Yet in the last year, in the wake of a pair of collaborations with Lady Gaga — "Telephone" and "Video Phone" — she appears to have come alive. The Fame Monster este o versiune reeditată a albumului de debut al cântăreței americane Lady Gaga, The Fame (2008), lansată la 18 noiembrie 2009 sub egida Interscope Records. However, on its own, the album is fractured. The Fame Monster - the Lady Gaga Experience. Page Six's Jarett Wieselman stated: "I've repeatedly hypothesized that the success and adoration bestowed upon Lady Gaga has led every female celebrity to assume that whether or not she cultivates a quirky personality, her options for fashion forwardness are limitless!" Billed as "GagaKoh", the concert took place on a rotating stage where Koh had created a statue of a naked woman with rabbit ears. In the article, Rob Lemon said Gaga "definitely has had influence" and that she "is exposing people to the music, and anybody exposing people to it is part of the machine. The Fame Monster is a reissue of American singer Lady Gaga's debut studio album, The Fame (2008), and was released on November 18, 2009, through Interscope Records. After the worldwide success of The Fame, the idea of a re-release arose. [72] Evan Sawdey from PopMatters commended Gaga for being "willing to try new things" and felt that the album shows "she's not complacent with doing the same thing over again [...] Gaga is allowed to make a few mistakes on her way towards pop nirvana—and judging what she's aiming for with The Fame Monster, there's a good chance she's going to get there sooner than later. Here are the special hidden meanings behind Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber's new song, "Monster," per Genius. The album has won multiple awards since its release. [94][95], In the United Kingdom, The Fame Monster was only available as a deluxe edition, not as a stand-alone album, hence it charted as part of The Fame. These fears were divided into various monster metaphors, such as the "Fear of Sex Monster", "Fear of Love Monster", "Fear of Alcohol Monster", and so forth. [2], Unlike her debut album, the new record was inspired by the singer's personal experiences. Dance in the Dark 6. She recalls how her father used to call after having few drinks, but the singer was speechless in her response, fearing for his death. Power. Initially planned solely as a deluxe edition reissue of The Fame, Interscope later decided to release the eight new songs as a standalone EP in some territories. [65] A tour special was filmed by HBO during Gaga's February 2011 shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [27], Promotion for The Fame Monster began with a performance on Saturday Night Live, which contained segments of a piano version of "Bad Romance". I recently wrote and released an article that focused on another side of the music industry, presenting the potential existence and influence of MK Ultra and Monarch Mind Control. [112] In 2015, Billboard included the standard album cover on their list of the "50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time". The video in the other hand gives the lyrics a whole different meaning, the video follows the theme of the sex trade and plays on 'evolution'. The songs on the EP were initially intended to be part of a re-release of Gaga's debut album, The Fame. © 2006-2021 Fanpop, Inc., All Rights Reserved. [28] Gaga also appeared on various talk shows, such as It's On with Alexa Chung and Germany's Wetten, dass..?. [12] A "catchy" chorus and a club-like beat is the crux of the song, talking about how love hurts in both good and bad ways. [51] "Telephone" also reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, becoming Gaga's sixth consecutive number-one on the chart, tying with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the chart's launch in 1992. The deluxe edition is a double … Lady Gaga did a tour called the Monster Ball that lasted from late 2009 until mid-2011. [59] After his controversy at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with Taylor Swift, West announced that he was taking a break from music. The limited edition, which included a lock of her wig, followed three weeks later. [52] The music video is a continuation of the clip for Gaga's previous single, "Paparazzi" (2010), with the plot showing Beyoncé bailing Gaga from jail and together going on a murder spree. [41] The next month, she held a mini-concert in Japan for MAC Cosmetics, collaborating with Canadian performance artist, Terence Koh. This is the title track from Lady Gaga's EP, The Fame Monster. [16] The font used on the cover is the sans-serif letterform used by Christian Dior in their campaigns. So in countries like the United States, The Fame Monster was also released as a separate standard EP. It won three, including Best Pop Vocal Album. The influence of that record is epic, and we are hearing talking about all of this because of that. [37] At the 52nd Grammy Awards, the singer opened the show by performing a medley of "Poker Face", "Speechless", and "Your Song" with Elton John. The next two singles, "Telephone" and "Alejandro", reached the top ten in multiple countries worldwide. "This idea of 'The Fame' runs through and through. [6] In an interview with MTV News, Gaga said that The Fame and The Fame Monster were like yin and yang because of their contrasting styles and concepts. Bad Romance: Fear of love, specifically loving someone so much toi not only tolerate all the bad stuff, but toi crave it. [31] Same day she performed "Bad Romance" on CW's Gossip Girl, during an episode titled "The Last Days of Disco Stick". rickyamy1991, Snubbles42 and 9 others like this, Music video by Lady Gaga [29][30] On November 16, 2009, Gaga performed "Speechless" at Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's 30th Anniversary celebrations. A monster. The object of affection in the track becomes Gaga herself[10] as she sings about drinking, dancing, observing, and touching herself, in a sedated, Auto-Tuned[12] voice. According to Gaga, the album deals with the darker side of fame, with its theme lyrically expressed through a monster metaphor. Jonathan Bogart from The Atlantic stated, "EDM came in by no back door but right through the front gate, with Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" in 2008" and that "the sound didn't take long to spread". "[10] Kitty Empire from The Observer said that the album is "a lot more splendidly deranged" than the work of The Pussycat Dolls. A monster. posted by hareyzzz9255. She went on to call the album's release as "the moment Gaga cements herself as a real star". It is a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet". The Fame Monster is a reissue of American singer Lady Gaga's debut studio album, The Fame (2008), and was released on November 18, 2009, through Interscope Records. She continues: "Nicki Minaj has a horrible case of Gaga-itis" and that Katy Perry's "cube on her head is totally her attempt at being avant fashion-y. Interscope had planned to release only a double-disc deluxe edition of The Fame, but Gaga fought with the record label arguing that her fans who already purchased The Fame should be able to purchase only the new tracks. Chaque piste incarne un monstre, qui est une métaphore pour représenter If you notice in those films, there's always a juxtaposition of sex with death. [14] The intro contains a double four-square beat and Auto-Tune on Gaga's vocals as she sings the lyrics with a Don Juan womanizer metaphor. [18], "Telephone" was originally written by Gaga for singer Britney Spears's sixth studio album, Circus (2008), but Spears' label rejected it. (Critic's Take)", "Buy the Hype: Why Electronic Dance Music Really Could Be the New Rock", "Lady Gaga Has Made Dance Music Mainstream, DJ Tommie Sunshine Says", "Lady Gaga helps bring EDM to the masses", "How Lady Gaga Raised the Standards for Ambition in Pop", "The Red Carpet Reeks Of Lady Gaga's Influence", "Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition)", "Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster USB Edition", "Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edt. Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber's Monster addresses the pressure of fame … [44] "Dance in the Dark" was then released as the fourth and final single from The Fame Monster in Australia, New Zealand, and France on July 26, 2010. [93] By July 2011, the album had sold 548,000 copies in Japan and ranked at number 14 on the year end list for 2010. posted by hareyzzz9255. "[117] St. Louis Post-Dispatch's journalist Kevin C. Johnson with his article "Lady Gaga helps bring EDM to the masses", acknowledges the impact. Bad Romance: Fear of love, specifically loving someone so much 你 not only tolerate all the bad stuff, but 你 crave it. [5] The song topped numerous record charts, as well as reaching a peak of number two in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, and Switzerland,[43][44] ultimately selling 12 million copies worldwide. crowd with strange, sexy show", "Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour Breaks Record for Debut Headlining Artist", "Lady Gaga Announces HBO Monster Ball Special", "Album review: Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster, "Lady Gaga, 'The Fame Monster' (Cherrytree/Interscope)", "Lady Gaga's 'Fame Monster' is so cool, it's cold", "Track-By-Track: Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster", "Susan Boyle Sees Dream Soar To No. Those two things are also the nexus of horror films, which I've been obsessing over lately. [22] The EP was released in North America on November 23, 2009. The singer performed "Speechless", "Alejandro", and "Bad Romance" in the event. "I spent a lot of nights in Eastern Europe," the singer said. posted by hareyzzz9255. The money and the fame make a monster. The first single released from 'The Fame Monster'. Its undeniable. However, the singer announced that the new songs would be available as a stand alone EP, as she thought re-releases were unfair and the EP represents a separate conceptual and musical body of work, which reflected the seamier side of fame, as experienced by Gaga since the release of her best-selling debut album. A electropop record, The Fame Monster has influences of disco, glam rock, and synthpop music of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as industrial and gothic music. [9] The lyrics contain zombie metaphors in songs like "Monster" ("He ate my heart..."), the Cossack like music in "Teeth" ("Take a bite of my bad-girl meat...") and "Dance in the Dark" ("Silicone, saline, poison, inject me..."). [98] On the week ending March 6, 2010, The Fame reached the top of the chart. [16] Since the album dealt with the paranoias faced by Gaga over the year, the main theme of the show became evolution, with Gaga portraying growth as the show progressed. She explains: "On my re-release The Fame Monster, I wrote about everything I didn't write on The Fame. [83] The Fame Monster topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart, replacing The Fame and becoming Gaga's second number one album on the chart. The Fame Monster comes in multiple editions, but the main “Deluxe” version houses not only the new Fame Monster EP, but also the complete original Fame album (and if … ", "You want this drama: Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' video", "The 10 Best '00s Music Videos: Poll Results", "ARIA Chartifacts: Week Commencing: November 30, 2009 Issue #1031", "Lady Gaga, Beyonce Match Mariah's Record", "Lady Gaga and Beyoncé Unleash Orgy of Sex, Violence, Product Placement in 'Telephone' Video", "Lady Gaga: Gaga Still Releasing Alejandro In U.S.", "Lady GaGa Will Release Alejandro As Next Single", "Kanye West/ Lady Gaga's Fame Kills Tour Canceled", "Lady Gaga Announces 'The Monster Ball' Tour", "Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour: The Concept", "Lady Gaga Dishes On Revamped Monster Ball Tour", "Review: Lady Gaga thrills S.F. The deluxe edition—a double album featuring the eight new songs on the first disc and The Fame on the second disc—was launched the same day. "[11] Simon Price of The Independent called it "a whole new piece of art in its own right. [115], With the release of The Fame and The Fame Monster, Gaga revived electronic dance music during the late 2000s on radio. [102] The album and its songs were nominated in six categories at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The Fame Monster deals with the seamier side of fame, as experienced by Gaga over the course of the year 2008–2009. [36], Gaga appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in January 2010, and performed a medley of "Monster", "Bad Romance", and "Speechless". [103][105], The album earned Best Album nominations at the 2010 International Dance Music Award and the Meteor Awards. It's still very sleek, but there's a danger in Gaga's eyes this time out, and the feeling of greater depth in its austerity: A star, but one with a lot to say. Christgau further elaborated that "after being overwhelmed by the sheer visibility of her warp-speed relaunch did I realize how enjoyable and inescapable her hooks and snatches had turned out to be. [40] Gaga appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, and sang "Brown Eyes" (from The Fame) and "Telephone". The videos for those songs showed her to be far more humorous than ever before" and "it’s as if Lady Gaga swooped in and infected Beyoncé with a bug, a vampiric chain of events. Her label, Interscope Records, initially wanted three songs for the project, titled as The Fame Monster. [33][34][35] She then performed "Speechless" at the Royal Variety Performance. [7], The Fame Monster begins with the track "Bad Romance", which Simon Price from The Independent felt set the tone for the album. The 2nd album released by American pop music artist Lady GaGa. [47][48] In 2011, the music video was voted the best video of the 2000s (decade) by readers of Billboard. Alejandro: Fear of men/commitment, what they might do to get her for themselves. Tracklisting: 1. performing Sexxx Initially planned solely as a deluxe edition reissue of The Fame, Interscope later decided to release the eight new songs as a standalone EP in some territories. It's about making choices, and having references—things you pull from your life that you believe in. The Born This Way Ball Tour in Manchester, *NEW* Photo from ARTPOP Photoshoot by Inez and Vinoodh. [109], Time magazine listed The Fame Monster in their "Top 10 Albums of 2009" list, noting that it demonstrates "a complete understanding of what dance audiences require and vocal talent that's easy to forget underneath all that platinum hair. Get a fame monster mug for your cousin Georges. [14] Gaga's inspiration for the track was her father's heart condition. 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