Mental Dumpster
As I sit here, thinking about what I should put in this genius-ly designed series of articles for today, I discover everything that comes to mind everybody and their mother has already talked about. Is it important to have near original content in a blog? It seems to be – at least in my head. However, I’ve already admitted this to myself, it’s impossible to have an original thought. So let’s just take it as it comes.
Lady GaGa…
…is one of my favorite artist at the moment. Everyone is talking about her. Her style of music is very much club oriented (not my scene really) with lots of nice bass and most of her songs have catchy melodies with few words in the refrain making them ideal for mental lodging.
I’m obsessed with her whole debut album. Her team was very smart in how they presented her music, even down to the order of the songs. I tend to get into an entire album where Rhi selects a few key songs from an artist. “The Fame” is a great album. It has progression; it tells a story. I love it, and its rare for me to love this brand of music.
That being said, has anyone else noticed how much she is promoted by Disney companies? I’m a huge fan of the daytime talk show “The View.” Let’s not discuss why I watch that show (Whoopi Goldberg mostly). Early this summer, “The View” went to DisneyLand and broadcast outside for a week. I saw our friend Lady GaGa for the first time on “The View.” For those of you who DON’T know, ABC is a Disney company…or Disney is an ABC company. I’m not sure how it works directly, heh. This was just the first of many appearances Lady GaGa made on ABC. We have the same kind of phenom with Amy Adams. I’d never heard of her until “Enchanted” (great movie) came out, and now she’s everywhere.
I’m not saying anything against Disney or any of it’s affiliated organizations. On the contrary, I love Disney. I grew up a Disney kid. Sure, I get peeved every now and again at the fact that there has been no real brilliant animated films from them in a long while, but I’m still a fan. It’s interesting to see how much influence they have. This is an entirely subjective thought – I have no idea if the world was in love with Lady GaGa before she came on “The View.” It was that whole week Lady was all over ABC.
In any case, if Lady GaGa is the product of Disney, I think this is a good thing. She writes her own music, has a fun sense of style, and seems an honest artist in her performances. If you haven’t listened to her yet (or if you’ve only heard the hits on the radio) I suggest going out and listening to the album, because some of her best songs come in-between the hits. “Summerboy,” the last song on the album is one of my favorites…and usually gets me to start the album all over again.
Hair…
…is stirring up Broadway right now. A few weeks ago, when the Tonys were on, I’d known that yet another revival of the musical was on stage. I pulled up Rhapsody and listened to my favorite songs from the show to compare them with the original cast. I admit, I wasn’t too impressed. Then I saw them perform “live in HD!” I’m became desperately in love with the cute little red-head. She looks so innocent and totally hippie. The whole cast (tribe) looks like they could have been the real thing. And from that I gave the cast recording a second chance. This time listening to the whole thing…awesome sauce is all I have to say about it.
Huh. I told myself I’d have an hour to write this. I apologize for not writing in a while. I’ma try harder, I promise. Anyhow…I think I’m going to reread this, edit a bit, then post it. It’s the right thing to do. Until tomorrow…or whenever.
Randomness | Joey | 
10 August 2009 8:54 AM
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