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Discussion: Artist(s) Rate: Lorde
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1. I feel like her beats are recycled, her lyrics are repetitive and bad, and her music videos are too long, boring and try-hard.
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10 .
Gaga has been a solidified pop music , fashion icon and a bold presence in philanthropy since her very start. She is the biggest and ultimate pop artist of our generation and no one comes close to her star status. Her art performances , music videos and fashion appearances have raised the bar for every single artist in the pop landscape. Her universal acclaim and stellar sales cement her as the biggest act of this generation and dare I say many to come. She is a true and possibly the only great pop artist to emerge in many years.
And I ain't gonna give her an 8 or 9 just so you don't think I'm delusional , people need to draw a line between what's delusional and what's not. Gaga deserves my straight 10 and I ain't afraid to give it to an artist who I don't like but know they deserve it.
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Definitely 10. I feel like Gaga is by far the most well rounded pop artist we've had to date.
In the past, it seemed like pop divas were divided into three categories
Vocal divas - They had strong voices, but didn't much else
Dancing divas - They had weak voices, but they danced
Singer/Songwriter divas - They had instrumental ability, but their melodies were more earthy than melodic
Gaga is the first diva to combine all 3. She can sing well, she can dance, and she has legitimate songwriting ability. Most divas just write lyrics. Other divas do melody, but need a track to write to it. She can legitimately write a song alone, and she also helps produces her music too.
Not saying that Gaga is the necessarily the best in every filed, but she goes beyond a jack of all trades who barely meets the requirments
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10 because she is very well rounded musician. She dances, sings, writes, (co)produces every song and still finds the time for her philantropy and genuinely cares about her fans.
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10.
The Greatest Female artist of the last decade and for me, all time.
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Member Since: 9/1/2011
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9.
Gaga has the potential to be the perfect popstar - she's an amazing performer, she's a great singer, she's incredibly creative, she's has full control over her career, she's got an interesting image, etc. She just needs to keep this up and avoid going down the wrong path. I took a point off because there are a select few songs in her discography that are just the pits, and also I'm getting tired of her philanthropy overtaking her music.
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Member Since: 2/28/2012
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Originally posted by LONGWAY2GO.
1. I feel like her beats are recycled, her lyrics are repetitive and bad, and her music videos are too long, boring and try-hard.
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basically this!
so she gets a warm-hearted 1. from me.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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A 10, and not because I'm delusional and I stan for her... I stan for her because I think she is a 10..I haven't stanned for anyone since somewhere in the 90s, but when Gaga came along in 2008 I started stanning for someone again.
She's a great singer, has a voice that I enjoy like no other out there, brilliant live performer, writes and co-produces her own material, great music videos, she cares about her fans, good discography and does a lot of different genres such as Pop, Jazz and Rock, love her fashion and philanthropy and she's also about visuals. In conclusion, she's very versatile and is the embodiment of the perfect singer to me.
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A 3 because she's fairly talented for a popstar
Too bad her music doesn't reflect that at all
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Her songwriting is weak- lyrics are superficial, melodies are generic and overproduced. She tries way too hard to be as controversial, weird and provocative as it gets for a mainstream pop star (it means in the safe way) what makes her sound pretentious. She also strategically chooses topics and themes which she thinks will appeal to her target audience the most, so her music doesnt feel like it was written spontaneously, it feels very calculated. She does all of this at the expense of quality. Thats why I dont like her.
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Originally posted by Liberdade mi amor
10 .
Gaga has been a solidified pop music , fashion icon and a bold presence in philanthropy since her very start. She is the biggest and ultimate pop artist of our generation and no one comes close to her star status. Her art performances , music videos and fashion appearances have raised the bar for every single artist in the pop landscape. Her universal acclaim and stellar sales cement her as the biggest act of this generation and dare I say many to come. She is a true and possibly the only great pop artist to emerge in many years.
And I ain't gonna give her an 8 or 9 just so you don't think I'm delusional , people need to draw a line between what's delusional and what's not. Gaga deserves my straight 10 and I ain't afraid to give it to an artist who I don't like but know they deserve it.
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Originally posted by BadMonster
A 10, and not because I'm delusional and I stan for her... I stan for her because I think she is a 10..I haven't stanned for anyone since somewhere in the 90s, but when Gaga came along in 2008 I started stanning for someone again.
She's a great singer, has a voice that I enjoy like no other out there, brilliant live performer, writes and co-produces her own material, great music videos, she cares about her fans, good discography and does a lot of different genres such as Pop, Jazz and Rock, love her fashion and philanthropy and she's also about visuals. In conclusion, she's very versatile and is the embodiment of the perfect singer to me.
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No judgement, you both did what I asked which was rate the artist and explain why you rated them the way you did. Looks legit to me
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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Originally posted by MCBeth
No judgement, you both did what I asked which was rate the artist and explain why you rated them the way you did. Looks legit to me
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I'll be rating the other artists honestly as well!
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Member Since: 4/20/2011
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Talented when it comes to visionary, lacks dancing skills (no matter how much people try and say she can) it's really painful watching her do choreography. She's soo pretentious loves saying her Music is ART But in reality I don't see the difference between what she makes and the rest of the pop girls. She exploits the gay community more then she needs to and it has become one of her marketing plans. Has great potential but needs to stop trying so hard and she did way too much to fast that she peaked in her debut.
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On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the artist specified below:
Now: Rihanna
Already Done
Lady Gaga: 7.21
IMPORTANT: Read the OP for the rules.
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Member Since: 4/30/2012
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10.
Yes I'm a stan, but only because I really do think Rihanna is a flawless popstar. She is stunningly beautiful with a unique voice and unmatched charisma. Her music appeals to all demographics in every part of the globe, and her success is absolutely astounding. She is the best-selling artist of the digital era after all. She did not write much of her material (I don't know when that became a necessity for a "pop" star), but has over the years become more and more hands-on creatively in the studio. She has grown in every area of performance, and is constantly improving.
Her music videos are great, and her photoshoots are unrivaled. She is the #1 style icon in the music industry, and inspiring people all over the world with her fashion.-forward sensibility. Her brand has expanded beyond music, and she now has a hand in fragrances, films, and fashion (her collection w/ River Island debuts at London Fashion Week in mere days). She is a true mogul in the making.
And at only 24 years old, she still has many years left to continue making an impact.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
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4.5 I think she lacks the main essentials in performing, singing, writing, producing, or anything of that sort. Its undeniable that she's successful and at a very young age as well but she lacks the impact, influence, and her music doesn't have much longevity. She is a pop star but that doesn't exclude her from writing her music (not saying its required). She has been improving lately withher vocals and such but there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to her performing and overall music.
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Member Since: 3/13/2012
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No songwriting, she doesn't play any instrument, she doesn't dance well, her live vocals had been improved but nothing out of this world (or even memorable). She's cute and she has charisma but this is not a runway. She could be selling a lot but... But with seven albums she should be more acclaimed or her impact should be huge (as the navy think it is).
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