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There's never been anything subtle about Lady Gaga, and fans weren't complaining as she brought her infectious music and over-the-top antics to Boardwalk Hall for a 90-minute show Saturday night.
From the opening strains of "Artpop," which saw the singer emerge onto the stage through an elevator in the floor, to the closing notes of "Gypsy," the slender blonde hitmaker staged a spectacle that the Atlantic City crowd eagerly embraced.
Gaga, or Stefani Germanotta as she was known while growing up in New York City, has always been as much a performance artist as she is a musician, but Saturday's show demonstrated that there's more to this entertainer than meat dresses and other publicity stunts as she ran through a nonstop setlist that included most of the songs from her latest disc, "Artpop," plus a generous sampling of her biggest hits.
Gaga, being Gaga, presented a show more than a concert. The theme of her "artrave: The Artpop Ball" is intended to call to mind the rave scene and warehouse parties that sprang up in New York in the 1990s. The set - a new one that was unveiled Saturday in Atlantic City, the singer said - was complex, with catwalks, platforms and a sandcastle-like structure that resembled a cross between a middle eastern skyline and Luke Skywalker's moisture farm on the desert planet Tatooine.
It was a good thing the set included lots of room, because the singer never stood still, constantly moving and dancing along the catwalk, often accompanied by her entourage of 14 dancers and five musicians.
With the dancing and the pounding electronic beat, there wasn't a lot of emphasis put on the singer's vocals. But Gaga proved that she can belt them out. "Manicure," a rocking, bluesy number, showed just how impressive she can be when she steps up to the mic and let's her voice take a turn in the spotlight.
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I'm trying to get ready for the LA show!! Please let me know. Thanks
BYE
queen!
