Was "Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz" Miley's attempt at ARTPOP?

[ReidOne 12,427]

Vote4Bernie, your OP is absolutely right. 'Dead Petz' is Miley's way of acknowledging ARTPOP and carrying the ideas and spirit forward to a new audience. And reiterating all its principles. 

It was all foreshadowed on social media by both artists. 

 

In the 3 weeks preceding 'Dead Petz' VMA release, Miley on social media: 

- shaded Taylor Swift (calling her out for promoting violence, instead of love)

- shaded Nicki Minaj (calling her out for bullying)

- praised Gaga: https://instagram.com/p/6Lov0TQzIb/

 

And of course, one hour before the VMA's Gaga tweeted she'll be cheering ARTPOP tonight: https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/638091156514078720

 

Miley's VMA's release: 

- with her as host, felt a lot like the 1st artRAVE release party

- releasing for free via online streaming services felt a lot like BTW's release as a free bundle with a cell phone service package (emphasizing the actual $ of music --- free) 

- Miley's performance on a stage full of drag queens and trans dancers. And not just any drag queens, but RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. RuPaul being a derivative of the NYC nightclub scene, also Gaga's origins. Which felt a lot like the true "first video" of the ARTPOP era, Gaga's "Applause" lyric video at a drag show. Oh --- and also starring former contestants of RuPaul's drag race. 

- Miley's performance ended with a rain of Warhol-inspired mylar balloons, a central piece of Gaga's ARTPOP promotion. 

- Miley appeared on stage at one point in a costume of pastel colored glossy balls covering her body. With the largest one covering her vagina. Which brings to mind Gaga's Koons balls used throughout ARTPOP (including the one covering her vagina on the cover) as well as tipping her hat to Gaga's bubble dress. 

- Miley also appeared in a perfectly rectangular "dress" that resembled a gay pride flag. Which was a mashup of the perfectly square headpiece Gaga wore on the same VMA stage to launch ARTPOP + the Applause "pride rainbow"-inspired face makeup. 

- Speaking of Applause makeup, just as Gaga smears it all over her face in 'Applause', Miley smears the glitter-pain-vomit all over her face in "Dooo It" video, which is also a reference to Gaga's vomit performance art at SXSW during ARTPOP. 

- And finally, in case all of the above wasn't enough to tie it all together, Miley's last look of the night was a swine mask on top of her head, creating the sillhoute of Gaga's most famous look of all: the hairbow. 

 

Miley is carrying the torch of Lady Gaga's most "reviled" moments/era and absolutely throwing it in the face of the entire industry. Miley is someone everyone on Gaga Daily should be bowing down to right now. She's 100% honoring Gaga with all of this. And she wants it to be obvious. 

 

[ARTUNiCORN 367]

Vote4Bernie, your OP is absolutely right. 'Dead Petz' is Miley's way of acknowledging ARTPOP and carrying the ideas and spirit forward to a new audience. And reiterating all its principles. 

It was all foreshadowed on social media by both artists. 

 

In the 3 weeks preceding 'Dead Petz' VMA release, Miley on social media: 

- shaded Taylor Swift (calling her out for promoting violence, instead of love)

- shaded Nicki Minaj (calling her out for bullying)

- praised Gaga: https://instagram.com/p/6Lov0TQzIb/

 

And of course, one hour before the VMA's Gaga tweeted she'll be cheering ARTPOP tonight: https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/638091156514078720

 

Miley's VMA's release: 

- with her as host, felt a lot like the 1st artRAVE release party

- releasing for free via online streaming services felt a lot like BTW's release as a free bundle with a cell phone service package (emphasizing the actual $ of music --- free) 

- Miley's performance on a stage full of drag queens and trans dancers. And not just any drag queens, but RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. RuPaul being a derivative of the NYC nightclub scene, also Gaga's origins. Which felt a lot like the true "first video" of the ARTPOP era, Gaga's "Applause" lyric video at a drag show. 

- Miley's performance ended with a rain of Warhol-inspired mylar balloons, a central piece of Gaga's ARTPOP promotion. 

- Miley appeared on stage at one point in a costume of pastel colored glossy balls covering her body. With the largest one covering her vagina. Which brings to mind Gaga's Koons balls used throughout ARTPOP (including the one covering her vagina on the cover) as well as tipping her hat to Gaga's bubble dress. 

- Miley also appeared in a perfectly rectangular "dress" that resembled a gay pride flag. Which was a mashup of the perfectly square headpiece Gaga wore on the same VMA stage to launch ARTPOP + the Applause "pride rainbow"-inspired face makeup. 

- Speaking of Applause makeup, just as Gaga smears it all over her face in 'Applause', Miley smears the glitter-pain-vomit all over her face in "Dooo It" video, which is also a reference to Gaga's vomit performance art at SXSW during ARTPOP. 

- And finally, in case all of the above wasn't enough to tie it all together, Miley's last look of the night was a swine mask on top of her head, creating the sillhoute of Gaga's most famous look of all: the hairbow. 

 

Miley is carrying the torch of Lady Gaga's most "reviled" moments/era and absolutely throwing it in the face of the entire industry. Miley is someone everyone on Gaga Daily should be bowing down to right now. She's 100% honoring Gaga with all of this. And she wants it to be obvious. 

 

YAS CLOCK THE HATERS

[HANZ 4,380]

maybe it was but I don't see myself listening to it anymore, I did aftert he vma's but I'm already over it now

[truerom4nc 148]

I love the Miley's voice on her album, it has great songs but a lot of unnecessary songs.

''Space Boots'' and ''1 Sun'' (sounds like Gaga) are my favs.

[Judas Oyster 1,895]

Yes. And she even dared to just put the music for free.

[Judas Oyster 1,895]

And I think that Miley ONE day in the future will give Gaga credit for what she has been doing these last days incl. the VMA's and the free album.

[Riot Poof 2,236]

Miley's image as well as her philosophy towards music is very ARTPOP-esque. The actual music sounds like The Flaming Lips.

[ReidOne 12,427]

Riot Poof, sonically (lyrics aside), 'Dead Petz' is totally 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' reborn. 

My roommate and I played that album non-stop in 2002-2003. Miley and Wayne have absolutely resurrected it for 2015. 

[ReidOne 12,427]

BTW - 'Dead Petz' is amazing after some weed and a few glasses of wine. It's a landscape of sonic textures and ideas. Closer to Bjork & the Flaming Lips to anything else, musically. It's a grower, not a shower. But it's absolutely something for Miley to be proud of in her catalog. No one in their right mind would've ever guessed this girl would be capable of an album like this, based on her prior work.

'Bangerz' is definitely the better glossy pop album, but 'Dead Petz' is an artistic statement with a sound that will stand the test of time better than anything else she's ever released. Once people begin hearing it for what it is, and disassociate it from all the over-the-top salacious promo/visuals, they will be very surprised what awaits them. 

[Pure Adrenaline 1,518]

 "Music Not The Bling" doesn't mean selling ur craft for free

 

ugh can people stop compraing ARTPOP to that utter mess that Miley put out and released just to be seen as rebelious punk 

 

[ReidOne 12,427]

Before "Wrecking Ball", Miley's biggest hit was this lovely kiddie hot mess... "See You Again"... Which is amazing in its own right!! It's her equivalent of Kylie Minogue's "I Should Be So Lucky." But it's also precisely why she has to make people uncomfortable now, in her efforts to grow beyond it. She's an artist's artist. Her goddmother is Dolly Parton for goddsake. This unconventionally attractive bis-xual girl is in it for the long haul, just like our girl Lady Gaga. Don't hate --- appreciate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJDC3Gg-F8w

 

[ReidOne 12,427]

The "Dooo It!" song and video are also incredibly addictive and visually alluring. At first glance (and listen) it's relatively simple and a bit ZZzzzZZZZzzzz. But after repeated listens, its brilliance emerges. And most important, it gets lodged in your head like an earworm from hell. It's a pop track thru and thru. This track is legit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu5iAgJ65dA

 

[ReidOne 12,427]

When Gaga launched ARTPOP on the VMA stage 2 years ago, she literally appeared with her face as a blank canvas. And what did she choose to cover her self-canvas with?? The Pride flag colors. 100% same as one of Miley's VMA outfits this year.

[ReidOne 12,427]

Not only that, in a similar vein to Gaga's face paint pride flag, Miley smears her face in neon vomit *** glitter. Just like Gaga's ARTPOP performance at SXSW. These references are no accident.

 

[ReidOne 12,427]

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