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	The Fame Monster Lady Gaga Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope $10.98 THE E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) Black Eyed Peas Interscope $13.98 Funhouse Pink La Face $13.96 One of the Boys Katy Perry Capitol $18.98 The Fame Monster [Picture Vinyl] Lady GaGa Interscope Records $19.98 I Am...Sasha Fierce Beyonce Sony $11.98

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It's no wonder that little girl from a good Italian New York family, turned into the exhibitionist, multi-talented singer-songwriter with a flair for theatrics that she is today: Lady GaGa.

"I was always an entertainer. I was a ham as a little girl and I'm a ham today," says Lady GaGa, 22, who made a name for herself on the Lower East Side club scene with the infectious dance-pop party song "Beautiful Dirty Rich," and wild, theatrical, and often tongue-in-cheek "shock art" performances where GaGa - who designs and makes many of her stage outfits -- would strip down to her hand-crafted hot pants and bikini top, light cans of hairspray on fire, and strike a pose as a disco ball lowered from the ceiling to the orchestral sounds of A Clockwork Orange.

"I always loved rock and pop and theater. When I discovered Queen and David Bowie is when it really came together for me and I realized I could do all three," says GaGa, who nicked her name from Queen's song "Radio Gaga" and who cites rock star girlfriends, Peggy Bundy, and Donatella Versace as her fashion icons. "I look at those artists as icons in art. It's not just about the music. It's about the performance, the attitude, the look; it's everything. And, that is where I live as an artist and that is what I want to accomplish."

That goal might seem lofty, but consider the artist: GaGa is the girl who at age 4 learned piano by ear. By age 13, she had written her first piano ballad. At 14, she played open mike nights at clubs such as New York's the Bitter End by night and was teased for her quirky, eccentric style by her Convent of the Sacred Heart School (the Manhattan private school Nicky and Paris Hilton attended) classmates by day. At age 17, she became was one of 20 kids in the world to get early admission to Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Signed by her 20th birthday and writing songs for other artists (such as the Pussycat Dolls, and has been asked to write for a series of Interscope artists) before her debut album was even released, Lady GaGa has earned the right to reach for the sky.

Has an album title ever been so self-prophetic? In its first year, this electropop opus rocketed Lady Gaga from unknown New York lounge singer to the world’s biggest pop star this side of Britney Spears. The Fame’s brand of pop is shamelessly decadent: 11 of its 13 songs are about money, celebrity, sex, clubbing, or a sticky combination of all four. It’s insipid subject matter, unless you consider Gaga as less of a silly, manufactured blonde than an ingenious artist playing the part of a glitzy pop star. Witness The Fame’s impeccably sleek opening songs, from the carelessly rambling chorus of “Just Dance” to the snappy, futuristic beat of “LoveGame”: Gaga’s got the outrageous outfits and dance moves down to a science, but underneath it all, the music is aggressive and authoritarian in ways that most other Top 40 tunes are not. Often compared to Gwen Stefani’s, Gaga’s vocals are in fact richer and rounder, allowing her a certain stylistic versatility, and her personae alternate from wild party kid to vulnerable lover. Some of the risks don’t always pay off, but the Lady Gaga of the dark and ardent megahit “Poker Face” prevails. She is commandeering enough, bizarre and beguiling enough, to ensure that she’ll be basking in our attention for a very long time. --Erin Thompson

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May be somthing there	Customer Rating: 2 out of 5
Lady Gaga is just like every other pop star out there right now. She tries to be as weird as humanly possible and hopes that with the help of a whole lot of editing on the computer she can sell when all she really is, is a sell out. She goes so far to be different that she's just another wannabe playing dress up. As far as her music, Lady Gaga (I also hate the title she's given herself, it's so ridiculous) seems to have actual talent in the vocal area. Her downfall is that she relies completely on electronic editing to spice up every single one of her songs. You never hear this singer just sing. While some may say that the same is true for all singers nowadays, at least with other music artists you can still hear the basics of their voice and know how they sound and that they have true talent. With Lady Gaga you can only assume there is something buried beneath all of the metallic covering. Oh, and in case anyone wanted to know, Lady Gaga's real name is beautiful and she should be using it but regardless here it is: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
Reliving the past	Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
I'm not like some of these other people that go into great detail about the nuances of every song and what "they" believe the artist was trying to say or invoke. I just rate and judge things as they appear to be and leave the psycho analysis to others. I don't remember when I first heard about Lady Gaga, or exactly what song it was that perked my interest, all I do know is that it took me back to the decade of the 80's, but with a refreshing twist; perhaps just the quality of the recording has improved so much. Like all albums there are tracks I love and others that let's just say might not make it onto my ipod. If you liked 80's music along with a techno spin that I highly recommend this album. Since hearing her I've pretty much pulled together most, if not all of her library; which isn't that much. In my opinion if you really want to appreciate Lady Gaga as an artist you need to listen to the acoustic version of Pokerface or No Floods. To me this is where you can really hear and appreciate the lovely voice she has. For me I would love to hear her do an unplugged set of all her music; that would be an album I'd buy in a heart beat.
mediocrity dressed in absurdism	Customer Rating: 1 out of 5
an artist wearing dresses made of umbrellas or stuffed animals or whatever doesn't make her boring pop music any less boring. this is another disposable pastiche of safe industry ideas and lady gaga admits it, but americans are easily distracted and unfamiliar with the world enough not to care. style over substance, image over soul. please feed me more garbage, master.
Quite Excellent!	Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Lady Gaga is the "new" Madonna! My absolute favorite CD. I am looking forward to more great realeases from a very talented artist and musician- Lady Gaga!
The Fame is wonderful	Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Recommended. I've received my product on time, and it's an amazing album! This album is result of Lady Gaga's hard work. Loved its beats and rhythms.

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