The Fame Monster
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| Studio album (reissue) / EP by Lady Gaga | ||||
| Released | November 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10 |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A– |
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| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 6/10 |
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. 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. The decision was also due to Gaga believing the re-release was too expensive and that the albums were conceptually different, describing them as yin and yang. A super deluxe edition of The Fame Monster including The Fame and additional merchandise, including a lock of her wig, was released on December 15, 2009.
Musically, The Fame Monster is a pop album with influences of disco, glam rock, and synthpop music of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as industrial and gothic music. The album was also inspired by fashion shows and runways. According to Gaga, the album deals with the darker side of fame, and are lyrically expressed through a monster metaphor. The cover artwork was done by Hedi Slimane and has a Gothic theme, due to which they were originally declined by her record company; Gaga later convinced them for using the images.
The Fame Monster received generally positive reviews from music critics. In some countries, the album charted with The Fame, and topped the charts in multiple nations, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, and Switzerland. In the United States, it reached number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and topped the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The Fame Monster has won multiple awards since its release. It was nominated in a total of six categories at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards including Gaga's second consecutive Album of the Year nomination, ultimately winning for Best Pop Vocal Album.
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