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The Official Katy Perry Thread; New album "Witness"
Topic Started: May 12 2010, 08:39 PM (14,805 Views)
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The impact Katy Perry has on the world even at 8 am on a bus full of people :dance: :
http://youtu.be/ZffTZ-Qc-JU

and of course, it wouldn't be complete without the AUTO-TUNED version w/ music:

http://youtu.be/xA40X66qboc

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Happy to see her reach the #1 spot again. Glad she's breaking records. Love this song.
Think about it. Are you actually happy to see an act like Katy Perry breaking records?

Really? Katy Perry?
Yep. And let me tell ya why? It's because she isn't this naturally beauty that has the best voice in the business. However, she knows how to entertain. Her songs are great infectious pop songs. Certainly I am not saying they are masterpieces nor am I comparing her to anyone else in the business who is much more talented. She is her own artist. She beats to her own drum. A little offbeat and kooky. Not your conventional "good girl next door". She doesn't necessarily look or compare to anyone else. She is just Katy Perry. As a musician, she writes most of her songs. She isn't limited to just vocals as she plays guitar and I imagine a few other instruments. To me, she's a genuine pop artist. I don't think she is pretending to be anyone or trying to emulate anyone else. She also has a great sense of humor and you can see it in her videos which are highly visual and usually entertaining. This current #1 song stuck out to me when first listening to "Teenage Dream". Not because I think it's the greatest pop song ever written. Not that I think it's her best song. Though, it's just fun and goofy. When you hear the song, you know she's having fun and obviously she did the same in the video. Personally, I think music should be about having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. That stands out to me more than someone boringly standing in front of a mic, belting a song out in perfect pitch.

Anyway, that's my personal opinion.
Nah sorry, I know what you're saying, but (very)minor talents like Perry who make very disposable, generic, fluff pop songs do not deserve the same accolade that someone like Michael Jackson earned. Just because she doesn't take herself seriously is hardly reason enough to have her mentioned in the same breath as geniuses like Jackson.

She absolutely has her place in the current pop landscape, but she should never, EVER be compared to a legendary artist and performer like Jacko.
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Aug 17 2011, 04:35 PM
Happy to see her reach the #1 spot again. Glad she's breaking records. Love this song.
Think about it. Are you actually happy to see an act like Katy Perry breaking records?

Really? Katy Perry?
Yep. And let me tell ya why? It's because she isn't this naturally beauty that has the best voice in the business. However, she knows how to entertain. Her songs are great infectious pop songs. Certainly I am not saying they are masterpieces nor am I comparing her to anyone else in the business who is much more talented. She is her own artist. She beats to her own drum. A little offbeat and kooky. Not your conventional "good girl next door". She doesn't necessarily look or compare to anyone else. She is just Katy Perry. As a musician, she writes most of her songs. She isn't limited to just vocals as she plays guitar and I imagine a few other instruments. To me, she's a genuine pop artist. I don't think she is pretending to be anyone or trying to emulate anyone else. She also has a great sense of humor and you can see it in her videos which are highly visual and usually entertaining. This current #1 song stuck out to me when first listening to "Teenage Dream". Not because I think it's the greatest pop song ever written. Not that I think it's her best song. Though, it's just fun and goofy. When you hear the song, you know she's having fun and obviously she did the same in the video. Personally, I think music should be about having fun and not taking yourself too seriously. That stands out to me more than someone boringly standing in front of a mic, belting a song out in perfect pitch.

Anyway, that's my personal opinion.
Nah sorry, I know what you're saying, but (very)minor talents like Perry who make very disposable, generic, fluff pop songs do not deserve the same accolade that someone like Michael Jackson earned. Just because she doesn't take herself seriously is hardly reason enough to have her mentioned in the same breath as geniuses like Jackson.

She absolutely has her place in the current pop landscape, but she should never, EVER be compared to a legendary artist and performer like Jacko.
Seriously?? Just because she charted 5 number one songs from one album and now she's compared to Jackson? How? You're really taking this far too seriously. Jackson was a joke himself. His songs were pretty kooky as well. But like I said about Perry's songs, his songs were fun and infectious. Some were better than others. And don't misinterpret me, I am not saying she's even close to his status as a mega star.

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Er... say what you will about MJ's choices and lifestyle but even comparing his massive talent in singing, dancing and songwriting (8 of the 10 songs on the Bad album are written BY HIM and HIM ALONE) to someone as inconsequential as KATY FUCKING PERRY is an insult to music. She just happened to be the pretty girl with the big boobs that got the latest batch of Max Martin songs. And the fact that she seems completely devoid of charisma or talent (not to mention in fact, personality) certainly doesn't help. The day the music died indeed.
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So aligning herself up with Max Martin is a bad thing now? LOL! Also, everyone of her songs she has had writing credit on. A great pop song is hardly measured by someone writing it alone. Nor is it a bad thing to team up with the hottest producer of the moment, even Michael Jackson ended up doing that by the 90's.

Much of anything else you mentioned, is purely your opinion. In fact, I wouldn't really consider her all that pretty. (My opinion). Though, I think she has a lot of personality. (My opinion!) I mean; you just don't produce a video like TGIF and not be consider to have NO personality, charisma or talent. But of course that is completely subjective. We're all welcome to have our opinion, but to me no one gets as far as she has so far, lacking talent and charisma. After all, many people said the same of Madonna in the early days.

Maybe music hasn't died at all. Maybe it's the fact that you're not willing to see beyond the capabilities of those other great talents you speak highly of. After all, everything you say of Katy Perry were said of those talents back in the day, when compared to other legendary acts before them. And lucky for you, some people will agree with you. Unfortunately, you're going to be bothered by this for years to come as I suspect Katy Perry is staying around for awhile. Did I mention, she does write her own music and has penned songs for others? She does play instruments and the shows I've seen her put on are pretty elaborate.

But again, I wouldn't dare even compare Katy to Jackson at this point in her career. Other than they both have had huge pop songs and scored 5 number ones from the same album. She's got a long way to go before I would even dare compare her to Jackson. Meanwhile, she's fun to listen to. ;)



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for katy perry to equal mj's record in the current market climate is far less great of an accomplishment than what mj achieved. people nowadays cherrypick the digital singles off an album instead of buying the entire album, whereas back in the days of bad, it was the other way around. plus, katy perry followed the recent trend of releasing a different version of the single, incidentally in the week it seemed more likely to peak on the hot 100, not to mention the original version was also discounted. that's not to say she's not very popular at the moment, it's ridiculous to claim otherwise. nonetheless, her record is pretty much fixed, and that's not an arguable issue.
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Billboard hints 'Peacock' as the next single

Now, the only question remains, will Capitol be tempted to release "Peacock" as the next single in an attempt to reach six Hot 100 No. 1 singles. That track has the best sales of the remaining songs on the album, having scanned 388,000 units to date.
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Billboard hints 'Peacock' as the next single

Now, the only question remains, will Capitol be tempted to release "Peacock" as the next single in an attempt to reach six Hot 100 No. 1 singles. That track has the best sales of the remaining songs on the album, having scanned 388,000 units to date.
I hope so. And I hope it goes #1. That song is hilarious. Though, I can't see radio playing this song with the obvious meaning behind the song. But I'd think it would be a hoot if radio did.

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what a CUNT :angry:

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why do I feel like Teenage Dream's been out for 4 years and it's barely over a year old?
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Dear God, when will it end?

'Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Such is the thinking, as voiced by EMI Music/Capitol Records EVP/marketing and promotion Greg Thompson, behind the label's decision to release a sixth pop radio single from Katy Perry's album, "Teenage Dream."

The set's "The One That Got Away" goes for airplay next month.

And, what could be gained is a first in the Billboard Hot 100's 53-year history.

The first five singles from the album - "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg; the title cut; "Firework"; "E.T.," featuring Kanye West; and, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" - all reached the Hot 100's summit, making Perry the first woman to notch five No. 1s on the chart from one album.

Michael Jackson is the only other artist to have accomplished the feat, having scored five leaders from "Bad" in 1987-88. (The sixth single from "Bad," "Another Part of Me," peaked at No. 11. Seventh and final single "Smooth Criminal" reached No. 7).


Thus, should "One" follow the first five singles from "Dream" to the top, Perry would become the first artist to crack open a six-pack of Hot 100 No. 1s from one album.

Capitol confirmed the single choice to Billboard at last night's (Sept. 13) performance by Perry's labelmate Lady Antebellum at New York City's Irving Plaza. The country trio celebrated the release of its third studio album, "Own the Night," by introducing songs from the set (including its "favorite," according to the band's Hillary Scott, ballad "Cold as Stone") and sampling its previous hits, a set that closed with its 2009 five-week Country Songs No. 1, and pop and adult crossover smash, "Need You Now."

The label stressed that it is not specifically releasing "One" with the hopes of rewriting Hot 100 history. Rather, the decision factors in Perry's fondness for the song, its ear-catching hook and her obvious track record of success at pop radio.

"If it goes to No. 1, that would be great," said Thompson. "If not, we still have a Katy song on the radio in fourth quarter," potentially fueling further sales for "Dream" in the busiest of shopping seasons.


Even if "One" is not a Hot 100 No. 1, Perry still offers her fans the gift of a Yuletide-timed release. If it does reach the apex, Perry herself opens the gift of unprecedented Hot 100 history.

Adding to the song's chart-topping potential: a "touch-up," i.e., a Dr. Luke-produced radio edit of the album version (which he also produced), according to Thompson, and a video. The label is currently "reading treatments" for the proposed clip. (Perry penned the song with Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) and Max Martin).

Perry's "California Dreams Tour," which kicked off in February, continues with U.S., South American and European dates through Dec. 1. Of the 40 concerts reported to Billboard Boxscore, the tour has grossed $22 million and played to 408,000 fans.


On its path to equaling the King of Pop's Hot 100 milestone, "Dream" has sold 1.8 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the week of Sept. 11, 2010, and has remained in the chart's top 40 for all 55 of its chart weeks.

While "One" is the sixth pop single from "Dream," another track from the album has topped a Billboard tally. "Peacock" joined the set's five Hot 100 leaders as No. 1s on Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs chart.
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the sheer irony of a bad pop album's campaign attempting to beat a chart record set by an album titled bad.
Edited by FuckBuddy, Sep 14 2011, 10:59 PM.
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Katy Perry 'Freshening Up' Unreleased Songs
Producer Tricky Stewart reveals that singer is in studio working on leftovers from their Teenage Dream sessions.

She may still be releasing tracks off Teenage Dream thanks to her latest single, "The One That Got Away," but Katy Perry is already hard at work on some other super-special, top-secret musical project.

Producer Tricky Stewart, who worked with Perry on three Teenage Dream songs, is back at work with the California Gurl herself, prepping some music with the singer. "Katy and I went into [the studio] just to address some issues with records that we had done in the past that didn't end up going on Teenage Dream," he told MTV News. "So we are in the process of just listening and freshening up things and getting ready for something special she has going on."

What is it that she is readying? Well, Stewart doesn't exactly know, or maybe he just doesn't want to say. "I don't know what it is, but I know she has something going on because she wants to be in the studio," he said. "So that's good. ... I can tell you that Katy likes the studio again; that's always a good thing."

While he couldn't shed much light on the project itself, he did reveal the name of the song. "This song is really special. It's called 'Dressing Up,' so it's going to be a big record, I think," he said. "It definitely fits. It's right there in what her sensibilities are as a musician and a songwriter. She doesn't change much. She has a very keen musical taste. It'll be really good."

The music they are working on is using some leftovers from their Teenage Dream sessions. And they hope to finally put that magic out into the world. "We always knew that the records we created were special [and] at the time it was more contractual obligation [that they didn't make the record]," he explained, noting all the success the singer has experienced with the record, which includes five #1 songs. "I can only have so many songs produced by me on the record. She didn't need to have extra songs at the same time."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671985/katy-perry-secret-project-album.jhtml
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It's probably a re-release aimed at a holiday release. They REALLY want the album to top 2 million in the US, don't they? :chuckle:
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quite obviously her label will release a new track off the re-issue just to give it a good shot at number one and then claim she broke mj's record. it looks like a tie wasn't enough for her greedy ass.

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quite obviously her label will release a new track off the re-issue just to give it a good shot at number one and then claim she broke mj's record. it looks like a tie wasn't enough for her greedy ass.

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"The One That Got Away" is the current single, the 6th from the album, and is taking off at radio already before the adds date.
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She has SUCH an incredibly weak, bland voice. Normally when the stars appear on X Factor, it makes you appreciate how good they are compared to the contestants, but not with her.
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She literally has to remain stationary and concentrate on her singing so hard it looks like she's having a stroke JUST to be able to project something even slightly resembling a musical note.

And even then, there's some flat ass notes in that performance. Damn. :manson:
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I know. Compare that performance to the likes of Beyonce or even GaGa. It's embarassing.
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