Just agree to disagree. If some think Gaga's early material is better than Madonna's, cool. If some think Madonna's is better, cool. Same with Britney's material. Same with whoever. Just shut it lmao

Timmy84 said:

Just agree to disagree. If some think Gaga's early material is better than Madonna's, cool. If some think Madonna's is better, cool. Same with Britney's material. Same with whoever. Just shut it lmao

Exactly

Shut the fuck up. You are doing a disservice to both when you compare.

babybugz said:

Shut the fuck up. You are doing a disservice to both when you compare.

RIGHT! Disrespecting the both of them too lmao

Timmy84 said:

babybugz said:

Shut the fuck up. You are doing a disservice to both when you compare.

RIGHT! Disrespecting the both of them too lmao

I know, there was actually an interesting post on Gagadailyboards about is Gaga reaching her full potential. Apparently a couple of the fans want her to outdo Madonna in general. And there were others that want her to continue with the piano route.

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

RIGHT! Disrespecting the both of them too lmao

I know, there was actually an interesting post on Gagadailyboards about is Gaga reaching her full potential. Apparently a couple of the fans want her to outdo Madonna in general. And there were others that want her to continue with the piano route.

Interesting indeed...

I hope she doesn't abandon the piano. Something comes alive in her when she's playing that thing.

Timmy84 said:

babybugz said:

I know, there was actually an interesting post on Gagadailyboards about is Gaga reaching her full potential. Apparently a couple of the fans want her to outdo Madonna in general. And there were others that want her to continue with the piano route.

Interesting indeed...

I hope she doesn't abandon the piano. Something comes alive in her when she's playing that thing.

It’s very true I learn to appreciate the piano part of her more now these days lol. I think it was that the songs she perform on the piano didn’t do much for me compared to her dance records but yes she should continue that route.

Yes people, the Madonna thing is old! how many times has the next big pop star been compared or been called a rip off of Madonna? and that artist eventually dies off or changes or goes nowhere?

Madonna is riding horses naked in her mansion not giving a damn about what GaGa is doing Madonna only has like u know over 30 top 10 hits, so if GaGa is getting tons of hits i am sure she does not care. She is wiping her ass with her hundred dollar bills and praying to her Kabbalah lover

Let GaGa be... GaGa & Madonna be Madonna. If you don't like GaGa listen to Madonna records and don't listen to born this way

Now that we are all on the same page let's be sexy friend's

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

Interesting indeed...

I hope she doesn't abandon the piano. Something comes alive in her when she's playing that thing.

It’s very true I learn to appreciate the piano part of her more now these days lol. I think it was that the songs she perform on the piano didn’t do much for me compared to her dance records but yes she should continue that route.

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

And you people say GaGa is a Madonna rip off?

THAT is a Madonna rip off they might as well put her in the video lol

You mean Stacy-O and "Two of Hearts", don't you?

Timmy84 said:

babybugz said:

It’s very true I learn to appreciate the piano part of her more now these days lol. I think it was that the songs she perform on the piano didn’t do much for me compared to her dance records but yes she should continue that route.

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

Edge of Glory on piano is the best one imo.

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

Edge of Glory on piano is the best one imo.

That's way better on the piano anyways.

babybugz said:

Shut the fuck up. You are doing a disservice to both when you compare.

lol. Nobody needs to justify their fandom. I love both of them.

SEANMAN said:

Lady Gaga haters and detractors need to get lives. And Britney fans are just pissed because not only is "Born This Way" a better album than Britney's latest (and they know it), but it completely dwarf's "Femme Fatale"'s first-week sales--with OR without Amazon. Hating is doing nothing but giving her more press, and we all know what that means. Lady Gaga is, creatively, stylistically and musically, on a completely different plane than Ms. Spears and anyone else in that peer group. She's the total package. Style AND substance. What other young female dance-pop artist these days has crafted such a diverse and brilliant album as BTW? None. I'm a fan of them all--Rihanna, Britney, X-tina, Fergie, Katy, Bey, you name it, but Lady Gaga is the real deal. Her performances are dynamic. Her singing voice is strong and versatile. Her style is so left of center that it polarizes people. Her videos are events. Her interviews are a marvel to watch, whether she's just sitting there reflecting on her early days in the NYC underground scene and occasionally spitting out F-bombs, or speaking about playing Chopin on the piano. Yeah, the rest of 'em are basically little girls when compared to Lady G.

Totally agree with the bolded parts.

BTW is better than Bedtime Stories.

The Fame is better than I'm Breathless.

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How Many Millions Did Amazon Lose on Two Days of 99-Cent Lady Gaga Sales?

May 2011

Christmas came early for Lady Gaga fans this week, as Amazon sold downloads of the singer's brand-new album , Born This Way, for just 99 cents on Monday and Thursday of this week.

So how much is Amazon losing? About $3.2 million over the two days the promotion ran, according to Billboard's estimate.

Here's the math: For every unit it sells at 99 cents, Amazon will lose about $7.40, according to Billboard's calculation. At $7.40 per unit and 430,000 units (10,000 shaved off total digital sales to account for some sales of the deluxe edition), the Gaga-related loss comes to $3.18 million.

The promotion was a boon for Gaga's first-week numbers, which are now projected to be approximately 1.15 million units, Billboard projects.

Amazon will lose money on each 99-cent sale because it is paying Interscope/Universal Music Group the standard rate for each unit sold. The similar title is selling for $11.99 at iTunes. The retailer typically keeps 30% of the sale price, meaning it owes the label and distributor the remaining 70% -- or $8.39.

But is a loss really a loss? The important aspect of this 99-cent promotion is the value of the increased traffic and awareness. It has new products to promote, Cloud Drive and Cloud Player. Google has soft-launched a competing cloud music storage service called Music Beta and Apple appears to be nearing a launch of its cloud music service. Considering all the media attention the promotion has received, it's not difficult to imagine Amazon getting back an equal value of consumer awareness of those new products.

There's other value in 99-cent MP3 albums. Amazon is an e-commerce giant with highly diversified products and a high average revenue per customer.

Amazon also needs to increase its MP3 market share and price is one tool in its toolkit. Even if incremental MP3 sales don't provide a financial windfall, the company has plenty of other products to sell customers who stop by for a cheap album.

The loss-leading promotion posed some questions in terms of how Billboard tabulates its weekly album-sales chart, but Billboard has decided not to revise its policies.

Link

Timmy84 said:

babybugz said:

It’s very true I learn to appreciate the piano part of her more now these days lol. I think it was that the songs she perform on the piano didn’t do much for me compared to her dance records but yes she should continue that route.

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

This is what made me listen to The Fame in the first place. I didn't even know who she was when I watched this I love her so much [img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Emoticons/th005_.gif[/img:$uid]

Alej said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

This is what made me listen to The Fame in the first place. I didn't even know who she was when I watched this I love her so much [img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Emoticons/th005_.gif[/img:$uid]

I knew it was this one people always post the pokerface one lmao.

Alej said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah but she gives very interesting versions of her songs while on piano but yeah she should definitely continue.

This is what made me listen to The Fame in the first place. I didn't even know who she was when I watched this I love her so much [img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Emoticons/th005_.gif[/img:$uid]

I always liked when she did this acoustically lol

Timmy84 said:

Alej said:

This is what made me listen to The Fame in the first place. I didn't even know who she was when I watched this I love her so much [img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Emoticons/th005_.gif[/img:$uid]

I always liked when she did this acoustically lol

I did too but I’m over it

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

I always liked when she did this acoustically lol

I did too but I’m over it

Seven days later:

CLASSIC: Marry the Night, Heavy Metal Lover (fuckin' masterpiece, hot, hot hot material, so good it makes me go )

VERY GOOD : Judas (sick jam, part rave, part metal, part techno hymn; the Judas-ahahahowa part still annoys me, tough, slighty...), Hair, Highway Unicorn

GOOD: Born this Way, Gov Hooker (has grown on me), Edge of Glory , Black Jesus (9), Bloody Mary (insufferable lyrics, big ego, but the melody is soooooo nice, dark, weird, and sensual...)

DON'T LIKE IT (but listenable and perfectly competent): Scheibe, Bad Kids and Fashion of His Love (too poppy, they sound like Britney singles I'm too old/badass/cynical for this stuff...I hope GaGa never produces sticky pop numbers like these again, really, are they marketed for her 16 years old female fans or something??? I guess that, back in 1986, people also complained for pop numbers like Jimmy Jimmy, lol, Scheibe is the best of the bunch but it's too retro, to early-90's, we want something new and different GaGa...and the oh-oh-oh-oh-oooohhh chorus is pure Britney...), Electric Chapel (starts promising, but it's one of the most boring tracks, and is it just me, or is this a near ripoff of The Cardigan's My Favourite Game???)

BAD: The Queen (Hair or Unicorn part 2 and that ending... )

PATHETIC, ANNOYING CRAP: Americano, You and I (fuck's sake ) It's so sad I always have to skip these, they destroy the flow of the album completely...

Final conclusion: superbly produced mainstream/electro pop album. Both commercial and weird/impenetrable (lol), but that's the key of GaGa's sound: it's cheap, it's disposable pop music, but with that "arty", weird, different touch that makes it relevant/worthy. Even the blah or BAD songs are (for the wrong reasons, lol) Dull sometimes, but NEVER The songcraft is also remarkable. Hell, she can write songs. The Lady is growing up...The haters can blow my gun...

PERSONAL TRACK-LIST (mp3 player):

1.Marry the Night

2.Born This Way

3.Judas

4.Scheibe

5.Gov Hooker

6.Hair

7.Bloody Mary

8.Black Jesus

9.Highway Unicorn

10.Heavy Metal Lover

11.Edge of Glory

that's all bitches lol

JoeTyler said:

Seven days later:

VERY GOOD :Marry the Night, Heavy Metal Lover (fuckin' masterpiece, hot, hot hot material, so good it makes me go ) Gov Hooker (has grown on me), Scheibe , Bloody Mary (insufferable lyrics, big ego, but the melody is soooooo nice, dark, weird, and sensual...)

GOOD: Edge of Glory , Black Jesus (9), Electric Chapel , Fashion of His Love , You and I (good live)

BAD: The Queen (Hair or Unicorn part 2 and that ending... ), Judas

, Highway Unicorn , Bad Kids and Born this Way

PATHETIC, ANNOYING CRAP: Americano, (it's to be funny duh)_ It's so sad I always have to skip these, they destroy the flow of the album completely... Hair

Final conclusion: superbly produced mainstream/electro pop album. Both commercial and weird/impenetrable (lol), but that's the key of GaGa's sound: it's cheap, it's disposable pop music, but with that "arty", weird, different touch that makes it relevant/worthy. Even the blah or BAD songs are (for the wrong reasons, lol) Dull sometimes, but NEVER The songcraft is also remarkable. Hell, she can write songs. The Lady is growing up...The haters can blow my gun...

PERSONAL TRACK-LIST (mp3 player):

1.Marry the Night

2.Born This Way

3.Judas

4.Scheibe

5.Gov Hooker

6.Hair

7.Bloody Mary

8.Black Jesus

9.Highway Unicorn

10.Heavy Metal Lover

11.Edge of Glory

that's all bitches lol

I fixed it for you and you're welcome.

[Edited 5/30/11 13:28pm]

babybugz said:

JoeTyler said:

Seven days later:

VERY GOOD :Marry the Night, Heavy Metal Lover (fuckin' masterpiece, hot, hot hot material, so good it makes me go ) Gov Hooker (has grown on me), Scheibe , Bloody Mary (insufferable lyrics, big ego, but the melody is soooooo nice, dark, weird, and sensual...)

GOOD: Edge of Glory , Black Jesus (9), Electric Chapel , Fashion of His Love , You and I (good live)

BAD: The Queen (Hair or Unicorn part 2 and that ending... ), Judas

, Highway Unicorn , Bad Kids and Born this Way

PATHETIC, ANNOYING CRAP: Americano, (it's to be funny duh)_ It's so sad I always have to skip these, they destroy the flow of the album completely... Hair

Final conclusion: superbly produced mainstream/electro pop album. Both commercial and weird/impenetrable (lol), but that's the key of GaGa's sound: it's cheap, it's disposable pop music, but with that "arty", weird, different touch that makes it relevant/worthy. Even the blah or BAD songs are (for the wrong reasons, lol) Dull sometimes, but NEVER The songcraft is also remarkable. Hell, she can write songs. The Lady is growing up...The haters can blow my gun...

PERSONAL TRACK-LIST (mp3 player):

1.Marry the Night

2.Born This Way

3.Judas

4.Scheibe

5.Gov Hooker

6.Hair

7.Bloody Mary

8.Black Jesus

9.Highway Unicorn

10.Heavy Metal Lover

11.Edge of Glory

that's all bitches lol

I fixed it for you and you're welcome.

[Edited 5/30/11 13:28pm]

Judas weak?? hell, that's a sick jam

and I see that you despise the techno/power-pop numbers (Hair, Unicorn, Queen, etc.) lol

^ Highway Unicorn is real cheap if you want to call it "power pop".

I forgot what Highway Unicorn (Road To Love) sound like that's how much I like it

These need to be singles

Government Hooker

Scheiße

Bloody Mary

Heavy Metal Lover

Electric Chapel (maybe)

Gaga said she wanted to do a video for black jesus on her twitter and I liked the beat to judas it's not trash just not all that.

I like Marry the night not sure if she's going to release it .

[Edited 5/30/11 13:54pm]

Am I (and Seanman) the only one who can acknowledge the greatness of Marry the Night??

what's wrong with you all??

JoeTyler said:

Am I (and Seanman) the only one who can acknowledge the greatness of Marry the Night??

what's wrong with you all??

Uh, Marry the Night is good. What is wrong with YOU?

babybugz said:

I forgot what Highway Unicorn (Road To Love) sound like that's how much I like it

These need to be singles

Government Hooker

Scheiße

Bloody Mary

Heavy Metal Lover

Electric Chapel (maybe)

Gaga said she wanted to do a video for black jesus on her twitter and I liked the beat to judas it's not trash just not all that.

I like Marry the night not sure if she's going to release it .

[Edited 5/30/11 13:54pm]

Yeah Judas has a good beat, it's still disjointed as hell though. I would think the next single would be Bloody Mary.