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Well obviously it's an act. But I have a feeling it's all part of a longer plan, an Andy Kaufman-esque ruse, a piece of living commentary on the state of celebrity and the music industry. After all, this was her before...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_hHc7TZjyY
 
Even if it is, most people will miss the point just like with Joaquin Phoenix's mockumentary.
 
honz said:
Even if it is, most people will miss the point just like with Joaquin Phoenix's mockumentary.
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Under the template laid out by Kaufman, most people missing the point is what makes the whole thing awesome.

Yet I should also point out that, though much of her eccentricity is an act, at the core of this performance art piece there is something very sincere -- this message she carries of personal empowerment -- which seems to have sprung up from her relationship with the gay community, and which probably wasn't imagined when she was, you know, a 19 year-old scene kid studying the biographies of her favorite singers and plotting this out on notebook paper at home.

And honz, while she does say, "this is me," in that 60 Minutes article, she also calls herself a master of fame and says that her life is a performance art piece. She'll say it straight up, and people still won't hear it. That's part of what makes her so interesting.
 
Exactly. And really, if she can inspire people to be who they are, then who cares if the music isn't all that great?

There's too much music out there that seems to be focused on telling you how to look, how to act, what to wear. Most pop music these days is soaked in materialism.
 
Wow, just wow. LA on the map again...

**** Kanye when this kind of stuff is out there...

Dudes are trending right now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIOtLeJNrRU
 
Listening to The King of Limbs online right now. First impression? Deeply unimpressed. Sounds like 37 minutes of leftovers from In Rainbows that weren't good enough to be on the B-sides disc. Has the same skittering disco-cymbal patter drumming as In Rainbows, the same wavering high synth-sounds, the same slow falsetto. One of the beautiful things about Radiohead is that none of their albums sound anything alike. Until now. King of Limbs: In Rainbows re-done but now much shorter and less distinct and with all the songs blurring together and sounding mostly the same. It's what you would imagine In Rainbows might sound like if it had been done by the guy who does the music for ****ing Harry's Law.

I'm horrified.

But um.... I'll keep an open mind. It took me a while to realize how spectacular Amnesiac was. Now it's my favorite Radiohead album. So maybe.... the future.... might.... *sigh*

8 measly tracks? 8 tracks of this? Why?

Maybe I'm supposed to pretend that Harry Patch and These Are My Twisted Words are secretly tracks one and two? That would improve this album very much.
 
Stickler said:
A fraud how? Musically? She writes her own songs and is a classically-trained pianist with a fantastic voice... Culturally? Lady Gaga is a character, a performance-art piece, a complete fake. But I'm not sure how it's fraudulent when she openly tells us that it is so. It's a kind of commentary on fame, and it's utterly brilliant.
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Stickler said:
Under the template laid out by Kaufman, most people missing the point is what makes the whole thing awesome.

Yet I should also point out that, though much of her eccentricity is an act, at the core of this performance art piece there is something very sincere -- this message she carries of personal empowerment -- which seems to have sprung up from her relationship with the gay community, and which probably wasn't imagined when she was, you know, a 19 year-old scene kid studying the biographies of her favorite singers and plotting this out on notebook paper at home.

And honz, while she does say, "this is me," in that 60 Minutes article, she also calls herself a master of fame and says that her life is a performance art piece. She'll say it straight up, and people still won't hear it. That's part of what makes her so interesting.
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JJ Rage said:
Exactly. And really, if she can inspire people to be who they are, then who cares if the music isn't all that great?

There's too much music out there that seems to be focused on telling you how to look, how to act, what to wear. Most pop music these days is soaked in materialism.
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IAWTP x A Million!!! Lady Gaga is incredibly smart, and knows exactly what she's doing. She is so inspirational to me. I am so happy that I get to see her live in 1 month. It's going to be an amazing night, which I'm sure I'll never forget.
 
Been listening to these guys this morning. I haven't decided if I actually like them or not, but they are definitely artists. Check out the video on the front page of their website. So good.

https://www.oddfuture.com/
 
I agree that Gaga is smart, that's why she was able to rise to fame so quickly. I just have a hard time buying it or finding any relevant meaning in her songs. Most people probably feel the same way about my music though.
 
Oh, I see what you did there. Sorry I don't take notes every time I see a post from Dick. I still stand by my statement though. They are definitely artists and that I really liked that video. It would be nice if their lyrics weren't so vile though, but there is meaning there.
 
honz said:
Oh, I see what you did there. Sorry I don't take notes every time I see a post from Dick. I still stand by my statement though. They are definitely artists and that I really liked that video. It would be nice if their lyrics weren't so vile though, but there is meaning there.
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They killed it on Fallon's show and that video is damn good...

Vile? Oh well.
 
Okay, I don't think I know what you are talking about. I've had like 12 hours of sleep the past 3 nights so throw me a bone here, Vinyl.
 
Stickler said:
Listening to The King of Limbs online right now. First impression? Deeply unimpressed. Sounds like 37 minutes of leftovers from In Rainbows that weren't good enough to be on the B-sides disc. Has the same skittering disco-cymbal patter drumming as In Rainbows, the same wavering high synth-sounds, the same slow falsetto. One of the beautiful things about Radiohead is that none of their albums sound anything alike. Until now. King of Limbs: In Rainbows re-done but now much shorter and less distinct and with all the songs blurring together and sounding mostly the same. It's what you would imagine In Rainbows might sound like if it had been done by the guy who does the music for ****ing Harry's Law.

I'm horrified.

But um.... I'll keep an open mind. It took me a while to realize how spectacular Amnesiac was. Now it's my favorite Radiohead album. So maybe.... the future.... might.... *sigh*

8 measly tracks? 8 tracks of this? Why?

Maybe I'm supposed to pretend that Harry Patch and These Are My Twisted Words are secretly tracks one and two? That would improve this album very much.
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I've been listening to it most of the day, and I can't say I'm disappointed really. Not that it instantly blew me away either. But like most Radiohead albums, they have to grow on me. This time next week, I'll have a much better idea of whether or not I truly like this album or not. That's just how some bands are for me (LCD Soundsystem and Against Me have been guilty of this pretty often).
 
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