Fueled by heavy dance tracks and popping electronic beats, The Fame, the first album by the glamorous Lady Gaga, is a well-crafted sampling of feisty anti-pop in high quality. Already a famous female DJ in her own right, Lady Gaga (nee Stefani Germanotta) pulls out all the stops on The Fame, injecting hard-hitting synthesizers and crashing slicks and grooves. From its opening track until it closes, The Fame fails to come up short on funky sounds to amuse fans of this dance genre. However, what carries this album to new heights is the combination of voice and the razor sharp lyrics which accompany it. Gaga's sound is no different than that of Gwen Stefani, however her coy delivery of each cooing note gives the album a laid-back slick feeling of ease, which meshes with the dramatic beats that back the album up. In addition, the lyrics which feed the album, especially on the desirous "Paparazzi" or the boastful, vain "Beautiful Dirty Rich," salt and pepper the album with a nasty, club-friendly feeling of fun and feistiness that an excellent, well-produced dance album should have. The lyrics are not any more deliciously entertaining than they are on the title track, which feeds the listener savory lines like "Give me something I wanna be, retro glamour, Hollywood yes we live for the fame." There are a couple of missteps, such as the rock-tinged non-dance piano track "Again Again" (which would be a nice track had it not been sandwiched between such meaty ones). Plus, the The Fame has it's "ballad," however the breezy "Eh, Eh" doesn't hold water on this album; rather, it feels dry and lifeless, something which holds this album back; however, the infectious "Poker Face" and title track which follow it successfully rejuvenate the vibe on the album for its second half. Gaga has stated that the eighth track on each release of the album will be different, however "Money Honey," is a galactic number susceptible to comparisons to the album's lead single, the well-known summer smash hit "Just Dance." That's not necessarily a bad thing, since the lead single is a powerhouse of dance waves and infectiously produced beats, but the album doesn't always stand out as definitive, even though it's consistently fresh and innovative. As the album winds down, the tracks start to slow down, but Gaga's frosty tones and sickly hooks end the album satisfyingly. Ultimately, the beats need to end up repeating themselves in places, but in the long-haul, The Fame is in excellent standing for establishing Lady Gaga with a solid career.
The only song that I really like that is by Lady GaGa is "Just Dance", but when I saw "Poker Face" one day on the internet and looked at the stunning graphics, I was taken aback. Going along with the rumors that she was had a "male part", I was never that interested in her music, but when you look at her "Poker Face" Video, you see her womanly curves, and think to yourself: Indeed, she is a wom...
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Lady Gaga continues her theatrics on the first single for her sophomore album - Alejandro. The new album The Fame Monster will be released November 23.CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
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Tracklist 1. Just Dance (4:02) 2. Lovegame (3:33) 3. Paparazzi (3:28) 4. Beautiful Dirty Rich (2:53) 5. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) (2:57) 6. Poker Face (3:58) 7. The Fame (3:42) 8. Money Honey (3:07) 9. Again Again (3:05) 10. Boys Boys Boys (3:22) 11. Brown Eyes (4:03) 12. Summerboy (4:13) 13. I Like It Rough (3:23) More than anything, The Fame feels like a climax to the ...
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Pop has gotten a bad name. It's a three letter word, but now-a-days, you'd think it was a four letter word. Something dirty. Something to be ashamed of. You hide all songs considered 'pop' in a unmarked folder on your mp3 player while being proud to proclaim yourself a fan of Prog-Rock or that new [...]
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Lady Gaga will make her U.S. album debut tomorrow, October 28th with one of the most impressive dance-pop albums of the year, The Fame. I've had this album for quite a while now and it's full of pretty damn great party music acompanying some very unexpected and lovely twists and turns. I have been enjoying Lady Gaga's [...]
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Halloween costume ideas are beginning to become a topic of much discussion around my house. By October 1st I had my costume idea in mind (I still need a tail). Here are some other ideas that were floating through my head, all thought out with music in mind.Lady Gaga Need: Old wedding dress, fake blood, fishnets, a Bedazzler, disco stickAlternatively, you could get your friends together (even be...
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I wasn't all that impressed with Lady Gaga 's debut effort, I feel like she still hasn't found her sound/voice just yet. Sometimes she sounds like Christina Aguilera, sometimes like Gwen Stefani (solo and No Doubt)...I even recall a song that reminded me of a Spice Girls track... For the U.S. release of her debut, The Fame , Gaga is including two brand new songs, Paper Gangsta & Starstr...
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Lady Gaga continues her theatrics on the first single for her sophomore album - Alejandro. The new album The Fame Monster will be released November 23.CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
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Pop has gotten a bad name. It's a three letter word, but now-a-days, you'd think it was a four letter word. Something dirty. Something to be ashamed of. You hide all songs considered 'pop' in a unmarked folder on your mp3 player while being proud to proclaim yourself a fan of Prog-Rock or that new [...]
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Lady Gaga "Paparazzi" from SocialiteBeauty on Vimeo.This song is the fourth single released from her debut album,The Fame and was directed by Jonas äkerlundit's like a mini-film.Kinda like it but I think she's trying to hard to get the 'wow' effect…Alexander Skarsgard, Eric the viking vampire from True Blood , had to lick on Lady GaGa in her new video for "Paparazzi." READ MORE
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If we've said it once, we'll say it again til we're blue in the face. If you're not spinning Chew Fu's mixes, then I simply don't know you. So let's get on it, shall we?Let me just begin by saying that we thought our lives were infinitely busy beyond all belief. But when you realize that Chew Fu has been holding it down on the remix front, plus hooking us up with a Daft Punk special, and now th...
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The only song that I really like that is by Lady GaGa is "Just Dance", but when I saw "Poker Face" one day on the internet and looked at the stunning graphics, I was taken aback. Going along with the rumors that she was had a "male part", I was never that interested in her music, but when you look at her "Poker Face" Video, you see her womanly curves, and think to yourself: Indeed, she is a wom...
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I don't really feel like the grinch, but I can't say I'm in the holiday mood. I've just finished an exhausting year at work and now I'm job-hunting in the middle of one of our worst economic crises ever. Not really inspiring.I've fallen so far behind, I haven't even started to think about dinner for tomorrow. So I guess I'll put something upbeat on the stereo (like this!) do some cleaning and...
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Lady GaGa ft. Chamillionaire "Poker Face": It's OK that I didn't even pay attention to this chick until I found out how fat her ass was, right?Spotted over on Nah Right.
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Predicting The Winners Of The 2009 American Music Awards (AMA's) Predicted Winner Will Be In BOLD, Who Should Win Will Be In Italics. If Both Are The Same, Nominee Will Be Underlined. Make sure to comment at the bottom with your thoughts and predicted winners! ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kings of Leon Taylor Swift Lady Gaga Eminem Michael Jackson Lady GaGa has dominated the charts this year and co...
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Controversy’s a’comin’: Due to a loophole in the Grammy eligibility guidelines, quirky pop star Lady Gaga — the unspoken leading contender for a Best New Artist statue at the 2010 Grammys next February — has been deemed ineligible for nomination in that category.The singer’s debut album, The Fame, spawned a ...
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I haven't done too many music stories lately, but when I put together a story on a new Tap Tap Revenge iPhone game featuring the music of Lady Gaga, I got the chance to talk to her. Here's the result: http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-11-lady-gaga_N.htm.
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Whispers had been mounting all week that the "Fame Kills" tour featuring two of my personal favorite "artists" (insert sarcasm here), Kanye West and Lady Gaga was on thin ice. Well, the rumors have finally been confirmed to EW that the "Fame Kills" tour is officially dead. What a pity!Attention whore everywhere, dry your eyes, it's our sneaky suspicion that there never was going to be an actual...
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Lady GaGa continues her rapid ascent in the music industry - as her third single, 'LoveGame,' from her debut album 'The Fame' has reached no. 1. According to Billboard, she is just the third artist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart to collect three No. 1 songs from a debut album. Singles 'Just Dance' spent two weeks at number 1 and 'Poker Face' spent five weeks at number 1.L...
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Check Out The Uptempo Remix Version Of Paparazzi Produced By Urban Noize Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Urban Noize Remix Backup Link
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| 1 Just Dance |
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| 2 LoveGame |
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| 3 Paparazzi |
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| 6 Beautiful, Dirty, Rich |
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| 7 The Fame |
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| 8 Money Honey |
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| 9 Starstruck |
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| 10 Boys Boys Boys |
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| 11 Paper Gangsta |
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| 12 Brown Eyes |
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| 13 I Like It Rough |
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| 14 Summerboy |
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