The highly anticipated second album of Lady GaGa is here but how does it stack up against the music nirvana of her first album "The Fame"?Well, first off, The Fame Monster isn't really a full album, it's more of an EP. With just 8 new tracks on the CD, this is somewhat of a let-down.
I am a GaGa fanatic but when I listened to the album start to finish, it didn't feel like I had just listened to a Lady GaGa album. The only upbeat tracks on the CD are Bad Romance and Telephone (which features Beyonce), the other 6 tracks are slow-paced and felt really dark. "The Fame" was a very pop-like CD whereas "The Fame Monster" is a seemingly angry, sad version of the GaGa we've come to know. I, personally, was expecting a big step up for GaGa but this felt like 5 big steps back.
In the past year, Lady GaGa broke a music record when her debut album produced four #1 singles (Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi). She was also named the Most Fascinating Person of 2009 by Barbara Walters. AND she won the award for Best New Artist at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. So after I listened to the new CD I had to ask myself, "what happened?"
Lady GaGa set her bar extreamely high in the past year, moving at a pace that is nearly impossible to keep up for another year, let alone her entire career. Even though the new CD got mostly poor reviews from most critics, the first single from the album, Bad Romance, has already made it to #1. This is her fifth #1 in the past year, and with her other two singles; Speechless and Telephone, gaining more and more popularity on the radio, we might see a sixth and possibly seventh #1 from this tiny album.
At a second glance there are some highlights on the CD. The tracks Monster and Dance in the Dark reveal some clear anger from GaGa (a past boyfriend maybe?).
While currently on her Monster Ball tour, Lady GaGa still makes time for the talk shows and for her fans. I am an avid GaGa follower. She is pretty much all I listen to nowadays.
Overall the album was far too short, just 8 tracks compared to her first album's 14. A little more time and input onto the CD could have helped a lot. Let's just hope her third album will give the fans more of what they asked for.
OPINION CENTER
Rating: C+
Age Range: 13+
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