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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 59 February 2009 - Index

MUSIC REVIEWS
by Jamie Nicholes
WarM UP Lady gaga The Fame
There's something about Lady GaGa that makes the gays
love her instantly, and I think I know why. Lady GaGa reminds
you of that crazy girl in high school: the one who wore a
cape and Robin Hood boots to class, who in drama class
always did monologues that ended in death, and who made
all the plain girls turn up their pressed powdered noses at
her defiance. And of course this girl was your best friend
because she thought that you were fabulous. Now that girl's
got an album just as eclectic as her style and every homo in
the world is eating it up. The Fame is a blend of rock, pop,
electro, dance and hip-hop, then hosed with a hot glue gun
and dipped in glitter and given a platinum weave. The current
single "Poker Face" follows the same formula as its predecessor
"Just Dance," and there's much more where both
those came from. Don't ask questions, just buy this. Now.
You'll Love: Just Dance, Love Game, Paparazzi, Poker Face,
Starstruck
hands UP tracy young Genesis Vol. 1
The First Lady of the Circuit brings it back again with a new
sound and a new compilation series. From the sound of
things, Tracy's butched it up in the way of peppering the
mix with a lot of the dark and dirty tracks, a.k.a. the totally
interchangeable tribal tracks with deep voices saying weird
things. In fact, the first half of the disc is all dark jungle, save
for vocal piercings from Ceevox ("What's Done Is Done")
and Celeda ("Good Time"). But the second half sees the
return of the accessible side of Tracy, combining lead beats
with powerful vocals and singalong hooks like "Shine" by
Yinon Yahel and Jesse LaBelle, "Reach" by Lil' Mo Yin Yang,
"Open Your Heart" by Axwell & Dirty South feat. Rudy, and
the now classic "Alright" by Red Carpet. Genesis Vol.1 offers
a combination nu-skool/old-skool sound, mixing the modern
Circuit sound of mostly vocal-less production with the classic
smiling atmosphere of uplifting vocal tracks. Something here
for everyone.
You'll Love: Genesis, Shine, Do It Properly, Reach, Open
Your Heart, Alright
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Healthy Am I! Happy Am I! (W)holy Am I!