Santogold Versus M.I.A.
Santogold
M.I.A.
Boooooooooooooooo. So far I’ve been positive about all of the music I’ve posted on my blog. But enough with these two. Santogold is hack rip-off of M.I.A. I will admit that M.I.A. is talented, but she’s not for me. I’ve been to clubs where they’ve played “Paper Planes” and “Bucky Done Gun” and it’s been somewhat bearable, but I’m ready for this crap to leave the music world.
Download: (Right-Click Save As):
MP3: M.I.A. - Paper Planes
MP3: M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun
MP3: Santogold - You’ll Find A Way
MP3: Santogold - Lights Out
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Santogold - Santogold (iTunes)
M.I.A. - Kala (iTunes)
August 15th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Seriously?
Santogold album is a great indie album that mixes rock/pop/reggae/dance seemingly effortlessly with some amazing production.
M.I.A is a good rapper but think she use beats that are too grating. I can listen to 1 track at a time but never a full album.
I don;t get how you think Santi is a rip off of M.I.A, the only thing they share is production by people like Switch.
August 15th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I just don’t see it Antony. But millions love her. I think Santogold is/was marketed as the next M.I.A. I don’t think Santogold will be making albums 5 years from now. Just my opinion.
August 16th, 2008 at 1:44 am
I thought the same thing until I heard Santogold explain what she thinks of her music, citing Blondie and a lot of obscure 80s New Wave pioneers (and not so obscure ones, like Devo) among her influences… but 5 years from now? Probably not, as you said, but that could be said of just about any artist these days…
August 16th, 2008 at 1:54 am
Anonymous:
You are right on the 5 year comment, it’s more like 2 years. Who knows. Thanks for stopping by.
R&G
August 16th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
you is crazy. mia and santogold are completely different
August 16th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
I love these two but I see where you think they are similar. Its just something new to music nothing like MIA has ever been done before and Santogold is mashing up all these types of music noone thought would work together.
just my two cents.
alorsvraiment.blogspot.com
August 16th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Thanks for your input Richie. I just seems manufactured. Look at the photos above..they must use the same marketing team.
Take Care,
R&G
August 16th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
The reason they sound the same is because of Diplo. Seeing is how he is (was in the case of MIA) heavily involved in production of both.
August 17th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
That they are overhated, I completely agreed!
But theres no doubt Santogold have “the presence” in stage, more than that, she is groundbreaking, have style and a great voice!
M.I.A. is at least interesting! Very talented and original, I dont like the gangsta stuff and the “brazilian funk” beats but they work this out in the next album anyway…
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:56 am
M.I.A. and Santogold are similar to about the degree that, say, Led Zeppelin & the Who were (or if you prefer, A Tribe Called Quest and Blackstar), that is to say, sure, comparisons can be drawn, but certainly not so many that they become even remotely indistinct from one another. M.I.A.’s sound and her intent are much more political, rooted far more in Afrikaa Bambaataa than, say, Kate Bush and the other, sweeter, synthier influences in the Santogold mix. Among current artists, I’d be much more inclined to compare Santogold to M83. Just sayin’.
August 23rd, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Haterrrrr…holmes! But hey to each his own and thanks for lettin me copthe tracks even though I’ll still buy it…but get use to it this shit aint going anywhere Diplo is amazingly diverse…and I’m sure he will continue to produce upcoming creative artist…
August 24th, 2008 at 9:41 am
I’m really surprised that you called her an M.I.A. hack…yet you posted “Lights Out” on this page to use as a comparison. There’s nothing on M.I.A.’s album that sounds even close to that. I’ve listened to both albums and spent my money on Santogold. The fact is, M.I.A. is more popular…and like most people’s way of thinking, popularity is often equated with “better”. I even saw someone post on another “comparison” page, “M.I.A. has more MySpace friends so I pick her.” I think the true talent lies with Santogold and I’m with ThomasE on the idea trying to compare them.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Santogold has the true and unique talent. I have a feelnig Santogold will be around 5 years from now and doing far better than M.I.A. M.I.A is solid but Santo is unique
October 20th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
i think M.I.A is fine and thats the only thing that matters to me