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I think better. At least Lady Gaga is doing something unique and interesting. It might not be my cup of tea but I imagine it wouldn't be boring at the very least.
I think better. At least Lady Gaga is doing something unique and interesting. It might not be my cup of tea but I imagine it wouldn't be boring at the very least.
Interesting yes, unique no, she should pay royalties to Madonna
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
The original comment was based on the fact that most Roo goers feel it would really change the dynamic of the festival.
I can't put it to rest until you give me the EXACT NUMBERS of Roo goers that feel having Lady Gaga there would change the dynamic of the festival.
When I say exact numbers, I mean it.
Yea I don't think having Lady Gaga there is any different than any of the other pop headliners they've had in the past few years. It would change the dynamic for the hour and a half she plays unopposed in the What Stage field, nothing more.
I don't know if Gaga sells more tickets to Roo. She can headline Lolla b/c it is in an urban center surrounded by suburbs filled with teenie bops. Those people aren't camping on a farm in Manchester, TN.
BTW, I'm not saying she can't headline Roo. I just don't see the business sense.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
I think better. At least Lady Gaga is doing something unique and interesting. It might not be my cup of tea but I imagine it wouldn't be boring at the very least.
Interesting yes, unique no, she should pay royalties to Madonna
Madonna sucks balls and her arm veins look like Fat Bastard's neck vagina.
I don't know if Gaga sells more tickets to Roo. She can headline Lolla b/c it is in an urban center surrounded by suburbs filled with teenie bops. Those people aren't camping on a farm in Manchester, TN.
I probably met close to 100 people that were camping on a farm in Manchester, TN, who later planned to go to an urban center to watch Lolla.
I don't know if Gaga sells more tickets to Roo. She can headline Lolla b/c it is in an urban center surrounded by suburbs filled with teenie bops. Those people aren't camping on a farm in Manchester, TN.
I probably met close to 100 people that were camping on a farm in Manchester, TN, who later planned to go to an urban center to watch Lolla.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
Juggs.....I think its time for you to give this up man......TO EACH THEIR OWN. Cant you see that this argument is going in circles? If people dont like Gaga, well thats their choice.....give it a rest
79,200 + THE 2 GUYS WHO RUN THE FISH TACO STAND!!!!
GIMME' SOME CLAPTON!!!
THERE AREN'T FISH TACOS AT BONNAROO! LIAR!
Man...did you seriously not get a fish Taco??? They were DYNAMITE....3 for $6 bucks and they were selling cans of miller out of their cooler...1 for $3 or 2 for $5.....best discovery at Roo...besides Gary Clark Jr.
Juggs.....I think its time for you to give this up man......TO EACH THEIR OWN. Cant you see that this argument is going in circles? If people dont like Gaga, well thats their choice.....give it a rest
- 2009: Nobody. Bonnaroo got back to it's roots, and all you custies who don't like Phish can just go ahead and get out of the festival that went back to its roots and got jammy even though it was the most diverse lineup ever but is still back to its jammy roots jammy. Custie.
Judging by your comment, that's exactly your point.
You said people who go to Lolla aren't coming to camp at Roo. I happened to meet a ton of people that were doing exactly that.
The point is that when you have a festival in a city. It attracts alot of casual fans and pop fans. Lots of these casual/pop fans are willing to drive downtown for the weekend but probably wouldn't camp in the TN heat for 4 days. The pure inconvience of Roo will always filter out the casual fan.
Sure, there are many Lolla attendees that go to Roo. Not every lolla attendee is a Casual fan.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
Racist overtones? Are you sure it's not just people upset about their time being wasted in 2008, his creating the St Anger of rap with such awfulness as Flashing LIGHTS LIGHTS LIGHTS, and the overwhelming push from such popular media lightweights as Rolling Stone magazine ("He's a lot like Jesus!")?
That's cool if you like what Rolling Stone tells you to like. Saying that dissent against it is "racist" is among the dumbest things I have ever read on the internet.
You should probably learn to read more. Nowhere did I say that racial issues were the only reason people had a problem with him. Rather, I likened people's innate response to him to theirs to Lady Gaga, which has a lot more to do with his high profile as a mainstream/pop artist than it does his music. I only mentioned that the response to Gaga is minus the racist undertones that tend to accompany criticism of Kanye West. Additionally, you're blind if you don't think that's valid - note how many times someone on here criticizes his music because it doesn't "say anything important," or it's "not political," or any number of other bullshit reasons that only seem to come up when dealing with popular/mainstream hip-hop artists.
Your response actually speaks volumes, and somewhat validates what I was saying. It seems that at least some of your dislike stems from the fact that he's "popular," or that magazines like Rolling Stone feature him heavily. I'd be willing to bet that if Kanye West was more akin in popularity to say, J.Cole, Lupe Fiasco, or Kid Cudi, you wouldn't have nearly the opposition that you do to his music. (Note: I'm leaving out the ridiculous grudge people hold against him regarding 2008 because it's frankly, ridiculous, and has nothing to do with the music.)
I have no problem with musicians being popular. I like plenty of them. The problem is when people like anything solely because it is popular...it leads one to say unrelentingly stupid stuff like "criticism of Kanye is based on racism" or whatever.
You're welcome to disregard the one big thing that many people dislike Kanye for (2008). It makes sense. It would certainly be very difficult to forward such a ridiculous theory as the Kanye/racism one you have espoused if you also considered reality.
Judging by your comment, that's exactly your point.
You said people who go to Lolla aren't coming to camp at Roo. I happened to meet a ton of people that were doing exactly that.
The point is that when you have a festival in a city. It attracts alot of casual fans and pop fans. Lots of these casual/pop fans are willing to drive downtown for the weekend but probably wouldn't camp in the TN heat for 4 days. The pure inconvience of Roo will always filter out the casual fan.
Sure, there are many Lolla attendees that go to Roo. Not every lolla attendee is a Casual fan.
Not every Roo attendee is a casual fan.
People will travel wherever they think they'll see the most music they like. If Gaga and a solid undercard lineup is what they want and Bonnaroo delivers it, then people will travel there.
I don't understand the idea that her fans won't travel to Roo and camp in the heat. As if Gaga fans can't be fans of other music and already been to Bonnaroo in the past.
People said that old people wouldn't come to 2009 to see Bruce but there were plenty of Boss fans that camped out in the heat just to see their favorite star (while also being able to check out a bunch of other great music). Same thing for the metalheads in 2008.
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
I have no problem with musicians being popular. I like plenty of them. The problem is when people like anything solely because it is popular...it leads one to say unrelentingly stupid stuff like "criticism of Kanye is based on racism" or whatever.
First off........to claim that you know the reasons why people like or don't like something is ridiculous. For every single person there are many different factors that lead to them liking an artist. Not everyone is a mindless zombie that just opens up Rolling Stone magazine and says "Okay....now I have to like this band and this band and this band because they told me so". That's stupid.
People do sometimes read Rolling Stone magazine and read articles about an artist that makes them to better understand who the person is or what their music is all about. This might lead to them seeking out the music, listening to it, and liking it.
Please, don't pretend like you know why people like Lady Gaga. You don't know all the reasons and not everyone (especially people who go to Roo) just listen to what is popular.
Also, NOBODY said "criticism of Kanye is based on racism". That wasn't Jugg's point at all.
You're welcome to disregard the one big thing that many people dislike Kanye for (2008).
"Many people" is an exaggeration. Not "many" people were even at that show. Most people dislike Kanye for his attitude, ego, and personality. Only a small portion of music fans (and I mean SMALL) were at his show in 2008 and most of them have moved on. There's really no reason to hold a grudge. He was a dick one night.....most artists are.
It makes sense. It would certainly be very difficult to forward such a ridiculous theory as the Kanye/racism one you have espoused if you also considered reality.