MonsterMum 2,532 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 In the fall of 2014, it would seem, another stunt might have the possibility of pushing Jazz into the mainstream againâ€â€at least, it would, if it didn’t feel so much like a stunt: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have made an album of Jazz standards entitled Cheek to Cheek. The Jazz trumpet player Nicholas Peyton, one of the few higher-profile spokesmen for the medium, has a withering reply: “The album has the nerve to be called Cheek to Cheek. How apropos for two people making an *ss out of themselves caricaturizing [sic] black music. All due respect to Bennett, but he’s never been a great. He was just lucky enough to outlive all the true greats of his era.†I’ve given Cheek to Cheek several listens nowâ€â€as many as I could force-feed myself. I have a complicated answer to that question. As the album plows on, the returns become more and more diminishing. Harmonies grate on each other because Gaga is too loud or Bennett is too pitchy, or often enough, both. Love duets begin to feel stranger, more uncomfortable, when you consider the age disparities of these two performers, clearly evident in the timbre of their voices: much of this album feels like watching an ugly-but-rich man trying to pick up a beautiful-but-money-obsessed eighteen year old at a house-party: off-putting, vulgar, grimace-inducing. No, what makes this album feel like a stunt is the very mix of the materialâ€â€the way it was engineered and the way it was mastered. Just a few parts from this "review" or blog whatever you wanna call it. I feel offended tbh. http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmessitte/2014/09/30/is-the-lady-gaga-tony-bennett-album-anything-more-than-a-stunt/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVendetta 2,024 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just a few parts from this "review" or blog whatever you wanna call it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmessitte/2014/09/30/is-the-lady-gaga-tony-bennett-album-anything-more-than-a-stunt/ :thirst: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloe 1,199 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Their "Part 2" to this article gives a more detailed explanation to justify themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopReaper 2,122 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 "Anything More Than A Stunt?" Also a #1 album on Billboard's Top 200 Fun Fact: The K in KPop stands for "Kate Bush" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Drew Bieber 25,317 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 SOMEONES pressed. lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMum 2,532 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Their "Part 2" to this article gives a more detailed explanation to justify themselves. He seems annoyed that he actually likes the album more then he's willing to admit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swine killer 0 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I cant deal with those critics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry 2,374 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 MESS STAY PRESSED :scream: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Keith 27 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They're quite truthful, though. You're bashing them now, but you'll be praising them when they put Gaga #1 on the Celebrity 100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix 34,639 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's just sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VISION 52 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Gags, get that controversy and keep up high media presence :ghostlegend: :ghostlegend: :ghostlegend: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticHo 696 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 If Beyonce had done the album in place of Gaga they would be praising it. I'm over the Gaga hate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark 7,018 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What do you find truthful about what they said? They're quite truthful, though. You're bashing them now, but you'll be praising them when they put Gaga #1 on the Celebrity 100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monketsharona 44,736 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Ouch I feel bad for Tony... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djBuffoon 11,708 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Gags, get that controversy and keep up high media presence :ghostlegend: :ghostlegend: :ghostlegend: Seriously!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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