The Fame Monster
"NME"s Ben Patashnik described "The Fame Monster" "as pristine as you'd expect, but has a sub-zero core of isolation and fear". She went on to call the album's release as "the moment Gaga cements herself as a real star". Evan Sawdey from "PopMatters" commended Gaga for being "willing to try new things" and felt that the album shows "she's not complacent with doing the same thing over again [...] Gaga is allowed to make a few mistakes on her way towards pop nirvana—and judging what she's aiming for with "The Fame Monster", there's a good chance she's going to get there sooner than later." Mikael Wood from "Los Angeles Times" felt that "The Fame Monster" continued to demonstrate Gaga's creative ambition and stylistic range.