Those #Grammy Performances: Kendrick channels the spirit of #Bowie while #GaGa reduces his songs and imagery to Karaoke for XFactor viewers
Those #Grammy Performances: Kendrick channels the spirit of #Bowie while #GaGa reduces his songs and imagery to Karaoke for XFactor viewers Halfway through the GaGa I had an epiphany... This (the Lady GaGa performance) encapsulates what non-Bowie fans (in many cases actually non-music fans) think of David Bowie. "Weird & strange" with some good tunes and funny costumes. Which is fine, of course :) On the recommendation of others (and the hints that DB & Visconti were fans/influenced when making ★) I've listened to and been impressed by Kendrick Lamar. He's the real deal. Blending sounds and influences (as in the introduction to the video) I find him much closer to an artist like Bowie in spirit and application. Kendrik here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMdR8fK-88 GaGa here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fGBZhsa4VU Warning includes an Intel Marketing splash which uses the term "... another level". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMdR8fK-...