Lady Gaga Rocks To Queen & Iron Maiden

Lady Gaga might be wearing a pop crown, but through the meat dresses and mile of make-up, there's a rock fan hiding underneath.

Not only is she teaming up with Queen guitarist Brian May on her new album - after all, she did name herself after the song "Radio Gaga" - but she's been attending some rather heavy gigs.

For her 666th twitter message she posted about seeing Iron Maiden live: "The Number of the Beast. Having' beers listening to Maiden w the New York Boys. Happy 666 Twitterland."

She went on to post a photo posing with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko Mcbrain, calling him a "sexy beast".

On another occasion, she expressed her delight to hear positive comments from Ozzy Osbourne during her appearance on Ryan Seacrest's radio show back in February. Seacrest played a sample from the Black Sabbath frontman saying "She's very clever, very interesting. She's wacky and I like the zaniness of that woman."

"Are you kidding? I'm the biggest Black Sabbath fan on Earth!" she replied. Gaga went on to explain how her centrepiece as a go-go dancer was around the song "Black Sabbath".

Ultimately, she can try and impress the rock crowd, but like everything with Gaga, it all feels like a bit of a show. She's earned respect from the mainstream media, but UG readers might dispute whether she can earn respect from a heavier crowd.

In other news, a Gaga fan killed their cat this week to emulate the meat dress of her idol. They are now being treated for depression. Meanwhile, a UG writer is avoiding the temptation to say this is because they miss their cat.

Thanks for the report to Music Rooms and Blabbermouth.

Comments

[JBailey23]

ok, besides the spam comment....in all honesty shes got a good voice and could probably handle a rock setting pretty good...but like the article said I know UGers will call blasphemy and trash this entire comment board....shes got talent, BR00TALZ!!! kids can deny it all they want...just my 2 cents

[Jesus_Dean]

Stephanie Germanotta is better than Lady Gaga.

[sticksause]

Not a fan of the Gaga, but i would love to see a gogo dancer do their thing to black sabbath. And yes, Nicko McBrain IS a sexy beast.

[nargoth]

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

[shreducator]

I hate the overexposure of Lady Gaga, but I think she actually does have talent, unlike most pop artists today. Idk if the whole rock chick thing is a show, but if not, she's pretty cool. Maybe after she gets done being center stage at all times, she'll do some cool heavy stuff. Who knows..

[judo_john]

I would really like to hear her on a rock album. Would be an interesting set up. Although I don't like her music, i often find myself tuning in, just 2 hear her sing. She does have talent, no doubt.

[thejester]

love the writing UG, made me laugh from top to bottom. she's a talent, definitely interested from her upcoming album

[elvor0]

I would like to see this Black Sabbath dance, seems an odd choice because it's such a slow song, but hey if anyone can do it I'm sure she can. I know she used to do a Led Zepplin covers band, so it's not like she hasn't done it before.

[nailsarecruel]

In other news, a Gaga fan killed their cat this week to emulate the meat dress of her idol. They are now being treated for depression. Meanwhile, a UG writer is avoiding the temptation to say this is because they miss their cat.

lol

Time to clean my keyboard.

[nervosuu]

I don't listen to Gaga, but I have always respected her. She's a lot more "there" than other artists of her genre. Also, I approve more of her musical preferences than her musical performances.

[ChucklesMginty]

I'd love to see her do a heavy record, not even kidding. That would be awesome. Her talent is over hyped (but honestly how could it NOT be) but it's still there.

[Kakatara]

Gaga is absolutely awesome. that's all.

[Woffelz]

Maybe I have a slight bit of respect for her...

[doive]

She is an incredibly talented musician - I'd imagine she has very good music taste.

[ali.guitarkid7]

I really think she's awesome
I just never liked her music :/

[Tone Deaf]

I have a little respect. Her first stuff was good... The longer it has gone on, the worse it has gotten...



But those wanting to see her in a rock setting... Hey, slash is making another album. What would be better exposure for him?

[jm911]

i'd like to hear her do more Jazz. :P then again, rock sounds good too. look at Fergie. lol

[CapnKickass]

heavier crowd? I guess we're all fat people then.

[mickstupp]

A bit harsh perhaps. I'm with Nargoth on this one.

After all, I read an interview with her years ago where she said she was a fan of Sabbath & AC/DC, so this hardly news.

[killyerscene]

How is this news? "Lady Gaga likes good music, makes her own terrible" I dont respect her, she bothers me. Studied at julliard or whatever, i dont give a shit.

[xDAVIDIANx]

A lot of people don't realize that she is an accomplished pianist. She was accepted to Juilliard for piano performance when she was 11! She's admitted that she's only a pop artist because it's what people want. They didn't want her symphonies.

Anyway, I think it's pretty ****ing cool that she was at the Maiden concert in Tampa. Brian Slagel and Alex Webster didn't seem to mind, why should we?

[wat wat indabut]

She has talent in playing a mean piano. Who doesnt know that by now. Her actually music that I hear is not that awesome imo. I do not care what a person likes if their music isnt that great.

[Breakdownlulz]

i lol'd

[jurnag12]

I'm not a fan of her music, but she DOES have talent, would love to see her do a rock or metal record.

[Holoogamooga]

I respect her, but I don't care for the music she makes.

[Tarsplitter]

She's alright when it comes to playing piano but I can't respect her at all. As people have said, she's only in it for the money.

[Silverpack]

[quote]xDAVIDIANx wrote:

A lot of people don't realize that she is an accomplished pianist. She was accepted to Juilliard for piano performance when she was 11! She's admitted that she's only a pop artist because it's what people want. They didn't want her symphonies.

quote]

So, she's a sort of sellout, right ?

[ma_tt11]

judo_john wrote:

I would really like to hear her on a rock album. Would be an interesting set up. Although I don't like her music, i often find myself tuning in, just 2 hear her sing. She does have talent, no doubt.

Well, Brian May is on the album (according to this article), so I can imagine that might have a bit of a rock tinge to it.

[BornOfBoredom]

if she wrote the same music as she listened to she would be fukin sick

[j-e-f-f-e-r-s]

Silverpack wrote:

[quote]xDAVIDIANx wrote:

A lot of people don't realize that she is an accomplished pianist. She was accepted to Juilliard for piano performance when she was 11! She's admitted that she's only a pop artist because it's what people want. They didn't want her symphonies.

So, she's a sort of sellout, right ?[/quote]

No, she's simply trying to make money in an industry which is fast becoming bankrupt. In an age where most people don't pay for albums, and more and more music acts are going broke and having to call it quits, you can't blame someone for taking the safer road. I know people love the broke, starving artist image, but in reality, that's a really shitty way to live your life. If she wants to make music, but also not have to worry about paying off a mortgage, then fair play to her.

[unnamedplayer]

she is good

[Blume]

I hope this news doesn't make mainstream media. Then we'll have tons of teenage girls listening to Maiden and Sabbath!

[Mahabajaba]

She's one of the very few radio musicians that i can respect. I don't like her music at all, but at least it IS her music.

[The_Casinator]

I think she's better than most pop artists, and it doesn't surprise me at all that she likes heavier music.

[lupinitic]

i still don't like her music

[andras67]

ok, maybe she is a talented musician, and maybe she could sing and write her songs, but I can't respect her, since with all that she is doing soulless pop, with those crappy superflous lirycs, maybe if she does something more interesting (an I don't mean rock or metal)just something in that she actually shows us all her talent, maybe I could respect her, also for god sake she is a crazy bitch, I mean, the meat dress, and the blood and semen perfume?

[darkl64]

1. This isn't news.
2. Everyone knew this already.

[thePTOD]

She may have some sort of talent, but I just can't respect her. Some may say that she's trying to make a living in the music industry and playing it safe, but the fact that she knows she makes souless pop music and continues to do it any when she has the talent to make good music proves that she is the modern definition of sellout. My two cents.

[carlos1536]

Blume wrote:

I hope this news doesn't make mainstream media. Then we'll have tons of teenage girls listening to Maiden and Sabbath!

Well as long as they're not like the guitar hero posers (people who take the game to serious) and actually listen to the band rather than just listening to only 1 song of theirs and claim to be hardcore metal fans then I can live with that. Hell maybe this music might change them a little and maybe affect our society. I like how metal is underground and something you have to search for though (not the mainstream garbage metal like nu-metal, metchulcore, and ditch-bitchcore), but getting it a little more recognition won't destroy it.

[Beedy10]

Lady Gaga is awesome. Simples.

[stepco12345]

*Checked*

[GBcommander]

thePTOD wrote:

She may have some sort of talent, but I just can't respect her. Some may say that she's trying to make a living in the music industry and playing it safe, but the fact that she knows she makes souless pop music and continues to do it any when she has the talent to make good music proves that she is the modern definition of sellout. My two cents.

Agreed.

[rockfreak611]

nargoth wrote:

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

my thoughts exactly. well said.

[seance]

Talent but shitty songs is passable? This place really is full of metalheads.

[Dime'sDisciple]

seance wrote:

Talent but shitty songs is passable? This place really is full of metalheads.

I'd say shit overall. But you have to give credit to all the 'metalheads'- at least they've checked her out and know her stuff, and have come to the opinion that they don't like her.

[8th_Nation]

there's a picture of her before the whole gaga thing in a slayer shirt. I think it's legit.

[scarfacesuit]

It seems like she's just playing music that is considerably below her talent level in order to make money. I completely respect her bending the system to her benefit. She's recognized that morons control the music industry today and that teenagers somehow pump more money into sales than anyone else. Whenever she gets bored making music that sucks, I think she'll start putting out some great stuff.

[Galgawine]

that cat thing was pretty funny!

[Zacky-V-6661]

nargoth wrote:

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

This man must be Charlie Sheen 'cause this comment is pure Win!

[TheKraken]

I've been hoping ever since I heard her as Stefani Germanotta covering Led Zeppelin's D'yer Maker, that this whole crappy irritating pop music thing will begin to blend back into her rock roots. This should start to see chart lovers start to trend on over to rock. Then maybe good bands with talent will start to make it!
She may be our saviour! But... I doubt it...

[louis van wyk]

Maybe she has talent,but i dont like her because of the fact that she only makes music for money. Maybe thats a clever thing,but i think she has enough money by now,and a huge fanbase.she can easily start with something less mainstream and influence all those pop loving creatures out there to like it.

[lutfish]

"Wow, she likes rock just like me that makes her awesome". I SAY NO SIR! Must honestly say she's quite talentless.

[dedguy666]

Iron Maiden?!?! Excellent!

[mgxc24]

What the ... is going on here? I thought everyone would rather criticize her music, while everyone seem to be full of respect for gaga. In my opinion what she does is the most primitive kind of music and I can't really respect such a person, no matter what her abilities are. But thats only my opinion.

[Skinny91]

I like here, great piano player and I really enjoy her music. Personally, I don't think this whole "she likes rock" thing is an act, maybe it is, but from what I know about her I don't think so.

[jesse1994]

MAybe a little bit too synthetic keyboard, but otherwise a good singer

[jlyndon666]

I wanna see her and Marilyn Manson team up!
I love the Gaga! A true artist is always reinventing themselves. She is not your run of the mill pop star.

[TomusAM]

Awesome, I really like her music, and she seems really cool in person too. I read somewhere before that she used to be a stripper, and her favorite stuff to strip to was Led Zeppelin and Queen stuff.

[damagedkj]

check out the enter telephone mashup...its telephone by gaga with metallica's enter sandman...her voice matched the heavy party perfectly

[Cowless]

I have to agree with her, Nicko is a beast. Calling him sexy is not for me to say, but I'd wager that she's right on that count as well.

[Fenderlicous]

I was at that Iron Maiden show sunday with my dad. Absolutely amazing performance.

[John37fold]

i think she has a voice that WOULD do iron maiden justice... she's a very talented musician

[jetfuel495]

Mad props to her. Most of the people criticizing her music have a bias against pop music anyway.

[Bananafish003]

carlos1536 wrote:

Blume wrote:

I hope this news doesn't make mainstream media. Then we'll have tons of teenage girls listening to Maiden and Sabbath!
Well as long as they're not like the guitar hero posers (people who take the game to serious) and actually listen to the band rather than just listening to only 1 song of theirs and claim to be hardcore metal fans then I can live with that. Hell maybe this music might change them a little and maybe affect our society. I like how metal is underground and something you have to search for though (not the mainstream garbage metal like nu-metal, metchulcore, and ditch-bitchcore), but getting it a little more recognition won't destroy it.

We need more people like you in the world. Counter cultures ought to try to get along a little better. Popularity isn't always a bad thing.

Also, I'm not gonna rip on Lady Gaga, she's doing something different and it's at the very least interesting.

[rob904]

I respect the fact that she writes her own music, which most pop artists are incapable of. I don't respect her music though

[Killmainstream9]

She's alright. She's overly popular based on her talent, that being said she is talented though. Personally I don't like her music, but unlike a lot of artist in the mainstream she has a pretty decent amount of talent.

[master2sexy]

Haha, I was at the Maiden show that she wasn't at, would've been interesting to see her there, though.

[hassler]

OK, so now we know she's a rock poseur, what a surprise! Her music is soulless pop and a faint afterthought because makeup and outfits are the priority. She's a performance artist first and foremost, the music is a distant second.

[hudsonstradlin]

She writes her own songs, so she one ups Ozzy on that. Although I'm not a fan of pop or her by any measure, she at least has some degree of integrity. Good on her.

[thecrusher1234!]

nargoth wrote:

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

SANITY!! ON MY UG
seriously, Gaga may not be an amazing musician, but I remember seeing a video on Youtube of her playing piano pre-famous and it was some good stuff (hell, even what she's playing now isn't terrible)

[dimlight2]

I actually respect her, i think Lady Gaga is a great entertainer, composer and a good piano player. She's actually doing something different that might not be pop. Her way of composing is interesting, check out her songs when they're played unplugged.
With that said, let me get my balls back a so i can listen to DEATH THRASH HARDCORE METAL to gain the metal community respect back.

[Randomrings]

This is one of the few things me and lady gaga have in common. We both think iron maiden is amazing

[Deathro]

One word only needs to be said.
Disgrace!
If shes "The biggest sabbath fan alive, she needs to stop producing crappy songs and shutting out all of music she so called is a fan and loves called Rock N Roll and Metal.
Just sad how one woman can be so ugly and suck so much that its being played as we speak probably 10xs as much as any Sabbath or Maiden song.
(The Trooper Iron maiden- Like- Replay- Favorite- {suggested- Lady Gaga-Born this way})
REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY!

[Andragon]

How the flack do you dance to the song "Black Sabbath" ?! UGH!

[CameronElektra]

Love it all. Had "Judas" on repeat last night and started tabbing out the Guitar Pro for it. GaGa's awesome, and I can't wait for the new album. Also, can't wait to hear Brian May's bit. It's gonna stick out like a saw thumb :P

[shred_wizzard]

she is kinda my guilty pleasure....

[jrakus]

His name is Nicko, he's a drum machine

[DeltaFunk]

Yeah GaGa loves classic rock, I've seen a video of her covering D'yer Maker by Led Zep and she sounded great

[bokma]

I agree she's talented.

Too bad she doesn't use any talent in her music.

[flannelbastard]

I would love if she teamed up with some of metals greatest doomsters and made a psychadelia doom album. It would be ****ing rad.

[SlashWannabe1]

I hate when people use the term "Sell out" stop jerking off Kurt Cobains corpse and get a grip! people sell out every day for various reasons for money, but when you do it for the wrong reason then fk off. People gotta do what they gotta do for money can't fault them. Lady Gagas music is pretty darn good especially Born This Way. I'm starting to think she has what it takes to beat Madonna for pop queen.

[Im_Broken]

now, as much as i love Death metal, i love a good melody.
and she has great melodys.
and a fantastic voice.
but it wouldnt work in a metal setting.
it just wouldnt.
i respect her. she doesnt use autotune.
i mean, the music is runofthemill pop, but it not bubblegum pop, at least.
I dont like it that much, but she deserves some repsect.

alsoi'dgothere

[Im_Broken]

mgxc24 wrote:

What the ... is going on here? I thought everyone would rather criticize her music, while everyone seem to be full of respect for gaga. In my opinion what she does is the most primitive kind of music and I can't really respect such a person, no matter what her abilities are. But thats only my opinion.

lughead

[pandacorn]

She's just some trust-fund kid fron Yonkers. Poser.

[NickGiovanni]

Maiden will never be the same.
:'(

[FireFromTheVoid]

I actually like her music alittle I don't listen to it when I'm alone but in a car full of friends its the funnest shit ever to have everybody terribly singing along to her songs

Has to look wierd from the outside though seeing 4 or 5 metal guys yelling lady gaga songs in the car

[insurgentsteve]

Her live opening act was playing Slayer, Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, and Rage Against the Machine before the show for the "pop crowd", I was ****ing loving it. Stephani picks these people to represent her, she has a good natural taste in music for sure.

[Salvo416]

Her musics usually not that bad, but her last single was horrible. If that was influenced by rock I'll be surprised

[SlayerMaidenFan]

I hate Lady GaGa.. This leads me to respect her a bit... But I still hate her music.

[1000101]

yeah, i hate most of her music. but i really respect her as an artist, and i don't doubt for a second that she's got some roots in rock music.

on another note, how the hell do you do a go-go dance to black sabbath? i feel like that song is pretty difficult to make sexy haha.

[m0o]

This just made me lose even more respect for her. Not only is she a supposed 'metal-head' but this metal head goes and comes out with the same generic shit she does. Just goes to show how much of a sell out she really is.

[mrshreddy]

Ov Fire And Bad Romance. If you dont understand search it on youtube.

[Zacky-V-6661]

Deathro wrote:

One word only needs to be said.
Disgrace!
If shes "The biggest sabbath fan alive, she needs to stop producing crappy songs and shutting out all of music she so called is a fan and loves called Rock N Roll and Metal.
Just sad how one woman can be so ugly and suck so much that its being played as we speak probably 10xs as much as any Sabbath or Maiden song.
(The Trooper Iron maiden- Like- Replay- Favorite- {suggested- Lady Gaga-Born this way})
REPLAY REPLAY REPLAY!

This is quite possibly the biggest facepalm comment I've seen on here. and 9/10 comments on here are facepalm worthy; including my comment.

[tbarrettl]

mrshreddy wrote:

Ov Fire And Bad Romance. If you dont understand search it on youtube.

This, and my thoughts are it would be interesting if she would do like Green Day did with Foxburo Hot Tubs and create a band/artist that does the more Metal/Hard Rock related stuff, just knowing her obvious pop success would likely mean this would carry over just due to reputation.

[daylightdies370]

oh I bet he does

[metal_cobs]

No. Just...no.
She knoweth nothing of ye metal gods.

[link no1]

Really, this is news? She likes Ozzy and Maiden, erm, so? I wouldn't care if she liked every song on my Ipod I still don't like her music and anybody that actually thinks "she likes Maiden so I like her music now" are actually stupid. Wether she likes a band I do or not won't change the fact that I don't like her music, this 'news' is irrelivent.

On another note:-

a Gaga fan killed their cat this week to emulate the meat dress of her idol.

And people call metal fans f***ed up?

[Most_Triumphant]

seance wrote:

Talent but shitty songs is passable? This place really is full of metalheads.

thats pretty much what i thought

[Metalxorxdie]

link no1 wrote:

Really, this is news? She likes Ozzy and Maiden, erm, so? I wouldn't care if she liked every song on my Ipod I still don't like her music and anybody that actually thinks "she likes Maiden so I like her music now" are actually stupid. Wether she likes a band I do or not won't change the fact that I don't like her music, this 'news' is irrelivent.

On another note:-

a Gaga fan killed their cat this week to emulate the meat dress of her idol.

And people call metal fans f***ed up?

finally someone with someone else with balls that will speak his mind about lady GAGa....this is very irrelevant news, and of course she's going to say she's a fan of Maiden because she thinks the one guy is sexy....and all her fans feel the need to kiss her a$$ because she tries to be "different"...pfft!

never saw how singing about being horny and acting like a slut makes someone "talented"....I have heard that she used to be a good Blues singer, but looks like she rather be a gimmick than an actual good talented singer

[Jimmy-G]

Do some research on what her music videos are about

[jhart08]

Blume wrote:

I hope this news doesn't make mainstream media. Then we'll have tons of teenage girls listening to Maiden and Sabbath!

so people listening to good music is a bad idea? I can see where your going with this, but remember kinda like stephen king said about the harry potter books...at least the kids are reading.

[L.A.P.D.]

I wonder how long until she goes away.

[Shaggy91]

L.A.P.D. wrote:

I wonder how long until she goes away.

Who knows, but in the end who cares. She keeps the masses at bay while real musicians produce music for the metal cult. The underground is far better a fan base than the masses because the masses are fickle but the underground is brutally honest and faithful.

[Sickz]

nargoth wrote:

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

I agree to 100% with this man.
I dont lissen to lady gaga, but i respect her as a musician. If im not totaly wrong i believe she had studied jazz on the university aswell, and that takes skill to understand.

[Hungry_Hameds]

sounds like she's sold out before she's had a long career rather than afterwards... whether she's grade 8 piano or anything doesn't matter, the music she brings out is terrible, and admitting it's just for the money doesnt make it cool, where's the self respect in that, wouldnt you rather be the best you can be?

[lagofala]

I didn't know you had to be a certain kind of person to enjoy queen and iron maiden. Seriously, a pop star (a great one at that) likes metal and is faulted for that. What's up with this elitist bullshit?

[Benry_Matthews]

Lady Gaga is one of the few pop artist I actually like. It would be pretty cool for her to make maybe a rock song or something. It would actually shack the music up and just maybe... get rid of the autotune junk thats is on the radio at the moment.

[Benry_Matthews]

Woops, I meant shake, not shack. Sorry.

[Bag'ed]

Nargoth said it all!

And whats suprising is the amount of people that say "I don't like her music, but I respect her". I've felt that way awhile too.
So I'd love to post some insightful comment on this matter, but as I just mentioned, Nargoth summed it up perfectly.

[m4ss3 m/]

I still think she is the worst thing that has ever happened to music industry. Justin Bieber rocks compared to this freak.

[jimishred]

her music isnt that good (but she does have some cool songs)

and its cool do see that she like maiden and queen! if this bring them more fans the better!

[true_bacon22]

I have no problem beliving she likes those bands, but I don't think they're as central to her musical tastes as she's making them out to be.

[lagofala]

m4ss3 m/ wrote:

I still think she is the worst thing that has ever happened to music industry. Justin Bieber rocks compared to this freak.

Why is being a freak a bad thing. Ozzy bit off a bats head and bowie has done weird ziggy stuff. It's all anti establishment, like rock should be

[gallagher2006]

666 twitter posts? That means about one a day :S

[Conformist]

Oh noes! A gaga fan mutilated their pussy to be like lady Gaga?

[DickHardwood]

In other news, a Gaga fan killed their cat this week to emulate the meat dress of her idol. They are now being treated for depression. Meanwhile, a UG writer is avoiding the temptation to say this is because they miss their cat.

I lol'd.

[lutfish]

nargoth wrote:

Alright, in before the OMG LADY GAGA IS MAINSTREAM.
First of all, she ADMITTED she makes "soulless pop music", (no she isn't going around saying she making art), she is a very clever businesswoman who can write her own hooks etc, and knows how to market it. As well as performing it, I respect her for that.

Ironically,she is also a better musician than most alt rock guitarists alot of you detractors are fans of. She was enrolled in a music course in university, so she is at least grade 8 on her instrument (piano I presume) Most alt rock guitarists would simply know a few pentatonic boxes, basic chords, power chords, a couple of diatonic mode shapes, maybe a bit more.

She has a good voice without autotune and is an entertainer. She simply represents the hitwriters who write songs for people such as Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers, yet she can play and perform them herself.

Hell, I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga, but I respect her.

The thing is that she might be a great business woman and all of that, but then again I think most haters dislike her because of everything you just said. Music industry is killing music industry. That she's better than other doesn't mean anything, because she still isn't talented in many, including me, peoples eyes.

[Eifler121]

Why is Lady Gaga news constantly on UG? Her liking rock will not change the music she puts out. I thought she was Lady Gaga because like, people go Gaga for her. I also don't realy know if Queen is a rock band. They have some rock riffs, but they're just sort of goofy to me.

[lutfish]

And also, her new song 'Judas' sounds quite alike (read: too alike) 'bad romance'.. And I've never even listened to 'bad romance', only heard it.. If you catch my drift. Honestly, I think it seems as if most people "respects" her because she's willing to admit her faults.. But that doesn't change the fact about her music.

[Jyrgen]

Eifler121 wrote:

I also don't realy know if Queen is a rock band.

You better be trollin'...

[Henkdemachtige]

Great, lets respect someone who ADMITS that the music she makes sucks balls and only is in for money. I have seen articles where people went SELL OUT on those people. What The Fuck, UG members turned pussy.

[lutfish]

... I don't mean to spam, but did you know she (obviously) took her name from the the Queen song 'Radio Gaga', which in it's turn was supposed to be named 'Radio Kaka', and we all (obviously) know 'kaka' means poop..

Hehehe, Lady Poop...

[lefthandedkid]

:haha: lutfish, that is awesome!


Anyway, if she actually does in fact listen to Maiden, I would like her to prove it.

[sherry07]

She is immensely talented but refuses to show it. She might make "soulless pop music" singles but surely it wouldnt hurt to have a couple of good songs in a whole album??

[swedish_chef]

I don't get it.

Lady Gaga: 1)admits that she is sellling out
2)makes stupid pop music
3)reinvents herself so the mainstream won't
loose interest in her

-> Awesome Artist because she can play an
Instrument

Metallica: 1) Never said they want to sell out
2) apparently alienatet their fan base to
make the music they want to make
3) always poor their hearts into their
records (at least that's what it looks
like to me)

-> sell out because they make money.


Where is the logic in that?

[DimeForever]

Lady Gaga is a man. I know someone who did security detail for "her" and the security guy revealed his intel to his superiors. LOL!!!!

[Mike7x]

She does Metallica shit too.
I'm not a fan of her, but hey.
Cool beans.

[jurnag12]

pandacorn wrote:

She's just some trust-fund kid fron Yonkers. Poser.

Because everyone knows you have to be a poor kid with no remaining family to be a credible artist and/or fan.

[Reagar]

The fact is that she's all style and no substance. Being the biggest sensation around in the music business would be worthwhile if any of the waves she was making were actually related to music. Fuck off Lady Gaga