Lady Gaga

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 Myself wrote:

 Kay, I know I'm just starting to get into prog now and am not that much of a prog fan, but I would take a good album seriously no matter who did it. And I hate Jonas Brothers and Miley Cirus as much as everyone else, but I actually love Gaga, used to hate her.

I'm gonna go create a thread explaining why. Sounds like a good way to piss everyone off and make a bad first impression.  

I thought this would either create some mature interesting discussion, or an all out flame war. Either way, I figure the responses to this thread will amuse me. Anyway, here's my list of reasons why I like Lady Gaga:

1) She's a character: When hearing somebody like Lady Gaga or Marylin Manson for the first time, a lot of people cringe at the vastly innappropriate lyrics, think "what a freak," and turn it off. People may also do the same thing when looking at their costumes and makeup. It's true that Lady Gaga's lyrics, stage persona, and appearance are perverted. But here's the thing: Lady Gaga is a CHARACTER, not a REAL PERSON. She's played by a singer/composer/actress. Lady Gaga blends the art of characterisation with the art of music, just like prog artists blend visual art and music. I acknowladge that Lady Gaga hasn't done anything original here. Pretty much all pop artists, rappers, shock rockers, and many metal artists blend music with characterisation. But I think Lady Gaga has a better character than most. She is completely is your face, upbeat, outlandish, and is shows no angst or disrespect for the opposite sex.

2) She creates pretty good synth lines: She hits the listener over the head with a cool electronic riff as soon as you turn on the song. It's not very subtle but it works. Even if you hate her voice, song structure, and lyrics, try listening to the opening riffs of Love Game or Just Dance. Admit it: If that was a guitar playing that riff you'd love it.

3) She can actually sing: Ok, she uses a lot of electronic effects on her voice but she doesn't NEED them. She can actually sing smoothly and on pitch naturally. You probably haven't heard her do that, and it's not on the radio, but it's around. And it's not just good technique, it's also that her voice just naturally sounds good. It's not whiny or annoying like some other pop stars. 

4) Parts of her songs flow so smoothly it's almost spacey: The chorus of Papparazi is the perfect example of this. (no really) Sometimes it seems like all the parts of the of her songs are flowing together, somehow being unusually consonant, which I realize is an oxymoron, but I don't know how to explain it better.

One thing I can say that's a weak point of her music though is this: It gets a little old. However pretty much every artist has at least one "weak point" in my opinion.

Edited by Stonebolt - May 07 2010 at 20:06

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