Lana Del Ray and stage presence.

Lalealynn

I was watching her preform Videogames on youtube live. I was struck by what stage presence she has.

I know people get at her for lack of authenticity sometimes. But I really feel she has great presence.

I don't think it has been captured in the studio to it's best affect though.

What do others think? And what about her in general?

I thought she would have been bigger by now.

Corholio

Lalealynn wrote: »

I was watching her preform Videogames on youtube live. I was struck by what stage presence she has.

I know people get at her for lack of authenticity sometimes. But I really feel she has great presence.

I don't think it has been captured in the studio to it's best affect though.

What do others think? And what about her in general?

I thought she would have been bigger by now.

She looked bored as hell at the Marquee. Wasn't a fan but any live music is grand by me, she just didn't wanna be there and definitely didn't have any 'presence'.

She is reasonably big though. Unfortunately.

Mr E

Alt/Indie?

Lalealynn

Lalealynn wrote: »

I thought she would have been bigger by now.

Really? She's pretty huge as it is.

Anyway I like her in general. Some of her music is great. She isn't authentic by any means but that's not necessarily a bad thing; Lana Del Rey is essentially a character that she plays and she does it quite well, even if it is a bit one-dimensional at times. I prefer Ultraviolence to the first album 'cause it was that little bit more ambitious. Haven't seen her live yet so can't really comment on how she is as a live performer.

Mr E wrote: »

Alt/Indie?

Don't see why she'd be out of place here. Yes she has mainstream success but she's hardly Katy Perry or Justin Bieber. Her music has elements of trip-hop, dream pop, blues....I'd say by conventional pop music standards she's still "alternative" sounding.

Lalealynn

Mr E wrote: »

Alt/Indie?

Well sorry. *grins*

You may put Lana where you wish. :-) I didn't think it fit quite here or quite in pop either though.

We categorize sometimes more by contrast than by similar properties. But I take your point putting her in Indie simply because she is not Bieber might mean we put everything that is not Bieber into Indie by that logic.

I don't really know where to put her then?

laklaker

She is a good singer though, her attitude quite dragging it down.

Andy.Kupp87

Yea heard she's unreal live. Your right though she hasn't gotten as big as I thought she would.

Birneybau

She get any better in the last 3 years?