My Amazon Reviews: Lady Gaga "Fame Monster EP"

You and Me Could Write One 
4 Out Of 5 Stars

I have to give Lady Gaga massive amounts of credit; she's found a formula that thousands before her have used, bent it to her own personality, soaked it with a love of the theatrical, and best of all, made it all sound fun. In one album and this mini-lp, she has become the biggest female icon since Madonna. Even better, she's stood up for her fans (her impassioned work to end don't ask don't tell) and used her newfound fame for more than the accumulation of dough.

So what's left to say? if you listen to the radio or goof off with YouTube, you've already heard/seen most of the album. If you liked "Bad Romance" or the mini-movie that is "Telephone," you're likely going to dig the music. For me, the interesting thing is the range Lady Gaga has on display here. "Speechless" is an old-fashioned torch song, and "Teeth" is the kind of devious sex song Madonna would have killed for in her heyday.

There is a part of me that hopes Lady Gaga evolves away from the already dated production of these original recordings. My fantasy is that she and her pals in glam/trash rocker band Semi-Precious Weapons do a project together. But as long as she keeps her sense of style and determination to remain a non-conformist, "The Fame Monster" sounds like it's only the beginning of the World of Gaga.