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The Fame Monster [Super Deluxe Version] by Lady Gaga

The Fame Monster [Super Deluxe Version]

Release Date: 12/15/2009

Recording Date: 11/2009

Tracks: 22

Length: 01:24:48 Hrs

Label: Interscope

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
Dance-Pop, Pop/Rock, Vocals, United States of America, Club/Dance, Pop

Album Tracks (22)

Song Title
Length
1.
Bad Romance
04:54
2.
Alejandro
04:34
3.
Monster
04:09
4.
Speechless
04:30
5.
Dance in the Dark
04:49
6.
Telephone
03:40
7.
So Happy I Could Die
03:55
8.
Teeth
03:40
9.
Just Dance
04:01
10.
Lovegame
03:38
11.
Paparazzi
03:29
12.
Poker Face
03:59
13.
Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
02:57
14.
Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
02:53
15.
The Fame
03:42
16.
Money Honey
02:52
17.
Starstruck
03:38
18.
Boys Boys Boys
03:21
19.
Paper Gangsta
04:25
20.
Brown Eyes
04:05
21.
I Like It Rough
03:24
22.
Summerboy
04:13

What the Critics Say

Initially planned solely as a standard double-disc reissue in the wake of the blockbuster success of The Fame, Lady Gaga decided to release the new material as a separate EP called The Fame Monster in addition to the standard two-CD set, where it’s tacked onto a now standardized version of her debut. It’s a nice move for fans, plus it helps emphasize the new material, which does act as a bridge from the debut to a forthcoming full-length. Everything on The Fame Monster bears a galvanized Eurotrash finish, as evident on the heavy steel synths of “Bad Romance” and the updated ABBA revision “Alejandro,” as it is on the rock & roll ballad “Speechless” -- its big guitars lifted from Noel Gallagher -- and the wonderful, perverse march “Teeth.” Even the stuttering splices on “Telephone,” a duet with Beyoncé, leans to the other side of the Atlantic, which just emphasizes the otherness that’s become Gaga’s calling card. And even as she’s becoming omnipresent, with her songs mingling with those who co-opt her on the radio, she is still slightly skewed, willing to go so far over the top she goes beyond camp, yet still channeling it through songs that are written, not just hooks. The Fame Monster builds upon those strengths exhibited on The Fame, offering a credible expansion of the debut and suggesting she’s not just a fleeting pop phenomenon. [The limited, individually numbered deluxe edition comes packaged with Lady Gaga memorabilia, including photos, fanzines, and paper dolls.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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