Lady Gaga's "The Remix"

*Sorry for no review in a while, college move in and preparations have kept me a bit busy, but this blog is back in full swing.

The pop phenomenon that is Lady Gaga is back with a new album, but no new material will be found on this record. "The Remix" is a ten track album featuring remixes of her hit singles from top DJs and bands. The album which debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200, Gaga's third top ten album, is for the die hard Gaga fans, but also allows those who are not familiar with the lady to get acquainted with her music. Each song gets a completely different spin to it which makes for a new, fun listen.
For an artist that has sold 2 million copies of every one of their singles, trying to sell them again may seem like a hard thing to accomplish, but Lady Gaga has no problem with that. "The Remix" begins with a six minute remix of her first hit single "Just Dance", which disappoints a little due to the fact that there is barely any singing in the track at all. The album picks up the high tempos and beats with remixes of "Poker Face" and "LoveGame", the latter, which is probably the best track on the entire album. Gaga calls on the help of Marilyn Manson to give her third single a darker feel, which makes the song a success no matter which version you listen to. "Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" follows and the originally slow song is slowed a bit more to give the track a beautiful sound that, in my opinion, tops the original. A track that got negative reviews when it came off "The Fame", will see more positive than negative now. "The Fame" era of the album ends with new versions of "Paparazzi" and the title track, both of which are good listens and never come off boring or dull. "The Fame Monster" remixes begin with the first track and single "Bad Romance". The song gets a new club banging sound and feel but it never loses the originality that made it a hit to begin with. "Telephone", a song that was accompanied by an amazing video, misses the mark with the remix included on this album. Most of the time, Gaga is singing in a chipmunk style voice which gets kind of annoying after a minute into the song. Don't blame Gaga, blame the remixer. "Alejandro", the Spanish-influenced song, gets the Spanish turned up a few more notches which allows the song to soar even higher. Gaga's original vocals are replaced with softer and slower ones that truely shows the beauty behind the song that must would have missed before. The album closes with an amazing remix of "Dance in the Dark", which I hope she releases as a single. For most that do not own the album, this may be the first time they listen to the song and it is a good representation of it. Most of the songs on the album have been released already, but Gaga and the people who worked with her on the album have succeeded at selling the songs again in a whole new way. This is why the album sounds be applauded. The album is not a way to make more money, its purpose is to give the fans something to satisfy them until Gaga's third album is released.
"The Remix" is a successful remix album which is a very tough thing to accomplish. While a few tracks don't get the justice they deserve, many are done perfectly and allow the already popular songs to just grow even more. Gaga treats this record as a new piece of work. The songs, the beats, and the cover art come together to form an album that everyone will love, especially the Little Monsters. The tracklist may be small and the "Just Dance" and "Telephone" remixes may have been disappointing, but the album as a whole is great and deserves an 86%.