Right. So many people don't like Lady GaGa as a person. I cant see why? if you like someones music you don't HAVE to like them as a celebrity. I take this approach with artists like Michael Jackson and Eminem for example. Put me in the same room as either and, well going by recent events i might end up feeding one to the other in some sort of disgusting smoothie, but that's by the by.
There are three issues to address here: 1) her music 2) her and 3) the Internet. So.....
1) her music
I personally really like her album. The first single "Just Dance" is a cracking club tune, as is the over-played "Poker Face," the sassy "Lovegame" and the newish "Paparazzi." Colby O'Donis is a good feature on "Just Dance," having worked on other big hits such as "Beautiful - Akon" from his newest "Freedom" album (another great album) There are a number of tunes that are good for single release in the future, notably Summerboy which has a tinge of Lily Allen style lyrics regarding relationships, "Brown Eyes" and "Again Again" really show off her vocal talents to their best. Those two songs i often play to people i know don't like her and ask them to guess who the artist is. The look on their faces is usual of shock and intrigue. Hate her all you want but that girl (disputed) can belt out a good tone! The rest of the album isn't bad, its nothing shockingly good and i would be surprised if she released another single from it that i haven't already mentioned, however i like every track. I like it as an album.
2) her
Her videos are amazing. the fashion and the, for lack of a better word, razz-matazz about her performances are amazing. The one other artist i can think of who puts as much thought and effort into having amazingly shocking outfits in her videos is Kylie Minogue. We all remember the infamous bed sheet head-dress thing from "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and the world's smallest gold hot pants in "Spinning Around." The video for "Paparazzi" is a good 8 or 9 minutes long and, whilst it does attempt to tell a story, its more just a visual aide to the song. The most striking thing about the video is the number of costume changes and the complicated nature of each outfit which really speaks volumes about her commitment to the performance not just the song. She started out dancing in the bars and clubs of New York with full visual aids of snakes, smoke machines etc etc and that attention to detail and generation of atmosphere is carried through in each of her videos.
3) the Internet
I grow so tired of the endless pisstakes about her performance on "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross." So the British crowd didn't get up and dance like she asked, and yeah she chose to do a live rockish version of Poker Face. Both bad moves, but this doesn't mean she suddenly can't sing and is a useless performer. She was on the show to plug her music and that was all. It wasn't a gig, it wasn't a true representation of her ability to perform as an artist and nor should it be seen as such. The rumours of her secret penis are just a load of....well...cock, really. She may not fit the apparent ideal look of RnB artists these days but she is no man. And, for argument's sake, what the hell is wrong with transgender individuals?! This just smacks of intolerance, that cancer than infests the Internet and its freedom of expression (not available to our Chinese audience) but I'm not here to argue with the giant colossus that the Collective......of bloggers.
If she is a man.....if, mind......do you reckon we could get her and Fergie to have baby? That would be something for Five to make a touching documentary about
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