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Originally posted by Vespertine
+1 I think she hasn't necessarily peaked charts-wise, as you never know when someone is going to have their next huge hit (I mean, the true queen of pop has had many highs and lows in her career, right?)
But it's true that she will never have such massive hysteria surrounding her again, and that's to be expected--for both Britney and Gaga, it was at the beginning of their careers. After you've gone through your first few albums with such insane hype, the public can't say "omg look at this new crazy star!" anymore, it's just "we love her again!"
Think about it this way... assuming Gaga continues to have her ups and downs over a long career like Madonna, people are always going to remember TF(M) and the beginning of BTW this most. It's 2013, Madonna has had numerous other hits, yet she is STILL referred to as the "Material Girl" and people still talk about her Like a Virgin performance. She could have the biggest hit in history next year and do the most jaw-dropping performance ever, but she'll still be the Material Girl.
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Exactly. Especially because I feel like the GP
believes they know everything about Lady Gaga and who she is. Which is never good because part of the recipe for longterm success is maintaining a sense of mystery.
Katy and Rihanna are arguably just as huge, but they truly haven't had their huge blow-up phase that Lady Gaga and Britney had. And they may never have it. In the longrun, though, it could help them because they're never put on a pedestal so much above everyone else and therefore don't have to meet insanely high expectations.
I like think of Pink in this situation. Look how far she has come from her debut - still going strong and never really 'declining'. That's because she was never seen as the greatest thing on Earth, so she continues to grow and expand her fanbase.
It's a pretty interesting concept to be honest. This industry has always been so intriguing.
