When pop music fans reference Lady Gaga, an immediate comparison is made to Madonna, but the Italian phenom whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is stamping a unique, indelible mark in the genre with her new offering Lada Gaga: The Fame Monster. The songwriter and five-time, Grammy-nominated pop star princess offers serious lyrical content complemented by modern electronics with eight new tracks on this re-release of her debut CD, The Fame. The goth rock star’s impressive, sometimes outrageous, couture fashion sense and her stage antics make her a strong force in an industry that has grown trite with half naked stars with limited vocal ability. –yvette caslin
