hotboy06 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Very underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Not that anyone cares.. but Katy Perry is featured on John Mayer's album on the song "Who You Love"... their voices do not match.. unlike Swift & Mayer... sound very cheesy... his album is out next Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Not that anyone cares.. but Katy Perry is featured on John Mayer's album on the song "Who You Love"... their voices do not match.. unlike Swift & Mayer... sound very cheesy... his album is out next Tuesday How dare you imply that no one cares. I own every John Mayer album. Was never expecting much from their duet, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeaznboi Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 its cute. its very radio friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illi Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 People are saying it sounds like this Omg I didn't know this was this song This is better. I'm not feeling "Roar" much. I expected more of a pop/rock record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 How dare you imply that no one cares. I own every John Mayer album. Was never expecting much from their duet, though. really?! go check it out when you Get a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Folks talkin bout how they not here for ROAR, yet radio is eatin up and she just signed a deal with clear channel to play it every hour on the hour. So yeah....she's winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Folks talkin bout how they not here for ROAR, yet radio is eatin up and she just signed a deal with clear channel to play it every hour on the hour. So yeah....she's winning Radio eating bit up bc of the clear channel deal but it's better than Gaga's song for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illi Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Radio eating bit up bc of the clear channel deal but it's better than Gaga's song for sure I thought Gaga's song was better. Her song is actually somewhat catchy imo. Both are underwhelming though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 better than Gaga's song for sure Take it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Take it back I'm sorry Roc but I been listening to ROAR and APPLAUSE back to back to back to back all day And I must say.. Katy's song, sounds dated and blah, is catchier than Gaga's.. I just don't see the point in the song.. It's all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm sorry Roc but I been listening to ROAR and APPLAUSE back to back to back to back all day And I must say.. Katy's song, sounds dated and blah, is catchier than Gaga's.. I just don't see the point in the song.. It's all over the place Well there's your problem right there. You should not be listening to Roar at all. You need to play nothing but Applause until you love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Well there's your problem right there. You should not be listening to Roar at all. You need to play nothing but Applause until you love it Lol... Thats cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Radio eating bit up bc of the clear channel deal but it's better than Gaga's song for sure Truth be told and as quiet as its kept, Katy is a better song writer and writes better hooks. Her songs are always catchy which makes her more radio friendly. "Applause" is actually good as well, but roar just catches the ear better. Plus, applause reminds me of "girls gone wild" by Madonna for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Truth be told and as quiet as its kept, Katy is a better song writer and writes better hooks. Her songs are always catchy which makes her more radio friendly. "Applause" is actually good as well, but roar just catches the ear better. Plus, applause reminds me of "girls gone wild" by Madonna for some reason. Lyrically... Applause is... idk.. weak... kinda bland.. she likes when people clap for her. It's like she ran out of things to say.. I'll wait for 2nd single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 It's over your head game it's shallowness and transparency belies the primal bloodlust we as all human beings have to be known and remembered. The fuel and driving force to be immortal It is everything gaga is from day one, a pop culture puppeteer, the very embodiment of "the fame monster." It is genius tbqh and she will go down in history will the greatest pop artists. I'm just sorry you don't see that now, as I do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 It's over your head game it's shallowness and transparency belies the primal bloodlust we as all human beings have to be known and remembered. The fuel and driving force to be immortal It is everything gaga is from day one, a pop culture puppeteer, the very embodiment of "the fame monster." It is genius tbqh and she will go down in history will the greatest pop artists. I'm just sorry you don't see that now, as I do It's not that good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I told you you need to brainwash yourself into thinking it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laveaux Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 It's over your head game it's shallowness and transparency belies the primal bloodlust we as all human beings have to be known and remembered. The fuel and driving force to be immortal It is everything gaga is from day one, a pop culture puppeteer, the very embodiment of "the fame monster." It is genius tbqh and she will go down in history will the greatest pop artists. I'm just sorry you don't see that now, as I do YAS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/how-lady-gaga-lost-her-chart-battle-with-katy-perry interesting article.. spoke no lies: Katy Perry and Lady Gaga’s comeback singles weren’t meant to come out the same week. Perry’s “Roar” leaked two days ahead of schedule, and Gaga’s “Applause,” originally slated for August 18th, was rushed out after a low-quality mp3 of the song leaked. Or so they say – it’s not hard to imagine that Gaga intentionally jumped the gun to force a competition with her main rival on the pop charts. But regardless of how this came to be, this clash of pop divas has a clear and decisive winner: Katy Perry, whose single has far better buzz and has a firm lock on the top of the iTunes singles chart, while Gaga lags behind in second place. We won’t have a clear idea of how much more Perry has sold compared to Gaga until next week, but the difference in views between the official lyrics videos for their songs is rather extreme. Perry’s emoji-filled video for “Roar” was released two days ahead of the clip for “Applause,” but nevertheless has 7.3 million views while Gaga is hovering just above 500K. (However, the “official audio” clip on Gaga’s YouTube channel is over 9 million.) It’s hard not to look at this as a referendum on Gaga and Perry’s personas, and their very different approaches to pop stardom. Part of the reason Gaga’s song is leaving audiences cold is because, like most of her material, the song is entirely about being Lady Gaga. To fully enjoy “Applause” you need to buy into her stardom and be invested in her increasingly elaborate mythology. Perry’s “Roar,” on the other hand, is a thoroughly generic song about self-affirmation and triumph over adversity, and though you can map the details of her personal life on to it, it’s just as easy to imagine the song being about you. Perry consistently aims for universal sentiments in her songs, and this is a big part of why she’s had significantly more success on the charts. Her hits have less cultural baggage, and far more utility. The most frustrating thing about “Applause” is that it sounds so much like Lady Gaga dialing down her excesses, hedging her bets, and aiming for an easy hit because, frankly, she needs one after a year away from the charts. Though the lyrics lay out a vague manifesto for her ARTPOP album and name check Jeff Koons, the song lacks the musical boldness of her previous record Born This Way, and comes off like a retread of her catchy but less sophisticated material from her debut, The Fame. In the hierarchy of Gaga singles it is strictly c-list, but it’s still pretty good. But a song about how you are a pop visionary needs to be more than just pretty good to prove its point, you know? “Roar” isn’t a better song than “Applause,” but it is far easier to like. Perry’s single bears a striking resemblance to Sara Bareilles’ song “Brave," but in fairness, it sounds a little bit like dozens of songs. Hearing it for the first time feels like déjà vu. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – a lot of great pop songs have that effect – but it’s hard to shake off the sense that this is a very cynical piece of music. Whereas Gaga is going out on a limb with an elaborate art project that she must know will alienate millions of people, Perry is embracing a safe sound and a safe message. Is that a better business plan? Oh, hell yes. Most definitely. But it’s much less interesting. That said, “interesting” is not something everyone wants from pop music. Gaga’s entire career is built on the notion that art and mainstream popularity are not and should not be mutually exclusive. This is the crux of “Applause”: “Pop culture was in art / now art’s in pop culture in me!” But the lukewarm response to this song and Gaga in general at the moment may signal that the broader pop audience may be tired of indulging her, or have simply grown bored of her antics. Gaga can go very far on the enthusiasm of her enormous cult audience – truly, second place ain’t bad – but this impromptu chart showdown is a sign that she may have completely lost her grasp on casual mainstream fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Katy Perry sold 557k first week with ROAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Katy Perry sold 557k first week with ROAR WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Roar sounds like something Taylor or Avril would do, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Roar sounds like something Taylor or Avril would do, Avril she hasn't been relevant since.. Well it's been a while Taylor Swift? No.. Unless it's about her break ups, she wouldn't touch a song like Roar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Avril she hasn't been relevant since.. Well it's been a while Taylor Swift? No.. Unless it's about her break ups, she wouldn't touch a song like Roar Relevance has nothing to do with what I said Nor does subject matter. This SOUNDS very Avrilly/Taylor's Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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