Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster.

Note: this post might kill your browser what with the videos and all... I don't have much to talk about due to the lack of a social life. So, I'll just talk about what I know best.

I'm totally in love with this album. It may only have 8 new songs, but every single one has a different theme and a different feel to it. Lady Gaga is a genius and I'm honestly not afraid to admit that I'm a total and complete fangirl.




"Speechless" is probably my favorite track off of the album. It's such a poignant piano-rock ballad and a complete turnaround from what Gaga usually does. Plus, her performance at the AMA's was NUTS. Cray cray she may be, she knows how to write a kick-ass song.

Gaga's performance of "Bad Romance" and "Speechless" at the American Music Awards.

Y'all should watch before it gets taken down. 

GODga. srsly.

Rating for The Fame Monster: 5/5. How can you not love an album filled with songs that make you want to dance?

John Mayer's new album "Battle Studies" is another one that I'm really impressed with. He's deviated from the bluesy "Continuum" as this album is much more pop-rock oriented. There's also a appearance from Taylor Swift in the song "Half of my Heart" which is a beautiful tune in it's own. The perfect album to play on that drive home or while you're reading a good book. His new music video is also one of the first to use Augmented Reality, so it's pretty awesome. "Assassin" is a stand-out track on the album, in my opinion. The song has the deepest lyrics ( I was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen / I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing / I'm an assassin and I had a job to do / Little did I know that girl was an assassin too ), the best guitar work on the album and a catchy hook. 

Rating for Battle Studies: 4/5. The only downside to this album is that it lacks the magic that "Continuum" had. It falls short of itself with only 11 tracks, some sounding a little too much like the other.




Kris Allen's debut album is really good too. He stays completely true to his pop-rock-acoustic roots and it translates well from the Idol stage to his own original material. "The Truth" is my favorite track off the album. I have no idea why, but it just popped out at me when I first heard it. The second I heard the chorus, "Trying to be perfect, trying not to let you down / honesty is honestly the hardest thing for me right now / while the floors underneath our feet are crumbling, the walls we built together tumbling / I still stand here holding up the roof / 'coz it's easier than telling the truth", I just felt an emotional connection to it that I can't quite explain. Basically, it's just an extremely beautiful song and the rest of the album is filled with catchy hooks that would make you want to bop your head despite a few weaker tracks.

Rating for Kris Allen: 3.5/5. It's a pretty solid post-Idol debut album. But, it's bogged down by too many songs sounding wayyyyyyy too much like the other. Plus, the "new and improved" version of "Heartless" took ages to grow on me. I liked the original take he did while on Idol more.

I've also been hearing rave reviews about Adam Lambert's debut album "For Your Entertainment". Time to download it and be amazed.

That is all. Goodbye. I hope you weren't too bored by this.