Search - Lady Gaga :: The Fame Monster

More than Expected

J. R. Bruce | Los Angeles, CA | 10/04/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It would be hard not to recognize Lady Gaga's hit songs. We love them all, however what is wonderful about this CD is there are other sides to her artistry. Her range of music goes well beyond the dance hits we are hearing and seeing on VH1 and at the Grammy's. Please keep up the diversity of music!"

Dance Music with Meaning. Lady Gaga ate my Heart!

Robbie | 10/03/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lady Gaga is no cookie cutter plastic pop star in the likes that mainstream is so used to seeing. Her image is edgy and her music is heavy pop music with dark lyrics and powerful messages. Wether at a party or a club, one can't ignore how fast dance floors fill when Gaga's songs come on, but the thing that I love the most about these powerful dance floor anthems are the thought process and the meanings behind them.



1. Bad Romance - a song about being in love with your friend and wanting absolutely everything from them, even their ugly and their most deepest darkest part of them that they think nobody else would like, but also about that relationship being so detrimental that it feels like they could write a bad romance novel out of it. The way she references Hitchcock movies during the second verse is absolutely genius! Overall a powerful dark dance anthem 10/10



2. Alejandro - This song is about the fear of sex and intimacy. How your past lovers can hurt you and ruin you for anyone that comes after them. That's the dilemma between Gaga and Alejandro, as much as Gaga loves him she just can't be with him because she's afraid to get hurt again. "And all those flames that burned before him/ Now he's gotta firefight gotta cool the bad" is one of my favorite lines of the song. It explains how Alejandro tries to fight against the resistance she puts up. Overall this is one of my most favorite songs on the album, there are so many addicting layers to this song and it reminds me somewhat of ABBA and Swedish music which I LOVE!!! 10/10



3. Monster- One of the most creative songs on the album, I love how Lady Gaga sounds soulful in some of the harmonies but yet she maintains this dark electronic vibe throughout the song. I would've LOVED to see a music video to this. The song is like nothing she's done before and I'm crazy about the ferocious lyrics! My favorite line from the song is



"We French kissed on a subway train, He tore my clothes right off

He ate my heart and then he ate my brain!"



One of the most addicting songs on the album!! 10/10



4. Speechless- a 70's inspired rock song Lady Gaga wrote out of desperation to her father and his unwillingness to get heart surgery. The lyrics are close enough to be considered a heart breaking love song about a relationship gone bad. Lady Gaga sounds powerful and raw in this song. I dedicate it to all my past lovers who've done me wrong! 10/10



5. Dance In The Dark - LADY GAGA'S BEST SONG TO DATE!! "Dance In The Dark" is a song about insecurities, and how the person you're with can only deepen them and make you feel worse about yourself. It's also an anthem of empowerment cause it talks about breaking free from those inhibitions and restraints. I cannot tell you how many times I have quoted "I'm a free Bitch baby!" and how those words empower me to be more of an independent person and not to rely so much on the validation of others to realize my self-worth. AMAZING song! 10/10



6. Telephone - An extremely fun song that just gets you up and dancing. There's nothing really deep about it other than it's about suffocation and wanting to just dance and have a good time without the interruptions of technology. Although it's incredibly catchy I think it was a bad choice for second single. Since probably "Dance In The Dark" or "Monster" would've had a much bigger impact on pop music in the same way that "Bad Romance" did. 10/10



7. So Happy I Could Die- I LOVE the sound and the hypnotic electronic slowed down tempo of this song. This track is about addiction and how you're so happy and in such a euphoric state with your addiction that you're blinded by it and don't realize it's bad for you and it could be deadly in the end. It's also about masturbation and how it can get you by and help you through some of the darkest moments of your life when you feel everything is just falling apart. Even though this song deals with a dark topic it still makes me SO HAPPY I COULD DIE!!! It's so good! I smile every time it comes on. 10/10



8. Teeth - I have no idea what this song is about but I LOVE IT! It's creative, raw and I love her unfettered ranting and growling and how the whole thing just sounds almost tribal and something completely out of this world. An interesting and smashing way to end the album! 10/10



My Top 5

1. Dance In The Dark

2. Bad Romance

3. So Happy I Could Die

4. Alejandro

5. Monster



Lady Gaga is incredibly talented and this album is just completely ground-breaking! Putting out this type of dynamic material in just 2 years in her career leaves me in complete anticipation to see her more in the future!!

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She is amazing but why she allowed to be censored

B.K. BAZHE, Author of Damages, bazh | NYC | 10/02/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"She is amazing, talented, fun, - 10 stars;

but why she allowed to be censored ?

Maybe she ran out of dollaros and need

to allow censorship ?"