codymonster 8,599 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I love Adele but how is she the voice of our generation? Apparently our generation is lonely, sad, and jaded I love Adele and love some of her music. But I hate how after having one HUGE album, they can say she is the voice of our generation.. She sang about a damn break-up.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,898 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Gaga always makes classy defences. She could really cut these people down to size but she doesn't. She knows that, with her standing, she doesn't need to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGagaLove 1 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 How was Born This Way disappointing when it received positive reviews (eg 71/100 on Metacritic "generally favourable") and was the highest selling American album of the year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kupo 201 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 This is false information. Her metacritic score was 71. This means there was more positive ratings than negative. suggests her response was insincere. suggesting Gaga's music is not real music. Nowhere does she say electronic music is better than acoustic, or more superior or complex. She said that acoustic music is not better than electronic. And that those that are ignorant of music will look down on electronic music because they don't know the complexity of making it. I don't know how you guys got an Adele shade out of this. This is actually an answer towards the attacking interviewer. So as you can see, my point is that the interviewer, whatever intentions he has, is trying to put Gaga in a negative light, and my second point is that Gaga is not shading acoustic music or Adele. She is shading those that are ignorant to look down on electronic music. I am not insulting those fan bases. But those are the only fanbases that have repeatedly trolled here. The way the user is speaking, does not sound like an Adele fan. An Adele fan just buys her music, and is not obsessed with stanwars. The points I bolded don't really take into account the context of the article. The interviewer is not necessarily trying to insinuate Gaga's answer is insincere, but rather is just trying to give what seems an honest reading of Gaga's inflection and body language. I'm confident Gaga was giving honest answers, I'm also confident the interviewer's assumptions are probably not unfounded. And the interviewer definitely does not suggest Gaga's music isn't real music; the context of the article makes it clear that the interviewer is simply trying to summarize and articulate certain critical dialogues that have been going on this past year among music journalists and culture critics (and these dialogues *were* going on). The interviewer isn't really painting Gaga in a negative light. Everybody should probably wait for the full article anyway; Gaga's already given the interview her stamp of approval. I agree with you though, it's very clear Gaga's throwing no shade either. She's simply stating facts: electronic music is frequently and unfairly looked down upon. Nowhere in such an assertion is the implication that electronic music is *better* than acoustic music. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayman 6,189 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Well she is right. Electronic music is mad hard work. I don't understand how to make it and I probably never will no matter how much I try to learn. Acoustic music all you need to know is how to play a basic instrument at most. She didn't say that it requires more talent, just that it requires less work. But being that this is a written article, you cant hear how she said it and that will lead a lot of people to thinking that she is being shady. GaGa should stand up for her work like she is now, her and her team work their butts off only to have the media mock their work. I would probably say the same thing if I were in her shoes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocMeOut 1 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Born this way>21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emvee 8,441 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 This is why I'm a fan. Only someone like Gaga can look at music, art and life objectively and empathetically. Someone who sees the stories that everybody rarely cares to decipher. Damn I love her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwaymonster 0 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Whether or not anybody here will admit it, Adele did change the face of the music scene, and whether or not we want to cover that with thinly veiled insults about her appearance or genre, it's something that inevitably has to be dealt with. I'm sorry but an album full of ballads did not in any way change the face of music. As talented as she may be, it kind of makes me want to puke when people label Adele as some sort of revolutionary. A white girl singing soul music is not new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amlittlemonster 0 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 If there are no video screens, are you still able to see her really clearly? I remember I was more or less front row in the pit at the Monster Ball and I still couldn't always see everything clearly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alijandro 9 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I'm sorry but an album full of ballads did not in any way change the face of music. As talented as she may be, it kind of makes me want to puke when people label Adele as some sort of revolutionary. A white girl singing soul music is not new. I am not even referring to her music (which for the record i am not even a fan of), the fact that an artist can encapsulate so many audiences and have such commercial success in a time of digital downloads and internet piracy is unparalleled. I never said her music was revolutionary, but her success is. What I was trying to say was that if Gaga wants to stand her ground and have the same success commercially and critically like she did circa 09/10 the 'Adele factor' has to be dealt with. And by that I am not suggesting that she starts writing soulful ballads, but her music needs to be targeted at a larger audience. If there are no video screens, are you still able to see her really clearly? I remember I was more or less front row in the pit at the Monster Ball and I still couldn't always see everything clearly. The way the stage is 'stepped' the front row can see everything pretty clearly, she has also gone a step ahead of most tours in her video recording to the screens so that even the nosebleeds still get the full experience. The only place you wouldn't want to be is directly outside the pit on the side, because the runway gets very high, try and stay in the center (people were having to look through the pit entry tunnels which is a pretty crap view) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennial 0 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 She sounds pretty snobby. and wait, no video screens? am i reading that wrong? cause i don't want to stare at a blonde dot when i'm at the concert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiah saint 0 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 its true though people have this misconception of electronic music that it is less real and that it doesn't have soul those people are the same pompous snobs who talk down to people just because we like top 40 music She sounds pretty snobby. and wait, no video screens? am i reading that wrong? cause i don't want to stare at a blonde dot when i'm at the concert no there is a video feed on the two side screens but i think she meant no video interludes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Space 14 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 What kind of questions are these? Pop music will never be low-brow. :teehee: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad 32 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 When I bring this up, Gaga says, “Well, I think we both know that acoustic music isn’t better than electronic music. Electronic music requires a tremendous amount of technical expertiseâ€â€really knowing the mathematics and beauty of music. At the risk of sounding like a snob, if you don’t really understand how to make electronic music, it might be much easier for you to write it off as low-brow.†YAS GAGA Drag them snobby hipsters and subtly shade the interviewer at the same time :legend: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonstrousReality 0 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't see how these kind of questions are "shading" or portray the interview as some kind of b---h - they just seem to be honest questions about Gaga's music. Born This Way was supposed to be her "album of the decade" remember? Start a "cultural baptism" and all that. Instead Adele ruled the charts and awards all year. So it's not surprising to ask why Gaga, who might be considered at the forefront of pop music, why BTW didn't have it's intended effect, whilst people listened to Adele for months on end. Naturally such a discussion might extend to the nature of current taste in music given the disparate sounds between Adele and Gaga. Still, Gaga's responses are delicious to read :worship: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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