yASSsss 35,510 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 The release of a Lady Gaga video used to be as big a pop-music event as you could get. Love her or hate her, she was an artist with gonzo ambitions at the height of her popularity.After a 2014-2015 career detour into Tony Bennett’s safe embrace, this year it seemed possible she’d try to return to music-video greatness as part of her attempted reconquest of pop Perfect Illusion music video not a work of provocation, but it is well done, and it is gutsy in a way: None of Gaga’s charts rivals would attempt something so raw and low-concept for a crucial video, nor would they be chasing the public using a genre as commercially dicey right now as rock and roll. Directed by Andrea Gelardin and Ruth Hogben, the video would have felt at home in rotation among the grunge and nu metal artists of ‘90s MTV. The song, on the other hand, remains a mishmash of present-day dance pop—overloaded with hooks—and surprising throwback production (I still can’t believe Kevin Parker’s drums here sound as muffled and vintage as they do in his main band, Tame Impala). Together with this stripped-down video and the cowboy-hat art for her upcoming album Joanne, it seems likely Gaga’s staking her future on sounds more organic than the ones that propelled her to fame. This should allow her to highlight her vocal strength and stand apart from her peers, if the execution is right. Read More: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/09/lady-gaga-perfect-illusion-video/500927/ not sure if thread worthy or not but it's an interesting read Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addison Rae 16,716 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 agreed sitting on his lap sipping diet pepsi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
androiduser 7,438 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 here we go again with the rock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 6,630 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Interesting that she has Kevin Parker from Tame Impala... Interested to hear Joanne... Do your own research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltaire 4,531 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I think the article is pretty spot on. She's being really bold, resting on zero laurels, and I like it. I have NO idea whats coming out of this album and I'm absolutely and utterly intrigued by it. I can't wait to peel it back song by song. Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJ 8,008 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I think Lady Gaga is saving rock n roll. Its obvious Lady Gaga is going no where she has such a loyal big dedicated fan base. Who ever is left now who ever got pi to the positions it got in the charts those are her hardcore fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, Voltaire said: I think the article is pretty spot on. She's being really bold, resting on zero laurels, and I like it. I have NO idea whats coming out of this album and I'm absolutely and utterly intrigued by it. I can't wait to peel it back song by song. Same here! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Surrealist 27,470 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, yASSsss said: This should allow her to highlight her vocal strength and stand apart from her peers, if the execution is right Knowing Gaga she will somehow manage to make a mess out of this. I'm still f---- excited for Joanne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yASSsss 35,510 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 11 minutes ago, Sycamore said: Knowing Gaga she will somehow manage to make a mess out of this. I'm still f---- excited for Joanne. why you being so negative?this era has just begun Call me by your name and I'll call you by mine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 And this is why I stan Gaga. Always exciting in an unpredictable, talented way. Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysboysboys 278 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I wanna share this article, because I think it's a level-headed analysis of the Perfect Illusion music video Enjoy! Will Rock and Roll Save Lady Gaga? The “Perfect Illusion" video is a chaotic but minimalist crowd-surfing fantasy, and not much else. The release of a Lady Gaga video used to be as big a pop-music event as you could get. Love her or hate her, she was an artist with gonzo ambitions at the height of her popularity, given free reign to overstuff surrealist mini-films with avant-garde chin straps, extraterrestrial birthing scenes, and Beyoncé on a murder spree. After a 2014-2015 career detour into Tony Bennett’s safe embrace, this year it seemed possible she’d try to return to music-video greatness as part of her attempted reconquest of pop. Gaga’s furious, distinctive, and undercooked comeback single “Perfect Illusion” just debuted at No. 15 at the Hot 100—not very impressive by her standards. Perhaps the video could give it staying power, drawing views by announcing a new phase of extravagant wigcraft and winks at Madonna? Nope. Gaga has doubled down on the implied message of her recent media appearances: The loudly weird fame monster we once knew is gone, replaced by someone still following their own muse but with 1/10th the quantity of camp and pretension. The “Perfect Illusion” clip debuted during the season premiere of Scream Queens, her friend Ryan Murphy’s outrageous horror-comedy show, and the aesthetic mismatch couldn’t be greater. Gaga isn’t playing jokes, and if she’s in character it’s a subtle performance. The only mission here seems to be to bring rock and roll back, or at least use rock and roll to bring herself back. In a desert landscape reminiscent of Coachella or Burning Man, Gaga jumps around on stage in front of an ecstatic crowd, drives around in an off-road vehicle, and performs in a night-time mosh pit with Mark Ronson, Blood Pop, and Kevin Parker (who she sloppily hugs as he drums). The editing is excellently chaotic, and at certain points Gaga appears to be filmed at a different speed than the other people in the frame. There’s something strange going on with her eyes—maybe she’s wearing contacts to make the whites bigger, maybe she was told to keep trying to roll her pupils back, maybe it’s just cool makeup. In any case, she looks fierce, hungry, and perhaps coked out, which fits with the song’s drug references. At the end, the revelry disappears and Gaga is alone in sand—was it all an illusion? It’s not a work of provocation, but it is well done, and it is gutsy in a way: None of Gaga’s charts rivals would attempt something so raw and low-concept for a crucial video, nor would they be chasing the public using a genre as commercially dicey right now as rock and roll. Directed by Andrea Gelardin and Ruth Hogben, the video would have felt at home in rotation among the grunge and nu metal artists of ‘90s MTV. The song, on the other hand, remains a mishmash of present-day dance pop—overloaded with hooks—and surprising throwback production (I still can’t believe Kevin Parker’s drums here sound as muffled and vintage as they do in his main band, Tame Impala). Together with this stripped-down video and the cowboy-hat art for her upcoming album Joanne, it seems likely Gaga’s staking her future on sounds more organic than the ones that propelled her to fame. This should allow her to highlight her vocal strength and stand apart from her peers, if the execution is right. It’s not yet clear that it will be. “Perfect Illusion” remains imperfect, viscerally exciting but direly in need of something more interesting than a key change for the bridge. Something similar could be said for the video, as fun as it may be. Rock and roll is in large part a display of attitude and energy, but it’s not only that. Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/09/lady-gaga-perfect-illusion-video/500927/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrangea 6,212 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I don't think she is in need of saving. She doesn't need to be a Katy Perry she occupies her own space that she's comfortable with right now. People like to act as though she's a has been desperately clinging to relevancy but she's just matured into an artist who really is music not the bling now i suppose Put your paws all over me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMonsterMonster 1,555 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 "Will Rock And Roll Save Lady Gaga" - B*tch does it seems that our Queen needs saving, she is slaying, this article can suck my balls. Just wait for Joanne! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bye 3,947 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The tone of the title of this thread doesn't really match the tone of the article which I do urge people to read. It's quite praising of Gaga tbh. No real lies. Of course she doesn't need saving unless she wants to be the top of the pops, which apparently she doesn't. All's well and good in her career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWinchester 41,390 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The acclaim i love how she remains mostly a critical darling and her brand of being fearless and innovative has definitely stuck Flyin' like a 1000 Doves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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