison of stolid Victorian-era sexual liberation with respect to Lady Gaga's really good beats. Really good beats.
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 22:27 |
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The beats suck. Boring and repetitive. El-P's song "Run The Numbers" (I don't know who produced the track) has set the bar for me as far as "beats" are concerned. It just keeps building and climaxes. I'm about to climax on your face you loving faggots. lady gaga more like lady blahblah LOL (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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# ? Oct 16, 2009 23:34 |
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That wasn't funny at all. I'm not really a fan of the whole club music pop scene, but I gotta admit Lady Gaga actually writes catchy songs that are decent and she is pretty drat talented. Not to mention she's a great performer and her over-the-top persona and fashion is pretty entertaining. I dismissed her at first as just another fake pop star with no talent, but after seeing her actually play the piano I was convinced otherwise.
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 03:30 |
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The Remote Viewer posted:There's not much left to do that hasn't been done already, honestly. Everything that was popular at some point will pop up again eventually when the market is ready for it. Maybe. I think I judge artists by their potential legacy and what they'll pass on, to me she's just passing on exactly what others have. I mean, each to their own, her music certainly isn't bad technically but I found with her its difficult to feel something new when you know where it all came from. And this paragraph is the part where I try and convince everyone that I'm not a music snob. I'm really not
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 03:35 |
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eXpired posted:I would love to read it. My joy from it doesn't care whether you're serious or not. I just think it would be funny. Heh, dumb plebes with their popular music and pedestrian opinions. *queues up "How to Save A Life" on iPod*
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# ? Oct 17, 2009 08:02 |
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eXpired posted:No, it's not just that. She's the epitome of everything that's wrong with the music industry. More people talk about the stupid poo poo she's wearing or the "outrageous" thing she did last week than they do her music. I detest everything about her for it and am surprised that most people on this board don't agree. It has nothing to do with some stupid smug and pretentious opinion about pop music in general... I just loving despise this woman because of the above. Lady GaGa has never been known for "the outrageous thing she did last week" because the only outrageous things she does is make great music and awesome costumes. Jerk.
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# ? Oct 19, 2009 16:25 |
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I wish that the date that tickets are going on sale would just hurry up and be announced... I am already growing tired of checking every morning haha.
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# ? Oct 19, 2009 18:09 |
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I had no idea who Lady Gaga was until the whole "she has a penis" thing made the Internet rounds. She's hot as hell, but man is Poker Face a terrible song. Hut I wouldn't be lying if I didn't say I found her bizarre rear end image entertaining.
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Alright, I have found out that tickets for at least my stop (Ottawa) go on sale Saturday Oct. 24th @ Noon EST. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case for at least the first half of the tour. Source: http://www.emediaworld.com/press_release/release_detail.php?id=796695
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