Lady Uh Oh.. Lady Stop Singing?
Even my wife turned off the iTunes concert last night--which is a pretty immense development..
Here is the deal, as only a not-so-relevant commentator on all things pop culture can state it.
Everyone is coming down on Stephanie Germanotto, like.. lots. Pop culture has turned inside out.. the Gaga that was cool only years ago is now .. well, having concerts like she did tonight at the iTunes festival in which big media outlets are lampooning her for her performance and 'diluted' act.. It was in London, so the snarkiest of commentary is coming from publications across the pond. Such as the UK INDEPENDENT, which writes,
And yet the six new tracks with which she delivered ARTPOP, her third album, to the world, did little to shake the persona so embedded in pop culture. The thumping techno overlaid with swelling vocals remains a formula to which she clings, and upon which her chart bankability relies. Her ability as a singer is formidable, but musically, she is less inventive than her wardrobe would suggest.It gets less kind from there.
'#Swinefest', as the gig was bizarrely dubbed, perhaps wasn't one of her more dulcet promotional slogans, and yet a Twitter-primed crowd, composed of her Little and not-so-Little Monsters, was rammed into the Roundhouse, accessorised with pig noses and squealing for more.
The bottom line is that fans of Gaga will forgive a bad performance here or there.. Everyone has an off night. But this was set to be a big one.. and is people are disappointed as some cocky commentators online, then maybe we will soon see Lady Revamp. Unless Steph is just happen being Gaga.
Call me crazy, as I'm sure some will, but I always ponder back to the poker face playing days of early Gaga lure, back when I listened to her songs for the first time going to a work Christmas party with my wife in snow, and stopping at a casino after we were awe-inspired to win big fortunes by her Poker Face song (*we lost, but gained a son*).. back then, everything was so fresh, so new, and so creative. But I also think about that time, when Yana Morgana claimed that Lady Gaga stole her daughter Lina's soul .. remember that outlandish allegation? Just dance.................. Some even said that Gags poked fun at Morgana's death in one of her songs..
Maybe this is pop culture gone mad, but I wonder, if Lady Gaga fails to impress the ranks of the modern music listeners, will that be Lina Morgana's ultimate revenge? Could it be that her soul was taken by a young Gaga, who dared to make it big by stealing the spotlight of a labored former human?
No
Hmmm...
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