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post #101 of 129
3/26/10 at 3:41pm
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Originally Posted by Chavez View Post
If only Daft Punk had known that Discovery was going to unleash a plague upon our ears.....
Hey, don't blame them. They know how to use this shit properly.
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post #102 of 129
3/26/10 at 4:01pm
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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog View Post
That's pretty much my response when people try to explain to me with a straight face that Lady fucking Gaga is some ironic post-modern statement on modern celebrity and pop rather than simply being the most irritating and pretentious pop star currently residing on planet earth.
Except that Lady Gaga is actually, you know, good.
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post #103 of 129
3/26/10 at 4:04pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Except that Lady Gaga is actually, you know, good.
It sort of reminds me of the whole "Britney/Christina" pop star thing from a few years ago. One has actual talent, one doesn't, but both are pretty vacuous.
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post #104 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Except that Lady Gaga is actually, you know, good.
I'll just agree to disagree with you on that one Rich.

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Originally Posted by wydren View Post
It sort of reminds me of the whole "Britney/Christina" pop star thing from a few years ago. One has actual talent, one doesn't, but both are pretty vacuous.
Um, which is which on the talent/no talent issue?
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post #105 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:48am
Christina can actually sing.
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post #106 of 129
3/27/10 at 11:45am
Lady Gaga is about as cool as it's possible for a modern pop sensation to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJX0G-EvAws

Kind of a shame the tunes aren't as subversive and out there as the costumes, but again as mainstream dance pop goes they're not bad either.
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post #107 of 129
3/27/10 at 12:58pm
Lady Gaga is absolutely a lot smarter than people give her credit for. The difference between her and 3oh3 is that the ratio of people who get it to the people who don't is much higher. Plus, nothing I've seen indicates that the guys behind "Don't Trust Me" are being satirical.

See also: Roth, Asher

Finally, there's nothing wrong with music that's got a good beat you can dance in a club to, you old farts. Lilly Allen doesn't count.
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post #108 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu View Post
Lady Gaga is absolutely a lot smarter than people give her credit for. The difference between her and 3oh3 is that the ratio of people who get it to the people who don't is much higher. Plus, nothing I've seen indicates that the guys behind "Don't Trust Me" are being satirical.

See also: Roth, Asher
I don't care much for her music (it's ok, I guess, but I prefer other stuff), but it's great to see someone being true to themselves and succeeding. She does her own thing and doesn't appologise for it. Plus, I think it's pretty awesome how she is single handedly making celibacy cool again.

I'd much rather have her rule the pop music scene than someone like Britney Spears or N'Sync or whatever (can you tell how long it's been since I listened to pop music?)
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post #109 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:07pm
It's just annoying that this thread has turned into another "Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas suck waaa I am old and cranky and mad my D&D campaign set to music never made it to the top 40" fest, when the original subject is far more deserving of your scorn.

I mean, if Lady Gaga is the worst you can come up when it comes to pop, let me introduce you to Drake. To Ray J. To Pitbull (not counting "I Know You Want Me.") To Colbie Callet. To Sarah Barilles. To Jason fucking Mraz. To the Jonas Brothers. To little Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato and on and on and on...
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post #110 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:20pm
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Originally Posted by RathBandu View Post
It's just annoying that this thread has turned into another "Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas suck waaa I am old and cranky and mad my D&D campaign set to music never made it to the top 40" fest, when the original subject is far more deserving of your scorn.

I mean, if Lady Gaga is the worst you can come up when it comes to pop, let me introduce you to Drake. To Ray J. To Pitbull (not counting "I Know You Want Me.") To Colbie Callet. To Sarah Barilles. To Jason fucking Mraz. To the Jonas Brothers. To little Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato and on and on and on...

I don't even know who that person is, but I did know Lady Gaga so I decided to comment on that

(the person the thread is about)
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post #111 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:44pm
I still don't know who Ray J is and why he's so popular.
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post #112 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by billylove View Post
I still don't know who Ray J is and why he's so popular.
He's Brandy's little brother and Snoop Dogg's cousin who makes terrible R&B music. But more importantly, he tapped Kim Kardashian's humongous ass in a very public sex tape.
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post #113 of 129
3/27/10 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Diva View Post
He's Brandy's little brother and Snoop Dogg's cousin who makes terrible R&B music. But more importantly, he tapped Kim Kardashian's humongous ass in a very public sex tape.
I think it's very much to my credit that I have no idea who/what you are talking about.


PS Someone should start a Lady Gaga thread, IMHO.

EDIT: I do know Mr Dogg though. He's cool I guess.
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post #114 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:12pm
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Originally Posted by Diva View Post
Christina can actually sing.
Bingo.
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post #115 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by wydren View Post
Bingo.
Eh, I actually like the sound of auto tuned voices. There is something about the robot quality that's a bit hypnotic

EDIT: Not true in every instance of course
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post #116 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by Paul C View Post
Kind of a shame the tunes aren't as subversive and out there as the costumes, but again as mainstream dance pop goes they're not bad either.
This is what led to my comment about Lady Gaga having talent. The tunes aren't bad, and are actually pretty catchy, they're just not a serious as she'd seemingly like them to be because they're so asinine. But she's miles above someone like Kesha (who I admittedly have less exposure to), who just seems to be trying to coast on sex appeal and no talent, as evidenced by the over-reliance on autotune.
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post #117 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by wydren View Post
This is what led to my comment about Lady Gaga having talent. The tunes aren't bad, and are actually pretty catchy, they're just not a serious as she'd seemingly like them to be because they're so asinine. But she's miles above someone like Kesha (who I admittedly have less exposure to), who just seems to be trying to coast on sex appeal and no talent, as evidenced by the over-reliance on autotune.
Eh, as I mentioned before, I think just going out there and making celibacy cool is in it's own way pretty subversive. It's really refreshing to see someone being true to themselves and being respected for it.

Her music is OK, I mean, I'd much rather listen to THE DOORS or gaelic world music or Ravi Shankar or something... but if I were forced to dance , I'd much rather dance to one of her songs than most of the nonsense I hear on the radio
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post #118 of 129
3/27/10 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by wydren View Post
This is what led to my comment about Lady Gaga having talent. The tunes aren't bad, and are actually pretty catchy, they're just not a serious as she'd seemingly like them to be because they're so asinine. But she's miles above someone like Kesha (who I admittedly have less exposure to), who just seems to be trying to coast on sex appeal and no talent, as evidenced by the over-reliance on autotune.
It's not the lyrics so much as the music itself. I'd love it if a video as odd as Bad Romance was matched with some kind of genre breaking glitch pop or something instead of a relatively normal pop tune. But I guess you can't have everything.
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post #119 of 129
11/3/10 at 9:09pm
Patriot
LL
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post #120 of 129
11/4/10 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog View Post
I'll just agree to disagree with you on that one Rich.
Same here, her music makes me want to pull all my hair out. It's truly awful, I've heard that song where she wants to take a ride on some guys disco stick and the puh-puh-puh-poker face one and seriously, why? Why must my ears be subjected to such things?
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post #121 of 129
11/4/10 at 8:16pm
My main problem with rappers is that they don't even play their own instruments. They just sample other songs and talk fast over them. Honestly, it's not even music as far as I'm concerned.
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post #122 of 129
11/5/10 at 1:19am
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
My main problem with rappers is that they don't even play their own instruments. They just sample other songs and talk fast over them. Honestly, it's not even music as far as I'm concerned.
Heh.
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post #123 of 129
11/5/10 at 2:39am
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
My main problem with rappers is that they don't even play their own instruments. They just sample other songs and talk fast over them. Honestly, it's not even music as far as I'm concerned.
What about rappers that do write their own beats and play their own instruments, a la The Knux or Beastie Boys?
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post #124 of 129
11/5/10 at 11:06am
Tik Tok. Polka Metal.
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post #125 of 129
11/5/10 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by Greg Clark View Post
What about rappers that do write their own beats and play their own instruments, a la The Knux or Beastie Boys?
Pretty sure Ripoll was being sarcastic. However, I will throw in that I do have more respect for the Beastie Boys and The Roots for creating their own backgrounds.
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post #126 of 129
11/5/10 at 11:17am
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Originally Posted by Paul C View Post
It's not the lyrics so much as the music itself. I'd love it if a video as odd as Bad Romance was matched with some kind of genre breaking glitch pop or something instead of a relatively normal pop tune. But I guess you can't have everything.
Funny reading this now because Die Antwoord have since made my dreams come true many times over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbW9JqM7vho
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post #127 of 129
11/5/10 at 11:25am
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Originally Posted by Chris Miller View Post
Pretty sure Ripoll was being sarcastic. However, I will throw in that I do have more respect for the Beastie Boys and The Roots for creating their own backgrounds.
This portrays such a fundamental misunderstanding of rap. It's like having more respect for Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins because he plays the drums with his knees.
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post #128 of 129
11/5/10 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by Chris Miller View Post
Pretty sure Ripoll was being sarcastic. However, I will throw in that I do have more respect for the Beastie Boys and The Roots for creating their own backgrounds.
Good god, The Roots. Best live hip-hop/rap act I've ever seen. Outkast is a very, very close second.

The Roots are a seriously legitimate BAND. I highly recommend seeing them live.
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post #129 of 129
12/14/10 at 6:51pm
Cracked did a really good break down of "Tik Tok" a while ago.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-4433-ke24ha/
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