//Neon Reviews: Lady GaGa – The Fame//

Pop has gotten a bad name. It’s a three letter word, but now-a-days, you’d think it was a four letter word. Something dirty. Something to be ashamed of. You hide all songs considered ‘pop’ in a unmarked folder on your mp3 player while being proud to proclaim yourself a fan of Prog-Rock or that new Indie-Folk singer/songwriter. Pop music is your guilty pleasure, but you won’t admit it….until you hear Lady GaGa. Her music is infectious, makes you want to dance, but also has more than a few flashes of genius. You want to profess your love of pop and damn whoever judges you for it.

Already responsible for writing for some of today’s biggest pop stars like Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block, Lady GaGa is finally releasing her debut album on Interscope Records entitled The Fame. The album marries pop, dance, electronica, with a bit of R&B seamlessly, and showcases slick production, bold, attention grabbing lyrics and her unapologetic sense of entitled stardom. “I’m your biggest fan/I’ll follow you until you love/Papa-Paparazzi” she sings on track three “Paparazzi.”

Start to finish, the album is packed with songs that could be potential singles–not just singles, but chart-toppers. From the hard-hitting first single, the RedOne produced “Just Dance” that features the ubiquitos Akon and her labelmate, newcomer Colby O’Donis, the gritty dance cut “Beautiful Dirty Rich” about the seedy underworld of the spoiled boarding school brats she grew up with (”Daddy, I’m so sorry…/We just like to party”), the cheeky “Poker Face” (”With my muffin, I’m not lyin’/I’m just stuntin’ with my love glue-gunnin’”), to the title track, the funky 80’s infused story of the pursuit of, what else, fame, GaGa could easily take over the charts–or, at the very least, single-handedly rule the playlist for the hottest nightclub in town.

But what should not go unnoticed on the predominately uptempo album: GaGa can actually sing. Songs like ”Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)” which sounds like the blast from Ace of Base past, and the piano-heavy “Again Again,” and “Brown Eyes” showcase her deliciously versatile voice that can be described as a bit of Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, and Debbie Harry.

The Fame is a high voltage wave of pure awesomeness. Its balance between unadulterated sticky sweet fun and *gasps* real talent is just enough to make you finally give a name to that unmarked folder on your beloved mp3 player–it’s pop, and albums like The Fame make it ok to openly love it.

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