Whatcha Say: The Good, The Bad & The Perry In This Week’s Reader Comments
This week Katy Perry made history when “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” crawled to number one on the Hot 100, becoming her fifth consecutive chart-topper from Teenage Dream — an album that songwriting veteran Linda Perry coincidentally dismissed as “crap”. Way to rain on a girl’s parade! Other hot topics included Lady Gaga’s long-awaited and typically demented “You And I” video, as well as Beyonce’s breathtaking 4 showcase at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. Head below to see what our always on-the-ball readers had to say about these poptastic happenings.
:: Asu had (a lot) less time for the real-life Smurfette:”Katy Perry is the epitome of generic pop music. Her songs have no meaning and she barely has a 2 octave voice – also her personality is unpleasant.”
:: Ronnie was not impressed by the way Katy achieved the record: “[Remixes] shouldn’t count be counted with the original sales they should be in a separate remix sales or something.”
:: Wendy tended towards the dramatic: “R.I.P. music.”
:: Brian Carpenter gave the former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman a piece of his mind: “LINDA needs to get an effing life. I’ve never heard of this old hag or her band and she’s just jealous that Katy is pretty, talented and making world records.”
:: Danny took a similar view: “Katy’s just having fun being girly on her 5 #1’s in a row, #1 album and over a year long tour making $300 a ticket while Linda is rocking out at the House of Blues still selling tickets for $25. Bittttttterrrrr.”
:: Godiva, however, agreed with Linda’s assessment: “I enjoy Katy’s music, but I agree with Linda wholeheartedly. There is zero substance.”
:: Eric liked what he saw: “Amazing video! She hit the nail with this one.”
:: MackenzieJohn2011 agreed wholeheartedly: “I hate people who hate Lady Gaga. This video is brilliant!”
:: Dita James verbalized what a lot of people were thinking: “Why does she look better as a bloke?”
:: Mel couldn’t contain her excitement: “She tore down the whole show. People didn’t want to leave and wanted more. Understandly so. King B KILLED IT!!!”
:: Noelster wished he could have been there: “Few reviews manage to capture the scene of a show quite like this. I wasn’t there, but I can already smell the damp polyester wigs, melting diva face paint, and wet house of Dereon bedding wrapped around the rain-soaked crowd at Roseland.”