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I know this won't be popular but....do you want Gaga to go back to the old Gaga???
mkirilenkofan
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As someone that has followed music from 2008 I have to say that 08 was a good year for women in the music industry.
Katy Perry was cool and young.
Adele was the new potential vocal legend.
Leona Lewis was potentially the new modern Whitney Houston.
And Lady Gaga was a new fresh faced music phenom and I absolutely loved 'Just Dance' and was keen to listen to more of her work.
If I remember correctly, she was different and not crazy (as some refer to her). When 'The Fame' was released, I LOVED IT!!
Then the clothes got very wacky and was entertaining for a while but now.......it's like go away and show us what you are really like please. I do not understand why you say that you do not wear sweat pants or ordinary clothes all the time outside the media glare.
'Bad Romance' was another good one but ever since then I have not enjoyed a single song from gaga. Sorry "little monsters" but I have an opinion.
I know many other fans of her old work don't like to admit how they are feeling about the whole 'Born This Wasy' era.
12 million + for debut.
Currently 3.5 million for sophomore and I think it'll struggle to reach 6 million. I do see a re-release soon or even album number 3 to keep her profile up.
Don't be to hatefull towarads me please. Give honest responses and no bitchy comments satin I'm a hater. I miss the original gaga.
Katy Perry was cool and young.
Adele was the new potential vocal legend.
Leona Lewis was potentially the new modern Whitney Houston.
And Lady Gaga was a new fresh faced music phenom and I absolutely loved 'Just Dance' and was keen to listen to more of her work.
If I remember correctly, she was different and not crazy (as some refer to her). When 'The Fame' was released, I LOVED IT!!
Then the clothes got very wacky and was entertaining for a while but now.......it's like go away and show us what you are really like please. I do not understand why you say that you do not wear sweat pants or ordinary clothes all the time outside the media glare.
'Bad Romance' was another good one but ever since then I have not enjoyed a single song from gaga. Sorry "little monsters" but I have an opinion.
I know many other fans of her old work don't like to admit how they are feeling about the whole 'Born This Wasy' era.
12 million + for debut.
Currently 3.5 million for sophomore and I think it'll struggle to reach 6 million. I do see a re-release soon or even album number 3 to keep her profile up.
Don't be to hatefull towarads me please. Give honest responses and no bitchy comments satin I'm a hater. I miss the original gaga.
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2008 was a great year for female pop stars. There was Katy Perry breaking the mainstream, and Lady Gaga shortly after. But also Rihanna, Madonna and Britney Spears were all huge that year. Not to mention the likes of Pink, Leona Lewis, Duffy, Estelle, and others had big hits that year too.
And also, I think that year was when club music, like dance pop and electropop really started taking off. Like Katy Perry released Hot N Cold, Rihanna released Disturbia, and there was Low by Flo Rida aswell.
It's just that the "danciness" and the purer electronic vibe of her earlier music appealed to me more than what she is producing right now. And I won't deny it; Gaga rising from the pool in that black skin tight outfit in the video for "Poker Face" is definitely eye candy, something she hasn't achieved with her flamboyant costumes in her recent videos.
Gaga just seems so fake now, and her music is so meh. I was actually looking forward to BTW but on hearing the previews of it on itunes I decided I'd rather waste my money on something else.
I hate to be so negative about her and it is just my opinion so please don't attack me,but I miss 'Bubblegum Pop' gaga.
Having said that I think Born This way is actually better. It is darker more cohesive and for want of a better word more grown up. Unlike TFM though the songs work better within the context of the album and for me don't work so well as singles. Not that I find that an issue because I never buy singles anyway
IMO I think Gaga lost some of her younger fans who were not ready or prepared to move on from the Lightweight Dance pop of TFM but the change of style gained her a lot of older fans. Just my opinion of course
What she wears etc doesn't bother me. I like her music and her as a performer and as a person the rest is just fun window dressing to help create an image. It's just showbiz
Do i want ehr to go back?? what would be the point in that! The Fame is done and dusted! Boring album and era, The Fame Monster was a step forward. And Born This Way is her best overall album, sure some fillery songs but i love dancing to it! I love the heavier metal vibes in it too! And the Madonna, Whitney, Springsteen, Queen and Iron Maiden and Kiss references through it!
All the best artists know evolution is what is needed for your career! Cyndi Lauper had the same sound for a decade and the result was too little, too late
Gaga was never not "weird/crazy", it's only seen as more "normal" in hindsight of what she gets up to now, but she was still walking around like a cyber-tranny in an origami dress with cryptic Warholian schtick. I've been a fan since before she broke, but I only began LOVING her when she went all out in the Paparazzi 'era' and I've enjoyed the ride ever since.
I think she's worked herself out now, grown tremendously as an artist and person. In my opinion the music is in another league compared to where it was. The Fame had some fantastic singles, but it was ultimately nothing to shout about. What she did with The Fame Monster and Born This Way has impressed me, and it's only the beginning.
I've heard just as many people say they prefer her now to those who prefer her then, anyways.
I guess it depends what you want from an artist. To be perfectly honest, I think we've forgotten how to have a non-vapid popstar. Gaga is compared to Madonna positively too, because much like her...she pushes buttons. She isn't just "a popstar". If you want that, you're more than welcome to Katy Perry.
What are you on about?
She's sold 3.5 at least (there's 5 million shipped) in the space of a few months. It was released at the end of May for christ sake.
She was never going to match her debut effort. Not to mention it's a combination of both The Fame and The Fame Monster. For Born This Way to sell 6-8 million (which is likely) before the year is out is MORE than respectable.
I've always loved the woman but if Gaga had remained how she first was then she could never have had very much longevity.
But Alejandro wasn't great for me and the rest were all crap as far as im concerned
I think she hit her stride with TFM, thats when she became a force to be reckoned with artistically as well as sales wise imo. Thats when she separated herself from people like KP and Ke$ha and showed that she was potentially a great popstar capable of doing something interesting rather than releasing commercial crap which was a surefire hit.
I like BTW as an album (more than The Fame, which is a mess imo) but I haven't been feeling her videos or single choices as of late. It feels like she's lost her way/her spark, however it could just be that she's experimenting with different things, which I'm all for.
So, i if 'old' GaGa includes TFM, then yes, I want her to go back to that.
If not, then no because The Fame was repetitive and dull.
I think Born This Way has been below her usual standards and TBH nothing on Born This Way stands out. All of its been done before and better by many European dance artists. I think the only reason Gaga is hyped is because this sort of music has never caught on in America until now. But she didn't create this sound or this image. We have had it over here for decades.
Where she goes with her next album will be the decider of whether she can last the test of time.
Her style hasn't changed though. Her music is just the same as it was TF and TFM.
I liked some of the tracks on The Fame and disliked others. Same for Born This Way.
She's a relative newcomer, so maybe hold off on this thread for another ten years or so...
Born This Way is just an extension of The Fame Monster...
Bad Romance - Judas
Alejandro - Americano
Dance In The Dark - Government Hooker
Speechless - You & I
So Happy I Could Die - Fashion Of His Love
Nothing really has changed...
This post actually makes the most sense. More so than "OMG I WANT THE OlD GAGA BCK!!! I hate that she's singing
about more than parties and disco sticks its too weird!"
Every artist who clearly wants to be in it for the long haul has
to slightly change their style. Most of Gaga's songs are still dance pop, they're just gradually more lyrically interesting than
they were during The Fame era.
Just cause a COUPLE of those pairs have kind of a similar sound doesn't mean they're not matured. And comparing Speechless and Yoü and I just because they're ballads seems kinda ridiculous.
You & I and Speechless are cut from the same cloth. What are you talking about?
Talk about being over defensive.