Lady Gaga Isn't so Bad

[SGD Lutherie]

Popular equates to good a lot better than "considered a serious artist" equates to good. Look at Richard Wagner. Just look at him, though, unlike Britney Spears he is not pleasant to listen to.

Well he's not pleasant to look at either! But then I don't find Spears attractive.

I don't mind some Wagner, though I prefer Bach. I;m not much into opera.

On the other hand, I like what some people would find difficult to listen to pop music like Deerhoof. I'd listen to them before most "popular music." Great band.

 

[pklima]

Britney was much more attractive when she was young.

If you compare somebody like Britney or Shakira to very attractive but obscure pop singers, it's obvious that the successful ones have much better voices, better songs, more interesting personalities...

 

[SGD Lutherie]

Britney was much more attractive when she was young.

If you compare somebody like Britney or Shakira to very attractive but obscure pop singers, it's obvious that the successful ones have much better voices, better songs, more interesting personalities...

Or better producers.

 

[Ubersheist]

There is an art and a talent to writing songs that connect with millions of people. If it's so darn easy and they're so incredibly talentless, then GO OUT THERE AND WRITE A BLOCKBUSTER HIT INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME ON THESE STUPID INTERNET ARGUMENTS.


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The other thing that people forget is that these people (Lady Gaga, Madonna, Britney Spears before she spiraled out of control, just about any entertainer with more then a million albums sold) are (or were in Britney's case) extremely driven and extremely hard working people to the point were us regular folks can't even comprehend it. If they were awake, they were literally working at something to further their career - not posting bs on an internet forum. 5 minutes spent reading and posting junk on a forum is 5 minutes that could have been better spent in the studio or working PR or something. They really are/were that driven.

Alot of their success comes from being that driven. Woody Allen once said that 90% of success is showing up. In their line of business, "showing up" means working nearly constantly while not asleep, especially in the early phases of their careers.

 

[KillianRussell]

The Madonna comparison is fair, she too authored songs (as does Ga-Ga) however the Britney Spears thing is apples to oranges.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

The Madonna comparison is fair, she too authored songs (as does Ga-Ga) however the Britney Spears thing is apples to oranges.

Agreed. That was the reason for my "better producers" comment. Madonna also is a musician, as is Gaga.

 

[KillianRussell]

Like it or not we will be hearing marching bands playing "Poker Face" when we are 105 years old.

 

[pklima]

Agreed. That was the reason for my "better producers" comment. Madonna also is a musician, as is Gaga.

Not at all. Writing music doesn't mean you're a real musician or a good producer. It means your testosterone levels are off.

 

[Joe Gress]

This thread needs more boobs.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

This thread needs more boobs.

 

[Joe Gress]

Thank you.