Bryan Ferry :"Lady Gaga brings a bit of theater into music"
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It has been 40 years since Bryan Ferry released his debut single, Virginia Plain, with Roxy Music.
To celebrate the start of his fifth decade in the music business he has re-recorded some of his best known songs in the style of the 1920s.
Speaking to the Today programme, Ferry said he has recently been listening to a lot of music from the 1920s - music he describes as "raw, passionate and dynamic".
But Ferry said he's also a fan of contemporary music, and particularly likes a lot of the female singers currently in the charts.
"There's a lot of good girl singers that have been appearing in the last few years," he said.
"Lady Gaga brings a bit of theatre into music, as we tried to do in a small way in the early Roxy Music days."
I agree. Maybe it's because she felt like her music alone wasn't enough, she had to accompany it with somethinng to make it more interesting. Smart tactic.
No but seriously I have no idea who is. I agree with him though.
Sis...
Get into Roxy Music!!
They were one of the first musical acts to put the genre of Art Rock on the map:
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Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, art rock was a form of music which wanted to "extend the limits of rock & roll", and opted for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music. Art rock took influences from several genres, notably classical music, yet also jazz in later compositions. Art rock, due to its classical influences and experimental nature, has often been used synonymously with progressive rock; nevertheless, there are differences between the genres, with progressive putting a greater emphasis on symphony and melody, whilst the former tends to focus on avant-garde and "novel sonic structure". Art rock, as a term, can also be used to refer to either classically-driven rock, or a progressive rock-folk fusion, making it an eclectic genre. Common characteristics of art rock include album-oriented music divided into compositions rather than songs, with usually complicated and long instrumental sections, symphonic orchestration, and an experimental style. Art rock music was traditionally used within the context of concept records, and its lyrical themes tended to be "imaginative", philosophical, and politically-oriented.
It's very much a genre that Gaga has been inspired by.
He's totally right Instead of using the cheap and overused sex appeal with barely there outfits others clog the market with Gaga went a different way and brought the theater and the drama and it obviously worked as she is the biggest popstar on the planet.
I agree. Maybe it's because she felt like her music alone wasn't enough, she had to accompany it with somethinng to make it more interesting. Smart tactic.
He's not saying that there was any kind of deficit in her music.
Theatricality doesn't equate to a lack of substance.
