Guest Topaz Scorpio Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Check out this video from a Pink Floyd concert a few years back. Go forward to about 7 minutes and start watching. You'll begin to recognize a familiar sight.... http://youtube.com/watch?v=EToTEgHmT-k&...%20floyd%20numb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hafo Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I wouldn't be surprised. She pays hommages to John Travolta and ABBA, why not PF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topaz Scorpio Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 The homages to Saturday Night Fever and ABBA were deliberate and meant for everyone to know it. They were also throwbacks to the disco era. Same thing could be said for the "Tommy" similarities in her photo spreads that were posted here not too long ago. This is just ripping off a concert from a few years back. I don't find it a huge deal because I still enjoyed her performance, but it's still a bit disappointing to find out yet another thing she has cribbed from someone else. And blah, blah, blah, she made it her own, blah, blah, blah. I still find it disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hafo Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 After the American Life debacle (scrapping AL original video, Hollywood video, using Missy Elliot, the children's books) I don't expect Esther to do anything original with her work anymore, to be honest. COADF is a total rip-off too, but at least the product is enjoyable enough to overlook the plagiarism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moniquearis Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Yeah. But with a twist. A better one. What Pink Floyd doing with a disco ball at their concert I dunno. It'd be kinda like if Madonna having a polka dance at her concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evil M Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 i dont mind. they are both nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindi Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Cool! It looks like the identical disco ball! I really don't care though. Madonna has been "ripping off" other artists since she first appeared in the "Material Girl" video. Plus the disco ball was only one element in her opening. What dominated more for me was the whole S&M equestrian theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeSomeMo Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 OMG I need some intense Paris Hilton treatment after having to sit through that clip. Hey, I know what will make this slow, boring song better: a meandering 5 hour guitar solo. Wtf, who listens to this shit, even the performers looked bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surannée Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I don't think it's exactly a rip off. By the way, "Comfortably Numb" will never be the same for me after Scissor Sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I don't recall Madonna ever claiming to be the first artist to emerge from a lowered discoball onstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindi Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Nor is it the first time she's done it herself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeSomeMo Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 OMG the Girlie Show was in 93. Pink Floyd RIPPING OFF MADONNA SHOCKER!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshade Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I love Pink Floyd, but Madonna made better use of her "blooming" disco ball - emerging from it like an embryo of light amidst a backdrop of galloping horses. She admits to plagarism anyway, should we really be surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai Papi Si. Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Is that it? So she ripped off the lotus-styled disco ball. Okaaaaaaaaay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hyperballad_brad Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples388 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Well the first thing that came into my mind when I heard reports about her emerging from a disco ball was U2's PopMart Tour when they came out of the giant lemon thing. So yeah, there you go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaz Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 There must be more artist coming out in disco balls. Still, the openning is so perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hyperballad_brad Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Saying your disappointed about the disco ball being slightly similar to the one at Pink Flloyd, could just be extended to Madonna doing the cross thing which has been done by other artists, a copying of outfits from Saturday Night and Abba, and the copying imagery from Tommy to create the photos from COAD and the Tina Turner Acid Queen backdrop. It's a bit nit picking really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topaz Scorpio Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 We need to keep this post as a milestone. From here on we should not here any more attacks on Mariah, Kylie, Janet, and all the rest for supposed appropriation of things Madonna already did prior. Because apparently copying other artists is no big deal now. Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai Papi Si. Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 We need to keep this post as a milestone. From here on we should not here any more attacks on Mariah, Kylie, Janet, and all the rest for supposed appropriation of things Madonna already did prior. Because apparently copying other artists is no big deal now. Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR! Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Downy Downer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beautiful Stranger Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 We need to keep this post as a milestone. From here on we should not here any more attacks on Mariah, Kylie, Janet, and all the rest for supposed appropriation of things Madonna already did prior. Because apparently copying other artists is no big deal now. Great! You try so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenabo Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 OMG I need some intense Paris Hilton treatment after having to sit through that clip. Hey, I know what will make this slow, boring song better: a meandering 5 hour guitar solo. Wtf, who listens to this shit, even the performers looked bored. QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lucifer Sam Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 coming from someone who was a big fan of Pink Floyd before madonna even had a hit, this comparison is desperate & baffling & downright ridiculous. is the whinger who started this topic for real?? he couldn't even tell the difference between a Pink Floyd album & a bonjovi album if his life depended on it i bet if he wants to worship janet(???), kylie(???), & mariah (!!!) & protect them from mean Madonna fans then he should go post at those singers lalaland forums instead of desperately stirring up lame shit like this here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Beautiful Stranger Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 :gggggg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Topaz, do you seriously believe that most fans aren't aware that Madonna pays homage/appropriates things from other acts? For years, she's talked about how she's inspired by art, other artists, etc. etc. I think you're looking at a very FEW select number of fans, and bringing something like this up as a means of "Here, I'm gonna show you." The problem with some other "divas" is that they flat out REFUSE to acknowledge the Madonna influence- Janet Jackson comes specifically to mind. I can't imagine anyone having a problem when Kylie Minogue does it, though, since she's such a self-admitted Madge fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boytoyville Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Was anybody even in thier disco ball after it bloomed? Also, what a bore fest! How can anybody sit through an entire show of that music! I have the Dark side of the moon album which is all right....but why would you need all their albums or to go to one of their concerts. BORING!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Little Red Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 This is just ripping off a concert from a few years back. I don't find it a huge deal because I still enjoyed her performance, but it's still a bit disappointing to find out yet another thing she has cribbed from someone else. And blah, blah, blah, she made it her own, blah, blah, blah. I still find it disappointing. Puhlezze! the disco ball served a completely different purpose in the Pink Floyd concert. the two shows are as different as it gets. ANd no, there was nobody in the disco ball. it was just hovering over the crowd. What else are you concerned about? M ripping of gymnasts by wearing a leotard? Her ripping off Sinatra by wearing a top hat? Ripping off Hendrix by (trying to) play guitar? With the disco ball she's using an element that fits her show. sorry that someone else had done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topaz Scorpio Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You try so hard Still haven't found that life yet I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Topaz Scorpio Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 coming from someone who was a big fan of Pink Floyd before madonna even had a hit, this comparison is desperate & baffling & downright ridiculous. is the whinger who started this topic for real?? he couldn't even tell the difference between a Pink Floyd album & a bonjovi album if his life depended on it i bet if he wants to worship janet(???), kylie(???), & mariah (!!!) & protect them from mean Madonna fans then he should go post at those singers lalaland forums instead of desperately stirring up lame shit like this here Is this piece of crap supposed to be an alias? Better luck next time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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