http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=637119
someone onstage is in danger with all those points and it looks like she is working on a "camel toe" pretty seriously.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u275/cathousemouse/peepwall.gif)
FWIW I'd work her Cameltoe ;D
p-pa-pah-poker-face p-pah-poker-face
(bass solo)
The marketing behind this woman is nothing short of staggering. I wonder if there's a single original thought in her plastic surgery molded head.
Quote from: n!k on March 10, 2010, 05:13:32 PM
The marketing behind this woman is nothing short of staggering. I wonder if there's a single original thought in her plastic surgery molded head.
Nope. She's marketed for people who don't really like music, but want to say they do.
:puke: :puke: :puke:
Quote from: TBird1958 on March 10, 2010, 09:12:02 AM
FWIW I'd work her Cameltoe ;D
Always in character, hey Mark.
NB. You HAVE heard what that camel is allegedly packing, haven't you?
Mmmm Big Hair! :puke: :puke:
she has the best of both worlds as i understand it.
You guys talk like a bunch of drummers! Her infamous "bulge" was a tampon string. If that's your definition of male genitalia, you're playing the wrong instrument! ;D
I didn't like the Ga Ga at first, but my wife did and I was gradually won over. I like the different ways she uses her voice - it can be really powerful or cute or weird, within the span of a song. I get the impression too that she is totally involved in every aspect, from the music to the fashion to the videos. And she doesn't strike me as the every-day common notion of beautiful - she has a big nose (to me, and that's not necessarily a bad thing), and a lot of the time her look is downright disturbing, plus to me she looks totally different in different costumes/videos, like it's a different person. There's usually something in her songs that I think is ridiculous but I like them anyway!
The weirdest thing to me is that she got her name because she loves Queen and so her friend named her after "Radio Gaga"... ???
Quote from: hieronymous on March 10, 2010, 10:05:48 PM
I didn't like the Ga Ga at first, but my wife did and I was gradually won over. I like the different ways she uses her voice - it can be really powerful or cute or weird, within the span of a song. I get the impression too that she is totally involved in every aspect, from the music to the fashion to the videos. And she doesn't strike me as the every-day common notion of beautiful - she has a big nose (to me, and that's not necessarily a bad thing), and a lot of the time her look is downright disturbing, plus to me she looks totally different in different costumes/videos, like it's a different person. There's usually something in her songs that I think is ridiculous but I like them anyway!
The weirdest thing to me is that she got her name because she loves Queen and so her friend named her after "Radio Gaga"... ???
All fair comments but I struggle to get past the packaged, promoted product thing which seems more obvious than any real content to me.
I can't see no bass pic here or at Talk Bass. ???
(http://www.zulanews.com/images/temp/%5Bzula.co.il%5D_605256_63767_original_2010225_854507539_jpg.jpg)
http://www.zulanews.com/images/temp/[zula.co.il]_605256_63767_original_2010225_854507539_jpg.jpg
Uwe, can you see this?
Oh, now I do, thanks. Well - just like her - it doesn't fail to make an impression, does it!
I don't have issues with her. Is she a product? Yes, but largely of her own making and indivdual style. She's not Britney Spears. I know little of her music, what I've heard is edgier than most of what her competiton does though it is not my style at all. Her appearances in public are carefully crafted for maximum effect, but as someone who once regarded Alice Cooper as the epitome of rock, I can hardly criticize her for that. She seems to have more brains and self-discipline than Amy Winehouse though less of a voice. And doesn't dumb her music down as much as Madonna sometimes lamentably does. In the end, her performance package has more to do with Andy Warhol than it does with Janis Joplin. I find it hard to be negative about her and if I got a ticket to one of her shows for free, I'd go just out of curiosity and probably be splendidly entertained.
Uwe
Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2010, 05:56:26 AM
and if I got a ticket to one of her shows for free, I'd go just out of curiosity and probably be splendidly entertained.
A
ringing endorsement! ;D
Quote from: Aussie Mark on March 10, 2010, 08:30:48 PM
Always in character, hey Mark.
NB. You HAVE heard what that camel is allegedly packing, haven't you?
I have heard that and I think she encourages the speculation, tho I belive she is a genetic woman. ;D
The fact that she gets so much attention just illustrates what a void there is in music with hardly anyone to fill it. However, the story about her getting her name from the Queen song is cool.
Quote from: hieronymous on March 10, 2010, 10:05:48 PM
I didn't like the Ga Ga at first, but my wife did and I was gradually won over. I like the different ways she uses her voice - it can be really powerful or cute or weird, within the span of a song. I get the impression too that she is totally involved in every aspect, from the music to the fashion to the videos. And she doesn't strike me as the every-day common notion of beautiful - she has a big nose (to me, and that's not necessarily a bad thing), and a lot of the time her look is downright disturbing, plus to me she looks totally different in different costumes/videos, like it's a different person. There's usually something in her songs that I think is ridiculous but I like them anyway!
The weirdest thing to me is that she got her name because she loves Queen and so her friend named her after "Radio Gaga"... ???
Funny I felt the same. I dont like any pop acts, but I saw an interview with her and she seemed to be a intelligent musician that can really sing. She talked about how she never fit in and had a humble attitude about everything. She seemed genuine. My opinion changed of her, although I do not really like the whole Diva pop music thing.
Her music isn't my thing, but I think she's a slick marketer and has been clever in finding a niche. And there's talent there, too. No complaints here.
Yogurt from Spaceballs said it best: it's Moichandizing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvmZ9SPcTzU
Quote from: Pilgrim on March 11, 2010, 03:00:34 PM
Her music isn't my thing, but I think she's a slick marketer and has been clever in finding a niche. And there's talent there, too. No complaints here.
Agreed! And I too get the feeling that she's in control of it all. Think female Gene Simmons ;D
I'm not sure that her being more in control makes the music sound any better to me I'm afraid :-\
Gaga like Madonna has little musical talent but great marketing talent.
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on March 11, 2010, 05:15:41 AM
(http://www.zulanews.com/images/temp/%5Bzula.co.il%5D_605256_63767_original_2010225_854507539_jpg.jpg)
"Hello, little girl. What are you for Halloween this year?"
"Lemon meringue pie."
You have got to check out her video with Beyonce before passing judgement. NSFW
http://www.ladygaga.com/telephone/#
Quote from: JimB52 on March 14, 2010, 04:28:35 PM
You have got to check out her video with Beyonce before passing judgement. NSFW
http://www.ladygaga.com/telephone/#
Definitely no man-gear visible in that video.
But isn't it getting more than a little absurd what goes into those videos? I thought the actual MUSIC was supposed to be the point...but it's not in that case.
But Al, with a bass like she is playing holding surely its obvious that its about the music ;D
She kilwed the flipping dog...dat bit ga go douwn...and I mean mo one Wally...!
It's funny that someone mentioned Britney Spears; the guy who "found" her is the same guy who wrote and produced her (and dozens of other interchangeable pop starlets and pop groups). Here is her pre-surgery:
(http://www.makemeheal.com/news/images/lady-gaga-cosmetic-surgery.jpg)
Her 15 minutes couldn't be up fast enough for me.
idk, she wasn't that bad here,. ff to 1:06 here on the 2nd video.. before the fame...
Funny how you can go on a downward spiral and get MORe money and get MORE famous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNq1jSqakIQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNq1jSqakIQ)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RwIDdfwebc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RwIDdfwebc)
That looks all very natural to me.
Quote from: Deathshead on March 16, 2010, 03:31:32 PMFunny how you can go on a downward spiral and get MORe money and get MORE famous.
You mean like Phil Collins? ;)
FWIW - I don't mind GaGa at all. She seems like a pretty creative person, marketing or not. For that type of music, the tunes are good, and catchy as hell. I'll take her over another faceless pop/dancefloor diva any day.
Quote from: gearHed289 on March 17, 2010, 10:13:08 AM
You mean like Phil Collins? ;)
hah seriously, he has become a "elton john lite" now....
Elton John, even at his Nikita worst, never sold out like Collins did. Which is a pity as Collins is a great drummer and good singer. He redeemed himself a little with the last Genesis album he did, but some of the horrors of his solo career are unspeakable as well as unlistenable. And I don't mean just that Tarzan song either ...
Maybe he was channeling Ray Stevens and Gitarzan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq1snyaPle0
Quote from: uwe on March 17, 2010, 06:41:53 PM
Elton John, even at his Nikita worst, never sold out like Collins did. Which is a pity as Collins is a great drummer and good singer. He redeemed himself a little with the last Genesis album he did, but some of the horrors of his solo career are unspeakable as well as unlistenable. And I don't mean just that Tarzan song either ...
well put Uwe, Alot of people seem to bash him in the Genesis days too, but the "no reply at all" is a great tune with a great bassline that i cant sot playing.
I like her. She's theater (so it's high-drama- so was Greek Tragedy), and has a nimble, expressive voice. It may be expressing a lot of cheap and easy sentiment in the view of some, but there's a lot of cheapness in the popular culture, across-the-board, to express something about. Anything can get tired, but that's why you can change the channel. I do eventually, but not before I'm intrigued by her first.
And me a die-hard old-school rock-head... Zep, Mountain, old Jeff Beck, Motorhead,...
Just when I thought Madonna was finished for good, her evil clone is unleashed on the world. :puke:
Unfortunately its a position to be occupied Doc rather than anything to do with the individual artists themselves ???
Missionary position...?
Definitely prone position. :P
Put's a "hole" new perspective on the name "GaGa"
Is GA GA short for GAG GAG?
I've got no problems with her. Actually think she's a good writer and sings better than most of the other pop chicks (especially Madonna) and plays decent keyboards.
She gigged around NYC clubs in bands paying dues and then some, until she changed her image and found a niche that got her exposure. Brilliant self-marketer.
So, I cannot fault her for getting her break after working at it. At least she's a little twisted.
Let's see how long she lasts though before all the pressure makes her crack and she does a Britney Spears, shaved her head and runs off with a back-up dancer :)
Quote from: JimB52 on March 14, 2010, 04:28:35 PM
You have got to check out her video with Beyonce before passing judgement. NSFW
http://www.ladygaga.com/telephone/#
Her line about killing a cow makes me wanna kill her!
Damn~ I liked Beyonce before seein' this.
This thread is in the Bass section cuz of a ridiculous ho with a ridiculous bass pic. >sheesh<
We do "Just Dance" by her and it always packs the floor.