12-16-2009, 02:04 PM
She did a short acoustic version in the middle of the show during her piano interlude. That was cool. Everyone is all raving about the fact that she can actually play an instrument, unlike so many other divas, but she's really not that great of a pianist. Still, the piano interlude was amusing, and made up for the soulful ballad interlude that most divas would drop at that point. Gaga doesn't quite have the pipes for that yet. She could some day, but not quite yet. Got to pay your dues before you can sing the blues and that just hasn't happened to this 23 year old yet. Later, she went for the full out dance number pop version of p-p-p-p-poker, as if we haven't heard that enough.
In truth, I was a tad underwhelmed. I expected just a little more, but my diva bar is set pretty high. Gaga clearly has potential to stand amongst the megadivas some day, but she needs to survive her own fame monster first, especially that nose wipe if it's a symptom of what I'm thinking. That could be a real deal breaker, especially with a nasal orifice of her magnitude.
She did encore with a reggae-influenced tune, which always wins me over (I know, I'm such a pushover that way) and then Bad Romance, which was totally predictable, given the set list at that point.
In truth, I was a tad underwhelmed. I expected just a little more, but my diva bar is set pretty high. Gaga clearly has potential to stand amongst the megadivas some day, but she needs to survive her own fame monster first, especially that nose wipe if it's a symptom of what I'm thinking. That could be a real deal breaker, especially with a nasal orifice of her magnitude.
She did encore with a reggae-influenced tune, which always wins me over (I know, I'm such a pushover that way) and then Bad Romance, which was totally predictable, given the set list at that point.
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