PUT YOUR PAWS UP
Janora: Guys. Last night I attended an epic show: Lady Gaga. I have seen a lot of shows. My first show ever was Janet Jackson followed up shortly by fifth row seats at Rod Stewart, lmfao. I saw the amazing Nine Inch Nails light show a few years ago that was gorgeous and innovative and used staging in ridiculously amazing ways. I've been front row for beastie boys, front row for Bauhaus while Peter Murphy hung upside and swung across the stage singing Bela Lugosi is Dead while Daniel Ash rocked the shit out a guitar in front of me. I've seen Depeche Mode, New Order, Pixies, Gang of Four, Blur. I've fallen asleep in the dirt while The Cure played. I've fallen asleep in the back of a tent while the Prodigy played. I saw the Flaming Lips when they did their crowd surfing in a giant ball for the first time. I've seen Beck play a secret show in a tiny bar lounge. I've seen Tori Amos a ridic amount of times and the Faint as well. Thinking about all these is making me tired! I've seen No Doubt rock their hometown in the OC. Tool, Massive Attack, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, IGGY POP AND THE FUCKING STOOGES FRONT ROW, I still need to Bjork but I'll get there for sure! Countless indie bands that no one but me cares about. I've seen pop shows: Britney, NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, U2 (sorry to say, they were not good except for an inspired and slashy rendition of Wild Honey) and of course, MADONNA. But seriously, none of them were as good as this show! This show is definitely in the top 3 shows I've seen in my entire life. #1 is this Coldplay show I saw at Red Rocks and I cried my eyes out, so gorgeous and the sound was spectacular (don't laugh, as much of a cliche as they are now, they KILLED it, I lost my shit when he started signing Clocks). #2 was a Radiohead show I also saw at Red Rocks. #3 is LADY GAGA. #4 was a Mars Volta show where dude climbed the walls with the band playing intense, orgiastic music (possibly I had a contact high, but that doesn't diminish the overall affect of awesome).
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meaisín caoin tell the story of how we got there, but we finally arrived, missed most of Dance in the Dark, but the rest of the show totally blew that out of mind. Yes, Lady Gaga blew. my. mind.
It's funny because her set wasn't even the best I've ever seen! That would probably go to either Madonna or NSYNC's Pop Odyssey tour. The costume change videos weren't even that great, that award definitely goes to Brit Brit. Her dancers were not even that great (not surprising since I've read that they are more her support group and bros from NY rather than like, traditional back-up dancers), best back-up dancers I've ever seen were prob MJ's dancers that would have performed with him in London last year. But the overall affect, the intense and excited crowd, the impeccable set list, her fantastic singing, her crazy mind. It all meant a perfect show. Even her weirdo Jesus loves everyone talks to the crowd and how we should all love ourselves, blah blah. I know a kid who was there and he was 12 and it was his first show ever and it's great that she makes herself a role model and takes full responsibility for it but is a role model in an atypical way. The anti-role model possibly?
Her costumes, I don't have the words to describe and hopefully Andrew who had close-up floor seats will provide photos! i am sure you can google or youtube them anyway. Her outfit during Bad Romance looked like a gundam, freaking cool. The costume for Monster was so WTF, like, a giant mushroom hat with mop yarn coming out like hair? IDEK.
The song highlights for me were definitely Monster (my fav GAGA song), So Happy I Could Die (gorgeous costume, like a ethereal butterfly complete with robotic fluttering headpiece and wings), a gorgeous Greyson Chance version of Paparazzi (um, giant angler fish with equally giant creeping tentacles attacking her and stripping off her clothing, yespleasemore) -- seriously, how awesome is it that she inspires fans and they in turn inspire her? and of course, the pinnacle-- BAD ROMANCE. There was a very loose storyline, like we were following her to the Monster Ball. That could have used some story development but um, it's no Inception and doesn't have to be. LOL, it's funny to me that pop shows have "themes" and "storylines." Haha, rock bands just get the fuck on stage and play some songs and hopefully look sexy or mopey doing it.
Dang, I miss this show already, I want to be there RTFN and just see it over and over again. Maybe Leo DiCaprio will give me Inception and I can lock those memories up in a box and review them to my heart's content.
Another thing to note, while Katie and I were wandering around, there were like, 20 semis parked in the lot. She travels like a goddamned circus.
I'll
meaisín caoin tell the story of how we got there, but we finally arrived, missed most of Dance in the Dark, but the rest of the show totally blew that out of mind. Yes, Lady Gaga blew. my. mind.
It's funny because her set wasn't even the best I've ever seen! That would probably go to either Madonna or NSYNC's Pop Odyssey tour. The costume change videos weren't even that great, that award definitely goes to Brit Brit. Her dancers were not even that great (not surprising since I've read that they are more her support group and bros from NY rather than like, traditional back-up dancers), best back-up dancers I've ever seen were prob MJ's dancers that would have performed with him in London last year. But the overall affect, the intense and excited crowd, the impeccable set list, her fantastic singing, her crazy mind. It all meant a perfect show. Even her weirdo Jesus loves everyone talks to the crowd and how we should all love ourselves, blah blah. I know a kid who was there and he was 12 and it was his first show ever and it's great that she makes herself a role model and takes full responsibility for it but is a role model in an atypical way. The anti-role model possibly?
Her costumes, I don't have the words to describe and hopefully Andrew who had close-up floor seats will provide photos! i am sure you can google or youtube them anyway. Her outfit during Bad Romance looked like a gundam, freaking cool. The costume for Monster was so WTF, like, a giant mushroom hat with mop yarn coming out like hair? IDEK.
The song highlights for me were definitely Monster (my fav GAGA song), So Happy I Could Die (gorgeous costume, like a ethereal butterfly complete with robotic fluttering headpiece and wings), a gorgeous Greyson Chance version of Paparazzi (um, giant angler fish with equally giant creeping tentacles attacking her and stripping off her clothing, yespleasemore) -- seriously, how awesome is it that she inspires fans and they in turn inspire her? and of course, the pinnacle-- BAD ROMANCE. There was a very loose storyline, like we were following her to the Monster Ball. That could have used some story development but um, it's no Inception and doesn't have to be. LOL, it's funny to me that pop shows have "themes" and "storylines." Haha, rock bands just get the fuck on stage and play some songs and hopefully look sexy or mopey doing it.
Dang, I miss this show already, I want to be there RTFN and just see it over and over again. Maybe Leo DiCaprio will give me Inception and I can lock those memories up in a box and review them to my heart's content.
Another thing to note, while Katie and I were wandering around, there were like, 20 semis parked in the lot. She travels like a goddamned circus.