Sorry for any offense taken to my reaction to the reaction. The dance routine could be seen as an extension of (if you will) the many ages/faces of Sia, depicting inner struggle, conciliatory moments, heartbreak and playfulness. Or not. Her veil (which she didn't bother with on a recent U.K. TV appearance) would seem to suggest her reticence at public appearance or serves as reinforcement of my idea that the dancers and the mime are extensions of her musical/artistic statement that she is hiding behind in plain sight. Whatevs. I enjoyed it. If she creeps you out or seems pretentious, tune out and have a bowl of your favorite cultural comfort food instead.
On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8:44:36 PM UTC-8, PGage wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Michael <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Some serious hey-you-kids-get-off-my-lawning on this thread. Sia has a >> fantastic voice, and writes some beautiful, elegant pop for modern times >> (as opposed to the sort of MOR fodder the American Idol and Voice strivers >> often produce). If she wants to go all arty and glam (Ziggy Stardust-style) >> in her presentation, it doesn't bother me one bit. YMMV and if it does, >> crank up the old 8-track or check out what Simon Cowell is flogging. >> > > I don't think so - and I think a lot of the push-back in the thread is > contradictory and incoherent. You can argue that the Sia critics are old > people who don't understand what the kids are doing and argue that the Sia > critics need a lesson on Ziggy Stardust. Bowie is older than me, and I > don't really need any reminders from anyone about his artistic range. > > I don't think anyone has dissed the quality of Zia's voice (I certainly > have not, I find it quite pleasant). The performance "art" stuff she does > along side her singing has been the target of critique. I don't mind things > that are outside the box, or experimental, or artistic. I don't find what > she does to be artistic - or at least, not good art. I have asked a couple > of times in the past without answer, and will repeat it for a third time - > can anyone explain, or describe, or gesture in the general direction of, > any meaning or artistic point in the visual performance? I find it lacking > completely. > > I have been reminded by a few posters that I have the right to not like > her work, which I should think goes without saying. The fact that it is > being said anyway suggests that perhaps my original critique has been > misunderstood. I was not calling for Zia's performance to be made illegal, > or for those who like it to be stoned to death. Just making the observation > that it appears silly, not because it is different, but because it lacks > any detectable artistic merit or meaning. Again, if anyone finds merit, I > would appreciate if they could hum a few bars, or do anything more than > accuse those who disagree with them of being old fogies. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
