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Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Jul 17^th, 2010 at 11:29pm

Lady Ga-Ga's work can be described in three words: ... catchy, edgy, and artistic.

Her music caught my ear a couple of years ago and ever since I've been nothing but impressed.

Ga-Ga sounds and appears like Madonna meets Marlyn Manson. It is Pop music with a dark undertone.

Yeah it's Pop with a dance/techno theme but guess what .... I like pop music and Ga-Ga is by far and away the best out there. Great voice. Good dancer. Nice video's and stage shows (directed by her) and most importantly really good pop music. It has a darkness in addition to it being incredibly catchy which makes her dance oriented music unique and on a different slab than the rest. She keeps busy and working as well which I appreciate from an artist that is so Pop oriented. Ga-Ga takes her image and work very seriously. I appreciate this too.

My friends don't know whether to find it kinda odd ...or to simply start making fun of me for liking her but guess what.. I could care less. Her music has different qualities than that of her peers, and her songs are ...well they're darn good is what. I really like most of them. Lady Ga-Ga is the real deal when it comes to being a pop "Diva" (as silly as that sounds...but in this case it's true). And don't be fooled... she's very versatile as an artist. Almost all other pop stars out there are merely pretenders. She's "real" so I appreciate her that much more than the rest.

I dig it.

Opinions Anyone?

Ian

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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #5 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 6:57am

Heart Of Stone wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 6:50am:

There's Madonna, Britney Spears, & now Lady Ga Ga, in 7 years she'll be forgotten & then another female will be taking over, probably copying Lady Ga Ga only a step further, just another pop star who will be forgotten about in 10 years.

Err… Madonna is yet to be forgotten.

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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #8 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 8:21am

Honky Tonk Man wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 6:57am:

Heart Of Stone wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 6:50am:

There's Madonna, Britney Spears, & now Lady Ga Ga, in 7 years she'll be forgotten & then another female will be taking over, probably copying Lady Ga Ga only a step further, just another pop star who will be forgotten about in 10 years.

Err… Madonna is yet to be forgotten.

She should. She's not a real lesbian!

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Reply #9 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 10:15am

Count ME among her fans.
Like her music, LOVE her charity work and appreciation for her fans, enjoy her outrageous looks, and most of all
SHE WRITES HER OWN MUSIC, PLAYS A KILLER PIANO AND NO LIP SYNCHING.

She's the only artist that's selling out arenas (see MSG three nights in a row); and appears to be a VERY SAVVY businesswoman.

There's alot more to Lady Gaga if you do a little research.

Yes I am a Little Monster and proud of it.

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SoulPlunderer Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 215 Northern Ireland Gender:	Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian Reply #12 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 11:54am She seems to me to be just another Madonna wannabe, as many female popstars are. She takes Madges old ideas and goes a step further but it's hardly groundbreaking is it? Plus, the hooks to all her songs are based around gibberish!
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Reply #13 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 12:18pm

Alice Cooper once said if you don't have the music to back up the theatrical stage presence, then it's nothing, so good music does count big time, people get drawn to these people because they cause a big media bliss, look at Justin Beaver or whatever that kid's name is, he's got one song that only goes "Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby" & that's the whole song, Frank Zappa once said you can con the public into anything that might be crap, just follow the sheep.

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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #15 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 1:35pm

Heart Of Stone wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 12:18pm:

Alice Cooper once said if you don't have the music to back up the theatrical stage presence, then it's nothing, so good music does count big time, people get drawn to these people because they cause a big media bliss, look at Justin Beaver or whatever that kid's name is, he's got one song that only goes "Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby" & that's the whole song, Frank Zappa once said you can con the public into anything that might be crap, just follow the sheep.

Lady Gaga aka Stefani Germanotti was playing piano at age 4 and wrote her first song at age 13. She attended NYU's School of the Arts and actually earned early admission. She has studied music. She writes all of her songs.

Yes she is outrageous (so were a Band called The Rolling Stones)
No her music isn't everyone's cup of tea.
To dismiss her as just another media sensation is ridiculous, imho.
As far as her staying power, who can say???

You might not like this song but she's playing AND singing live. I've seen and heard much much worse these days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muXg2qPFcKY
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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #16 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 3:12pm

my sister is a huge lady gaga fan. i think she's very unique for artists these days. she gets alot of crap because she's a woman but she makes me feel very proud to be female unlike most girl artists out these days. i love how she speaks for and recognizes her gay fans without fear of it backfiring against her. go gaga go!!!

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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #18 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 3:55pm

Heart Of Stone wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 6:50am:

There's Madonna, Britney Spears, & now Lady Ga Ga, in 7 years she'll be forgotten & then another female will be taking over, probably copying Lady Ga Ga only a step further, just another pop star who will be forgotten about in 10 years.

Madonna had a lot more substance from the standpoint of innovation in the shock world. Gag-a is a wanna-be of Madonna.

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Re: Lady Ga-Ga ! ....from Ian
Reply #19 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 4:06pm

Ian Billen wrote on Jul 17^th, 2010 at 11:29pm:

Lady Ga-Ga's work can be described in three words: ... catchy, edgy, and artistic.

Her music caught my ear a couple of years ago and ever since I've been nothing but impressed.

Ga-Ga sounds and appears like Madonna meets Marlyn Manson. It is Pop music with a dark undertone.

Yeah it's Pop with a dance/techno theme but guess what .... I like pop music and Ga-Ga is by far and away the best out there.
Ian

How do you reconcile this with your love of the Rolling Stones who haven't been "pop" for 43 years?

What other bullshit disco music enamors you?

Amy Rigby is pop and for me is much more palatable than Stefani Germanotta.

By the way, I ain't braggin', but I used to work with Gag-a's mom, Cynthia Bissett, back in the '90s at MFS Telecommunications. Cynthia was a sales person in NYC.

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Reply #20 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 5:03pm

LadyJane wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 10:15am:

Count ME among her fans.
Like her music, LOVE her charity work and appreciation for her fans, enjoy her outrageous looks, and most of all
SHE WRITES HER OWN MUSIC, PLAYS A KILLER PIANO AND NO LIP SYNCHING.

She's the only artist that's selling out arenas (see MSG three nights in a row); and appears to be a VERY SAVVY businesswoman.

There's alot more to Lady Gaga if you do a little research.

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Exactly what I was trying to convey. As some may think she is not simply another pop star as Miley Cyrus. She has much writing, performing and directing talent and she knows show biz well for such a young age. She may be one of the ones that has some staying power because of this and she is quite artistically versatile contrary to what people may think.

Besides that I dig her music.

Ian

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Reply #21 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 5:08pm

Here is a song from her upcoming studio album due out next year titled "You and I".

It is done surprisingly in style of a classic rock ballad of sorts. It's good stuff and this shows her versatility well.

It will be a sure fire hit (not that it's important). Listen/watch it and tell me she's like all the rest...

Flat out.... she's good boys and girls and the girls got talent: Fast forward to 2:30 to see her perform it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muXg2qPFcKY

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Reply #22 - Jul 18^th, 2010 at 5:19pm

Ian Billen wrote on Jul 18^th, 2010 at 5:08pm:

Here is a song from her upcoming studio album due out next year titled "You and I".

It is done surprisingly in style of a classic rock ballad of sorts. It's good stuff and this shows her versatility well.

It will be a sure fire hit (not that it's important). Listen/watch it and tell me she's like all the rest...

Flat out.... she's good boys and girls and the girls got talent: Fast forward to 2:30 to see her perform it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muXg2qPFcKY

Ian

Lady Jane already posted that video Ian, I must say it's the first song I ever heard her do that's got substance to it, she could be a female Elton John, I'll admit she's got talent.

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