Comments for Festival Crashers http://www.festivalcrashers.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Favorite Song: Round 2: Lady Gaga vs. The Black Keys by teibs http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/28/favorite-song-round-2-lady-gaga-vs-the-black-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-10817 teibs Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:50:18 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8373#comment-10817 There's some truth to those sales figures, but she did have a huge drop off: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/lady-gagas-born-this-way-sags-in-sales.html http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/what-lady-gagas-falling-born-this-way-sales-numbers-tell-us There’s some truth to those sales figures, but she did have a huge drop off:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/lady-gagas-born-this-way-sags-in-sales.html

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/what-lady-gagas-falling-born-this-way-sales-numbers-tell-us

]]> Comment on Favorite Song: Round 2: Lady Gaga vs. The Black Keys by Lou http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/28/favorite-song-round-2-lady-gaga-vs-the-black-keys/comment-page-1/#comment-10816 Lou Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:37:25 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8373#comment-10816 I dont know if this is a blog or an article but srsly the writer needs to check their head and facts before they open their brainless mouth. First of all, the discounted CD were only available for 2 days, one of which Amazon crashed. Second of all, they only accounted for about 400 000 copies out of 8 millions sold worldwide. Lady Gaga sold averagely 1mil copies everymonth, only behind Adale. Third of all, it's Amazon who decided to sell it for 99 cents because they want to promote their new cloud service. These facts were all over the news but somehow people like you managed to deliberately escape them and instead made up/ twist the story. It's obviously you are hateful towards Lady Gaga, who is objectively a very talented and loving person despite all her theatrical stunts. Speak ill of her however long and much u want but she will not go along anytime soon and she will keep delivering and sit on her big fortunes, legacy and love of her fans worldwide and laugh at hateful trolls like you. What a pathetic piece of writing. I dont know if this is a blog or an article but srsly the writer needs to check their head and facts before they open their brainless mouth. First of all, the discounted CD were only available for 2 days, one of which Amazon crashed. Second of all, they only accounted for about 400 000 copies out of 8 millions sold worldwide. Lady Gaga sold averagely 1mil copies everymonth, only behind Adale. Third of all, it’s Amazon who decided to sell it for 99 cents because they want to promote their new cloud service. These facts were all over the news but somehow people like you managed to deliberately escape them and instead made up/ twist the story. It’s obviously you are hateful towards Lady Gaga, who is objectively a very talented and loving person despite all her theatrical stunts. Speak ill of her however long and much u want but she will not go along anytime soon and she will keep delivering and sit on her big fortunes, legacy and love of her fans worldwide and laugh at hateful trolls like you. What a pathetic piece of writing.

]]> Comment on Favorite Song 2011: Round 1: Lady Gaga “You and I” vs. Tune-Yards “Bizness” by Rob http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/15/lady-gaga-you-and-i-vs-tuneyards-bizness/comment-page-1/#comment-10576 Rob Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:41:04 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8324#comment-10576 This contest is not about what the artist wear or what they stand for. It's about the songs. I dig the voice-synth stuff, but my god is that dude's voice annoying as shit. Less than a minute in and I had to turn it off out of fear that my ears might start bleeding. I have never gone out of my way to listen to a Lady Gaga song and I probably won't ever, but there is no denying that her songs are well-crafted and mostly catchy. This contest is not about what the artist wear or what they stand for. It’s about the songs. I dig the voice-synth stuff, but my god is that dude’s voice annoying as shit. Less than a minute in and I had to turn it off out of fear that my ears might start bleeding.

I have never gone out of my way to listen to a Lady Gaga song and I probably won’t ever, but there is no denying that her songs are well-crafted and mostly catchy.

]]> Comment on Favorite Song 2011: Round 1: Lady Gaga “You and I” vs. Tune-Yards “Bizness” by Caitlin http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/15/lady-gaga-you-and-i-vs-tuneyards-bizness/comment-page-1/#comment-10572 Caitlin Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:17:57 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8324#comment-10572 I'd like to take this opportunity (sorry to butt in, Crashers!) to make an argument for tUnE-yArDs. I think what tUnE-yArDs are doing musically is legitimately boundary-pushing and unique. Not that they're the first or only artists to be making creative stuff that is simultaneously gorgeous and weird, but that they are taking risks in their music. They do things that make them happy, and if it's a flop, it's a flop. Lady Gaga is no more weird or boundary-pushing than Katy Perry (who is a disgrace to womanhood, what with her self-objectification). I would argue Gaga is equally self-objectifying, even if under the guise of making herself uglier. I super support *her* support of the LGBTQ community, because that's awesome. But we should all be on that bandwagon now, and that alone does not inventiveness make. She's wearing outlandish things, but listen to her songs. They're as run-of-the-mill as they come. She makes a catchy pop song, sure, but her songs have started to sound exactly the same over and over again. It's already been said, but her like-for-like ripoff of Madonna is to the point where it should be embarrassing for her. I don't care what the woman wears - that's a part of the package of an entertainer, for sure, but hell, tUnEyArDs' Merrill Garbus (that's her *actual* weird name, people. She didn't need to invent some self-important pseudonym) wears weird asymmetrical shit all the time, too. The real risk is in the music, and I think tUnE-yArDs' risks pay off in songs that you'll still be excited about in years. I’d like to take this opportunity (sorry to butt in, Crashers!) to make an argument for tUnE-yArDs. I think what tUnE-yArDs are doing musically is legitimately boundary-pushing and unique. Not that they’re the first or only artists to be making creative stuff that is simultaneously gorgeous and weird, but that they are taking risks in their music. They do things that make them happy, and if it’s a flop, it’s a flop.

Lady Gaga is no more weird or boundary-pushing than Katy Perry (who is a disgrace to womanhood, what with her self-objectification). I would argue Gaga is equally self-objectifying, even if under the guise of making herself uglier. I super support *her* support of the LGBTQ community, because that’s awesome. But we should all be on that bandwagon now, and that alone does not inventiveness make. She’s wearing outlandish things, but listen to her songs. They’re as run-of-the-mill as they come. She makes a catchy pop song, sure, but her songs have started to sound exactly the same over and over again. It’s already been said, but her like-for-like ripoff of Madonna is to the point where it should be embarrassing for her. I don’t care what the woman wears – that’s a part of the package of an entertainer, for sure, but hell, tUnEyArDs’ Merrill Garbus (that’s her *actual* weird name, people. She didn’t need to invent some self-important pseudonym) wears weird asymmetrical shit all the time, too. The real risk is in the music, and I think tUnE-yArDs’ risks pay off in songs that you’ll still be excited about in years.

]]> Comment on Lady Gaga at Lollapalooza 2010: Some of what I hoped and everything I feared by | Festival Crashers http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2010/08/07/lady-gaga-at-lollapalooza-2010-some-of-what-i-hoped-and-everything-i-feared/comment-page-1/#comment-10569 | Festival Crashers Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:20:16 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=6554#comment-10569 [...] gave Gaga a chance once, and it was the worst headlining show I have ever seen at a festival. It made me sick to my stomach. On the other side, we have Tune-Yards and their beautiful, odd, [...] [...] gave Gaga a chance once, and it was the worst headlining show I have ever seen at a festival. It made me sick to my stomach. On the other side, we have Tune-Yards and their beautiful, odd, [...]

]]> Comment on The Foo Fighters Reign Supreme at Lollapalooza 2011 by Favorite song 2011 Round 1: The Drums “Money” vs. Foo Fighters “Walk” | Festival Crashers http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/08/08/the-foo-fighters-reign-supreme-at-lollapalooza-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-10554 Favorite song 2011 Round 1: The Drums “Money” vs. Foo Fighters “Walk” | Festival Crashers Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:30:21 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=7762#comment-10554 [...] he was “Learning to Fly”? Seems like a step backwards to me. The Foo Fighters put on an incredible festival-wrapping show in the pouring rain at Lollapalooza, but “Walk” was not the song I’ll remember from that show. I’ll remember [...] [...] he was “Learning to Fly”? Seems like a step backwards to me. The Foo Fighters put on an incredible festival-wrapping show in the pouring rain at Lollapalooza, but “Walk” was not the song I’ll remember from that show. I’ll remember [...]

]]> Comment on Best Song of 2011: Got Your Brackets (Right Here) by Rob O'Connor http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/09/best-song-of-2011-got-your-brackets-right-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10487 Rob O'Connor Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:30:45 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8273#comment-10487 You guys are idiots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAM9diyVRiM&ob=av2n Better than all the songs on your list. You guys are idiots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAM9diyVRiM&ob=av2n

Better than all the songs on your list.

]]> Comment on Final Play-in Game (Cut Copy vs. Stepdad & Ezra Furman vs. Not in the Face!) by Rob http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/08/final-play-in-game-cut-copy-vs-stepdad-ezra-furman-vs-not-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-10458 Rob Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:25:56 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8265#comment-10458 I'm not putting down the style at all. There are plenty of synthy/falsetto songs I like a lot. I just don't think this one is a good song. Also, when you call a band huge realize what you're saying. I like Passion Pit, but they're not even in the same league as Foster The People. They had one song break the top 50 and it peaked at 48 and spent a whopping 1 week there. I'm not some huge supporter of Foster the People either, but for the record, their album peaked at number 8 and spent 258 weeks on the charts. I’m not putting down the style at all. There are plenty of synthy/falsetto songs I like a lot. I just don’t think this one is a good song.

Also, when you call a band huge realize what you’re saying. I like Passion Pit, but they’re not even in the same league as Foster The People. They had one song break the top 50 and it peaked at 48 and spent a whopping 1 week there.

I’m not some huge supporter of Foster the People either, but for the record, their album peaked at number 8 and spent 258 weeks on the charts.

]]> Comment on Final Play-in Game (Cut Copy vs. Stepdad & Ezra Furman vs. Not in the Face!) by gx http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/08/final-play-in-game-cut-copy-vs-stepdad-ezra-furman-vs-not-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-10456 gx Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:10:31 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8265#comment-10456 Come to think of it, there are tons of heavy hitters making synth and/or falsetto tunes - Active Child, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Prince... your taste is your own, but you might be crazy if you think Foster The People make more interesting music than these guys. Come to think of it, there are tons of heavy hitters making synth and/or falsetto tunes – Active Child, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Prince… your taste is your own, but you might be crazy if you think Foster The People make more interesting music than these guys.

]]> Comment on Final Play-in Game (Cut Copy vs. Stepdad & Ezra Furman vs. Not in the Face!) by gx http://www.festivalcrashers.com/2011/12/08/final-play-in-game-cut-copy-vs-stepdad-ezra-furman-vs-not-in-the-face/comment-page-1/#comment-10455 gx Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:59:56 +0000 http://www.festivalcrashers.com/?p=8265#comment-10455 Rob - what about Passion Pit? They're synth/falsetto to the extreme and they're huge (and have more than one hit). They also love Stepdad. Sorry you don't hear what we hear. Rob – what about Passion Pit? They’re synth/falsetto to the extreme and they’re huge (and have more than one hit). They also love Stepdad. Sorry you don’t hear what we hear.

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