Janszoon

No, but if anyone is going to obsess over an artist, presumably it's going to be her fans.

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eraser.time206

Why obsess in the first place?

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Salami

I agree with that bit. If you think about it, her piano skills aren't particularly exceptional. There are kids in every school in the UK who could play to the same standard. She isn't creative when it comes to writing melodies, so I can't agree with anyone who's arguing in favour of her artistry.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

Eh, I can see that visually. Not so much musically, though. I mean, maybe Bowie's most watered down material.

I'm glad somebody else sees this point. Seriously, doing that sort of very slow spaced out 'emotional' pop/rock style isn't the hardest thing in the world, either. I mean, if you want a phenomenal pianist search the words 'Martha Argerich'.

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Salami

Why be obsessed with anything? People obviously like the fun and the outrageousness of her music.


It is incredibly easy to make yourself sound good on the piano. Almost all of my friends are at least grade 6. It's just something we all learn!

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

Every try Busoni?

Seriously, though. Faking 'emotional' sounding piano work is the easiest thing to do on piano. You literally can hit any chord in any order, you just have to sustain them for a half note to a whole note, and dispense quarter note rests between them.

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Salami

He was incredible. I've never encountered someone who put so much power into his performance (for a pianist, that is). I'm also amazed at how good the recordings are from 1920's.

Here's the one I feel to be the most powerful. It's incredible on an organ, but he makes it nearly as good on the piano!

starrynight

Because people over-identify with musicians, they do it just as much with 'rock' stars too. I find it annnoying on message boards but I suppose you have to put up with it.

As for plagiarism, another word for it is influence. Everyone has influences, nothing is really completely original. What matters is whether what is done is done well or not.

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blastingas10

I'm surprised that she can even play any instrument.

Salami

She sure knows how to play a chromatic scale and do arpeggios, but I sense that her musical prowess has been greatly overblown.



If you just stop for a while and listen, you can probably, from where you are, hear someone playing to the same standard.