Bowie - Blackstar (2016) & RIP David Bowie :(

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tragabigzanda wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:I have liked some of Lady Gaga's songs -- "Alejandro," "Telephone," "Bad Romance," "Just Dance," and especially the Stuart Price remix of "Paparrazzi." I didn't care for any of the "Born This Way" stuff, and can't recall if I've heard anything since.

I really love War on Drugs, though.
Blech. Them and The National can go straight to hell.
I am indifferent to the National, but the last War on Drugs album hits a deep spot for me (though it certainly took some time to click at that level).
Man, that album was so boring to me.
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yeah some people just don't get War on Drugs.
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Okay, Burt.
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tragabigzanda wrote: Point is, she can sing, but other people write her music, which I believe has all sucked, but I couldn't say for sure.
Really? I assumed she wrote her stuff considering how she was spoken off when she 1st gained success.
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durdencommatyler wrote:Okay, Burt.
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durdencommatyler wrote:Okay, Burt.
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Mine wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote: Point is, she can sing, but other people write her music, which I believe has all sucked, but I couldn't say for sure.
Really? I assumed she wrote her stuff considering how she was spoken off when she 1st gained success.
I'm pretty sure she does at least co-write almost all of her stuff.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I sure wish Annie Clark was doing a Bowie tribute. That's a missed opportunity.
So fucking much this.
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tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
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I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
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The Fame Monster is one of the best pop records of the last 10 years.
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Kaius wrote:The Fame Monster is one of the best pop records of the last 10 years.
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You son of a...
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Kaius wrote:The Fame Monster is one of the best pop records of the last 10 years.
I got halfway through Monster before quitting. Don't say I didn't try, but it's derivative garbage indistinguishable from multitudes of current and former pop queen trash, except that its somehow more safe, vapid and cynical. That's actually kind of amazing: it apes a lowest common denominator product and somehow manages to sound less authentic than a Britney Spears record. How is that even possible?

you've been had. She's Jessica Simpson in a meat dress.



on a related note:
Holy shit, Spotify has a dual Tiffany/Debbie Gibson Greatest Hits album. Guess what I'm listening to this evening...
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BurtReynolds wrote: on a related note:
Holy shit, Spotify has a dual Tiffany/Debbie Gibson Greatest Hits album. Guess what I'm listening to this evening...
It better fucking be Ty Segall.
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BurtReynolds wrote: on a related note:
Holy shit, Spotify has a dual Tiffany/Debbie Gibson Greatest Hits album. Guess what I'm listening to this evening...
It better fucking be Ty Segall.
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You really know how to get my goat.
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I agree with Joey, if they wanted someone ¨new¨to do this, St Vincent was the right choice.
But, i would prefer someone from those years, maybe an ensemble? With Jagger, Bowie´s band from the 90s, Iggy Pop...
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zeb wrote:You really know how to get my goat.
hmm... after further review, this isn't a close matchup. Though Debbie is a bit more consistent, Tiffany is leagues better. She's almost War-on-Drugsian compared to Gibson's boring Gaga-like trashpop.

I'll listen again to be sure.

edit: oh wait, 3 of the 5 Tiffany songs are just bad covers, not including her one hit, which is a cover. She's more of an untalented Gaga than I thought.
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