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Albums with Alto-Ego's and what do you think of them |
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Albums with Alto-Ego's and what do you think of them
I may not of wordered the title right but I have never realised how many albums have been done where the artist pretty much become a character throughout the album
Madonna was Dita for her Erotica album Breathless for her I'm Breathless album Veronica for Ray of light Marina has become Electra heart for her recent album Lizzy Grant becomes Lana Del rey Beyonce became Sasha fierce for her third album Nicki Minaj is Roman for her Roman reloaded album Are there any more albums like this and what do you think of this? Personally i am fascinated by it all and thinks it makes a particular artists's era interesting. |
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Ummm David Bowie maybe?
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Chris Gaines - really Garth Brooks in a rock guise? Brooks once hosted SNL as himself with the musical guest being Chris Gaines. he never let on they were the same person
![]() One of the very few alter ego I've actually fallen for is Lana. |
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David Bowie is the big one Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Thin White Duke he fanously killed of ziggy at the hammersmith so take a peak at him if your liking alter ego's.
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Chris Gaines - really Garth Brooks in a rock guise? Brooks once hosted SNL as himself with the musical guest being Chris Gaines. he never let on they were the same person
![]() One of the very few alter ego I've actually fallen for is Lana. |
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I think the title should say 'Alter Egos'.
One of the best alter egos has to be Ziggy ( David Bowie) from The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, fantastic album. |
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Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk
She takes on the alter-ego of Scarlet as she travels across post-9/11 America. Very good album |
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I think the title should say 'Alter Egos'.
One of the best alter egos has to be Ziggy ( David Bowie) from The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, fantastic album. "slaps hand" Thanks for the input guys. It's interesting |
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Another one Natasha Khan AKA Bat for Lashes- Both albums Fur And Gold And especially Two Suns just beautiful ambient dream pop and experimentalism.
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Eminem's albums yet (Slim Shady, etc.).
I guess it's good for artists, in the sense that if they say anything that offends people on their albums they can just say "Oh, I didn't say that, it was just my alter-ego talking".
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Princess Superstar parodied herself with an alter-ego throughout her amazing 2005 album My Machine, a criminally ignored masterpiece with real meaning and artistry.
She plays a version of herself that travels forward in time to a time when her music will be appreciated, and makes 10,000 clones of herself to illuminate the competition. The clones soon turn on her and kill her, causing a "Great Brain Revolution" that results in people not needing things like music, drugs, video games and tv. It's all about appreciating your mind I guess, it's amazing. It's also the best example of a concept-album i've ever come across. It's like watching a musical blindfolded. |
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I think I remember an interview where Beyonce said she no longer needed Sasha Fierce. To be honest I get he impression she gringes looking back at her. It was a very cring-ey alter ego.
The album didn't need Sasha in my opinion. I'm quite sure Beyonce said she was embarassed by the whole Sasha idea at one point. |
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Didn't Christina try to be known as "Baby Jane" at one point
and then also adopted a promiscuous hooker persona when she was known as Xtina, but i think that one was more life imitating art |
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