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Originally Posted by astro-addy
So last night I posted Stevies leaked track on another, non-stevie related forum, to try and get some buzz going. It got a fair few hits, but today any sort of fanfair for Stevie was swallowed up by the leaking of Lady Gaga’s new album track. I got kinda worried, then realised that this could all end up being a rather good thing.
Take Florence and the Machine (I think American Ledgies may have to google her) they had been knocking about for about a year but didn’t hit it real big until Lady Gaga went stellar. The media kind of clung to Florence as the antithesis of everything Gaga was, after all, Gaga had just sold enough albums and reached a large enough audience to stop her from ever being “cool” again, so there was a bit of a vaccum to be filled.
Now Stevie is never going to sell as many albums as Gaga, she had her time as the first lady of pop music and she left her distinctive mark on music, but she still wants to do well and reach a larger audience. And the more Lady Gaga sells, the less the media are going to like her, if Stevie continues to shadow Gaga as she seems to be doing, she could manage to slip into articles, reviews and features on Gaga.
Stevie would be Gaga’s foil, this innocent little catalogue artist trying hard to compete against the massive multi million dollar hype machine of Lady Gaga. It would definitely help her shift a few units.
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I don't understand the Gaga thing. Her songs are good, but not that special. I really think this generation is just starving for something. The Gaga thing was done years ago. She's not new. She just kisses the gay communities asss and aligns herself with designers. I like her, but she is way overhyped for what she has produced. She is no Stevie Nicks or even, Madonna. God, I feel sorry for this generation.