KNJ 4,170 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Lighter said: I looked up her chart history and turns out she doesn’t have a hit. What made her a name in the industry 6 hours ago, Trillion Reasons said: Who is she? The Guide to Getting into Grace Jones (Noisey/VICE) They break down the "Queen of the Gay Discos" prolific and diverse 50 Year career across pop culture. Including several Apple and Spotify playlists: So you want to get into: 70s Disco, Gay Club Grace Jones? ...New Wave Reggae Grace Jones? ...Accessible Art-Pop Icon Grace Jones? ...Back-to-Her-Roots Grace Jones? Gaga stans for a reason. Get into huh! Even though Grace Jones is considered an icon—and she is iconic, with her androgynous aesthetic, boundary-pushing musicality and 50-year career—her discography isn’t as well known as other artists of her caliber. Her name might conjure up the radical visual collaborations between herself and Jean-Paul Goude, Andy Warhol or Keith Haring, in which she used her body like bold, abstract paint on a canvas. Or your mind might wander towards her most successful tracks from the mid-80s, like “Slave to the Rhythm,” or “Pull Up to the Bumper.” But mostly, unless you’re a fan, Jones is better recognized for the span of her cultural influence than the intricacies of ten studio albums and 53 singles between 1976 and 2008. Which is a shame, really, because there’s a lot to unpack here, and a lot to fall in love with. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5945d5/guide-to-getting-into-grace-jones "She's an intellectual, your honor" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FentyGa 14,340 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, RenegAde said: One's gotta check in when you come across such posts all they did was state facts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 25,903 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Tbh Grace Jones is more a fashion icon than a musician, or an actress even. She dabbled in a bit of everything, but in the end it's her as a person that made a lasting impression on pop culture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 25,903 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Lorde Von Kok said: she IS the hit Reveal hidden contents tbh, i don't know Quite frankly this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varys 30,886 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 You are such a petty person @Heracross Banned 04/19/2020 - 04/19/2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontDoubtDavid 1,191 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Wasn’t she one of Andy Warhol’s muses? I think that’s how she initially came into the scene. Even though she doesn’t have a hit, lots of people know who she is regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 7 hours ago, River said: because she's always grumpy and look snobbish this is why posh spice was the least successful one MUSICALLY, she was posh and never smiled. I remember reading once she didn't smile because she used to get really bad canker sores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 17,262 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Blastertoyo said: I still don’t know who Roddy Rich is Maybe you should tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyLark 10,074 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, elijahfan said: Tbh Grace Jones is more a fashion icon than a musician, or an actress even. She dabbled in a bit of everything, but in the end it's her as a person that made a lasting impression on pop culture. This. She's absolutely known more for her fashion & her persona & her association with Andy Warhol than her actual music, at least in the US. Also, never understood why fans were so upset with her being snarky about Gaga because she is snarky about nearly everyone and has been more cruel towards other artists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 25,903 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, LilyLark said: This. She's absolutely known more for her fashion & her persona & her association with Andy Warhol than her actual music, at least in the US. Also, never understood why fans were so upset with her being snarky about Gaga because she is snarky about nearly everyone and has been more cruel towards other artists. I guess fans intrinsically dislike when people don't validate Gaga, or flat-out criticize her. It's made even worse when it comes from figures that mattered in pop culture, because one would assume they have legitimacy to say anything about her. But quite often, those are people whose careers are way behind them and who can't stand seeing a newer artist cut from the same cloth as them achieving success They might be iconic, but they're just old, frustrated and unkind, which is never a good look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Tookie 10,546 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Varys said: You are such a petty person @Heracross Uncultured too, clearly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 The amount of disrespect towards Grace Jones in this thread is downright disgusting. Her music was too alternative and underground to achieve huge mainstream success. She is an incredible and iconic pop culture figure. Her androgyny, her fashion, she was experimental yet instantly recognizable. She deserves more recognition and acclaim tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwerk 7,216 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Nino said: Gay classics weren't always HITS. Before the streaming and itunes age the charts were dominated by safe and radio friendly music **exclusively** Sure, but Slave to the Rhythm and La Vie en Rose actually were big hits in my country at the time. Guess it's not the same all over the globe. According to Gaga I'm a ****ing rad bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runway 27,876 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Marjol said: I always thought these were hits? Are they not? Only la vie en rose, by Edith Piaf though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archduchess 2 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Trillion Reasons said: Who is she? youre on "gaga" daily and don't know who grace jones is... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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