Lady Gaga: Is She Overrated?

Lady Gaga, unarguably the world's current biggest pop star has achieved notable success in the last two years with her 3X Platinum debut album, 'The Fame'. Known especially for her outrageous outfits and ensembles, her catchy dance songs, and her controversial performances, Gaga has led many to question her talent as an artist. But the REAL question is: IS LADY GAGA OVERRATED, AND IF SO HOW?

To answer the question bluntly and honestly, yes she is. She is unarguably a talented songstress, who is to be commended for her ability to take on choreography, live singing, and being able to play the piano. But HOW is she overrated?

Vocally: Go to any mainstream blog, forum, or website and no one can argue you down about Lady Gaga having sufficient vocal talent. However, is she not overrated as a vocalist? For example, when we think of pop's greatest vocalists, we think of Beyonce or Christina Aguilera. For such a huge international star, Lady Gaga's voice is quite average. Below you can check out a video of her vocal range:
She only has 2 octave ranges which is not in the least impressive. There are many who say she is a better singer than Rihanna, but even Rihanna has over 3 octaves and a much larger range.

Performances: Another thing we consider Lady Gaga overrated in is when it comes to her performances. Would she be as notable for her performances had she not the massive production, dancers, and just her singing? No. She couldn't wow the audience with her vocals, like Beyonce. She also tends to add lots of stage props, such as blood, statues, and so forth with her live performances. Before she was famous, she had to rely on simply her vocal talent and piano, and it just didn't interest people.

Image: Image is almost everything for a pop star. Lady Gaga's image consists of mostly scantily, revealing outrageous or daring outfits that many would call 'attention seeking'. In fact, Gaga even admitted this herself when she was interviewed live on the Larry King show. She is also given ALOT of credit for her bold fashion choices when nearly her entire image consists of Grace Jones, Madonna, and Missing Persons. Would she be as famous or talked about if her outfits were not so outrageous?

Writer: Lady Gaga is to be commended for writing all of her own music. However, people give her an enormous amount of credit for writing her own music. But does she really deserve that much credit with songs like 'Telephone', and 'Just Dance', which did not require a heavy amount of thought or even metaphorical meaning? Upcoming pop star Ke$ha is just about equally as good as her when it comes to songwriting. So if people are going to give Gaga this much credit, for writing lyrics such as 'Am I your lover or your mistress? When you touch me it's so delicious
, shouldn't Ke$ha be given credit as well for writing lines such as 'Do you wanna have a slumber party in my basement?'

CONCLUSION: There is no denying Lady Gaga's unstoppable work drive, her talent, her good performances, or her massive success. However, for her to be the world's largest pop star, she is severely overrated in all major areas. With the record-breaking achievements on her debut album alone, one can only wonder 'HOW can she top herself next album?', or the next album. Eventually the outrageous outfits and performances will no longer have that 'SHOCK FACTOR' Gaga is so known for. What will she do then? Only time will tell. But OUR predictions (emphasis on the OUR), is that her next album she will continue with the controversial 8-minute videos, and the generic videos, however next era it will be completely old to the public and expected.

What are YOUR thoughts?