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   Hello Erich B.!   
      
   ** On Sunday 12.09.21 - 11:03, Erich B. wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    >> No doubt, the Gaga persona is very talented and knows how   
    >> to control her voice and stay in key. But most of her   
    >> appeal requires the visual theatrical element too to draw   
    >> attention (albiet distracting from the strange lyrics at   
    >> the same time.) [...]   
      
    EB> She claims to be the next Madonna. Which Madonna wants to   
    EB> be like the next Lady Gaga.   
      
   I've heard that they were throwing criticisms at each other.     
   Primarily, I think it was M that called G a copy-cat or     
   unoriginal.   
      
   But I think G has greater vocal talent than M.  Whereas M has a     
   greater musical talent than G.   
      
   I've liked a few earlier tunes of hers, but the last best one     
   was on the True Blue album. Live to Tell is a very nicely     
   designed ballad, used in the film At Close Range (I fine film -     
   albiet dark near the end - as I recall).   
      
   I took a little time to audition a couple of M's albums today.     
   In her latest album she doesn't sound right. It's as if the     
   voice has been altered to sound younger.   
      
   These are the only ones that I like across her Rebel Heart and     
   Madam X recordings:   
      
   https://open.spotify.com/user/6mhrz90aernzucux1fjas12u9/    
   playlist/0eLimsWighgk6M4bvOa5m9   
      
   Only 2 songs on Madam X appeal to me.  The rest try too hard to     
   be trendy. I feel that she wants to compete with the younger     
   singers like Arianna Grande.   
      
   Based on the titles of the songs, it looks like M she is     
   consumed by "mercy, god, devil, praying, holy water, messiah",     
   and political/social messages thrown in.   
      
   I think she would fair better if she stuck to ballads and the     
   lower range of her voice.   The song "Killers Who Are Partying"     
   on Madame X has a nice overall sound.   
      
   Rebel Heart is the last album where her voice sounds unaltered.     
    "Inside Out" has a nice low bass underlayer.  "Wash Over Me"     
   is easy on the ears. "Ghosttown" is a cool almost-ballad.      
   "Devil Pray" gets to the screetchy level, but I can appreciate     
   the technical experiments in that one; musically it sounds fun.   
      
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