My thoughts on Lady Gaga (Everyone else has an opinion, so I guess I do too)

She's a very, very good pop musician and she'll be around for a long time to come. I'm not a huge fan of her music, but there are some catchy songs in there. Her "Telephone" video is some kind of genius. I tried so hard to loathe her, but at the end of the day you can't deny the girl's a real talent. Shades of Madonna (another artist whose music I don't care for but who is also a stunningly talented and savvy musician). I'd prefer she dial down the pretension a bit, though. Just because she wears crazy outfits doesn't mean she's creating great art (see: Cher). When you boil it down to the songs, they're exceptional dance tracks but not exactly groundbreaking.