The Diary of a Hobbyist

"I am writing some of my best music in as long as I can remember" SCORE: 98/100 The night of March 6, 2025. The night where pop music will regain its consciousness and come back to the light with the return to form of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta; the return of Lady Gaga - the dark, electronic, experimental, pop Lady Gaga. The same Lady Gaga who has managed to take the world by storm time after time is back for another serving of the spotlight; delivering something bigger than the genre itself. Can Lady Gaga be defined? With the rollout of this album and the entirety of her career thus far it has been proven countless times that Gaga simply cannot be kept in a bubble. Her music is something with so much form and depth for what is seen as the musically "standard" genre; Gaga has constantly and consistently pushed that envelope to make it something bigger, making other stars shudder in her awe-inspiring presence that can never be replicated, a presence that can ...

This review is a review bundle , this means that it includes multiple reviews from different dates, with the deluxe edition review being from the current publish date and the others being from 2023 and 2024 respectively.  SCORE: 100/100 The deluxe reissue of Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster' EP is a repackaging of both the 8 track EP and the main album ('The Fame'), making it the absolute early Gaga package when it comes to showcasing both her darker, art-pop sound as well as her more mainstream sound that would pave the way for countless other artists, showcasing her depth and versatility as an artist in this deluxe collection that packs a massive punch. Both of the projects alone manage to make one huge pop bible, with many of the greatest and most recognized pop songs of all time being packed into one gorgeous deluxe package that keeps both the die-hard fans and the masses happy, making her Fame Monster EP more accessible for a generalized audience who may be coming...