Ugh..., I can't fault her for her youthful angst. Clearly she hasn't lived long enough to experience real drama. Just goes to show that kids are a substantial market for pop music.
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She's 'spawned emulators'? This is highly derivative stuff. Same fake-profound piano chords, same manufactured teen angst, same high-gloss production techniques. Stop selling us the emperor's new clothes.
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I like Lorde. She seems more real / authentic than Taylor S., etc. It will be interesting to watch her grow as an artist of the years.
I really don't understand the negativity of the comments here.
I really don't understand the negativity of the comments here.
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I think Lourde truly creative and driven by that creativity. Greenlight single fits pop format. Ok. That doesn't take away from her truly creative impetus and there is substance in Lourde's music that WILL give it longevity. She is definitley no Katy Perry (and not just because Lourde can actually hit the notes she sings!)!
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Watching "Green Light," I can hear/see the appeal. The mood is introspective and bittersweet, beginning not unlike Sam Smith's "Stay with Me," though building nicely to a grand, anthemic-electronica refrain. And visually, she's a young Joan Crawford--pensive, somewhat stern, enigmatic. The music tells a story, even without lyrics.
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Can I see Lorde on stage at the Opera at Lincoln Center someday? Yes.
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I am not a fan of Lorde.
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Typical stuff. Stop pretending it's something different and original.
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Thank you. Exactly right.
Sgt. Pepper's celebrates it's 50th anniversary and the Beatles still live on. Lorde in 50 years? Not even a footnote in 5. If this is what constitutes music heaven help us.
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She's a gem. Keeping the sparkle alive, dearie!
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"I put on my makeup in someone else's car.
We order the same drinks in different bars."
I heard enough
We order the same drinks in different bars."
I heard enough
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Probably what my grandparents said when they heard, "Woke up, fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head."
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"Melodrama" says it all.
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I disagree with earlier commenters suggesting Lorde is just another pop construction. I don't listen to much top 40, but saw Lorde perform two songs on Saturday Night Live to promote her new album. Although she admires the songs of Katy Perry and others in that style, her own work came across the screen as heartfelt, carefully and soulfully made, and made me pay attention in a way little popular music does.
Whatever else she may be, she is an able conveyor of feelings that ring true.
Whatever else she may be, she is an able conveyor of feelings that ring true.
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She's just another pop construction. Yes, she might appear a little wise beyond her years, but it's still just pop.
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I know. It's just part of the (not so)"epic"-cycle...big brash album that charts and sells well, followed by reflective album on the perils and ravages of fame. Then, pass the baton to the next 20-something.
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Sure, music is the most polarizing art form, but don't you all think comparing "Melodrama" to the #1 rated album of all time ("Sgt. Pepper's") is unfair? Apparently not.
I have tickets to Paul McCartney at the Barvlays in September, so I appreciate the legends. But I very much enjoy current sounds across many genres. Super excited for this new album from Lorde.