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Originally Posted by Loke
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/veto. They are far from the first group of people that has used shock or oddity to sell music. David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) did that shit way back in the day. So did Freddy Mercury, Alice Cooper, Ozzy, Manson, Lady Gaga.... just rebranding the same thing all those people did.
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Have to disagree with you here. I don't see the use of shock or oddity anywhere in their music. Die Antwoord is basically just doing a parody of Zef which is the South African version of "trailer trash rap".
If you take a look at the other stuff they have done, this guy is an artist, he makes stuffed animals, bizzaro art videos, etc. maxnormal.tv in particular has all sorts of interesting stuff.
I know it has been done before, but I fail to see how that should detract from what this guy is doing. He fooled tons of people and at the end of the day he's doing performance art. Also some of the people you mentioned had 1 new shtick and that was it. Cooper, Manson, Gaga, etc. This guy has changed like 5 times now. Also Ziggy Stardust was at a time when androgyny was in to begin with (ie: new York Dolls). Don't get me wrong though, I love old Bowie!
I think the main reason I respect it is because he's not following any sort of fad to make quick money. He just does whatever and is fairly convincing. I'm not saying he's a musical genius or anything like that but it is fun (and I like his stuffed animals
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