banks said:

Yea, and he quoted me and posted the video. I never said she couldn't play piano. What's so special about that?

midiscover said:

and PI-A-NO!

jeeeez

Cinnie said:

That's a given

I'm just " " @ songwriting and vocals.

midiscover said:

It's an actual musical talent.

I think Gaga has an awesome voice, and it's cool to find out she can play. But I absolutely do not see the comparison.

Cinnie said:

That many have

midiscover said:

Not in that capacity in combination with live vocals and original songs

Cinnie said:

Not true You're acting like it's a rarity

Original songs?

Revolution said:

On the real, this talk of Lady GaGa being the next Prince is silly....

But, that's totally different than totally dismissing her as a no-talent product on the level of Britney Spears as I've been reading throughout this thread.....

In today's music industry finding acts that write their own material, write for others and play instruments is a rarity given the way the music biz is ran today...Whether or not you like the music she makes is a whole other discussion...

In other words, Lady GaGa may not be a Prince....But she sure as hell aint Britney Spears and the rest of the dance-first-ask-questions-later pop acts...

It's okay to admit that the girl is talented.....

murph said:

That's why i posted.. I don't think she's a female version of Prince, But i do think that she's talanted

midiscover said:

What

Cinnie said:

midiscover said:

Wha

Cinnie said:

She got you.

midiscover said:

Shit.

Riverpoet31 said:

Gaga writes her material, unlike Britney Spears, and plays piano, unlike BS, so how exactly is she a gimmick? Her visuals may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is different than what is out there. I'm sure that people said this exact same thing about Prince when he first came out, that he was a "gimmick"...

GaGa writes her own material, she plays instruments, she sings live EVERY PERFORMANCE, she gives you 100% every show, she's an "okay" dancer, she has a great personality, she doesn't disrespect other artists, How is she a gimmick?

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

Can't say I'm a diehard fan, but really got into the song Speechless live from the AMA's and Ellen. I'm sure you've heard Poker Face, she is definitely a dance artist. Everyone seems to be giving her crap on here about her image. Personally I like the whole package deal, not like these peeps that come on American Idol and can sing, but are boring as hell to look at and such. She's sexual, provocative, in a different kind of way. In Prince's day his image definitely played a big part in his career.

midiscover said:

Original = something no one's written/performed before.

So yeah.

motherfunka said:

True. GaGa's image plays a big part. The good thing about GaGa's image is, just like Prince's image, it doesn't look "forced"

ViintageJunkiie said:

LIES!

midiscover said:

I think you're missing the point of this thread. It seems pretty much everyone here except the original poster agrees that Lady Gaga can't really be compared to Prince at all from an artistic sense. The thread's shifted more so towards the idea that Lady Gaga is actually talented and deserves respect, unlike many of her "peers" in the top 40 at the moment.

CerpinTaxt said:

No, I understand. I'm just " " @ people saying she writes and sings good.

midiscover said:

Oh come on. Even back when Prince's image was shocking, it looked SOOOOO contrived and forced. There's no way you can say that was natural for him. Over time, it became natural for him, but there's no way that it was to begin with.

midiscover said:

First of all, it's "writes and sings well."

Second, that's all a matter of perspective. You don't have to think she writes well, or can sing worth a lick. Point is, other people do, and it's not fair to trash other people because they think that way.
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BenaimanBawkah said:

Actually, Prince didn't come off contrived and forced at all. Lady Gaga on the other hand does come off that way. Just reading her interviews is

Um okay I don't think she writes or sings well. That's all.

Opinions are not facts.

Rock on Gaga!
We all love Prince , that's why we're all here on this site in the first place. Calm down and give some other folk some credit. Lawd.

I've warmed to her slightly in recent weeks. I'll never be that interested because she has no substance, but that tune of hers ("Just Dance"?) is kind of funky. The drum sound is pure Prince ("You Got The Look"). But I heard another song of hers recently that is just annoying drivel ("Paparazzi"). Yuck.

The first I heard of her was here on the org where someone started a thread of her singing and playing piano at the same time, as if it was astonishing, but actually she just came across as a pretentious poser. She's much better doing the quirky superficial thing than trying to fake depth she doesn't have.

midiscover said:

i know!!!!! if anything lady gaga tries to hard to be different and it does look forced sometimes