Oh Lady Gaga, When will you stop being soooooo low key?
......illuminati rumors?
Hmm.
This has to be the worst album cover of the year. It's awful. Even little monsters cant get behind this as fans have tweeted that she is obviously playing a joke on them. I don't think it's a joke. Someone in the Lady Gaga camp thought this was brilliant.
Everything Lady Gaga touches does not turn into gold, and so imagine my dismay when I finally got around to listening to this very hyped up remix album.
It was a disc that can easily not be on a must have list, unless you're a rabid monster.
The remixes included are some from Richard Vission, Passion Pit and yes Marilyn Manson. But with all these interesting cooks in the kitchen, someone spoiled the cake.
Many of the remixes fall short of capturing what makes Lady Gaga ...Lady Gaga, it's not really explainable, but the remixes other than featuring her vocals are kind of missing. A good track however is the Stuart Price remix of "Paparazzi," which may have been re-recorded, the iML mix of "The Fame," and the chillingly slowed down iML mix of "LoveGame."
A bonus perk for fans if you get the Australian version of the album a live rendition of "Pokerface."
So unless you can't get your fix until 2011 this might be enough to bait you over until gaga releases that full album, but it won't keep you satisfied.
Ahh, so in case you seriously don't watch MTV or you just dont care. Both Rihanna and Lady Gaga have new vids out and these ladies rule the video charts. I can't go anywhere without seeing either one of them and frankly their faces are starting to bug me.
I kid.
first on the chopping block we have Lady Gaga's mini opus, homage, basic rip-off, way too long, monochromatic much....video for "Alejandro." The song, an ABBA tinged dance medley from the "Fame Monster" finally gets a video and is it everything little monsters we're waiting for.
Nah.
As much as I can go gaga for gaga, this video is boring. The colors are harsh and what's with all the catholic church sexualization? *Yawn* Over it. Madonna already did it Gaga, and yeah cone-bra we see you. Can we get some glitter and soon? Why? It's mad sparkly. I'm sorry this video just does not do it for me and it might be a tattle tale sign that Gaga needs to recharge because nothing about this video echoes her earlier videos that gave you this feeling of "OOH LEMME SEE!"
Onto Rihanna, by the way, this video came out long before "Alejandro." That's for anyone who wants to say that she's copying. Already this song from the "Rated R" album is about a lesbian tryst (everyone is kissing each other these days hmmm..) the video is *nice* but so much can be done you know? I'm really getting tired of all the pop starlets running around doing things to "shock" the public. We. Are. Shocked.
In contrast to Gaga's video we have lots of colors here which is nice, but, yeah it's all very same same-y. Maybe as viewers we're becoming jaded.
It's been brought to my attention, that Lady Gaga has ushered in a new era of pop. From bizarre futuristic outfits, electronica based music and a throwback to the excess of the 80s, you would be hard pressed to find a female celebrity/singer who is not incorporating Gaga's brand of pop into their bag of tricks.
But when is copying, flat out copying?
Christina Aguilera has been accused of basically running with Gaga's aesthetic is getting ready to release her next album, "Bionic." However, Akon, who signed Gaga, thinks she is going ta for ta when it comes down to it. In the latest issue of VIBE he was quoted as saying: “Aw man, that’s not even any competition. You are actually giving Christina too much credit. She always had her cool little look and way about how she went about things. But soon as Gaga came out everything switched up.
"Christina stepped out of her own shell to become something different. And the crazy thing is Christina is really talented. She has unlimited range when it comes to singing. Her voice is out of here. I just think she just needs to believe in herself more. I think sometimes she gets insecure because of all of the success Gaga has had not realizing that she was already successful before Gaga came out.”
Akon nailed it on the head, Christina Aguilera has a great voice. Lady Gaga also has a great voice, but when it comes down to vocal chops--Aguilera wins. In an effort to stay relevant, because all pop stars are getting into the sound of the future, it would only from a logical marketing angle, milk this trend.
Aguilera's new single:
"Not Myself Tonight," is pretty decent for a pop song. Yet, while it's decent, it doesn't have the club sleaze that Gaga fans look for nor, the trainwreck appeal of a Britney club banger. Aguilera works best when she is working to show off her vocals to their strongest. This single is a bit dated, as Aguilera talks about kissing girls and boys (oh the shocker!) but come on every pop star now-a-days is fessing up about having kissed a girl at some point, now it's boring. I love Christina Aguilera's music she is a talented woman, but she needn't resort to the tricks of the trade.
I guess we'll have to wait for "Bionic," to fully develop before we can call Xtina a biter of true proportions.
Watching America's Best Dance Crew on MTV right now. I've been watching this show since it first started, and every season I utter the words "This show is dirty."
Not dirty in the way that it's filthy, but the politics of the show get in the way. I can count plenty of times when less than stellar crews were allowed to stay while awesome, unbelievable groups had to watch their banners fall. The show can never be completely fair as it is a show that places a lot of responsibility in the fans hands.
So far the show is okay, with a couple of stand out performances. I think the main reason why it's lacking this week is because I love lady gaga as much as the next monster, but, her music is not really suited for high intense energetic crews. The choreography is just hard to interpret. Also, sometimes who ever picked the videos for the crews is definitely picking with an agenda.
I don't like hating on the crews, but Saltare needs to go home right now. It's not "America's Best Jump Rope Crew." I respect what they did on the stage, but their choreography is still in "baby" stages while everyone else is ahead. It's awesome that they have jump rope skills, but it's a dancing show. Plain and simple. That puts all the other crews at a disadvantage because they don't have a "gimmick" that they have to "overcome." Whatever. The best crew will win that is a definite.
Don't call it an album, really, do not. Lady Gaga's "Fame Monster" is definitely an EP, and if you bought the deluxe/super-de-duper/limited-edition/her-hair-is-attached-to-it boxset than you were also greeted with "The Fame" in conjunction with "Monster." It is the year of the Gaga.
From the now-famous battle cry of "Bad Romance" with it's club stomping sensibilities and bizarre lyrics (References to Hitchcock aplomb!) the "Fame Monster" is a set up for the crazy, but very seductive world of Lady Gaga.
8 tracks seems to be very skimpy, yet it's always better to go out with the audience wanting more. And yet, for all the black glitter allure of "The Fame Monster" the ambition, the expectation is a bit much. Gaga is a talented woman, with an ear for impressive, catchy pop hooks, but releasing new material so quickly after "The Fame" does show that there is still room to grow.
On an interview with Toure for Fuse, Gaga opened up about her idiosyncracies regarding love, monsters and pop fame. The album explores these 'monsters.' "Alejandro" with it's slice of Euro-disco, is one of the two tracks that deviate from Gaga's tried and true in-your-face dance aggresion. Things get a bit creepy on "Monster" with lyrics like "he ate my heart," and "he ate my heart and then he ate my brains." Aside from the lyrics, "Monster" is the most radio friendly. This album was designed for the clubs.
Sasha Fierce or should we say, Beyonce, drops in on the claustophobic production "Telephone" which details a night at the club punctuated with incessant calls from a too eager amour. Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins produced "Telephone" and it does signify a break from the rest of the album, Sasha Fierce's guestspot as the tough-as-robotic-nails diva only amps up this single as another club jam.
"The Fame Monster" is not lean on club jams either, the swaying "So Happy I Could Die," is a personal favorite, while "Dance in the Dark" gets lost in the small shuffle. Tellingly, "Speechless" and "Teeth" the non dance-y cuts on the album highlight Gaga's ability to craft interesting pop songs. It's not a leap away from "The Fame" but for people who can't get Gaga out of their head, "The Fame Monster" is good enough to eat. Grade : A-
