Desperado 2,439 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 i was kinda Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronk 14,762 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Can you highlight the important parts plz? This: “But Gaga has always been an incredible musician and vocalist. Her talent isn't new  it was discounted because many people didn't like or understand her style of artistic expression. Lady Gaga has always been an incredible vocalist. Gaga was better known for her stunts than her abilities during the height of her fame in 2009. People wanted to talk about her costumes and her wigs more than they wanted to listen to her music. But what Gaga did last night at the Oscars was give them absolutely no choice. Her performance was minimal and the background almost disappeared. It was Lady Gaga at her most accessible.†And this: “This time, Gaga's dressing up as a nice girl instead of a radical monster, and so she's easier to accept as an artist and a musician. But Gaga was just as talented when she was radical as she is right now.†I live outside the space time continuum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,621 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 This article sums up everything I want to say about the Oscars performance It's endlessly frustrating to me that people will only accept Gaga's talent if she's in a pretty dress singing a nice little musical song, but they can't seem to hear her voice in fishnets being carried on a unicorn of diamonds by oiled-up man beasts. She's a vocalist AND MORE. The AND MORE is what sets her apart! However, something interesting to note about this is that the 2008 pop girls (Alicia, Leona, Jordin, Sara) are famous for their great voices and straightforward image, fashion, videos. But the 2013 pop girls (Rih, Katy, Nicki... not so much Taylor I guess... replace her with Kesha) are known for their big images, huge thematic videos, wild fashion but not as big voices. Sure those 4 have done some good vocal performances and get better every year, but they don't compare to Alicia or Leona (Or Gaga either tbh). Gaga gets lumped in with them because she has every bit as big a persona as theirs and she rose to fame around the same time however... The reason why this Oscars performance was so head-turning for Gaga is because she set herself apart from her peers by showing she had the skills to kill a performance with great singing and singing ALONE. She could put all the costumes away and perform in her pajamas for the rest of her life and still slay. My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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