tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post9148097997551104525..comments2024-03-29T08:10:21.813-05:00Comments on Althouse: "And... my video is now leaking like an old tampon."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74245075192542980672011-12-02T19:52:17.726-06:002011-12-02T19:52:17.726-06:00Okay, it was Adele who got six nominations. I thin...Okay, it was Adele who got six nominations. I think Gaga only had four.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061304265345986242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88369216669768192292011-12-02T18:13:58.240-06:002011-12-02T18:13:58.240-06:00Uh, she re-uses?Uh, she re-uses?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377962123190780101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58384611734102474022011-12-02T13:25:09.697-06:002011-12-02T13:25:09.697-06:00This is a serious restriction on protesters. It is...This is a serious restriction on protesters. It is Scott Walker Social Engineering but it has no legitimate purpose.<br /><br />Letting the losers have their hearing is just as important as quashing them once the hearings are over. The Tea Party agrees with the Professor here.<br /><br />This wisdom is Jurisprudence 101.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59413948988269618602011-12-02T12:00:56.945-06:002011-12-02T12:00:56.945-06:00Enough about these 3rd rate talents. On to Real pi...Enough about these 3rd rate talents. On to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pvej7JZoQo" rel="nofollow">Real piano talent</a>Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89508475736812441182011-12-02T11:38:02.818-06:002011-12-02T11:38:02.818-06:00But Bennett has class.But Bennett has class.Largohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082394436785605297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13060553354558564962011-12-02T11:36:21.686-06:002011-12-02T11:36:21.686-06:00Gaga -- Madonna -- Dietrich -- ?
There is nothing...Gaga -- Madonna -- Dietrich -- ?<br /><br />There is nothing new under the sun. And most of what appears new is a baser version of what has been.Largohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082394436785605297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82109393701555533552011-12-02T11:36:19.748-06:002011-12-02T11:36:19.748-06:00The Aristocrats.The Aristocrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78734048805777731752011-12-02T11:14:49.763-06:002011-12-02T11:14:49.763-06:00E.M. Davis,
Gaga has talent, but she allows produ...E.M. Davis,<br /><br /><i>Gaga has talent, but she allows production to destroy it in the process of making "music."</i><br /><br />If you say so, but considering we've been talking about her, alone with a piano, I don't know what production has to do with it.<br /><br />She just sucks and people, for whatever reason (Affirmative Action?) aren't aware of the difference or want to pretend there isn't one,...The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3460625859801281592011-12-02T11:11:45.968-06:002011-12-02T11:11:45.968-06:00E.M. Davis,
West is a poor rapper for sure, not a...E.M. Davis,<br /><br /><i>West is a poor rapper for sure, not a terrible writer, but he's not even in Eminem's class in that regard.</i><br /><br />Eminem isn't even in Eminem's class anymore,...The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47754885248600801522011-12-02T11:10:31.167-06:002011-12-02T11:10:31.167-06:00it's more than fitting when you consider someo...<i>it's more than fitting when you consider someone like Gaga,...</i><br /><br />Gaga has talent, but she allows production to destroy it in the process of making "music."Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60825840273223106482011-12-02T11:09:24.439-06:002011-12-02T11:09:24.439-06:00Just awful - especially Watch the Throne because i...<i>Just awful - especially Watch the Throne because it's supposed to be the work of two giants when, in truth, Jay-Z has made better, alone, for years. I've only heard a few Kanye songs that were exceptional. Most are tripe, with, maybe, an interesting flip of a sample in it or something, but most isn't worthwhile. <br /></i><br /><br />Throne was a let down for me. You're right about Jay-Z, although I do enjoy the fact that Kanye seems to actually enjoy music enough to weave it into a lot of his tracks. I dug "Lost in the World" and like some of his earlier work on 808s & Heartbreaka and Late Registration. <br /><br />West is a poor rapper for sure, not a terrible writer, but he's not even in Eminem's class in that regard.<br /><br />Also, it's funny Jay-Z makes "D.O.A." and then in turn, teams up with autotune connoisseur West.Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86363689814715952162011-12-02T11:04:54.475-06:002011-12-02T11:04:54.475-06:00E.M. Davis,
Admit it. Taylor Swift is insufferabl...E.M. Davis,<br /><br /><i>Admit it. Taylor Swift is insufferable in her own right, and Kanye is ... entertaining.</i><br /><br />I was working a construction job a while back and her song ("Why you gotta be so mean") came on the radio, repeatedly, and every time it did - I mean, every time - everybody groaned. That groan later became a series of joke explanations for why they'd be mean to her. That got so bad - and crude - eventually the foremen were compelled to changed the channel.<br /><br /><i>Slightly OT, but I'd be curious to get Crack's take on Watch the Throne and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</i><br /><br />Just awful - especially Watch the Throne because it's supposed to be the work of two giants when, in truth, Jay-Z has made better, alone, for years. I've only heard a few Kanye songs that were exceptional. Most are tripe, with, maybe, an interesting flip of a sample in it or something, but most isn't worthwhile. <br /><br />We live in interesting times, when we've willingly elect non-entities to replace anyone or anything of substance - as though we don't even know what it is. "The Emperor's naked" is the cry of our time - and it's more than fitting when you consider someone like Gaga,...The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64090346594417592902011-12-02T11:02:08.033-06:002011-12-02T11:02:08.033-06:00Admit it. Taylor Swift is insufferable in her own ...<i>Admit it. Taylor Swift is insufferable in her own right, and Kanye is ... entertaining.</i><br /><br />I will not. It was a shit move and sends a horrible message to younger fans.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60895615378817641352011-12-02T10:58:35.863-06:002011-12-02T10:58:35.863-06:00Lesson for LG: In movies, the reason lovers awaken...Lesson for LG: In movies, the reason lovers awaken together and begin kissing without the ravages of morning breath is that filmmakers know audiences won't be able to get the image out of their minds for the rest of the film. <br /><br />To the degree I think of her now, I'll be wondering if it's that time of month and whether she's overdue for a change.cassandra litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661663886927944366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11258535412358717482011-12-02T10:55:26.928-06:002011-12-02T10:55:26.928-06:00Can we please get a young, white female artist to ...<i>Can we please get a young, white female artist to come out on stage and take the mic out of Kanye's hand during his first acceptance speech?</i><br /><br />Admit it. Taylor Swift is insufferable in her own right, and Kanye is ... entertaining.<br /><br />Slightly OT, but I'd be curious to get Crack's take on <i>Watch the Throne</i> and <i>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</i>Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83211780296309133092011-12-02T10:48:04.212-06:002011-12-02T10:48:04.212-06:00I'll add one more "compliment" to he...I'll add one more "compliment" to her:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.themachoresponse.com/crackMC/wordpress/?p=7018" rel="nofollow">She's the *perfect* artist to represent the Obama era.</a>The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79351275503275545112011-12-02T10:34:55.311-06:002011-12-02T10:34:55.311-06:00Curious George,
For starters (video #1) that'...Curious George,<br /><br />For starters (video #1) that's not a good song - it's on the low end of mediocre, at best. There's no <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR7a0Gm379E" rel="nofollow">forward motion in it's composition</a>, no unique chords, or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2s6LZUdYaU" rel="nofollow">interesting ideas in how it's played</a>. It's just,...there. Not to mention I was compelled to stop it when she opened her mouth to sing, but, for the sake of this critique, I let it roll - until the chorus when I couldn't take anymore.<br /><br />Idea-wise, she starts out by saying "you may never reach that glorious moment until you die" - what "glorious moment"? And a song about her grandfather has lyrics about why "you should take me home"? What - I'm supposed to fuck her because the old man's dead or something? How creepy. And these are great lyrics:<br /><br />"I need a man who thinks it's right when it's wrong,..."<br /><br />This is the woman constantly screaming about her "bad romance"? She's demanding that!<br /><br />I switched over to video #2 but the sound is so bad I didn't bother. It's pretty obvious, after the 27 seconds I did hear, it's just more of the same.<br /><br />Look, guys, I'll give it to her: I expected nothing and she delivered, so, I guess, that's an accomplishment of some kind. But it also explains why someone looking for good music would much prefer <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cs1BIlglzI" rel="nofollow">The Shaggs:</a><br /><br />I can hear Gaga's nonsense anytime, anywhere, and for any price - it's worthless.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48595923554383375692011-12-02T10:21:26.934-06:002011-12-02T10:21:26.934-06:00You can practice all you want, but if you're d...You can practice all you want, but if you're dexterity sucks, or your voice sounds like sand paper, you won't get to the level I heard. My wife's mother was big on classical training and all of them can play to one degree or another. A couple have had a lot of voice lessons and all are innately talented musicians, meaning playing well comes naturally to them.<br /><br />That doesn't make them good song writers nor does it make them good entertainers. <br /><br />All I'm saying is that Gaga's got some innate talent. I don't like what she's doing with it one bit. By the by, some people can play piano incredibly well, but never cross over into the play & sing ability. Likewise with voice...probably far more so.Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84223150930598265362011-12-02T10:06:10.022-06:002011-12-02T10:06:10.022-06:00Scott M,
It was an HBO concert. I'm not sayin...Scott M,<br /><br /><i>It was an HBO concert. I'm not saying I'm remotely a fan. I'm saying that someone, anyone, that can play a good, complex piano ballad and belting out well-executed vocals at the same time requires PRACTICE.</i><br /><br />FIFY.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24218904288507848252011-12-02T09:59:37.514-06:002011-12-02T09:59:37.514-06:00Can we please get a young, white female artist to ...Can we please get a young, white female artist to come out on stage and take the mic out of Kanye's hand during his first acceptance speech?Scott Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459388007426664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28394341183298249882011-12-02T09:57:31.860-06:002011-12-02T09:57:31.860-06:00Kanye is nominated for seven Grammy Awards, nearly...Kanye is nominated for seven Grammy Awards, nearly all of them in hip hop categories. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are both up for six. Look for Bruno Mars to run the table. He's got zeitgeist. Doowops and Houligans is clearly album of the year. Grenade is the only single on that album up for awards, but there are at least eight more monster hits on that album that have leaked, like a well used rubber, all over Europe and Asia. His songs have lyrics and his fans worldwide know them by heart. Go to Youtube and check out live performances of Somewhere In Brooklyn and Talking To The Moon.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061304265345986242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83704750911853883032011-12-02T09:46:10.871-06:002011-12-02T09:46:10.871-06:00Gaga on Howard Stern was amazing.
Just her and a ...Gaga on Howard Stern was amazing.<br /><br />Just her and a piano.<br /><br />Can't fake that.<br /><br />Two of my favs-Gaga and Stern, who I fucking love.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505398901816313803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8324354301223981082011-12-02T09:28:07.290-06:002011-12-02T09:28:07.290-06:00She should do Une Jeune Fillette
There was once a...She should do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fKQ1Db6JoY" rel="nofollow">Une Jeune Fillette</a><br /><br />There was once a young girl, noble of heart, charming and pretty and of great worth, against her will she was made a nun; this doesn't please her at all, so she lives in great pain.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10913873600806063162011-12-02T09:11:28.416-06:002011-12-02T09:11:28.416-06:00She's very much The Blue Angel in our own Weim...She's very much The Blue Angel in our own Weimar Republic.<br /><br />Après nous, le déluge.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7981674000241875602011-12-02T09:06:40.884-06:002011-12-02T09:06:40.884-06:00"The Crack Emcee said...
ScottM,
Give us a l..."The Crack Emcee said...<br />ScottM,<br /><br />Give us a link. I have never heard a GaGa song that I've found to be good, or even pleasant. I know she can play - lots of people can play - but I want something more,..."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GMgkcc2KM" rel="nofollow">Here's one</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIY2lJlahW0&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Another</a>Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.com